Interest in the La Virginia gold/silver district was generated during the Company’s 2007 helicopter reconnaissance program in which the Company located workings and sampled the district to determine overall economic potential. Favourable results and recognition of a geologic setting very similar to that of the Company’s Dolores deposit, located 100 kilometres to the southeast in Chihuahua State, led to the effort to consolidate the district.

In December, 2009, the Company reported the consolidation of all mineral rights and surface rights necessary to drill and test the district. Minefinders has staked mineral rights over more than 32,000 hectares of land and has also optioned an additional 2,100 hectares of mineral rights. More than 2,500 hectares of surface rights covering the main target areas have been leased allowing for exploration and exploitation within the district.

La Virginia Property – Project Zones

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