COBALTITE ( interesting storyline )The cobaltite story for Bull River area is rather interesting.
Former operators did detect the cobaltite all the way back to - 2000 tech report.
Again... 2015 cobaltite shows itself again in actuial assays proving its existence.
In 2019 - Braveheart takes a poke at it with in the interior of the mine and once again
cobaltite shows itself in nice values.
Soil tests just north of Bull Mine
also shoed cobaltite values even at, 12 inch soil depths.
1500m x 800m grid.
And just recently - braveheart has performed more drilling inside the bull mine only to reveal cobaltite was present in the cores.
Problem with these assays are - the main minerals ( gold, silve,r copper ) are known for pyrite ores or vein ores.
Cobaltite is reknown for hosting in other ores such as, iron, mafics, argilites.
Which are entirely outside of typical veining,
Which points to - the remainer of al lthe recent cores should be checked for cobalitie.
Now... Braveheart has had the Bull mine for a few years now.
Knew of the existence of the cobalitite, and well...
If it were me - i'd have perofrmed the following mineral tests.
Why play the game with labs when one can hire an independent personel who can test for cobalitite in several areas that should have beeen perfomed long ago.
- further soil tests - few meters down in the previously sampled tills.
- stockpiled ores - easily accessable.
- inside of mine - all those exposed wall would provide lots of info.
Such would provide instant answers instead of waiting for a lab assay that takes
far too many months... Braveheart would have thier answers they need to pursue the cobaltite.
Meaning - begin framing their mine model around what type of extraction is needed,
Such as, additional flotation cells. Prepareness is next to godliness. wink.
So... how can this cobalitie storyline expand in itself ?
Turms out - cobaltitie is reknown to harbor around irons and nickel ores.
But there is one other element that it also can bond to.
LANTHANUM.
Yes... there'a an actual cobaltite that bonds itself with this - lanthanum.
Cobaltite Lanthanum.
Is it also present with in this bul lriver zonation ?
Sure is.. .it actually presented itself in the - soil tests.
FLOTATION
By aromic weight - cobalt, lanthanum, silver, gold, and a whole bunch of other minerals are considered heavies when compared to waste ores.
In my opion, Braveheart should ( asap ) perform a - 30 mineral analysis test - on the stockpiled ores.
Not hard to do - ores are just sitting there above grade.
.But the quickest path - to knowing all the answers is...
Employing an ( LIBS XRF ) to the soils and stockpiled ores and mine walls.
No reason why the junior can institute this - like yesterday.
If Cobaltite and lanthanum are potentially in a bond, it would mean a dual credit.
Lanthanium is a rare earth mineral.
The soil tests distinguished both cobalt + lanthanum as separate entities.
Obvioulsy dissolved acid testing.
But.. if there's a chance they are bonded in a natural state it would mean the two bonded minerals are with a combined weight - al lthe easier tto float due to their weights.
As for the contract with ocean ?
If others have keep eyes, they's have picked up on the original contract was for - wet tonnes - and well... the final contract agreement switched up to - dry tonnes.
That's a real humdinger -
means the weight of ores could see a an 8% deduction - this 8% deduction is an example online that deals in iron ores and the difference between wet and dry tonnes.
Now.. the contract is perse wrapped around a 25% copper concentrate.
Yet... what about the 75% waste ores ?
Turns out - the soil testing north of the bul lmine does harbor iron values of, 1 -6%.
With a rough meadian - 2 - 3%.
Could it be - ocean was concerned with a 75% waste ore containing 2 -3% iron would affect the copper con overal ltonnage weight ?
lol
As most know,
I'm not a fan of this 25% concentrate with a 75% waste ore.
Especially when there's so many minerals with in.
Though low grade - it might not look beasutiful but to another who is set up with electrolysis may look very delicous.
Now... if several of the metals are with decent molecular weights,
would al lthese potential minerals congrgate based on weights ?
How would, cobalt and lanthanum, iron, mag, manganese, aluminum, thorium, lead, zinc, titanium, strontium, chromium, nickel, gold, silver and copper look in a flotation plant if metals were extracted based on gravity flotation of heavies ?
To put this under a microscope -
the copper in in a chalcopyrite form, yet the pyrite is the main focal.
Would not the copper be attached to the pyrite ?
Or, is the copper INTERTWINED with the pyrite ?
What if a new flotation modle was implemented ?
Whereas, ores are milled a tad more and perhaps the introduction of, sluice wash plant ?
Would good ole gravity separate al lthe heavies or a good portion thereof ?
What would a concentrate look like then ?
With the potential of many more minerals ?
if a 93% copper con can be achieved -
HAS THE COPPER CON AT THIS STAGE EVER BEEN ASSAYED ?
What if other minerals were in this 93% concentrate ?
I'd have a hard time beleiving other other minerals ( heavies ) would not also be apart of the 95% con - not unless - the flocculant or other agent used to float the chalcopyrite was the only agent used to target the copper... yet, how does one explain away how the silver and portions of gold end up in the concentrate ?
Keep in mind -
the flotation testing only sees one circuit passing.
- 93% copper con with silver and gold credits.
How did the silver and gold arrive with in the concentrate ?
Which begs- if gold and silver arrive with in the concentrate what are the chances other metals wouldn't also ?
Your're talking irons and alll sorts of other heavies...
Lastly...
if the resource size is only pertainign to mineralized veinign zones.
what about al lthe other ores outrside the veining zones.
Here is where my mind wonders - envisioning Uan chipping the mine walls and finding cobalitite - then, the advent of the soil tests just north of bul lmine.
All those other potential minerals .
PROBLEM ?
Sounds like bul lriver mine ores has never seen a 30 part analysis of mineral testing.
And a contract was signed for a 25% copper con.
YUP- rushed contract with no knowledge of al lthe other mineral potentials harbored in ores outside the veining -
Cobaltite is not known for being found in veining ores.
As mentioned prior they're found in all other types of ores.
Latest dril lcores most likely only tested - veined - sections of the drill cores.
EASY FIX -
Get the - XRF into action, and test the mine walls, recent drilled cores ,last years drilled cores, and stockpiles and perform deeper soil tests noryh of bull.
Notfy, ocean, if other minerals are present in the waste ores ( 75% ) then recompense should be honored.
Just my own opinion.
30 point soil analysis - mineral results - last few pages of pdf -
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiaktD2jrjyAhUQCc0KHYddAJIQFnoECAMQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Faris.empr.gov.bc.ca%2FArisReports%2F37660.PDF&usg=AOvVaw1lAa8Qdy1z-oygxpEvbxDW
Test those bul lriver stockpiled ores braveheart
and cores from all the current drill holes.
Yup - copper con contract shoud have waited till a full analysis was performed on ores.
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