Ban Phonexai, District Saysettha
Vientiane, LAO PDR
Vientiane, LAO PDR
Initial exploration comprises recognisance which included desktop study and remote sensing followed by ground survey, mapping & sampling of stream sediment, Soil and rock sampling. Pitting and trenching has been done at few points where significant exposures have been found. Initial survey provided specific input to find out the gold anamouls zones. Based on the intial study GDS will conduct geo physical survey (Geo-Magnetic & Geo-Electrical resistivity, IP , DEM). Collected Sampling and test analysis conducted by one of the world's leading analysis laboratories for 34 minerals detected gold and other minerals in substantial quantities. Over 800 samples were tested and analysed to validate the data and to analyse the viability of the project.
The Lao PDR Government approved GDS Attapeu Gold prospecting block is having an area of 50 Sq. km. Within the grid, motorable or off-roads are available, which are not asphalted. The zone-1 is located within Ban Phu-Kuea village & the zone-2 is located within the Ban Phu-Yang village. The current & primary focus of GDS Mining is on zone-1. So, GDS mining itself has also proposed a suitable connectivity road from Xayden to target/zone-1in order to enhance/modify the connectivity. The other existing roads are connected with Xayden-Ban Phu-Yang, Zone1-Ban Phu-Yang & Ban Sombun-Ban Phu-Yang respectively. The co-ordinates of the all-corner points of the block are shown in the government approved license document.
The general surface level of the study area as well as the nearby area is inclined from east to west.
The area is having highest elevation of 1000 meter from sea level towards east and lowest elevation of 300 meter from sea level towards west. Even though it is inclined, in between it forms undulated ridge & valley type features. Within the block the maximum elevation is 1000 meter and the minimum elevation is 500 meters. Most of the gold provenances are found within the elevation of 600–800 meter range. The north-eastern side of the block is having regional trend of NW-SE whereas south-western side is having regional trend of E-W. This indicates the presence of fault zone within the block.
In Attapeu, the wet season is oppressive and overcast, the dry season is muggy and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 65°F to 96°F and is rarely below 60°F or above 102°F. The hot season lasts for 2.0 months, from March to May, with an average daily high temperature above 94°F. The hottest month of the year in Attapeu is April, with an average high of 96°F and low of 78°F.The cool season lasts for 2.0 months, from November 27 to January 29, with an average daily high temperature below 87°F. The coldest month of the year in Attapeu is January, with an average low of 66°F and high of 86°F. The average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year. The clearer part of the year in Attapeu begins around October and lasts for 5 months, ending around April. The clearest month of the year in Attapeu is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 56% of the time. The cloudier part of the year begins around April and lasts for 7 months, ending around October. The cloudiest month of the year in Attapeu is August, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 95% of the time.
The wetter season lasts 6 months, from May to November, with a greater than 27% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Attapeu is September, with an average of 14.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation. The drier season lasts 6 months, from November mid to May. The month with the fewest wet days in Attapeu is February, with an average of 1.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.
The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.5 months, from March to January, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Attapeu is October, with an average rainfall of 6.4 inches. The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from January to March. The month with the least rain in Attapeu is February, with an average rainfall of 0.3 inches.