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The results point to a flat-lying zone that is still open to the north, west and south, occurring within a large target that requires further drilling.
Hole 806 returned 53 ft. (starting at 2,227 ft.) grading 30% zinc and 6% lead; hole 808 returned 20 ft. of 15% zinc and 5% lead (starting at 2,182 ft.); while hole 809 intersected an impressive 160 ft. of 18% zinc and 5% lead (starting at 2,299 ft.). The latter two holes were drilled 800 ft. north and 900 ft. west of Hole 806. Drilling will continue until weather permits.
Cominco operates the Red Dog mine in partnership with an Alaskan native corporation. The mine, which reported an operating profit of $60 million in 1998, accounts for almost half of the total annual value of Alaska’s US$1-billion mineral industry.
The Main deposit at Red Dog hosts a proven and probable reserve of 47.6 million tonnes grading 19.2% zinc, 5.2% lead and 99 grams silver at a stripping ratio of less than 1-to-1. Several other deposits have been found since then, including Aqqaluk, which now contains a possible reserve of 72.9 million tonnes grading 13.6% zinc, 3.7% lead and 65 grams silver at a project stripping ratio of 1.3-to-1.
The Red Dog mine is 600 miles northwest of Anchorage.
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