Took a closer look at the weather,which has been much milder than average in last 2 months at Goose Bay,with very little precipitation from Nov 19 to last date investigated for this update-Dec 14. I apologize for all temps noted here being Fahrenheit,with 32 F equal to freezing.
Using the topo map referred by Cee-it's earlier reference,Wolv property is ca 430 meters elev(ca 1400'- 161' elev of Goose Bay weather station leaves an elev difference of ca 1240' divided by ca 1 degree F for every 182 feet equals 6.8 degrees and adding 1.2 degrees for Wolv's prop being 75 miles inland from the Goose Bay station(farther from oceans moderating influence)for an assumed 8 degree temp differential.
As such,average temp last 10 days of Oct was 28.6; 1st 10 days Nov 27.2 degrees; 2nd 10 days Nov average 23.9 degrees; last 10 days Nov avg 20 degrees;1st 10 days Dec avg 22.3 degrees.
I compiled from wunderground.com,Goose Bay,Newfoundland,history,which says records may vary from official NWS records.(Had previously assumed much less elev difference prior to Cee-it's cite).
The recent 5 day period of my last post happened to be the warmest 5 day of the period.
With 3 separate grids I assume they would be closely monitoring the area of primary concern to capitalize on the best weather conditions for that area-where high % surface samples were collected-not far-yet too far- from the drilling to date.
So this is a 50 day period(Oct 22-Dec 10) w avg temps 3.4 to 12 degrees F below freezing,which may be cold enough long enough to freeze the shallow max? depth of 2 feet pond near the surface showings-at least in the shallower portions. That is the question,since Doubloon said they wanted that pond frozen so they could do the IP on it also without personally experiencing 600 volts electricity.
The ground temp a few feet down is usually a constant 55 degrees-thus it takes a considerable period below freezing at the above temps to freeze more than the top few inches or at most one foot of soil,so I assume they could thaw electrode entrances on land w just top few inches frozen? I know Doubloon said they'd get it done- citing other places far north conducting IP during winter.
