Silver is an extremely rare metal only occurring in igneous rock at a concentration of only 0.07 parts per million. For comparison, copper is approximately 785 times more prevalent. Due to its rarity, the main concern in gauging the potential value of a silver deposit is the amount of metal present.
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Excalibur Resources reports the ongoing exploration program at Sturgeon Lake, northwestern Ontario. Excalibur’s Sturgeon Lake property is directly along strike and to the east of 6 VMS deposits that were mined between 1970 and 1991. A total of 19 million tonnes of ore was mined from these 6 VMS deposits with typical grades of 9% zinc, 1.5% copper, [...]
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Monday, March 30, 2009
Overview BacTech is a publicly listed Canadian company with its shares quoted on the TSX Venture Exchange (Symbol: BM). The Company owns proprietary bacterial oxidation technology that liberates precious and base metals from difficult to treat sulphide ores and concentrates. Bacterial oxidation is a safe and environmentally friendly process. It has the advantage of improving [...]
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Thursday, July 15, 2010