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2008 Kilbricken Drilling PDF Print

Kilbricken Drilling 2008 and beforeDuring Q1 of 2008, Belmore Resources drilled a single hole (3679-04) near the old Kilbricken Silver Mine. There had been previous drilling in this area both by Belmore and previous explorers, however none of the holes had tested the base of the reef.

 

This hole intersected 18m of massive sulphide at the base of the Waulsortian Reef with a 10m intersection from 448.1 to 458.1m assayed 13.84% Zn, 5.52% Pb. This mineralisation is open in all directions with the nearest drillhole tesing the base of the reef being 1.5km to the North East.Mineralized section of core from drillhole 3679.04

 

The results of the drill hole 3679-04 are summarised below:

0 - 2 m Overburden
2-34.2m Fine grained crinoidal calcarenite
34.2 - 57.2m Cavities, massive calcite, minor Pb/Zn, represents old 19C workings
57.2 -85.1m Fine grained sparry calcarenites
85.1 - 99.25m Cherty fine calcarenites to micrites, unfossiliferous
99.25 - 128.7m Black calcareous mudstones with occasional sparry lst beds
128.7 - 233.5m Sparry calcarenites and micrites, moderately fossiliferous
233.5 - 260m Fine grained pale grey micrites, reef like but no stromatactis
260 - 274.4m Nodular bedded cherty limestone
274 - 426m Reef Limestone, patchy dolomitisation
426 - 436.6m Reef with minor pyrite horizons
436.6 - 443.75m Reef with bands of massive pyrite
443.75 - 448.1m Massive Pyrite
448.1 - 458.2m High grade interval, from 454.8m muddy partings suggest possible replacement of ABL host
458.2 - 459.3m Crinoidal ABL
459.3 - 461.5m ABL, steep dips
461.5 - 472m ABL, gentle dips
 
Belmore Work 2005 - Dec 2007 PDF Print

From 2005 to December 2007, Belmore Resources carried out successive exploration phases on the Co. Clare Licenses. These included:

Geophysics: An Induced Polarisation programme at Clonloum, Spancil Hill and Kilmurry.

Geochemistry at Clonloum, Spancil Hill, Kilmurray, Pl 3642 and on the Ballyhickey licence. Weak but coherent anomalies at Kilmurray and on Pl 3642 and a number of very strong anomalies at Ballyhickey were identified. Most of licence was covered with soil geochemistry on a 100 x 100m grid and more than 800 samples were taken. These samples were analysed for Cu, Pb, Zn, As, and Mg.

  • At Ballyhickey Mine max values of 17,333ppm Zn, 20,135ppm Pb, 1,738ppm Cu and 3,485ppm As were obtained. Some contamination from old mine was evident but the anomaly extends beyond workings.
  • At Moyreisk max values of 3,861ppm Zn, 4,734ppm Pb, 101ppm Cu and 360ppm As with no evidence of old workings or contamination.
  • At Hazelwood max values of 3,575ppm Zn, 15,402ppm Pb, 827ppm Cu and 1,352 ppm As. The anomalous Hazelwood sites are close to old house but this would not explain high arsenic.
  • Other interesting anomalies especially a north-west trending anomaly in the centre of the licence also require further investigation

Drilling at Clonloum, Kilmurray and Ballyhickeywas carried out. Structural complexity was illustrated but no mineralisation was encountered except at Ballyhickey.

Ballyhickey drill plan and cross sectionTwo holes were drilled in the Ballyhickey mine area. These intersected the Ballyhickey vein but more importantly they also tested the base of Reef on the north-east side of the calcite filled vein/fault. This is the same as the concept which led to the discover of the Milltown Deposit. Minor mineralisation and BMB were found in both holes.

One angle hole was drilled to test the Moyreisk anomaly and this also tested the base of Reef. No mineralisation was found

Drilling at Spancil Hill did not locate sulphides.

Drilling at Milltown located trace sulphides but largely confirmed existing limits to mineralisation.
 
Milltown Intersects 1995/96 PDF Print

The following intersects were encounteded at Milltown by CMF when delineating the 400,000t (currently non-compliant) resource during the 1995/96 drilling campaign:

  • 3788-6 6.40m @ 2.7% Pb, 8.69% Zn, 86g/t Ag
  • 3788-7 6.22m @ 1.62% Pb, 13.73% Zn, 59g/t Ag
  • 3788/9 1.10m @ 2.44% Pb, 6.48% Zn, 42.2g/t Ag
  • 3788/16 4.20m @ 1.05% Pb, 4.05% Zn, 21.1g/t Ag
  • 3788/19 25.9m @ 3.50% Pb, 6.43% Zn, 40.5g/t Ag
    • Includes 13.30m @ 5.78% Pb, 10.45% Zn, 65.8g/t Ag
  • 3788/23 12.55m @ 2.99% Pb, 6.71% Zn, 58g/t Ag
  • 3788/24 24.10m @ 4.24% Pb, 4.01% Zn, 765g/t Ag
    • Includes 9.40m @ 8.01% Pb, 6.14% Zn, 131g/t Ag