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I have been asked by a number of investors to comment on the effect of changes in the 2012 Edition of the JORC Code (explained below). These changes will be implemented on 1 December 2013. In particular, there is concern that listed companies will be severely constrained in the reporting…
It is often difficult for investors to assess the potential economic value of exploration results. In particular, the low grades that are characteristic of large, disseminated, copper-gold systems. These systems are typically Porphyry-style deposits, but can also be of Iron Ore Copper Gold or Replacement style. Either copper or gold…
Intrusive Related Gold Systems (“IRGS”) are today’s “last frontier” for gold exploration. They are the most recent of the major types of gold system to be discovered and defined, and thus appear to have the greatest discovery potential. Definition IRGS deposits are one of three major types of gold deposit,…
The Earth’s mineral deposits, as for much of Nature, are a continuum. Geologists attempt to better understand these deposits through classification and interpretation of the variables they can understand, while being aware that there are many more they may never understand. The rationale for classification is to facilitate communication, which…
Some Facts and Figures BACKGROUND Volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits (“VMS” deposits) are significant sources of copper, lead, zinc, silver and gold. They can also contain significant quantities of cobalt, tin, selenium, manganese, cadmium, indium, bismuth, tellurium, gallium and germanium. Some also contain substantial quantities of the toxic elements arsenic, antimony…
Natural Gas Production from Unconventional Plays Fracking (hydraulic fracturing) is a key part in the process of drilling and preparing many natural gas wells for production. Fracking was first used in 1908 and, since that time, over one million gas wells have been fracked in the United States. Natural gas…