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South part of Yenipazar Drill-Hole-Plan |
RC-drilling in locals' farm fields at Yenipazar during Summer 2007. Aldridge maintains an excellent relation with the local population and compensates for all damages incurred. In this particular situation, Aldridge drillholes are more than welcome, because they serve for the irrigation of sunflower and sugar beet, sourcing the sprayed water shown in the image. |
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Ground water run-off from Aldridge RC-drill site. The water comes to the surface with the RC-sample material, which is collected in a container under the cyclone (next to where the worker is sitting). The excess water is overflowing at the cyclone and has a channelised run-off. |
Lunch break in the Aldridge logging tent at Yenipazar.
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Geologists in Aldridge logging tent. Every incoming RC-sample is measured with a field XRF-reader. While this device gives only crude results, and works only from detection limits of several hundred ppm, it allows to tell barren from mineralized samples. This saved Aldridge so far about CA$ 120,000 of direct analytical cost, and much more because the immediate XRF-results allow for efficient re-direction of the drill program, avoiding to drill barren holes. Because the instrument can only read the surface of rocks, the powdered and homogenized RC-material of the Aldridge samples is very helpful.
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Aldridge drilling the distant southern part of the Yenipazar deposit with two RC-drill rigs (looking south). The logging tent is located on the 40 x 40 m grid-drilled area, while the southern rig is standing on a geophysical survey line that identified further mineralization (August 2007). By October 2007, the deposit has been drilled to yet another 200 m further south.
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Aldridge subsidiary director Mr. Akca testing drilled RC (reverse circulation) samples with an XRF-device. This unit is used to separate barren from potentially mineralized RC-pulp samples, saving significant amounts of laboratory assaying cost.
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Field supply of meals, organized by Siami from near Eglence village for 3 Aldridge geologists + 21 workers, and 8 people from the contractor's drill crew.
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Aldridge logging tent during the 2006/2007 winter drill campaign
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Mobilizing RC-drill rig at the beginning of the night shift (2006/2007 winter drill campaign)
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Night shift drilling (2006/2007 winter drill campaign
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Selection of bulk sample from Aldridge drill core (April 2007), representative in metal grade and lithology for the deposit average. The bulk sample weighs 700 kg and was shipped to North America for finding the optimal ore processing route. Results form the basis for a Preliminary Economic Assessment, scheduled for Fall 2007.
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Aspects of Yenipazar ore. Drill core from YPD1-74.7m. Pyrite is the dominant sulphide mineral, hosting sulphides with base and precious metal. The matrix consists of biotite, quartz and clay minerals. Scale bar: 1 cm.
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Aspects of Yenipazar ore. Drill core from YPD1-82.9m. Pyrite and base metal sulphides in a matrix of quartz and clay minerals. Scale bar: 1 cm.
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Aspects of Yenipazar ore. Drill core from YPD1-90.1m. Pyrite and base metal sulphides emplaced along folded schistosity in a matrix dominated by quartz. Scale bar: 1 cm.
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Aspects of Yenipazar ore. Drill core from YPD1-115.5m. Pyrite and chalcopyrite (gold-bearing) in a matrix of biotite (black), chlorite (bluish), and hornblende (dark-green). Scale bar: 1 cm.
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Aspects of Yenipazar ore. Drill core from YPD1-119.8m. Breccia with pyrite and base metal sulphides (incl. precious metals) in a matrix of quartz and biotite. Scale bar: 1 cm.
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Aspects of Yenipazar ore. Drill core from YPD2-34.9m. Pyrite and base metal sulphides along the folded schistosity, matrix of biotite, clay minerals, and quartz. Scale bar: 1 cm.
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Aspects of Yenipazar ore. Drill core from YPD2-61.7m. Semi-massive pyrite and base metal sulphides (with precious metals) with biotite and clay minerals. Scale bar: 1 cm.
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Sacks of RC-pulp in storage room near drill site. All pulp of potentially mineralized material was kept on drilling for later metallurgical test work.
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Storage room for core boxes of Anatolia Minerals Development (ES-1 to ES-9) and RC pulp samples, ca. 1.5 km from the Yenipazar drill site.
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Chalcopyrite and other sulphides in ES-4 drill core. Width of scratcher tip: 1.5 mm (0.06 inch)
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Cross-cutting breccia with higher-grade mineralization in ES-2 drill core. Coin diameter 2.2 cm (0.87 inch)
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Well recrystallized pyrite (1-2 mm) and other sulphides in ES-2 drill core. Coin diameter 1.9 cm (ca. 3/4 inch)
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Core material of gold-rich oxide zone in ES-4 drill hole. Length of yellow mag-pen: 12.5 cm (ca. 5 inches)
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Independent consulting geologist Avrom E. Howard, P.Geo., and Aldridge geologist Serdar Akca on Yenipazar site inspection
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Aldridge geologist Ahmet Sentürk in open logging tent with local landowners on whose ground drilling was performed.
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Support staff from the near village Eglence, responsible for sampling and packing of RC-pulp
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Aldridge geologist Mr. Akca with support staff from near Eglence village
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Preparation of drill site YP2A with blade of rig-support truck in slightly inclined terrain
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Drill site YP1A; site preparation required creation of an anti-fire ring via removal of dry straw on a harvested wheat field
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Topographer surveying for precise drill hole coordinates and elevation above sea level, on an 80 x 80 m grid
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