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Reference Tables
ELEMENT TO OXIDE CONVERSION FACTORS
Element Oxide Factor Element Oxide Factor
Al Al203 1.889 Na Na20 1.348
Ba BaS04 1.699 Nb Nb205 1.431
Ca CaC03 2.497 P P205 2.291
Ca Ca0 1.399 Si Si02 2.139
Cr Cr203 1.462 Sn Sn02 1.270
F CaF2 2.055 Sr Sr0 1.183
Fe Fe0 1.287 Ta Ta205 1.221
Fe Fe203 1.430 Th Th02 1.138
Fe Fe304 1.382 Ti Ti02 1.668
K K20 1.205 U U308 1.179
Mg Mg0 1.658 V V205 1.785
Mn Mn0 1.291 W W03 1.261
Mo MoS2 1.668 Zr Zr02 1.351

MASS AND GRADE CONVERSION FACTORS

1 Troy oz 31.1035g
1g 0.03215 Troy oz
1 Short Ton 2000lb 907.2kg 0.9072t
1 Long Ton 2240lb 1016kg 1.016t
1t 2204.6lb 1.1023 Short Ton 0.9842 Long Ton
1g/t 1ppm 1mg/kg
1% 10,000 ppm
1ppm 1,000 ppb
1ppb 1,000 ppt
ST= Short Ton LT = Long Ton t = Metric Tonne
ppm Troy Oz Troy Oz Troy OZ
%
(g/t) / LT / ST /t
0.0001 1 0.0327 0.0292 0.0322
0.00306122 30.6122 1 0.8929 0.9842
0.00342857 34.2857 1.1199 1 1.1023
0.00311035 31.1035 1.0160 0.9072 1
 MEDIAN BACKGROUND VALUES FOR SELECTED ELEMENTS (ppm)
Sedimentary Sedimentary
Element Granite Soil Element Granite Soil
Rocks Rocks
Ag 0.037 - 0.051 0.01 - 0.07 0.1 Ni 4.5 - 15 2 - 68 17
As 1.5 - 2.1 1 - 13 7.5 Pb 15 - 19 9 - 20 17
B 9 20 - 100 29 Rb 110 - 170 3 - 140 35
Ba 420 - 840 10 - 580 300 Re 0.0006 0.0001 - 0.0005 0.005
Bi 0.01 - 0.3 0.3 - 1.0 0.8 S 0.03% 0.02 - 0.25% 0.01 - 0.1%
Cd 0.13 0.01 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.5 Sb 0.2 <1 2
Ce 81 - 92 11 - 92 28 Se 0.05 0.05 - 0.6 0.31
Co 1-7 0.1 - 19 10 Sn 1.5 - 3.0 0.1 - 6.0 10
Cr 4.1 - 22 11 - 90 43 Sr 100 - 440 20 - 610 67
Cs 2-4 0.1 - 5 6 Te ~0.02 ~0.02 0.001 - 0.01
Cu 10 - 20 1 - 45 15 Tl 0.72 - 2.3 0.01 - 1.4 0.1
Hg 0.02 - 0.04 0.03 - 0.4 0.056 V 44 - 88 20 - 130 57
Mn 390 - 540 100 - 1100 320 W 1.5 0.5 - 1.8 1
Mo 1.3 0.2 - 1.6 2.5 Zn 39 - 60 16 - 95 36

DRILL CORE SPECIFICATIONS

Core Diameter Core Volume Core Wt
Hole Size
(mm) (L/m) (kg/m@D=2.7)
AQ Core 27 0.6 1.6
BQ Core 35.5 1.0 2.7
NQ Core 47.5 1.8 4.9
HQ Core 63.5 3.2 8.6
PQ Core 85 5.7 15.4
3 inch Core 76 4.5 12.1
4 inch Core 102 8.2 22.1
5 inch Core 127 12.7 34.3
6 inch Core 152 18.1 48.9
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