ASHIGAMI SHOWING ( nickel, copper, cobalt ) Found the map which displays the - rock sample assays - for - Ashigami -
And.... few samples 1/2 distance from Scadding mine - revealing -
copper, cobalt, nickel.
LINK - https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2019/11/13/1946197/0/en/MacDonald-Mines-Grab-Samples-3-5-km-from-Scadding-Mine-Indicate-Potential-for-Large-Deposit-at-the-SPJ-Property.html Table 1: Assay highlights from grab samples (The reader is cautioned that grab samples are selective by nature and may not represent the true mineralization on the property.) | Sample ID | Gold
(Au)
(g/t) | Cobalt
(Co)
(ppm) | Copper
(Cu)
(ppm) | Nickel
(Ni)
(ppm) | X | Y |
| 3482955 | 0.04 | | 38.2 | | 4.6 | | 142.2 | | 530875 | 5168262 |
| 3482956 | 0.1 | | 64.1 | | 9.5 | | 205 | | 530874 | 5168257 |
| 3482957 | 4.89 | | 1356.1 | | 25.7 | | 831.1 | | 530872 | 5168251 |
| 3482958 | 6.24 | | 19.3 | | 2.6 | | 109.6 | | 530883 | 5168273 |
| 3482959 | 0.60 | | 18.6 | | 15790 | | 50.1 | | 530643 | 5168221 |
| 3482960 | 0.49 | | 31.3 | | 14850 | | 8 | | 530642 | 5168225 |
| 3482961 | 0.46 | | 44.5 | | 33270 | | 32.5 | | 530649 | 5168224 |
| 3482962 | 0.01 | | 64.5 | | 49.7 | | 102.3 | | 530814 | 5168194 |
Northern and Western extensions of the Scadding Deposit hydrothermal system
MY OWN THOUGHTS ? ( 1st green map ) - distinct watershed path - north to south
- another watershed path from Buggs Lake leading to - Ashigami Lake.
- this junior likes the gold - so.... were these grab samples geared to gold ?
- what if.... another focused on other grab samples - would they've got higher, Co, Cu, Ni ?
CHLORITE GREEN COLOR ?
I have several thoughts on this subject.
I know i can see a - ridgeline or escarpment that runs from west of Sudbury ( backdrop )
all along right through to ,Rver Valley and beyond.
Could be Great Lakes intrusion - sodics. ( alkai waters ) that seeped and stained the quartz.
Could be... Wanapetei Lake.... was once a Volcano.
I came across one descrption of, ash lenses. ( quite interesting )
Throw in numerous salts - and... suddenly the meteor theory begins to crumble.
Add in, ovid west of Wanapetei and a carbonate limestone east of wanapetei,
with pipe like depoists - and it supports the idea all the more.
Limestone minerals cause many rivers and lakes to turn - green.
What if... all the limestone carbonates - espanola formation - which has a lense of its own,
had water seep into it along with say, another acid - alkai or sulphur ?
It would turn green.
So.... is it really a chloric - gold ..... connection ?
Or... espanola limestone causing the green / blue coloration or staining ?
I was sifting through the 600+ page True North Claims report - yes.. they have two large pdf's.
What was i researching ?
lense geology.
True North... provided a descriptive characterization of ( ore geology ) for each drill hole - meter.
How did i treat the drill holes ?
I dismissed the - chlorite staining -
Why ?
I knew the espanola formation below the chlorite breccia is just below the chlorites.
And as mentioned above... i'm thinking more along the lines of - keep it simple.
Limestones ores stained the quartz lense just above it.
I would be focusing just on the - quartz.
Now... what i also found was... the personel who was providing the descriptives - kept mentioning
grey quartz - yeah.... i could help but think - what's the grey with in the quartz.
what minerals are grey ?
nickel
copper
magnesium
manganese
cobalt
aluminum
zinc
silver
ites - many ites.
I would love to see a retake on assaying the cores, historical and current.
not labelling everythnig a simple - pyrite.
But rather... looking for those unique bonds that nickel can associate with.
Out of all the assays i've reviewed for Scadding and surrounding areas, current junior or former,
i have yet to come across an assay that points out - chlorite.
Why is this ?
It perhaps involves - 4 part acid .
hydrochloric acid is used as one of the acids to test for minerals.
Hnece - the acid itself is a chloride.
Can't test - itself.
Would be nice to see a higher end testing of the green colors, and rule out, chloride or limestone.
With so much limestone, and a lense just below the breccia quartz... chances are
= limestone is in contact with the breccia quartz causing a green staining.
= golds is in the quartz.
Which points to....
how did the espanola limestone showings / lenses occur ?
with quartz.
with grey minerals.
and... nickel is sometimes in this limestone - nickeline.
which brings the subject round to - can nickel also convert to a carbonate ?
Yes... it can.
Now... i recall reading another research paper discussing the morphing of, biotite.
Many once thought biotite ( form of mica ) doesn't evolve.. .but it does.
It's also associated to aluminum and magnesium.
And... nickel is often in the mix.
There nt much literature on,
nickel and ( magnesium and aluminum ) other than...
there are unique species of nickel associated with them.
And... there are other peers - just now - finding nickel in thier ores ( Mg / Al )
Personally.... i don't know how the hell anyone could state - grey quartz, or label it simple pyrite,
without ever taking it to the next level of, assay testing.
Even the PGE's ( palladium, platinum, cobalts ) run in these aluma silicates.
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Others sway towards - meteor.
I'm moreso, volcano. ( just too many carbonates, salts, and wanapetei bathymeter / contour depths don't portray what a meteor hit would look like - the inner cavity of lake wanapetei
has a strong resemblence to - inverted volcano. Heck.. .even the massive quartz dyke south of
Wanapetei near the Bonanza showing is a classic, and the melt factor mafic ovid west of wanapetei fits the modle of - volcano.
The more i researchthis area east of wanapetei - seems there are numerous sodic / silicate outcrops. lots of quartz and grey aluma / mag minerals.
Even north od Scadd... the dolomite showing.
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True North Claims drilling - revealed lots of details on what sort of geology
Scadding Mine,
South Pit
North Pit
East/West or Watts Pit.
And.... yes, there's pyrrhotite, pyrite, nickel, copper, cobalt.
Earlier press releases from BMK admitted there's these minerals at, Scadding.
Question becomes - what was assayed and what was not.
Were cores given the full monty on - assaying ?
Are there potential - tetra bonds - hiding other minerals ?
Can XRF detect complex bonds ?
True North report - ( 600+ page )
reveals many holes with a distinct - pyrite / pyrrhotie lense.
Some have 10m - 20m width.
I myself.. .would place a tad more focus on these lenses along with... grey quartz and micas.
Hey... one never knows till one assays.
Wasn't the - 20 046 - hole in the espanola limestones ?
How about - bristol structure - immediate west of scadding mine - all quartz carbonate - limes.
Glade... does it too have the carbonate limes ?
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WHAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF GREY - QUARTZ ?
making one want ot know what the grey mineral is ? ( lol )
from the - 600+ page pdf - pages 357 -
DRILL HOLE
TRM 11 48 - Just atop the east west pit - middle zone.
3.26 - 8.5 m
Quartzite Breccia Grey in color, a quartzite unit that is brecciated throughout. The unit is a quartzite with angular clasts throughout with hematite alteration within. Quartz veins within cut through the matrix. Some minor amount of carbonate veins within.
8.5 - 13 m
Chlorite Breccia Green and grey in color, a quartzite unit that has been in filled with significant chlorite alteration up to 35%. Quartz filled with
hematite alteration throughout and carbonate alteration with minor amounts of dolomite within. Ankerite alteration prominent on the fracture surfaces. Blebs of
pyrite within and scattered throughout.
13 - 17.15 m
Carbonate Breccia Pink and green in color, a highly brecciated unit with significant carbonate breccia within. Some chlorite alteration in filled within has up to 5% chlorite locally within.
17 - 15 26 m
Quartzite Grey in color, a quartzite unit that is homogeneous quartz. Alteration includes minor amount of pervasive chlorite within the unit and has minor carbonate alteration veins within. Competent core within.
26 - 29 m
Quartzite Grey in color, a quartzite with significant pervasive alteration within and has over all chlorite alteration up to 20%. Carbonate alteration veins within the unit. Sulphides are
pyrite blebs with some cubic within and some bands of pyrite up to 3cm in width.
29 - 37.9 m
Quartzite Grey in color, a quartzite unit that is homogeneous quartz. Alteration includes minor amount of pervasive chlorite within the unit and has minor carbonate alteration veins within. Competent core within. Minor amounts of
cubic pyrite within, sampled where necessary. Ground core at 36m to 37.90m
37.9 - 42.65 m
Carbonate Breccia Pink and grey in color, a matrix of carbonate mixed with quartz highly brecciated throughout. Alteration throughout the unit with high amounts of carbonate brecciation and carbonate veins within, as well as minor amounts of chlorite in filled within the unit. Minor amounts of sulphides within and are associated with the chlorite in filled within the brecciation. Albite alteration veins are prominent as well.
42.65 80.6 m
Quartzite Grey and green in color, a quartzite unit that is competent throughout. In filled with alteration of pervasive chlorite within, some bands and some within the matrix. Minor amounts of carbonate alteration veins within. Minor amounts of brecciation within no more than <0.5m and sampled where seen. Blebs of
pyrite within mixed within the pervasive chlorite alteration. Up to about 30% chlorite alteration within. Would almost call a Chlorite Quartzite.
80. 6- 86 m
Chlorite Breccia Green and grey in color, a quartz unit that has been in filled with chlorite and is highly brecciated throughout. Highly brecciated throughout and is in filled with chlorite up to 35% and also with carbonate and dolomite throughout. Some minor amounts of
albite veins within.
Pyrite bands of blebs associated with the chlorite and the brecciation.
86 - 98 m
Quartz Breccia Grey and green in color, a quartzite unit that is competent throughout. In filled with alteration of pervasive chlorite within, some bands and some within the matrix. Minor amounts of carbonate alteration veins within and brecciation throughout. Minor amount of
dolomite within.
Pyrite associated with the brecciation throughout. 98 - 103.77 m
Chlorite Breccia Green and grey in color, a brecciated zone that is in filled with chlorite. A chlorite zone is up to 70% chlorite alteration filled within. Some areas of grey quartz inclusions within, carbonate alteration within on fracture surfaces and in veins throughout.
Pyrite bands and blebs throughout. Dissolution salt pits throughout. Bands of chlorite alteration mixed with white chunks of quartz throughout
103.77 - 108.73 m
Quartzite Grey and brown in color, a quartzite unit with massive silica throughout with bands of
argillite within and mixed with bands of white quartz and some minor carbonate alteration within. Minor amounts of albite alteration within. Homogeneous core throughout and has some potassium minor alteration within inclusions within.
108.73 - 109.3 m
Chlorite Breccia Grey and green in color. A brecciated area with bands of chlorite breccia mixed with quartzite within. Some bands of chlorite and carbonate within the unit. Minor amounts of argillite alteration bands within. Up to 20% chlorite alteration within.
skipped a few - pret near same as previous -
148 - 151.67 m
Quartzite Grey and brown in color, a quartzite unit with massive silica throughout with chlorite alteration mixed with some carbonate alteration on fracture surfaces and veins. Minor amounts of chlorite alteration bands within.
152.21 - 165 m
Quartz Breccia Grey and pink in color, a brecciated zone that is filled with quartz and sections of carbonate breccia within and bands of Espanola limestone woven within as well. Chlorite alteration bands within areas from 158 to 160m and sampled where seen. Blocky rubble core within.
165 - 174.8 m
Espanola Limestone Grey in color, a highly banded limestone with significant carbonate alteration within. Some minor blebs of small
dark mineral within quartz and chlorite alteration on fracture surfaces.
So... that's just one historical hole - near east west pit.
lots of grey in the quartz... but what is it - won't know if one only tests for gold.
And... last meterage - they hit the limestones and discover - dark mineral -
other holes reveal massive pyrites with pyrrhotites.
Too bad current nor former juniors - never went past the limestones... ugh.
Would be nice ot see if there's mafics below - with lots of - i-t-e-s.
So... what do others think ?
Did the limestones cause the green colorations ?
Or... was it a topical sodic overlay - effect - salt waters ?
Is there a connection to - ashigami and sacdding with east west pit ?
could east west and scadd deliver similar or better - cobalt, nickel, copper - if assayed ?
could bristol structure ( carbonates ) deliver more such as the - 0.12 % - 14.5 m of cobalt ?
This is right beside scadding - drilled from scadd - going into bristol.
That's in the limestones.
Kind of interesting that hole - 20 046 was in the limestones too.
22.5m - 1.5 grams of gold.
with other key minerals...
Cheers....