Table 1 - Exploration methods used and extent of testing by each method in square meters.

Area (sq. meters) investigated
Test
Location
Machine
Scraped
Machine
Trenched
Shovel
Shaved
Shovel
Probed
Test
Excavation
Block
Excavation
Total
Area
Area A --- --- --- 1471.4 1.5 21.3 1471.4*
Area B --- --- --- --- 1.0 --- 1.0
Area C 107.2 --- 21.2 --- 3.8 --- 115.9*
Area D --- --- 12.1 --- 1.0 --- 12.1*
Area E --- --- 13.7 --- --- --- 13.7
Area F --- --- 11.8 --- 1.5 --- 11.8*
Area G --- --- --- 100.0 --- --- 100.0
Area H --- 8.7 --- --- --- --- 8.7
Blue's Rd. --- 36.0 --- --- --- --- 36.0
Old road
alignment
--- 36.0 --- --- --- --- 36.0
Column
Total
107.2 80.7 58.8 1571.4 7.8 21.3 1806.6*
*Totals are less than sum of row values because they reflect overlapping unit areas. For example, in Test Area C, portions of machine-stripped areas were shovel shaved and then test excavated.