Mato - Sentinel and Google Earth.
More detail
Site work and drilling done October to perhaps early December 2023.
Reported drill holes from announcements and (rarely 736) plans.
Squares are mostly interpreted site prep scaled from Sentinel imagery with most making some sense for 100m spacing prepared for later infill. Given results to date most are likely to be drilled.
Source timelapse for Sentinel interp with
this link to a recent cloud free image of the Mato area. [ DYOR if interested.]
Work begins in either late October or early November but is obscured by cloud cover till 9/11.
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One of my first thoughts was these intersections are deep and would mean strip ratios would likely be too high for an open pit operation here. Further the shallower intersections in the SW appear weak and patchy.
Depending on the ground conditions though, a room and pillar style of mining could be a better option.
With examples like the above
(COD Preso p 9) and the caveat on ground conditions met then might be an option.
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Wondered what this paragraph might actually mean.
From data in announcements it is possible to come up with ESTIMATED DIPS for some sections and project these to surface.
EG for 786 and 787
Joining the mineralised (very weak) zones gives approximately 5 degree dip which matches surprisingly well with the above section and also earlier work to the east (716-718). Ignoring local minor faulting 4-6 degrees is a fair estimate.
Basic trigonometry gives the surface projection distance from the hole collars with a significant margin of error allowed for in the images below.
With the magenta zones I don't see much conflict with what BHP called Sweetwater Dolomite.
786/7 plots a bit further north though possibly within a margin of error.
Would have to ask why there is a discrepancy reported. Hopefully it is real and allows for a repeat of stratigraphy or another target.
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This is on 100% RTR ground.
