Caledonia Mining Corporation PLC
23 July 2026
Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc
Blanket Exploration Results
Surface drilling defines previously unrecognised gold zone containing oxide
and sulphide mineralisation
(NYSE AMERICAN: CMCL; AIM: CMCL; VFEX: CMCL)
St Helier, July 23, 2026: Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc ("Caledonia" or "the Company") is pleased to announce results from its surface exploration program at the Blanket mine ("Blanket").
The results demonstrate the presence of significant near surface gold mineralisation in a previously unknown mineralized horizon. This mineralized zone has not been exploited in the underground mine and represents an opportunity for low-cost heap leaching operations of the near surface oxide material, with potential for a sulphide extension below any potential oxide open pit. The exploration results suggest the mineralisation may represent a new orebody that has not previously been exploited by the underground mine. Further drilling is planned to assess the continuity and extent of the mineralised system at depth.
Highlights
· Surface drilling confirms continuity of gold mineralisation below surface over the K-Pits target area.
· Both oxide and sulphide mineralisation have been identified, supporting potential near-term development opportunities as well as longer-term exploration upside.
· Metallurgical test work is underway to evaluate the amenability of the oxide mineralisation to conventional heap leaching, with encouraging preliminary results.
· Work is well advanced on an updated Blanket resource statement incorporating the surface exploration programme as well as recent underground drilling. The Company expects to publish the updated resource statement in August 2026.
· Follow-up drilling is planned from both surface and underground platforms to test potential extensions of the mineralisation at depth.
Selected drilling highlights for Blanket surface (as extracted from the full results in the Appendix) include :
· Hole KPT0EX2553 - 23.00m** at 2.61g/t from 0m downhole, RC, Oxide
· Hole KPT0EX2561 - 6.00m** at 1.97g/t from 14m downhole, RC, Oxide
· Hole KPT0EX2545 - 15.00m** at 1.69g/t from 0m downhole, RC, Oxide
· Hole KPT0EX2545 - 4.00m** at 2.08g/t from 15m downhole, RC, Transitional
· Hole KPT0EX2567 - 20.00m** at 1.22g/t from 19m downhole, RC, Transitional
· Hole KPT0EX25124 - 12.00m** at 1.20g/t from 23m downhole, RC, Transitional
· Hole KPT0EX2510 - 16.00m** at 6.04g/t from 29m downhole, RC, Sulphide
· Hole KPT0EX2542 - 7.00m** at 5.96g/t from 13m downhole, RC, Sulphide
· Hole KPT0EX2576 - 5.00m** at 3.96g/t from 40m downhole, RC, Sulphide
**all intersections above are down hole intersections; estimated true widths are quoted in the tables later in this press release.
Why this discovery is important
· The K-Pits programme was originally designed to evaluate near-surface targets within the Blanket mining lease that had received little exploration attention. Results from trenching and reverse circulation drilling have confirmed the presence of significant gold mineralisation associated with shear structures and lithological contacts.
· Importantly, geological interpretation suggests the mineralisation may represent a separate mineralised system located approximately 200 metres east of the nearest projected underground orebody. This raises the possibility that the K-Pits target represents a previously unrecognised mineralised horizon that has not been exploited by historic underground mining activities.
· The presence of near-surface oxide mineralisation is particularly significant because it may be amenable to conventional heap leach processing, potentially offering a lower-cost route to extracting gold compared to underground mining. Metallurgical test work is underway to assess this opportunity.
Chief Executive Officer, Mark Learmonth, said:
"This is an exciting development at Blanket and further demonstrates the significant exploration potential that exists within the mining area. We are well advanced in our work to incorporate the results of this surface exploration programme into a revised resource statement expected to be published in August 2026, which will reflect the results of surface and underground exploration at Blanket alongside the exploration programme at Motapa, where we recently announced encouraging initial drilling results.
"We have commenced metallurgical test work on the oxide material at Blanket to evaluate its amenability for conventional heap leaching and the preliminary results are encouraging. If the conclusion of the test work shows an acceptable recovery, we intend to commence a trial heap leach operation on an initial sample of 10,000 tonnes of material during the second half of 2026. The potential to develop a low-cost processing route for this near-surface mineralisation could provide an attractive opportunity to complement Blanket's existing underground operations and unlock additional value."
Enquiries
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Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc Mark Learmonth Camilla Horsfall |
Tel: +44 1534 679 800 Tel: +44 7817 841 793 |
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Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nomad and Broker) Adrian Hadden Pearl Kellie |
Tel: +44 207 397 1965 |
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Camarco, Financial PR (UK) Elfie Kent Fergus Young |
Tel: +44 20 3757 4980 |
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Curate Public Relations (Zimbabwe) Debra Tatenda |
Tel: +263 77802131 |
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IH Securities (Private) Limited (VFEX Sponsor - Zimbabwe) Lloyd Mlotshwa
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Tel: +263 (242) 745 119/33/39 |
Overview of the Blanket Surface Exploration Program
· The Blanket surface exploration program commenced in 2024 with geological mapping, geophysical surveys, trenching, and historical data collation.
· The initial work informed targets for wide spaced surface trenching to understand the geology, both structural and lithological, for the area.
· During 2025, a total of 2,304.1m of trenching from 13 trenches and a total of 7,063 of shallow RC drilling was completed at the K-Pit target, focused primarily on examining the area for oxide gold mineralisation that may be amenable to low-cost surface heap leaching operations.
Location of the activities
The exploration area is located within the mining lease boundary of Blanket. Blanket is located in the southwest of Zimbabwe, approximately 15 km northwest of Gwanda, the provincial capital of Matabeleland South. Gwanda is located 147 km southeast of Bulawayo, 197km northwest of the Beitbridge Border post with South Africa, and 560km from Harare.
The Blanket locality is shown relative to other material Caledonia properties in Figure 1. Caledonia's Bilboes property, currently in the development stage, and the Motapa exploration property is located further to the north of Blanket.
Figure 1: General Locality of the Caledonia mineral properties, Zimbabwe.
Blanket is situated on the north-western limb of the Archaean Gwanda Greenstone Belt in south-western Zimbabwe, along strike from several other gold deposits. The Gwanda Greenstone Belt is approximately 7km in length (west to east) and 15 km wide (north to south). The belt is typical of greenstone belts of the Zimbabwe Craton consisting of mafic to felsic volcanics with intercalated sedimentary units. Repeated strong deformation affected all lithologies. Structurally, the Gwanda Greenstone Belt is dominated by a major periclinal synform, plunging 60° NW in the western half of the belt and flanked on both sides by major deformation zones. Gwanda Greenstone Belt metamorphism reaches upper greenschist to amphibolite facies and is higher than in the typical Zimbabwean greenstone belts. The local geology of the Blanket lease area showing the locality of the K-Pits is provided on Figure 2.
Figure 2: Local surface geology of Blanket depicting the location of the K-pits
Details of the Program
Following a prolonged period of limited exploration activity, Blanket commenced with a surface exploration strategy in 2025. A phased surface exploration programme was launched within the Blanket mining lease, targeting the Banded Iron Formation (BIF) that trends north-northwest and has historically been mined at the nearby Vubachikwe and old Sabiwa mines.
The programme commenced with trenching at the Sabiwa North Extension. Lithological mapping showed discrete, discontinuous BIF lenses with sporadic mineralisation. Subsequently, attention shifted northwards to the K-Pits prospect, located along the same strike of the lithological units in the footwall of Blanket Mine's current production area.
Trenching at K-Pits comprised 13 trenches to a maximum depth of 1.50 meters and totalling 2,304.1 meters in length. All trenches were mapped for lithology and structure and sampled at 1.0-meter intervals along the sidewalls. Samples were sent for fire assay analysis at independent laboratories, and a sub sample was sent for bottle roll analysis at independent laboratories. Figure 3 shows the mapped lithology while Figure 4 shows the related fire assay values of the K-Pit trenches.
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Figure 3: K-Pit Trench Lithology |
Figure 4: K-Pit Fire Assay Grades |
On the strength of anomalous assay results, a grid on an approximate spacing of 25 meters x 25 meters was drilled utilising Reverse Circulation ("RC") drilling. A total of 155 drillholes totalling 7,063 meters of drilling was completed. All drillholes were inclined at approximately 60 degrees to the west to an inclined depth of 45 meters resulting in an approximate 40 meters vertical depth. Figure 5 provides the localities of the RC drillholes with fire assay results .
Figure 5: RC Drillhole localities with Fire Assay Grade intersections
Figure 6 is a cross-section view along section line A - A depicting the oxidation surfaces logged in the drillholes together with the fire assay grades and the interpreted mineralised horizons. All samples were subjected to fire assay and to bottle roll assay at an independent laboratory with the requisite Certified Reference Material ("CRM's") and blank samples inserted into the sample chain.
Figure 6: Cross section A - A depicting weathering zones, fire assay grades and interpreted mineralised zones using an approximate 0.30 gramme per tonne cut-off.
Analysis and interpretation of the results shows that the mineralisation is related to strong shearing and silicification on the contacts of the talc chlorite schist and the surrounding metabasalts.
Further Potential
The delineation of the mineralized zones at the K-Pits may potentially represent a new orebody that has not been exploited underground at Blanket. When examining the underground workings and the locality of the K-Pits it is evident that the mineralisation is located approximately 200 meters to the east of where the nearest, projected to surface, underground orebody would outcrop. Figure 7 shows an oblique view of the K-Pits in relation to the underground orebodies at Blanket.
Figure 7: Oblique view of the underground orebodies at Blanket mine with the location of the surface K-pit trenches and interpreted mineralised zones.
A cross section through the K-Pits and Sheet vertical shaft is provided in Figure 8. The orebody dip and dip directions at Blanket are fairly uniform and further drilling is planned, both from underground on 9 level and from surface, to probe the potential extension of the K-Pits mineralized zone at depth.
Figure 8: Cross sectional view looking north east depicting the closest underground orebody and the location of the K-Pit mineralisation
The drilling and trenching procedures together with an analysis of the Quality Assurance and Quality Control ("QAQC") procedures followed are provided further in the text.
Qualified person
Craig James Harvey, MGSSA, MAIG, Caledonia Vice President, Technical Services, has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information contained in this news release. Craig James Harvey is a "Qualified Person" as defined by each of (i) the Canadian Securities Administrators' National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects and (ii) sub-part 1300 of Regulation S-K of the U.S. Securities Act.
Trenching and trench sampling methodology
After the geologist has noted that the trench has successfully been excavated to bedrock, the sample intervals are set out on the side walls. At the start of the sample line, a peg is installed onto the floor with the trench number. A clean, exposed side of the trench is chosen and maintained throughout the sampling process. The sidewall is cleaned with a shovel to ensure an uncontaminated face is exposed for sampling. Thereafter sample localities are marked on the sidewall.
Sampling is done at one-meter intervals respecting lithological contacts, alterations and structures. A minimum sampling width of 0.3m and maximum of 1m are observed throughout the sample interval marking. A clean sample mat is placed on the floor of the trench and samples are chipped from the bedrock sidewall into a sample pan. Samples are ticketed and placed in a sample bag closed with twine. Sample tickets, locality and weights are recorded on the sample sheet record for each trench.
The compositing of samples is guided by lithology as well as alteration domains; no sampling will be done across different domains. Outliers with anomalously high grades are not composited unless they are part of a homogenous lithological and alteration domain. When compositing in wider ore zones, a composite sample is made by combining five samples, whilst in narrow ore zones two samples will make up a composite sample. The homogenized sample is split using a riffle splitter to get two 2kg samples to be delivered to the external laboratory for bottle roll analysis and the other for fire assay.
RC methodology
Checks for rig outlet and splitter cleanliness are conducted prior to the commencement of drilling activities and continuously throughout the drilling activities to avoid sample contamination.
Sample bags are pre-numbered with unique sample numbers (drill hole number and drill hole depth intervals) before the drilling commences. Sample depths recorded are relative to the ground surface at the drillhole collar. If no sample is recovered, such as when voids are intersected, the numbering sequence is continued uninterrupted with empty numbered bags inserted into the sample sequence. This will avoid possible confusion in sampling. Sample bags are immediately sealed to effectively prevent external contamination.
A sample bag is tied to the sample outlet of the rig in preparation for sample collection before sampling commences. Bulk samples are collected at 1m intervals and split using a riffle splitter to three samples. One sub-sample of 2kg will be taken to the lab for assaying, the second remains as a field duplicate for storage at the core shed and the third is prepared as chips for traying. The sampling crew will sample at the designated (one meter) intervals down the hole. The geologist verifies the intervals from the driller's marks on the mast or pull-down chain. For samples sent to the laboratory, the sampling quality is monitored continuously as the geologist ensures the samples for QAQC monitoring purposes are inserted in each sampling stream batch of 20 samples with CRMs being alternated from batch to batch from low, medium and high grade.
QAQC Procedures
A comprehensive QAQC program was implemented for the K-Pits drilling and sampling campaigns to ensure the reliability and integrity of assay data.
The QAQC program includes the systematic insertion and monitoring of:
· CRMs
· Blank samples (certified and field blanks)
· Duplicate samples (field, coarse reject, and pulp duplicates)
QAQC samples were inserted at regular intervals within the sample stream and submitted to the same laboratories as primary samples. Analytical work was conducted primarily by accredited laboratory, Antech Laboratory Services, located in Zimbabwe, following industry-standard fire assay and/or appropriate multi-element analytical techniques.
A comprehensive QAQC programme comprising CRMs, blank samples and other control samples was implemented throughout the drilling programme. The results indicate that the analytical data are generally reliable and suitable for future mineral resource estimation. The majority of CRM populations demonstrated acceptable to excellent accuracy and precision, with the higher-grade standards (AMIS0559, AMIS0872 and G912-2) and several low- to medium-grade standards (AMIS0772 and AMIS0924) consistently reproducing certified values within expected control limits.
Three independent blank datasets (AMIS0865, BLANK0939 and BLANK0991) returned values at or near detection limits, indicating no evidence of significant contamination during sampling, sample preparation or laboratory analysis. This conclusion is supported by the absence of elevated blank failures and by the consistent performance of the blank standards reviewed.
Some of the CRM populations contained isolated catastrophic failures. These failures occurred as discrete events rather than systematic trends and were not associated with elevated blank values or evidence of analytical drift. The observed patterns suggest that the failures are more likely attributable to sample handling, sample identity, CRM insertion, preparation or reporting issues rather than deficiencies in laboratory analytical performance.
Appendix 1: Drillhole collar positions, fire assay and bottle roll assay results.
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Drillhole Collar Positions |
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Hole Identifier |
Hole Type |
Locality |
Azimuth (°) |
Dip (°) |
Drilled Length(m) |
UTM Easting(m) |
UTM Northing(m) |
UTM Elevation(m) |
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KPT0EX2501 |
RC |
K-pit |
68.4 |
64.3 |
45 |
697 565 |
7 713 289 |
1 041 |
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KPT0EX2502 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.7 |
64.1 |
45 |
697 570 |
7 713 243 |
1 040 |
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KPT0EX2503 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
64.1 |
45 |
697 576 |
7 713 196 |
1 039 |
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KPT0EX2504 |
RC |
K-pit |
66.0 |
65.4 |
45 |
697 582 |
7 713 150 |
1 038 |
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KPT0EX2505 |
RC |
K-pit |
68.2 |
64.5 |
45 |
697 588 |
7 713 103 |
1 038 |
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KPT0EX2506 |
RC |
K-pit |
67.8 |
64.9 |
45 |
697 593 |
7 713 057 |
1 037 |
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KPT0EX2507 |
RC |
K-pit |
64.3 |
65.3 |
45 |
697 599 |
7 713 010 |
1 036 |
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KPT0EX2508 |
RC |
K-pit |
66.5 |
64.2 |
45 |
697 605 |
7 712 964 |
1 036 |
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KPT0EX2509 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
65.0 |
45 |
697 590 |
7 713 196 |
1 039 |
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KPT0EX2510 |
RC |
K-pit |
63.0 |
64.6 |
45 |
697 584 |
7 713 243 |
1 040 |
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KPT0EX2511 |
RC |
K-pit |
67.3 |
64.5 |
45 |
697 579 |
7 713 289 |
1 041 |
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KPT0EX2512 |
RC |
K-pit |
66.0 |
63.8 |
45 |
697 596 |
7 713 150 |
1 039 |
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KPT0EX2513 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.1 |
64.7 |
45 |
697 602 |
7 713 103 |
1 038 |
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KPT0EX2514 |
RC |
K-pit |
66.3 |
64.6 |
45 |
697 607 |
7 713 057 |
1 037 |
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KPT0EX2515 |
RC |
K-pit |
68.7 |
62.0 |
45 |
697 613 |
7 713 010 |
1 036 |
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KPT0EX2516 |
RC |
K-pit |
71.0 |
61.8 |
45 |
697 619 |
7 712 963 |
1 036 |
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KPT0EX2517 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.6 |
63.0 |
45 |
697 593 |
7 713 290 |
1 042 |
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KPT0EX2518 |
RC |
K-pit |
64.0 |
61.3 |
45 |
697 599 |
7 713 243 |
1 041 |
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KPT0EX2519 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.4 |
63.7 |
45 |
697 604 |
7 713 197 |
1 040 |
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KPT0EX2520 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
63.4 |
45 |
697 610 |
7 713 150 |
1 039 |
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KPT0EX2521 |
RC |
K-pit |
63.8 |
65.1 |
45 |
697 616 |
7 713 104 |
1 038 |
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KPT0EX2522 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
65.6 |
45 |
697 622 |
7 713 057 |
1 038 |
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KPT0EX2523 |
RC |
K-pit |
64.0 |
64.3 |
45 |
697 627 |
7 713 010 |
1 037 |
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KPT0EX2524 |
RC |
K-pit |
67.1 |
64.1 |
45 |
697 633 |
7 712 964 |
1 037 |
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KPT0EX2525 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
67.3 |
45 |
697 607 |
7 713 289 |
1 042 |
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KPT0EX2526 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
65.0 |
45 |
697 613 |
7 713 243 |
1 041 |
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KPT0EX2527 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.4 |
66.5 |
45 |
697 618 |
7 713 197 |
1 040 |
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KPT0EX2528 |
RC |
K-pit |
70.0 |
63.5 |
45 |
697 624 |
7 713 150 |
1 039 |
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KPT0EX2529 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
69.0 |
45 |
697 630 |
7 713 103 |
1 038 |
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KPT0EX2530 |
RC |
K-pit |
66.2 |
64.5 |
45 |
697 636 |
7 713 057 |
1 038 |
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KPT0EX2531 |
RC |
K-pit |
62.0 |
66.5 |
45 |
697 641 |
7 713 010 |
1 037 |
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KPT0EX2532 |
RC |
K-pit |
66.0 |
63.8 |
45 |
697 647 |
7 712 964 |
1 037 |
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KPT0EX2533 |
RC |
K-pit |
68.2 |
65.4 |
45 |
697 621 |
7 713 290 |
1 042 |
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KPT0EX2534 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
61.7 |
45 |
697 627 |
7 713 244 |
1 041 |
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KPT0EX2535 |
RC |
K-pit |
69.0 |
70.4 |
45 |
697 632 |
7 713 197 |
1 040 |
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KPT0EX2536 |
RC |
K-pit |
67.7 |
69.4 |
45 |
697 638 |
7 713 150 |
1 039 |
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KPT0EX2537 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
65.0 |
45 |
697 644 |
7 713 104 |
1 039 |
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KPT0EX2538 |
RC |
K-pit |
69.0 |
61.8 |
45 |
697 650 |
7 713 057 |
1 038 |
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KPT0EX2539 |
RC |
K-pit |
66.0 |
63.0 |
45 |
697 656 |
7 713 011 |
1 038 |
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KPT0EX2540 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
65.0 |
45 |
697 661 |
7 712 964 |
1 037 |
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KPT0EX2541 |
RC |
K-pit |
66.4 |
62.9 |
45 |
697 635 |
7 713 290 |
1 043 |
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KPT0EX2542 |
RC |
K-pit |
66.5 |
68.6 |
45 |
697 641 |
7 713 244 |
1 042 |
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KPT0EX2543 |
RC |
K-pit |
70.1 |
64.5 |
45 |
697 647 |
7 713 197 |
1 040 |
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KPT0EX2544 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.5 |
64.6 |
45 |
697 652 |
7 713 151 |
1 039 |
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KPT0EX2545 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
63.7 |
45 |
697 658 |
7 713 104 |
1 039 |
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KPT0EX2546 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.6 |
62.9 |
45 |
697 664 |
7 713 058 |
1 038 |
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KPT0EX2547 |
RC |
K-pit |
67.6 |
61.9 |
45 |
697 670 |
7 713 011 |
1 038 |
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KPT0EX2548 |
RC |
K-pit |
68.0 |
64.6 |
45 |
697 675 |
7 712 965 |
1 037 |
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KPT0EX2549 |
RC |
K-pit |
61.0 |
64.6 |
45 |
697 649 |
7 713 290 |
1 043 |
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KPT0EX2550 |
RC |
K-pit |
50.0 |
61.1 |
45 |
697 655 |
7 713 244 |
1 042 |
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KPT0EX2551 |
RC |
K-pit |
74.0 |
66.6 |
45 |
697 661 |
7 713 197 |
1 040 |
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KPT0EX2552 |
RC |
K-pit |
40.0 |
63.2 |
45 |
697 667 |
7 713 151 |
1 039 |
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KPT0EX2553 |
RC |
K-pit |
60.0 |
63.0 |
45 |
697 672 |
7 713 104 |
1 038 |
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KPT0EX2554 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
65.0 |
45 |
697 678 |
7 713 058 |
1 038 |
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KPT0EX2555 |
RC |
K-pit |
67.0 |
62.6 |
45 |
697 684 |
7 713 011 |
1 038 |
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KPT0EX2556 |
RC |
K-pit |
64.0 |
62.5 |
45 |
697 690 |
7 712 964 |
1 038 |
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KPT0EX2557 |
RC |
K-pit |
76.0 |
62.0 |
45 |
697 663 |
7 713 291 |
1 043 |
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KPT0EX2558 |
RC |
K-pit |
73.0 |
65.0 |
45 |
697 669 |
7 713 245 |
1 042 |
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KPT0EX2559 |
RC |
K-pit |
90.0 |
61.7 |
45 |
697 675 |
7 713 198 |
1 040 |
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KPT0EX2560 |
RC |
K-pit |
59.0 |
64.4 |
45 |
697 681 |
7 713 151 |
1 039 |
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KPT0EX2561 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
61.3 |
45 |
697 686 |
7 713 105 |
1 038 |
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KPT0EX2562 |
RC |
K-pit |
77.0 |
65.9 |
45 |
697 692 |
7 713 058 |
1 037 |
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KPT0EX2563 |
RC |
K-pit |
45.0 |
67.8 |
45 |
697 689 |
7 713 198 |
1 040 |
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KPT0EX2564 |
RC |
K-pit |
77.0 |
62.4 |
45 |
697 695 |
7 713 151 |
1 039 |
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KPT0EX2565 |
RC |
K-pit |
69.0 |
64.8 |
45 |
697 701 |
7 713 104 |
1 037 |
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KPT0EX2566 |
RC |
K-pit |
54.0 |
66.1 |
45 |
697 706 |
7 713 058 |
1 036 |
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KPT0EX2567 |
RC |
K-pit |
69.0 |
63.0 |
45 |
697 712 |
7 713 011 |
1 036 |
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KPT0EX2568 |
RC |
K-pit |
76.0 |
63.0 |
45 |
697 718 |
7 712 965 |
1 037 |
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KPT0EX2569 |
RC |
K-pit |
73.0 |
64.5 |
45 |
697 698 |
7 713 012 |
1 038 |
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KPT0EX2570 |
RC |
K-pit |
61.0 |
65.9 |
45 |
697 704 |
7 712 965 |
1 037 |
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KPT0EX2571 |
RC |
K-pit |
89.0 |
65.4 |
45 |
697 677 |
7 713 291 |
1 043 |
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KPT0EX2572 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.3 |
63.9 |
45 |
697 683 |
7 713 250 |
1 041 |
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KPT0EX2573 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.1 |
64.7 |
45 |
697 691 |
7 713 291 |
1 042 |
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KPT0EX2574 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
64.8 |
45 |
697 697 |
7 713 245 |
1 041 |
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KPT0EX2575 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.7 |
64.9 |
45 |
697 703 |
7 713 198 |
1 040 |
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KPT0EX2576 |
RC |
K-pit |
69.0 |
64.8 |
45 |
697 709 |
7 713 152 |
1 039 |
|
KPT0EX2577 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.8 |
65.9 |
45 |
697 715 |
7 713 105 |
1 037 |
|
KPT0EX2578 |
RC |
K-pit |
66.0 |
65.4 |
45 |
697 720 |
7 713 058 |
1 036 |
|
KPT0EX2579 |
RC |
K-pit |
67.4 |
65.4 |
45 |
697 726 |
7 713 012 |
1 035 |
|
KPT0EX2580 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.3 |
64.3 |
45 |
697 732 |
7 712 965 |
1 036 |
|
KPT0EX2581 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.7 |
63.8 |
45 |
697 706 |
7 713 291 |
1 042 |
|
KPT0EX2582 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.9 |
64.5 |
45 |
697 717 |
7 713 198 |
1 039 |
|
KPT0EX2583 |
RC |
K-pit |
64.0 |
64.6 |
45 |
697 723 |
7 713 151 |
1 038 |
|
KPT0EX2584 |
RC |
K-pit |
63.0 |
64.9 |
45 |
697 729 |
7 713 105 |
1 036 |
|
KPT0EX2585 |
RC |
K-pit |
66.2 |
65.3 |
45 |
697 735 |
7 713 058 |
1 035 |
|
KPT0EX2586 |
RC |
K-pit |
66.8 |
65.2 |
45 |
697 746 |
7 712 965 |
1 035 |
|
KPT0EX2587 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
62.7 |
45 |
697 740 |
7 713 012 |
1 035 |
|
KPT0EX2588 |
RC |
K-pit |
67.0 |
65.4 |
45 |
697 711 |
7 713 244 |
1 040 |
|
KPT0EX2589 |
RC |
K-pit |
64.9 |
63.3 |
45 |
697 720 |
7 713 291 |
1 041 |
|
KPT0EX2590 |
RC |
K-pit |
74.0 |
65.5 |
45 |
697 725 |
7 713 245 |
1 040 |
|
KPT0EX2591 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
64.2 |
45 |
697 731 |
7 713 198 |
1 038 |
|
KPT0EX2592 |
RC |
K-pit |
63.0 |
67.1 |
45 |
697 737 |
7 713 152 |
1 037 |
|
KPT0EX2593 |
RC |
K-pit |
86.0 |
66.1 |
45 |
697 743 |
7 713 105 |
1 036 |
|
KPT0EX2594 |
RC |
K-pit |
60.0 |
69.3 |
45 |
697 749 |
7 713 059 |
1 035 |
|
KPT0EX2595 |
RC |
K-pit |
66.0 |
67.4 |
45 |
697 754 |
7 713 012 |
1 034 |
|
KPT0EX2596 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
63.5 |
45 |
697 760 |
7 712 965 |
1 035 |
|
KPT0EX2597 |
RC |
K-pit |
62.0 |
66.1 |
45 |
697 757 |
7 713 104 |
1 035 |
|
KPT0EX2598 |
RC |
K-pit |
59.0 |
64.9 |
45 |
697 763 |
7 713 058 |
1 034 |
|
KPT0EX2599 |
RC |
K-pit |
61.0 |
66.0 |
45 |
697 769 |
7 713 011 |
1 033 |
|
KPT0EX25100 |
RC |
K-pit |
59.0 |
67.9 |
45 |
697 774 |
7 712 965 |
1 033 |
|
KPT0EX25101 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
61.0 |
45 |
697 771 |
7 713 105 |
1 034 |
|
KPT0EX25102 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
65.5 |
45 |
697 777 |
7 713 058 |
1 033 |
|
KPT0EX25103 |
RC |
K-pit |
66.9 |
63.3 |
45 |
697 783 |
7 713 012 |
1 033 |
|
KPT0EX25104 |
RC |
K-pit |
67.0 |
64.5 |
45 |
697 788 |
7 712 966 |
1 033 |
|
KPT0EX25105 |
RC |
K-pit |
57.0 |
65.4 |
45 |
697 785 |
7 713 105 |
1 034 |
|
KPT0EX25106 |
RC |
K-pit |
67.3 |
64.9 |
45 |
697 791 |
7 713 059 |
1 033 |
|
KPT0EX25107 |
RC |
K-pit |
64.0 |
64.4 |
45 |
697 797 |
7 713 012 |
1 032 |
|
KPT0EX25108 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
65.0 |
45 |
697 802 |
7 712 967 |
1 032 |
|
KPT0EX25109 |
RC |
K-pit |
60.0 |
65.9 |
45 |
697 799 |
7 713 105 |
1 034 |
|
KPT0EX25110 |
RC |
K-pit |
63.0 |
64.0 |
45 |
697 805 |
7 713 058 |
1 033 |
|
KPT0EX25111 |
RC |
K-pit |
69.0 |
63.5 |
45 |
697 811 |
7 713 012 |
1 032 |
|
KPT0EX25112 |
RC |
K-pit |
68.8 |
64.8 |
45 |
697 816 |
7 712 975 |
1 031 |
|
KPT0EX25113 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.8 |
63.7 |
45 |
697 813 |
7 713 106 |
1 034 |
|
KPT0EX25114 |
RC |
K-pit |
71.0 |
68.2 |
45 |
697 819 |
7 713 059 |
1 033 |
|
KPT0EX25115 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
63.9 |
45 |
697 825 |
7 713 012 |
1 032 |
|
KPT0EX25116 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.9 |
64.7 |
45 |
697 831 |
7 712 966 |
1 031 |
|
KPT0EX25117 |
RC |
K-pit |
66.0 |
63.5 |
45 |
697 828 |
7 713 105 |
1 033 |
|
KPT0EX25118 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
63.5 |
45 |
697 833 |
7 713 059 |
1 032 |
|
KPT0EX25119 |
RC |
K-pit |
70.3 |
63.5 |
45 |
697 839 |
7 713 012 |
1 031 |
|
KPT0EX25120 |
RC |
K-pit |
66.1 |
64.3 |
45 |
697 845 |
7 712 966 |
1 030 |
|
KPT0EX25121 |
RC |
K-pit |
68.7 |
64.6 |
45 |
697 841 |
7 713 105 |
1 033 |
|
KPT0EX25122 |
RC |
K-pit |
66.2 |
63.7 |
45 |
697 847 |
7 713 059 |
1 032 |
|
KPT0EX25123 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.6 |
66.5 |
45 |
697 853 |
7 713 013 |
1 031 |
|
KPT0EX25124 |
RC |
K-pit |
62.5 |
59.7 |
45 |
697 859 |
7 712 966 |
1 029 |
|
KPT0EX25125 |
RC |
K-pit |
62.0 |
61.3 |
45 |
697 850 |
7 713 152 |
1 034 |
|
KPT0EX25126 |
RC |
K-pit |
64.7 |
66.1 |
45 |
697 855 |
7 713 105 |
1 032 |
|
KPT0EX25127 |
RC |
K-pit |
66.9 |
65.2 |
45 |
697 861 |
7 713 059 |
1 032 |
|
KPT0EX25128 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.2 |
64.6 |
45 |
697 867 |
7 713 012 |
1 031 |
|
KPT0EX25129 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
68.2 |
45 |
697 832 |
7 713 292 |
1 038 |
|
KPT0EX25130 |
RC |
K-pit |
70.0 |
65.8 |
45 |
697 838 |
7 713 245 |
1 037 |
|
KPT0EX25131 |
RC |
K-pit |
67.9 |
64.3 |
45 |
697 844 |
7 713 199 |
1 035 |
|
KPT0EX25132 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
64.7 |
45 |
697 818 |
7 713 292 |
1 039 |
|
KPT0EX25133 |
RC |
K-pit |
67.2 |
64.9 |
45 |
697 824 |
7 713 245 |
1 037 |
|
KPT0EX25134 |
RC |
K-pit |
68.8 |
62.5 |
45 |
697 830 |
7 713 199 |
1 036 |
|
KPT0EX25135 |
RC |
K-pit |
69.3 |
65.3 |
45 |
697 836 |
7 713 152 |
1 034 |
|
KPT0EX25136 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.5 |
65.0 |
45 |
697 805 |
7 713 291 |
1 039 |
|
KPT0EX25137 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.3 |
64.1 |
45 |
697 810 |
7 713 245 |
1 038 |
|
KPT0EX25138 |
RC |
K-pit |
67.2 |
65.9 |
45 |
697 816 |
7 713 198 |
1 036 |
|
KPT0EX25139 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.1 |
63.7 |
45 |
697 822 |
7 713 152 |
1 034 |
|
KPT0EX25140 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
63.9 |
45 |
697 791 |
7 713 292 |
1 039 |
|
KPT0EX25141 |
RC |
K-pit |
71.0 |
67.0 |
45 |
697 796 |
7 713 245 |
1 038 |
|
KPT0EX25142 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
63.6 |
45 |
697 802 |
7 713 199 |
1 036 |
|
KPT0EX25143 |
RC |
K-pit |
60.0 |
63.3 |
45 |
697 808 |
7 713 152 |
1 035 |
|
KPT0EX25144 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
63.1 |
45 |
697 776 |
7 713 292 |
1 040 |
|
KPT0EX25145 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
67.5 |
45 |
697 782 |
7 713 245 |
1 038 |
|
KPT0EX25146 |
RC |
K-pit |
67.3 |
64.4 |
45 |
697 788 |
7 713 198 |
1 036 |
|
KPT0EX25147 |
RC |
K-pit |
73.0 |
69.0 |
45 |
697 794 |
7 713 152 |
1 035 |
|
KPT0EX25148 |
RC |
K-pit |
60.0 |
66.1 |
45 |
697 762 |
7 713 292 |
1 040 |
|
KPT0EX25149 |
RC |
K-pit |
62.0 |
65.6 |
45 |
697 768 |
7 713 245 |
1 038 |
|
KPT0EX25150 |
RC |
K-pit |
67.0 |
64.7 |
45 |
697 774 |
7 713 198 |
1 037 |
|
KPT0EX25151 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.8 |
62.8 |
45 |
697 779 |
7 713 152 |
1 035 |
|
KPT0EX25152 |
RC |
K-pit |
67.0 |
64.6 |
45 |
697 748 |
7 713 291 |
1 040 |
|
KPT0EX25153 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
65.0 |
45 |
697 754 |
7 713 245 |
1 039 |
|
KPT0EX25154 |
RC |
K-pit |
65.0 |
62.9 |
45 |
697 760 |
7 713 198 |
1 037 |
|
KPT0EX25155 |
RC |
K-pit |
64.0 |
66.0 |
45 |
697 765 |
7 713 152 |
1 036 |
Table 1: Reverse Circulation drilling co-ordinates, dip and dip direction of drilling
Appendix 2: Fire assay and bottle roll assay results for weathered (oxide) zone.
|
Holes Identifier |
Hole Type |
Orebody Type |
Orebody Intersection |
Core Length (m) |
True width(m) |
Fire Assay Grade (g/t) |
Bottle Roll Assay Grade (g/t) |
E.O.H (m) |
|
|
From (m) |
To (m) |
||||||||
|
KPT0EX2502 |
RC |
Weathered |
0 |
4 |
4 |
3.05 |
0.66 |
0.51 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2503 |
RC |
Weathered |
7 |
13 |
6 |
4.58 |
0.31 |
0.17 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2512 |
RC |
Weathered |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.66 |
0.03 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2513 |
RC |
Weathered |
0 |
8 |
8 |
6.10 |
0.62 |
0.20 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2514 |
RC |
Weathered |
10 |
31 |
21 |
16.02 |
0.35 |
0.17 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2517 |
RC |
Weathered |
3 |
14 |
11 |
8.39 |
0.51 |
0.41 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2519 |
RC |
Weathered |
2 |
10 |
8 |
6.10 |
0.66 |
0.57 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2522 |
RC |
Weathered |
0 |
11 |
11 |
8.39 |
0.50 |
0.30 |
45 |
|
16 |
20 |
4 |
3.05 |
1.54 |
1.07 |
45 |
|||
|
21 |
23 |
2 |
1.53 |
0.31 |
0.25 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2527 |
RC |
Weathered |
2 |
6 |
4 |
3.05 |
0.82 |
0.45 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2529 |
RC |
Weathered |
0 |
9 |
9 |
6.86 |
0.35 |
0.23 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2530 |
RC |
Weathered |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1.53 |
0.59 |
0.44 |
45 |
|
9 |
12 |
3 |
2.29 |
0.98 |
0.65 |
45 |
|||
|
20 |
35 |
15 |
11.44 |
0.99 |
0.71 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2531 |
RC |
Weathered |
0 |
14 |
14 |
10.68 |
0.75 |
0.50 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2537 |
RC |
Weathered |
1 |
15 |
14 |
10.68 |
0.53 |
0.49 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2539 |
RC |
Weathered |
0 |
12 |
12 |
9.15 |
0.64 |
0.50 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2542 |
RC |
Weathered |
8 |
13 |
5 |
3.81 |
0.64 |
0.44 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2544 |
RC |
Weathered |
11 |
15 |
4 |
3.05 |
0.93 |
0.46 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2545 |
RC |
Weathered |
0 |
15 |
15 |
11.44 |
1.69 |
2.22 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2546 |
RC |
Weathered |
36 |
39 |
3 |
2.29 |
0.41 |
0.11 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2547 |
RC |
Weathered |
12 |
19 |
7 |
5.34 |
0.42 |
0.13 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2550 |
RC |
Weathered |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2.29 |
0.55 |
0.22 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2553 |
RC |
Weathered |
0 |
23 |
23 |
17.54 |
2.61 |
1.93 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2554 |
RC |
Weathered |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.76 |
1.28 |
0.17 |
45 |
|
14 |
24 |
10 |
7.63 |
0.32 |
0.28 |
45 |
|||
|
32 |
33 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.54 |
0.11 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2555 |
RC |
Weathered |
12 |
23 |
11 |
8.39 |
0.35 |
0.22 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2557 |
RC |
Weathered |
6 |
10 |
4 |
3.05 |
1.10 |
1.37 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2558 |
RC |
Weathered |
0 |
7 |
7 |
5.34 |
2.49 |
2.79 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2561 |
RC |
Weathered |
14 |
20 |
6 |
4.58 |
1.97 |
1.55 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2568 |
RC |
Weathered |
0 |
5 |
5 |
3.81 |
0.36 |
0.31 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2571 |
RC |
Weathered |
39 |
40 |
1 |
0.76 |
1.44 |
0.62 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2578 |
RC |
Weathered |
4 |
8 |
4 |
3.05 |
0.41 |
0.40 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2579 |
RC |
Weathered |
0 |
6 |
6 |
4.58 |
0.38 |
0.35 |
45 |
|
37 |
38 |
1 |
0.76 |
10.40 |
2.10 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2580 |
RC |
Weathered |
0 |
4 |
4 |
3.05 |
0.39 |
0.32 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2586 |
RC |
Weathered |
3 |
9 |
6 |
4.58 |
0.36 |
0.24 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2590 |
RC |
Weathered |
3 |
5 |
2 |
1.53 |
3.22 |
2.82 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2597 |
RC |
Weathered |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.41 |
0.02 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2599 |
RC |
Weathered |
0 |
7 |
7 |
5.34 |
0.48 |
0.31 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25100 |
RC |
Weathered |
8 |
9 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.35 |
0.10 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25101 |
RC |
Weathered |
13 |
14 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.68 |
0.62 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25103 |
RC |
Weathered |
0 |
7 |
7 |
5.34 |
0.85 |
0.80 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25104 |
RC |
Weathered |
5 |
7 |
2 |
1.53 |
2.56 |
0.12 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25108 |
RC |
Weathered |
16 |
17 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.77 |
0.15 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25112 |
RC |
Weathered |
0 |
5 |
5 |
3.81 |
1.05 |
0.40 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25114 |
RC |
Weathered |
42 |
43 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.91 |
0.21 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25118 |
RC |
Weathered |
26 |
27 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.55 |
0.58 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25119 |
RC |
Weathered |
5 |
6 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.49 |
0.14 |
45 |
|
19 |
20 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.58 |
0.25 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX25120 |
RC |
Weathered |
0 |
4 |
4 |
3.05 |
0.53 |
0.34 |
45 |
|
26 |
28 |
2 |
1.53 |
1.52 |
0.61 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX25128 |
RC |
Weathered |
24 |
26 |
2 |
1.53 |
1.64 |
1.34 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25149 |
RC |
Weathered |
10 |
14 |
4 |
3.05 |
0.30 |
0.01 |
45 |
|
16 |
18 |
2 |
1.53 |
0.81 |
0.77 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX25152 |
RC |
Weathered |
33 |
35 |
2 |
1.53 |
0.73 |
0.60 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25153 |
RC |
Weathered |
4 |
8 |
4 |
3.05 |
1.46 |
1.31 |
45 |
Table 2: RC Fire Assay and Bottle Roll Assay results for the Weathered zone only (oxide).
Notes :
1. Weathered (oxidized) intersections only.
2. Drillholes are reported using a 0.30 g/t cut-off grade.
3. True widths are approximate calculations.
Appendix 3: Fire assay and bottle roll assay results for transitional zone.
|
Holes Identifier |
Hole Type |
Orebody Type |
Orebody Intersection |
Core Length (m) |
True width(m) |
Fire Assay Grade (g/t) |
Bottle Roll Assay Grade (g/t) |
E.O.H (m) |
|
|
From (m) |
To (m) |
||||||||
|
KPT0EX2510 |
RC |
Transitional |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.61 |
0.46 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2511 |
RC |
Transitional |
0 |
27 |
27 |
20.59 |
0.40 |
0.24 |
45 |
|
39 |
43 |
4 |
3.05 |
1.12 |
0.66 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2514 |
RC |
Transitional |
31 |
35 |
4 |
3.05 |
0.30 |
0.07 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2519 |
RC |
Transitional |
10 |
22 |
12 |
9.15 |
0.61 |
0.46 |
45 |
|
29 |
37 |
8 |
6.10 |
0.73 |
0.42 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2520 |
RC |
Transitional |
14 |
16 |
2 |
1.53 |
0.51 |
0.50 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2525 |
RC |
Transitional |
16 |
32 |
16 |
12.20 |
0.50 |
0.32 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2526 |
RC |
Transitional |
3 |
18 |
15 |
11.44 |
1.03 |
0.62 |
45 |
|
25 |
33 |
8 |
6.10 |
0.36 |
0.28 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2529 |
RC |
Transitional |
9 |
20 |
11 |
8.39 |
0.51 |
0.24 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2530 |
RC |
Transitional |
2 |
9 |
7 |
5.34 |
0.48 |
0.31 |
45 |
|
12 |
20 |
8 |
6.10 |
1.14 |
0.84 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2534 |
RC |
Transitional |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.38 |
0.20 |
45 |
|
8 |
17 |
9 |
6.86 |
1.23 |
1.06 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2535 |
RC |
Transitional |
2 |
12 |
10 |
7.63 |
0.35 |
0.23 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2538 |
RC |
Transitional |
1 |
36 |
35 |
26.70 |
0.56 |
0.36 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2543 |
RC |
Transitional |
0 |
4 |
4 |
3.05 |
0.38 |
0.10 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2544 |
RC |
Transitional |
15 |
19 |
4 |
3.05 |
0.89 |
0.52 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2545 |
RC |
Transitional |
15 |
19 |
4 |
3.05 |
2.08 |
1.15 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2546 |
RC |
Transitional |
0 |
14 |
14 |
10.68 |
0.50 |
0.31 |
45 |
|
32 |
36 |
4 |
3.05 |
1.53 |
0.98 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2547 |
RC |
Transitional |
4 |
12 |
8 |
6.10 |
0.90 |
0.66 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2549 |
RC |
Transitional |
18 |
19 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.36 |
0.24 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2553 |
RC |
Transitional |
23 |
24 |
1 |
0.76 |
1.27 |
0.86 |
45 |
|
26 |
27 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.69 |
0.32 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2554 |
RC |
Transitional |
10 |
14 |
4 |
3.05 |
0.52 |
0.28 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2555 |
RC |
Transitional |
5 |
12 |
7 |
5.34 |
0.92 |
0.79 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2557 |
RC |
Transitional |
10 |
11 |
1 |
0.76 |
6.60 |
3.74 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2561 |
RC |
Transitional |
20 |
31 |
11 |
8.39 |
0.59 |
0.40 |
45 |
|
38 |
39 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.34 |
0.19 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2562 |
RC |
Transitional |
3 |
12 |
9 |
6.86 |
0.31 |
0.12 |
45 |
|
20 |
25 |
5 |
3.81 |
0.32 |
0.18 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2565 |
RC |
Transitional |
20 |
22 |
2 |
1.53 |
0.57 |
0.42 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2566 |
RC |
Transitional |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.37 |
0.10 |
45 |
|
11 |
19 |
8 |
6.10 |
0.51 |
0.18 |
45 |
|||
|
32 |
38 |
6 |
4.58 |
0.40 |
0.14 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2567 |
RC |
Transitional |
9 |
11 |
2 |
1.53 |
2.37 |
0.66 |
45 |
|
19 |
39 |
20 |
15.25 |
1.22 |
0.59 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2569 |
RC |
Transitional |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.33 |
0.14 |
45 |
|
1 |
9 |
8 |
6.10 |
0.92 |
0.69 |
45 |
|||
|
11 |
15 |
4 |
3.05 |
0.51 |
0.65 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2574 |
RC |
Transitional |
7 |
8 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.34 |
0.26 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2577 |
RC |
Transitional |
20 |
23 |
3 |
2.29 |
0.60 |
0.34 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2578 |
RC |
Transitional |
16 |
31 |
15 |
11.44 |
0.35 |
0.22 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2579 |
RC |
Transitional |
6 |
33 |
27 |
20.59 |
0.34 |
0.26 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2580 |
RC |
Transitional |
4 |
16 |
12 |
9.15 |
0.60 |
0.29 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2584 |
RC |
Transitional |
25 |
26 |
1 |
0.76 |
1.23 |
0.51 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2585 |
RC |
Transitional |
0 |
32 |
32 |
24.41 |
0.92 |
0.49 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2587 |
RC |
Transitional |
2 |
13 |
11 |
8.39 |
0.62 |
0.02 |
45 |
|
23 |
25 |
2 |
1.53 |
0.76 |
0.12 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2588 |
RC |
Transitional |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.54 |
0.30 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2593 |
RC |
Transitional |
20 |
32 |
12 |
9.15 |
0.35 |
0.12 |
45 |
|
27 |
40 |
13 |
9.92 |
0.30 |
0.12 |
45 |
|||
|
33 |
36 |
3 |
2.29 |
0.34 |
0.17 |
45 |
|||
|
36 |
39 |
3 |
2.29 |
1.31 |
0.85 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2594 |
RC |
Transitional |
1 |
35 |
34 |
25.93 |
0.57 |
0.40 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2595 |
RC |
Transitional |
0 |
8 |
8 |
6.10 |
0.52 |
0.35 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2598 |
RC |
Transitional |
0 |
35 |
35 |
26.70 |
0.65 |
0.46 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2599 |
RC |
Transitional |
7 |
15 |
8 |
6.10 |
1.06 |
0.75 |
45 |
|
37 |
38 |
1 |
0.76 |
1.94 |
0.89 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX25101 |
RC |
Transitional |
14 |
15 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.57 |
0.43 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25102 |
RC |
Transitional |
0 |
30 |
30 |
22.88 |
0.74 |
0.50 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25103 |
RC |
Transitional |
7 |
13 |
6 |
4.58 |
0.72 |
0.65 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25105 |
RC |
Transitional |
15 |
16 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.72 |
0.72 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25106 |
RC |
Transitional |
0 |
30 |
30 |
22.88 |
0.97 |
0.72 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25107 |
RC |
Transitional |
0 |
22 |
22 |
16.78 |
0.64 |
0.30 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25108 |
RC |
Transitional |
2 |
16 |
14 |
10.68 |
0.40 |
0.30 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25109 |
RC |
Transitional |
16 |
17 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.59 |
0.26 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25110 |
RC |
Transitional |
6 |
25 |
19 |
14.49 |
0.58 |
0.25 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25111 |
RC |
Transitional |
2 |
5 |
3 |
2.29 |
1.25 |
0.32 |
45 |
|
11 |
18 |
7 |
5.34 |
0.71 |
0.40 |
45 |
|||
|
33 |
37 |
4 |
3.05 |
0.38 |
0.08 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX25112 |
RC |
Transitional |
19 |
24 |
5 |
3.81 |
1.07 |
0.43 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25114 |
RC |
Transitional |
8 |
23 |
15 |
11.44 |
0.95 |
0.17 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25115 |
RC |
Transitional |
5 |
23 |
18 |
13.73 |
0.43 |
0.23 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25116 |
RC |
Transitional |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.36 |
0.14 |
45 |
|
20 |
29 |
9 |
6.86 |
0.36 |
0.22 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX25119 |
RC |
Transitional |
14 |
19 |
5 |
3.81 |
0.66 |
0.31 |
45 |
|
35 |
44 |
9 |
6.86 |
0.61 |
0.37 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX25120 |
RC |
Transitional |
28 |
29 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.33 |
0.18 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25123 |
RC |
Transitional |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.47 |
0.45 |
45 |
|
12 |
27 |
15 |
11.44 |
0.31 |
0.17 |
45 |
|||
|
37 |
39 |
2 |
1.53 |
0.41 |
0.14 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX25124 |
RC |
Transitional |
5 |
13 |
8 |
6.10 |
0.45 |
0.32 |
45 |
|
23 |
35 |
12 |
9.15 |
1.20 |
0.78 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX25128 |
RC |
Transitional |
12 |
14 |
2 |
1.53 |
0.42 |
0.21 |
45 |
|
20 |
24 |
4 |
3.05 |
0.34 |
0.30 |
45 |
|||
|
26 |
33 |
7 |
5.34 |
0.94 |
0.52 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX25149 |
RC |
Transitional |
7 |
10 |
3 |
2.29 |
2.23 |
0.01 |
45 |
|
14 |
16 |
2 |
1.53 |
0.61 |
0.01 |
45 |
|||
Table 3: RC Fire Assay and Bottle Roll Assay results for the Transitional zone only
Notes :
1. Moderate to Low Weathering (transitional) intersections only.
2. Drillholes are reported using a 0.30 g/t cut-off grade.
3. True widths are approximate calculations.
Appendix 4: Fire assay and bottle roll assay results for sulphide (fresh) zone.
|
Holes Identifier |
Hole Type |
Orebody Type |
Orebody Intersection |
Core Length (m) |
True width (m) |
Fire Assay Grade (g/t) |
Bottle Roll Assay Grade (g/t) |
E.O.H (m) |
|
|
From (m) |
To (m) |
||||||||
|
KPT0EX2501 |
RC |
Sulphide |
20 |
23 |
3 |
2.29 |
1.10 |
0.52 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2502 |
RC |
Sulphide |
4 |
11 |
7 |
5.34 |
0.67 |
0.25 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2503 |
RC |
Sulphide |
13 |
45 |
32 |
24.41 |
0.30 |
0.20 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2505 |
RC |
Sulphide |
30 |
32 |
2 |
1.53 |
5.15 |
4.25 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2509 |
RC |
Sulphide |
17 |
43 |
26 |
19.83 |
0.36 |
0.17 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2510 |
RC |
Sulphide |
29 |
45 |
16 |
12.20 |
6.04 |
3.93 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2511 |
RC |
Sulphide |
43 |
45 |
2 |
1.53 |
1.51 |
1.42 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2512 |
RC |
Sulphide |
14 |
45 |
31 |
23.64 |
0.90 |
0.31 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2513 |
RC |
Sulphide |
32 |
43 |
11 |
8.39 |
0.31 |
0.10 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2517 |
RC |
Sulphide |
14 |
15 |
1 |
0.76 |
1.03 |
0.99 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2518 |
RC |
Sulphide |
24 |
45 |
21 |
16.02 |
1.22 |
0.77 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2519 |
RC |
Sulphide |
37 |
38 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.44 |
0.21 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2520 |
RC |
Sulphide |
16 |
19 |
3 |
2.29 |
0.32 |
0.14 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2521 |
RC |
Sulphide |
36 |
45 |
9 |
6.86 |
1.00 |
0.56 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2525 |
RC |
Sulphide |
32 |
44 |
12 |
9.15 |
0.98 |
0.57 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2526 |
RC |
Sulphide |
33 |
45 |
12 |
9.15 |
0.38 |
0.24 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2527 |
RC |
Sulphide |
6 |
16 |
10 |
7.63 |
0.39 |
0.27 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2528 |
RC |
Sulphide |
11 |
12 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.75 |
0.01 |
45 |
|
31 |
45 |
14 |
10.68 |
0.30 |
0.12 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2529 |
RC |
Sulphide |
20 |
45 |
25 |
19.07 |
0.67 |
0.34 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2533 |
RC |
Sulphide |
21 |
28 |
7 |
5.34 |
0.53 |
0.36 |
45 |
|
38 |
45 |
7 |
5.34 |
1.52 |
1.37 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2534 |
RC |
Sulphide |
31 |
45 |
14 |
10.68 |
0.59 |
0.25 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2535 |
RC |
Sulphide |
12 |
14 |
2 |
1.53 |
0.43 |
0.37 |
45 |
|
21 |
30 |
9 |
6.86 |
0.87 |
0.55 |
45 |
|||
|
36 |
40 |
4 |
3.05 |
0.82 |
0.33 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2536 |
RC |
Sulphide |
6 |
10 |
4 |
3.05 |
0.45 |
0.17 |
45 |
|
16 |
18 |
2 |
1.53 |
0.37 |
0.28 |
45 |
|||
|
26 |
44 |
18 |
13.73 |
0.38 |
0.25 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2537 |
RC |
Sulphide |
15 |
30 |
15 |
11.44 |
0.34 |
0.21 |
45 |
|
36 |
45 |
9 |
6.86 |
0.64 |
0.50 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2541 |
RC |
Sulphide |
34 |
44 |
10 |
7.63 |
0.52 |
0.29 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2542 |
RC |
Sulphide |
13 |
20 |
7 |
5.34 |
5.96 |
3.10 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2542 |
32 |
44 |
12 |
9.15 |
1.03 |
0.77 |
45 |
||
|
KPT0EX2543 |
RC |
Sulphide |
41 |
45 |
4 |
3.05 |
0.57 |
0.34 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2544 |
RC |
Sulphide |
19 |
43 |
24 |
18.31 |
1.12 |
0.79 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2545 |
RC |
Sulphide |
19 |
41 |
22 |
16.78 |
0.74 |
0.35 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2549 |
RC |
Sulphide |
19 |
37 |
18 |
13.73 |
1.55 |
0.52 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2551 |
RC |
Sulphide |
41 |
45 |
4 |
3.05 |
0.76 |
0.59 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2552 |
RC |
Sulphide |
25 |
45 |
20 |
15.25 |
1.32 |
0.79 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2553 |
RC |
Sulphide |
24 |
26 |
2 |
1.53 |
3.93 |
2.40 |
45 |
|
27 |
35 |
8 |
6.10 |
0.46 |
0.24 |
45 |
|||
|
42 |
43 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.54 |
0.16 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2554 |
RC |
Sulphide |
33 |
42 |
9 |
6.86 |
0.31 |
0.19 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2557 |
RC |
Sulphide |
11 |
35 |
24 |
18.31 |
1.93 |
1.47 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2560 |
RC |
Sulphide |
28 |
45 |
17 |
12.97 |
1.82 |
1.52 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2561 |
RC |
Sulphide |
39 |
44 |
5 |
3.81 |
0.55 |
0.38 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2562 |
RC |
Sulphide |
25 |
33 |
8 |
6.10 |
0.83 |
0.26 |
45 |
|
42 |
45 |
3 |
2.29 |
0.99 |
0.85 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2564 |
RC |
Sulphide |
37 |
44 |
7 |
5.34 |
1.30 |
1.01 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2565 |
RC |
Sulphide |
43 |
44 |
1 |
0.76 |
7.64 |
3.54 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2569 |
RC |
Sulphide |
15 |
19 |
4 |
3.05 |
2.29 |
2.11 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2571 |
RC |
Sulphide |
40 |
41 |
1 |
0.76 |
1.11 |
0.53 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2573 |
RC |
Sulphide |
37 |
39 |
2 |
1.53 |
0.72 |
0.13 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2576 |
RC |
Sulphide |
30 |
32 |
2 |
1.53 |
0.73 |
0.45 |
45 |
|
40 |
45 |
5 |
3.81 |
3.96 |
2.26 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2577 |
RC |
Sulphide |
23 |
31 |
8 |
6.10 |
0.46 |
0.33 |
45 |
|
37 |
43 |
6 |
4.58 |
0.33 |
0.22 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2578 |
RC |
Sulphide |
31 |
37 |
6 |
4.58 |
1.12 |
0.45 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2579 |
RC |
Sulphide |
33 |
37 |
4 |
3.05 |
0.70 |
0.42 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2581 |
RC |
Sulphide |
35 |
36 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.35 |
0.30 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2583 |
RC |
Sulphide |
32 |
35 |
3 |
2.29 |
1.24 |
0.66 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2584 |
RC |
Sulphide |
26 |
45 |
19 |
14.49 |
0.57 |
0.30 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2589 |
RC |
Sulphide |
32 |
36 |
4 |
3.05 |
1.69 |
1.46 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2592 |
RC |
Sulphide |
24 |
25 |
1 |
0.76 |
1.05 |
0.02 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2593 |
RC |
Sulphide |
35 |
39 |
4 |
3.05 |
- |
- |
45 |
|
39 |
51 |
12 |
9.15 |
0.48 |
0.27 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX2594 |
RC |
Sulphide |
35 |
38 |
3 |
2.29 |
0.77 |
0.72 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2597 |
RC |
Sulphide |
25 |
45 |
20 |
15.25 |
0.46 |
0.21 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX2598 |
RC |
Sulphide |
35 |
36 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.54 |
0.09 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25101 |
RC |
Sulphide |
25 |
45 |
20 |
15.25 |
0.54 |
0.32 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25102 |
RC |
Sulphide |
30 |
44 |
14 |
10.68 |
0.88 |
0.51 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25103 |
RC |
Sulphide |
32 |
33 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.70 |
0.26 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25105 |
RC |
Sulphide |
27 |
45 |
18 |
13.73 |
1.07 |
0.97 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25106 |
RC |
Sulphide |
30 |
43 |
13 |
9.92 |
0.71 |
0.48 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25109 |
RC |
Sulphide |
31 |
45 |
14 |
10.68 |
0.36 |
0.15 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25110 |
RC |
Sulphide |
25 |
35 |
10 |
7.63 |
1.93 |
0.26 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25113 |
RC |
Sulphide |
38 |
41 |
3 |
2.29 |
0.80 |
0.38 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25114 |
RC |
Sulphide |
31 |
42 |
11 |
8.39 |
0.46 |
0.17 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25115 |
RC |
Sulphide |
33 |
40 |
7 |
5.34 |
0.75 |
0.22 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25117 |
RC |
Sulphide |
42 |
45 |
3 |
2.29 |
1.52 |
0.28 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25118 |
RC |
Sulphide |
40 |
42 |
2 |
1.53 |
0.43 |
0.22 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25121 |
RC |
Sulphide |
42 |
43 |
1 |
0.76 |
0.39 |
0.02 |
45 |
|
KPT0EX25122 |
RC |
Sulphide |
25 |
27 |
2 |
1.53 |
0.49 |
0.39 |
45 |
|
40 |
43 |
3 |
2.29 |
0.41 |
0.30 |
45 |
|||
|
KPT0EX25152 |
RC |
Sulphide |
30 |
33 |
3 |
2.29 |
1.98 |
0.90 |
45 |
Table 4: RC Fire Assay and Bottle Roll assay results for the Sulphide (Fresh) zone only
Notes :
1. Fresh (sulphide) intersections only.
2. Drillholes are reported using a 0.30 g/t cut-off grade.
3. True widths are approximate calculations.
Glossary
|
Term |
Definition |
|
Aero-magnetics |
A geophysical exploration method in which a magnetometer, often mounted on an aircraft, is used to measure variations in the Earth's magnetic field over a specific area. |
|
Assay |
A process of analysing a sample to determine its composition, particularly to measure the concentration of metal (e.g., gold) within it. |
|
Azimuth |
The angle between the north direction and the projection of the line to a point, typically used in mapping and surveying. |
|
Blank (Sample) |
A type of control sample with a known low concentration of analyte, used in quality assurance to detect contamination. |
|
Bottle Roll Assay |
A test method for determining gold content by using a rotating bottle and a leaching solution, often used on-site in laboratories. |
|
Brownfield Exploration |
Exploration activities conducted near or around an existing mine, contrasting with greenfield, which targets unexplored areas. |
|
Carbonate |
Refers to a group of minerals containing the carbonate ion (CO₃²⁻). In exploration, carbonate alteration can signal the presence of hydrothermal systems, where hot fluids have deposited metals in the surrounding rock. |
|
Certified Reference Material (CRM) |
A material or substance with a certified composition used to ensure the accuracy and consistency of analytical results. |
|
Composite Sample |
A sample made by combining individual samples from various sections to create a single, representative sample for analysis. |
|
Core Length |
The total measured length of the sample core obtained from drilling, often used to analyse mineral composition and structure. |
|
Cut-off Grade |
The minimum grade or concentration of mineral that must be met for material to be considered viable for processing. |
|
Diamond Drilling (DD) |
A drilling technique using a diamond drill bit to retrieve core samples for geological assessment, commonly used for detailed exploration. |
|
Down-the-Hole Survey |
A measurement process to check the angle and path of a borehole as it is drilled, ensuring it follows the planned direction. |
|
Duplicate Sample |
A second sample taken from the same source to verify the accuracy and reproducibility of assay results. |
|
End of Hole (E.O.H.) |
The final depth reached in a borehole or drilling operation. |
|
Fire Assay |
A traditional method to measure precious metal content by heating and melting the sample, allowing separation of metal content for analysis. |
|
Grade (g/t) |
The concentration of precious metal, typically measured in grammes per ton (g/t) of ore, used as a quality indicator of mineral deposits. |
|
Greenfield Exploration |
Exploration of new, previously untouched areas with no prior mining activity to discover new mineral deposits. |
|
Magnetite |
An iron oxide mineral with the chemical formula Fe₃O₄ and is known for its strong magnetic properties. |
|
Mineralised Zone |
A section of rock where minerals, especially economically valuable ones, are concentrated. |
|
Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QAQC) |
Procedures in place to ensure the reliability and accuracy of testing and analytical methods in sampling and assay results. |
|
Reverse Circulation Drilling (RC) |
A method of drilling that uses compressed air to bring rock cuttings to the surface, allowing sampling without retrieving a core. |
|
Riffle Splitter |
A device used in sampling to divide material into equal portions, helping obtain a representative sample. |
|
Sericite |
A fine-grained, mica-like mineral, typically a variety of muscovite or illite, that forms through the alteration of feldspar and other minerals. |
|
Shear Zone |
A region of rock that has been deformed by shear forces, often associated with mineral deposits due to increased permeability and mineralization potential. |
|
Silica |
A mineral compound made of silicon and oxygen (SiO₂). In mining exploration, silica alteration is often a good indicator of mineralization, especially in hydrothermal systems. |
|
Sulphide (Fresh) Mineralisation |
Fresh, unoxidized gold-bearing rock containing primary sulphide minerals such as pyrite and arsenopyrite, with gold occurring within or associated with these minerals. |
|
Transitional Mineralisation |
Partially oxidized gold-bearing material occurring between the weathered and fresh sulphide zones, exhibiting characteristics of both. |
|
Trench Sampling |
A method of sampling in exploration where trenches are dug to expose bedrock, allowing geological mapping and sampling. |
|
True Width |
The actual thickness of a mineralized zone, as opposed to the core length measured in drilling, adjusted for the angle of drilling. |
|
TSF |
Tailings Storage Facility. An engineered structure used to contain and manage tailings generated during mineral processing, together with associated water, in a safe and environmentally responsible manner. |
|
Weathered (Oxide) Mineralisation |
Gold-bearing rock that has undergone extensive oxidation and weathering, resulting in the destruction of most primary sulphide minerals and the development of secondary oxide minerals. |
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