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KATX Handicap smack in the middle of an area identified by the Canadian Government's.... highest likelihood of finding valuable mineral deposits including gold, silver, copper, zinc and REEs in the entirety of Newfoundland. Smack in the middle!

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The information below is taken directly from the Canadian Government's Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) - the organisational responsible for carrying out the airborne survey - which information you can find for yourself at this website: cgc.rncan.gc.ca/gamma/exp97/index_e.php

So basically, we are smack in the middle of an area identified by the Canadian Government's own Geological Survey of Canada as having the highest levels of potassium enrichment and therefore the highest likelihood of finding valuable mineral deposits including gold, silver, copper, zinc and REEs in the entirety of Newfoundland. Smack in the middle!


Rick-UK


Thursday, March 18, 2010 7:19:20 PM
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Handcamp and High Potassium Enrichment

For those who are still following this conversation thread about gamma-ray spectrometry (and if you're not then I quite understand), I have discovered why the gamma ray survey found by Birdman Bob focuses on two specific areas of Newfoundland, of which one (called Figure 1) has our Handcamp smack in the middle. The information below is taken directly from the Canadian Government's Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) - the organisational responsible for carrying out the airborne survey - which information you can find for yourself at this website: http://cgc.rncan.gc.ca/gamma/exp97/index_e.php . As an introduction, here is what they say about the importance of gamma ray spectrometry...

...the proximity of potassium anomalies to mineralization provides evidence of significant fluid/rock interaction associated with the mineralizing event. The ability to map and quantify this potassium alteration, from the air and on the ground, has important implications for VHMS exploration and mapping.

Put simply, you can use gamma-ray maps to locate the radioactive elements potassium (K), uranium (U) and thorium (Th) and these elements (particularly potassium) are very good indicators of rare minerals such as gold. (This is a gross oversimplification and by the looks of the calculations you need to perform it takes a heck of a lot of expertise to read the data meaningfully, but it's basically true). The GSC goes on to explain that gamma-ray spectrometry can help locate...

uranium
granophile elements (Sn, W, etc.)
rare elements (Be, Zr, Y, etc.)
carbonatites (rare earth elements, P, Nb, etc.)
precious metals (Au, Ag, etc.)
base metals (Cu, Zn, etc.)

OK, so basically the GSC is saying that gamma ray spectrometry is a great indicator for everything we want and expect at Handcamp - gold, silver, copper, zinc and even REEs. That's good news! Now here's what the GSC says about those special areas Figure 1 (where Handcamp is located) and Figure 2 on their map of Newfoundland...

Flight lines were spaced at 1,000 metres. For the Great Gull Lake area (Figure 1) and Turks Volcanic Belt (Figure 2) detailed coverage was obtained using northwest-southeast oriented flight lines spaced at 330 and 500 metres respectively. The closer line spacing supports increased spatial resolution of radioactive element signatures.

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Airborne gamma ray spectrometry surveys have also detected areas of potassium enrichment associated with felsic volcanic sequences in several areas of central and north-central Newfoundland. These results prompted surveying of two areas with closer line spacing to improve anomaly resolution (Figures 1 and 2). Ground spectrometry studies in these and other areas have shown a strong association between elevated potassium concentrations and massive sulphide deposits.

So basically, we are smack in the middle of an area identified by the Canadian Government's own Geological Survey of Canada as having the highest levels of potassium enrichment and therefore the highest likelihood of finding valuable mineral deposits including gold, silver, copper, zinc and REEs in the entirety of Newfoundland. Smack in the middle!

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