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Western Potash Corp. Completes Redirectional Drilling on Second Well, Intersects over Twenty Metres of Potash Mineralization
Western Potash Corp. Completes Redirectional Drilling on Second Well, Intersects over Twenty Metr...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nWestern Potash Corp. Completes Redirectional Drilling on Second Well, Intersects over Twenty Metres of Potash Mineralization\n\n\n Jul. 9, 2009 (Baystreet.ca) -- VANCOUVER -- Western Potash Corp. (the \"Company\") (TSX.V: WPX, FSE: AHE) is pleased to announce that it has intersected further significant potash mineralization in its drill program on the Milestone property in southern Saskatchewan. The Company's wholly-owned Milestone property, comprising 500 square km in area, is located approximately 30 km southeast of Regina, and is southeast of Mosaic's Belle Plaine Mine, one of the largest producing potash solution mines in the world.\n\nThe well presently reported is the third well drilled on the Milestone property and the second well drilled from this particular setup. This redirected well (Milestone - 002A) intersected the potash beds 800 m to the north of the original vertical well (Milestone - 002, located approximately 5.25 km to the southeast of the first well) using directional drilling. The Company decided to drill this directional hole to test the theory that the clay disturbed Patience Lake member, with lower grade potash mineralization, is only a local anomaly. The geological details are described in the news release dated June 15th, where the results for well Milestone - 002 are reported. \nThe Company is pleased to report that the theory of a locally-disturbed potash bed is correct. The new well has hit good potash mineralization in all three potash members. Coring of the Milestone - 002A well commenced at a true vertical depth of 1,656 m, and intersected the Prairie Evaporite Formation at a true vertical depth of 1,662 m. Visual geological evaluation of the core in conjunction with down-hole gamma ray logs indicate strong potash grades (below a well-developed salt back), very low carnallite content, and very promising minimum formation temperatures of 62deg C within the two upper members, with some carnallite present in the Esterhazy member. The following potash member thicknesses are indicated by the down-hole gamma ray logs: \nMember From (m) To (m) Thickness (m) Patience Lake 1674 1683 9 Belle Plaine 1686.7 1691.8 5.1 Esterhazy 1709.5 1716 6.5 \nAll drill intercepts noted in this release are considered the true thickness of the mineralization, as the salt beds are relatively flat-lying and down-hole directi...