Post by
geolteacher on Jul 22, 2024 9:31pm
Catch Deposit, PIL deposit:
both projects have good exploration results.
I don't like Catch because its' in a steep ridge that's right against Claire Lake, and there's a First Nation land across the lake. I think permitting Catch will require a lot of effort to demonstrate there'll be no harm to surface water, or to groundwater (that eventually connects to surface water), and that mine development and operation won't disturb the stability of the slope down to the lake.
The northern end of Catch, called the 'Volt zone', is immediately east of a large landslide that looks to have occurred in the last century (or decade, maybe)per the distribution of vegetation evident on Google satellite view. This implies that the ridge top down to the lake is generally at the limit of slope stability.
PIL project has two good soil anomalies a couple km apart, doesn't abut a lake, and the slopes aren't as steep.
I recommend valuing the Cascadia only on PIL.