Noront Resources

High-grade Ni-Cu-Pt-Pd-Au-Ag-Rh-Cr-V discoveries in the "Ring of Fire" NI 43-101 Update (March 2011): 11.0 Mt @ 1.78% Ni, 0.98% Cu, 0.99 gpt Pt and 3.41 gpt Pd and 0.20 gpt Au (M&I) / 9.0 Mt @ 1.10% Ni, 1.14% Cu, 1.16 gpt Pt and 3.49 gpt Pd and 0.30 gpt Au (Inf.)

almost 16 years ago

in response to Relic53's message

It wasn't made totally clear just what the 'muck' sampling was intended to be applied to. Let's face it they drove a round tunnel into the 'zone' and then took some samples from the ore taken out in this drifting operation, well muck from driving.

Personally I don't think you can take the sample and apply it to the area of mineralization which will be removed/mined because the shaft cut out will be a lot narrower than the access tunnel.

Here's simplified way it's done, they cut up following the mineralized areas. (drill holes/blast and let drop) Will follow up cutting/blasting as they go and minimize taking out rock that isn't mineralized. Get a small miner and you are well under a meter width (unless mineralized area is more than meter wide).

Now compare that one meter (or less width) with the 3 or 4 meter width of access ramp where a lot of the rock isn't mineralized. You'll see that that 3 or 4 grams per tonne changes into 12 to 20 grams awfullly fast.