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 Mineralogical Report Example Report Table Concentrate +600 µm Wolframite/ Hubnerite Total wt% 49.0 / 19.0 (68.0) Liberated 51% Locked with Scheelite 44 % Scheelite + Quartz 3 % Fluorite trace Pyrite trace Grain Size Liberated 600 µ m - 2.2 mm Locked > 200 µ m - approx. 2 mm Descri pt ion Th e r atio of wol fr amite to hubnerite is app roximatel y 2:1. The y both occur as fragments of coarse prismatic crystals, individual crystals range from 600 µ m - > 2 mm. The average grain size of locked wolframite is approximately 600 µ m. Wolframite and hubernite show evidence of alteration to scheelite along cleavage planes, creating complex composite grains of wolframite/hubner ite and scheelite +/- quartz. The average size of locked scheelite in wolframite/h ubnerite is 350 µ m. Wolframite/h ubnerite is also locked with coarsely crystalline quartz. Locks are typically sharp single boundary locks. Scheelite Total wt% 23.2 Liberated 35% locked with Wolframi te/Hubnerite 54 % Quartz 5 % Pyrite 1 % Fluorite trace Grain Size Liberated < 600 µ m - approx. 1.5 mm Locked < 80 µ m - approx. 1 mm Descri pt ion Coarse ly cr ys ta lline sin gl e cry stal fr ag ment s, and mult ip le locks and intergrow ths with wolframite/h ubnerite. The average size of scheelite locked with wolframite is 350 µ m. Locks are predominately multiple inclusions along cleavage planes in the wolframite/hubnerite. Pyrite Total wt% 5.4 Grain Size  100 µ m - > 2 mm De scri pt io n Py ri te sh ow s approx imat el y 9 6% apparen t l ib erati on . Pyr it e occurs as coarse liberated grains between 6 00 µ m and 2 mm. There is also a minor population of pyrite (4%) as single inclusions and veinlets in scheelite +/- wolfra mite/hubn erite, typically this pyrite is <200 µ m. Rare chalcopyri te is also associated with this fine pyrite. Quartz Total wt% 2.8 Grain Size 200 µ m – 1 mm Descri pt ion Qu ar tz occurs as fr ag ments of co ar se indi vi dual cr ys tals, with approximately 95% apparent liberation. Coarse crystalline quartz is occasionally locked with scheelite and wolframite/hubner ite forming composite grains. Fluorite Total wt% 0.4 Grain Size 100 µ m - 300 µ m Description Rare liberat ed grains and locked grain s with scheeli te . Petrolab Limited Page: 3  of 12

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  • Mineralogical Report Example Report

    Table Concentrate +600 m

    Wolframite/ Hubnerite

    Total wt% 49.0 / 19.0 (68.0)Liberated 51% Locked with Scheelite 44 %

    Scheelite + Quartz 3 %Fluorite tracePyrite trace

    Grain SizeLiberated 600 m - 2.2 mm

    Locked > 200 m - approx. 2 mm Description The ratio of wolframite to hubnerite is approximately 2:1. They both occur

    as fragments of coarse prismatic crystals, individual crystals range from 600 m - > 2 mm. The average grain size of locked wolframite is approximately 600 m. Wolframite and hubernite show evidence of alteration to scheelite along cleavage planes, creating complex composite grains of wolframite/hubnerite and scheelite +/- quartz. The average size of locked scheelite in wolframite/hubnerite is 350 m. Wolframite/hubnerite is also locked with coarsely crystalline quartz. Locks are typically sharp single boundary locks.

    Scheelite Total wt% 23.2Liberated 35% locked with Wolframite/Hubnerite 54 %

    Quartz 5 % Pyrite 1 %Fluorite trace

    Grain SizeLiberated < 600 m - approx. 1.5 mm

    Locked < 80 m - approx. 1 mm Description Coarsely crystalline single crystal fragments, and multiple locks and

    intergrowths with wolframite/hubnerite. The average size of scheelite locked with wolframite is 350 m. Locks are predominately multiple inclusions along cleavage planes in the wolframite/hubnerite.

    Pyrite Total wt% 5.4Grain Size 100 m - > 2 mm

    Description Pyrite shows approximately 96% apparent liberation. Pyrite occurs as coarse liberated grains between 600 m and 2 mm. There is also a minor population of pyrite (4%) as single inclusions and veinlets in scheelite +/- wolframite/hubnerite, typically this pyrite is

  • Mineralogical Report Example Report

    Table Concentrate +600 m Mica Total wt% 0.2Grain Size < 50 m - approx. 150 m

    Description Clusters and books of white mica found locked with quartz +/- scheelite. Mica occasionally shows evidence of limonite staining.

    Chalcopyrite Total wt% traceGrain Size < 20 m - approx. 200 m

    Description Rare fine inclusions associated with fine pyrite, locked in scheelite and wolframite.

    Limonite Total wt% traceGrain Size < 50 m

    Description Stains on quartz and mica grains.

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