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Western Potash Intersects 19.9 m of Combined Potash Mineralization Grading 17.2% K2O From the First Well at Milestone, Completes Drilling Second Well
Western Potash Intersects 19.9 m of Combined Potash Mineralization Grading 17.2% K2O From the Fir...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nWestern Potash Intersects 19.9 m of Combined Potash Mineralization Grading 17.2% K2O From the First Well at Milestone, Completes Drilling Second Well\n\n\n Jun. 15, 2009 (Baystreet.ca) -- VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- Western Potash Corp. (the \"Company\") (TSX VENTURE:WPX)(FRANKFURT:AHE) is pleased to announce that it has received results from its first potash exploration well on the Milestone property in southern Saskatchewan. The first well targeted potash prospective sequences within the Prairie Evaporite formation, and was drilled to define the extent, grade, thickness and type of potash mineralization present on the property. The well was drilled vertically to a total depth of 1,776m. Coring commenced at a depth of 1,640m, and intersected the Prairie Evaporite Formation at a depth of 1,657m. The well intersected a total of 19.9 m of potash mineralization with an average grade of 17.2 wt.% K2O across three potash bearing members. A summary of the results from this drilling are summarized in Table 1. All drill intercepts noted in this release are considered the true thickness of the mineralization, as the salt beds are relatively flat lying and the holes were drilled vertically. \n\nTable 1: Potash thickness and weighted average grade from the\nMilestone - 001 well.\n\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\nInter- Insol-\nFrom To val K2O MgO uble\nPotash Member (m) (m) (m) Wt % Wt % Wt % Best Intercept\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\nPatience Lake 1661.5 1671.1 9.6 16.77 0.08 11.66 20.0 wt% K2O over 6.6m\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\nBelle Plaine 1673.6 1677.9 4.3 14.42 0.09 5.45 18.5 wt% K2O over 2.7m\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\nEsterhazy 1697 1703 6 19.96 1.2 3.57 23.46 wt% K2O over 3.9m\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nNote: The core recovered from this hole was logged, photographed, split, and\nsampled at the Company's secure core storage facility on the property. All\nsamples were handled in accordance with the Company's Chain of Custody\nprocedures. The half-split core samples from the wells were analyzed at the\nSaskatchewan Research Council (SRC) Laboratory in Saskatoon. The Laborator...