Eskay Mining Corp V.ESK

New theory about hyper-rich gold veins

[sailor8]

The studies were made at the near by Brucejack mine example ! What if these conditions and catalysts which led to the hyper rich gold veins at Brucejack were working also on our near by land packages... ? At the good old Eskay Creek Mine they seemed to have worked as well ! See map below.
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McGill researchers solve puzzle of hyper-rich gold veins

May 25, 2021

by Canadian Mining Journal Staff

For decades scientists have been puzzled by the formation of rare hyper-enriched gold deposits in places like Ballarat in Australia, Serra Palada in Brazil, and Red Lake in Ontario. While such deposits typically form over tens to hundreds of thousands of years, these ultrahigh grade deposits can form in years, month, or even days. So how do they form so quickly?

 

Studying examples of these deposits from Pretium Resources’ (TSX: PVG; NYSE: PVG) Brucejack gold mine in northwestern British Columbia, McGill professor Anthony Williams-Jones of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and PhD student Duncan McLeish have discovered that these gold deposits form much like soured milk. When milk goes sour, the butterfat particles clump together to form a jelly.

 

The researchers believe they have solved the paradox of how quickly bonanza grade deposits can form. For a century geologists thought there was not enough time to epithermal deposits to reach such high grades, but they do. With very low gold content in the migrating hot water, it should take millions of years to concentrate a single centimetre-wide crack with gold. However, such veins are known to grow in days, months or years.

 

Williams-Jones and McLeish used an electron microscope to produce the first evidence for gold colloid formation and flocculation in nature on a nano-scale. They then scaled up the images by integrating millions of the nano-veins to reveal how bonanza veins are formed.

 

Their findings will help geologists improve their understanding of how such deposits form and help them develop more effective ways of finding them.

 

The article was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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source: https://www.canadianminingjournal.com/news/mcgill-researchers-solve-puzzle-of-hyper-rich-gold-veins/

For specialists is seems to be worth to have a look on the original  article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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[sailor8]

Ups, I posted the old claim map of our Eskay claims. Things got better in the meantime. We now do not have any more JV partners at our claims. All claims belong to us now 100 % ! See new map below and the press release: https://eskaymining.com/news/news-releases/eskay-clarifies-that-it-has-acquired-a-100-intere-2659/

[hillbillydrill]

Apparently there is a large placer claim, 232 hectres, right in the middle, and on top of the new discovery. Between the Jeff/TV claims and the C-10 claim. The Feb. 25th press release states grades from stream sediments were very strong in Au. I wonder if these results were shared with the placer claim owners. Could be some legality issues there. Stay tuned...

[Stampede1]

Baaaa Haaaa haaaaa haaaaa haaaaa Thanks for the morning laugh. Stampede

[hillbillydrill]

Funny? I guess that is why Seabridge Gold purchased the adjoining placer claims which over lay ESK ground here as well. These claims are within a Provincial Designated Placer Mining Reserve...Perhaps some DD is required here.

[guerreiro]

[waitingstill]

Hey hillbilldrill - that is interesting an difficult info to find. Thanks for sharing! Always good to know as much as possible as to what is going on. I am not a miner. I am wondering how placer claims would affect ESK? My limited understanding is that placer would be surface gold while ESK is drilling deep to find gold. Do you think these placer claims are important? TIA

[hillbillydrill]

Communication and co-operation would definitly be an asset as these two projects advance.

[waitingstill]

Sure. Communication and co-operation always makes sense. But how does that affect us as shareholders? Is there a specific publicly traded company you are talking about? I can not find any information about this placer holder. That said, I am still confused how a placer claim (which means surface only?) affects a company drilling underground. TIA.

[Stampede1]

Exactly.... He is just blowing smoke up his a#@. Stampede

[waitingstill]

Yes, I am just wondering if there is any factual basis to his claims. But seems he is "one and done" with his comments. Carry on! I say. :)

[hillbillydrill]

Perhaps give Mac a call, inquire if the placer claims and placer reserve exist over the Corey property. Share his explanation to the forum,

[waitingstill]

So you are not willing to share what you "know". I don't really want to waste the CEO's time for a vague unsubstantiated story as I prefer he spends his time on getting the drills turning. You have just started posting here so I am a little suspicious how this comes out of the blue and is not just some anonymous poster stirring the pot. No offense.