from Exploration to Operation

Before Digging

• The natural landscape is cleared at the El Capitan mine

site.

From Raw Land to Head Ore

• The ore is dug, or “ripped” at the mine site, then collected into a mound of head ore.

• This head ore is crushed before going into the AuraSource machine for separation.

• The head ore above is derived from the first ten feet of

the mine’s surface.

The AuraSource Machine: Primary Working Parts

• The hopper is the orange structure on the far left.

• The separator is the blue triangular enclosure situated below and connected to the brown conveyor belt connected to the hopper.

• Three distinct conveyor belts emerge from the separator’s base: one carries iron and the other two convey precious-metals rich concentrates.

Into the Hopper

• Crushed head ore is

put on top of the

hopper’s grate, which

is angled in this

photo.

• Once on the grate,

which is horizontal

when the hopper is in

use, the apparatus

vibrates to sift the

material before

sending the material

up the conveyor belt

to the separator.

Up the Conveyor Belt

• The grate on top of the hopper removes all material larger than a half inch in diameter, which optimizes the separation process.

• In addition to maximizing the machine’s separation efficiency, sifting also saves wear and tear on the machine.

• The pile of head ore at the base of the hopper failed to

meet the separator’s size requirements and will be

crushed for later use.

Separation

• At the top of the conveyor belt, the now sifted

head ore drops into the separator.

• Once in the separator, magnets attract the

ferrous material and direct it to one of the three

dedicated exit conveyor belts. Specific gravity

separates the remaining concentrates, sending

lighter material to the second exit conveyor belt

and the heaviest material to the third.

Output Perspective #1

• Concentrates, or

tailings, exit the

separator from a

conveyor belt

located on the

side of the

machine.

• The conveyor

belt exiting at

the front of the

machine, at the

base of the

separator,

carries precious

metal

concentrates. • The third conveyor belt, not seen in this photo, carries

iron ore.

Output Perspective #2

• Iron exiting the

separator from a

conveyor belt at

the base of the

separator located

on the front of the

AuraSource

machine.

• The dark, coffee

ground colored

material, is highly

concentrated iron.

Concentrates for Shipping

• Material from the two conveyor belts that carry precious-metals-

bearing concentrates, or tailings, from the AuraSource machine are

combined, put into a sealed container, and then shipped to the

customer.

Green Technology Monetizes the Land

• ECPN operates the only

AuraSource Precious

Metals separation machine

in the USA.

• The process does not use

any water or toxic

chemicals. It is, arguably,

the greenest industrial

extraction of precious

metals ever developed.

• At full capacity, the machine can process 400 tons of head ore per hour.

Note: the above image was sourced via Google Images.

Summary

Note: the above image was sourced via Google Images.

• ECPN has transitioned from an exploratory emphasis to an operational strategy of repeatable precious metals recovery.

• Operational status commences revenue generation to fund further mining, creates cash flow, and validates commercial viability.

• This strategy of multiple production processes, both iron and precious metals, facilitates the execution of the long-standing objective of selling the company.