RE: Assays Fantastic19 Mar 2021 17:22
A perspective:
From the CEO*s of Solaries & Hot Chili, they have stated that the 1KM depth in mineralisation is not something that is common. Only a few co*s have achieved it and those that do, they are world class. Any examples: Yes.
SOLGOLD - CASCABEL [ALPALA], ECUADOR
& GREATLAND GOLD -HAVIERON, W.A, AUSTRALIA
[Alpala is a copper-gold porphry & Havieron is more gold. Both are NOT surface deposits.]
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COLIN BIRD, XTR RACECOURSE
In Dec, 2020, prior to the drilling of Racecourse, Lachlan Fold, NSW, Australia, Mr Bird said "they are going to drill like the GOOD OLE DAYS OF SOLGOLD - to 800m +." Why Solgold? On the London market, Solgold was one of the very few to have gone from minnow to reach $1bn mkt cap just from the Alpala drill which is high tonnage but low grade as is common in porphyries.
HAVIERON
John Cornford, Master Investors asked where have Greatlanders gone? So, he found folks here although there were hardly any initially as no one was interested in Bushrangers re: legacy holders in XTR as they had the other African projects in gold.
Solgold started drilling sometime in 2013 and Greatland in the later part of 2018/9 from recall. In all these years, only now has XTR come along to drill the "1KM" DEPTH HOLES. Similarly, in the Lachlan Fold, after discoveries at Cadia Ridgeway [Newcrest], Cowan, North Parkes - all on the same Lachlan Transverse Zone, there have been NO MAJOR DISCOVERIES until BODA [Alkane].
Hence, why Mining Journal recently wrote on the Discovery that is exciting London investors.
Gervaise Heddle, CEO of Greatland said that the industry TELEPHONED him to congratulate him in the early results [only drilled 9 holes and a JV with Newcrest came along]. As for Solgold, at Hole 14-15, BHP wanted to invest in the Alpala project whilst Newcrest came in earlier. Alpala*s MRE main zone has a grade of around 0.35% cu from recall [not sure it is cu or cu eq].
So, the share price and value will out and in both cases, MAJORS were interested. Today, Mr Bird, said that "RACECOURSE IS ALREADY ATTRACTING MAJOR CO COPPER INTEREST." Very early which is very encouraging and positive as it was for Solgold and Greatland. It did NOT have to take to MRE, PFS, FS etc as INDUSTRY CAN READ RESULTS.
News, Fri, 19.3.21 [Racecourse Hole 1 Assay Results]. Story of Racecourse thus far. DYOR. Pl check.