RE: Visit ReportThanks for correcting my terminology ;). The "ore" is piled still in logical groups, and some of the most southern piles do still seem to have marker stakes in the top. I did think at the time these were likely markers of some kind but did run out of space on my camera so didn't check them for markings. I'll do that the next time I'm back. In any case I'm sure b now their "provenance" would be considered suspect.
Other ore piles have been disturbed as you point out for road bed and in-fill, and this illustrates one of my main concerns about this property the on-going management. I could be wrong but I think that only one member of the Board is actually in Nova Scotia and the people that are working the site are all contractors. I think this could be part of the problem we are having with the speed it is taking to get holes drilled etc. Without this hands on supervision is it possible other potential tools to measure the resource are being disturbed or even ignored because the past history is not available? Is there effective record keeping going on of the contractor's work so that it will be preserved? Is the shaft site going to continue to be allowed to deteriorate etc. At the same time since January there seems to have been a burst of interest and activity, so I'm not being too critical, just realistic.
I'll be back again in the next 6-8 weeks, this time I'll remember to print and bring the site plan! I will try to find the other shafts and take pictures etc. to satisfy the historian in me. In the mean-time someone else might want to start digging into the new land acquisitions... it must all be on file with NS Government. If it was a property acquisition perhaps we have a reader who can do a title search in the registry, otherwise the claims must be on file with the Department of Natural Resources . Lets find out what they are claiming - its all public info - we shouldn't have to wait for a press release.