Chuck Ager - Discoveries, Patents, and Intellectual Properties
Throughout his career as a Geophysical Engineer, Charles Ager has been a trailblazer in the mining industry. Chuck Ager has discovered and/or participated in the discovery of numerous metal deposits throughout Canada and the United States. He is also the developer and owner of a number of patents and intellectual property rights for technological innovations in the mining field.
Through Nanominerals Corp, Chuck Ager developed ways of using nanotechnology to discover several precious metal deposits. Chuck Ager is also responsible for inventing the satellite/electron microscope technology that has led to the identification of a new class of gold deposits in the Southwestern United States. In addition, Charles Ager has developed patent/intellectual property for gravity surveys in mountainous terrain and geophysical/intellectual properties for discovering gold deposits in the Mother Lode District of California.
A review of some of Chuck Ager's contributions to the mining industry, including his patents and intellectual properties, are outlined below.
Discoveries by Chuck Ager
Primary Developer
- Jamestown Gold Deposit & Mine - Mother Lode District, Jamestown, California: 1986
Primary Discoverer
- Glendale Gold Deposits - N. Glendale Basin, Clark County Nevada: 2000
- Eldorado Gold Deposit - Eldorado Valley, Clark County, Nevada: 1996
- Pine Tree Gold Deposit - Mother Lode District, Mariposa County, California: 1984
- Rich Gulch Gold Deposit - Mother Lode District, Plumas County, California: 1980
Participant Discoverer
- West Coast Oil & Gas Targets - Underwater Gravity - West Coast Continental Shelf, B.C., Canada: 1977
- Hat Creek Coal Deposit - Gravity in Mountains - Hat Creek, B.C., Canada: 1976
- Jason Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit - Gravity in Mountains - Yukon Territory, Canada: 1974
Patents and Intellectual Properties Owned by Chuck Ager
Patents
- Electronic Measurement Apparatus (Gravity Surveys) - Elevations without line of sight
1979 Patent (USA) 4145817; 1981 Patent (Canada) 1108847
Intellectual Properties
- Terrain Correction Algorithm - Calculates accurate gravity effects in mountainous terrain
- Gold Deposit Algorithm - Determines gold system size and economic potential early in exploration with few drill holes
- Satellite Image Algorithms - Identifies potential exploration targets using satellite and filtering technology
- Electron Microscope Technology - Determines metallurgical risk of the new nanogold deposits by conducting a thorough mineralogical profile at micron to nano dimensions