In mid-January 2007, Argentex announced the successful completion of its latest drill program at Pinguino. The program included a total of 30 HQ diamond drill holes totaling 3,000 meters (9,842 feet). The 30 holes tested near-surface mineralization in the Marta Centro and Yvonne areas. Of the 30 holes, 23 were drilled into Marta Centro for a total of 2,475 meters (8,120 feet) and seven were drilled into Yvonne for a total of 525 meters (1,722 feet). Average hole depth was 100 meters (328 feet) with an average -55 degree dip.
With this drilling, Argentex tested approximately 500 meters (1,640 feet) of the 700-meter (2,297 foot) Marta Centro segment.
Results from the first 11 holes were characterized by wide intervals of strong zinc, lead, indium, silver, copper and gold values and show the definition and expansion of near-surface mineralization from the 2006 discovery holes.
Drill Hole
(ID)
|
From
(m) |
To
(m) |
*Width
(m) |
*Width
(ft) |
Indium
(g/t) |
Gold
(g/t) |
Silver
(g/t) |
Copper
(%) |
Lead
(%) |
Zinc
(%) |
Area: Marta Centro (depth of oxidation approximately 40 meters) |
Testing 0 - 50 m depth below surface (within oxidized zone) |
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P71 |
21.70 |
43.70 |
22.00 |
72.18 |
3 |
0.29 |
43 |
<0.01 |
0.21 |
0.08 |
including
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21.70 |
25.50 |
3.80 |
12.47 |
7 |
0.88 |
157 |
<0.01 |
0.70 |
0.02 |
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P72
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13.20 |
37.03 |
23.83 |
78.18 |
1 |
0.42 |
19 |
<0.01 |
0.46 |
0.02 |
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13.20 |
25.90 |
12.70 |
41.67 |
2 |
0.60 |
18 |
<0.01 |
0.54 |
0.03 |
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17.20 |
21.20 |
4.00 |
13.12 |
<1 |
1.25 |
10 |
<0.01 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
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P73
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33.85 |
57.00 |
23.15 |
75.95 |
9 |
0.71 |
93 |
<0.01 |
0.46 |
0.26 |
including
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34.90 |
37.50 |
2.60 |
8.53 |
27 |
5.52 |
704 |
0.01 |
1.28 |
0.06 |
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Area: Marta Centro |
Testing 0 - 50 m depth below surface (primary sulphides intersected) |
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P74
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40.76 |
85.40 |
44.64 |
146.45 |
33 |
0.18 |
31 |
0.04 |
0.70 |
1.25 |
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40.76 |
59.40 |
18.64 |
61.15 |
78 |
0.39 |
69 |
0.10 |
1.48 |
2.67 |
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44.65 |
50.50 |
5.85 |
19.19 |
207 |
1.05 |
201 |
0.32 |
4.34 |
8.18 |
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P75
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43.25 |
94.85 |
51.60 |
169.29 |
33 |
0.14 |
23 |
0.03 |
0.83 |
2.37 |
including
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43.25 |
64.00 |
20.75 |
68.08 |
46 |
0.22 |
38 |
0.06 |
1.59 |
3.72 |
including
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46.90 |
56.14 |
9.24 |
30.31 |
59 |
0.29 |
45 |
0.02 |
1.83 |
5.64 |
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P76
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35.70 |
54.05 |
18.35 |
60.20 |
66 |
0.33 |
59 |
0.02 |
0.86 |
3.76 |
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48.00 |
51.30 |
3.30 |
10.83 |
158 |
0.81 |
113 |
0.05 |
2.52 |
9.98 |
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P77
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33.75 |
78.70 |
44.95 |
147.47 |
15 |
0.10 |
14 |
<0.01 |
0.24 |
1.26 |
including
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33.75 |
50.25 |
16.50 |
54.13 |
30 |
0.23 |
29 |
<0.01 |
0.39 |
2.34 |
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P78
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29.50 |
49.00 |
19.50 |
63.98 |
30 |
0.17 |
25 |
0.01 |
0.48 |
2.70 |
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P91
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52.85 |
69.46 |
16.61 |
54.40 |
10 |
0.06 |
5 |
<0.01 |
0.09 |
1.03 |
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P92
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44.53 |
55.03 |
10.50 |
34.45 |
2 |
0.01 |
3 |
<0.01 |
0.11 |
0.62 |
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P93
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44.20 |
65.80 |
21.60 |
70.87 |
3 |
0.07 |
16 |
<0.01 |
0.43 |
1.37 |
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53.67 |
60.80 |
7.13 |
23.39 |
9 |
0.17 |
43 |
0.02 |
1.10 |
3.56 |
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59.40 |
60.80 |
1.40 |
4.59 |
43 |
0.61 |
191 |
0.07 |
4.67 |
14.48 |
* Estimated true widths are approximately 90% of the drilled interval.
Abbreviations and conversion equivalents:
1 ppm = 1 g/t (gram per metric tonne)
1 troy ounce per short ton = 34.2857 grams per metric tonne = 34.2857 ppm
1 % = 10000 ppm
1 m (meter) = 3.2808 ft (feet)
The final 19 holes (12 at Marta Centro and seven at Yvonne) included some of the highest zinc-lead-indium values recorded at Pinguino to date. In addition, findings continued to reveal high-grade intervals of zinc, lead, indium, silver, copper and gold values surrounded by large intervals of disseminated mineralization in near-surface drill intersections.
Drill Hole
(ID) |
From
(m) |
To
(m) |
*Width
(m) |
*Width
(ft) |
Indium
(g/t) |
Gold
(g/t) |
Silver
(g/t) |
Copper
(%) |
Lead
(%) |
Zinc
(%) |
Area: Marta Centro |
Testing 50 - 75 m depth below surface (primary sulphides intersected) |
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P90 |
38.91 |
90.72 |
51.81 |
169.98 |
7 |
0.62 |
15 |
0.03 |
0.24 |
0.75 |
including |
62.30 |
76.70 |
14.40 |
47.24 |
25 |
2.06 |
32 |
0.09 |
0.36 |
1.96 |
including |
68.94 |
70.75 |
1.81 |
5.94 |
108 |
14.90 |
100 |
0.72 |
1.19 |
7.74 |
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P79 |
39.03 |
92.20 |
53.17 |
174.44 |
4 |
0.10 |
22 |
0.04 |
0.21 |
0.21 |
including |
53.25 |
71.20 |
17.95 |
58.89 |
8 |
0.21 |
48 |
0.10 |
0.41 |
0.30 |
including |
57.57 |
59.66 |
2.09 |
6.86 |
14 |
0.77 |
239 |
0.52 |
0.78 |
0.63 |
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P80 |
40.00 |
91.00 |
51.00 |
167.32 |
13 |
0.14 |
13 |
<0.01 |
0.20 |
0.90 |
including |
64.20 |
72.80 |
8.60 |
28.21 |
64 |
0.56 |
53 |
0.02 |
0.81 |
4.36 |
including |
67.60 |
70.00 |
2.40 |
7.87 |
127 |
1.17 |
85 |
0.04 |
1.39 |
11.29 |
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P81 |
46.07 |
108.00 |
61.93 |
203.18 |
31 |
0.14 |
25 |
<0.01 |
0.66 |
2.22 |
including |
55.07 |
70.00 |
14.93 |
48.98 |
105 |
0.41 |
78 |
0.02 |
2.03 |
6.91 |
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P82 |
48.23 |
134.90 |
86.67 |
284.41 |
33 |
0.14 |
26 |
0.01 |
0.63 |
2.24 |
including |
59.10 |
71.40 |
12.30 |
40.35 |
188 |
0.58 |
101 |
0.07 |
1.95 |
9.37 |
including |
65.00 |
65.69 |
0.69 |
2.26 |
1081 |
1.88 |
159 |
0.22 |
2.66 |
34.57 |
and |
99.20 |
117.92 |
18.72 |
61.42 |
15 |
0.12 |
29 |
<0.01 |
0.98 |
1.34 |
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P83 |
50.00 |
88.80 |
38.80 |
127.30 |
27 |
0.13 |
28 |
0.01 |
0.64 |
2.35 |
including |
50.00 |
72.80 |
22.80 |
74.80 |
45 |
0.20 |
44 |
0.02 |
0.99 |
3.71 |
including |
60.60 |
70.80 |
10.20 |
33.46 |
91 |
0.33 |
78 |
0.03 |
1.70 |
6.92 |
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P88 |
47.37 |
93.17 |
45.80 |
150.26 |
9 |
0.09 |
13 |
<0.01 |
0.20 |
1.07 |
including |
53.37 |
67.15 |
13.78 |
45.21 |
26 |
0.24 |
36 |
0.02 |
0.52 |
2.92 |
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Area: Marta Centro |
Testing 75 - 100 m depth below surface (primary sulphides intersected) |
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P84 |
78.00 |
108.00 |
30.00 |
98.42 |
14 |
0.20 |
18 |
<0.01 |
0.29 |
1.56 |
including |
84.70 |
108.00 |
23.00 |
75.46 |
17 |
0.23 |
21 |
<0.01 |
0.34 |
1.91 |
including |
84.70 |
96.00 |
11.30 |
37.07 |
33 |
0.45 |
38 |
0.02 |
0.54 |
3.51 |
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P85 |
63.76 |
145.10 |
81.34 |
266.86 |
9 |
0.09 |
14 |
<0.01 |
0.36 |
1.07 |
including |
76.87 |
91.10 |
14.23 |
46.69 |
45 |
0.29 |
52 |
0.02 |
1.41 |
4.14 |
including |
86.60 |
88.98 |
2.38 |
7.81 |
185 |
0.70 |
201 |
0.06 |
6.76 |
16.14 |
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P86 |
60.10 |
167.00 |
106.90 |
350.72 |
20 |
0.11 |
15 |
<0.01 |
0.37 |
1.54 |
including |
70.75 |
141.00 |
70.25 |
230.48 |
30 |
0.16 |
21 |
<0.01 |
0.51 |
2.23 |
including |
82.40 |
97.10 |
14.70 |
48.23 |
117 |
0.42 |
73 |
0.03 |
1.72 |
7.22 |
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P87 |
68.00 |
182.80 |
114.80 |
376.47 |
9 |
0.08 |
18 |
<0.01 |
0.45 |
1.34 |
including |
74.00 |
100.00 |
26.00 |
85.30 |
25 |
0.20 |
61 |
0.02 |
1.47 |
3.18 |
including |
86.50 |
98.00 |
11.50 |
37.73 |
54 |
0.38 |
130 |
0.04 |
3.08 |
6.17 |
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P89 |
61.75 |
106.29 |
44.54 |
146.13 |
8 |
0.08 |
12 |
<0.01 |
0.27 |
1.20 |
including |
74.75 |
87.67 |
12.92 |
42.39 |
17 |
0.17 |
24 |
0.02 |
0.48 |
2.52 |
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Area: Yvonne (depth of oxidation approximately 30 meters) |
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P102 |
52.56 |
85.72 |
33.16 |
108.79 |
13 |
0.39 |
11 |
0.07 |
0.09 |
0.75 |
including |
52.56 |
57.40 |
4.84 |
15.88 |
71 |
1.98 |
61 |
0.44 |
0.21 |
2.16 |
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P95 |
35.37 |
36.37 |
1.00 |
3.28 |
107 |
8.00 |
95 |
1.00 |
0.34 |
0.51 |
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P108 |
44.98 |
84.17 |
39.19 |
128.57 |
11 |
0.53 |
9 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.56 |
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P107 |
47.70 |
97.10 |
49.40 |
162.07 |
9 |
0.28 |
5 |
0.02 |
0.07 |
0.62 |
including |
71.90 |
97.10 |
25.20 |
82.68 |
12 |
0.48 |
7 |
0.03 |
0.05 |
0.69 |
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P96 |
19.50 |
53.76 |
34.26 |
112.40 |
5 |
0.51 |
14 |
0.15 |
0.13 |
0.24 |
or |
28.5 |
35.15 |
6.65 |
21.82 |
15 |
2.38 |
54 |
0.64 |
0.11 |
0.03 |
and |
35.15 |
52.76 |
17.56 |
57.61 |
2 |
0.05 |
4 |
0.04 |
0.08 |
0.44 |
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P98 |
17.75 |
27.46 |
9.71 |
31.86 |
11 |
0.34 |
6 |
0.03 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
including |
17.75 |
18.46 |
0.71 |
2.33 |
48 |
2.37 |
35 |
0.39 |
0.05 |
0.41 |
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P97 |
27.25 |
47.30 |
20.05 |
65.78 |
11 |
0.36 |
10 |
0.04 |
0.18 |
0.41 |
including |
27.25 |
30.37 |
3.12 |
10.24 |
17 |
1.44 |
31 |
0.02 |
0.38 |
0.04 |
and |
39.33 |
39.83 |
0.50 |
1.64 |
81 |
2.30 |
96 |
1.02 |
0.34 |
2.87 |
* Estimated true widths are approximately 90% of the drilled interval.
Abbreviations and conversion equivalents:
1 ppm = 1 g/t (gram per metric tonne)
1 troy ounce per short ton = 34.2857 grams per metric tonne = 34.2857 ppm
1 % = 22 lbs per metric tonne; ie 1% Zinc = 22 lbs Zn metal per metric tonne
1 m (meter) = 3.2808 ft (feet)
An additional 18 HQ diamond drill holes covering 1,357 meters (4,452 feet) were completed before the onset of winter conditions. Six new zones were drilled to test near-surface gossanous vein in bedrock within newly completed trenches. New sulphide targets had been discovered in all 20 trenches, which formed part of an expanded exploration program that was initiated following successful drill testing this season.
Results from trenching confirmed that elevated levels of gold, silver and indium continue to the zone's oxidized near-surface expression. Details of the analytical results for the major intersections of the 18 drill holes are highlighted in the following table:
Drill Hole
(ID) |
From
(m) |
To
(m) |
Length
(m) |
Indium
(g/t) |
Gold
(g/t) |
Silver
(g/t) |
Copper
(%) |
Lead
(%) |
Zinc
(%) |
Area: Yvonne Sur |
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P094-07
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20.60
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33.70
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13.10
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18.9
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0.32
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78.6
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<0.01
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0.96
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0.10
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including
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25.60
|
29.10
|
3.50
|
56.2
|
0.71
|
268.6
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<0.01
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2.22
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0.04
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P094-07
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54.00
|
78.90
|
24.90
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0.8
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0.03
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6.0
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<0.01
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0.37
|
0.93
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including
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54.00
|
67.96
|
13.96
|
1.2
|
0.04
|
7.8
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<0.01
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0.48
|
1.32
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P099-07
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41.40
|
56.45
|
15.05
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19.6
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0.23
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6.7
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0.02
|
0.07
|
0.66
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including
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43.40
|
45.40
|
2.00
|
36.8
|
0.16
|
11.0
|
0.04
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0.20
|
1.39
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P100-07
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33.50
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36.00
|
2.50
|
10.9
|
1.13
|
13.0
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0.16
|
0.03
|
0.06
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42.00
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46.00
|
4.00
|
34.4
|
0. 89
|
48.2
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0.14
|
0.07
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0.32
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P100-07
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69.20
|
82.30
|
13.10
|
39.0
|
0.37
|
10.9
|
0.02
|
0.29
|
1.97
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including
|
71.30
|
79.30
|
8.00
|
50.9
|
0.51
|
13.5
|
0.02
|
0.35
|
2.46
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Area: Yvonne Norte |
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P103-07
|
36.10
|
38.15
|
2.05
|
13.6
|
0.10
|
12.8
|
0.09
|
0.12
|
1.36
|
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P103-07
|
49.00
|
63.45
|
14.45
|
12.7
|
0.13
|
5.8
|
0.01
|
0.13
|
1.08
|
including
|
51.48
|
52.60
|
1.12
|
118.1
|
0.39
|
29.8
|
0.06
|
0.33
|
4.78
|
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P104-07
|
20.70
|
31.60
|
10.90
|
15.1
|
0.14
|
11.8
|
<0.01
|
0.07
|
0.02
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P105-07
|
50.35
|
61.30
|
10.95
|
10.2
|
1.06
|
16.9
|
0.08
|
0.10
|
0.17
|
including
|
50.35
|
51.85
|
1.50
|
33.4
|
4.48
|
72.6
|
0.40
|
0.36
|
0.42
|
and inc
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55.90
|
56.46
|
0.56
|
34.4
|
5.49
|
68.4
|
0.09
|
0.10
|
0.11
|
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Area: Yvonne |
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P101-07
|
56.18
|
70.60
|
14.42
|
21.1
|
0.88
|
14.5
|
0.10
|
0.20
|
0.74
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including
|
56.18
|
60.18
|
4.00
|
69.1
|
3.06
|
41.0
|
0.37
|
0.12
|
1.49
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P106-07
|
66.00
|
77.43
|
11.43
|
14.0
|
0.57
|
12.6
|
0.10
|
0.08
|
0.52
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including
|
76.07
|
77.43
|
1.36
|
81.5
|
3.64
|
75.9
|
0.71
|
0.12
|
0.98
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P109-07
|
49.50
|
74.86
|
25.36
|
10.1
|
0.51
|
6.0
|
0.04
|
0.05
|
0.48
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including
|
65.05
|
67.05
|
2.00
|
28.1
|
1.81
|
16.7
|
0.20
|
0.02
|
0.39
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including
|
71.05
|
74.86
|
3.81
|
21.9
|
1.22
|
18.3
|
0.12
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0.06
|
0.93
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Area: Savary |
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P115-07
|
28.30
|
28.80
|
0.50
|
0.9
|
1.08
|
45.0
|
0.02
|
1.59
|
0.47
|
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P116-07
|
37.70
|
39.70
|
2.00
|
33.3
|
0.72
|
35.3
|
0.02
|
0.84
|
2.48
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Area: Kasia |
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P110-07
|
32.80
|
34.15
|
1.35
|
0.9
|
0.08
|
52.4
|
0.03
|
2.63
|
3.17
|
|
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P-110-07
|
40.05
|
63.95
|
23.90
|
2.7
|
0.04
|
13.8
|
<0.01
|
0.67
|
1.39
|
including
|
41.05
|
44.10
|
3.05
|
2.7
|
0.06
|
11.6
|
<0.01
|
0.58
|
2.40
|
including
|
57.42
|
60.40
|
2.98
|
12.1
|
0.11
|
23.6
|
0.01
|
1.05
|
2.40
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P111-07
|
41.90
|
64.78
|
22.88
|
21.2
|
0.10
|
9.1
|
0.01
|
0.51
|
1.72
|
including
|
50.55
|
62.75
|
12.20
|
32.8
|
0.16
|
14.4
|
0.02
|
0.80
|
2.65
|
including
|
60.36
|
62.75
|
2.39
|
144.9
|
0.66
|
29.3
|
0.06
|
0.81
|
6.25
|
|
|
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|
P112-07
|
37.10
|
47.70
|
10.60
|
11.0
|
0.02
|
11.7
|
<0.01
|
0.37
|
1.25
|
including
|
37.10
|
38.60
|
1.50
|
24.6
|
0.01
|
11.2
|
<0.01
|
0.74
|
2.06
|
including
|
43.50
|
46.70
|
3.20
|
16.4
|
0.03
|
19.9
|
0.01
|
0.57
|
1.77
|
|
|
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Area: Kae |
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P117-07
|
25.00
|
43.00
|
18.00
|
3.3
|
0.02
|
8.0
|
<0.01
|
0.28
|
1.02
|
including
|
33.00
|
43.00
|
10.00
|
5.6
|
0.02
|
10.8
|
<0.01
|
0.35
|
1.47
|
including
|
36.00
|
42.00
|
6.00
|
6.0
|
0.02
|
12.7
|
<0.01
|
0.43
|
1.81
|
|
|
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Area: Sonia |
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P113-07
|
31.45
|
56.00
|
24.55
|
21.3
|
0.17
|
30.2
|
0.04
|
0.58
|
1.56
|
including
|
31.45
|
33.30
|
1.85
|
121.2
|
0.73
|
273.6
|
0.14
|
5.33
|
12.35
|
|
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|
P118-07
|
18.47
|
19.03
|
0.56
|
12.8
|
0.03
|
14.6
|
<0.01
|
0.95
|
0.07
|
including
|
31.10
|
34.40
|
3.30
|
1.2
|
0.87
|
45.3
|
<0.01
|
0.48
|
0.08
|