1 More PointThe fact that we shot down a Breccia pipe means we just missed the high grade by a hair. The fractured rock there hold little but leads to the root. Some time ago I explained why it was so important to shot the blob that held nothing. Now you have pictures on the website to explain it. At 2 km deep there will be an astounding amount of copper because of the shear size of the pipe. There will be a lot more high grade smaller pipes of gold and other minerals because an intrusion of this size fractures that much more rock. Here's a simplified view
https://minerals.cr.usgs.gov/gips/images/porphlrg.gif
Our deposit so far is just the top lens. The narrow root leads to another plume of deposit and loads of fractures. If you like to study like I do here's a case study. Mt Milligan.
https://www.eos.ubc.ca/ubcgif/pubs/papers/geop62-1419.pdf. You'll find this helpfull for understanding the upcoming data. The mathematics are realatively straight forward for those interested. Here's the UBC overview of it.
https://www.geosciencebc.com/i/pdf/Roundup2011/Yang_Roundup11.pdf
If you like pictures
https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/289510/FORSTER_Skarn_and_porphyry_deposits_EITH2009.pdf
This will help you understand what goes on under your feet.
Happy reading for the weekend.