
Last week, our European collaborators came back to finish the downhole geophysical surveys that could not be completed in February. Although only the first hole on the grounds of the PTA cantonment could be surveyed, the data acquired last week from these surveys is excellent and there were no major problems in getting it. After some processing of the data this summer, a paper using this data and corresponding rock sample petrophysical measurements in the lab will eventually be published. Additional papers are also in the works, including a general overview of the stratigraphy of both holes and a study of secondary minerals in the lower portion of the first hole where we found elevated temperatures. We hope to submit these papers for publication by the end of the year, and that they will spur further interest in researching the geology and hydrology of the two saddle boreholes.