20 - 046 and 20 050 - 05520 046 - came first -
1.5 gram @ 22.4 meters
What else did they hit ?
Nickel - and a few other goodies -
SM-20-046 occurs as a zone of chlorite-biotite alteration hosted in the Espanola limestone that is visually different from the other zones of gold-bearing chlorite alteration. The Espanola limestone, previously considered an unfavourable host for gold mineralization, is now becoming a key target for the potential extension of the Scadding system. In addition, near the hinge area and above the zone of gold mineralization, the hole intersected strong magnetite alteration and a stockwork of pyrite-carbonate-quartz veins with variably developed chlorite alteration haloes containing moderate to strong cobalt, copper, nickel and rare earth element anomalies.
- SD-20-046 -
Easting - 529739
Northing - 5166442
https://www.macdonaldmines.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/July-8-2020-Press-Release.pdf
SM 20 050 to 055 ( 6 holes drilled after )
What was said about these 6 holes ?
The holes successfully intersected strong magnetite alteration, chlorite alteration and
extensive zones of pyrite with accessory chalcopyrite mineralization that are characteristic of the Scadding Deposit.
Here's the press release - ( SM 20 050 - 055 )
https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2020/11/10/2124137/0/en/CORRECTION-MacDonald-Mines-Exploration-Ltd.html
What did i perofrm ?
I compared 20 046 - with - 20 050 - 055 ( other 6 holes )
easting + northing ( locations )
Why ?
They were drilled in pret near same area as - 20 046
I stand corrected - i didn't think they followed up on - 20 046 -
They did - 6 - more holes in same vicinity.
20 046 - revealed gold ( and other key minerals ) - other assay pending results ?
20 050 - 055 - was only assayed for gold.
Issue ?
20 050 - 055 - should have seen same assay treatment as - 20 046 - testing for many other
minerals - appears these 6 holes did not.
If 20 046 was drilled firstly - and was successful for gols and other key minerals...
It obviously promted the junior to tap 6 more holes - hoping for same results.
They drilled 6 more - but said... no gold - was found.
But.... extensive - pyrite - zones were found.
This area where 20 046 and other 6 holes were drilled is...
Just above the south shore road.
I'm wondering of - 20 046 was closer to the -drop shelf - where the old ashigami rivershed is ?
Could 20 046 have entered in this ashigami shel zone ?
While the other 6 holes were drilled a tad north ?
Should they've shifted southerly a tad to compound on - 20 046 ?
As... most know,
Sudbury area hosts nickel in - pyrrhotites and pentlandites.
Here's Glencores own words - what their nickel is found in for Sudbury claims -
GLENCORE 2020 ORE RESERVES -
Sudbury Sulphide deposits sit on broadly defined trends of mineralisation along basal brecciated rocks of the Sudbury Igneous Complex as pentlandite-pyrrhotite-chalcopyrite rich concentrations as well as within the underlying footwall in fractured pathways as chalcopyrite dominated polymetallic (Cu, Ni, Au, Ag, Pt, Pd) vein-style sulphides.
What should BMK do ?
A follow up on - 20 050 - 20 055 ( 6 drill holes ) checking the significant pyrites / limestones
for - nickel - copper and other kepy minerals... not just gold. Treat these holes
with same assying as, 20 046.
And... retest other drill cores with same methods, looking for, nickel and other key minerals.
HERE'S A - NORTHING EASTING MAP -
Find the Scadding mine and move the ballon around till one can match the - northing + easting.
This is hte first time i've ever found a map such as this... ( hard to find )
Usually it's longatude or latitude - only offered.
https://apps.waterconnect.sa.gov.au/smartforms/map.htm
Hole - 20 046 and.... 050 - 055
are pret near in same vicinity.
My question is...
If 20 046 saw the, gold, nickel and other key minerals...
Why didn't the other following - 6 holes show similar minerals ?
But then again... press stated they only tested the other 6 holes for gold...
Not other key minerals.
HAVE SOME FUN....
Open each - press release.
Open the easting / northing - map.
compare 20 046 with the other 6 holes.
Ask the question....
Could the other 6 holes harbor - nickel and other key minerals if assayed like - 20 046 ?
Should they have moved the drill rig more southerly - in the channel gut of long aog water shed coming out of - Ashigami and coursing westerly towards Glad ?
Lastly... .one of BMK's first press releases few years back....
Stated they found - nickel....
Several of the locations - were north east of, Scadding mine.
Not that far away.
Even at the top end of Ashigami lake.
And.... nickel showings that somewhat connected the Ashigami nickel showings headed towards Scadding mine. ( in between zones )
Older reports on Scadding Mine - do show nickel values.
Marry these two thoughts...
One would think - they'd have tested more for nickel - all along.
Some min copper @ ( 0.3% grade )
66 lbs worth from - 2200 pounds ( 1 tonne )
$3.5 lb copper
= $231
Yet.... 1000 ppm nickel ( 0.1% )
= 22 lbs x $13.63 / lb (
= $299.86
Makes for a good comparison.
Looked at a few more - nickel samples ( True North Claims ) 800+ page pdf -
One sample with pretty good nickel - correlating with - iron.
Whiles several other samples - correlated with - aluma silicates.
Spikes of magnesium or, aluminum, manganese = higher nickel values.
And of course... various - nickel species that might form with- aluminum or magnesium.
Along with - nickel serpentine species.
If nickel was ever present as a serpentine - ( chlorite ) species - in solid solution.
It would makes sense that a - sulphide nickel + magnesium sulphide would alter to a serpentine or chlorite form.
Which begs thr question -
what if a few of the salts... were in a sulphide form ?
Sodium sulphide, aluminum sulphide, potasium sulphide, magnesium sulphide, etc....
Chloric intrusion - throwing one off by way of, green staining.
And... numerous salt presence - are sulphide origin ?
One would have to check the - original state - of these salt metals - before - 4 part acid.
If... by chance they were sulphide in nature, it could explain the - sulphur presence is not only
associated to iron... but also the salts.
Different take.
Why even bother trying ot figure this out ?
Knowing what state the nickel or other mineral is in - prior to - 4 part acid would allow one to
hone in on the correct geology - no longer would it be guessing - iron - or chlorite.
Jnowing what the origins are prior to 4 part acid - would solve hte riddle of,
It's iron ( ite ) sulphide to zero oin on.
It's aluma silicates whether in form of ( sulphide or chloirde )
Suppose there were a hidden nickel...
Nickel chloride
how would a 4 part acid handle this ?
severla acids ( 4 part )
what if there was insufficient acid to solubilize all the nickel ?
What if the chloride acid cancelled out the nickel chloride ?
What if too much iron presence stole too much of the acid - leaving no extra acid for digestion
of nickel ?
What if... a nickel was in a - aluminum or magnesium bond ?
70% magnesium - 30% nickel ?
Would the spectrometry at the lab only detect the greator - magnesium or aluminum ?
Oh... we do have chromite.
Nowhere near the values of - ring of fire - but...
chromite does show its self in values over - 1000 ppm qute often in historical assaying -
by former owners.
Cheers....