premature back of the envelope valuationA very simple and modest calculation with a lot of assumptions reveals this:
depth 500 meters (eventhough holes end in mineralization)
length 300 meters (distance between the two known holes, so assuming it ends right there... unlikely)
width 300 meters (assuming the same width as the length between the two holes)
density 2.5
value per tonne $500 (eventhough only the Neodymium is already $300 per tonne and docmz calculated all the metal at over US$ 1100 per tonne.....)
gives you a cubed rock worth:
500x300x300x2.5x500=
US$ 62,500,000,000
That is 62.5 billion dollars. With all assumptions on the low side you can see why this discovery is huge, with mineralization open in all directions..