To: Veteran98 who wrote (1658 ) 4/22/1999 1:10:00 PM From: Jesse Read Replies (2) | Respond to
Hi Veteran98. I'll quickly post some excerpts here to explain the vast size of this deposit body, rich in many metals it seems, aside from the fact that it potentially hosts diamonds:Message 9071130 The distribution of the volcaniclastic rock package has now been defined over a minimum distance of approximately 21 kilometres along one axis. "Silver 3.9 parts per million, cobalt 180 ppm, chrome 165 ppm, copper 107 ppm, magnesium 149 ppm, manganese 5210 ppm, nickel 325 ppm, vanadium 526 ppm and zinc 512 ppm. As well, associative indicators of mineralization such as arsenic, barium and strontium are highly anomalous."And, deeply significant, the stratigraphic range of the metallic mineralization appears to be thick and is not confined to the more volcaniclastic rocks, but also extends into the overlying marine sedimentary rocks. "mmu.simplenet.com In other words, based on recent drill intercepts and the results of previous sampling programs, the P-1 Sequence is a flat-lying volcanic, possibly kimberlitic, layer between 5 and 10 metres thick and is projected to outcrop along the edges of the Naylor Hills in a band varying between 300 metres and one kilometre wide, covering a conservatively estimated area of 30 square kilometres without any rock cover and with virtually no overburden. "
