Logging and sampling of the core is currently underway. To date, 2,115 samples have been sent to the Actlabs facility in
All holes intersected zones of massive carbonatite within a brecciated system consisting of variably fenitized (altered) alkaline rocks (syenite to alkali feldspar granite) intruded by carbonatite dykes and crosscutting carbonatite veins. The drilling encompassed an area of approximately 500 m by 500 m with all holes drilled in a northwesterly direction. The nine completed drill holes ranged in length from 372 m to 672 m, testing the area to a vertical depth of between 285 m and 580 m.
2018 DRILL PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Grade (Nb %) | |
PGH-18-01 | 324 | 342.16 | 18.16 | 0.232 |
Incl | 324 | 331.89 | 7.81 | 0.320 |
PGH-18-02 | 39.25 | 50.50 | 11.25 | 0.218 |
incl | 39.25 | 44.00 | 4.74 | 0.334 |
PGH-18-03B | 188.73 | 196.00 | 7.27 | 0.247 |
218.86 | 223.30 | 4.44 | 0.381 | |
PGH-18-04 | 527.22 | 551.25 | 24.03 | 0.279 |
Incl | 537.75 | 551.25 | 13.50 | 0.363 |
PGH-18-06 | 371.34 | 402.67 | 31.33 | 0.262 |
Incl | 381.85 | 390.84 | 8.99 | 0.402 |
PGH-18-07 | 573.14 | 586.42 | 13.28 | 0.300 |
PGH-18-08 | 376 | 380.24 | 4.24 | 0.201 |
PGH-18-09 | 446.17 | 459.65 | 13.48 | 0.179 |
PGH-18-10A | 364.24 | 396.24 | 32.00 | 0.307 |
Incl | 364.24 | 377.3 | 13.06 | 0.391 |
Assay highlights from previous work conducted on the property include up to 1.466% niobium (Nb2O5) and 11.52% phosphorus (P2O5) from sampling of the original surface pits in 2014 and up to 0.950% Nb2O5 and 6.20% P2O5 over 1.1 m in core sampling by
Exploration planning and ongoing review of all historical data indicated that additional sampling of the drill core was warranted. Ultraviolet (UV) scanning of the recently cut drill core has indicated a high percentage of apatite in unsampled sections, which is closely associated with the niobium-rich pyrochlores, that was previously not examined because of budgetary constraints.
The Good Hope Property is a discrete carbonatite complex located northwest of the
The Company is planning a high-resolution magnetic and radiometric airborne geophysical survey over the Good Hope Property prior to initiating a phase 2 diamond drilling program.
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