08/31/2026
The best rock in the world is worth very little if you cannot get a truck to it.
That sounds obvious, but it is one of the most common reasons exploration projects stall. A property can carry genuinely interesting geology and still never advance, because the road washes out, the nearest crew is nine hours away, the permitting authority has no framework for the work, or the drilling season is six weeks long.
Location is not a footnote in exploration. It is a cost structure.
McNary sits in Yavapai County, Arizona, approximately 24.5 road miles southwest of Prescott. It is reached by a combination of paved and unpaved roads, with historic routes running toward the former workings. Prescott is a working town with services, and Arizona has a long and continuous mining history, an established permitting framework, and an experienced local contractor and labour pool. Weather allows fieldwork through most of the year.
None of that tells you anything about what is in the ground. Geology decides that, and at McNary no modern drilling has been completed to date. What access and jurisdiction decide is how much every future metre costs, how quickly a crew can mobilise, and whether a program that looks good on paper can actually be executed.
Two properties with identical geology can have very different futures based on nothing more than a road and a permitting office.
Final access requirements for any future exploration, including agency authorizations and any applicable bonding, will be addressed as part of program planning.
More on the McNary project and the June 2026 independent technical report is on our website.