I think Batoto will make it on the top 30 list. I invested with the impression of a very large low to medium grade open pit possibility at Batoto. After reading much research from Cooper's technical reports etc. the mass bulk stockwork would be lower say anywhere from 0.4 to say 1 g/t, but when you average in all those high grade veins, I think the figure that many of thought on an educated guess on the stockhouse forum a couple years back was 1.7 g/t total average grade for SUR at Batoto. The latest bulk sample news release reaffirms this concept showing rich geology, it was powerful news to my way of thinking. Who knows, maybe the mass stockwork at Batoto will be higher than 1 g/t??? But I don't think we need that to make us rich. The large number of high grade veins make this a very viable proposal - time will tell, but it looks very promising to the Granite.
Grasberg copper-gold prophyry averages 1.07 g/t gold, one of the largest mines in the world. What I like very much about the top 30 is that the majority of those discoveries lie in the rim of fire in Asia. Many variables are batting for SUR including excellent metalurgy 90 per cent plus at Batoto, cheap labor, good infrastructure from roads to water, Batoto story is just beginning.
