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To: SWW who wrote (13704)	9/30/1998 5:41:00 PM
From: the Chief	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34075

Hi Steve. As for proving it up, I still would question the feasablity of a drilling program. I am not sure how the flights on the augers would deal with large clasts associated with the conglomerate. I think that it would be very hard to get any depth from an auger rig as well as collect discreet samples from a specific depth. I dont feel that RC would work either, because the drilling is not into hard rock I would think that the bit would get pinched as it migrated around clasts since the clasts are not cemented per say together. What are your feeling on this. I would agree with that analysis.....however, what you describe is the river bed structure and not the hillsides that encompass the sample area! I have never questioned the theory that the river bed would be difficult to either drill or sample. However, to add credibility to the sampling technique in the river bed, bulk samples should have been taken at 20 foot depth ...even with a backhoe! This would have added greater credibility to the X dimension by demonstrating consistency and continuity! I thought the comments that Dr. Hausen discussed using a small open pit tecnique would be more representivie of the shallow phase of the pay zone. You still would have to question the tenor of the deep pay zone. As I still do!!!!! The hillside stability can be demonstrated by studying the area. The hills are dense jungle! A rig/platform could be placed on these hillsides and tops! The stability of the land is confirmed by the size and depth of the mineshafts in the surrounding areas! My assumption is that drilling was not done because of "costs" and costs only!! The instability issue is a red-herring and will be proven out as TT does his "sampling on the hillsides" with the drill rig to meet the IMS requirements! A pleasure! the Chief