Arian Silver Corporation - San Jose Project

San Jose

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The San Jose property covers approximately 4,300 hectares and includes the San Jose mine which has the potential for near-term underground mechanised mining. The mine was previously operated by Zimapan (Peñoles), 1973-1991, and Monarca, 1993-2001, extracting over 2 million tonnes averaging 250g/t silver. An existing underground development ramp extends 3 km along the San Jose vein.

The western portion, over 4 kilometres of strike length, of the San Jose Vein (SJV) remains un-exploited as previous mining activity focused on the eastern part of the SJV. An additional two main vein structures are exposed on the property, which have not been explored by modern systematic methods.

Phase one, 5,000 metre, drill programme commenced in May 2007. The drill programme has been designed to confirm the historical drill-hole data and to expand on a number of priority target areas.

Priority Target Areas

Block 450
Arian has identified a number of historical "reserve" (not NI 43-101 compliant) blocks that still exist east of the San Jose mine. Work is currently underway to re-access these areas for sampling and mapping and a number of short drill holes have been designed to confirm the historical drill-hole data.

Santa Ana Mine
The Santa Ana Mine exploited a number of narrow, high-grade silver shoots within the San Jose Vein system to a depth of 120 metres below surface to where the vein mineralization changed from oxide to sulphide-rich, which gave poor metal recovery using historical processing techiques. In the adjacent San Jose mine (800 metres east of the Santa Ana workings), Penoles exploited the sulphide portion of the San Jose Vein to a depth of 275 metres and Arian is planning to drill the down-dip continuation of the vein below the Santa Ana to test for mineralization at depth.

Solidad Mine
A number of prospects and shafts explore a portion of the San Jose Vein approximately 2 km west of the San Jose Shaft, where three, wide spaced shallow drill-holes have indicated a wide, silver-base-metal vein system. Arian is planning to drill a number of holes to confirm the historical drill-hole and trench data.

Arian has also completed a preliminary Induced Polarization (IP) study over the area with a view to identifying vein structures beneath the quaternary cover that covers a large area of the San Jose property. Initial results have been positive with a number of potential new structures identified, that will be explored in the immediate future.

Arian has also completed the photo topographical survey on the property, and the satellite photo has identified the San Jose Vein along strike, and has also identified a number of new structures that are hidden beneath the soil cover.

Additional information with respect to the San Jose property is contained in a technical report prepared by A.C.A. Howe International Limited, dated April 30, 2007, and entitled "Techncial Report on the San Jose Project, Zacatecas, Mexico".

Selected results from historic drilling at San Jose

Drill Hole From (m) To (m) Drilled
intersection
(m) True
thickness
(m) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t)

87-4 60.10 76.35 16.25 12.45 0.00 367.5

84.50 114.95 30.45 23.32 0.04 128.0

inc. 108.35 114.95 6.60 5.06 0.13 236.0

87-6 59.10 116.80 57.70 40.79 0.04 101.8

inc. 64.60 76.90 12.30 8.70 0.02 311.6

88-1 56.55 97.45 40.90 30.88 0.02 176.8

inc. 56.55 60.70 4.15 3.13 0.00 330.0

inc. 77.25 94.40 17.15 12.95 0.03 250.7

inc. 91.35 93.05 1.70 1.28 0.10 1195.0

88-12 25.40 69.85 44.45 29.16 0.04 335.0

inc. 31.05 40.65 9.60 6.30 0.02 933.7

inc. 45.60 52.00 6.40 4.20 0.05 343.3

inc. 59.20 67.30 8.10 5.31 0.10 224.0

88-16 7.50 10.30 2.80 1.95 0.00 855.0

32.95 38.50 5.55 3.86 0.00 109.8

45.55 87.40 41.85 29.09 0.03 160.4

inc. 58.00 67.75 9.75 6.78 0.00 282.4

inc. 73.35 85.75 12.40 8.62 0.10 265.9

inc. 73.35 79.40 6.05 4.20 0.10 400.1

88-17 30.20 79.95 49.75 34.58 0.00 100.7

inc. 45.35 64.30 18.95 13.17 0.00 188.4

inc. 49.30 61.35 12.05 8.37 0.00 218.5

88-18 24.00 30.45 6.45 4.56 0.00 106.6

51.70 54.00 2.30 1.63 0.00 191.9

68.75 88.10 19.35 13.68 0.02 395.6

inc. 69.65 78.60 8.95 6.33 0.03 735.0

88-23 27.10 40.30 13.20 9.49 0.00 260.5

43.90 56.30 12.40 8.92 0.00 127.6

66.65 76.60 9.95 7.15 0.10 143.5

Click here for full summary of historic drilling results currently available to Arian Silver

First drill rig at San Jose Click to enlarge	San Jose drilling map plan Click to enlarge
San Jose mine	San Jose vein structure up to 20 metres wide Click to enlarge
Ramp maintenance at San Jose Click to enlarge	Exploration Targets Map

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