PRB AGM Presetation - Map on Slide 12 - Rock (off grid)
posted on
Nov 03, 2012 06:36PM
Folks, posted on the other board, post here for info and discussion.
http://www.probemines.com/i/pdf/ProbeMines_Presentation_October_2012%20AGM.pdf
goldhunter
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Gobbly,
Since I am not a geo, I can only speculate or trying to interpret the jargon used by the company geos. I understand what "rock" means (as you said, rock outcrop areas) but "off grid" is the one that throws me off course. The company geos can certainly explain that in plainer language to make it easier to understand by non-specialists. Here are a few questions and comments with the objective to stir up some discussion.
- What grid we are talking about? Is it the kind of grid that geos or archaeologists set up before doing a "shallow" dig?
- Rock chip samples would be collected from rock outcrops and normally their locations can be recorder using hand-held GPS devices. Perhaps not for every sample, but at least the general location of the outcrops. So, the geos would know if the chips are gold bearing chips. These days, geos can carry a little thingy to the field to have an idea if that is a piece of good rock...They can do it by eye, but these hand held XRF spectrometer can give a good guidance when it's pointed at the samples or the core surface without waiting for months for a more accurate results from the lab. The point here is that PRB must know what kind of rock, and my guess is the rocks have to be good enough to deserve honorary mention in Slide 12 of the AGM Presentation (the 2 oval brown blobs).
- If they have not done the airborne survey, why not do it? Since their discovery was based on the gold bearing outcrop (and confirmed by the initial diamond drilling, holes 1, 2, 3, etc...). From the X-section (SW-NE) in the Technical Report my guess it that the discovery rock outcrop is right at the collars for holes #2 -4 (where is #1?). Note that the overburden at BL is not thick, hence it's not a surprise to find other outcrops in the area (as indicated by the brown blobs).
- On the front page of AGM Presentation, there is a nice picture of a rock outcrop (labelled "discovery" outcrop, white lettering on blue background). Is this the piece of rock where they started the diamond drilling (holes 1,2, 3...)?
BTW, can some trained eyes out there identify if this is a good (= gold bearing) piece of rock by looking at the texture and the different colours as shown in this picture?
- It would be nice if Dave can provide some ground shots of the 2 brown blobs so that us amateurs could compare those with the one on the presentation front page.
PM me if you would like to have some private chat.
goldhunter