Hercules Metals Corp V.BIG

Some math

[Retiredgeo]

I am fascinated by that Bornite blanket. Just how extensive is it? It has been encountered in all 5 holes over a 500x400 m area. It may extend well off BIG's property. It may be exploitable as a stand alone deposit be it open pit and/or ramp and/or shaft.  If the porphyry is deep, and it may well be, this Bornite blanket may become thee target of the region.

Suppose the porphyry has a density of 2.7 g/cm (2,700 Kg/m3).

Suppose it is grading 0.5% Copper by weight = 135 Kg/m3

Suppose the Bornite blanket it is 2000m x 2000m x 45m thick = 180,000,000 m3

135 x 180 million = 24.3 billion Kg of Copper or 24.3 million metric tons of Copper

At $8000 USD/ton = 194 billion USD gross metal value.  That would interest the majors!!!  That would interest Rio Tinto.

I have my eye on the Bornite blanket and I doubt that I am alone.  Maybe the porphyry isn't the prize after all.  It is still the very early days of this exploration programme.  It is hard to predict how it will twist and turn.

No, my shares aren't going anywhere.

[Retiredgeo]

Please change "Suppose the porphyry" to "Suppose the porphyry and surrounding rock".  We already know that the Bornite blanket is not confined to the observed Quartz porphyry.  The Copper soil geochem anomalies to the SE hint that it may be extensive.

[5oceans]

Value your math and over all analises. please keep it up. Thank you.