Submitted by jamescookenotthatone t3_yvuzym in todayilearned
What does "were salted" mean?
Added gold to the samples, to make it look like a high potential deposit. Faking the results, because they know its no good.
From my vague memory, they may have had the samples in bags of ground dirt - extra gold thrown in.
A regular technique might have solid core, photos taken, then grind only half the core - the rest retained as evidence.
could have been easily verified through independent lab. as a result all canadian mining companies need to go through third party for Ni 43-101 sample to verify claims.
I work in the industry, but in another country. The first time I saw an NI 43-101 report, I was stunned at how much detail companies were required to provide regarding the preparation of the samples. It all made sense when I realized that the reporting standard was a response to Bre-X.
And it's the reason you can't get your samples officially assayed on site anymore and have to have it done by a third party.
A guy shaved off gold from jewelry (probably his wedding ring) and added the flakes to the sample. A viable Gold mine requires a fairly tiny amount of gold per square foot of earth so even a tiny tiny sprinkling of extra gold will make the sample go from worthless to well "goldmine!".
You can put gold in a rock sample and people will think you found a gold reserve.
They loaded shotgun shells with real gold and fired them into the vein. When the samples are taken, there is now far more gold present in the verified sample.
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