RE: Pepas: a NW-orientated lozenge11 Mar 2026 16:56
Mineral Resource domains were created within a NW-SE fault-bounded block whose dimensions are approximately 200m (strike length) x 100m (width) to a maximum depth of 100m.
IF mineralisation exists across the targeted area then a rough estimate of the potential number of ounces across the system is possible. We need a figure for specific gravity of the rocks of course to be able to do this.
Geological Setting: The Anzá project, which includes Pepas, generally involves mineralized, altered rocks (such as porphyry or volcanic rocks) that typically have specific gravity values ranging from 2.6 to 2.9.
So assuming SG is 2.8 and the average grade is say 3 g/t (not 5.46g/t as that is used for Indicated resource) then the calculation should look something like this:
(200 x 100 x 100 x 2.8 x 3g/t)/ 31.1 = 540,000 oz
Clearly if the average grade turns out to be higher then we are looking at some 180,000 oz for each g/t found.
Would be interested to hear if anyone else has had a go at determining the overall resource at Pepas.
Cheers l-a