Monday, March 20, 2006 1:20:47 PM
West Plug Already Supplementing Sigma Gold Mine? -
The West Plug is located approximately two kilometres
from the Sigma mill.
The West plug mineralization is just one of several
targets within the Sigma-Lamaque complex that are
planned to be used by CMM to supplement ore feed
to the Sigma mill.
The Main plug is still the main source for the Sigma mill
and it has produced over four million ounces of gold
over its 50-year history.
In the fall of 2005,
CMM reported that a total of 5,432 feet of diamond
drilling have been completed at the West Plug..
A large proportion of those core samples returned greater
than two grams per tonne (g/t) and 56 assays returned
greater than five g/t,
including 22.9 feet grading 13.25 g/t;
24.2 feet grading 5.91 g/t;
and 10 feet grading 14.9 g/t.
The high-grade intercepts at West Plug showed remarkable continuity with previous drill results and were at
shallow depths suitable for open-pit mining.
At the time, CMM stated that a new pit design and mine
plan were being developed in anticipation of mining
the West Plug deposit in the very near future.
Prior to these drilling results, the West plug
had measured and indicated resources of 693,000 tonnes
at 2.29 g/t Au (51,000 ounces) using a
cut-off of 0.5 g/t Au.
In addition, West plug has inferred resources
of 489,000 tonnes at 1.89 g/t Au at the same
cut-off (29,700 ounces). resources and reserves
for West plug will be announced as soon as they
are available.
The head grades reported for January averaged
2.28 gms/ton..very close to the grades earlier
reported for the West Plug.
Is it possible that CMM have already begun to supplment
the Sigma main Plug ore with the higher grade ore
from the West Plug ?
If so, the higher grades reported for January
might be sustainable for most of 2006....or
at least until the high grade Lameque ore enters
the Sigma mill late in 2006...
Posted By: TheRock17
http://www.centurymining.com/sigma.php
.
The West Plug is located approximately two kilometres
from the Sigma mill.
The West plug mineralization is just one of several
targets within the Sigma-Lamaque complex that are
planned to be used by CMM to supplement ore feed
to the Sigma mill.
The Main plug is still the main source for the Sigma mill
and it has produced over four million ounces of gold
over its 50-year history.
In the fall of 2005,
CMM reported that a total of 5,432 feet of diamond
drilling have been completed at the West Plug..
A large proportion of those core samples returned greater
than two grams per tonne (g/t) and 56 assays returned
greater than five g/t,
including 22.9 feet grading 13.25 g/t;
24.2 feet grading 5.91 g/t;
and 10 feet grading 14.9 g/t.
The high-grade intercepts at West Plug showed remarkable continuity with previous drill results and were at
shallow depths suitable for open-pit mining.
At the time, CMM stated that a new pit design and mine
plan were being developed in anticipation of mining
the West Plug deposit in the very near future.
Prior to these drilling results, the West plug
had measured and indicated resources of 693,000 tonnes
at 2.29 g/t Au (51,000 ounces) using a
cut-off of 0.5 g/t Au.
In addition, West plug has inferred resources
of 489,000 tonnes at 1.89 g/t Au at the same
cut-off (29,700 ounces). resources and reserves
for West plug will be announced as soon as they
are available.
The head grades reported for January averaged
2.28 gms/ton..very close to the grades earlier
reported for the West Plug.
Is it possible that CMM have already begun to supplment
the Sigma main Plug ore with the higher grade ore
from the West Plug ?
If so, the higher grades reported for January
might be sustainable for most of 2006....or
at least until the high grade Lameque ore enters
the Sigma mill late in 2006...
Posted By: TheRock17
http://www.centurymining.com/sigma.php
.
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