Toronto-based Chariot Resources has published an updated resource model for its Mina Justa project, in Peru, comprising measured and indicated resources of 5,57-billion pounds of copper at a 0,3% total copper cut-off, and inferred resources of 1,19-billion pounds.
The new numbers compare with a 2006 resource estimate of 5,42-billion pounds of measured and indicated resources and 1,69-billion pounds inferred.
"Although on the surface the global numbers are similar, at the model level there are differences between the 2006 version and 2008 version as our emphasis in 2007 was to update our geological interpretations, and to improve the modeling of controls of the mineralisation as well as to focus on improving grades,” president and CEO Ulli Rath said in a statement.
Indicated tons, at 331,6-million, now comprise 80% of the total tons, compared with 73% in the 2006 estimate, the company pointed out.
Further, the grade of the indicated resource has increased by about 7%, to 0,76%, while the grade of the inferred resource has increased by some 11,7%.
"It should be kept in mind that much of our drilling in 2007 was infill drilling, which has now given us more confidence in the resource base,” Rath added.
When drilling was halted in December 2007, the deposit still appeared to be open in at least two directions.
The company has drilled an additional 258 holes since then, although the assay data from these holes were not available in time to be included in the new resource model.
Chariot was now working on completing a mine-planning model, which was taking longer than expected, Rath said in a statement on Wednesday.
The firm expects to have completed the model by the end of July, with the final mine plan, production schedule and capital and operating costs scheduled for completion by September.
If this timetable is met, the feasibility study on Mina Justa, which has been pushed forward a number of times, in order to account for the project's expanding resources, could be released early in the fourth quarter, Chariot said.
The project, which was the first 300-million-ton-plus copper discovery in South America's Cordillera region in over a decade, could produce up to 240-million pounds of copper a year, Rath said in January.
Chariot Resources and its joint-venture partners, Korea Resources Corporation (owned by the Korean government) and LS-Nikko Copper, bought the Marcona property, on which Mina Justa sits, from diversified-miner Rio Tinto in 2005.
http://www.miningweekly.com/article.php?a_id=137695
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
How to Work in Promotional Modeling
No jobs for supermodels
Good looks are essential, however not the same kind of looks as for fashion modeling. The needs of clients that book models for this kind of work are completely different from a magazine client for example that looks good in a beauty advertorial. Promo girls must be able to look good for long days without the help of makeup artists and retouching! A promotional model must be almost 'conventionally' good looking, i.e. the general public would consider the promo girl to be attractive or even gorgeous as opposed to the looks of some fashion models which can be more of an acquired taste and sometimes downright weird!
What clients want
The aim of most clients that hire a promo model is to promote a healthy, successful and friendly image from their promotional models thus attracting the right kind of attention to their firm. A personable manner is essential as promotional models must be able to mix with people without nerves. Also, good manners and a clear speech pattern are credited as it is vital that a promo model represents a company professionally at all times.
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Sunday, June 15, 2008
Saturday, May 31, 2008
A Career in Modeling - Fashion
Do you dream about a career in modeling? Don’t give up! Your dream can come true, and you too can become a professional fashion model. The lessons learned as a professional model are invaluable. Why is it, you may ask? “Being a model is not just something you do on the runway, but it is a personality that you carry throughout your life.”
No matter what age you enter into this career, you will be able to walk away learning something new that can help you for the rest of your life. If you are a young unmarried person looking for a mate, you will have a good idea of how the right person should treat you. If you are a married person, you will learn how to better take care of yourself and your mate. Someone once said, “You cannot make someone happy unless you are happy yourself.” People need to know that happiness starts from within and extends outward. If you are fulfilled in all areas of your life, you will be happy.
The charm and poise section of the modeling training will give you the confidence you need to make life complete. It will also help you to overcome low self-esteem, if you are struggling with this problem. You will be able to see yourself as a special person. More important, you will begin to feel good about yourself.
A career in modeling takes hard work, dedication and commitment to succeed in the business. The categories you have to choose from are in runway, print and catalog, commercial, petite or plus size. Let’s say, they did not choose you as one of the high fashion models for an assignment in Europe or for the cover of a top magazine, it does not mean that you failed. If this happens, you should move on to the next assignment in life because you are still successful in your own unique way. To build your career, you should start off small then move up to bigger and better things. Through a modeling career, you will learn many lessons that can help you in life.
In the world of high fashion the pay is high. It is usual for a single modeling campaign to pay a million dollars or more. There is a huge amount of money at stake in high fashion modeling and if someone has to get paid, then why not YOU.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
Gryphon Gold 2008 Resource Model Update
Gryphon Gold Corporation (TSX: GGN)(OTCBB: GYPH) reports that its new CIM compliant NI 43-101 gold resource inventory for the Borealis property expands the gold resource by 704,000 ounces (comprised of 318,000 ounces of measured and indicated and 495,000 ounces of inferred resources) for a 39% increase over the January 2007 inventory. The increase is a result of both an improvement in the over all grade of the deposits and an increase in the total tonnage resulting from the successful 2007 drill program.
The gold resource inventory is now calculated to be 1,422,500 ounces of measured and indicated gold and 1,104,500 ounces of inferred gold versus 1,213,500 ounces of measured and indicated and 609,200 inferred as per the previous January 2007 calculation.
Comparison table:
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Date Measured Indicated Inferred
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Grade Grade Grade
Tons Oz/ Ozs of Tons Oz/ Ozs of Tons Oz/ Ozs of
,000 ton Gold ,000 ton Gold ,000 ton Gold
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January,
2007 16,360 0.031 503,700 24,900 0.029 709,800 1,000 0.020 609,200
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May,
2008 6,600 0.058 383,900 29,000 0.035 1,038,600 50,300 0.022 1,104,500
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The new technical report will be filed with Canadian securities regulatory agencies on SEDAR and made available on the Company's website at www.gryphongold.com in early May, 2008. The assays for Gryphon Gold's drilling were prepared by Inspectorate America Corp. and American Assay Laboratories, both of Sparks, Nevada.
Dr. Roger C. Steininger, Consulting Geologist, is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators and the principal author of the May 2008 NI 43-101 technical report. AMEC, a world leader in the provision of technical services, reviewed and audited the drill hole database used to develop the new resource. Modeling of the in situ resource was conducted by Steven F. Wolff, Mining Engineering Consultant and confirmed by Dr. Steininger, QP. Mr. Alan C. Noble, P.E. of Ore Reserves Engineering, a Qualified Person, modeled the stockpiled resource.
All of Gryphon Gold's drilling was logged (and all the relevant historic core and chips were re-logged) in detail to insure consistency in defining the geology and the alteration that is closely related to the gold mineralization. New oxidization boundaries were developed for each deposit and new grade boundary contours were constructed on cross sections throughout the deposits to assist in developing reliable resource estimates. A complete audit of the database was conducted to eliminate drill holes that may have down-hole contamination. These measures insure the quality of the characterization of these gold ounces.
The enhanced geological model of the Central Borealis deposits that Gryphon Gold's geologists have developed over the past three years is proving successful. It effectively identified areas of potential mineralization that were subsequently drilled and resulted in this significant expansion of the Central Borealis gold resource. Additionally, the enhanced resource model has identified areas where these resources are still open to expansion and it has indicated areas where additional higher-grade material is likely to be delineated.
An internal feasibility study incorporating the results of the new resource calculation is in progress and a report supporting the viability of a heap leach mine for the oxide portion of the Central Borealis resource is anticipated to be ready for release in July 2008.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GRYPHON GOLD CORPORATION
Anthony (Tony) Ker, CEO
Full financial statements and securities filings are available on our website: www.gryphongold.com and www.sec.gov or www.sedar.com .
The Borealis property is described in the technical report dated August 15, 2006 and revised January 11, 2007 titled Technical Report on the Mineral Resources of the Borealis Gold Project Located in Mineral County, Nevada, U.S.A. and prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators. The technical report describes the exploration history, geology and style of gold mineralization at the Borealis property.
This press release was reviewed by Dr. R. Steininger of Gryphon Gold, a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators. This press release contains "forward-looking information" which may include, but is not limited to, statements with respect to resource estimates, projections, our planned exploration and drilling programs, expected results for the updated report for the Borealis property, timing of the heap-leach feasibility study and drilling results, the availability of future financing for exploration and other plans, projections, estimates and expectations. Such forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, the risks and uncertainties outlined in our most recent financial statements and reports and registration statement filed with the SEC (available at www.sec.gov ) and with Canadian securities administrators (available at www.sedar.com ). Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, believed, estimated or expected.
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Sunday, April 13, 2008
RC Modeling a Family Hobby
Once upon a time model planes were built with balsa and tissue paper. Boats were built with light weight wood. Models were built to sit and be admired or pretend played with. Boys and men enjoyed building these models but after they were made they were put on shelves to be looked at. Some planes were played with as light weight gliders but soon that just wasn't enough.
Ideas where beginning to be put into place to see if these planes could be made to do more. An engine was attached as was a string to tether the plane and with luck and perseverance the plane flew - for awhile. The drawback was that the plane flew in a circle as it could only go as far as the string allowed it to. This was also not enough for the hobbyist.
With the invention of servos and radio bands a form of remote control was developed. Now with an engine, radio control, and a plane we could fly without being attached to anything. We had free flight. A boat could be operated from the shore while the boat was out on the water and doing maneuvers. Cars and trucks could be made to do different things as well and tanks could shoot BBs, smoke, and the turrets move. Models were coming out of the dark ages. Cars, trucks, boats, airplanes and helicopters previously powered and operated by imagination were now able to be operated from afar.
Today the world of remote control modeling has opened to electric motors. Planes have progressed to being able to fly in back yards, football fields and parks. They are small, compact and clean - no fuel mess to clean up.
The fuel motors were larger and the servos were bigger. All this added weight to the aircraft. Work was done to shrink the size and weight of the servos to make a lighter aircraft. Today the nano and mini servos have enabled the electric motor to become the motor of the future. The Backyard Flyer is a product of this technology. Work is now being continued to make the small servo capabilities even better. In the near future planes will be larger and still use the electric motor with the small more powerful servos and add a whole new era to the fun of model airplane flight.
Planes, boats, helicopters, just about any toy or model can be made to do something. New technology is being made available every day. This makes RC Modeling a fun hobby for the whole family.
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Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Modeling - A platform for Bollywood
What do Aishwarya Rai, Juhi Chawla, Arjun Rampal ,Sushmita Sen, Diya Mirza, Lara Dutta, Bipasha Basu, Dino Morea, Shiny Ahuja, John Abraham, Celina Jailtley and Priyanka Chopra have in common apart from their killer looks and awesome bodies? Yes, they shared one platform namely, modeling. These model turned actors were highly successful in modeling before stepping into the world of bollywood. Many actors believe that modeling gives them a stable foundation to be recognized before getting their first break in bollywood. Most of these stars believed that modeling is a stepping stone to bollywood. Without entering into the world of modeling, their life would take a very different turn by making their entry into bollywood more difficult and inaccessible.
Most model turned actors stepped into modeling by catching our attention in beauty pageants. Who can forget Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai sashay down the ramp after winning their titles? No one. These beauty queens inspired millions of Indians who watched them and wanted to be like them in every manner. Young girls desired to look like them and take part in these beauty pageants. Mothers of teenaged daughters would pester their kids to dress well and push them forward for beauty pageants. With the advent of these exotic beauties,
w:st="on">India was in for a beauty revolution. These strong willed beauty queens had no looking back . They reached their destination - Bollywood in no time.
With this instance, many young aspiring actors looked up to their role models to pursue their much sought after bollywood dream. Modeling is an arena more to do with beautiful personalities than fashion per say. No one is throwing dust one anyone's eyes here, as it is a well known fact that, clothes look good on a beautiful body rather than on someone ill-proportionate. Beauty is all over the place and looking uniquely gorgeous is the mantra for models. These stars surely had what it took to be a Hindi film star and yes, they did it with style.
It is well known preconceived notion that models can't act. There were many instances when models were criticized heavily and were shown the exit. However, over a period of failures, there were many of these same models who proved critics wrong. For instance, Aishwarya Rai was considered plasticky in her debut film Aur Pyar Ho Gaya but with time, she set by bollywood by storm in her stellar performances in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Devdas. John Abraham is another actor who has also won several accolades in his films like Jism, Dhoom and Taxi no.9211. Athough Shiny Ahuja is just 2 films old, his mind blowing performance in Hazaaron Khwaishye Aisi and Gangster has won him millions of fans.
Many young and upcoming actors like Samir Dattani believe that modeling provides them easy entry to Bollywood. Daisy Boppana of Garam Masala fame have been cast with extremely successful actors like Akshay Kumar and John Abraham. Katrina Kaif famous for ads campaigns like Seagram's, Lakme and Dyna have acted in films like Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya and Humko Deewana Kar Gaye cast opposite Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar. Models like Deepika Padukone and Shivani Kapur are the new entrants to Bollywood after a successful stint in modeling? What lies ahead, only time will tell. Watch this space for more.
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