The ore structure at MR takes sort of a wave formation, and may also contort/convolute back on itself. In its development stage, the alaskite expanded, thereby segregating the layers of gold bearing limestone/quartz. It is the combination of the striated/layered effect of the gold bearing limestone/quartz, with the convolutions of the deposit, along with the steep mountain contours which have the potential to create multiple ore zones, creating the exploration challenge and also potential for overlooked/previously unexplored resources at depth.
There is an EXCELLENT VISUAL interpretation of that statement IN the Brodie Pit. There you can SEE the folds and undulations of the geology as they occurred. I didn’t personally get to go look at this anomaly in the Brodie pit, BUT I do remember the direction the flat wall faced. I’m fairly sure it was North East. golden-phoenix.com
Thanks to a friend of mine, I got an EXCELLENT shot of this up close. In the picture above, you can see it on the other side of the shareholders to the upper right side of the picture trending down to the bottom left. My reasoning for the North East direction for this rock is because I saw it AGAIN later in the day INSIDE the Mary Mine and due to the tour discussion of removing the entire top of a ridge that had 3 Power poles on it opposite from the Drinkwater Pit. APPARENTLY the mineralization there continues in a North Easterly direction from Brodie through the mountain towards the Mary Mine workings and in line with a ridge supporting three power poles…… I BELIEVE IF there was anything to look for at the mine that could indicate additional sources of high grade gold, THIS IS IT. The same striations and colors occur freely throughout the Mary mine. ih.fotothing.com
When observing the maps of the property ARMED with the visual information afforded on the tour and the information (albeit older info) from the original website, maps of the ore bodies and KNOWN mineralization, one can begin to piece together a picture of WHAT it is that we have out there via Brodie and Mary. golden-phoenix.com
Add to this that the drawing by Rich Dixon WASN’T just an example of what is happening at MR. It has a compass direction on it. The direction is NW…… when examining the maps of KNOWN orebodies and comparing the depths of their occurance, you find that the Mary Drink water pit and the Mary Mine mineralization actually trends NW while in some places, mineralization trending in a North Easterly direction would indicate that the bands of mineralization are JOINED where there would normally be a gap.
“The exploration potential was analyzed by identifying both mesothermal and epithermal targets. The 5 targets that were identified have potential for the discovery of 3.0 to 4.7 million ounces of gold. These targets are 1) the down dip extension of the Mary Drinkwater zone, 2) the up dip extension of the Mary Drinkwater zone under Deep Springs Hill, 3) The NNE structural zone trending through the Drinkwater deposit, 4) the Brodie NNE structural zone to Oro Monte, and 5) the Brodie-Missouri WNW structural zone. By drilling these targets, the mineable ore reserves held on the property will increase significantly.”
The 52 miles of underground workings in the Mary mine include a single very large hi grade lens, the Cord Stope from which was extracted something in the area of 300,000 ounces of gold. THIS is where they said we have “30 rock” 30 opt. The Brodie pit, site of the 26 ounce per ton (opt) 5 foot intercept, was originally developed by mining a hi grade lens of 12 opt…….. THEN it could be said we have “26 rock” at Brodie on the OPPOSITE end of the Mary Mine mineralization. The Mary Mine is by NO MEANs played out.
It is over 5,000 ft from Brodie to Mary…..North East…….. culminating at the base of three power poles stuck into a ridge ABOVE the Mary Mine workings where the First pole is east of Mary North’s center at the 6725’ contour line and the LAST pole is on the North East of the Mary North ore body just above the road at the 6425’ contour line…….. 3,750 ft of that length is NOT represented by an ore body on any of the old maps. The KNOWN mineralization covered by the old maps covers a width of mineralization from of 1000 ft in width trending to the North West from the Mary Mine to the south east to Drinkwater to the North West.
IF Rich Dixons drawings are accurate we could have several bands of mineralization that trend North West on the property and are layered at depth.
It would be important to note a few things about this map I took a photo of :
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1.) NOTE WD-5-9 When examining this part of the map the South West side of this hill has tight contours and the opposite end of the hill trends DOWN to the North East
2.) WD-7
3.) WHERE is WD-2-4?
WHAT is their relationship to the trend line I discussed going North East?
ADD to that a photo of the Black Mammoth Consolidated Mining Company STATEMENT for July 1942http://ih.fotothing.com/52771.jpg taken by a friend in the OLD core House ih.fotothing.com
They were working 20 Stopes…. Not one of them was LESS than .1 opt SOME were as high as .7 opt
THE AVERAGE worked out around .309 opt………… compare that to some of the current day drill cores in the same area and we can see the mineralization when found seems to be consistent.
The land there was under explored for a reason….. it is AGAINST the law to employ Bighorn Sheep.
IF the band of mineralization and lenses occur the entire length of mountain from the Brodie Pit to the extreme end of the Mary Mine workings which is a high narrower three sided ridge angling DOWN to the North East, and the mineralization there ALSO trends North West, it is easy to see how we could indeed HAVE the ozs on the property previously discussed.
MUCH of this information is courtesy of mine tour posts/photos from friends and the information received at the mine tour via Rich and Ben......... I just compiled the data and spent the day with it.
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