RE:How much gold could there be in the last 2000 tons?I find a conservative approach helps me sleep better. Therefore, absolute down side is 0 (zero) oz in the last 2000 tons. This still indicates a 5% increase to the modelled ounces and possibly the resource estimate. So even at this worst case scenario, PVG is a huge buy.
Reasonable guess is the same background ounces as the first 2000 tons because we don`t know for sure that they didn`t change up the order of processing. That adds another 281 oz. However, I doubt they changed the order, because they don`t want to bring out such a disappointing number at year end and cause the share price to drop. Although, if they do, I will load up.
Likely they have left a portion of the Cleopatra vein to be milled last, so that they can present huge numbers and blow Strathcona`s claims out of the water. This is the most strategic method of releasing the news and bringing the shareholder value back.
I agree with Goldtheory `So the 2nd and 3rd 2000t samples contained 3719Oz (in 4000t) or nearly 1Oz/t. The last 2000t should be highest grade of all and will intersect the cleo vein. So we should expect at least 1Oz/t for the last 2000t or 2000Oz more. So the total bulk sample should have in excess of 6000Oz, a 50% increase over the 4000Oz estimate.