Please check you math (085 ounce (troy) = 2.6437955 grams. The grade runs up to 1.25 opt Au over 10 ft sample widths, as per US BORAX AND WASHINGTON STATE DNR studies.
Asking him questions because he is 'one of them' is not misplaced. Far from it. It's an opportunity. Accepting his answers without questioning them is misplaced. And for the record, I don't ask questions I don't have answers for.