Building a Gold Mine in Kenora

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4 448728_FNX.indd 1 The Ontario Prospector • Fall/Winter9/28/09 6:41:17 2009 PM Volume 14/Issue 1 INSIDE Fall/Winter 2009 The Ontario Prospector is published for Ontario Prospectors Association DEPARTMENTS 1000 Alloy Drive Report from the Ontario Prospectors Association 7 Th under Bay, ON P7B 6A5 Tel: (866) 259-3727; Fax: (807) 622-4156 Buyers’ Guide 30 www.ontarioprospectors.com President: Roger Poulin Executive Director: Garry Clark FEATURES [email protected] Building a Gold Mine in Kenora—One Property at a Time 8 THE ONTARIO PROSPECTOR Houston Lake’s approach to gold exploration in Kenora IS SUPPORTED BY THE has been slow and steady wins the race. FOLLOWING ASSOCIATIONS: Brett Resources: Five Million Ounce Gold Project Advances 12 Southern Ontario Strong community support and careful environmental stewardship Prospectors Association promise long-term local benefi ts. 679 Kilburn Street Kingston, ON K7M 6A3 Sage Gold Active in Greenstone 15 Tel: (613) 634-1821; Fax: (613) 634-0054 Exploring the Beardmore-Geraldton Gold Camp. President: John McCance http://ontarioprospectors.com/southern/ Get a Handle on Material Handling 21 index.htm Plan or reorganize your workspace to optimize efficiency, ergonomics and workfl ow. bigjohnkingston.net Porcupine Prospectors & Caracle Creek: What We Learned from the Downturn 25 Developers Association How an expanded business model allowed Caracle Creek international Consulting to P.O. Box 234 emerge from the 2008 downturn in a stronger position than before. Timmins, ON P4N 7W8 President: Kristan Straub The Kenora Gold District: A New Gold Camp in the Making? 27 Tel: (705) 365-6119 Treasury Metals thinks so. www.porcupineprospectors.on.ca [email protected]

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he OPA would like to thank Wally Rayner for his dedication as OPA president and would like to welcome Roger Poulin as the incoming president. T Last year at this time we all were amazed at how fast the economy had changed! Th ere were people who lost huge percentages of their stock market value. It didn’t matter how balanced your investment portfolio was; all were down except those in pure cash! It’s a year later, and metals and mining seem to have turned around. Th e junior market is going through a contraction, with mergers or reverse takeovers occurring frequently. In some forecasts, the reduction of the number of juniors is required to provide a better liquidity market. Th e price of gold and other commodities seems to be stable, and companies are exploring lower- grade deposits. It seems that the winners over time have been those companies that have good-quality projects and that have preserved some cash. Th ere are numerous large areas of staked ground being worked across the province. Th e new commodity being explored for in Ontario is chromite! Th e exploration occurring in the Ring of Fire north of Nakina has been focusing on the potential of world-class chromite mineralization. Th e press releases have been pushing the area as similar to a deposit in Finland. An examination of the claims reveals that about 3% of the area that is part of the Thank you to outgoing OPA President Wally Rayner. government’s Far North Land Use Planning Initiative is staked, and two long potential transportation corridors have been covered. Th is emerging exploration camp will be a focus for years to come and is possibly the next great northern deposit. Recently, with the forest industry in trouble, the exploration and mining industry is getting a better profi le as a wealth creator in Ontario’s north. eTh OPA and other groups have been asked to speak to community leaders to outline what is occurring across the north. Reviewing the exploration projects across Ontario quickly reveals that there are some large projects moving forward towards production decisions. Th ese projects include gold, platinum-group metals and copper-nickel. Another interesting aspect is that some of the projects are not in the established mining areas. Th e OPA continues to lobby the provincial government to make Ontario the best place to spend exploration dollars. Th e key issues this year are the Far North Land Use Planning Initiative from the Ministry of Natural Resources and the changes to the Mining Act from the Ministry of Northern De- velopment, Mines and Forestry. Th ese two issues have dominated the OPA’s time over the last year and will continue to for the next couple of years. If you would like to assist, please contact our offi ce. We look forward to seeing you at the Ontario Exploration and Geoscience Symposium, “A Decade of Risks and Rewards,” in Sudbury on December 15-16. For more information, please visit www. ontarioprospectors.com.

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The Ontario Prospector • Fall/Winter 2009 7 FEATURE

Building a Gold Mine in Kenora — One Property at a Time

estled in the heart of the Kenora region lies a gold mine—or so believes the management of Houston Lake Mining. For the past seven years, N Houston Lake has been exploring the Kenora area in search of one of the world’s most valuable metals—gold. Building on its past successes, Houston Lake has accumulated a large land position and has staked some of the most prospective properties in the region, one property at a time. It has taken the company many years to assemble this land package but they believe they have pulled together a property unmatched by anyone in the area. And they have done it while keeping one overriding principal in mind—minimize shareholder dilution.

8 The Ontario Prospector • Fall/Winter 2009 At the turn of the century, the Kenora region was the largest producer of gold in Ontario. However, the area was subse- quently passed over for later gold rushes in Red Lake, Timmins and Kirkland Lake. Despite the fact that this region was once producing more than half of Ontario’s gold, no modern exploration and mining techniques have been deployed there until recently. Today there are a number of exploration companies in the area, but Houston Lake has had fi rst-mover advantage and intends to be a key player in the revival of the Kenora gold mining district.

Recognizing Untapped Potential Staking property in any relatively unexplored area is a very risky proposition. It was even more so in 1997 following the collapse of metal prices and shaken investor confi dence after the Bre-X Minerals scandal. However, Houston Lake’s management team of experienced miners and exploration geologists were very familiar with the Kenora region and recognized the area’s untapped potential. Since 2002 Houston Lake has been a mainstay in Kenora and has been building its land position to form its present day 100% owned West Cedartree property. Stripping veins at the Dogpaw Kale property. Where others saw risk, Houston Lake saw potential. Houston Lake’s approach to gold exploration has been slow and steady wins the race. Th e West Cedartree property is com- proximal to the most prominent IP chargeability anomaly in prised of eight contiguous gold zones that were painstaking the southern extreme of the IP survey area. Th e Robertson pulled together following a new gold discovery and geophysical occurrence is marked by a series of trenches and pits. Pre- survey that identifi ed a strong anomaly running through the liminary grab samples assayed 1.63 to 1.98 g/t gold from the property. Th e company currently has two NI 43-101 resources trenches and contains features similar to that at the Angel on two of these gold zones (Angel Hill and Dubenski) and a Hill gold resource. A second area also returned 1.90 and 3.05 historical resource on a third (Dogpaw Lake). Th e company g/t gold in grab samples. Mechanized stripping of these show- has recently fi nished two exciting drill programs on its Du- ings is planned to follow up on these results. benski gold zone that yielded some of the best results in Hous- ton Lake’s history. Th ese results are being used to upgrade the Along Strike resource calculation, which is expected in the fall of 2009. All three gold zones (Angel Hill, Dogpaw Lake and Du- Th is year’s drilling season also promises to be very exciting for benski) are open along strike and to depth. Of note, Houston Houston Lake. Th e company is planning a drill program that Lake has not drilled below a depth of 100 metres on the West follows the Dubenski gold mineralization along strike in an ef- Cedartree property. Th e geology of gold mineralization in the fort to accumulate more ounces in that zone. Th e company will Northern Ontario is typically high-grade deep veins. Deposits also continue to drill the Dogpaw Lake property in an eff ort to that have gone on to become producing gold mines tend to be upgrade the historical resource to NI 43-101 standards. deep deposits. Houston Lake has identifi ed that the geophysical signatures associated with the gold mineralization on their The Angel Hill Zone property tend to strengthen as they drill deeper. However, deep In addition, Houston Lake plans to revisit the Angel Hill drilling is both risky and expensive and Houston Lake has con- zone this year. Angel Hill is a new discovery that was identifi ed centrated on building resources at shallow depths that are less in a road cut. Th e company has only explored about 1% of this expensive to explore and cheaper to mine by open pit. gold zone but has pulled some exceptionally high grades. During Unlike many other junior exploration companies, the man- percussion drilling they encountered 1.22 m of 479 g/t Au on agement of Houston Lake has expertise in open pit mining. the Angel Hill zone. Th ese results led to the third-largest staking To illustrate this point, Houston Lake took a bulk sample rush in Ontario as other interests staked ground around the pro- from Angel Hill and made a profi t while doing so. Th e bulk ject. Fortunately Houston Lake had already secured an excellent sample processed it at a third party mill in 2006 at gold price land position in the area. of US$685 per ounce. Th e sample of more than 1,000 tonnes Th is year Houston Lake plans to return to the Angel Hill yielded a grade of 5.67 grams per tonne of gold. Almost 5,500 Zone to further explore the Robertson Occurrence. An his- grams were produced at a recovery rate of 93%. Th at gener- toric gold showing, the Robertson Occurrence was recently ated a cash settlement of more than $131,000, for a profi t of rediscovered by Houston Lake prospectors along the Angel $52,000. Approximately two-thirds of the cash outlay was Hill trend approximately 1.4 km (0.84 miles) to the south shipping cost to the mill. Th at portion of the expenditures of the Angel Hill gold resource. Th e gold showing is located would be eliminated by an on-site mill.

The Ontario Prospector • Fall/Winter 2009 9 Th e company has deliberately followed the gold mineralization along strike rather than to depth with the goal being to identify suffi cient tonnage to FLADGATE EXPLORATION justify three open pit mines that would feed a central mill on the property. With CONSULTING CORPORATION the exploration to date they are well on their way to achieving that goal. Once in production future drilling and further exploration of the large land pack- We offer a wide range of services to the Mineral age could be self fi nanced. and Oil & Gas sectors including land manage- In choosing this approach they have advanced exploration on the property ment and technical services, project evaluation while keeping in mind their goal of and generation, exploration services and preserving a tight share structure. Many corporate management. junior exploration companies have overlooked this important aspect of running a public company and have issued an exorbitant numbers of shares to fi - Our goal is to provide nance exploration at rock bottom prices. exceptional service, Houston Lake has taken a conservative view and issued limited shares to fi nance produce high quality upcoming projects believing value will products and provide continue to be expressed in the share our clients value price as results are reported to the market. As gold trades above the $1,000 an to create value. ounce mark, the market fundamentals look strong for gold to remain at elevated prices in the future. Th is bodes well for gold exploration companies that are 195 Park Avenue more leveraged to commodity prices. Thunder Bay, Ontario With another season of drilling ahead of them, Houston Lake believes where P7B 1B9 there is smoke there is usually fi re. Judging Phone: (807) 345-5380 by the number of companies staking the Fax: (807) 345-1875 Kenora region these days, Houston Lake Email: [email protected] thinks they have been in the right place for a long time. Th e management team is www.fladgateexploration.com committed to furthering the project and playing a key role in Kenora’s rise as the next gold mining district in Canada. ■

About Houston Lake Mining: Hous-

450452_Fladgate.indd 1 10/19/09 11:40:04 AMton Lake Mining is an advanced mining exploration company that is actively exploring for gold, platinum group elements and rare metals in northwestern Ontario. Houston Lake’s principal short-term objective is to become a gold producer by surface mining several of the eight properties comprising its West Cedartree project near Kenora. Houston Lake’s platinum group metals project is the Tib Lake property near Th under Bay, and Pakeagama, its rare metals project, is near Red Lake. For more information, please visit our website at www.houstonlakemining.com.

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HOUSTON LAKE MINING INC. Houston Lake’s main focus is the West Cedartree Gold Project located near Kenora, Ontario.

West Cedartree consists of 8 contiguous properties spanning 1,674 hectares (4,135 acres). Benton’s Team: Steve Stares (President & CEO), Michael Stares (Director & Field Manager), Three of these properties contain delineated gold Clint Barr (VP Exploration) resources that are open in all directions.

• Fully Financed – Approx. $14.5 Million Houston Lake’s goal is to identify sufﬁ cient tonnage to • Joint Ventures with Major Partners justify an open pit mine and on-site mill. • Proven Track Record • Diverse Property Portfolio “Positioned Today for the Metals of Tomorrow” Houston Lake Mining Inc. (HLM.V) 611 Montreal St., Thunder Bay, ON Phone: 807-475-7474 2892 White Street, Val Caron, ON P3N 1B2 Tel.: (705) 897-7622 • Fax: (705) 897-7618 BTC:TSX-V Web Site: www.houstonlakemining.com E-Mail: [email protected] www.bentonresources.com

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Th under Bay. Access to the property is via a 48 km gravel Brett road from provincial highway 11. Atikokan was established in the 1940s to service the develop- Resources: ment and mining of one of the richest iron deposits in North America. Th e Steep Rock and Caland mines operated for over 30 years, closing in 1979 due to cost pressures. In order to gain access to these iron ore deposits, the Seine River system was di- verted and Steep Rock Lake was dredged. Th e diversion project Five is one of the greatest mining engineering triumphs of its time. Th e Seine River diversion created the Marmion Lake reservoir. Million History of Hammond Reef Extensive historical work at several locations at Hammond Reef saw small scale production occur in the mid to late 1890s and again during the 1930s. Follow-up work by Falconbridge Ounce in the 1980s and by Pentland Firth in the 1990s gave Brett a good baseline from which to begin its exploration and evaluation of Hammond Reef. Gold Brett’s exploration crews successfully advanced the resource on this project in just three years. Brett has focused its drilling eff orts along the main trend of A-Zone to 41-Zone and has taken Project the historical resource from 1.8 million oz. at a grade of 0.86 grams per tonne to an NI 43-101 compliant resource of 5.2 million oz. or 155 million tonnes at 1.04 grams per tonne. Hammond Reef has several other gold-bearing targets that Advances remain untested. Th e next phase of exploration will begin with the evaluation of these targets. Some of this geological evaluation will involve follow-up on work done in the 1890s. In the 1890s, Strong community small-scale mining activities delineated some of the highest-grade material on the property. Historical records indicate head grades of 6 to 8 grams per tonne were mined in shallow underground support and careful operations. Brett’s fi eld crews are methodically evaluating these areas to see if additional resources can be added to Brett’s already environmental substantial gold inventory. Several of these targets are expected to be taken to drill ready status within the next year. stewardship promise Brett has also done extensive follow-up soil geochemical sampling that has delineated several other targets that have not long-term local benefits yet been tested by either the 19th-century explorers and miners or by the more recent passes of work in the 1980s and the 1990s. Th e anomalous soils will be compiled with data from rett Resources’ fl agship property is the 100% owned prospecting and mapping. New exploration drill targets will be Hammond Reef Project. Th is property, with over 5 mil- generated from this compilation work. B lion ounces of gold in an inferred resource, is currently Brett’s ongoing evaluation, which includes 70,000 m of one of the largest undeveloped gold deposits in Canada. Th e re- additional drilling to be completed before the fall of 2010, is cent movement in the price of gold and the low valuation of the expected to both increase the size and improve the category of Company has raised Brett’s profi le in the mining community. the resource. In 2006, when gold price was hovering around $500/oz., Brett entered into an option agreement with Kinross Gold to Engineering Studies acquire 60% of the project. Subsequent to earning their 60% A baseline engineering study of Hammond Reef, a Prelim- interest in 2008, Brett acquired the remaining 40% of the pro- inary Assessment, is underway. Th is “fi rst pass” engineering ject from Kinross. study will evaluate the project economics with a broad brush Hammond Reef is located in northwestern Ontario, 23 approach. Th e Preliminary Assessment will suggest engineering km northeast of the town of Atikokan and 170 km west of parameters and work requirements necessary before the project

12 The Ontario Prospector • Fall/Winter 2009 can receive permits to construct and operate. Th e study is due in late October or early November and has had the advantage of being able to incorporate some of the costs used in Osisko Mining Corp.’s Malartic Gold Deposit Feasibility Study. “Th e Malartic Deposit has many similarities to Hammond Reef in terms of size and scope,” says Joe Ringwald, VP of Oper- Signing of the historic MOU between Brett Resources, ations for Brett. “Many of the costing fi gures used in the Malar- the Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation, and the Fort Frances Chiefs Secretariat. tic Feasibility Study are applicable to Hammond Reef.” Left to right: Patrick Soares, President and CEO of Brett Resources; When reviewing the economics of a gold deposit, good Tony Marinaro, economic advisor to the Fort Frances Chiefs Secretariat; Dennis Brown, Mayor of Atikokan; Chief White Cloud, metallurgical gold recoveries are key. Hammond Reef metal- Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation; Chief Earl Klyne, Seine River First Nation. lurgical results indicate that capital and operating cost savings may be achieved by using a mill fl owsheet that involves fl otation versus whole ore leaching. Reef. Th is road, when in place, will shorten the distance to Essentially the fl owsheet for Hammond Reef mineraliza- the Hammond Reef Project by almost half, and thereby enable tion takes advantage of the nature of the gold mineralization’s employees to live and work in town, generating additional em- close relationship with pyrite. Th e ore processing utilises a cost- ployment opportunities and economic benefi ts for the Town of effi cient fl otation method to collect the pyrite and the gold Atikokan as well as area First Nations Communities. with it. Th e initial fl otation process will reduce the material for “We want Northwestern Ontario to benefi t as our project fi nal processing by 90%. Th is process will produce a signifi cant grows from the exploration to the development stage,” says saving on operating costs, allowing Brett to greatly reduce the Patrick Soares, President and CEO of Brett. “We want to do in-pit cut-off grade. what we can to show our support for the local towns and First Hammond Reef gold recoveries exceed 90%, with results Nation Communities.” from fl otation work indicating up to 93% recovery. Also, early Brett has certainly been rewarded by a strong, qualifi ed, and testing of the mineralized host rock indicates that the ore tail- willing local workforce. A strong relationship with First Nations ings at Hammond Reef will be basic in nature and will therefore has been built on the spirit of trust, peace and partnership. not be detrimental to the environment. Other trace minerals To this end, Brett Resources, the Lac des Mille Lacs First often associated with gold mineralization, such as arsenic and Nation and the Fort Frances Chiefs Secretariat representing antimony, have not been found in any signifi cant concentra- the seven First Nations of Couchiching, Lac La Croix, Mitaan- tions in either the mineralization or the Hammond Reef waste jigamiing, Naicatchewenin, Nigigoonsiminikaaning, Rainy rock. Th is deposit appears to be environmentally benign. River, and Seine River, recently signed a historic Memoran- In order to advance the Hammond Reef Project as quickly dum of Understanding (MOU) to develop and implement an as possible, engineering studies will be expanded. Geotechnical, Impact Benefi ts Agreement (IBA). advanced metallurgical, baseline environmental, socioeconomic Former Treaty #3 Grand Chief, Willie Wilson, hosted the studies and other studies will form part of an advanced scoping ceremony, which included a traditional tobacco and sage-burn- study to pre-feasibility standards expected late next year. ing ritual. He said, “To me, it’s a moral document—it represents intent to work together.” Community Support John Mason of the Ministry of Natural Resources com- Northwest Ontario has been reliant on the resource indus- mented that it was historic for at least two reasons. While there try for its economic well being. Mining and forestry have his- are approximately 50 MOUs in the province of Ontario in- torically been the largest employers in the area providing good volving First Nations and companies, this one is between one paying jobs in the community. During the recent economic junior explorer and eight First Nations, likely to be the fi rst of downturn however, both mining and forestry have suff ered its kind in this region. globally, and Atikokan has not been excluded from this hard- “Brett Resources has demonstrated a sincere desire to ship. Th e last mine in the area near Th under Bay closed last understand the culture, history, and business environment year, and with the rising Canadian dollar and falling pulp and within our First Nation territories. Brett Resources, and the wood prices most mill facilities have closed. Th e area now relies approach they have used, can be used as a role model for a on the government and tourism to sustain itself. leading example for other companies coming in to develop a Brett recognizes the hardship that many families are facing resource-based business,” said the Fort Frances Chief Secretar- and has tried where possible to hire and purchase locally. Th e iat economic development advisor, Tony Marinaro. company has recently leased space and purchased a building “Brett believes that this MOU represents a signifi cant mile- in the Atikokan industrial park with the hope that the govern- stone in its ongoing eff orts to advance the Hammond Reef Pro- ment of Ontario, working with local contractors, will reopen ject,” said Patrick Soares, President and CEO of Brett Resour- the former Hardtack Road north of Atikokan to Hammond ces. “Th e First Nations of the Fort Frances Chiefs Secretariat

The Ontario Prospector • Fall/Winter 2009 13 and the Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation have demonstrated their willingness to work with Brett in building a long term relationship.”

65 Queen Street West Benefits of Mining Suite 520 Recent results from Hammond Reef Toronto, ON M5H 2M5 indicate that this deposit of over 5 million ounces of gold may bring about a T: 416-368-0099 much-needed mining revival to north- F: 416-368-1539 western Ontario. A mine with a long reserve life will create new jobs and oppor- vggoldcorp.com tunities that will benefi t all communities [email protected] in the area. Th e direct jobs and many spin-off s that mining brings should form the basis for local communities to thrive again. Before this can happen, Brett will have to continue advancing “Drilling theVG next Gold Corp gold porphyry Hammond Reef by conducting engineering, environmental, socioeconomic, deposit 446198in Timmins.” and other studies. Permits will need to 1/2 V be applied for and received, and large Page 14 1 sums of money from risk tolerant investors will be needed. Community support and patience will be the mor- tar in the mix when building a project as big as Hammond Reef promises to be. Perseverance and persistence will be the building materials of those who will drive this project to completion. Th eir reward will be a healthy, happy, growing community that benefi ts from a viable gold mine with a long reserve life. ■

About Brett Resources: Brett Resour- ces’ primary objective is the recognition, acquisition and development of quality precious metal resources. Brett has as- sembled a portfolio of precious and base metal projects in the Americas. For more information, visit our website at www. brettresources.com.

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Sage Gold Active in Greenstone

Exploring the Beardmore-Geraldton Gold Camp

By Edgar J. Lavoie

Golden Extension Property

his year we’ve really focused on gold,” said William northwest-southeast. Sage’s Golden Extension is the north- “Bill” Love, Vice President/Business Development west extension of the Golden Mile where drill cores have re- “T for Sage Gold. On Monday, September 21, Love was turned values as high as 203 g/t (5.92 oz/t) over 2.9 m. Both addressing tour participants. properties are located in the Onaman-Tashota belt (OTB), He explained that Sage Gold continued to explore high- north of the Beardmore-Geraldton belt. value targets, to develop compliant resources, and to acquire Sage’s fi rst phase of drilling involved 17 holes totaling exploration properties in the Beardmore-Geraldton gold 1,068 m. In Trench No. 1, one drill core assayed 9.54 g/t over camp. Crews were forging ahead on three exciting prospects: a width of 0.76 m; Trench No. 4, 4.01 g/t over 0.39 m; and Golden Extension, Paint Lake, and King Solomon’s Pillars. Trench No. 9, 2.59 g/t over 0.30 m. Hydro and natural gas corridors cross the Greenstone re- Peter MacDonald, consulting geologist, met the chopper as gion. Logging companies have built numerous roads into the it landed near Vein No. 1, the discovery showing. Th e night backcountry. Small communities supply a workforce as well before, a crew had drilled and blasted a small pit, and the sheen as essential services. Highway 11 provides quick access to of metallic sulphides greeted the visitors. Like other veins, Vein Th under Bay and its airport, only 2.5 hours away. No. 1 had been extensively channel sampled. Th e fi eld party All three properties have geological links to companies examined chunks of rock with lenses, spotting VG. with compliant resources. Kodiak Exploration, Ontex Re- sources, Premier Gold Mines, and Roxmark Mines are also actively exploring this region east of Lake Nipigon and north of Lake Superior. A Bell 260 Long Ranger helicopter transported parties northeast from the fi eld offi ce, located on Secondary High- way 801 between Beardmore and Jellicoe. In about ten min- utes, passengers were treated to a view of the Golden Exten- sion Zone on the Jacobus property. Exposed trenches spread over a clear-cut area. At the No. 9 trench, a backhoe was ex- cavating. Th e occurrences are on strike with Kodiak Explora- tion’s Golden Mile Zone, about 5 km to the southeast, on its Hercules property. Th e Hercules has a series of gold-bearing quartz-carbonate-sulphide veins over an aggregate strike length of more than 5 km. Th e veins are oriented roughly

The Ontario Prospector • Fall/Winter 2009 15 Th e northwest-trending vein termin- ated in a pit too deep to expose with www.zimmerair.com an excavator. A fault ran east and west Aerial Construction through the pit. To the east, Vein No. Helicopter Charter 3 ran east-west, where a newly exposed Geophysical Exploration off shoot, 3B, produced a grab sample Aerial Survey assaying at 27.61 g/t. To the west, Vein No. 2 also ran east-west. Immediately “ north, Vein No. 4 had been exposed until it dove under swampy, wooded terrain. R-44II, BH06, Bill Love, Sage VP and Chief Geol- AS 350D, AS 355F2 ogist, remarked that fi ve vein systems had returned good values from surface samples: No.’s 1, 2B, 3B, 4, and 9. “Th e best part of it,” he said, “has been the Strategically located at the Thunder Bay Airport No. 1 and the No. 4, having the high- 510 Orville Wieben Cres., Thunder Bay ON P7E 6M9 est grades.” Th e best grade in No. 1 was Channel No. 5, 136.50 g/t over 0.50 m, and in No. 4, Channel No. 240, 93.72 g/t over 0.40 m. One grab sample in

426124_Zimmer.indd 1 4/28/09 12:01:05 PM No. 4 assayed at 259.99 g/t. A Phase 2 drilling program would soon commence, utilizing data from Phase 1 results, surface sampling, and geological mapping. In many areas of the Jacobus property, the overbur- den is too deep for excavation. Love said the company planned a basal till drilling program, with an orientation survey in late fall followed by a property-scale sampling program over the winter.

King Solomon’s Pillars Property Th e chopper fl ew southwest to a location just north of Highway 11 and landed in a long east-west trench in a stand of mixed wood. Crews laboured away as an excavator extended the Th rone showing further east.

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300625_Nunisco.inddThe Ontario 1Prospector • Fall/Winter 2009 10/11/06 2:06:48409470_terraquest.indd PM 1 11/26/08 176:54:19 PM Geraldton. “Some of the same characteristics in Geraldton are found in Solomon’s Pillars,” said Love. Several kilometres to the west, the old Sand River mine (50,000 oz.) and old Leitch mine (850,000 oz.)—now properties of Roxmark Mines—oper-

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which Kodiak Exploration dropped its option recently. Th at property, targeted for acquisition by Sage, has the shaft of the old King Solomon’s mine (production unknown). A drill rig churned away in the bush at the western end of Sage’s property at the Amulet showing. Th e fi ve holes to date had targeted shear zones never before drilled at the northern edge of the metasedimentary belt at its contact

412717_icefield.indd 1 12/15/08 8:59:11 PM with the volcanic belt. Th e fi eld party walked eastward to It takes more than just apples to make apple tart! the Golden Sceptore showing, a wide exposure of greywacke and iron formation. Some of the broken rock exhib- ited VG. One grab sample had assayed at 154.09 g/t. Robert “Rob” L’Heureux, consulting geologist, said the northern boundary of the metasediments lay 400 to 500 metres to the north. Snowden’s solutions>sum of the parts Th e party jumped into 4x4 pickups and followed a very rough trail to the *UUBLFTNPSFUIBOKVTUTQFDJBMJTUDPOTVMUBOUTBOE Royal Crown showing. A recent chan- PQUJNJTBUJPOTPGUXBSFTPMVUJPOTUPHFUUIFNPTUWBMVF GSPNZPVSNJOJOHQSPKFDU nel sample had assayed at 351.58 g/t over 1.28 m, including 892 g/t over 0.5 &YUSBDUSFBMCPUUPNMJOFWBMVFGSPNZPVSCVTJOFTT UISPVHI UIF BQQMJDBUJPO PG B DPNCJOBUJPO PG m. It lay in Sage’s main target area. As 4OPXEFOµTFYQFSUUFDIOJDBMTLJMMTBDSPTTBSBOHFPG the party watched, one of the prospect- UFDIOJDBMBSFBT ZFBSTPGQSBDUJDBMFYQFSJFODFHMPCBMMZ ors panned a tail from the soil. BOEBOPOHPJOHGPDVTFEJOWFTUNFOUJOJOOPWBUJPO XXXTOPXEFOHSPVQDPN Th at evening, following a banquet,

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18 423452_KBM.indd 1 5/5/09 9:41:57 AM The Ontario Prospector • Fall/Winter 2009 the BGB further south. Th e Paint Lake shear zone trends east-northeast and hosts gold-bearing quartz-ankerite- Bill Love, VP sulphide veins ranging up to 2 m wide, (centre right), stands on the No. 1 Vein although associated stockworked sel- of the Paint Lake vedges can be much wider. property, where Th e Phase 1 drilling program began one grab assayed at 15.66 g/t. in June and recently fi nished nine holes for a total drill length of 1,674 m. Hole #4 had a return of 9.59 g/t across a width of 1.65 m, and Hole #8 returned 9.99 g/t over 1.31 m. Phase 2 had begun the day before the tour. Sage has planned fi ve deep holes totaling 2,500 m. Th e fi rst hole aimed to intersect the shear below the No. 1 Vein which separates sedimentary rocks from mafi c volcanics. Exactly a year ago, the No. 1 Vein had been the only one exposed. An additional nine gold-bearing veins have been exposed XXXageophysicsDPN and sampled since. Vein No. 7 produced a grab sample which assayed at 34.66 g/t. A channel from Vein No. 10 assayed at 22.77 g/t over 0.4 m. Th e Ontex Resources property to shed some on your prospects the west, contiguous to Sage Gold’s, has identifi ed an indicated resource of 432,300 oz. Au, and an inferred resource of 421,400 oz. Both properties, Worldwide Expertise in Mining according to Bill Love, have the same Geophysics Since 1983 geology and structure. Love commented, “Th e Paint Lake *O¹OJ5&.¬BOFG¹DJFOUMFBEJOHFEHF property has a number of narrow, high- HFPQIZTJDBMFYQMPSBUJPOUFDIOPMPHZ grade intersections reminiscent of the Brookbank deposit [drill hole results] some years ago.” Using the Brookbank deposit experience as a model, Sage450453_Abitibi.indd 1 10/12/09 8:45:44 PM would now drill deeper holes with the objective of fi nding similar intersections. Th e company ran another tour over the next two days, accompanied by Nigel Lees, Sage’s President and CEO. Several personnel from head offi ce and board also participated as a familiariza- • Specialize on deep holes tion exercise. ■ • Aluminium drills for helicopter jobs • Superior service and reasonable rates About Sage Gold, Inc.: Sage Gold has an interest in properties in Ontario, Que- Head Office Branches bec, Nevada, and Arizona, but its main P.O. Box 4 White River, Ontario focus is the Beardmore-Geraldton gold Chibougamau, QC G8P 2K5 Thunder Bay, Ontario Phone: (418) 748-3977 Red Lake, Ontario Member of camp. Fax: (418) 748-4249 Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec C.D.D.A Th e author is a freelance writer in Greenstone region who has been cover- E-mail: [email protected] ing the exploration boom that began in www.chibougamaudrilling.ca 2006.

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joined Caracle Creek International Consulting (CCIC) in September Caracle Creek: I 2008—one week after Lehman Brothers Bank failed and at the start of what was to be a signifi cant period of time for everybody in the world. It has been quite a year. Th e unprecedented drop in global exploration activities was shocking. Literally, work dried up for many. CCIC, like many companies, had WWhathat not been planning for a downturn and in fact were just coming off an extensive WE LEARNED period of growth and hiring that the last few years had brought. Surviving through this period re- FROM THE minded me of my fi rst permanent job experience after putting in four hard summers in the mountains of BC with DOWNTURN Anaconda Canada as a geological assist- ant. In 1985 I was to start full time as By Rob Gordon, P.Eng, MBA, a recently graduated geophysicist. But General Manager, Caracle Creek International Consulting before I started heading west, I got a call from my boss to be, Luca Riccio, who exclaimed, “We have all lost our jobs.” Th at was before I even got a chance to driver of innovation and invention, and time. Th ese issues have fi t well into our walk in the door. More recently, the last I am happy to say that the broad spec- 3D exploration process, which is able to time I changed jobs, I had left Dighem, trum of talent in our organization has capture the most succinct information a familiar airborne company, to join kept us slowly moving forward. from the past digitally and in 3D, estab- Quantec. My timing was perfect: it was Th at diversity of talent has resulted in lishing what people “think” they have the very week of the fi nal Bre-X stock CCIC getting involved in resource mod- based on the historic data, then moving fraud disclosures. You might remember eling for Potash and given us the ability to directly to the resource phase, proving it that the ensuing year(s) were also quite provide expertise to rare-element explora- up with drilling and then continuing to a challenge. tion and modeling in the tantalum and build the project in the 3D space right as Did I learn anything from these lithium exploration sectors—key areas the fi eld teams are collecting new infor- “starting experiences?” Maybe. Last that were still active when a lot of other mation in the fi eld. fall at the mineral symposium in Que- things had dried up. In addition, several bec, John Kaiser of Kaiser Bottom-Fish ideas that have helped us diversify from Depiction of CCIC 3D exploration process. Online fame commented, “Call me the strictly geologically based project man- next time you consider changing jobs.” agement have proven themselves and are So, to the industry: “Sorry, it was all my slowly being accepted in the industry. fault.” Old Gold Diversification One of the characteristics of the in- But, more seriously, I can’t say that dustry over this period has been a stable we at Caracle have avoided the hardest and high gold price, and that has led part of this downturn. Th ere have been many small companies to advance their many casualties, and it has stunted old-gold portfolios. Th is has translated the career paths of many young geo- into a signifi cant number of explora- scientists. However, I can say a lot for tion groups resurrecting old mines and the people in the industry who have historical workings. In some cases, re- put their shoulders down and kept on ported resources were left in the ground working. Adversity is often a signifi cant due to lower commodity prices at the

The Ontario Prospector • Fall/Winter 2009 25 Mining the Fundamentals site—www.ccicclaims. Caracle has also realized that most com—allows people exploration involves far more than what to overview claim we as geologists see on the surface. We status across many have geophysicists on staff who can ad- provinces of Canada. dress how geophysical information real- Th rough convenient ly relates to the chemistry and alteration links to Google Calen- in the rocks. Physical rock properties are dars, notifi cations can important facts that are often overlooked be set to warn when by exploration companies, and, through claims are coming due. sampling and analysis, we try to provide Claims are colour- our clients with the fundamentals for coded to indicate at a understanding the signifi cance of all as- glance which claims pects of subsurface geology far forward are in good standing in the planning stage. (green) and which have New CCIC claims management website in action. less than 60 days (red). CCIC on the Web I note that these days there are many tion processes surrounding several of the Caracle Creek has also developed a claims in the red category, which will First Nations and their mining interests web-based tool for geologists and pros- inevitably lead to opportunity for some and are off ering specialized services in pectors alike. We initially developed it explorers. In addition, a grid-making this fi eld. to help one of our clients track and man- utility is available on the site to help geo- age their claims. But, we realized that scientists plan surveys across the globe. Coming Up... many people might want an easier way Upcoming events include a presenta- to view claim holdings in Ontario then Involvement with tion by Dr. Julie Selway at the Ontario what has been provided by the govern- the First Nations Prospectors Association meeting in De- ment. First launched at the Prospectors Finally, through a good understand- cember 2009 on rare element exploration. and Developers Association (PDAC) ing of the process of negotiation, we have And, of course, for the PDAC we are once convention in spring 2009, the web- stepped up to the discussion of consulta- again putting on the Caracle Cup, which has its historical roots as a fun event at the spring PDAC conference. So, overall, has it been a good year? NEW HOISTS GEOSIG Inc. It has defi nitely been a challenging year and it has been an exciting year. GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES Th e challenges that we have faced have MODERNIZE -INDUCED POLARIZATION been widespread in the industry, and -Magnetometric & VLF I feel that despite some fairly grave -EM MaxMin periods in the recent past, the indus- -Beep Mat try as a whole will overcome and the AUTOMATE -Pulse EM -Gravity good projects will once again rise to -Seismic the top. We are hoping that as the in- REFURBISH -GPS dustry picks up, our expanded services -Compilation and unique approach will attract more -Interpretation clients seeking help with their global UPGRADE exploration. ■ Thunder Bay, Tel.: 807.767.7585 Quebec, Tel.: 418.877.7382 About CCIC: CCIC is a professional Fax.: 418.877.4054 geological and geophysical consulting E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.geosig.ca company that provides a wide range of services, from conception through to resource modelling, for the mineral exploration and mining industry. Backed by Please support the experienced industry professionals with HEPBURN advertisers who have extensive management and technical ENGINEERING INC. helped to make this skills, and with offi ces in Canada and 73 Six Point Road, Toronto, ON M8Z 2X3 Canada South Africa, CCIC is well positioned to Tel.: 416-638-4425 Fax: 416-638-2070 publication possible. service its international client base. Visit www.hepeng.com [email protected] us on the web at www.cciconline.com.

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The Kenora Gold District: A New Gold Camp in the Making?

Treasury Metals thinks so Outcrop sampling.

he Kenora District, which cov- with which the Kenora District shares mineralization and new discoveries. ers more than 68,000 km2 and many similar and prospective geological Treasury Metals believes there is not T extends more than 360 km characteristics. only an opportunity for discovery of eastward from the Manitoba border and new gold deposits but also justifi cation more than 200 km northward from the All the Right Rocks to consolidate these projects, build suf- U.S. border, was historically the centre Th e Kenora District, entirely under- fi cient ounces to feed a centralized mill of gold production in Ontario. Gold was lain by Archean (i.e., before 2.5 bil- and turn the area into the next Can- discovered in the Lake of Woods area in lion years ago) rocks of the Superior adian gold mining camp—the Kenora 1878, and by the early 1900s several gold Province of the Canadian Shield, is Gold District. mines were in place, accounting for more dominated by rocks of the Wabigoon Archean greenstone belts in On- than 55% of gold production in Ontario. Subprovince. Th e Wabigoon Subprov- tario are host to numerous world-class In 1909, the area was vacated in favour ince consists of narrow, generally east producing and past-producing gold of other gold rushes in Timmins and or north-northeast trending belts of mines as well as many potentially eco- Kirkland Lake, and by 1912 economic mixed volcanic, intrusive and sedi- nomic gold deposits and prospects. conditions in the Kenora District had mentary rocks, referred to as “green- Examples include: the Red Lake and forced the closure of many of the mines. stone belts,” which are separated by Pickle Lake gold camps (>26M ounces In 1934, the U.S. Government offi cial large, generally granitic intrusive rocks. Au) in the Red Lake and Pickle Lake gold price was set at $35 per ounce, trig- Arguably, the Wabigoon Subprovince greenstone belts; the Beardmore-Ger- gering the resumption of gold mining. is host to the second-largest assem- aldton belt which is host to 19 past However, by 1943 most gold mining blage of greenstone belt rocks in the producing mines (>4M ounces Au); had ceased due to wartime conditions, Canadian Shield, yet its gold potential the Timmins (>67M ounces Au) and and since then only small amounts of is largely underexplored and certainly Kirkland Lake (>40M ounces Au) gold gold have been produced, mainly as by- underdeveloped. Today, more than a camps in the Abitibi greenstone belt; product or from tailings cleanup pro- dozen exploration companies are using the Musselwhite Mine (>2.5M ounces jects. In total, the Kenora District has modern techniques to revisit the more Au) in the Weagamow-North Caribou only produced an estimated 250,000 than 40 gold occurrences, prospects greenstone belt; and, the Hemlo Gold ounces of gold, which pales in compari- and deposits in the area, resulting in Camp (>18M ounces Au) in the Hem- son to other greenstone belts in Ontario, a better understanding of known gold lo-Schreiber greenstone belt.

The Ontario Prospector • Fall/Winter 2009 27 Anyone involved in exploration knows the old adage, Th e Th under Lake Gold Deposit has many characteristics “Th e best place to fi nd a gold mine is within sight of an that are comparable to other Archean gold deposits in On- old gold mine.” Over the years, prospectors in Canada have tario, including high-grade ore shoots that report to surface successfully followed this rule and staked areas near past- and have the potential for a major and rich discovery at depth producing mines, and through the use of new exploration (i.e., >800 m depth). To date, Treasury Metals has only drill and mining techniques many companies have identifi ed tested the deposit to about 750 metres depth and with the de- new ounces in areas thought to have been mined out. Th e posit being open in all directions and at depth, the Company result has been a focus on producing greenstone belts, leav- is confi dent they can expand its current resource through ing prospective regions such as the Kenora Gold District step-out, in-fi ll and deep drilling. largely ignored and undervalued. Treasury Metals has long Although the more than 53 km2 Goliath Gold Project prop- recognized the Wabigoon Subprovince as somewhat vir- erty has numerous exploration targets, the company plans to gin territory and has been busy exploring the area which initially expand the current resource by following it along strike in addition to its prospective geology, is well serviced by to the west and northeast. Treasury Metals recently announced existing infrastructure such as highways, rail lines, power a 4,500 metre diamond drilling program that is designed to and readily available skilled labour. concentrate on shallow targets in the western and northeastern extensions of the gold deposit. Th e program may also include The Goliath Gold Project some deeper drilling in these areas, as well as within the cur- Treasury Metals’ fl agship property is the Goliath Gold rent mineral resource. Project (which includes the Th under Lake Gold Deposit), lo- Th e goal of Treasury Metals’ current exploration and drill- cated about 20 km east of the City of Dryden and immedi- ing programs is to add gold ounces by building on the historic ately north of the Trans-Canada Highway. Treasury Metals database and drilling from Teck and Corona and on the results purchased the property from Teck Resources and Corona of Treasury Metals’ own modeling and interpretation. With Gold in 2008. Th e area of the Goliath Gold Project was in- plans for “deep-section” induced polarization geophysical sur- vestigated in 1989 by Teck Resources (known as Teck Ex- veys, a preliminary economic assessment and much more drill- ploration at the time) as part of their Quest Project (a search ing on the project, Treasury Metals is confi dent they will be for Hemlo-type mineralization). Th eir reconnaissance work able to add signifi cant ounces to the deposit in the coming year outlined an extensive area of alteration with associated gold and move the deposit toward production. concentrations extending over 2,400 metres in strike length. Th e alteration zone was recognized as having similar charac- A Case for Consolidation? teristics to that of the footwall alteration system at Hemlo. Gold mineralization in Archean greenstone belts tends Teck and partner Corona completed over 250 drill holes to be relatively narrow with high-grade gold concentrations (70,000 metres) on the property, intercepting anomalous occurring in steep-plunging shoots. Mineralization of this (≥100 ppb Au) and higher-grade gold concentrations within style typically continues to depth, leaving miners with the an alteration corridor that stretched over 5,000 metres. By option to start with an open pit mine confi guration followed the time the project wrapped up in 1998, Teck and Corona by an underground operation. Th ere have been multiple gold had completed an underground bulk sampling/metallurgical discoveries with this style of mineralization, including Red program, which demonstrated gold recoveries of +96% (cyan- Lake and Hemlo—world-class deposits that have yielded idation/gravity) and had outlined the Th under Lake Gold De- multimillion ounces of gold with their richest discoveries posit. Many may recall this property from the early to mid coming from deep gold systems (i.e., >1,500 metres depth). 1990s when exploration results garnered front page news, Treasury Metals’ believes that the Goliath Gold Project suggesting another Hemlo-type discovery. By 1998 however, lends itself to this type of mining scenario with tremendous gold began to lose its value, and by the end of 1998 gold was upside for signifi cant discovery at depth. trading below US$290 per ounce. For smaller exploration or junior mining companies, one In December 2008, Treasury Metals received the fi rst- of the challenges in building a new mine today is to delin- ever NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate on eate enough gold ounces to justify on-site infrastructure (i.e., the Th under Lake Gold Deposit from A.C.A. Howe Inter- mill and concentrator). Deep drilling is very expensive, and national Limited. Th e deposit consists of 130,000 ounces of the costs of delineating a resource and taking the project to full Indicated gold (820,000 tonnes @ 4.8 g/t Au; Main Zone) feasibility often prove uneconomic as a standalone entity. As and 920,000 ounces of Inferred gold (7,000,000 tonnes exploration companies, by defi nition, are not producers, they @ 4.1 g/t Au; All Zones) using a cutoff grade of 2.0 g/t have no cash fl ow with which to fi nance their operations and Au. Th e average true width of the Main Zone is 7.6 metres are forced to repeatedly tap the market for equity. Th e dilutive with an average true width of 1.9 metres in the high-grade nature of this process often causes the capital structure of the core. Economically signifi cant gold concentrations occur in company to be seriously compromised by the time a reserve is strongly pyritized and silicifi ed quartz-sericite schist (felsic calculated and a production decision can be entertained. volcanic) and metasedimentary rocks. Zones of higher gold With gold prices topping US$1,000 an ounce, Treasury concentrations take the form of steeply plunging shoots Metals is not alone in the Kenora Gold District. Numerous with excellent down-plunge continuity. exploration companies and individuals have staked large tracks

28 The Ontario Prospector • Fall/Winter 2009 of land in the region and are working to identify new gold resources or upgrade historical work. Th e result is a fragmented approach to exploration and development in the area. Treasury Metals believes that early recognition of synergistic opportunities amongst orphaned gold projects with potentially economic gold mineralization will create an exciting and profi table area play—ultimately leading to production. With only 250,000 ounces of gold having been produced from the Kenora region, Treasury Metals is also targeting the Kenora Gold District for consolidation and joint ventures. By locating a central mill, the company can feed gold ore from its Goliath Gold Project as well other projects in the area. Today’s elevated gold price and predictions for a stronger “basement” on the longer term gold price (i.e., US$850 per ounce) means many smaller deposits could Revisiting historic trenches. be economically mined and the ore trucked within a few hundred kilometres to a centralized milling facility. Given its mining past, the Kenora Gold District off ers excellent and base metal deposits and have unmatched expertise in infrastructure and skilled labour and with its history of sup- identifying projects with vast potential. Th eir knowledge porting natural resource extraction (i.e., mining and for- spans the stages of project development, from acquisition estry), community support is strong. All of these factors, to production in mining jurisdictions around the world. which could present challenges in other jurisdictions, are Th ey have negotiated with multiple companies and interest critical in building a successful mining camp. groups to move projects forward in far more contentious Equally important is the early identifi cation of quality political environments than mining friendly Ontario. gold projects and high potential exploration properties. Treasury Metals believes that by developing its quality Treasury Metals has a strong management team with a prov- gold asset and combining neighbouring properties they will en track record of exploration and mining success. Com- create the next great Ontario gold camp, the Kenora Gold bined, they have discovered world class gold, silver, uranium District. ■

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