Agoracom

Hi Zibo!

My guess is they will be punching fairly shallow holes at Pasacancha, so to do a fence of 100m drill holes probably takes about 2-3 days per hole to set up the rig and complete the drilling.  The big variable is the time for assays, and I think you can build in a week to log and ship the drill core, then about 8 weeks delay to get the assays back.  So if the first holes are shipped by the end of October, then we may be hearing back by Xmas.

For Aguila, the next round is going to test deeper, and the drill may take a week or more for each one.  A lot of the timing depends on the skill of the drill crew and the integrity of the host rock.  If the crew is experienced and operating a good rig, they can do 50-75m of drilling in a day.  If the rock mass is fragmented, little chunks of rock can break free and jam against the drill rod, breaking it and causing delays.  On deeper drilling, if the diamond bit wears out and they have to pull the entire rod to replace it, they could lose a day or more just pulling out each of the pipes to get to the bit.

Lots of variables at play here.

cheers!

COACH247