Main Takeaways2 Jun 2025 18:56
I thought it was absolutely fine with some pretty big reveals:
1) They are encouraged by Pepas North and view the intial holes as good results. But needs more geo work to try to target the 5g/t areas, and fire assays aren't sufficient for this as they don't give you the pathfinder elements.
2) They are still extending and expanding Pepas and will continue to do so. Rig will remain on site and continue drilling for at least the next few months.
3) They have engaged consultants already to look at their modelling and explore options for exploiting the resource through truck the ore off site. BG has clearly crunched some numbers and sees the opportunity to make some big money. If the consultants agree, could have a big announcement incoming.
4) We WILL be drilling EL PANTANO in H2 - I believe BG said it would be as early as August, but will need to listen to that bit again.
So we have more drilling at PEPAS to come, a potentially exciting announcement about options for exploiting it, followed thereafter by drilling at EL PANTANO.
Although delivered in their usual understated style, how could what they actually said have been better? We are going to be back to back drilling at Pepas and El Pantano, in the middle of which, we get the soil sampling finished at El Cedro and the Consultant's report on Pepas. That is extremely exciting newsflow for the next few quarters. Bring it onπͺ