The group's principal activity is the acquisition and exploration of precious metals minerals properties. The group's gold exploration projects are located in California and Arizona. In 2002, the group evaluated the feasibility of processing dump materials on its cerbat property in Arizona. The group has performed external and in-house fire assays on material from its owl canyon property. An assay is a test performed on a sample of minerals to determine the quantity of one or more elements contained in the sample. The group has processed and tested mineralized materials and produced very small amounts of precious metals on a testing basis from the pisgah volcanic cinders property and the owl canyon property.