This is taken from some geo articles;The Wattle Dam main lode is...

This is taken from some geo articles;

The Wattle Dam main lode is characterised by very coarse gold mineralisation. The gold has no quartz or silica association and lacks adjacent low-grade mineralisation or immediate alteration assemblage. Geologically it appears atypical of Archaean lode gold deposits. Definition of the lode is largely dependent on effective geological identification of the host lode zone and an understanding of the erratic distribution and grade behaviour of a high-nugget, coarse gold deposit. Dependence on assay data to define the lode zone would result in the deposit being mined incorrectly and much of the deposit being left unexploited.

This relates to the re assaying of larger samples:‘There are several challenges that relate to the sampling of coarse gold:•⁠ ⁠Primary gold particle distribution is often erratic (high geological/in situ nugget effect), exacerbated by localised clustering];•⁠ ⁠Critical grades, such the mineralisation indicator (MIG) and breakeven mining cut-off (BCOG) grades are low (<1 g/t Au), therefore coarse gold particles are rare ‘events’ displaying a Poisson distribution; •⁠ ⁠Poor disintegration of gold particles during pulverisation [12,13,14,15];Extreme contrast between the densities of gold and gangue minerals. These challenges lead to some key requirements for accurate gold sampling and assaying:•⁠ ⁠Correct sampling procedures with no gold loss or contamination;•⁠ ⁠Preparation procedures that recognise the impact of gold particle sizing and reduce the impact of segregation;•⁠ ⁠Effective splitting of sub-samples;•⁠ ⁠Assay method and sub-samples that provide acceptable accuracy.These problems can be reduced, but not eliminated, by using larger samples and assay charges, in combination with careful procedures to minimise all sampling and sub-sampling errors. Where mineralisation is dominated by gold particles greater than 1 mm in size, particularly at low mining and/or cut-off grades, specialised protocols will be required.’

Food for thought on what MXR could be experiencing at the WD offset. Exciting times ahead....GLTA