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Gold/Mining/Energy : Corner Bay Silver (BAY.T)

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To: Elizabeth Andrews who wrote (1295)9/4/2000 9:27:13 PM
From: Claude Cormier  Read Replies (1) of 4409
 
<<But the question was: Is the mineralization in one lithology? >>

I think I may not have ansered the question correctly..
Both the mineralization (predominance of chlorargyrite with some argentite) and the host rock (quartzite/gneiss and schist) appears to be consistant throughout the deposit.

<<Is there a need to worry about the chemical changes that come with changes in different mineralized lithologies?

I would say no... The various tests done so far on composite materials for various depths and various locations produce recovery rates in the same range.

<<In other words, is the ore in one rock unit that is chemically consistent? >>

Pretty much...although there are variation due to the ration of oxydes vs sulfides. And I will agree that this is not common.

That is my understanding of the situation.
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