Can't complain about this news release ... lets put it out for all to see. Recoveries look pretty darned good to me.
PRELIMINARY ANTAÑA BOTTLE TESTS SUGGEST GOOD HEAP-LEACH CHARACTERISTICS
Mr. Fred G. Hewett, President of NDT Ventures Ltd. (CDNX:NDE; OTCBB:NDTVF) is pleased to report additional positive information on the Antaña gold project. As previously reported, Antaña is a potentially large gold system located near the city of Juliaca in southern Peru. Surface sampling has averaged 1.18 g/t gold over the 1000 metre by 400 metre exposed portion of a rhyodacite intrusive.
The Antaña project is being viewed as a potential bulk-minable heap leach operation. The Company submitted 32 surface samples, representative of the mineralized host rhyodacite, to ALS Chemex (Santiago), who have conducted all assaying to date, for bottle roll testing. Utilizing an average sample size of approximately 500 grams over a test period of 72 hours, the average gold recovery for the samples was 89.13 percent. Of the results, the five lowest recoveries were 72.3, 79.7, 80.1, 83.9 and 83.6 %. The five highest recoveries were 94.9, 95.3, 96.4, 97.2 and 97.8 %. The remaining 22 samples that fell in the mid-range of recoveries averaged 89.6 %. The mineral system appears to be very low in total sulfides with a minimum of alteration clays and the excellent heap leach characteristics of the rocks were expected. Additional metallurgical studies are ongoing.
The Property’s logistics are extremely favorable. Peru is a rugged country with generally poor access and it is a rare situation to identify a quality, early-stage prospect where logistics are as positive as at Antaña. The base of operations for the project is the city of Juliaca (+200,000 population), that has daily service from Lima by two major Peruvian airlines. Antaña is located approximately 80 kilometres from Juliaca and within 20 kilometres of the paved highway joining Juliaca to the town of Pucara. Good gravel roads provide direct project access. Because of this excellent accessibility, ongoing exploration and development support costs will be reasonable.
Other positive aspects of the project include power and water availability. High voltage power lines that service the large city of Azángaro are close enough to be seen from the project area and sufficient water for a mining operation lies within 1 kilometre of the property. In addition, the project area lies at an elevation of around 3,800 metres and can be explored year-round.
The company is currently conducting detailed mapping and sampling work in preparation for an anticipated fourth-quarter drilling program. NDT will continue to keep shareholders informed as work progresses on this exciting project.
On Behalf of the Board,
NDT VENTURES LTD.
"Fred G. Hewett"
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Fred G. Hewett, President
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