We were told that there would be bulk sampling and small scale mining going on during the trenching. This would have been an intense program, if it was executed. The information that would have been derived from this kind of sampling , would have been invaluable. I hope it was done.
I beleive Kemo said here awhile ago, that Dynacor drives right up to the Tesoro and picks up the bulk samples in their own trucks. I see they have a laboratory for grading the ore, but I am not sure if it is considered an accredited lab and if our samples would be allowed to be graded here. I mean drill assays and trench samples. Apparently the bulk samples can be because we saw previous bulk samples in the 43-101 and news releases. Here is an excerpt from Dynacors website;
A. Dynacor buys ore from small producers and mining companies from all over Peru
- Ore is trucked to the plant, weighed and sampled
- Dynacor assays the gold content in its state-of- the-art analytical laboratory (purchased ore has a gold grade between 10 and 100 g/t)
- Miner is paid within 24 hours at market rate minus a milling fee and other costs
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I would like to know the exact costs of milling and trucking per ton from the Tesoro to get an idea what kind of revenues could go toward more exploration.
Also, there was supposed to be bagged up bulk samples sitting on the property since 17 months ago. I would like to know if these have been all taken to Dynacor and processed. WOX mentioned the rainy season which begins in late Dec, and it may be a challenge to remove bulk samples after that time. It would be prudent if all bulk tonnage is removed from the property by at least Dec 1 st.
There should be countless bulk, soil and drill assays to come when they start. The last time we had any gold values from the Tesoro was Sept last year, 14 months ago.