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    Well after a number of "Q"s glossing over the reef out crops and down dips.
    The well supported Geo (By the mega bulls) have given a very sobering report on EMMANUEL and PECO.

    EMMANUEL

    At the Chowa Main Pit several manganese reefs have been identified from a flat (300) easterly dipping 1.2m wide reef
    parallel on the eastern side of the deposit to central 2m wide, more steeply dipping (70 to 80 degrees) structures. The strike
    continuity of all structures are terminated by late cross-cutting faults and the geometry of the narrower reefs is
    influenced by the granite blocks causing the reefs to “wrap” around the more competent granite. At the Southern Pit
    there are two reefs partially exposed, both approximately 2m wide and dipping to the east. The western reef splays
    into subsidiary structures and has a dip of 75 degrees. The splay is about 0.4m wide dipping at 80 degrees to the east. The eastern
    reef with mineralisation continuing into the southern wall has a dip of 45 degrees. The South-Western Pit has only one
    clear manganese reef structure that is exposed in the southern wall. It is approximately 2m wide and dips at 450 to the east.

    Trenching north of the Chowa Pit encountered manganese mineralisation with potential also further to the NE. A
    small outcrop of manganiferous material was encountered 270m NE of the pit and further N (40m) manganiferous
    laterite was exposed in shallow trenching. Weakly manganiferous laterite was found 620m north of the pit and again
    27m further north where laterite contained manganese cement. The whole area is prone to flooding with surface
    water encountered in some areas and trenching indicated the water table is very shallow. This is matched with sparse
    vegetation. Access for drilling planned in the current quarter will require track preparation and elevated drill pads.
    The location of these occurrences widens the corridor for future exploration and extends the potential strike extent by several hundred metres towards the Brunelli Prospect. Trenches south of the Chowa Mine suggest that alluvial
    channels carrying manganese nodules are derived from the south. Further trenching is not proposed as the alluvial
    cover is too thick however drilling is proposed to test the source of the material.

    At the Kapumba Prospect in the south-eastern corner of the Emmanuel Project there is a nearby operating mine,
    Chinese owned. The ore from this mine is trucked to Kabwe for smelting. To the west of the mine (approx. 14km) on
    the Kaboko concession there are occurrences of manganese where small scale illegal mining has taken place. The
    mineralisation is approximately 3m wide, dipping at 80 degrees N and strikes at 230 degrees. There appears to be faulting that offsets the structures due to misalignment between trenching areas. Trenches were excavated along the direction of strike and extended for a distance of 200m. Approx. 120m to the E, manganese outcrops were noted. A further 80m NE float of manganiferous laterite was observed with XRF readings matching those at the previous locations within the prospect area. A second area 500m WNW of the first mining area was identified as having seen some previous trenching activity. It is only a small area of excavation with low grade material found on the edges of the trench.

    PECO

    The Peco Project is located 65km east-northeast of the town of Mansa town in Luapula Province. The distance
    between Mansa and Lusaka is about 900 km, along the Great North Road. Access to Mansa is either through the
    pedicle road (through the Democratic Republic of Congo), or through the Great North Road. The tenement area
    consists of flat wooded country with......... drainage towards an extensive swamp to the south and southeast

    Exploration during the Quarter was focused around the previous Peco Pit with the main focus on the southern
    extension of the manganese reef that is currently exposed. A series of trenches were completed during the Quarter
    along a strike direction identified in the pit exposures towards the southeast. This has helped determine the possible continuation of mineralisation and an indication of local complexity with hangingwall mineralisation to the main reef and as splits or splays. There are further indications of mineralisation to the south west of the main reef in a footwall position. Trenching also took place to the north of the previous open pit mining areas with trenches excavated approx. 500m north of the Peco Pit and initially focussed on an area of .........previous illegal mining.

    In trenching completed to the southeast of the Peco Pit, the first trench exposed encouraging manganese reef
    development. Mineralisation was identified as multiple reefs or veins with thickness from 0.4m to approx. 15m over
    lengths of up to 200m. This mineralisation is shallow with only 0.4m. Dip of the veins varied from 450 to 800 to NE
    with dip reversal also observed. The exposures indicated greater complexity than previously assumed with possible
    splay structures of variable thickness and orientation. Along the trench to the SW very hard laterite material was
    encountered that showed the limitations of the excavator being used. This was a common situation where complete
    excavation to full depth was not achieved in most trenches..

    Here's the drilling JBH was talking about to control ground water.

    1/ Engage drill contractor to drill to at least 80m, to penetrate hard laterite layers, penetrate manganese reefs
    and control ground water.

    The word "complexity" used alot.

 
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