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To: maxncompany who wrote (49343)9/20/2007 4:43:17 PM
From: E. Charters   of 78419
 
Right. That appears to be their major problem. What will they ever do with it all?

I had said that their vertical hole NOT-5 indicated that the plunge was dicey. Well I was rethinking that. The hole stayed in the host peridotite for 147 metres or 416 feet. And massive sulfides or interstial sulfides for most of that. The sulphides are theorized to stay with the host in attitude more or less. If the body plunges at 45 degrees SW that means they have 416 feet of peridotite horizontally to the NEt plus 50 metres to the discovery hole equalling 581 feet of strike probable. If it were 60 degrees plunge, that would change to 165 plus 213 or 372 feet.

But they already drilled to the NE and found granodiotite 300 feet away from NOT-1 and 2 in both directions. Barring structural complexities, which are eminently possible as the lateral swing could be generous north or south, as well as the dip propelloring away, this means that on the average they are cut back to say 250 feet of NE strike from NOT-1. If they drilled into the strongest mag, then it is fair to say that they have on an equal basis or a 45 degee plunge, another 250 feet SW to go from NOT-1 and 2. So the body could be 500 feet long. Unless it folds away from holes 3 and 4, that is probably it. This could be wrong of course as the holes NOT3 and 4 could have passed below and above as well. So far on a 45 degree plunge in a regular body the max NE strike one could predicate is 416 feet plus 165 feet or 581 feet. Then you could add some to the SW strike. How much cannot be extrapolated at all without further thickness info. We can roughly say however that if the body total is 416 feet deep, it could be 416 feet long. If it goes to 581 feet to the NE however it has to be at least 581 feet long or slightly better.

If they are into 250 feet of additional strike NE from NOT-1 that makes it only 86 feet of additional sulfides past NOT-5. That would put their plunge at the arc-cotan of 80/416 or 78 degrees.

If the plunge is shallower and the contact with the granodiorite complex, then the overshot and undershot could be telling us all kinds of things. It is likely if the plunge is shallow, then they would go under significantly in hole 4 to the NE. It is equally likely they would hit short if the plunge were steep. A vertical hole where hole 4 was drilled would solve this quick. To recap if the plunge were 45 degrees, then in 416 feet to the NE they could still have sulfides and at 300 feet NE from NOT-1, the depth of sulfides/peridotite would only be 280 feet. Any hole below that would miss.

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