LORD NELSON - COPPER ORECopper in the mountain
Copper in the stock work
Exploration on the Lord Nelson tenures indicate gold-copper bearing stringers in a stockwork Work to date indicates that the zone appears to be at least 1.2 km long. 
YIP - azurite and malachite - oxidized copper - most likely from, chalcopyrite.
Native copper - actual metal
Chalcopyrite - native copper in tranisition
Azurite - aqua blue copper oxide
Malachite - green hue copper oxide
Iron copper - red ores - ( IOCG )
If... a junior hired a geologist ( with out chip hammer ) what would the geologist do, if
they only had a shovel - and told to go find minerals ?
Answer is..
the geologist would seek out ores that are workable with a shovel.
Let's assume DEC hired a geologait with only a shovel - in hand.
He'd most likely target the - silts in nelson creek ( placer ) and silts that are stacked
at base of mountain.
Key takewaway here ? Take the hammer away from the geologist... wink.
Next - imagine what the rock sample above looks like - if it were all crushed into - silts.
I've crushed rocks - and the ore color changes dramatically.
Fine micron ore takes over, and literally transforms the milled rock to an entirely different color.
Sometimes a distinct hue will manifest - dependent upon the origina lcolor of the rock and minerals with in. Pinks - granite, iron - reds - you get the idea.
So, if a strong copper presence is in the Lord Nelson - and if there's significant blues + greens, evenstil the copper oxides in these hues can still go unseen - due to the ultra fines that change
the over al lhue ofthe milled silt ores.
TESTING FOR COPPER
I've read a few reports on the difficulty - extracting copper from ore.
Each phase of copper requires a different formula of acids in which will respond accordingly
to the kind of copper the miner wishes to target and extract.
That being said... the miner has to match the correct ( alchemy of acids ) in order to have
the highest rate of copper - recovery.
When copper is in several transitions...
Azurite, Malachite, Chalcopyrite - a one trick pony acid...
will not suffice for several - transitoional coppers
SOME REPORTS I'VE READ - Have - suggested - Hydrochloric acid will perform better than, sulphuric acid.
All dependent upon the -transition state of the - cooper
WHICH BRINGS US TO THE LAB TESTS How accurate will a lab be ?
If a junior only asks for a simple mineral analysis of core ores...
Most likely they'll get just that.
If it were me ?
I'd ask for a thorough copper analysis of the ores.
Looking for all copper transitional mineral states.
If a mineral is in transition... it can take on several forms...
All dependent upon the other cofactors of other mineral presence.
Minerals do bond with another. Just as gold can be seen with a portion of, copper, silver etc...
Same scenerio would apply to -copper.
If... alkai ores are present...
such would constitute an alkaiacid - in whicvh to test the ores.
I'd send up fresh eyes to the Lord Nelson.
I'd ask them to only carry a shovel - wink
I'd ask them to spot the copper in mountain high above
I'd ask ask to notate the mineral trend coming - down.
I'd ask them to test the silts at base.
And most importantly... i'd place muchemphasis on lab analysis
and ask for a plethora of copper tests performed on the silts.
Lokking for all kinds of copper in transition...
And.. in addition apply hydrochloric acids to the ores - in hopes -
a different acid would reveal the hidden copper that may have gone undetected
by use of, sulphuricacids.
Quickest way to - 75% ? = copper in the silts.
Cheers...
P.S.
chipping rock samples look great for - initial mineral percentages.
But... i'd rather have a geologist that looks at the chipped rock and then..
looks over to the milled ores - and asks.. .would the same copper % be in the silts ?
Yes - have shovel - will travel.
Tease.