Hi germainst, reading your comment about the 6 week wait time, I...

Hi germainst,
reading your comment about the 6 week wait time, I went back and examined GTE's drill program record.
It took a while to build, could be errors or omissions in it, hope not.   One reason we (GTE) wait so long for Assay results
could be:  time of year or because we're a very small co ?

GTE  DRILLING  REVIEW  OCT  2017  -  JUNE  2018
Management Action  Plans, Promises, Subsequent Events / Results
YANDAL  WEST  May Queen (gold)  and  YERRIDA  SOUTH  Chisel  (copper)

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
0	ASX  announcement Month  and Year	YANDAL  WEST  (gold)  May Queen site	YERRIDA  SOUTH  Chisel  (copper)
1	OCTOBER 19------------------ 21------------------- 24------------------ 31-------------------	19 Drill Program  announced PHASE  I  [  0  days] 21 RC drill mobilized to site [2  days ] 24 Drilling commences  at Yandal.  To take 3 weeks, 2 weeks turnaround. [0 days ] 31 Yandal drilling program  begun  [7 days ]	19 ------NIL 21 ------NIL 24 ------NIL 31 --Chisel Gravity Survey Program begins  (Newexco )
2	NOVEMBER 9----------------- 15---------------- 28---------------- 30---------------	9 Yandal PHASE I  22 holes drilled  2297m [ 16 days]  Assays in 2-3 weeks.  Drilling to restart in early December 28 Yandal ASSAY  RESULTS [ in 2 weeks 5 days]. PHASE  2Starts  next  week. 30 NOV  28  results  RE-RELEASED RC  DRILL  RIG  USE 2297M PHASE  I  OCT  21/  Nov  28 38  days  TO  COMPLETE	9 ---------NIL 15 Chisel Gravity Survey completed [  16 days ] 28 ---------NIL 30 ---------NIL
3	DECEMBER 4-------------------- 8--------------------- 16------------------- 22------------------	4 $2M of funds raised for Yandal Gold 8 Yandal West PHASE  II  3000m planned  [ 0 days] 16 GTE  General Meeting 22 Yandal West PHASE  II 1852m  RC  drilling done [ 14 days ] Assay results  in  Mid  January. More  drilling late  January RC  DRILL  RIG  USE 4149M	4 ---------NIL 8 ---------NIL 16 GTE  General Meeting 22 ---------NIL
4	JANUARY 30----------------- 31-----------------	30 Yandal  ASSAY  RESULTS [ 15  days  later  than planned ] 31  Q4  2017 Activities Report Q4  2017 Financial Report 2097m  of drilling done.  A further 1200m  of drilling planned  AS  WEATHER PERMITS [ NO  drilling late January] RC  DRILL  RIG  USE 4394M	30 ---------NIL 31  Q4  2017 Activities Report Q4  2017 Financial Report Chisel  drill planning has  begun
5	FEBRUARY 14-----------------	14  No drilling at Yandal West  due to WET  weather RC  DRILL  RIG  USE 4394M	---------NIL
6	MARCH 13-------------------- 15-----------------	13  Yandal West  PHASE  II  1200m left  in  3000m program.  Now planning a further 1500m, then Diamond drilling after OTV survey ACTUAL  MAR  DRILLING 1647m  (ASX May 14) 15  Half  Yearly Report RC  DRILL  RIG  USE 6041M	13 ---------NIL 15 ---------NIL Half  Yearly Report
7	APRIL 4--------------------- 18-------------------- 27------------------- 30-------------------	4 ---------NIL  Awaiting Assays 18 ---------NIL Awaiting Assays 27 ---------NIL Awaiting Assays 30 ---------NIL Awaiting Assays Q1  2018 Activities Report Q1  2018 Financial Report	4- Chisel drill target  identified.  1200m RC drilling planned, in conjunction with Newexco. 18 -Chisel drilling commenced.  1000m (5x 200m deep holes) 27 - 3  holes  drilled  (600m) RC  DRILL  breaks  down  .  MAJOR OVERHAUL REQUIRED.  Back in action in June. 30 -Q1  2018 Activities Report Q1  2018 Financial Report RC  DRILL  RIG  USE 6641M BREAKS  DOWN [  COULD  IT  HAVE  BEEN  CHECKED  & OVERHAULED  IN  FEB  ?  ]  [Possible outback field crew  vs  Perth planning crew  issue here ? ]
8	MAY 3------------------- 10----------------- 14------------------	3 ---------NIL Awaiting Assays SANDFIRE  to  aerially examine Yerrida  North 10 Investor Presentation 14 Yandal West  PHASE  II  1647m DONE.  A  futher  1500m planned [  PHASE  II  Part  3 ? ] RC  DRILL  RIG  USE 0M [ NIL  being repaired ]	3 ---------NIL 10 Investor Presentation 14 ---------NIL
9	JUNE 19----------------	19  Yandal West  2,316m RC drilled  - 26  holes.  SO  MORE  THAN  the  initial  1500m ABOVE. ASSAYS  IN  6  weeks. [  NOTES  {1} March ASSAYS  weren’t released until  mid –May , thus between 6 (mid March at best to 8 weeks at worse scenario).  {2} It could take so long, due to QUEUING  of various WA mining co’s wanting results, and  GTE  being so small a co ! RC  DRILL  RIG  USE 2316m	19  ---------NIL NOTE  ASX  APR  30  company mentioned the choice of  EITHER Chisel or Yandal, once the RC drill was back in operation NOTE:  could GTE  drag back the RC drill back to Chisel in the intervening 6 weeks wait ?  NOT MENTIONED  in June 19th announcement. A shareholder could call the  co.  ????
10		THE  END​

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Cheers  Bluequartz