KCC: Drilling results & commencement of phase 2 at Fairholme
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First phase drilling results and
commencement of phase two
at the Fairholme project
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• Air-core drilling program at up to six prospects, including the Gateway and Anomaly 2
prospects commenced, seeking to follow up and expand previous geochemical anomalies,
often with coincident geophysical anomalies across the wider Fairholme project
• Maiden 5-holes for 1,684 metres diamond-drilling program by Kincora at the Gateway
prospect returned broad anomalous copper, gold and base metal mineralisation (eg
KFHD003 with 80m @ 0.11 g/t gold & 0.16% copper), with localised higher grade zones (eg
KFHD001 with 1m @ 1.42 g/t gold & 2m @ 0.91 g/t gold), and, identified zonation and
controls to mineralisation. The system’s strike at Gateway is over 600m with the upcoming
9-hole air-core program focused on strike extension and higher grade potential
• Kincora has been awarded a A$200,000 grant for drilling at the Gateway prospect under the
latest New Frontiers Cooperative Drilling program from the NSW Government 1
• The Fairholme project is host a number of large mineralised systems located adjacent and on
strike from Evolution Mining’s flagship Cowal mine and wider regional exploration portfolio
(total resource inventory ~15Moz gold and >0.5Mt copper 2)
• Diamond drilling (hole TRDD032) continues at the southern trend discovery zone at the
Trundle Park prospect within Kincora’s brownfield Trundle project
Melbourne, Australia — March 31st, 2022
Kincora Copper Limited (the Company, Kincora) (TSXV & ASX:KCC) is pleased to provide an
exploration update for drilling activities at the Fairholme project, located in the Macquarie Arc
of the Lachlan Fold Belt (LFB) in NSW, Australia.
John Holliday, Technical Committee chair, and Peter Leaman, VP of Exploration, noted:
“Our initial five-hole diamond drilling program at the Gateway prospect has
confirmed the mineralised system, and identified zonation and controls. The system
covers a strike of greater than 600m with the focus now both to extend the southern
trend and finding better grades, with a nine-hole air-core program planned at
Gateway.
Importantly, the air-core program will also seek to follow up many geochemical
anomalies at other under-explored prospects across the wider Fairholme project
where there is a 16km mineralised strike along trend from the gold corridor at the
Cowal mine. For example, initial drilling at the Anomaly 2 prospect is already
returning interesting visual results following up a single previous drill hole interval of
9m @ 1.05 g/t gold and 0.04% copper.
Many of these anomalies, like Anomaly 2, have not been drill tested in over 15 years
despite hosting significant existing mineralised footprints, and the significant resource
growth and exploration success at the adjacent Cowal project.”
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Figure 1: A world-class geological setting for gold and copper-gold deposits
The Fairholme project has various similarities to the neighbouring wider Cowal gold-base metals systems
Insert 1
Prospects & Deposits
Kincora
projects in
RED
Gold
Gold-Copper
FAIRHOLME
.
Porphyry
Kincora licenses
Evolution licenses
Gateway
Junee-Narromine
volcanic belt
JEMALONG
.
EVOLUTION
.
Cowal gold corridor
mining complex
Marsden
deposit
E39
New South Wales
Forbes
Geochemistry projected to surface
Deposit
South
Cowal
Insert 1
Sydney
Canberra
>0.05% Copper
1 For further details refer to the January 31st, 2022 press release “Kincora awarded $389,500 in drilling grants”
2 The gold corridor at Cowal host a 13.7Moz gold endowment and the Marsden porphyry deposit a further >0.5Mt copper and >1Moz gold resource
endowment – source: bespoke Mar’20 request by Richard Schodde from MinEx Consulting for Kincora Copper. Endowment reported on a pre-mined
resource basis.
2 source Evolution Mining Investor Webinar, September 2020. 4 source Evolution Mining BMO conference presentation, February 2022.
Fairholme project
The Fairholme project is host to a number of advanced to early stage exploration prospects
across a 16km north-south mineralised strike, with relatively limited effective previous drilling
having identified multiple and large mineralised systems.
Kincora’s initial focus with the completed maiden 5-hole diamond drill hole program, and
recently commenced follow up air-core program, is the Gateway prospect located less than
15km along strike from the five epithermal, carbonate base-metal deposits that comprise the
Cowal mine (targeted endowment 15Moz gold3).
Kincora’s diamond drilling is the first program at Fairholme since Evolution Mining acquired
the Cowal project in 2015 and grown the resource inventory from 3.4Moz gold to 9.6Moz (net of
1.6Moz mine depletion4). The recently commenced Kincora air-core program is the first to
follow up various shallow geochemical anomalies since 1997.
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Evolution is also undertaking regional exploration outside of the Cowal mine stating its wider
portfolio is a world-class geologic setting for gold and copper-gold deposits with a number of
large mineralised system footprints on key structures. Kincora’s Fairholme project has various
geological similarities to the wider Cowal mineral systems and mine.
The first phase, five-hole diamond program by Kincora at the Gateway prospect has identified
zonation and controls to mineralisation, with the prospects system covering over 600m in
strike. A second phase and follow up drilling program, air-core, will seek to both extend the
southern mineralised trend and strike, and test for higher-grades.
Kincora has been awarded a A$200,000 project drilling grant for the diamond and air-core
drilling programs at the Gateway prospect under the latest New Frontiers Cooperative Drilling
program from the NSW Government1. The grant follows a competitive expert panel review
process, monies are non-dilutionary and fund direct per meter drilling costs on a matched
dollar-for-dollar basis.
Figure 2: Multiple big mineralised system footprints with relatively limited follow up of
previous shallow geochemical anomalies at a number of prospects
A four-hole air-core program has commenced at Anomaly 2 before moving to complete up to 9-holes at
Gateway. Other permitted and proposed air-core drill prospects listed on right hand side image.
Canal
Driftway W
LHS - LEGEND
Anomaly 2
Driftway C
Driftway C
Glencoe
Anomaly 2
Driftway E
Manna Creek
Glencoe
Manna Creek
Kennel
Kennel
Boundary
RHS - LEGEND
KCC Diamond Holes
KCC Air-Core Holes
Gateway
Gateway
3km
Dungaravan
Diamond core drilling program
Kincora’s maiden drilling program at Gateway followed up along a previously identified NNW
structural trend with multiple shallows to moderate depth, broad width and high-grade goldcopper intervals from previous drilling (Figures 2 & 3).
Five-holes for 1,684 metres, namely KHFD001 to KFHD005 (Figure 3) has returned broad
anomalous copper, gold and base metal mineralisation, with localised higher-grade zones. The
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mineral system at Gateway covers a strike of over 600m, 140m wide and remains open along
strike and at depth (Figure 2).
The program has identified zonation along the NNW-SSE trending structural corridor, with
predominantly gold along the west side, copper-gold in the central zone and gold-zinc towards
the east (Figure 3). The central zone appears to be favourable for gold-copper and remains open
for further testing towards the SSE and NNW (Figure 3).
The highest gold grades in the Kincora holes were observed in KFHD001 with: 1m @ 1.42 g/t
gold and 0.03% copper from 47 m downhole (in saprolite) and 2m @ 0.91 g/t gold and 0.07%
copper from 292m down hole (foliated volcaniclastic sandstone). Anomalous copper grades
were observed to occur close by to diorite intrusions, but hosted mainly by foliated andesite
dominant volcaniclastic siltstones and sandstones, with some intervals observed with quartz
veins containing pyrite and minor blebs of chalcopyrite.
Notable gold and copper intervals include: KFHD002 with 6m @ 0.15 g/t gold and 0.32%
copper from 196m downhole, and 2m @ 0.20 g/t gold and 0.43% copper from 196m downhole
(in foliated volcaniclastic siltstones), and KFHD005 with 28m @ 0.11 g/t gold and 0.14%
copper from 470m, including: 2m @ 0.18 g/t gold and 0.34% copper from 472m, and; 4m @
0.26 g/t gold and 0.20% copper from 488m downhole (Figure 3). Full significant intervals are
available in Tables 2-6.
Figure 3: Gateway diamond and air-core programs are looking to confirm and expand a
large mineralised corridor and better understanding the controls of the mineral system
KCC Diamond Holes
KCC Air-Core Holes
Intermediate sub-volcanics
Andesite, volcaniclastic rock
Muscovite alteration
Fault
Mineralised corridor boundary
Downhole geochemistry
Maximum grades
in air core holes
Au
(g/t)
Cu
(%)
200m
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Air-core drilling commenced
An air-core drilling program at up to six prospects at the Fairholme project has commenced.
The program is following up and seeking to expand previous geochemical anomalies, often with
coincident geophysical anomalies, at the Anomaly 2, Gateway, Driftway C, Glencoe, Manna
Creek and Kennel prospects within the Fairholme project.
While there has previously been 552 air-core holes for 46,099 metres drilled at the Fairholme
project, there are a number of very attractive single or multiple point geochemistry anomalies
not followed up – for example at the Anomaly 2 prospect where previous drilling returned 9m
@ 1.05g/t gold and 0.04% copper from 75m depth (Figure 2).
Kincora’s air-core program is the first since 1997 at many of these target areas (last air-core
drilling by Newcrest Mining) and drilling is initially taking place at the Anomaly 2 prospect.
Initial visual results of drill hole three of the program (FHAC003), see Figure 5, are already
providing encouragement.
Following on from the testing of Anomaly 2, a 9-hole program at the Gateway prospect is
seeking to expand the mineralising strike towards the south (and towards the gold corridor at
the Cowal mine) and test for higher-grade potential, benefiting from the first phase, 5-hole
diamond program completed in 2021. Depending on ground conditions and access, permits and
plans are approved for up to 28-holes at the prospects outlined in Figure 2.
The ongoing program is analogous to the original Geopeko reconnaissance RAB drilling to
bedrock program over targets, largely selected on the basis of geophysical data and
insufficiently followed up geochemical data. This program ultimately led to the discovery of the
Cowal gold-base metal deposits.
Figure 4: Air-core drilling is underway initially at the Anomaly 2 prospect, for the first
time following up 9m @ 1.05g/t gold and 0.04% copper
End of hole at FHAC003: refusal at 151m in quartz-diorite with carbonate-epidote veins, FeOx veinlets
and epidote alteration
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Table 1: Fairholme project, Gateway prospect - Collar Information
Table 2: Fairholme project, Gateway prospect: KFHD001 - Summary of significant
intervals
Porphyry gold and copper intercepts are calculated using a lower cut of 0.10g/t and/or 0.05% respectively. Internal dilution is
below cut off
Table 3: Fairholme project, Gateway prospect: KFHD002 - Summary of significant
intervals
Porphyry gold and copper intercepts are calculated using a lower cut of 0.10g/t and/or 0.05% respectively. Internal dilution is
below cut off; and, * Dilutions related with Core loss
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Table 4: Fairholme project, Gateway prospect: KFHD003 - Summary of significant
intervals
Porphyry gold and copper intercepts are calculated using a lower cut of 0.10g/t and/or 0.05% respectively. Internal dilution is
below cut off; and, * Dilutions related with Core loss
Table 5: Fairholme project, Gateway prospect: KFHD004 - Summary of significant
intervals
Porphyry gold and copper intercepts are calculated using a lower cut of 0.10g/t and/or 0.05% respectively. Internal dilution is
below cut off; and, * Dilutions related with Core loss
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Table 6: Fairholme project, Gateway prospect: KFHD005 - Summary of significant
intervals
Porphyry gold and copper intercepts are calculated using a lower cut of 0.10g/t and/or 0.05% respectively. Internal dilution is
below cut off; and, * Dilutions related with Core loss
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Fairholme Project background
The Fairholme Project is located in the southern sector of the Junee-Narromine Belt of the Macquarie Arc in the Cowal block with
license contiguous to Evolution Mining’s flagship Cowal mine and exploration license portfolio (including the Marsden porphyry
deposit, which hosts a 0.56Mt copper and 1.1Moz gold resource).
The Cowal mine hosts a cluster of epithermal, quartz-carbonate-base metal-gold mineralisation deposits across a 7.5 x 2km northsouth oriented “gold corridor”, located on the western edge of Lake Cowal. In 2015, Evolution Mining acquired the Cowal mine
from Barrick and has since grown gold inventory from 3.4Moz to 9.6Moz (net of 1.7Moz mine depletion), with a target total
endowment of 15Moz Au (noting total historical production of 4Moz gold).
The Fairholme Project includes two contiguous licenses covering a total of 169.2km2 and was secured by Kincora in the March 2020
agreement with RareX Limited (“REE” on the ASX). Kincora is the operator, holds a 65% interest in the Fairholme Project and is
the sole funder until a positive scoping study is delivered at which time a fund or dilute joint venture will be formed.
For further information on the Fairholme and Cowal Projects please refer to Kincora’s website: https://kincoracopper.com/cowalproject/
This announcement has been authorised for release by the Board of Kincora Copper Limited (ARBN 645 457 763)
For further information please contact:
Sam Spring, President and Chief Executive Officer
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applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements may include estimates, plans, expectations, opinions, forecasts, projections,
guidance or other statements that are not statements of fact. Although Kincora believes that the expectations reflected in such
forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Kincora
cautions that actual performance will be affected by a number of factors, most of which are beyond its control, and that future
events and results may vary substantially from what Kincora currently foresees. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration results, continued
availability of capital and financing and general economic, market or business conditions. The forward-looking statements are
expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. The information contained herein is stated as of the current date
and is subject to change after that date. Kincora does not assume the obligation to revise or update these forward-looking
statements, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of
the TSX Venture Exchange) or the Australian Securities Exchange accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
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Drilling, Assaying, Logging and QA/QC Procedures
Sampling and QA/QC procedures are carried out by Kincora Copper Limited, and its contractors, using the Company’s protocols as
per industry best practise.
All samples have been assayed at ALS Minerals Laboratories, delivered to Orange, NSW, Australia. In addition to internal checks by
ALS, the Company incorporates a QA/QC sample protocol utilizing prepared standards and blanks for 5% of all assayed samples.
Diamond drilling was undertaken by DrillIt Consulting Pty Ltd, from Parkes, under the supervision of our field geologists. All drill
core was logged to best industry standard by well-trained geologists and Kincora’s drill core sampling protocol consisted a
collection of samples over all of the logged core.
Sample interval selection was based on geological controls or mineralization or metre intervals, and/or guidance from the Technical
Committee provided subsequent to daily drill and logging reports. Sample intervals are cut by the Company and delivered by the
Company direct to ALS.
All reported assay results are performed by ALS and widths reported are drill core lengths. There is insufficient drilling data to date
to demonstrate continuity of mineralised domains and determine the relationship between mineralization widths and intercept
lengths.
True widths are not known at this stage.
Significant mineralised intervals for drilling at the Fairholme project are reported based upon following cut off grade criteria:
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Porphyry intrusion system gold and copper intercepts are calculated using a lower cut of 0.10g/t and 0.05% respectively.
Significant mineralised intervals are reported with dilution on the basis of:
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Internal dilution is below the aforementioned respective cut off’s; and,
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Dilutions related with core loss as flagged by a “*”.
The following assay techniques have been adopted for drilling at the Fairholme project:
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Gold: Au-AA24 (Fire assay), reported.
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Multiple elements: ME-ICP61 (4 acid digestion with ICP-AES analysis for 33 elements) and ME-MS61 (4 acid digestion
with ICP-AES & ICP-MS analysis for 48 elements), the latter report for KFHD005.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical information in this news release was prepared in accordance with the standards of the Canadian
Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum and National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI
43-101”) and was reviewed, verified and compiled by Kincora’s geological staff under the supervision of Paul Cromie (BSc Hons.
M.Sc. Economic Geology, PhD, member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and Society of Economic Geologists),
Exploration Manager Australia, who is the Qualified Persons for the purpose of NI 43-101.
JORC Competent Person Statement
Information in this report that relates to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves has been reviewed and approved
by Mr. Paul Cromie, a Qualified Person under the definition established by JORC and have sufficient experience which is relevant
to the style of mineralization and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaking to qualify as a
Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources
and Ore Reserves’.
Paul Cromie (BSc Hons. M.Sc. Economic Geology, PhD, member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and Society
of Economic Geologists), is Exploration Manager Australia for the Company.
Mr. Paul Cromie consents to the inclusion in this report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it
appears.
The review and verification process for the information disclosed herein for the Trundle, Fairholme and Nyngan projects have
included the receipt of all material exploration data, results and sampling procedures of previous operators and review of such
information by Kincora’s geological staff using standard verification procedures.
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JORC TABLE 1
Section 1 Sampling Techniques and Data
(Criteria in this section apply to all succeeding sections).
Criteria
Sampling
techniques
JORC Code explanation
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•
•
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Drilling
techniques
Drill sample
recovery
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•
•
•
Commentary
Nature and quality of sampling (e.g.
cut channels, random chips, or
specific specialised industry standard
measurement tools appropriate to the
minerals under investigation, such as
down hole gamma sondes, or
handheld XRF instruments, etc.).
These examples should not be taken as
limiting the broad meaning of
sampling.
Include reference to measures taken
to ensure sample representivity and
the appropriate calibration of any
measurement tools or systems used.
Aspects of the determination of
mineralisation that are Material to
the Public Report.
In cases where ‘industry standard’
work has been done this would be
relatively simple (e.g. ‘reverse
circulation drilling was used to obtain
1 m samples from which 3 kg was
pulverised to produce a 30 g charge
for fire assay’). In other cases more
explanation may be required, such as
where there is coarse gold that has
inherent sampling problems. Unusual
commodities or mineralisation types
(e.g. submarine nodules) may
warrant disclosure of detailed
information
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•
•
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Samples were assayed via the following methods:
- Gold: Au-AA24 (Fire assay)
- Multiple elements: ME-ICP61 (4 acid digestion
with ICP-AES analysis for 33 elements) and MEMS61 (4 acid digestion with ICP-AES & ICP-MS
analysis for 48 elements)
•
Historic sampling on other projects included soils,
rock chips and drilling (aircore, PCD, RC and
diamond core).
Drill type (e.g. core, reverse
circulation, open-hole hammer,
rotary air blast, auger, Bangka,
sonic, etc) and details (e.g. core
diameter, triple or standard tube,
depth of diamond tails, face-sampling
bit or other type, whether core is
oriented and if so, by what method,
etc.).
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Drilling by Kincora at Fairholme used diamond core
drilling with PQ, and HQ diameter core depending
on drilling depth.
All Kincora core was oriented using a Reflex ACE
electronic tool.
Historic drilling on Kincora projects used a variety
of methods including aircore, polycrystalline
diamond, reverse circulation, and diamond core.
Methods are clearly stated in the body of the
previous reports with any historic exploration
results.
Method of recording and assessing
core and chip sample recoveries and
results assessed.
Measures taken to maximise sample
recovery and ensure representative
nature of the samples.
Whether a relationship exists between
sample recovery and grade and
whether sample bias may have
occurred due to preferential loss/gain
of fine/coarse material.
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•
•
•
•
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•
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Logging
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Kincora Copper Limited is the operator of the
Fairholme Project, with drilling using diamond
coring methods by DrillIt Consulting Pty Ltd, from
which sub-samples were taken over 2 m intervals
and pulverised to produce suitable aliquots for fire
assay and ICP-MS.
Diamond drilling was used to obtain orientated
samples from the ground, which was then
structurally, geotechnically and geologically logged.
Sample interval selection was based on geological
controls and mineralization.
Sampling was completed to industry standards with
1⁄4 core for PQ and HQ diameter diamond sent to
the lab for each sample interval.
Whether core and chip samples have
been geologically and geotechnically
logged to a level of detail to support
appropriate Mineral Resource
estimation, mining studies and
metallurgical studies.
•
•
Drill Core recovery was logged.
Diamond drill core recoveries are contained in the
body of the announcement.
Core recoveries were recorded by measuring the
total length of recovered core expressed as a
proportion of the drilled run length.
Core recoveries for most of Kincora’s drilling were
in average over 93.6%
Poor recovery zones are generally associated with
thick cover zones and the upper oxidised parts of
drill holes.
There is no relationship between core recoveries
and grades.
All Kincora holes are geologically logged for their
entire length including lithology, alteration,
mineralisation (sulphides and oxides), veining and
structure.
Logging is mostly qualitative in nature, with some
visual estimation of mineral proportions that is
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Subsampling
techniques
and sample
preparation
•
•
The nature, quality and
appropriateness of the assaying and
laboratory procedures used and
whether the technique is considered
partial or total.
For geophysical tools, spectrometers,
handheld XRF instruments, etc, the
parameters used in determining the
analysis including instrument make
and model, reading times,
calibrations factors applied and their
derivation, etc.
Nature of quality control procedures
adopted (e.g. standards, blanks,
duplicates, external laboratory
checks) and whether acceptable levels
of accuracy (ie lack of bias) and
precision have been established.
•
•
The verification of significant
intersections by either independent or
alternative company personnel.
•
•
•
The use of twinned holes.
Documentation of primary data, data
entry procedures, data verification,
data storage (physical and electronic)
protocols.
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•
•
•
•
•
•
Verification
of sampling
and assaying
•
•
If core, whether cut or sawn and
whether quarter, half or all core
taken.
If non-core, whether riffled, tube
sampled, rotary split, etc. and
whether sampled wet or dry.
For all sample types, the nature,
quality and appropriateness of the
sample preparation technique.
Quality control procedures adopted
for all sub-sampling stages to
maximise representivity of samples.
Measures taken to ensure that the
sampling is representative of the in
situ material collected, including for
instance results for field
duplicate/second-half sampling.
Whether sample sizes are appropriate
to the grain size of the material being
sampled.
•
Quality of
assay data
and
laboratory
tests
Whether logging is qualitative or
quantitative in nature. Core (or
costean, channel, etc.) photography.
The total length and percentage of the
relevant intersections logged.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Discuss any adjustment to assay data.
•
•
•
Accuracy and quality of surveys used
to locate drill holes (collar and downhole surveys), trenches, mine
workings and other locations used in
Mineral Resource estimation.
Once all geological information was extracted from
the drill core, the sample intervals were cut with an
Almonte automatic core saw, bagged and delivered
to the laboratory.
This is an appropriate sampling technique for this
style of mineralization and is the industry standard
for sampling of diamond drill core.
PQ and HQ sub-samples were quarter core.
Sample sizes are considered appropriate for the
disseminated, generally fine-grained nature of
mineralisation being sampled.
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•
Location of
data points
semi-quantitative. Measurements are taken on
structures where core is orientated.
All core is photographed.
Historic drilling was logged with logging mostly
recorded on paper in reports lodged with the NSW
Department of Mines.
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•
Gold was determined by fire assay and a suite of
other elements including Cu and Mo by 4-acid
digest with ICP-AES finish at ALS laboratories in
Orange and Brisbane.
Techniques are considered total for all elements.
For all holes every 20th sample was either a
commercially supplied pulp standard or pulp blank.
Results for blanks and standards are checked upon
receipt of assay certificates. All standards have
reported within certified limits of accuracy and
precision.
Historic assays on other projects were mostly gold
by fire assay and other elements by ICP.
Significant intercepts were calculated by Kincora’s
geological staff.
No twinned holes have been completed.
The intercepts have not been verified by
independent personal.
Logging data is captured digitally on electronic
logging tablets and sampling data is captured on
paper logs and transcribed to an electronic format
into a relational database maintained at Kincora’s
Mongolian office. Transcribed data is verified by the
logging geologist.
Assay data is received from the laboratory in
electronic format and uploaded to the master
database.
No adjustments to assay data have been made.
Outstanding assays are outlined in the body of the
announcement.
Collar positions are set up using a hand-held GPS
and later picked up with a DGPS to less than 10cm
horizontal and vertical accuracy.
Drillholes are surveyed downhole every 30m using
an electronic multi-shot magnetic instrument.
First phase drilling results a
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