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Gold/Mining/Energy : Global Platinum & Gold (GPGI)
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To: Ptaskmaster who wrote (8002)10/21/1998 1:32:00 PM
From: Jeff Williams   of 14226
 
Ptaskmaster -- You write: I've probably missed something here, but it seems that there is an underlying assumption of homogeneity of precious metals in the ore pile. I understand that mixing of gases and liquids, much less a solid ore pile, is actually quite complicated, so why should not one assume that there is a "nugget [-like] effect" and test with sufficient samples to resolve this possibility?

As has been discussed here many time, the ore pile is alluvial (and therefore one can assume having a basic homogeneity), with very small "micro-clusters" of precious metals, but no "nuggets."

Regards,

Jeff
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