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Jade Leader Collects over 50,000 Pounds (22.7 Tonnes) of Nephrite Jade Samples and Stakes 10 Additional Claims at Its Wyoming Projects
CALGARY, AB / ACCESSWIRE / October 24, 2019 / Jade Leader Corp. (TSXV:JADE) ("Jade Leader" o...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Jade Leader Collects over 50,000 Pounds (22.7 Tonnes) of Nephrite Jade Samples and Stakes 10 Additional Claims at Its Wyoming ProjectsCALGARY, AB / ACCESSWIRE / October 24, 2019 / Jade Leader Corp. (TSXV:JADE) (\"Jade Leader\" or \"the Company\") is pleased to report that deepening and extending Trench T1A at its Wyoming Jade Property (See Press release of October 1, 2019) revealed significant additional Nephrite Jade in a strong alteration zone hosted in structures cutting granitic gneisses. Some 230 individual Jade samples with a combined weight of 47,100 pounds (21.36 Tonnes) were recovered from bedrock with heavy equipment and will be evaluated for their textures, colors and carveability.\"We are very pleased to have been able to generate so many high-quality samples for evaluation and testing with relatively minimal exploration costs and low disturbance footprints. This is extremely promising for continued testing of our multiple targets in Wyoming,\" stated Mr. Jean-Pierre Jutras, P.Geol, President and Director of Jade Leader. \"We are highly encouraged with the quantity and quality of our discoveries to date as assessed in the field. With the state of very limited published technical literature on Jade exploration, the Company continually adjusts its proprietary working exploration models, and the results of this program are the results of its going forward momentum. The next steps are to determine the quality and marketability of the Jade we've found to date.\"Of note from trench T1A are a series of 8 larger stones referred to as \"specials\", with individual weights ranging from 350 to 3085 pounds (158.8 to 1,400 Kg) which may be suitable for large carvings. At 3085 pounds (1,400 kg), the largest one resembles a standing person, and measures approximately 92 by 38 inches and is about 24 inches thick (2.34 meters by 0.97 meter by 0.61 meter). The two windows polished through the rind of this stone show a slightly mottled texture with a medium to deep green color. Field tests showed this material has very high workability and took a highly reflective polish (see photos attached).An additional 10 stones from the trenches were field tested to determine texture and variability. Textures vary from medium to locally fine-grained and colors range from very dark greens to light greens. Cut outs from some of these blocks were mad...