what's your take on thisMr. Henry Neugebauer reports
KALZAS TUNGSTEN ESTIMATES AND FINANCING PLANS
On behalf of Prospector Consolidated Resources Inc., Al Doherty, PGeo, has reviewed the historic drilling and the recent drilling by Prospector Consolidated and proposed several estimates of the known tungsten mineralization. The estimates are not considered to be current reserves or resources since various economic factors are still unknown; however, these "back-of-the-envelope" assessments help to assess whether there is a reasonable chance to develop a mine. The estimate serves to clarify Kalzas as an exploration target, which warrants further drilling.
Mr. Doherty, PGeo, reviewed the historic data developed by Union Carbide in the 1980s under the direction of the renowned geologist Charlie Forester (now technical advisor to Prospector on the Kalzas deposit); Mr. Doherty further reviewed the drilling done by Copper Ridge in 2002 as well as the follow-up drilling by Prospector Consolidated. The total of 11 drill holes is located in a zone of 360 metres by 300 metres. It is estimated that the zone is 100 metres thick and the grade is estimated at 0.2 per cent to 0.3 per cent WO3 (based on Prospector's drilling and trench sampling). This estimate results in a zone containing 5.6 million to 8.4 million metric ton units. Using lower and higher average grades as was estimated by Union Carbide and Copper Ridge provides a range of 4.8 million to 16 million metric ton units. (A metric ton unit is the conventional way of reporting tungsten mineralization and consists of 10 kilograms of WO3.)
The potential quantity and grade is conceptual in nature. There has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in discovery of a mineral resource.
Prospector Consolidated expects to raise $1.5-million via private placement of flow-through financing, to carry out the 2009 drill program.