RVR conducted initial reconnaissance sampling activities over the East and West Orient prospects, with sixteen samples taken at East Orient and eight samples taken from West Orient. The East Orient sampling returned assays up to 1,365 g/t Ag, 444 g/t In, 25.8% Pb and 18.7% Zn and the West Orient sampling returned assays up to 1,730 g/t Ag, 356 g/t In, 39.1% Pb and 32.1% Zn.
Mineralisation occurs in vein systems up to 2m wide (controlled by fractures/shears) containing argentiferous galena, cerussite, anglesite, sphalerite, pyrite, marmatite, cassiterite (minor), and stannite (minor). The lead-zinc-silver-indium mineralisation at Orient is believed to represent part of an epithermal precious metals system.
The Orient vein and stockwork mineralisation are associated with a strongly faulted and deeply fractured zone near the margin of a major caldera subsidence structure. For further information on the
RVR collected twenty foursamples during the initial reconnaissance visit to the Orient Prospect. Eightsamples (OERX001 to OERX008) were collected from a variety of material from the Nannum Consolidated mullock dumps, eight samples (OERX009 to OERX016) were collected from mullock dumps and outcrops at a number of different workings along the Orient East Lode. A further eight samples (OWRX001 to OWRX008) were collected from a number of mullock dumps along the line of workings at West Orient. Samples OWRX004 to 006 were from mullock at
Sampling has confirmed the presence of high-grade silver-indium-lead-zinc mineralisation at the Orient Prospect. Of note is the consistently high silver grades across all samples (average silver grade of 346 g/t Ag).
Next Steps
RVR will shortly commence a high-resolution drone borne magnetics survey and targeted Induced Polarisation survey at Orient, funded by a
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