RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:ATAC identifies new gold systemYou are absolutely correct, imho26. Atac and WRN (Casino) hold two of the biggest motherlodes in the Yukon. Downes has been very smart in working on this type of geology. He obviously knows what he is doing. What Professor Mortesen says is the absolute truth from a seasoned expert. Give this time and it will come to fruition.
The Klondike’s Geology
The gold in Yukon is known as orogenic gold, and formed during prehistoric mountain-building events. Extreme heat was generated and the pressure forced mineral-laden liquids up towards the earth’s surface, where they were squeezed into other rocks through a process called metamorphism, with these called metamorphic rocks.
While orogenic gold is often hosted in metamorphic rocks, not all metamorphic rocks host orogenic gold. Where they do, though, the gold is often found in veins that often contain other minerals. Mineral bearing fluids commonly traced faults created by movement of the earth’s plates and eventually settled and formed deposits.
Repeated geological disruptions moved the gold closer to the surface, where millions of years of erosion often broke gold bearing veins into small pieces such as nuggets and gold dust. This is commonly known as placer gold, and this gold then settled into the bottom of rivers and streams. Most early gold exploration took place in rivers and streams because the gold found there was easily recoverable.