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Turner River Base Metals - Orchard Tank/Acacia Prospect
- The Orchard Tank-Acacia mineralised system comprises a strike length of 400m. The highest grade intersection (WADH012) is also the deepest at 450m below surface, (see long section below).
- This is the most extensive zone of zinc-lead-silver-gold-copper mineralisation located to date by De Grey Mining.

Orchard Tank Long Section, 15 November 2007
Orchard Tank-Acacia Prospect - Metallurgical testing
- Preliminary metallurgical test work was completed in 2007 to determine the optimum grind size, flotation reagent scheme and other process parameters for this mineralisation.
- The high metal recoveries (see table below) provide confidence that the type of zinc-silver-lead-gold-(copper) sulphide mineralisation present at Orchard Tank, is suitable for the production of concentrates by standard flotation methods that will be attractive to smelters.
- The best concentrate grade and recovery result is given in the following table at a 75µm grind:
Preliminary Lead and Zinc Concentrate Flotation Test Results*
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Concentrate |
Concentrate Grade |
Metal Recovery, % |
0 |
Lead % |
Zinc % |
Gold g/t |
Silver g/t |
Lead % |
Zinc % |
Gold % |
Silver % |
Lead |
61.8 |
8 |
35 |
3981 |
93.0 |
6.12 |
80.3 |
90.6 |
Zinc |
0.61 |
60.0 |
1.6 |
58 |
1.7 |
85.0 |
6.8 |
2.4 |
Total Metal Recovery % |
94.7 |
91.1 |
87.1 |
93.0 |
*The head grade of the composite sample tested was 7.6% zinc, 260g/t silver, 4.2% lead and approximately 2.1g/t gold.

Orchard Tank Drill plan, 31 December 2007
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