RE: Why We're Here14 Nov 2025 12:13
Trace metals - because GEO describes Juno as IRGS/IOCG style and historic holes showed thermal alteration and sulphides, the trace elements that exploration teams usually test for and that commonly occur in these systems are:
Gold (Au) — primary target in IRGS
Copper (Cu) — IOCG / IRGS commonly host Cu mineralisation.
Silver (Ag) — commonly accompanies Au–Cu mineralisation.
Iron (Fe) / iron-oxide alteration — characteristic of IOCG systems (magnetic/gravity signature).
Lead (Pb), Zinc (Zn) — commonly present as by-products or in associated skarn/CRD mineralisation.
Arsenic (As), Antimony (Sb), Bismuth (Bi) — pathfinder elements often enriched around gold/copper systems.
Molybdenum (Mo), Tungsten (W), Tin (Sn) — can occur in skarn / intrusion-related environments.
Cobalt (Co), Nickel (Ni), Chromium (Cr) — possible depending on host lithology and mafic inputs (less certain, site dependent).
Rare Earth Elements (REEs) — not a primary target, but sometimes assayed depending on lab package.
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