The primary objective of the drilling was to confirm the copper and zinc mineralisation reported in the early 1970s at the Schwabe prospect, which contains a copper
gossan extending over 140m at surface.
Rumble is drill testing two compelling side by side conductors that are located below a large exposed mineralised
gossan, targeting massive Ni-Cu-Co-PGE-Au Deposits.
James Blackburn, (1) Dinesh Giri, (1) Barbara Ciolka, (2) Nicole
Gossan, (3) Mohammad Didi, (1) George Kokai, (2) Alison Waghorn, (4) Matthew Jones, (5) and Senthil Senniappan (1,6)
Maprani et al., "Effects of acid-sulfate weathering and cyanide-containing gold tailings on the transport and fate of mercury and other metals in
Gossan Creek: Murray Brook mine, New Brunswick, Canada," Applied Geochemistry, vol.
The company has combined the
Gossan and Char Crete leases into a single 2.5-sq.-mi project on the east shore of Lake Winnipeg, northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Of particular note is the Mars prospect, which is hosted in altered diorite intruding volcanic rocks with extensive
gossan exposures that locally contain copper mineralization.
Thirty-eight workers had been undergoing safety training inside the Big
Gossan facility in the province of Papua when the roof collapsed May 14.
President Director of PT Freeport Indonesia Rozik B Soetjipto told media that an investigation over the collapse of the Big
Gossan tunnel on May 14 would be carried out.
The Big
Gossan underground training facility at the PT Freeport Indonesia mine collapsed last Tuesday when 38 workers were undergoing safety training.