A total of seventy seven (77) grab samples returned Zn up to 18.9% (17 samples > 1% Zn), Pb up to 79% (35 samples >10% Pb), Cu up to 11.64% (22 samples >1% Cu), Ag up to 325 g/t (44 samples > 20 g/t Ag) and Au up to 13 g/t (12 samples >1 g/t Au). The Company is conducting further due diligence on the assay results from 1987 and considers the grab samples likely to represent ore samples from old workings.
In 1990 and 1993 regional grab sampling throughout the Braeside Project area was completed by helicopter and ground traverses. A total of one hundred and sixty eight (168) grab samples were collected over a broad area and very high grade results include Zn up to 8.1% (2 samples > 1% Zn), Pb up to 69.3% (11 samples >10% Pb), Cu up to 7.5% (11 samples > 1% Cu), Ag up to 112 g/t (9 samples > 20 g/t Ag) and only traces of Au. It is important to note that the focus of the samples in 1990 and 1993 were to find gold prospects.
A previous historical report in respect to the Ragged Hills mine area completed by the Geological Survey of Western Australia stated that “an average of 22 ore samples gives 27.2% Pb and 110.72 g/t Ag”, and noted that copper was present and enriched at the surface.
