Hansix,

The Bigsky claims do not adjoin the Giant mine. They are some 15 to 20km north of the Giant mine area. The Geology is similar in that they are Giant and Con mine style archean shear zones in a variable host rock. Porphyry is secondary and maybe not important. Porphyries do play an important role in other camps like Ontario and Quebec and also Australia, but not in the Yellowknife Greenstone belt as much.

I agree with Nicholas needing a NR, there is arsenic at Ormsby too. The issue is any arsenic is viewed as evil among the environmental radicals well placed among the government agencies after the Giant issues appeared. What was not noted was how this arsenic could be a non-issue if left as a sulfide versus a oxide through chemical process. Both Ormsby and Nicholas are host to high proportions of free gold meaning only a small fraction of the ore would need chemical processing.

Yes I have had boots on the ground all through the belt and others belts over the past 3 decades.

What concerns me most about the permitting is the slow process and its effect on mining in the NWT. I know that Tyhee has been bending over backwards to work with the various agencies but sometimes they should also stand their ground and not be plowed under by poorly developed bureaucracy. Modern mining is so very different from what was conducted at the Giant mine.

There are a multitude of geoscientic papers available online regarding the deposits in the Yellowknife Greenstone belt which can be captured by simply typing into google "archean greenstone" or "Yellowknife Greenstone" or "Archean Gold deposits".

Research beyond what NRs and the markets suggest is always prudent.

IMHO Tyhee will dow well over the next few months and years.

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