2020 has truly been an extraordinary year – one for the record books given the pandemic, the market’s Corona Crash in March, and the subsequent powerful rebound. Many investors have enjoyed their best returns ever over the past months, and there is much to look forward to, but there are millions of people across North America who are also suffering this Christmas like never before. Try to help someone in need.
Governments and their health departments can impose whatever draconian COVID-19 measures they wish (the entire province of Ontario goes into “lockdown” on Saturday), and even prohibit in-person church services in the name of “public safety”, but the real reason for the season lives on. And no matter what any government attempts to do, “social distancing” can never apply to Jesus – he isn’t an inch further from any of us than when this pandemic broke out. He’s accessible 24/7, no appointment required, no matter what the circumstances.
The markets are now closed but not for just another “holiday”. It is our hope and prayer at BMR that everyone everywhere this Christmas, especially this unique Christmas, will have time to pause and reflect on the real reason for the season.
Just over 2000 years ago Luke recorded the birth of Jesus Christ:
“In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world (this was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria). And everyone went to their own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.
“He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them. And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.
“An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” (Luke 2: 1–12, New International Version)
A Savior was born and He is Christ the Lord. He came for all of us.
Humble beginnings…
A manger is something that is used to hold food and water for animals, so it’s significant that this is where a divine baby was born. From the beginning, Jesus was and still is God with the people. He came to earth in humble beginnings, lived a humble life, and died on a cross for the sins of the world.
In similar style, the first people to be informed of the birth of baby Jesus were the shepherds. In those days shepherds were one of the lowest of society. They were out in the fields living with the animals, not living in castles. The angel of the Lord gives them the Good News for the world. The angel tells them that a Savior has been born to them, not only for them but for the whole world. The angel does not say He was born for some of the people. Jesus was born for ALL the people, ALL races, ALL ethnicities, ALL genders, ALL classes. He is for ALL.
Christmas is a time when we celebrate the birth of Jesus but it is also a day when we celebrate all that He accomplished by willingly going to the cross (for us) in His death. He came to save the world and He wants all of His children to be in relationship with Him.
It is our corporate prayer that this Christmas you will feel the Hope of Christ, the Love of Christ, the Joy of Christ, and the Peace of Christ as you share this precious time with friends and family.
As you reflect on the reason for the season, may you also shine your light before others.
From our homes to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas!
Warmest regards,
Jon, John, Daniel and the team at BMR.
Merry Christmas. Thank you BMR for pointing everyone to the One who was born to die that we could gain eternal life.
Comment by Bryan — December 24, 2020 @ 6:17 pm
Christ is Born! Glorify Him!
Comment by schiffwasright — December 24, 2020 @ 7:26 pm
Nice hit for CCW at Castle East – coming together beautifully…dynamic vein system at Castle East which represents the richest Silver find in Northern Ontario in several decades…
Canada Silver Cobalt Hits New High-Grade Silver Vein – Fifth New High-Grade Intersection at Robinson Zone
COQUITLAM, BC, Dec. 29, 2020 /CNW/ – Canada Silver Cobalt Works Inc. (TSXV: CCW) (OTC: CCWOF) (Frankfurt: 4T9B) (the “Company” or “Canada Silver Cobalt”) is pleased to announce the intersection of a new, additional, high-grade silver vein within 60 metres of the Robinson Zone Discovery hole CA-1108. The Robinson Zone Project is 100-percent owned by the Company, in the 78-square-kilometre Castle Silver Mine property, in Gowganda, Ontario, Canada.
Highlights and updates:
– Visually, mineralization in the new vein rivals the discovery intersection of hole CA-11-08 (40,944 g/t silver (1,194 oz/ton) over a core length of 0.45 meters (refer to Gold Bullion Development news release August 25, 2011), and to additional intervals in hole CS-20-08W1 and CS-20-08W2 of 50,583.29 g/t ( 1,476 oz/ton) silver over 0.60 meters within 1.5 meters of 20,741 g/t (605 oz/ton) silver and 70,380 g/t (2,053 oz/ton) silver over 0.30 meters within a broader zone of 1.4 meters grading 20,136 g/t (587 oz/ton) silver respectively (Canada Silver Cobalt press releases Dec 23, 2019 and Jan 10, 2020);
– The 18,000 metres drilled in the current 50,000-metre program, represents only 36 percent of this phase of drilling. A total of 28 holes are completed, including 8 wedge holes.
– This new intersection is 53 metres laterally east-southeast and 25 metres vertically above the original discovery hole (CA-11-08) and further expands the potential high-grade mineralization target area. This new, high-grade mineralized intercept is approximately 80 metres below the upper contact of the diabase sill which, in the Gowganda Camp, typically hosts the majority of the silver mined historically.
With 4 strongly mineralized veins identified and this additional new, high-grade vein, the potential of the Robinson Zone has significantly increased. Follow-up drilling is planned to expand the existing resource panels reported in a Press Release May 28, 2020. In that release, a maiden resource estimate identified zones 1A and 1B of the Robinson Zone to have an average silver grade of 8,582g/t (250 oz/ton) in a combined 27,400 tonnes of material for a total of 7.56 millionInferred ounces of silver using a cut-off grade of 258 g/t AgEq (mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability).
The new high-grade intersection is an entirely new vein. The intersection is located a mere 60 metres from the discovery intersection of hole CA-11-08 and is located approximately 2 km southeast of the Castle No. 3 mine, and within 2 km of two other past producers.
Notably, Hole CS-20-39 also intersected a 17-metre zone (downhole, from 502 to 519 m) with several narrow veins mineralized with both silver and cobalt-arsenides. Assays are pending for hole CS-20-39.
This new vein and the design of the current drill program offers an excellent opportunity to conduct valuable downhole geophysics and based on the results of a pilot program, we will have a roadmap to focus more effectively on some of the targets we have identified at the Robinson zone.
Matt Halliday, P.Geo., President, commented: “We are very pleased to be disclosing this new vein discovery. This is the type of stellar mineralization we are looking for and to find it so close to the original Robinson vein is very encouraging. We continue to record sound geological information with the aim of strengthening our model and finding more mineralization like this on the existing structures and to search out new ones”.
Location
The Castle Property is 15 km east of Pan American Silver’s Juby gold deposit, 30 km due south of Alamos Gold’s Young-Davidson mine, 75 km southwest of Kirkland Lake Gold’s Macassa Complex, and 100 km southeast of new gold discoveries in the Timmins West area.
Qualified Person
The technical information in this news release was prepared under the supervision of Mr. Matthew Halliday, P.Geo., (APGO), President of Canada Silver Cobalt Works Inc., and a qualified person in accordance with National Instrument 43-101.
About Canada Silver Cobalt Works Inc.
Canada Silver Cobalt Works released the first-ever resource in the Gowganda Camp and greater Cobalt Camp in May 2020. A total of 7.56 million ounces of silver in Inferred resources comprising very high-grade silver (8,582 grams per tonne un-cut or 250.2 oz/ton) in 27,400 tonnes of material from two sections (1A and 1B) of the Robinson Zone beginning at a vertical depth of approximately 400 meters. The discovery remains open in all directions (1A and 1B are approximately 800 meters from the east-trending Capitol Mine workings) (mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability) (refer to Canada Silver Cobalt Works Press Release May 28, 2020).
Canada Silver Cobalt’s flagship Castle mine and 78 sq. km Castle Property feature strong exploration upside for silver, cobalt, nickel, gold and copper in the prolific, past-producing Gowganda high-grade Silver District of Northern Ontario. With underground access at Castle, a pilot plant to produce cobalt-rich gravity concentrates on site, a processing facility (TTL Laboratories) in the town of Cobalt, and a proprietary hydrometallurgical process known as Re-2OX for the creation of technical grade cobalt sulphate as well as nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) formulations, Canada Silver Cobalt is strategically positioned to become a Canadian leader in the silver-cobalt space.
“Frank J. Basa”
Frank J. Basa, P. Eng.
Chief Executive Officer
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This news release may contain forward-looking statements including but not limited to comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs, geological interpretations, receipt of property titles, potential mineral recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore, involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements.
SOURCE Canada Silver Cobalt Works Inc.
Comment by Jon - BMR — December 29, 2020 @ 9:10 am