Release: Apolo receives new assays on NUP
Wednesday, December 14 2005 - 03:28 AM WIB
An audit has been driven that runs from west to east for 270 feet and was designed to cross-cut the north - south striking mineralized zone. When the cross-cut intercepted #1 vein, a drift was mined for 160 feet south along the vein. Channel samples were taken from selected sites along the drift to test the vein and grab samples were taken from muck piles.
Sample Units |
Gold g/t |
Silver g/t |
Muck Samples | ||
A202 |
9.20 |
204 |
A203 |
5.12 |
81 |
A209 |
26.10 |
2340 |
Average |
13.47 |
875 |
Channel Samples | ||
A201 |
7.53 |
212 |
A204 |
1.82 |
30 |
A205 |
3.48 |
59 |
A206 |
2.23 |
83 |
A207 |
6.71 |
144 |
A208 |
2.89 |
64 |
Average |
4.11 |
99 |
The average width of the mineralized zone ranges from 4 feet to 6.5 feet. The mineralized shear zone is well brecciated in some locations and has the appearance of a stock-work texture.
Within the NUP property boundary the mineralized zone appears to extend at least an additional 500 feet south along the same structure. Another company had previously drilled and achieved similar values in this area.
In the next week, the Company intends to continue the cross-cut to the #2 vein, heading east to intercept shaft #4 where previous drilling on drill hole #3 intercepted two meters of 64.6 grams gold and 1,350 grams silver per tonne and where hole #8 intercepted 8.16 grams gold and 221.5 grams silver per tonne. Both of these intercepts were 150 feet below the surface.
The Company intends to conduct a further drilling program once the rainy season subsides in March or early April 2006. It is the intention of the Company to drill about 300 feet below the adit in order to determine the depth of the mineralized zone.
The underground work, including 430 feet of drifting to date, has been carried out by an experienced local work crew of 12 men working 3 shifts per day using both power and hand tools. Assaying of samples was carried out by Intertek of Jakarta Indonesia, an internationally recognized assaying company.(end of release)
