Thanks for sharing that, KY.
I have skimmed some of that material previously (probably here), and generally I agree that ZTEM seems to be the new standard and a sea change in determination of resources, at least in the polar latitudes. At the risk of repetition, it was a stroke of genius to provide a proven resource-by-proxy with the Pebble signature readings. It will be another if Briscoe wheedled Geotech into providing similar data for portions or all of North Pipes, AZ, as your info suggests is possible. If it's not too much trouble, do you happen to recall where you read about the connections between Geotech and Briscoe? I'd like to search that info and read more.
I wonder how long it will be before most claims essentially add a new pre-valuation phase by virtue of ZTEM data. You have to think that if a few giants like Pebble and Big Chunk turn out just as they were predicted by the emerging technology, they will be flying those magnets over every known and inferred deposit on Earth. Ironically, the early adopters of the technology may make out like bandits right before a metals boom slowly drives the price back down over decades as large deposits become easier to locate.
Given globalization trends, it will be more commercially viable to mine in other countries with cheaper labor costs, but those events are years down the road, after NAK and LBSR (U5?) finish proving that ZTEM is the real deal. Right now there is little competition for the title of Largest Gold & Copper Deposit Ever. 10-20 years from now, I fully expect that the technology will be locating other huge deposits, especially with so many thousands of miles thawing each year, making stratified exposures accessible for survey.
For now, we have the metals bull market of the century and every reason to see the LBSR claims as a comparatively safe way to leverage some giant trends.
