MILESTONES
2008
- September: Otago reconnaissance drilling campaign moves on to
SheepWash prospect, 4km south of Macraes Gold Mine (OGL)
- August: drilling commences at Muirs Reef, Mamaku Region - 10 diamond
drill hole campaign planned - results of 1st hole indicate high level
epithermal gold system to 75m depth (unconstrained)
- August: Otago drilling moves to Gold & Pine
- July: drilling by JV partner Newmont at Komata prospect, Hauraki Region
- June: changes in Glass Earth shareholding: new spread of
shareholders, with a stronger Southern Hemisphere base
- June: drilling commences in the Otago Region: 1st prospect,
SparrowHawk, 2 drillholes provide valuable stratigraphic information
- May: Glass Earth executive changes: Simon Henderson appointed as
President and CEO, and John Dow accepts position of non-executive
Chairman
- April: E-SCAN® survey undertaken over Horohoro target (CVR)
- February: E-SCAN® survey completed over Pukemoremore (CVR)
- January: Glass Earth raises C$5M (NZ$6.3M) by private placement, to
fund drilling of targets in the CVR and ground exploration in the Otago
Region - and Glass Earth changes its name to Glass Earth Gold Limited
2007
- November: on-ground exploration commences in Otago Region
- October: test-drilling at Ohakuri (CVR) - 2 drill holes
- September: NZ Minerals Joint Venture over Otago Region PP 39320
(Glass Earth farm-in)
- August: Otago airborne survey flying complete: 50,000 line kms /
13,000 sq kms flown to collect state of the art EM and magnetic data
- June - September: GEL implements new generation 3D E-SCAN®
resistivity surveying technology over 4 targets in the CVR and Mamaku
Region (Ohakuri, Tahunaatara, Gibraltar and Otawa)
- February: GEL / Newmont Waihi Gold Joint Venture over Glass Earth's
entire Hauraki Region permit area
- January: Otago airborne geophysics campaign begins
2006
- December: The largest gold prospecting permit in NZ (PP 39 322) is
granted to Glass Earth, covering 17,980 sq km of the Otago region,
South Island
- November: GEL recommences drilling at Tahunaatara
- October: $10M New Zealand share offer closes fully subscribed and GEL
lists on the NZAX. (symbol NZAX:GEL) GEL subsequently joins the NZX
Sci-Tech Index
- June: Further CA$1.5 million raised to fund exploration programme -
Glass Earth's first drill hole at Tahunaatara intersects a new large
epithermal gold system
- May: Drilling commenced in the Central Volcanic Region
- April: GEL / Newmont Waihi Gold Joint Venture over Waihi West permit
- March: Acquisition of HPD(NZ) Ltd completed
2005
- October: Detailed examination of high priority targets begins
- August: Airborne geophysical programmes completed over the Central
Volcanic Region (gravity, mag & radiometrics)
- April: Trading commenced on 7 April 2005 on Toronto Stock Exchange -
Venture under trading symbol "TSX-V:GEL"
- March: Raised C$2.8 million to fund exploration programmes
- March: Glass Earth Limited completed Reverse Take Over of TSX
Venture Listed BC Report Magazine Limited
2004
- May: Geoinformatics targeting completed
- January: Capital raised (NZ$800,000)
2003
- December: Geoinformatics data intervention commenced
- March-Dec: Key public domain data identified
2002
- October: Prospecting permit application 39-241
- September: Company formed