Hi packsackman,
I would suggest to read NR´s carefully before you start stating false assumptions !
You said: " ... but in Wes's own word of limited extent"
Wes didn´t say that, because his words "albeit, over a very limited area" refer most likely to the limited assaying which has been done so far on Rhodium:
"In light of the preliminary results which strongly suggest the presence of additional platinum group elements, specifically, rhodium, iridium, osmium, ruthenium and rhenium; Noront has instructed Activation Laboratories Ltd. (“Actlabs”) to immediately begin the process of assaying the entire 22.8 metre interval for additional platinum group elements."
FANTOMAS