In 2007 and 2008 two laboratories were used for sample analyses of diamond drill cores: Eastern

Analytical Limited of Springdale Newfoundland (primary laboratory) and Activation Laboratories of

Ancaster Ontario. The drill core samples submitted for assay included either an assay standard, blank

or replicate for every 20 samples. All sample preparation was carried out by the staff of the

laboratory. Samples were either assayed by standard fire assay methods with an atomic absorption

finish or received total pulp metallic treatment.

For fire assay the samples were crushed to 90% passing 6mm and a split (about 250 grams) taken

from the product and pulverized. A 30 gram aliquot was taken from the pulverized split for analysis.

The samples were subjected to a standard fire assay preparation with an atomic absorption finish.

Samples suspected of containing gold grains larger than 80 mesh were processed by the total pulp

metallic (TPM) method. These samples were completely crushed to 95% passing the -80 mesh

screen so that less than about 40 grams remains on the 80 mesh sieve. Weights of +80 mesh and -80

mesh fractions were recorded. A split of the -80 fraction was taken to complete a one assay ton

(29.166g - or nominally 30g) fire assay and the +80 mesh fraction was smelted in its entirety. The

results of these two assays are combined to estimate the total gold in the sample.

The results from the analysis of the standard samples in 2007 and 2008 were generally within 20%

of the predicted value but tended to consistently underestimate the gold concentration (Appendix 2).

Blanks generally returned values less than the detection limit. Due to the under estimation of the

gold concentration in the standards by Eastern Analytical Limited, Activation Laboratories became

the primary laboratory.

In 2010, core samples are being sent to Activation Laboratories of Ancaster Ontario. All sample

preparation of sawn core is carried out by the staff of the laboratory. Samples are either assayed by

standard fire assay methods with a atomic absorption finish or subjected to total pulp metallic

treatment. Initially all samples received total pulp metallic treatment. Later in the program this was

changed to all samples analyzed by fire assay with samples returning greater than 150 ppb Au from

the fire assay receiving total pulp metallic treatment on the entire core sample. The TPM procedure

is similar to that described above with two splits of the minus 80 mesh fraction being assayed. The

laboratory runs a series of internal standards, duplicates and blanks for quality control at a ratio of

approximately one control sample for every seven samples. The results from the analysis of the

standards are within 5% of the predicted values (Appendix 2), the blanks (197) are below the

detection limits of the methods used. About 80% of the duplicates (585 samples) analysed are

within 20% of the original result with the largest scatter in the results occurring below 500 ppb Au

(Appendix 2) In addition to the internal controls that are used by the laboratory, Golden Hope

Mines Limited has inserted replicate samples (38-43, 43, and 45) at a ratio of one replicate for every

20 core samples. A statistical summary of the results of the replicates is presented in Table 6.