GM 57992 REPORT ON THE GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS, GRACEFIELD PROPERTY REPORT
ON THE GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS
GRACEFIELD PROPERTY
QUEBEC
FOR
LOUVICOURT GOLD MINES INC.
REÇU AU MRN
2000 -03- 1 0
PUREAU DU REGISTRAIRE
Fenton Scott P.Eng, March, 2000 Don Mills, Ontario
MRN-GÉOINFORMATION 2000 GM 57992 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION 1 CLAIM INFORMATION, LOCATION AND ACCESS 1 PREVIOUS WORK 2 GEOLOGY 3 MINERALIZATION 4 PROPERTY MINERALIZATION 4 METHOD OF WORK 4 RESULTS OF WORK 5 RECOMMENDATIONS 5 COST OF RECOMMENDATIONS 5 REFERENCES 6 CERTIFICATE 8
APPENDIX I ASSAY CERTIFICATES
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LOCATION MAP following page 1 CLAIM MAP following page 2 GRID LOCATION MAP following page 4 SOIL GEOCHEM following page 5 INTRODUCTION
This report describes work carried out on the Gracefield Property located in the Maniwaki region of Quebec. The report is prepared for the information of the officers and directors of Louvicourt Gold Mines Inc. That company has an option to acquire the subject mining rights and the data herein. The data is applicable to these mining rights and any successor mining rights. The report is based on results of work, one visit to the property by Fenton Scott During October, 1998 and compilation of data listed in the references section.
The report describes the results of geochemical work programs carried out in June 1998 by Prospecting Geophysics Ltd at a total cost of $20,890.00. The program was conducted by a four man field party led by Harold Ferderber assisted by Danny Ferderber, George Venne and Dan Hendricks.
Included with this report are recommendations for further work at a estimated cost of $ 81,000.00.
CLAIM INFORMATION, LOCATION AND ACCESS
The property consists of 7 unpatented mining claims located in Northfield Twp. of the Gatineau region of Quebec, 5 kilometers east of the village of Gracefield and 90 kilometers north east of the Cities of Ottawa and Hull in NTS 31K/01.
The property can be accessed by secondary roads off of highway 105 which extend across the Gatineau River from the village of Gracefield.
The property is covered by mixed forest and open fields.
Richer Property Rpt, Mar/00 Page 1 LOCATION MAP
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After Gauthier, 1982 PREVIOUS WORK
The initial mineral exploitation in the Maniwaki district dates back to the latter half of the nineteenth century when mica was produced from a number of small opencast mines.
Around the mid 1890s the Bouchette zinc deposit was discovered and opened up. There is some suggestion than a shipment of hand cobbed zinc ores took place at that time.
In 1945 a Quebec Government field party led by Aubert de la Rue discovered disseminated zinc mineralization on the west bank of the Gatineau River. Prospecting in the vicinity by the same field party discovered the Lafontaine zinc deposit. This deposit was later drilled by St. Joe Lead Company. In 1947 the Lafontaine deposit was brought into production by Norzinc Mines Limited who built a concentrator and discovered the nearby Parker deposit that same year. Twenty-five thousand tons of zinc concentrates were produced and shipped.
Leitch Gold Mines, under the supervision of geologist Charles Pegg, located the high grade Leitch Zinc deposit as a result of a geochemical survey in 1969. This deposit was stripped and diamond drilled the following year. Subsequent drill programs by Cominco Limited, St. Joe Lead Company and Gracefield Mines Limited were carried out between 1970 and 1981.
The St. Joe Lead Company carried out geological and geochemical work in the vicinity of the Bouchette and Richer deposits between 1977 and 1981. Diamond drilling was carried out on the Bouchette Deposit.
In his report of 1982, M. Gauthier described zinc mineralization discovered by his MER field personnel at the following locations:
Petit Lac Des Cedres Village "A" Village "B" Du Trefle De L'Ile Poirier Lac Allard Lac Paquin
Prior to 1982 Shell Canada Resources completed a Questor aerial electromagnetic survey of the Maniwaki zinc district and carried out ground VLF-EM and geochemical studies of selected locations. Drilling was recommended but there is no record of completion.
Richer Property Rpt, Mar/00 Page 2
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Gduvurncmenl du Oueboc Ministère de l'nerg e et des Ressources aDirection générale de l'Industrie minerals As a corollary to their geological studies, the Gauthier field party collected 550 reconnaissance scale stream sediment samples. Of this total 93 stream sites showed anomalous zinc, lead and copper values.
Prospecting Geophysics Limited (PGL) of Val D'Or, Quebec was engaged by Louvicourt Gold Mines Ltd to conduct an exploration program in the district, including claim staking and soil geochemical and ground geophysical surveys during 1998.
This exploration program prospected forty-seven selected locations. Thirty-five of these locations showed strong evidence of zinc mineralization. The geochemical surveys on the Richer Claims were part of this regional program.
GEOLOGY
On a regional basis, the Maniwaki rock units include the Pre Grenville Supergroup and basement rocks.
Supergroup rock stratigraphy shows the following sequence:
The subdivision of bedrock units shows Archean basement overlain by volcanic units, clastic sediments and carbonates, buried and strongly metamorphosed during the Grenville Orogeny. These metamorphosed sediments are intruded by later granites, diorites and syenites of undetermined age.
The Gracefield property is underlain by complex folded gneissic metasediments in contact with marble.
Richer Property Rpt, Mar/00 Page 3 MINERALIZATION
Two types of zinc mineralization exist in the Manawaki district:
1. Massive Sulfides This class of stratiform deposits is found near the contacts between crystalline limestone or dolomites with metamorphosed quartzites or gneissic rocks. A high iron content is present in the sphalerite (zinc sulfide) as well as magnetic iron sulfides in the mineral pyrrhotite. Recoverable copper, silver and cadmium-bearing minerals are present.
The zinc content ranges from 15% to 45%.
2. Disseminated Sulfides These deposits are found alone in impure crystalline marbles and dolomite and also in the proximity of the massive sulfides. The sulfide mineralization is in the form of honey-coloured low iron sphalerite. Iron minerals are generally rare.
The zinc content of these deposits range from 2% to 4%.
PROPERTY MINERALIZATION
Shell Canada during the coarse of their regional program discovered mineralized float in the vicinity of the Gracefield claims. This mineralization was described as disseminated sphalerite in marble, no assays were reported. During the current program a number of mineralized boulders were also noted by the soil sampling crew.
Gauthier also reports a stream sediment sample on the property with values of 176 ppm. Zn, 102 ppm Cu and 28 ppm. Cd
METHOD OF WORK
Before sample collection a flagged grid was established on the claims:
"H" Grid Grid lines established at 50 meter line spacing, with samples taken at 15 meter intervals
Samples were collected using a mattock or soil auger. The "B" horizon was taken where a podzol profile was developed.
Samples were dried and screened in the field. Prepared samples were then delivered to Bourlamaque Assay office in Val D'Or Quebec. Each sample was then digested in Aqua Regia - Nitric Acid solution, and analysed by atomic absorption for Zinc content. Results were reported in parts per million. These results have been plotted on the grid maps contained in this report.
Richer Property Rpt, Mar/00 Page 4
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RESULTS OF WORK
One anomalous trend was identified on the grid. The anomaly extends from L5+00N 1+50W to L14N 1+00E. Zinc values range from 314 to 1050 ppm. An isolated anomaly also occurs at L6N 5+00E, value of 343 ppm Zn.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The soil geochemical identified an anomalous trend which likely indicates underlying zinc mineralization on the property. This anomaly also has mineralized float associated with it.
It is recommended to extend coverage of soil sampling over the entire property coupled with a ground magnetometer survey over the whole grid to aid in interpretation for structure.
Subsequent to completion of a more detailed soil survey and ground geophysics a program of mechanical trenching is recommended to expose mineralized zones
A second phase would consist of diamond drill testing of the mineralized zones.
COST OF RECOMMENDATIONS
PHASE I
Detailed Magnetic Surveys $ 4,000.00 Additional Soil Sampling $ 8,000.00 Mechanical Trenching $ 4,000.00 Engineering 5 000.00 Total Phase I $ 1,
PHASE II
Diamond Drilling 1000 metres @ $ 60/metre $ 60,000.00
Total Phase I & II $81,000.00
Fenton Scott P.Eng
Richer Property Rpt, Mar/00 Page 5 REFERENCES
Bayne, A.S., 1952 Report on Zinc Occurrences on Property of Norzinc Mines Limited, Wright and Northfield Twp's, Province of Quebec, Ministère de l'Energie et des Ressources du Quebec: GM-2535
Bell, L.V., 1948 Geological Report Northfield and Wright Townships, Gatineau County, Quebec Ministère de l'Energie et des Ressources du Quebec: GM-37
Bourne J., 1970, Geologic de la region de Cement, Ministere des Rachises Naturelles du Quebec: RP-598
Bourne J., 1970, Geologie de la region de Lac Pythonga, Ministere des Richesses Naturelles du Quebec: DP-151
Bourret, P.E., 1948 Lafountaine Zinc Prospect, Northfield Twp., Ministere de l'Energie et des Ressources du Quebec:GM-19802
Brown, A.C. 1982 , Grenville Iron Formations and Associated Stratiform Zinc Mineralization, Roddick Lake Area, Mont-Laurier Basin, Quebec', Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences vol 19, no 8, pages 1670-1679
Gauthier, M. 1976, Mineralisations Zinciferes de la Region de Manawaki, Comte de Gatineau, Ministere des Richesses Naturelles du Quebec: DP-599
Gauthier, M. 1981, Metallogenie du Zinc dans la Region de Manawaki, Ministere de l'Energie et des Ressources du Quebec:DPV 753
Gauthier M., 1980, Exploration Guidlines for Stratifiorm Zinc Deposits in The Grenville Supergroup of the Mont-Laurier Basin, Quebec, Bulletin of the Canadian Institue of Mines and Metallurgie, vol 73, no 819, pages 56-61
Hoffman, G.C. 1899, Bouchette Zinc Zone, Geological Commission of Canada, vo1XI1, p 23
Ingham, W.N. 1956, Les Claims Carle, Canton de Cameron. dans description de Terrains Miniers Visites en 1952 et 1953, Ministere de Mines du Quebec:RP-330, p 20-21
Koulomzine, T - Geoffroy, P.M. 1949, Report on the Magnetometer Survey of Part of the Consolidated Central Cadillac Mines Claims. Wright and Northfield Twp, Gatineau. County Quebec, Ministere de Mines du Quebec:GM-26
Richer Property Rpt, Mar/00 Page 6 Seguin, E. 1967, Rapport Sur un Leve Magnetometrique Effectue sur une Partie de la Propriete Corgemine Ltee, dans le Canton Cameron, Quebec, Ministere des Richesses Naturelles du Quebec:GM-21456
Stanton, R.L. 1964, A preliminary Account of Chemical Relationships Between Sulfide Lode and Banded Iron Formations at Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, Economic Geology vol 67, pages 1128-1145
Wilson, M.E. 1924, Arnprior- Quyon and Maniwaki Areas. Ontario and Quebec, Geological Commission of Canada memoir 136
Richer Property Rpt, Mar/00 Page 7 CERTIFICATE
I, Fenton Scott of 17 Malabar Place, Toronto, Ontario, M3B 1A4, do hereby certify that
1. I am a Professional Engineer, registered to Practice in the Province of Ontario, Canada;
2. I graduated in geology from the University of New Brunswick in 1948 and completed post graduate studies in Mining and Geology in 1950;
3. I have practised my profession continuously for the past 50 years;
4. I have participated in the discovery and development of successful precious metal, base metal and ferrous metal deposits;
5. The data presented in this report is based on a review of the data and reports listed as reference to this report, the results of work conducted by Prospecting Geophysics and one visit to the property in October of 1998.
6. I am president of Louvicourt Gold Mines Ltd, the optionor of the claims described herein.
Fenton Scott, P.Eng
Richer Property Rpt, Mar/00 Page 8 C. p. / P.O. 550 148, AVENUE PERREAULT VAL D'OR (QUEBEC) J9P 4P5 TEL.: (819) 824-4337 FAX: (819) 824-4745
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CERTIFICAT D'ANALYSES P.G.L. CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS
PN-Lac Monette N° 71593 Pg 1/2
ECHANTILLONS Soil July 9, 98 SAMPLES VAL D'OR (QUEBEC) 19 Peter Ferderber RECU DE ANALYSES 139 Zn RECEIVED FROM ASSAYS Geochemical
Sample No. Zn ppm Sample No. Zn ppm Sample No. Zn ppm H-1 137 H-44 123 H-87 81 2 114 '45 50 88 174 3 72 46 209 89 113 4 111 47 76 90 51 5 97 48 100 +r 91 80 6 98 49 99 92 111 7 94 50 95 93 160 8 155 51 165 94 100 9 128 52 51 95 109 10 83 53 82 96 90 11 8 54 187 97 12 13 4 55 90 98 ââ 13 175 56 130 99 95 14 215 57 109 100 74 15 399 58 110 101 102 16 142 59 796 102 184 17 90 60 476 103 137 18 199 61 285 104 97 19 87 62 102 105 222 20 113 63 102 106 132 21 104 64 76 107 72 22 138 65 85 108 81 23 160 66 67 109 92 67 95 110 90 25 146 111 26 109 69 118 112 119 27 96 70 108 113 45 28 108 71 136 114 72 29 71 72 135 115 121 30 255 73 345 116 50 31 140 74 62 117 92 32 93 75 52 118 82 33 140 76 103 119 122 34 102 77 118 120 104 35 210 78 80 121 560 36 154 79 123 122 111 37 240 123 178 38 163 811 176 124 103 39 195 82 201 125 139 40 108 83 27 126 27 41 106 84 220 127 198 42 107 85 96 128 224 43 103 86 101 129 240
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PN-Lac Monette N° 71593 Pg 2/2 ÉCHANTILLONS Soil July 9, 98 SAMPLES VAL D'OR (QUEBEC) 19
REÇU DE Peter Ferderber ANALYSES 139 Zn RECEIVED FROM ASSAYS Geochemical
Sample No. Zn ppm H-130 84 131 49 132 215 133 424 134 82 135 87 136 104 137 51 138 114 139 88
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