Thunder Mountain's West Tonopah Property consists of eight unpatented lode mining claims totaling 160 acres in the Tonopah Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada. The target is projected to be 500 to 800 feet deep and would initially be tested by surface drilling. The typical veins in this area are projected to be 10-20 feet thick, with ore shoots up to 50 feet thick. Historic mining in the area produced 15 to 20 ounces per ton (opt) silver and 0.15 to 0.20 opt gold. From 1900 to 1952, the Tonopah District produced 174,153,600 ounces silver and 1,861,000 ounces of gold from 8,798,000 tons of ore for an average grade of approximately 20 opt silver and 0.21 opt gold.
