Not my intent to judge you in any way, however the USGS seems to think that;
"The average grade of PGMs in ores that are mined primarily for their PGM concentrations varies from
5 to 15 ppm (0.15 to 0.5 ounces per ton). "
Your assay may b
Not my intent to judge you in any way, however the USGS seems to think that;
"The average grade of PGMs in ores that are mined primarily for their PGM concentrations varies from 5 to 15 ppm (0.15 to 0.5 ounces per ton). "
Your assay may be of values selectively chiseled from a vein and be higher. But any claim which falls so much above the normal should be approached with caution from an investors perspective.
Truth be told I am not a field geologist and all of the PM's that I have refined over the years are either concentrates or scrap. I wouldn't recognize a vein of Palladium rich ore if I tripped over it. My first reaction would likely be "damn yellow rock tripped me". That said I have to view all claims of content from raw ores based on documented history.
Truth is it would be great if the ore you have runs 350 OPT. and the Gold at 10 OPT is just gravy. Historical mine operations say differently.
Average values ok. But there are also above & below values. USGS is just government wonks trying to justify $200k salaries and want to look smart. But they aren't. Not more so definitely than any similar private sector organization...
e of values selectively chiseled from a vein and be higher. But any claim which falls so much above the normal should be approached with caution from an investors perspective.
Truth be told I am not a field geologist and all of the PM's that I have refined over the years are either concentrates or scrap. I wouldn't recognize a vein of Palladium rich ore if I tripped over it. My first reaction would likely be "damn yellow rock tripped me". That said I have to view all claims of content from raw ores based on documented history.
Truth is it would be great if the ore you have runs 350 OPT. and the Gold at 10 OPT is just gravy. Historical mine operations say differently.