Yes... I was working on the same thing. The crucial thing is to know the elevation angle and and azimuth of the holes to understand the geometry and the relative significance of each hole.
Unfortunately, we only have elevation angles for holes 1 (-45), 2 (-65), 5 (90) and 7 (-45 - new hole), and we only have general azimuth for holes 1(SE),2(SE), 6(E) and 7(W) based on what I can glean from the NRs (if anybody has different info please speak-up). We don't much abouch holes 3, 4, and 6 - the ones that missed.
I do not have any 3-D modelling software, and it is very hard to model 3 dimensions on a sheet of paper, but these are the conclusions I draw based on what I think I know so far:
- NOT-07-06 probably went near parallel down dip along the east wall of the mineralized zone. The latest NR did state: "The positioning of this drill hole was designed to determine a dip of the sulphide occurrence". I suspect something similar happened to NOT-07-03.
- I do not yet understand what happenned to NOT-07-04. Again its hard to picture whats going using a sheet of paper, and I know neither the general azimuth nor the elevation angle of this hole.
- I believe NOT-07-07 will be a very good hole as it will undercut NOT-07-05. As Nemis reported, this hole was adandy near the bottom with highly visible Ni mineralization. Hole 7 will hit this minerlization under hole 5 at an angle that will be much representative of true width. This hole will be similar to hole 1 in terms of how it intersects the mineralization, but it will probably hit it a greater depth since it is being drilled from the same spot as holes 1 and 2, but the anomaly appears to trend northeast based on the fact that hole 5, which was drilled vertically into the zone, was positioned northeast of holes 1 and 2. I expect hole 7 will be very, very good... And if its not, we're in trouble.
- I am speculating now, but I suspect that hole 8 will be drilled form the same postion as hole 7, on the same heading, but at -65 degrees, similar to hole 2. However, this is just a guess based on a very limited understanding of the geometry.
At any rate, there are good reasons why we are not given all of the information. NOT does not want any of its neighbours gaining any advantage from its geological research. They want to keep people guessing for as long as possible.
My thoughts...
And... DO NOT SELL!!
Regards,
B.