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Tiex Inc. Reports increased grades with Sonic drilling
Tiex Inc. Reports increased grades with Sonic drilling
About this update from Bullion Gold Resources Corp.
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n May 25, 2010 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- Tiex Inc.("Tiex" or the "Company") (TSX-V:TIX ) is pleased to announce increased grades from a small pilot program of sonic drilling on its 100% owned Gold Creek property located at Likely, B. C.\n\nDrilling Highlights:\n\n\n >\n\n\nAs shown above in the Drilling Highlights, the 2010 hole GC 10-02 which was drilled in between the 2008 holes GC08-02 and GC08-03 has increased the grade (g/t) from the 2008 results due to the increased drill core recovery of the Sonic Drilling method.\nThe 2010 program of 139.94 metres of sonic drilling in two holes at the Gold Creek property confirmed the presence of gold bearing sedimentary formations in the historic Barkerville-Cariboo gold district that extends more than 125 km from Eureka Peak in the south to Wells-Barkerville in the north. Analytical results are comparable to results obtained in early stage exploration elsewhere in the district and particularly at a neighboring property that has reported gold resources of 3.94 million ounces at a grade of 0.581 (g/t) measured and indicated gold in a potentially mineable large tonnage, sediment hosted deposit.\nThe application of the sonic drilling method in future drilling programs is being reviewed by management on the basis of costs, recoveries and the usefulness of cuttings for sampling and geological interpretation purposes. Other methods under consideration are dual rotary reverse circulation and diamond drilling with a face discharge bit.\nA track mounted Boart Longyear sonic drill rig was utilized as a test program to achieve improved recovery from the prospective gold zone. Previous drilling of that zone in 2008 using conventional coring tools gave only partial core recovery and unreliable results (see TIEX news release, January 9, 2009). The sonic drilling technique employs a dual line of drill pipe with a core barrel in the inner pipe. High frequency mechanical oscillations transmit resonant vibrations and rotary power to the drill bit. The sonic vibratory action fluidizes loose and unconsolidated materials and moves the cuttings into the core tube. The outer drill casing is then advanced to the same depth and when the core barrel is removed, the outer pipe holds the drill hole open and ensures that there is no contamination from up-hole material. Hard formations ar...