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The Bom Jardim area is located approximately 30km NE of the Crepori mouth at theTapajós river. The Bom Jardim is a spectacular circular feature resembling a large volcanic caldera. The geology of the area is composed of intermediate-acid volcanic rocks of the Uatumã tectono-magmatic event (1,900-1,882 Ma). The volcanic rocks are dacites and latites of the Bom Jardim Formation and dacites and rhyolites of the Salustiano Formation.

In this area Brazauro aims to explore for gold deposits related to epithermal systems and for copper, gold and molybdenum related to porphyry systems like those existent in the Fanerozoic mountain belts. This is supported by the discovery made by Rio Tinto Exploration Brasil in 1998 of the oldest Au-epithermal system (V3-Botica) preserved in the world and of V6, a copper-molybdenum porphyry system. Like Bom Jardim, the mineralized volcanic rocks at V3-Botica and at V6 are also of the Uatumã event from the Salustiano Formation. Both prospects, V3 and V6 have not been explored by any company because its location in a National Forest area, where regulations for mining were not stablished yet by the Brazilian government.
 
An airborne survey (mag and gamma) totalling 4,353 linear kilometers, with flight lines spaced 200 meters, has been completed on May, 2008 and will support the company to highlight targets for the upcoming exploration programe.

Brazauro has been issued Exploration Licenses for the Bom Jardim area measuring 37,653 hectares and exploration is starting in September, 2008.