Skeen96 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Hi, I have been helping and working for a relative in a mine for over a year. But have had trouble identifying what this mixed mine contains. Ive been suggested vanadium, malachite, antimony, pyrite and so on but dont know which one it really is. I have an analysis report too but someone suggested that this report may be wrong and the Fe, S is lower than what it really is. I wanted to know if this report matches the ore and what the exact name this is. I have a few pictures to show. Thanks very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regmaglitch Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Hey Skeen, I recognize the pyrite and some peacock ore visually but, beyond that, nothing else.I am not good with sulphide ores, sorry. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeen96 Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 Hey Skeen, I recognize the pyrite and some peacock ore visually but, beyond that, nothing else.I am not good with sulphide ores, sorry. BenThanks anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Peacock can contain Gold and Silver, hence the Blue sulphides. Cobalt could also be present. Without having it tested ya never know. Don't go by the one and only test that was done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeen96 Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 Peacock can contain Gold and Silver, hence the Blue sulphides. Cobalt could also be present. Without having it tested ya never know. Don't go by the one and only test that was done. Every test I have done came out similar to this but I believe they are wrong. Anyway thanks for the information and I think this is peacock ore as the images are closest to matching the photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Pan Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Every test I have done came out similar to this but I believe they are wrong. Anyway thanks for the information and I think this is peacock ore as the images are closest to matching the photos.Why do you disregard the results of multiple tests? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeen96 Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 Why do you disregard the results of multiple tests? Because the observatories here are not well trained. When the ore was sent to a chinese company, We were told the ore has a lower Fe and S than what the report shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Pan Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I used to do assays.You can get conflicting results depending on the samples testeddue to variables of mineral content per sample.You can get dif results in samples taken depending on the part of the oresampled.Just a slight dif in the location of the samples taken can scew the results. Very seldom will mulitple samples result in duplicate determinations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeen96 Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 I used to do assays.You can get conflicting results depending on the samples testeddue to variables of mineral content per sample.You can get dif results in samples taken depending on the part of the oresampled.Just a slight dif in the location of the samples taken can scew the results. Very seldom will mulitple samples result in duplicate determinations. Oh ok. Thanks very much for letting me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Pan Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Assays, at best, is your best educated/calculated guess. Ya take several samples, break 'em down to componants,and figure the averages.Say a sample assays at 15% Fe.The next assays at 12%.The last assays at 9%.Take the total, 36, divide by the number of samples,(in this case 3).So, the ore would contain an "average" of 12% Fe.* In my example above, the assays also show that you're getting further away from the main ore bodywith each sample taken. So, note the location where each sample is taken. Ya might wanna work closerto where ya got the first/best resulting sample. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LipCa Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I don't see gold in the results. Not even a trace... What are they mining for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 SP so how far away from the ore are you if it's 12%? Just had to ask... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Pan Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 (edited) SP so how far away from the ore are you if it's 12%? Just had to ask... The above is just a hypothetical example.The 12% is just an "average" in the example.The distance from the main body to the 12% values concentrationdepends on the location of the sample spot in relation to the main ore body.Ya never know until you assay the samples just where the greater values arelocated. There is never a set distance, it can vary in several yards to only inchesand then disappear altogether in the next foot. As the saying goes, "Sample, sample, sample,...". Eventually you would be trying to find the aprox amount of "values" in aton of ore. You assay 2 oz. samples from various sites and do the mathto figure your "average" values content per ton. Edited May 27, 2014 by Steel Pan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 (edited) "it can vary in several yards to only inches"...That's good to know! At least you didn't say 100's of yards...yeaaaaaaaaa! Edited May 27, 2014 by Rimshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Pan Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 "it can vary in several yards to only inches"...That's good to know! At least you didn't say 100's of yards...yeaaaaaaaaa! That's the clincher, the main ore body could be miles away and you are only getting into the aluvial deposits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Oh, now you say miles away. No fair... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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