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Digitization of mine
Historical mine workings in the
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Figure 1. Vertical long sectional view of digitized mine workings.
Historical drilling information
Since production ceased in 1917 six exploration drilling programs have taken place.
Year | Operator | Drill holes |
1958 | 5 | |
1964 | Talisman Mines | 6 |
1974 | 16 | |
1985 | Durham Resources | 19 |
1987 | Durham Resources | 6 |
2013 | Great Atlantic Resources | 2 |
Drillhole collar information for the 1964 Talisman Holes was recovered without the logs and geochemical analyses. Additionally, drilling by the
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Figure 2. Map of historical mining infrastructure and
Of the programs outlined above, the 1985 drilling by
Hole ID | From (m) | To (m) | Drilled Length (m) | % Sb | g/t Au |
South of Berggren Shaft | |||||
8503 | 65.84 | 69.49 | 3.65 | 3.2 | 0.83 |
8505 | 81.69 | 92.05 | 10.36 | 0.96 | 0.2 |
South of Berggren Brook Shaft | |||||
8512 | 72.54 | 73.79 | 1.25 | 11.6 | 0.98 |
8516 | 65.53 | 68.12 | 2.59 | 1.7 | 4.2 |
8516 | 71.45 | 74.37 | 2.92 | 1.06 | 0.96 |
8701 | 96.56 | 103.63 | 7.07 | 3.4 | 10.6 |
8702 | 135.79 | 137.92 | 2.13 | 1.5 | 1.96 |
8703 | 143.56 | 147.52 | 3.96 | 0.3 | 0.23 |
8704 | 16.37 | 17.37 | 1 | 0.13 | 0.09 |
8705 | 137.33 | 139.54 | 2.32 | 0.87 | 2.8 |
Durham Resources exploration program focused on exploring south along the strike of the main zone with five holes spaced at intervals of 100 metres. These holes intersected the mineralized structure at a consistent shallow elevation. Durham Resources also explored the 200 metre strike length immediately South of the
Digitization and review of historical drill logs has allowed for the development of an exploration model of the historically exploited mineralized veins. Current interpretations suggest that historical drilling of the Brook Vein was completed in a down dip orientation. These interpretations and modern exploration tools may afford
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Figure 3. Representative cross section of Durham Resources drilling through the Brook Vein. The figure illustrates the down dip orientation of the
Hole_ID | UTM Nad 83 Zone 20 | Length (m) | Dip | Azimuth (True) | ||
Easting | Nothing | Elevation | ||||
8701 | 437495 | 4992171 | 130 | 154.8 | 63 | 0 |
8702 | 437532 | 4992130 | 133 | 152.9 | 50 | 0 |
8703 | 437574 | 4992132 | 132 | 156 | 58 | 0 |
8704 | 437617 | 4992116 | 134 | 186.8 | 54 | 0 |
8705 | 437671 | 4992097 | 134 | 171.4 | 63 | 0 |
8706 | 437725 | 4992081 | 134 | 185.2 | 49 | 0 |
8510 | 438381 | 4992250 | 150 | 152.4 | 45 | 0 |
8511 | 437086 | 4993050 | 67 | 106.7 | 45 | 0 |
8512 | 437487 | 4992154 | 132 | 100.6 | 45 | 0 |
8513 | 437424 | 4992182 | 131 | 100.6 | 45 | 0 |
8514 | 437111 | 4992753 | 93 | 100.6 | 45 | 0 |
8515 | 437515 | 4992110 | 135 | 137.2 | 45 | 0 |
8516 | 437547 | 4992134 | 132 | 99.06 | 45 | 0 |
8517 | 437576 | 4992089 | 136 | 128.02 | 45 | 0 |
8518 | 437607 | 4992107 | 134 | 94.5 | 45 | 0 |
8519 | 437517 | 4992151 | 131 | 94.5 | 45 | 0 |
8501 | 437878 | 4992394 | 136 | 152.4 | 45 | 20 |
8503 | 437975 | 4992382 | 140 | 100.6 | 45 | 20 |
8504 | 437878 | 4992639 | 123 | 100.6 | 45 | 20 |
8502 | 437781 | 4992667 | 115 | 97.54 | 45 | 20 |
8505 | 438073 | 4992350 | 143 | 100.6 | 45 | 20 |
8506 | 437878 | 4992639 | 123 | 137.2 | 69 | 20 |
8507 | 438171 | 4992324 | 146 | 135 | 45 | 20 |
8508 | 437928 | 4992619 | 126 | 99.1 | 45 | 0 |
8509 | 438274 | 4992311 | 148 | 100.6 | 45 | 20 |
Historical stockpiles & tailings
Historical accounts detail that mining at West Gore was suspended during the first world war when a ship load of Antimony Ore enroute to
2022 Grab Sampling
On
Sample Number | Sb % | Au g/t | As % | Pb % | Ag g/t |
247202 | 10.70 | 2.71 | 0.241 | 0.21 | 0.31 |
247214 | 7.14 | 11.85 | 0.236 | 2.76 | 18.20 |
247212 | 5.65 | 2.60 | 0.378 | 0.18 | 0.44 |
247213 | 4.47 | 13.70 | 0.314 | 3.34 | 16.75 |
247215 | 3.92 | 13.10 | 0.575 | 0.79 | 5.14 |
247211 | 2.57 | 2.83 | 0.394 | 0.23 | 0.38 |
247203 | 2.23 | 2.92 | 0.475 | 0.10 | 0.20 |
247216 | 1.63 | 7.37 | 0.260 | 0.07 | 0.61 |
247210 | 1.33 | 1.70 | 0.269 | 0.57 | 1.44 |
247204 | 0.64 | 1.59 | 0.223 | 0.11 | 0.19 |
247208 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.087 | 0.90 | 2.23 |
247209 | 0.39 | 0.90 | 0.140 | 0.58 | 0.83 |
247205 | 0.02 | 0.36 | 0.049 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
247207 | 0.02 | 0.14 | 0.028 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
247206 | 0.01 | 0.48 | 0.087 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
247201 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.003 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
Regardless of these samples' limited statistical validity, they signal anomalous abundances of silver (Ag) present and potentially significant abundances of lead (Pb). The strong positive correlation between Ag and Pb indicates that the source of lead is likely Galena (PbS) which is not typically discussed in historical characterizations of the mineral assemblage.
Arsenic occurs in relatively small abundances. Average arsenic concentration in all samples above 1% antimony being 0.35%. However, there is no significant strength in the correlation between antimony and arsenic, indicating that Stibnite and Arsenopyrite occur relatively independently. Gold and arsenic are strongly correlated indicating that Arsenopyrite is the source of gold. Bearing in mind that this is a small population of samples, it does appear that the Au/As correlation breaks down at grades above 5g/t Au indicating that gold may occur freely at higher grades.
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There is no significant correlation noted between gold and antimony determinable from the available data and a larger population of samples would be required to robustly evaluate this relationship.
Sample Number | Sample Type | UTM Nad 83 Zone 20 | |
Easting | Northing | ||
247201 | grab sample | 437887.7 | 4992449 |
247202 | grab sample | 437969.8 | 4992427 |
247203 | grab sample | 437968.7 | 4992434 |
247203 | grab sample | 437967 | 4992427 |
247205 | grab sample | 437986.1 | 4992429 |
247206 | grab sample | 437989.4 | 4992419 |
247207 | grab sample | 437980.9 | 4992426 |
247208 | grab sample | 437978.8 | 4992428 |
247209 | grab sample | 437979.2 | 4992426 |
247210 | grab sample | 437978.5 | 4992426 |
247211 | grab sample | 437969.2 | 4992427 |
247212 | grab sample | 437969.5 | 4992428 |
247213 | grab sample | 437891.5 | 4992450 |
247214 | grab sample | 437886.8 | 4992447 |
247215 | grab sample | 437886.6 | 4992449 |
247216 | grab sample | 437887 | 4992448 |
Management comments on the findings
We’re currently exploring the best options to move forward, as we first need to verify the contents of the dumps by trenching them & doing aerial LIDAR scans to estimate the tonnage. Molten Metals’ board of experienced mining and processing professionals will use this data to determine the most economical way to extract value from the mineralized rock and tailings; either by shipping it directly, processing it ourselves or sending it to a nearby third party processing plant.
The company is still planning the financial viability and exploration benefits of undertaking a 2,000 metre exploration program as suggested by our geology team, as a modern diamond drilling exploration program has never been undertaken at West Gore.”
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