28th September 2014 Sol 762

Pahrump Hills Drillhole

We have completed the mini and main drill holes, at the Confidence Hills locality in Pahrump Hills.  Over the weekend the drill powder is being sieved and transferred to CheMin.  The lighter colour compared to the Kimberley drillhole suggests there is less Fe oxide at this locality.  One of the other features of this drill site is the presence of concretions along the fractures, we will be analysing these with ChemCam and APXS over the next week to try and determine the nature of the fluids.  One idea is to do a depth profile of 150 shots with the ChemCam laser to get below the uppermost, exposed surface.  I will be Science Theme Lead for a couple of days during the week and we will be aiming to get as much information as possible from the drill site and its surrounding area.