Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 5991

Report of Activities, 1998 Resident Geologist Program

Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist Report: and Sudbury Districts

1999

ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Open File Report 5991

Report of Activities, 1998 Resident Geologist Program

Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist Report: Kirkland Lake and Sudbury Districts

by

G. Meyer, M. Cosec, G.P.B. Grabowski, D.L. Guindon, and S.D.M. Gosselin

1999

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ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

RESIDENT GEOLOGIST PROGRAM

REPORT OF ACTIVITIES - 1998

KIRKLAND LAKE

REGIONAL RESIDENT GEOLOGIST DISTRICT

Contents

Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist District -- 1998 Introduction ...... 1 & Milling Activity – Precious Metals...... 2 Barrick Corporation – Holt--McDermott Mine...... 2 Battle Mountain Gold and Teddy Bear Valley Mines Limited – Holloway Mine...... 2 Cobatec Inc...... 3 Exall Resources Limited and Glimmer Resources Inc. – Glimmer Mine...... 3 Kinross Gold Corporation – Kirkland Lake Operation...... 3 SMC (Canada) Ltd – McAlpine Mill...... 4 Mining Activity – Industrial Minerals...... 4 Extender Minerals of Canada Ltd...... 4 Hedman Resources Ltd. – Hedman Mine...... 5 Advanced Exploration ϑ Precious Metals...... 5 Armistice Resources Limited – Armistice Property...... 5 Sudbury Contact Mines Limited – Victoria Creek Zone...... 5 Advanced Exploration – Industrial Minerals...... 6 Extender Minerals of Canada Ltd. – North Williams Township...... 6 Exploration Activity ...... 6 Band--Ore Resources Ltd. – Windward Property, Nordica and McEvay Townships...... 6 Battle Mountain Canada Ltd. and Pelangio--Larder Mines Limited – Shining Tree Project...... 6 Goldeye Exploration Limited – Tyrrell Township Property...... 7 Franco--Nevada Mining Corporation Limited and Greater Lenora Resources Corporation...... 7 McWatters Mining Inc. and Maude Lake Exploration Limited – Beatty Township Property...... 7 Millstream Mines Ltd. – Potter Mine...... 7 NFX Gold Inc. and Fort Knox Gold Resources Inc...... 7 Orogrande Resources Inc...... 8 Pangea Goldfields Inc. & St Andrew Goldfields Ltd...... 8 Pentland Firth Ventures Ltd. & QSR Limited...... 8 Queenston Mining Inc. and Franco--Nevada Mining Corporation Limited – Kirkland Lake Joint Venture ...... 9 Sedex Mining Corp. – Powell Township Property...... 10 St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. – Stock, Taylor and Hislop Mines...... 10 Sterling Pacific Resources Inc...... 11 Tandem Resources Ltd. – Guibord Property...... 11 Resident Geologist Staff and Activities...... 11 Property Examinations ...... 12 Cheminis Past Producing Mine...... 12 G. Bastarache Gold Occurrence...... 13

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G. Pinkerton Pond Ag--Co--Cu Occurrence...... 13 Sudbury Contact Mines Limited – Victoria Creek...... 14 Millstream Mines Ltd. – Potter Mine (Past Producer)...... 16 Windward PGE – Cr Property – Nordica Township...... 18 Recommendation for Exploration ...... 19 Enhanced Aeromagnetic Data in Lebel & Gauthier Townships – A Potential Tool for Gold Exploration ...... 19 PGE – Cr Potential in Nordica, McEvay and Sheba Townships...... 19 Untested Gold Potential of the North Branch of the Destor--Porcupine Fault Zone...... 20 OGS Activities and Research by Others...... 21 Ontario Geological Survey Activities...... 21 Geological Survey of Canada ...... 22 The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK...... 22 University of Ottawa ...... 22 University of Portsmouth, UK ...... 22 References ...... 23 Metric Conversion Table ...... 74 Figures 1. Mining and exploration in the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s District – 1998...... 43 2. Property visits in the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s District – 1998...... 44 3. Airborne total intensity magnetic survey and gold deposits in Lebel and Gauthier townships...... 45 4. Part of Jensen’s (1982) Preliminary Geological Map P.2433, Lightning River Area, showing parts of Holloway and Frecheville townships...... 46 5. Parts of Airborne Electromagnetic Survey Map 80 600, Holloway Township and 80 590, Frecheville Township. – assumed fault locations adjusted to magnetic lows in Frecheville Township only ...... 46 Tables 1. Summary of claims recorded and assessment work credits filed in the Larder Lake Mining Division in 1998 ...... 24 2. Mine production and reserves in the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s District in 1998 ...... 24 3a. Assessment files received in the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s District (Kirkland Lake area) in 1998...... 25 3b. Assessment files received in the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s District (Cobalt area) in 1998 ...... 31 4. Exploration activities in the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s District in 1998...... 35 5. Property visits conducted by the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s Office in 1998...... 37 6. Publications received by the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s Office in 1998...... 37 7. Mineral deposits not being mined in the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s District in 1998 ...... 38 8. Summary of Activities of the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s Office in 1998...... 41 9. Gold production in the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s District to the end of 1998...... 41

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Sudbury Resident Geologist District -- 1998 Introduction ...... 49 Mining Activity ...... 49 Falconbridge Limited ...... 51 Inco Limited ...... 53 Industrial Mineral Production ...... 55 Advanced Exploration ...... 55 High G Minerals Corporation ...... 55 Inco Limited ...... 55 Kyanite Mining Corporation ...... 55 Exploration Activity ...... 58 Champion Bear Resources Limited...... 58 Currie Rose Resources Incorporated...... 59 Falconbridge Limited ...... 59 Flag Resources (1985) Limited/Golden Briar Mines Limited...... 59 Freewest Resources Canada Incorporated...... 60 Mustang Gold Corporation ...... 63 Pacific North West Capital Corp./Goldwright Explorations Inc...... 63 Triex Resources Limited ...... 64 Land Use Planing Activity ...... 64 Lands for Life ...... 64 Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing...... 64 Resident Geologist Program Staff and Activities...... 65 M. Cosec ...... 65 S. Buckley ...... 67 Recommendation for Exploration ...... 67 OGS Activities and Research by Others...... 70 Acknowledgements ...... 72 References ...... 73 Metric Conversion Table ...... 74 Figures 1. Exploration activity in the Sudbury District in 1998...... 50 2. Producing Mines in the Sudbury District...... 54 3. Property visits conducted by the Sudbury District in 1998...... 66 Tables 1. Claims recorded and assessment work credit in the Sudbury District in 1998...... 49 2. Mine production and reserves in the Sudbury District in 1998...... 51 3. Assessment files received in the Sudbury District in 1998...... 56 4. Exploration activity in the Sudbury District in 1998...... 60 5. Property visits conducted by the Sudbury District office in 1998...... 65 6. Publications received by the Sudbury District in 1998...... 68 7. Mineral deposits not being mined in the Sudbury District in 1998...... 69

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Ontario Geological Survey Resident Geologist Program

Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist District—1998

by

G. Meyer, G.P.B. Grabowski and D.L. Guindon

1999

KIRKLAND LAKE REGIONAL RESIDENT GEOLOGIST DISTRICT—1998

G. Meyer1, G.P.B. Grabowski2 and D.L. Guindon2 1Regional Resident Geologist, Kirkland Lake, Resident Geologist’s Program, Ontario Geological Survey 2District Geologist, Kirkland Lake District, Resident Geologist’s Program, Ontario Geological Survey

Introduction

The gold price dropped below $300 per ounce in 1998. This, and several other factors, caused a substantial reduction in exploration activity in the Kirkland Lake Resident Geologist’s District. Total gold production from Barrick Gold Corporation’s Holt--McDermott Mine, Battle Mountain Gold and Teddy Bear Valley Mines Limited’s Holloway Mine, Kinross Gold Corporation’s Macassa Mine and Exall Resources Limited and Glimmer Resources Inc.’s Glimmer Mine, one reclamation operation and production from surface material was 374 490 ounces of gold. This represents an increase of 32.7% from 1997. Increased production at three producers and the commencement of production at the Glimmer Gold Mine was responsible for the increased production. Total historic gold production in the Resident Geologist’s Kirkland Lake District, now including most of the former Cobalt Resident Geologist’s District, is 40 265 707 ounces of gold recovered from 131 449 915 tons of ore and 180 913 ounces of gold from 3 953 581 tons of tailings. In addition, an underground barite mine and an open pit hedmanite mine operated in the Kirkland Lake Resident Geologist’s District in 1998.

The Armistice property and Sudbury Contact’s Victoria Creek Project underwent advanced exploration. Underground development and diamond drilling were performed at both sites and a bulk sample was taken at the Victoria Creek project. The Armistice project was put on care and maintenance and the underground workings at the Victoria Creek project were allowed to flood.

Gold resources were substantially increased at St Andrew Goldfields Ltd.’s Taylor Mine property.

Millstream Mines Ltd. tested the down dip/plunge copper, zinc and cobalt potential at the Potter Mine (past producer) with six additional deep diamond drill holes.

Band--Ore Resources Ltd. optioned a property, in Nordica Township, where a subsequent diamond drill hole intersected 1 g/t combined Pt and Pd over 7 m and a separate chromite--rich band returned up to 20% chromite in surface sampling.

The Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s district maintained a high level of exploration activity throughout 1998. There were 188 active exploration projects (Tables 3a, 3b & 4). 342 Assessment Work records, including one donation, were processed and incorporated into the Assessment File system as well as 18 OPAP reports and one Heritage Fund report (Tables 3a & 3b). In addition, 4 literature titles were added to the library database (Table 6).

65 Ontario Prospectors Assistance Program (OPAP) projects were designated within the Kirkland Lake Resident Geologist’s District at an estimated value of $650 000.

On October 27, 1998, portions of the Skyline Reserve and Bed of Lake Temagami were reopened to staking. The staking was subject to Ontario Regulation 356/98, Staking in Designated Areas.

Approved exploration expenditures filed for assessment work in the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s District in 1998 totaled $15 152 730.

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Mining & Milling Activity – Precious Metals

BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION – HOLT--MCDERMOTT MINE

In 1998, Barrick Gold Corporation’s Holt--McDermott Mine, in Holloway Township, mined and milled 547 983 tons to produce 134 379 ounces of gold (recovered grade of 0.245 ounce Au per ton) at a mill recovery of 96.44%. Production cost per ounce of gold was US$134.00. Ore reserves at the mine are 3 021 642 tons (or 2 741 173 t) grading 0.202 ounce Au per ton (or 6.936 g/t Au).

Underground development amounted to 4428 m drifting and 575 m raising and capital expenditures were $8.5 million.

The company announced that the shaft will be deepened from 941 m to 1196 m with production levels established at 925 m and 1075 m levels. The project will take 3 years to complete at a capital cost of $18 million. By year--end, the shaft was deepened to 1041 m.

During the year, underground exploration drilling established the extensions of the South Zone to the west and the Central Zone to the east. A new zone, the West Zone and several smaller zones were discovered. The South, Central, West and smaller zones are all hosted in the same structural deformation/hydrothermal alteration zone, which steepens to the south. The South Zone pinches out to the east and is open to the west. The western boundary of the Central Zone has been drill defined and is open to the east and down dip.

The company plans to spend approximately $1.1 million on underground exploration drilling, of which, approximately $200 000 will be allocated to definition drilling. Diamond drilling in 1999 will focus on the eastern extension of the Central Zone, the West Zone and several other smaller zones, mostly below the established 775 m level.

At the end of the year the company employed 183 people (Craig Todd, Barrick Gold Corporation, personal communication, 1999).

Barrick Gold Corporation’s web site: www.barrick.com.

BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD AND TEDDY BEAR VALLEY MINES LIMITED – HOLLOWAY MINE

Battle Mountain Gold and Teddy Bear Valley Mines Limited completed their second year of commercial production at the Holloway Mine, in Holloway Township. Both tonnes of ore milled and gold recovered are up 33% and 54.6% respectively, from 1997. In 1998, the mine hoisted and milled 483 169 t (532 603 tons) of ore to produce 97 101 ounces of gold. The ore was custom milled at the following four area mills: 314 884 t of ore were milled at Barrick Gold Corporation’s Holt--McDermott mill to produce 63 467 ounces of gold at a recovery of 95.13%, 114 213 t at Kinross Gold Corporation’s Macassa mill to produce 22 752 ounces of gold at a recovery of 95.32%, 49 265 t in Rouyn-- to produce 10 127 ounces of gold at a recovery of 95% and 4807 t at St Andrew Goldfields’ Stock mill to produce 755 ounces of gold at a recovery of 92.32%. Ore reserves at the mine are 4.273--million t grading 6.79 g/t gold.

During 1998, the joint venture partners completed 5180 m drifting, 1115 m raising, a ramp connection between 520 and 650 m levels and a vent raise between 780 and 505 levels. In addition, a crusher was installed on the 780--m level and the east backfill raise completed to surface.

Underground exploration drilling, totaling 3000 m, was performed on two sections from the 780 m level. Local wide hydrothermal alteration zones were intersected with modest mineralization grading from 1 to 10 g/t over 2 to 15 m widths.

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Capital expenditures for the year amounted to $6.2 million. In 1999, the companies plan to spend $1 860 000 on underground exploration and $400 000 on surface exploration. The underground plans include 600 m of development on an exploration drift on the 780 level and 21 000 m of exploration drilling from this level.

At year--end, the companies employed 135 full--time and 5 temporary employees (Richard J. Labine, Battle Mountain Gold, personal communication, 1999).

Battle Mountain Gold’s web site: www.bmgold.com

COBATEC INC.

Cobatec Inc., early in the year announced the near completion of the first shipment of cobalt/nickel feedstock from Cuba at its plant near Cobalt. The company has a long--term agreement with the Cuban Government that guarantees a minimum annual delivery of 1000 tons of cobalt and 2000 tons of nickel, contained in a mixed sulphide feedstock. The plant separates the cobalt from the nickel (Cobatec Press Release, March 4, 1998). In the second quarter of 1998, the company lost $2 896 459 or $0.07 per share, which was attributed to a shortage of working capital. The company reported that it had secured the capital needed to purchase an ongoing supply of nickel/cobalt feed from Cuba (News Release Transmitted by Canadian Corporate News, Cobatec Inc. Announcement, August 28, 1998). Cobatec was subsequently delisted from the TSE for failure to keep up the exchange’s listing requirements (The Northern Miner, October 5, 1998, p. 12). The Cobatec processing facility went into receivership Corbett Electric’s appointed trustee.

EXALL RESOURCES LIMITED AND GLIMMER RESOURCES INC. – GLIMMER MINE

The Glimmer Mine, operated by Exall Resources Limited, is located 8 km east of Matheson in Hislop Township. Commercial production commenced on New Years Day 1998. The mine produced 340 320 tons (308 734 t), which were custom milled at St Andrew Goldfield’s Stock mill. Gold production was 64 319 ounces at an average recovered grade of 0.19 ounce Au per ton. The average cash cost per ounce of gold was US$238.87. At the end of 1998, reserves at the mine were estimated to be 1.3 million t grading 10.3 g/t Au and resources stood at 613 000 t grading 8.5 g/t Au (The Northern Miner, February 15--21, 1999, p. 13). Underground workings are accessed by a spiral decline ramp to a vertical depth of 150 m. During 1998, the company completed 628 m of decline advancement, 5291 m drifting, 1633 m surface drilling and 20 028 m underground drilling. The company discovered a new gold--bearing structure, named A1 Zone, in the hanging wall in the eastern section of the mine.

In 1999, Exall plans to conduct exploration in the Froom Lake area (west of the mine) and in the extreme east of the mine. A budget of $1 274 000 has been allocated and has been mostly assigned to underground exploration (M. Hoxha, Exall Resources Limited, personal communication, 1999). At year--end, the mine had 93 employees.

Web site: www.exall.com

KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION – KIRKLAND LAKE OPERATION

Kinross Gold Corporation’s Kirkland Lake operation in 1998 produced 77 872 ounces of gold, a 36.6% increase over 1997. Total cash costs were US$256 per ounce as compared to US$370 in 1997.

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Improvement in gold production is due to improvements in the underground mining of the upper levels of the Macassa Mine and a successful crown pillar recovery program on the Lake Shore property. The source of the 1998 ores and gold recovery is as follows:

1. 118 162 tons of Macassa ore produced 49 824 ounces of gold (or a recovered grade of 0.42 ounce Au per ton) at a recovery of 96.04%

2. 52 932 tons Lake Shore crown pillar ore produced 18 024 ounces of gold (or at a recovered grade of 0.34 ounce Au per ton) at a recovery of 96.39%

3. 220 601 tons of Lake Shore tailings produced 10 024 ounces of gold (or at a recovered grade of 0.0454 ounce Au per ton) at a recovery of 60.26%

In addition, the Macassa mill processed 127 919 tons of Battle Mountain’s Holloway Mine ore (see section on Battle Mountain in this report).

During the year the mine completed 6751 feet of drifting and 1358 feet of raising. A new mining level was established on the 3800--foot level with 1450 feet of lateral development from the No. 3 Shaft to the east. In 1998, mining was limited between the new 3800--foot and 5025--foot levels. Permission has been obtained from the Ministry of Labour to mine between the 5025--foot and 5300--foot levels and to reactivate the loading pocket on the 5725--foot level.

Ore reserves at the Macassa Mine are estimated to be 791 943 tons grading 0.48 ounce Au per ton and the total ore reserves for the Kirkland Lake operation are 1 038 410 tons grading 0.39 ounce Au per ton. Total resources (excluding ore reserves) are 3 955 352 tons grading 0.29 ounce Au per ton. The present reserves will be depleted in about 3.5 years, however, extensive exploration is planned to up--grade ore reserves to more than 5 years. The underground and surface exploration budgets for 1999 are $2.37 million and $0.57 million, respectively.

The Lake Shore crown pillar recovery project was completed on December 10, 1998.

Reserves at the Lake Shore tailings project are estimated to be 237 495 tons grading 0.09 ounce Au per ton, and it is anticipated that the project will be completed by year--end 1999.

The Kirkland Lake operation at year--end employed 185 people (Alastair Still, Kinross Gold Corporation, personal communication, 1999).

Web site: www.macassa.com

SMC (CANADA) LTD. – MCALPINE MILL

SMC (Canada) Ltd., a subsidiary of Sabin Metal Corporation, purchased Agnico Eagle Mines Limited’s Penn mill (The Northern Miner, August 17--23, 1998, p. 5). The mill, consisting of a 280--ton per day gravity--flotation circuit, will process material from waste electronic and microelectronic gear, jewelry, photographic and x--ray film, and tailings from the surrounding Cobalt area (Northern Daily News, September 8, 1998). Mining Activity – Industrial Minerals

EXTENDER MINERALS OF CANADA LTD.

Extender Minerals of Canada Ltd. maintained annual production of approximately 15,000 tons of barite in 1998. The mine site in Yarrow Township provided the feed for the mill in Powell Township (R. Hill, Extender Minerals of Canada Ltd., personal communication, 1999).

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HEDMAN RESOURCES LTD. – HEDMAN MINE

Hedman Resources Ltd. produced 1400 t of hedmanite, a lizardite mineral filler, from their open pit in Warden Township. Proven reserves at the mine site are approximately 9 million t. In 1998, the company employs up to 10 people when in production and 3 at headoffice (R.F. Bertrand, Hedman Resources Ltd., personal communication, 1999).

Advanced Exploration – Precious Metals

ARMISTICE RESOURCES LIMITED

Armistice Resources Limited is exploring what they believe to be the same formation that hosts the Kerr Addison ore bodies, displaced along an intervening crossfault. The formation is believed to be displaced sinistrally with a strike component of more than 1000 feet? and down dip displacement of more than 1250 feet?.

The Armistice site has a vertical production--sized shaft and a 10--foot double drum hoist capable of servicing operations to a depth of about 4200 feet below surface. The deepest existing level is at 2250 feet below surface, and lateral workings extend 2700 feet west and 400 feet east of the shaft.

During 1998, Armistice completed approximately 60 000 feet of underground drilling from the 2250 foot level, and drove a crosscut 500 feet south from this level to provide a station for exploratory drilling to depth. Most of the drilling was designed to reduce drill hole spacing to 100 foot centers in well mineralized areas, accessible from the 2250 foot level, to provide data in sufficient density for reserve estimation. Applying a dilution factor of 10 percent at a grade of 0.02 ounce per ton Au and a cutoff grade of 0.1 ounce per ton, 477 379 tons of mineable reserves grading 0.229 ounce per ton Au are estimated.

Deeper drilling at widely spaced intervals confirmed the presence of well--mineralized sections in the Kerr formation below the close--spaced drilling. Twenty--four widely spaced drill holes tested this zone and several “ore grade” intersections were reported to a depth of up to 5200 feet below surface. At this depth, diamond drill hole 22--107C intersected several flow ore--type zones grading from 0.069 ounce Au per ton to 0.245 ounce Au per ton over core lengths varying from 2.5 to 15.6 feet (Hogg 1998 and Armistice Resources, 1998 Annual Report). Pending financing, the project was placed on standby in June, 1998.

Web site: www.armistice--resources.com

SUDBURY CONTACT MINES LIMITED – VICTORIA CREEK PROJECT

Sudbury Contact Mines Limited completed underground exploration at the Victoria Creek Project. Based on results of this program and the current low gold price, the company has decided that no further underground exploration is warranted at this time. The surface infrastructure has been placed on care and maintenance.

The Victoria Creek deposit was originally discovered and delineated by several surface diamond drilling programs conducted between 1993 and 1995. The surface drilling discovered multiple mineralized zones. Based on a total of 102 surface diamond--drill holes, the total inferred resource calculated was estimated at 5.5 million tons grading 0.10 ounce Au per ton.

Shaft sinking was completed down to a depth of 1,721 feet by October 1997 and an underground program was started on two levels, the 350 Level (1150 feet below surface) and the 450 Level (1,480 feet below surface). A total of 4000 feet of underground development was completed on the two levels. The

5 KIRKLAND LAKE DISTRICT—1998 focus of the underground development was to establish drill platforms from which to conduct both definition and exploration drilling as well as development along the various gold--bearing zones. A total of 400 feet of development was conducted along the 4A and 4C zones. The underground drill program consisted of 45 drill holes totaling approximately 33 000 feet.

The underground development muck and channel samples did not indicate any improvements or upgrading of the original inferred resource. The diamond drilling also indicated that the depth potential of the deposit was limited (News Release, June 11, 1998).

Also see section on Sudbury Contact Mines Limited – Victoria Creek Project under property visits in this report.

Web site: www.agnico--eagle.com/sudbury.html

Advanced Exploration – Industrial Minerals

EXTENDER MINERALS OF CANADA LTD. – NORTH WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP

The decline ramp was continued on the North Williams Township barite property in preparation for production. The barite is of good quality and will eventually replace the production from the Yarrow Township mine (R. Hill, Extender Minerals of Canada Ltd., personal communication, 1999).

Exploration Activity

BAND ORE RESOURCES LTD.– WINDWARD PROPERTY, NORDICA AND McEVAY TOWNSHIPS

The Windward PGE--Cr showing is located in northwestern Nordica Township. It was discovered by prospectors Gary Edwards and Gary Windsor in late 1997. Surface grab samples assayed 0.3% Cu, 0.3% Ni, 1.1 ppm Pd. The property was subsequently optioned by Band--Ore Resources Ltd. Overburden stripping, line cutting, airborne and ground geophysics surveys, and diamond drilling was completed in 1998. Drill hole NW98--1 assayed 1 ppm combined Pd and Pt over 7 m (Band--Ore Resources Press Releases March 9, April 9, and April 28, 1998). For further information see Windward PGE--Cr Showing under property visits in this report.

BATTLE MOUNTAIN CANADA LTD. AND PELANGIO--LARDER MINES, LIMITED – SHINING TREE PROJECT

Through an agreement with Battle Mountain Canada Ltd., the operator, Pelangio--Larder Mines, Limited can earn a 40% interest in the Tyrrell and Knight township properties, which make up the Shining Tree Project project by spending $700 000 on exploration before the end of 1999. A 6--hole, 865--m diamond drill program was completed on the property. The highest grade from a 1 m section of diamond drill hole T97--3 is 11.18 g/t gold. The mineralization is associated with a fault zone hosted in mafic volcanic rocks. Another zone of mineralization was intersected by Hole T97--1, drilled to intersect an interpreted deformation zone under Breeze Lake. The best results were obtained from a mafic to intermediate volcanic unit with sections of sericite alteration and assayed 1.53 g/t Au over three meters, including 1.5 m assaying 2.59 g/t Au (Pelangio Press Release, March 6, 1998).

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GOLDEYE EXPLORATIONS LIMITED – TYRRELL TOWNSHIP PROPERTY

Goldeye Explorations Limited intersected a narrow high--grade gold intersection on its Tyrrell Township property. Hole 98--09 intersected a quartz--carbonate sulphide zone assaying 2934 g/t over 0.07 m within a 1.4--m section assaying 149.28 g/t Au. This zone is coincident with a 300--m long strong Spectral IP zone with an associated resistivity high. A previous drill hole, 98--7, intersected this resistivity high 100 m to the east where it contained near economic assays. The high--grade zone lies within thin mafic volcanic rocks in a sequence of komatiitic volcanic rocks in the footwall of the Tyrrell Structural Zone. (The Northern Miner, November 30, 1998, p. C2, Press Release No. 98--9 & 98--10 and http://www.pathcom.com/~goldeye).

FRANCO--NEVADA MINING CORPORATION LIMITED AND GREATER LENORA RESOURCES CORPORATION

Joint venture partners Franco--Nevada Mining Corporation Limited and Greater Lenora Resources Corporation intersected significant gold mineralization, near the common Harker and Holloway townships boundary, some 350--m along strike from the west boundary of Barrick Gold Corporation’s Holt--McDermott Mine. The zone is open both along strike and down dip. The mineralized zone may be analogous to Barrick’s South and Vertical ore zones. Diamond drill hole ME 98--05 intersected a zone grading 2.60 g/t over 5.08 m, including a section assaying 6.34 g/t over 2.02 m, at a down--hole depth of 1076 m. Franco--Nevada is funding a $500 000 drill program as part of its commitment to earn a 50% interest in the property (Greater Lenora Resources Corporation Press Release, March 4 & April 15, 1998, http://www.franco--nevada.com/franco.htm and http://www.kasnergroup.com/lenora/

McWATTERS MINING INC. AND MAUDE LAKE EXPLORATION LIMITED – BEATTY TOWNSHIP PROPERTY

In 1998, McWatters Mining Inc. milled 11 300 t of broken rock, stockpiled at the Maude Lake property in Beatty Township, at the Sigma mill in Val d’Or. The recovered grade was 2.26 g/t Au. The material tested was part of a larger bulk sample, which was left behind by a previous operator (M. Crevier, McWatters Mining Inc., personal communication, 1999).

MILLSTREAM MINES LTD. – POTTER MINE

Millstream Mines Ltd. completed six deep diamond drill holes at the past producing Potter Mine in Munro Township in 1998. The company has now completed 11 deep diamond drill holes, five with significant Cu, Zn and Co intersections. For further information see Millstream Mines Ltd. Potter Mine under property visits in this report.

NFX GOLD INC. AND FORT KNOX GOLD RESOURCES INC.

NFX Gold Inc. and Fort Knox Gold Resources Inc. entered into an option/joint venture agreement on NFX’s Cheminis, Bear Lake, and Fernland mineral properties in the Larder Lake area. The agreement provides Fort Knox with a right to acquire a 25 percent interest in the property upon making a cash payment of $12,500 to NFX and expending $1 million on exploration within 12 months of the effective date of the agreement. The agreement further provides Fort Knox with an opportunity to acquire an additional 25 percent interest by expending a further $1.5 million on exploration during the two year period following the first anniversary of the agreement. The initial drilling phase, of between 25,000 and 30,000

7 KIRKLAND LAKE DISTRICT—1998 feet, was completed by late January 1999 (NFX Gold Inc. Press Release, October 14, 1998, Northern Daily News, October 19, 1998, p. 1).

Based on its 1997 and 1998 drill results, the Cheminis deposit is calculated to contain a drill indicated resource of 2.8 million tons grading 0.17 oz. gold/ton, representing 470,000 ounces of gold (NFX Gold Inc. Press Release, October 14, 1998, Northern Daily News, October 19, 1998, p. 1).

OROGRANDE RESOURCES INC.

Orogrande Resources Inc. intersected 1.13 m grading 17.969 ppm gold in a diamond drill hole under the LaCarte showing in Tyrrell Township (Orogrande Resources Inc., Press Releases, September 29, 1998 & October 10, 1998 and http://www.orogrande.com).

PANGEA GOLDFIELDS INC. & ST ANDREW GOLDFIELDS LTD.

St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. signed a joint venture agreement with Pangea Goldfields Inc. on the Fenn--Gib property in Guibord and Munro townships. Pangea Goldfields, the operator for the first year, completed a diamond drill program at the property. Funding was provided by St Andrew Goldfields, which can earn a half interest in the property by spending $6 million on exploration and paying $200 000 in cash over a four year period. St Andrew’s first year’s exploration commitment of $1 million was spent with 49 diamond drill holes completed. Of these, 39 holes or 6487 m were drilled to infill a proposed outline of an open pit, with the remaining 10 holes or 5808 m drilled to test mineralization downdip. Eleven of the “open pit” holes intersected various widths of gold mineralization averaging between 6 and 30 g/t. Highlights included: 13.9 m (60--73.9 m) of 10.2 g/t Au in hole 190, 3 m (139--142 m) of 16.5 g/t in hole 191 and 5.1 m (32.4--37.5 m) of 12.1 g/t in hole 34. In addition, three holes returned wide intervals of mineralization, including 94 m averaging 1.7 g/t Au in hole 184, 19.9 m and a separate 31.1 m averaging 4.2 and 2.6 g/t respectively, in hole 197 and 67 m averaging 2.3 g/t in hole 34. The drilling added to the previously existing database of over 76 000 m in 291 holes. A previous calculation pegged the resource at 1.9 million tonnes grading 5.13 g/t gold, assuming a 15% dilution and a 3 g/t cut--off grade.

Additional exploration targets were identified by IP surveys, one of which extends the full length of the property and may be a splay of the Destor--Porcupine Fault Zone. (St Andrew Goldfields Ltd., Press Release, January 29, 1998, The Northern Miner, November 9--15, 1998, p. 12, Mining North, November, 1998, p. 2 and http://www.pangeagoldfields.com/ and K. Jensen, personal communication, 1999)

Pangea reached an agreement with Cominco Ltd. to purchase Cominco’s 40% back--in right of 15 claims for $400 000, 1500 000 shares and 200 000 warrants exercisable at a price of $1.68 over the next 36 months (Pangea Goldfields Inc., Press Release, January 29, 1998).

PENTLAND FIRTH VENTURES LTD. & QSR LIMITED

Pentland Firth Ventures Ltd. (60%) & QSR Limited (40%) announced the discovery of a new zone of gold mineralization 200 m south of the Ludgate Deposit in Michaud Twp. Diamond drill hole PML--12 intersected the new “Noel Zone” between 44.9 to 136.0 m, returning 2.31 g/t Au over 91.1 m (including 3.64 g/t Au over 31.3 m). The Noel Zone is hosted by strongly hematized syenite, locally carrying up to 5% pyrite as fine disseminations and fracture fillings, similar to the Ludgate Zone. Follow--up hole PML--18, collared 70 m to the south and drilled beneath PML--12, did not intersect the Noel Zone. Further follow--up holes PML--19 and PML--20 were drilled to test for a NE strike and NW dip extensions of the Noel Zone. These holes encountered 2.33 g/t Au over 1.1 m and 1.47 g/t Au over 7.3 m, respectively. The grade and width of the Noel Zone is similar to that encountered in drill hole M133--19, located 230 m to the north. This hole intersected 67.5--m grading 3.73 g/t Au (Pentland Firth Press Release 98--02 & Canadian Corporation NewsNet, February 24, 1998). In the fall of 1998, the joint venture partners

8 Meyer et al. commenced follow--up drilling of the Noel Zone and the Ludgate Zone, where a resource of 462 000 t grading 5.91 g/t Au has been drilled (Pentland Firth Ventures Ltd., Press Release, October 6,1998, http://www.pfo.com).

QUEENSTON MINING INC. AND FRANCO NEVADA MINING CORPORATION LIMITED – KIRKLAND LAKE JOINT VENTURE

Queenston Mining Inc. and Franco Nevada Mining Corporation Limited are equal joint venture partners in 22 properties comprised of 731 claim units located mainly east of Kirkland Lake. The properties cover 22 miles of gold--bearing structures hosting 30 gold showings/prospects, which include 5 deposits and a 500--ton per day mill. The deposits have combined resources of 8 562 700 tons grading 0.17 ounce Au per ton or containing 1.44 million ounces (Queenston Mining Inc. 1998 Third Quarter Report, and D. Alexander, Queenston Mining Inc., personal communication, 1999).

In January, the partners announced drill results from the Anoki project in Gauthier Township. Diamond drill hole AN--97--08 intersected a 13.5--foot interval assaying 0.1 ounce per ton gold at a vertical depth of about 2000 feet. Hole AN--97--09 intersected four zones including a 30--foot section grading 0.11 ounce Au per ton. Another 6 holes, totaling 9605 feet were completed by the end of March. All holes intersected auriferous zones with the best intersections in diamond drill hole AN--98--11. This hole had the following intersections: 760.0 to 774.0 feet (14 feet) grading 0.06 ounce Au per ton, including 5.1 feet grading 0.15 ounce Au per ton; 846.2 to 888.5 feet (42.3 feet) grading 0.05 ounce Au per ton, including 1 foot grading 1.38 ounce Au per ton; and 1067 to 1070.2 feet (3.2 feet) grading 0.8 ounce Au per ton (The Northern Miner, January 19, 1998, p. 12, Northern Daily News, January 16, 1998, p. 9, January 14, 1998, p. 1, Queenston Mining Inc., 1997 Annual Report and Dale Alexander, Queenston Mining Inc., personal communication, 1999).

In April 1998, the companies commenced a $1.3 million exploration program, which was completed in January 1999. The program consisted of magnetometer, IP and surface geological surveys combined with 23 876 feet of diamond drilling. The program was focussed on the Munro property, located west of the McBean and Anoki deposits, where data compilation identified a southern structure extending 3.5 miles across the property. This structure, referred to as the “South Splay’’, parallels the Larder Lake Deformation Zone and remains largely unexplored. IP surveys identified several anomalies under thick overburden cover. Eight holes, totalling 10 900 feet tested eight of ten IP anomalies detected in three different geological units. The first hole encountered a 314 foot thick alteration and deformation zone with two minor auriferous zones (Queenston Mining Inc., 1998 Third Quarter Report).

Two deep holes were completed, each more than 4000 feet in length. The first hole, below the McBean pit, intersected a narrow zone (172 feet) of deformation--alteration containing no significant mineralization. The second hole tested the Anoki Deep Zone and intersected 1,920 feet of deformation/alteration, which includes a new zone of green carbonate measuring 346 feet in thickness. To date, the gold systems at these two sites contain a combined resource of 4,125,900 tons grading 0.16 oz/ton, or 661,200 ounces of gold, to a depth of 2,000 feet (Queenston Mining, 1998 Second Quarter Report).

Stripping and drilling on the Princeton property identified a new gold structure, which has been referred to as the “North Break”. Four holes totaling 2453 feet have outlined a continuous break near a volcanic--sedimentary contact some 800 feet north of the Larder Lake Deformation Zone. The most significant hole to date, PR--98--06, intersected 300 feet of alteration and deformation. A key ingredient of the “North Break” is the possible “flow” type component, which occurs in each of the holes with anomalous gold values. The width of the alteration zone associated with the “North Break” appears to be increasing towards the east. Recent IP surveys in this area indicate an increase in chargeability (sulphide content) at depth (Queenston Mining Inc. 1998 Third Quarter). A deep hole was subsequently completed to test this zone. The results have, thus far, not been released (Dale Alexander, Queenston Mining Inc., personal communication, 1999).

Web site: http://www.queenston.ca/

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SEDEX MINING CORP. – POWELL TOWNSHIP PROPERTY

Sedex Mining Corp. discovered a broad zone of gold mineralization, with higher grade narrower sections, hosted in mafic volcanic flows approximately 4 km NE of Royal Oak Mines Inc.’s project in Powell Township. Six diamond--drill holes were completed along a 200 m strike length and assay results were released for three holes. Significant intersections include 3.1 g/t Au over 4.0 m in diamond--drill hole SO--98--11, 4.9 g/t Au over 4.85 m in SO--98--13, 24.8 g/t over 1 m in SO--98--15 and 3.2 g/t over 12 m in SO--98--15. All of the higher grade intersections are hosted within a broad halo of pervasive gold mineralization in excess of 50 m in width. Low grade sections include 0.9 g/t Au over 53 m in SO--98--11, 0.9 g/t Au over 59.05 m in SO--98--13 and 0.95 g/t Au over 91.9 m in SO--98--15 (Sedex Mining Corp., News Release, June 5, 1998 and http://www.sedex.com).

ST ANDREW GOLDFIELDS LTD. – STOCK, TAYLOR AND HISLOP MINES

St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. has a 1300--ton per day CIP mill located in Stock Township, 22 km west of Matheson and three permitted mine sites. The gold deposits of the Stock, Taylor, and Hislop mines occur within or are proximal to the Porcupine--Destor Fault Zone. Since 1989, St Andrew produced 154 000 ounces of gold from its Stock and Hislop mines and completed an exploration shaft at the Taylor Mine property to a depth of 215 m. The properties total 889 claim units covering 32 km2 along the Porcupine--Destor Fault system. In 1998, St Andrew Goldfields conducted exploration programs that include 142 598 feet of diamond drilling and 68.9 km Real Section IP. The Stock mill, upgraded to a capacity of 1300 t per day, is located in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist’s District and is not discussed in this section. The latest total resource estimate on the Taylor property, audited by Roscoe Postle Associates, is 3.47 million tons averaging 0.30 ounce Au per gold, or 1.03 million ounces of contained gold, using a 0.075 ounce Au per ton cut--off grade. This is comprised of the West Porphyry Zone containing 2 524 922 tons grading 0.351 ounce Au per ton or containing 886 337 ounces of gold and the Shoot Zone containing 945 000 tons grading 0.15 ounce Au per ton or containing 141 965 ounces of gold. Roscoe Postle Associates identified at least 105 gold intersections that were not included in the current resource estimate. The 1997--98 drilling program concentrated on defining the dip, plunge and continuity of the West Porphyry gold system between a vertical depth of 1000 and 1500 feet. The West Porphyry area was initially drilled on a 100 m by 100 m spacing then 50 m by 50 m, and finally on a 50 m by 30 m spacing. In addition, St Andrew drilled 9 wedge holes from 3 main drill holes, located on the eastern, central and western portion of the West Porphyry deposit, to demonstrate continuity of grade and thickness. Wide spaced drilling at shallower depths was conducted to evaluate the entire gold system. Approximately 30% of the contained gold in the resource category is attributed to the shallower Shaft and Upper zones, which can be mined earlier than the West Porphyry Zone due to their proximity to the existing Taylor shaft and exploration drifts. St Andrew is currently conducting detailed mine planning and costing for a pre--feasibility study for the Taylor Mine. Rock mechanic testing confirms that the ore and the surrounding rocks are very competent. Metallurgical testing of West Porphyry Zone drill core by Lakefield Research modeled after St Andrew’s mill circuit, gave 98.5% recovery on a 0.43 ounce Au per ton gold (14.6 g/t) drill core sample and 97% recovery on a 0.13 opt gold (4.5 g/t) sample. St Andrew’s CIP and gravity mill is achieving a 98.5% recovery on similar 0.25 ounce Au per ton ( 8.5 g/t) ore. St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. is generating sufficient cash flow from its custom milling operations to cover all ongoing corporate expenses and provide for some working capital. With flow--through funding and other financing the company continued exploration, restarted the Stock Mine, upgraded the Stock mill to 1300 tons per day capacity, completed a portion of the planned surface infrastructure on the Taylor site and improved the company’s working capital position. In 1998 the Company invested $6.4 million in exploration and other long--term assets at its Taylor, Stock and Hislop properties (News Release, St Andrew Goldfields Third Quarter Results, November 13, 1998).

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The next $2--million surface exploration program, to be completed in 1999, will focus on shallow drilling of 35 targets that were already identified by ore grade intersections. An additional 70 identified targets, which occur around the deeper West Porphyry Zone, will be followed up later by detailed drilling from underground (St Andrew Goldfields’, News Release, November 27, 1998 & www.standrewgold.com and Kian Jensen, personal communication, 1999).

No exploration was carried out on the Hislop mine property in 1998. Gold resources in December 1997 were estimated to be 453 000 tons averaging 0.17 ounce Au per ton (Canadian Mines Handbook, 1998--99, p. 423)

STERLING PACIFIC RESOURCES INC.

Sterling Pacific Resources Inc.intersected volcanogenic zinc--copper mineralization on its Shallow River base metal project, located approximately 15 km northwest of the Millstream Mines Ltd. Potter Mine project. Sterling completed 1,055 m of diamond drilling (8 holes) along eight km of strike length. Zinc--copper mineralization was intersected in two diamond drill holes, SR--98--4 and SR--98--8. Drill hole SR--98--4 intersected 13.0 m of “altered rhyolite porphyry”, containing stringers and disseminations of sphalerite, and chalcopyrite. Assay results from SR--98--4 returned 1.0% zinc and 0.03% copper over a core length of 6.9 m, including 1.33% zinc over 3.9 m and 1.68% zinc over 1.0 m. A second hole, SR--98--8, was drilled to test the continuity of this mineralization. Drill hole SR--98--8 intersected similar sphalerite and chalcopyrite mineralization in nearly identical stratigraphy 75 m down--dip from the mineralized interval in SR--98--4. Assay results from SR--98--8 returned 0.56% zinc over a core length of 18.9 m, including 1.02% zinc over 5.0 m and 2.55% zinc over 1.0 m. Option agreements, for 52 claim units, were signed in order to extend the Shallow River property eastward into Warden Township. (Sterling Pacific Resources Inc. Press Releases, May 20, 1998 and May 28, 1998; http://www.sterlingpacific.com/)

TANDEM RESOURCES LTD. – GUIBORD PROPERTY

Tandem Resources Ltd. reported that testing of a bulk sample, from its ruby--diamond discovery in Guibord Township near Matheson, Ontario, was close to completion. The sample, approximately 17.5 tons of “P” diamond drill core (more than 3 inches in diameter), was extracted in the drilling program completed this past winter. Testing by Saskatchewan Research Council, obtained 96 macro corundum (larger than 0.5 mm in diameter) of various shades of red, which may be classified as rubies. Of the total, nine corundum were larger than 2.0 mm in diameter, with a combined weight slightly more than 1.0 carat. As well as the ruby corundum, micro diamonds were identified but no count of these has been attempted. There was approximately 1.5 tons of oversize material (greater than 0.8 mm) resulting from the initial work, which remains to be tested. Tandem is considering plans for further work this winter. (Tandem Press Release, September 29, 1998, http://www.tandem--resources.com/) Resident Geologist Staff and Activities

At year--end, the staff consisted of G. Meyer, Regional Resident Geologist, G. Grabowski, District Geologist, and D. Guindon, District Geologist. C. Messier, Regional Support Geologist, resigned in August 1998 and M. Charette was hired to fill the vacancy commencing January 4, 1999. Derek Laing, Geological Assistant, provided support for the mineral resource valuations of Lands for Life Candidate Park sites. C. Gauthier and S. Hill, summer experience students, provided client service support and assistance to all staff.

MNDM staff assisted the Northern Prospectors Association in hosting the NE Ontario Mines and Mineral Symposium, held in Kirkland Lake at the Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology. During the Kirkland Lake Home and Trade Show, staff assisted the Northern Prospectors Association with an Ontario Mining Week display. Kirkland Lake staff prepared the display for NE Ontario’s Resident

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Geologist program both for the PDAC Convention in Toronto and the NE Ontario Mines and Minerals Symposium in Kirkland Lake. In March, April and May the staff’s time was mainly devoted to assessing the mineral potential of candidate park sites proposed under the Lands for Life initiative.

Dave Guindon was involved in testing and installing the latest upgrade to the Mineral Deposit Inventory software. Additional user manuals were written and at least one staff member from each office was provided with hands on training.

G. Meyer serves as an Ex Officio Member of the Northern Prospectors Association Executive.

On September 15, 1998 Ontario Regulation 349/98 made under the Public Lands Act came into effect. Under this regulation, work permits will be required when performing disruptive mineral exploration in designated areas within the Temagami Planning Area. In preparation, the Resident Geologist Staff met with stakeholders and MNR staff to design the appropriate forms and determine a method for processing and approving the work permit applications in a timely manner.

Drill core from the Cobalt Core Storage facility was relocated to the remote drill core storage site at the Swastika Tree Nursery and the building was sold.

Although exploration activities in the Kirkland Lake Resident Geologist District were reduced from the previous year, the office continued to be very active. Please refer to Table 8 for a summary of the 1998 activities.

The move to 10 Government Road is anticipated to take place possibly as early as March 1999.

Property Examinations

CHEMINIS PAST PRODUCING MINE

NFX Gold Inc.’s past producing Cheminis Mine is located 4.6 km northeast along Hwy. 66 from the village of Larder Lake (UTM Zone 17 5329914N 599407E). The property was explored between 1937 and 1948 by diamond drilling and a shaft that eventually reached 1035 feet. Exploration was reactivated in the mid--1980’s and the property was brought into production in 1991. Between 1991 and 1996, the mine produced 17 530 ounces of gold from 179 013 tons for an average recovered grade of 0.098 ounce Au per ton. All ore was custom milled, at varying times, at either Holt--McDermott, Macassa or Kerr mines. The gold resource at the mine is estimated to be 2.8 million tons grading 0.17 ounce Au per ton (NFX Gold Inc. Press Release, October 14, 1998).

The deposit is located in a narrow zone (approximately 500 feet thick) of komatiitic and tholeiitic volcanic and sedimentary rocks wedged between the Timiskaming Assemblage sedimentary and alkalic volcaniclastic rocks to the north and the Hearst Assemblage sedimentary rocks to the south. The wedge follows the trace of the Larder Lake Deformation Zone and dips 65o to 70o to the south. The Larder Lake Deformation Zone is a major structure extending from Cadillac, Quebec in the east to beyond Matachewan in the west. Komatiitic phases are either altered to talc--chlorite schist or a carbonate rock. Tholeiitic phases are iron rich and volcaniclastic. The southern Hearst Assemblage is mainly composed of arkosic sedimentary rocks.

Ore occurs in 9 zones near the northern or southern contacts of the wedge. All of the ore is within the wedge with the exception of one zone developed in the Hearst Assemblage. Five of the ore zones are Kerr Addison Mine “flow ore” types developed within tholeiitic rock units, 3 are formed in sedimentary rocks and 1 is found in carbonate--altered komatiitic rocks. Production ore has come from the A--, B-- and C--zones in the upper 700 feet of the mine. These are “flow ore” zones near the southern contact. Between the 700-- and the 1200--foot levels, sedimentary ore zones are found, but not “flow ore” zones. The

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D--Zone begins at the 1200--foot level and has been drill tested to the 3700--foot level and has a presently drill indicated maximum width of 950 feet. The zone is open at depth, at least 800 m to the west and at least 1 km to the east (NFX Gold Inc. Press Release, October 14, 1998).

“Flow ore” zones are fine grained, grey, banded, silicified tuffs. The concentration of fine grained pyrite, which may have been coarse and then crushed, appears to be related to gold concentration. Sedimentary ore appears banded and contains smokey quartz and arsenopyrite with fine grained pyrite. Brittle fracturing of the original rock channelled hydrothermal fluids that precipitated pyrite and gold.

In October, NFX Gold Inc. and Fort Knox Resources Inc. announced an option/joint venture agreement on the Cheminis, Bear Lake and Fernland properties. Fort Knox acquired a 25% interest in these properties by making a cash payment of $12,500 to NFX and expending $1 million of exploration work within 12 months. The diamond drill phase of this program was completed by late January 1999 (L. Tihor, NFX Gold Inc. personal communications). Four diamond drills completed approximately 30,000 feet of drilling on multiple anomalies on the properties. An earlier IP survey indicated a large untested “flow ore” type target about 1200 m west of the Cheminis D--Zone. Results of the exploration program are pending. Fort Knox may acquire a further 25% (50% total) by expending a further $1.5 million in exploration during the 2 year period following the first anniversary of the agreement (company press release, October 14, 1998).

G. BASTARACHE GOLD OCCURRENCE

G. Bastarache holds a single 16--unit claim (L.1226818) in north west Burt Township (NTS: 42A/01SE; UTM: 17 544700E; 5326500N; MDI: NEW). This area, which has seen very little exploration in the past, was logged and reforested within the past ten years. While hunting in the area, Mr. Bastarache noted highly oxidized (rusty) overburden. Upon closer investigation, pyrite mineralization was uncovered in the underling bedrock and the ground was subsequently staked.

The property is located 30 km southwest of Kirkland Lake. An old logging road, leading east from the Watabeag Road, crosses the south--central portion of the claim.

Northeast--striking mafic to intermediate metavolcanic flows and tuffs of the Watabeag Assemblage underlie the area. These metavolcanics are wedged between and intruded by Watabeag Batholith granitic rocks to the north and Cairo stock syenitic rocks to the south. Huronian Super Group sediments overlie the Archean rocks immediately to the east. The Larder Lake Break, which is covered by the Cobalt Group sediments, is interpreted to trend in a southwesterly direction about 2 km south of the claim.

Backhoe stripping, followed by plugger drilling and blasting of five shallow pits to obtain fresh samples, was carried out in the fall of 1998. Surface samples returned anomalous but low gold values (up to 650 ppb Au). Samples collected from pit bottoms returned higher values (up to 5200 ppb Au). The mineralization occurs in sheared, altered mafic volcanic rocks. The alteration consists of carbonate, silica and pyrite. A southwest trending lineament and coincident aeromagnetic low trend can be traced through the pit area on the Bastarache property and into Holmes, Alma and Baden Townships to the west. This trend approximately parallels the Larder Lake Break.

Stripping along strike, to determine the extent of the zone, is planned. Linecutting and geophysical surveys (Magnetometer and IP) are also recommended.

G. PINKERTON BEAVER POND Ag--Co--Cu OCCURRENCE

G. Pinkerton (Jkate Explorations Inc.) holds 6 claims (22 units) in James and Tudhope townships. (NTS: 41P/09/NW; UTM: Zone 17 554311E; 5285900N; MDI:NEW). The claims were staked in 1997 because of similar geology and mineralization on his Merico--Ethel property 3 km to the north, which is under option to Cusil Ventures Inc.

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The claims are located 5 km east of Elk Lake. They can be reached by a logging road, which leads east from Hwy. 65 at a point about 3 km south of Elk Lake. The road passes through the south portion of the claim group.

The area is underlain by a Nipissing diabase sill, reported to dip gently to the southwest. Paleoproterozoic Cobalt Group Gowganda Formation conglomerate of the Huronian Supergroup and granitic rocks of the Round Lake batholith underly the east portion of the claim group.

Assessment files in the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist office indicate sporadic exploration around the claim group dating back to 1908. Several pits and trenches have been located on the property. Moorehouse (1944), reported on work by Paramount Syndicate, c.1940. Mineralization reported in the trenches and pits in Nipissing diabase consisted predominantly of east--striking quartz--calcite veins containing chalcopyrite, bornite, malachite, covellite, chalocite and erythrite (cobalt bloom). Two shallow diamond drill holes by Min--Ore Mines Ltd. in 1959, apparently tested veins at depth below trenches. The area was closed to staking between 1978 and 1996 due to the Bear Island Land Caution.

A 1998 OPAP grant partially funded an exploration program of stripping, trenching and sampling. An old trench was cleaned out and the surrounding bedrock was stripped in an attempt to trace the extent of the veins. Two east trending quartz--calcite veins, about 5 m apart, were exposed. The veins, which vary in width from a few mm up to 30 cm, are arcuate in form and follow cylindroidal joints in the diabase. Some joints, perpendicular to the main veins, host narrow mineralized veins. Mineralization consists of chalcopyrite, bornite and cobalt arsenides. Malachite and erythrite (cobalt bloom) was observed on weathered surfaces. Preliminary grab samples taken by Mr. Pinkerton reportedly returned values up to 6.83 ounce Ag per ton, 31.81% Cu; 2.15% Co and 0.34% Ni. The veins on this property, as stated above, occur in cylindroidal joints in Nipissing diabase, and are similar to those found in the Gowganda area and described by Eakins (1961) and Hester (1967). Further exploration to locate more veins in this area should be done using the Gowganda area deposits as a guide. Geophysical surveys and further stripping and sampling is planned.

SUDBURY CONTACT MINES LIMITED -- VICTORIA CREEK PROJECT

Sudbury Contact Mines Limited’s Victoria Creek Project is located in northwest Gauthier Township. The project site can be reached by following Hwy 672 north from Hwy 66, a distance of 6 km, then turn east on an all weather gravel road for a distance of 500 m. The shaft is located at UTM: Zone 17 5337470N 585020E or mine grid: 10611N & 8714E.

Gold mineralized zones and host lithologies strike at an azimuth of 080_ to 085_ and dip generally 65_ to the north, locally flattening to 55_. The Victoria Creek gold zones occur within calc--alkaline volcanic rocks of the Gauthier Assemblage. In the mine area, stratigraphic tops are believed to be to the north. A sharp contact, apparently concordant with the lithologies, exists between Gauthier volcanic rocks and stratigraphically overlying tholeiitic flows of the Kinojevis Assemblage, which locally have well developed pillows with tops facing north (Kevin Montgomery, Sudbury Contact Mines Limited, personal communication, 1998).

Gold mineralization is mostly confined to three mineralized zones: 4A, 4C and 4D. In these zones, gold mineralization is well defined, and appears to follow hydrothermally altered shear zones controlled by S1 deformation. These zones tend to be well banded in the 4C Zone on the 350 Level where narrow sericite--chlorite and semi--massive pyrite bands separate strong silicified--albitized bands up to 1.5--cm wide. In the 4A Zone silicification and albitization are well developed and pyrite mineralization tends to occur more commonly in blebs and stringers. The gold zones are enveloped in sericite--carbonate and moderately to weakly silicified and albitized volcanic rocks with minor pyrite blebs and stringers. These alteration zones are anomalous in gold, which is apparently associated with pyrite (Kevin Montgomery, Sudbury Contact Mines Limited, personal communication, 1998).

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There are two main superimposed structural deformation zones (S1 & S2). The S1 deformation zone, more or less parallel to stratigraphy, strikes at an azimuth of approximately 080_ to 090_ and dips 55_ to 70_ to the north. Strong sericitization, carbonatization, silicification, albitization and gold mineralization are associated with this shear zone. The S2 deformation zone, a penetrative shear zone, strikes at an azimuth of 060_ to 070_ and dips 30_ to 45_ to the north--northwest. Banding, caused by S1 deformation, is deformed by S2 deformation into Z style banding with south side up relative to the north side (Kevin Montgomery, Sudbury Contact Mines Limited, personal communication, 1998). The youngest deformation zones (S3), also postdating the gold mineralizing event, are narrow fault zones striking in an easterly direction and dipping to the north. One such fault cuts the 4C Zone at an oblique angle, in the eastern drift on the 350 Level, displacing the mineralized zone. Two distinct parallel auriferous zones occur in the drift to the west and only one was observed in the eastern drift – one of the two zones may not have been exposed due to a shift along the diagonal fault.

The lithologies on the 350 Level from the shaft to the south, i.e., from younger to older are as follows:

Kinojevis tholeiitic flows

350 m+ pillow lava (some very large), locally variolitic with tops to the north; towards southern contact, massive, coarse--grained (intrusive texture) mafic volcanic rocks are more common and contain several shallow--dipping, barren quartz veins up to 30 cm wide; southern contact sharp and with no evidence of faulting.

Gauthier calc--alkalic volcanic rocks

5 m top 1 m dark grey, fine grained, well layered tuff; essentially unaltered, but locally beige in colour where hydrothermally altered; minor graphitic bands; grading into 2 m of lapilli tuff with structurally flattened fragments also locally beige in colour (hydrothermally altered); grading into 2 m of lapilli–agglomeratic tuff with angular mostly undeformed fragments 45 m intermediate, strongly sericitized & carbonatized ash tuff 3 m quartz feldspar porphyry 1m graphite–quartz–carbonate zone

Victoria Creek Pyroclastic Sequence (63 m exposure in crosscut)

19 m felsic fragmental volcanic rock 1 m quartz carbonate alteration zone 12--m felsic ash tuff with fine--grained pyrite stringers and blebs, Gold values range from 50 ppb to 400 ppb, southern contact with graphitic shale bands 2 to 3 m 4A Zone – silicified and sericitized volcanic rock with fine grained pyrite in stringers and dissemination, higher gold values associated with grey quartz veins, north side chloritized ash tuff with quartz veinlets and 4 to 5% pyrite returning the best gold values ranging up to 2 to 8 g/t and averaging approximately 4 g/t over 2 m; 4A Zone drifted on for about 13 m both E & W 16 m strongly altered felsic lapilli crystal tuff with minor quartz/pyrite stringers and gold values averaging between 0.75 to 0.85 g/t Au 3 m 4C Zone – two darker coloured units (as compared with host rock) up to 60 cm wide, each finely banded with alternating bands of strong silicification--albitization, strong silicification and sericitization with chlorite and semi--massive pyrite; the two dark coloured units separated from each other by less altered volcanic rocks, grade 5 to 6 g/t Au; the intermediate zone up to 1.5 m wide grades 2 to 3 g/t Au; drift width averages out at 1.5 g/t Au; steeply south--dipping fault, post--dates the gold mineralizing event and complicates the geology at the turn--off to the eastern drift on the 4C Zone; 4C Zone drifted on to west for about 27 m and about an equivalent distance to the east 10 m sericitized, carbonatized & locally apparently strongly albitized felsic lapilli/agglomerate (bomb) tuff

11m chloritic intermediate volcanic fragmental crystal tuff to end of drift For further information see section on Sudbury Contact Mines Limited -- Victoria Creek Project under advanced projects.

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MILLSTREAM MINES LIMITED – POTTER MINE (PAST PRODUCER)

Several years ago, Millstream Mines Limited entered into an agreement with private exploration firm 589171 Ontario Limited, to acquire 100% interest of the Potter Mine, a former copper producer. The Potter Property consists of 28 leased and patented mining claims and 10 optioned unpatented mining claims, in Concessions IV and V, Munro Township. The property has a headframe over a vertical three compartment, timbered shaft with a vertical depth of 1272 feet. The shaft is located at UTM: Zone 17 558140E 5382960N. Eight levels were established with approximately 1200 feet of lateral development westerly from the shaft. The underground workings are currently flooded. Between 1967 and 1972, a total of 477,572 tons were mined and milled with a recovered grade of 1.63% Cu. The ore contained about 1.5 % Zn which was not processed for recovery because of low prices. The operation was closed down due to a drop in copper prices. Stoping areas were silled out in ore on the bottom level and mined upward. Limited diamond drilling in 1970 from the 850 foot or 6th level reported continuation of the sulphides for 200 to 300 feet below the 8th level in several holes. Exploration drilling below the 8th level had not been conducted since mining activities ceased, until the 1997--1998 program of deep surface holes was conducted by Millstream Mines Limited. Working plans of the two bottom levels indicate a lengthening, widening, and grade improvement, particularly in zinc, with increasing depth in the mine. Excluding recent drill results, the reserves of possible ore remaining in the underground between the 1st and 8th levels are 250,000 tons grading 2.66% Cu, 3.45% Zn and 0.015 oz Au per ton (Bettiol, 1995). In 1995--1996 magnetometer and electromagnetic ground surveys located seven strong conductors that flank magnetic anomalies east, west, and north of the existing ore body. Some of these conductors were tested in 1996 and early in 1997 by shallow diamond drilling, and confirmed the presence of several hyaloclastite horizons similar to those at the mine site, which contain low--grade sulphide mineralization. A deep diamond drill program, commenced in December 1997, was designed to test the down dip/plunge continuation of the Potter ore bodies below the previous underground workings. Five diamond drill holes out of the eleven holes completed intersected significant massive sulphide mineralization, some of which occur as stacked multiple sulphide horizons. Significant grades of Cu, Zn, Co, and Ag were reported. Significant Co content, which had not previously been known to exist in the Potter sulphide deposits, was discovered during the 1997 -- 1998 drill program. Some of the significant drill intersections reported from the December 1997 -- July 1998 deep drill program include the following: DDH S--97--08A, 489.0 – 494.4m (5.4m) grading 1.72% Cu, 4.93% Zn, 0.073% Co, 0.73 oz/ton Ag DDH S--97--09, 604.6 -- 627.5m (22.9m) grading 2.65% Cu, 2.70% Zn, 0.083% Co, 0.76 oz/ton Ag DDH S--98--01, 695.15 -- 702.9m (7.75m) grading 5.34%Cu, 3.24% Zn, 0.067%Co, 1.16 oz/ton Ag DDHS--98--05, 507.4 -- 519.7m (12.3m) grading 1.53% Cu, 2.05% Zn, 0.131% Co, 0.42oz/ton Ag DDHS--98--06, 656.9 -- 663.49m (9.59m) grading 5.01% Cu, 2.63% Zn, 0.13% Co, 1.09 oz/ton Ag Drilling has shown that the central portion of the sulphide system continues downwards to 317 m below the lowest underground workings. A Real Section IP survey (Quantec) with deep penetrating parameters was also completed over the mine area in March 1998, in order to establish and delineate further deep targets for drill testing. The Potter Mine deposits occur within a sequence of metavolcanic rocks dominated by ultramafic komatiitic and minor mafic tholeiitic rocks of the Kidd--Munro Assemblage. In the mine area, the metavolcanic rocks strike east--southeast, dip steeply north and face stratigraphically to the north. The sequence represents the south limb of an east--southeast striking, regional synclinal structure that plunges to the northwest. The stratigraphic succession can be divided into three primary lithostratigraphic and chemostratigraphic units from oldest to youngest as follows; 1) a lower komatiitic ultramafic layered flow sequence; 2) a middle Fe--tholeiitic basalt sequence that includes hyaloclastite and comagmatic basalt sills and dykes, massive sulphides, argillite, siliceous to cherty exhalite with laminated sulphides, and minor komatiitic flows; and 3) an upper komatiitic ultramafic layered flow sequence. Conformably within the middle Fe--tholeiitic basalt sequence, there are tholeiitic basalt fragmental horizons, known as hyaloclastite. This mafic fragmental unit consists predominantly of clast supported,

16 Meyer et al. well sorted, pea--sized, angular to subrounded, equant basalt fragments, minor argillite chips, and delicate shards of quench textured volcanic glass. The matrix can vary locally from fine grained ash, to interstitial calcite, to carbonaceous argillite. There are at least three hyaloclastite horizons in the western area of the mine that vary in thickness and appear to coalesce eastward. Satterly, 1951, had mapped a number of thin volcanic fragmental units which he described as rhyolite agglomerate and tuff, consisting of grey rhyolite fragments up to 0.5 cm in length. He noted that these rocks are commonly heavily mineralized with disseminated and massive sulphides. In the Potter mine property and surrounding area, the fragmental rocks are mafic and not felsic as previously reported. The mafic fragments are commonly bleached grey in appearance suggesting that the previously classified rhyolite are instead variably altered, silicified mafic volcanic fragmental rocks. Massive to disseminated sulphides form a number of bodies mainly within the hyaloclastite assemblage. In the underground mine workings the massive sulphide ore bodies are lensoid, generally 1 to 3 m thick in the upper levels and up to 5 m thick in the lower levels, 40 to 100 m long, and extend for at least several hundred meters down dip. Massive ore lenses grade laterally along strike into disseminated sulphides in the hyaloclastite. According to Card (1996), the ore shoots resemble the fingers of a glove in that they thicken and coalesce downward to form larger bodies of mineralization. During the process of hyaloclastite deposition, a contemporaneous sulphide mineralizing hydrothermal system was ongoing that effected the entire hyaloclastite mine sequence. Evidence of hydrothermal activity is wide spread. The stacked, multi--lens nature of the mineralization indicates that hydrothermal activity responsible for the mineralization was active throughout the period of deposition of the hyaloclastite. The sulphides consist of pyrrhotite--chalcopyrite--sphalerite and occur as VMS style, seafloor massive sulphide lenses intimately associated with minor carbonaceous argillite, and also as semi--massive to massive sulphide replacement deposits that appear to have formed in a seafloor to sub--seafloor environment within the hyaloclastite. The semi--massive and massive sulphide lenses are enveloped by areally restricted semiconformable black chlorite alteration characterized by depletion in SiO2,Na2O, CaO, and MgO, and an enrichment in Fe2O3, and metals (Gibson 1998). Based on the 1997--1998 deep drill results, Gibson (1998) ascribes the existing alteration encountered to either a product of a small, intermittent hydrothermal system, or the lateral fringes to a larger system. Furthermore, the lack of an extensive, pervasive, discordant chlorite alteration root zone may yet be discovered in addition to a larger sulphide lens or lenses at deeper levels. Ongoing studies on the distribution of the laterally developed alteration may lead to the higher temperature core of the hydrothermal plumbing system. Also, the recent deep drilling determined that siliceous cherty exhalite with laminated sulphides occurs intermittently from the base to the top of the mineralized hyaloclastite mine sequence. Footwall stringer sulphide zones are commonly found below volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits. To date, a footwall stringer sulphide zone has not been intersected in the footwall to the massive sulphides at the Potter deposits. From recent diamond drilling however, wide spread disseminated matrix sulphides occur both above and below several of the massive sulphide horizons. Even some distance from the mineralized zones, the footwall ultramafic metavolcanic rocks have been disrupted and fractured with accompanying pervasive and locally intense hydrothermal alteration. In the mine hyaloclastite sequence, the pea--sized hyaloclastite fragments form a network of interconnecting, minute voids that created high permeability. Where hydrothermal solutions passed freely through the porous rock, they reacted with the equant pea--sized fragments and shards and variably Fe--chloritized these fragments. At the same time, pyrrhotite and minor chalcopyrite and sphalerite were deposited as matrix sulphides in the voids, as sulphide replacement of matrix calcite, and also as variable, weak to complete sulphide replacement of the chloritized. This process explains the disseminated to semi--massive nature of the sulphides through much of the hyaloclastite mine assemblage. The mineralization is open at depth along the steep, westerly down plunge direction within an inferred synvolcanic subsidence structure, and to a lesser extent along strike, (Dave Gamble, personal communication, 1999). This coupled with its stacked character indicates that the potential for discovery of additional sulphide lenses is high (Gibson, 1998). Note: D. Gamble, chief consultant on the Potter property for Millstream Mines Limited, provided most of the observations documented and Gamble (1997) was also referenced.

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WINDWARD PGE--Cr PROPERTY – NORDICA TOWNSHIP

The Windward platinum group element – chromium (PGE--Cr) showing is located in northwest Nordica Township, on an outcrop on a hillside, adjacent to a Matachewan diabase dike (UTM Zone 17 5344274N 529484E). Access to the property is by way of the Watabeag Road with end points on Hwy 11 near Matheson in the north and on Hwy 66, midway between Matachewan and Kenogami, in the south. The outcrop is approximately 35 km north of Hwy 66 and about 3 km southwest of the point where the road cross the Nordica--McEvay townships boundary.

The showing was discovered and staked by prospectors G. Edwards and G. Windsor in late 1997. Surface grab samples assayed 0.3% Cu, 0.3% Ni and 1.1 ppm Pd. The property was subsequently optioned to Band--Ore Resources Ltd. Overburden stripping, line cutting, airborne and ground geophysical surveys and diamond drilling were completed in 1998. Drill hole NW98--1 intersected a 7 m wide zone assaying 1 ppm combined Pd and Pt.. To date none of the work has been filed for assessment credit.

The PGE discovery is located on the western side of the hill. An overburden trench, trending approximately 060o, exposes the bedrock for approximately 20 m. One to two metres southwest of the main bedrock exposure, an approximately 1 m wide magnetite rich band crosses the trench. To the northeast, a fine grained, black, mafic to ultramafic rock is exposed that grades to coarse grained, black, magnetic gabbro. A narrow fine grained dike separates the black gabbro from coarse grained leucocratic gabbro. The leucocratic gabbro is exposed in the trench over a distance of 7.2 m. A Matachewan diabase dike is exposed further to the northeast in the trench.

At the discovery site, platinum group elements occur in a sulphide enriched zone within the leucocratic gabbro, near the contact with a fine grained dike. Sulphide mineralization consists of disseminations of chalcopyrite, pyrite, pyrrhotite and possibly pentlandite up to 2 mm in diameter. Total sulphide content is about 2%. The leucocratic gabbro consists of irregular feldspathic patches and blebs, locally anorthositic, which have a mottled appearance due to blebs and stringers of a mafic mineral, probably clinopyroxene. The feldspathic material is set in more mafic matrix, which can occur as patches and blebs in more feldspathic rock. Feldspar and pyroxene crystals tend to coalesce giving the rock a pegmatitic appearance.

An overburden trench at UTM Zone 17 5344110N 539489E, approximately 150 m south of the discovery site, exposes a chromite rich band approximately 2 m in width. The band is truncated by both a Matachewan diabase dike and a felsic intrusion. The chromite band strikes 330o and dips near vertical. The strike of the diabase contact is 340o and dips near vertical and the strike of the felsic intrusive contact with the leucocratic gabbro is 105o and dips steeply to the north. The contact of the 3 rock units is well exposed in the trench.

Another overburden trench can be found on the east side of the hill at UTM Zone 17 5344262N 529600E, approximately 125 m east of the discovery site. A 3--4 cm wide, discontinuous, chromite--rich band is found in leucocratic gabbro. A grab sample of the band assayed 42 ppb Pt and >15000 ppm Cr (Geoscience Laboratories, Sudbury).

Property--scale relationships of the chromite--rich band, the magnetite--rich band, PGE--sulphide mineralization and the gabbroic units is poorly understood due to poor exposure and the lack of exploration data. The main chromite band is truncated to the southeast by both a diabase dike and a felsic intrusion. The PGE discovery appears to be east of the projected trend of the chromite band. The chromite band is projected to lie under the overburden near the road, assuming no interference from other structures. The chromite band is more magnetic than the leucocratic and mafic gabbro but less magnetic than the magnetic gabbro. A detailed walking--magnetic survey may be able to trace the chromite, magnetite and magnetic gabbroic bands under the overburden. The profiles produced by the walking--magnetic survey are capable of detecting and mapping such narrow units and may aid in the mapping of the other units, as well (Band--Ore Resources Press Releases March 9, April 9, and April 28, 1998).

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Recommendations for Exploration

ENHANCED AEROMAGNETIC DATA IN LEBEL AND GAUTHIER TOWNSHIPS – A POTENTIAL TOOL FOR GOLD EXPLORATION

A portion of ERLIS Data Set 1022, from King Kirkland, Lebel Township in the west to the Queenston Mining Inc. – Franco--Nevada Mining Corporation’s auriferous McBean deposit, Gauthier Township, in the east, was viewed with the Centurion Windows Application. Different colour settings were applied to the magnetic data to examine the magnetic distribution patterns of host rocks in relation to the known gold deposits. When the “heat palette” was used, a sinuous orange pattern was very obvious and a monochrome version is shown in Figure 3 . The “heat palette” has been converted to greyscale and the tone curve was adjusted (darkened) to enhance the formerly orange sinuous pattern. The original “heat palette” has the following magnetic gradient in decreasing order: white, yellow, orange, red, purple blue, and black.

The plot was reproduced at a scale 1:50 000 and overlain with mineral deposits, faults and geological contacts. In the area of the 180 East Zone, Commodore zones and to the east, the deposits plot generally on the margins of or on the “orange” pattern with the exception of the Esker Zone. In many cases, the trend of the “orange zone” is parallel to the known trend of the deposits and associated structures. This relationship is particularly evident for the deposits along the Larder Lake Deformation Zone. The observed relationship does not appear to be significantly affected by rock type as most of the deposits/zones are within sedimentary and trachytic rocks of the Timiskaming Assemblage and others such as McBean and Anoki Deep are in mafic and ultramafic rocks of the Larder Lake Assemblage.

Little public information is available for some of the zones. The paucity of outcrop, due to deep overburden cover of the Munro Esker (up to 600 feet), limits the understanding of the bedrock geology. The Larder Lake Fault Zone does not appear to give rise to a distinct magnetic pattern. In the western portion of Lebel Township, trachytic rocks tend to be more magnetic than sedimentary rocks. The pattern within the Timiskaming Assemblage does not reflect the present interpretation of the geology. Queenston Mining Inc. has briefly described the 180 East, Esker, Biroco and 240 East zones as being hosted in altered trachytic rocks. The same description was applied to the Commodore Zone, formerly held under option by Sudbury Contact Mines Limited. Four of five of the above mentioned deposits/zones (Commodore, 180 East, Biroco and 240 East) coincide with an “orange zone”, even though the known geology and structures do not appear to be related to it.

The preliminary observation of the relationship of the described aeromagnetic patterns and associated mineralised zones may be co--incidental but one that requires further research and exploration.

PGE -- Cr POTENTIAL IN NORDICA, McEVAY AND SHEBA TOWNSHIPS

The Windward PGE – Cr showing in Nordica Township is described under property visits in this report. Both the platinum--palladium and chromite showings are adjacent to each other in leucocratic gabbro. The chromite, which is a distinct band, strikes north--northwest and is terminated to the south by granodiorite. The Pt – Pd mineralized zone is assumed to be likewise cut off by granodiorite. The granodiorite intrusion may have locally deformed the layering in the grabbroic rocks and the strike direction may be different away from the contact. According to Pyke’s (1976) mapping, four small outcrops, north of the showing, are massive, mafic metavolcanic rocks. These outcrops need to be re--examined to determine if they are not perhaps fine--grained phases of gabbroic intrusive rocks.

The leucocratic gabbro in the showing area does not display any appreciable signs of assimilation or granitization at the contact with the granodiorite. It appears that the gabbroic rocks were cut and displaced by the granodiortite. With such a displacement, gabbroic rocks would be expected to occur on the “other side” of the granodiorite intrusion, provided movement was more or less in a horizontal direction.

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Several granodiorite intrusions occur in the general area of the showing (Map 2205). The granodiorite intrusions stand out as aeromagnetic lows on maps 294G & 290G and the gabbroic rocks, in the showing area, as a moderate magnetic high. The known gabbroic rocks and possible other mafic rocks pinch out to the east and are terminated against granodiorite to the north, south and east. The Kasaba Lake Granodiorite occurs to the north (Pyke 1976). Aeromagnetic signatures may be one of the few aids to locate displaced parts of the gabbroic rocks due to the lack of bedrock exposure. Aeromagnetic contoured data (Map 294G), flanking the Kasaba Lake intrusion, shows several moderate magnetic highs of similar intensity to the showing area. In particular, a magnetic high, pinching out to the south, occurs in McEvay Township 3 km northeast of the Nordica showing. Rocks associated with this magnetic high apparently do not outcrop. They may represent a displaced block of gabbroic rocks.

To the south of the Nordica showing, the distribution of the granodiorite is more haphazard (Map 2205) and numerous north--trending Matachewan diabase dykes complicate the aeromagnetic data (Map 290G). Samples of ultramafic, mafic and more felsic intrusive rocks from the G. Dunn property, in Sheba Township, may be part of a gabbroic intrusive complex. At the present, it is too early to determine if these rocks can be linked to the chromite – PGE bearing leucocratic gabbroic rocks in Nordica Township.

The PGE mineralization in Nordica Township is associated with minor sulphide (chalcopyrite, pyrite, pyrrhotite and possibly pentlandite) minerals in what appears to be a feldspathic pegmatitic intrusive rock, similar to the PGE ore at Lac Des Isles near Thunder Bay. Such rocks should be prospected for wherever gabbroic rocks might be expected to occur in the general area. Chromite and magnetite rich bands in gabbroic rocks may also be good indicators for nearby PGE mineralization.

UNTESTED GOLD POTENTIAL OF THE NORTH BRANCH OF THE DESTOR--PORCUPINE FAULT ZONE

Jensen (1982) interpreted the existence of a deformation zone extending from the Abitibi Indian Reserve No. 70 in the west to the Ontario – Quebec boundary in the east. This deformation zone, which he refers to as the North Branch, Destor--Porcupine Fault Zone, has a minimum length of 40 km. In Frecheville Township this fault zone, located 5 km north of the Holloway Mine and striking at an azimuth of approximately 100_, is nearly coincident with a linear airborne magnetic low. Minor discrepancies, between Jensen’s (1982) fault zone location and the linear magnetic low, may be ascribed to the fact that its location was postulated without the aid of the airborne survey. The magnetic low, apparently associated with the North Branch of the Destor--Porcupine Fault Zone, coalesces with a magnetic low zone of the Destor--Porcupine Fault Zone near the Ontario/Quebec inter--provincial boundary. The magnetic low for the north branch can be traced as far west as Warden Township. The magnetic low response may suggest extensive hydrothermal alteration and the consequent destruction of magnetite. Such an explanation would provide an ideal setting for gold deposits.

Another linear magnetic low feature, sub--parallel to the North Branch of the Destor Porcupine Fault Zone, is located approximately 3 km north of the Holloway Mine and flanks the north side of a magnetic high associated with mafic and ultramafic rocks of the Ghost Range. This magnetic anomaly is very low indeed and at present there is no explanation for it. If the magnetic low is partly due to hydrothermal alteration, then there is probably another deformation zone in coincidence with it.

In the vicinity of the Holloway and Holt--McDermott mines, the Destor Porcupine Fault Zone appears to be split into several sub--parallel deformation zones striking at an azimuth of approximately 080_.Inthe Frecheville and Holloway townships area, the Destor--Porcupine Fault Zones and the North Branch of the Destor--Porcupine Fault Zone converge in an easterly direction. The Holloway Mine is apparently located on a splay north of the Destor--Porcupine Fault Zone and the Holt--McDermott Mine may be to the south of it.

Sub--parallel structures to major deformation zones are known to have high mineral potential. Most significant gold deposits in the Timmins gold camp occur up to several kilometers north of the

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Destor--Porcupine Fault Zone on sub--parallel splays. An example is the McIntyre gold mine, which occurs 5 km north of this fault zone. In the camp, most of the larger gold deposits occur north of the Larder Lake Break excepting for the Kerr Mine. The Pipestone Fault Zone, which splays off the Destor--Porcupine Fault Zone in Garrison Township, towards the west, also has several gold deposits associated with it, such as the Croesus, Maude Lake and Montclerg deposits. These deposits occur up to 7 km north of the Destor--Porcupine Fault Zone and together with the other situations described, perhaps, give credence to the gold potential postulated for the North Branch of the Destor Porcupine Fault Zone and the other postulated deformation zone north of the Ghost Range in Frecheville and Lamplugh townships.

Another factor to consider is the clustered distribution of significant gold deposits proximal to and along the major deformation zones such as the Destor--Porcupine Fault Zone and the Larder Lake Break. Where clustering occurs, the gold deposits are associated with sub--parallel auriferous structures over limited strike distances. As already mentioned, two separate gold--bearing structures occur in Holloway Township. This in itself is evidence of clustering of gold deposits in this area and provides sufficient justification to explore the two interpreted sub--parallel deformation zones in the southern part of Frecheville Township and the southeastern part of Lamplugh Township.

The two possible deformation zones north of the two operating mines in Holloway Township coincide with areas virtually devoid of outcrop. A review of assessment work overlay maps at the Kirkland Lake Resident Geologist’s office indicate that the potential deformation zones have not been explored for their gold potential. Since the ore deposits in Holloway Township are associated with disseminated pyrite zones, one would expect gold mineralization on other sub--parallel auriferous structures to have similar associations. IP surveys are the most effective tool to detect disseminated sulphide mineralization and commonly associated silicification. Such surveys in conjunction with ground magnetometer and EM--16 surveys, the latter of which should detect the location of structural deformation zones, are recommended for initial exploration of the area of low outcrop density across the southern part of Frecheville Township and the south eastern part of Lamplugh Township. Also, the few outcrops which do occur should be mapped and examined for evidence of possible hydrothermal alteration and mineralization. Several strong east trending airborne EM conductors occur between the two magnetic low areas in the southern part of Frecheville Township. A weak conductor is centered on the southern magnetic low trend about 3 km north east of the Holloway Mine and another weak conductor occurs close to the Northern Branch of the Destor--Porcupine Fault Zone another 3 km to the northeast. These two weak EM conductors should be part of the initial exploration efforts in this area. OGS Activities and Research by Others

ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ACTIVITIES

J.A. Ayers and N.F. Trowell continued with the multi--year compilation of the Abitibi greenstone belt. In conjunction with F. Corfu and Y. Amelin of the Jack Satterly Geochronology Laboratory, Royal Ontario Museum, a number of samples were submitted for U--Pb analysis in order to aid in the revision of the Abitibi greenstone belt stratigraphy . As part of the Abitibi compilation project, Z. Madon, N.F. Trowell, B. Berger and J.A. Ayer used Radarsat data for structural investigation of the Lightning River Area.

B.R. Berger continued a multi--year project to improve the geological database along the Highway 101 corridor. The emphasis in 1998 was on the Guibord, Michaud and Garrison townships area.

G.W. Johns continued a project to reappraise and recompile the geology of the Shining Tree area. This past summers’ emphasis was on the eastern 6 townships of the area (Fawcett, Leonard, Tyrrell, MacMurchy, Natal and Knight).

R.P. Sage continued the kimberlite project, emphasizing regional structural patterns and kimberlite emplacement in the Cobalt--New Likeard and Kirkland Lake Areas.

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S.M. Hamilton and M.B. McClenaghan (GSC), continued investigations into geochemical exploration techniques that can be applied in thick overburden areas. The 1998 work involved self potential surveys, limited geochemical sampling and a small drilling program at the St. Andrew Goldfields’ Shoot Zone Property in Taylor Township.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA

C.T. Barrie continued the Kidd--Munro extension project in the Fox--Stimson area, a 12 township block north of Iroquois Falls.

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY, MILTON KEYNES, UK

S.R. Smith and A.G. Tindle sampled the Case Pegmatite in Steele township as part of a project to determine time--scales of formation of rare--metal class pegmatites and associated peraluminous granite in the Superior Province.

UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA

B. Luinstra and K. Benn continued a structural investigation of the Holloway Mine and vicinity. Detailed structural mapping underground at the mine was the focus of the 1998 field season.

J.C. Ropchan, S.D. Nattress and A.D. Fowler undertook petrographic and geochemical studies of alteration zones associated with gold mineralization at the Holloway Mine and down--dip extension of the Holt--McDermott deposit.

UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH, UK

H.S. Oliver, in conjunction with G.W. Johns’ reappraisal of the Shining Tree area, undertook geochemical sampling of metavolcanic rocks.

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Bettiol, E.I. March 1, 1995. A Valuation of the Mineral Properties and Holdings of the Harrison Group, Potter Mine.

Card, K.D. October, 1996. Geology of the Potter Mine Property, Millstream Mines Limited, Munro Township, Ontario.

Coad, P.R. 1976. The Potter Mine. Unpublished M.Sc. Thesis, University of Toronto, 239p.

Eakins, P.R. 1961. Cylindrical Jointing in Diabase at Gowganda, Ontario. Geological Association of Canada Proceedings, Vol. 13, p.85--94.

Gamble, D. September 1997. The Exploration Potential within the Potter Mine Cu/Zn VMS Deposit Area, Munro Township, Larder Lake Mining Division, NTS 42A/NE for Millstream Mines Ltd.

Gibson, H. September 1998. A Petrographic and Geochemical Study of the Potter Mine and Interpretations on it’s Volcanic Environment, Munro Township, Ontario, for Millstream Mines Ltd.

Hester, B.W. 1967. Geology of the Silver Deposits near Miller Lake, Gowganda. C.I.M.M. Bulletin, Vol. 60, p. 1277--1286.

Hogg, G.M. August 7, 1998. Implications of Current Exploration Results at the Armistice Gold Property, Virginiatown, Ontario (Internal Company Report).

Jensen, L.S. 1982. Precambrian Geology of the Lightning River Area, Cochrane District; Ontario Geological Survey, Map P.2433, Geological Series – Preliminary Map, scale 1:63 360 or 1 inch to 1 mile. Geology 1973.

Map 290G (Rev.). Airborne Magnetometer Survey, Raddison Lake, , Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, scale 1:63 360 or 1 inch to 1 mile.

Map 294G (Rev.). Airborne Magnetometer Survey, Watabeag River, Cochrane &Timiskaming Districts, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Scale 1:63 360 or 1 inch to 1 mile.

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Satterly, J. 1951. Geology of Munro Township. Ont. Dept. Mines Ann. Report, 1951, 60(8), 60p.

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Table 1. Summary of claims recorded and assessment work credits filed in the Larder Lake Mining Division in 1998.

Yea r Claims Claim Claims Diamond Physical Geotechnical Total Units Units Units Drilling Work Work ($) Recorded Cancelled Active ($) ($) ($) 1998 N/A N/A 35 328 N/A N/A N/A 15 152 730* 1997 9599 6858 37 083 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1996 11007 6976 34 342 6 301 498 482 193 2 104 082 8 946 773 1995 8399 6153 31 492 3 347 947 477 415 2 230 599 6 078 375 1994 7006 5872 28 113 1 899 772 64 189 1 321 713 4 112 512

* Processed in 1998 for the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s District

Table 2. Mine production and reserves in the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s District in 1998.

Mine Production to end of 1997 Production in 1998 Reserves at end of 1998 Tonnage @ Total Tonnage @ Total Commodity Tonnage Grade Grade Commodity Grade Argyll1 25 tons @ 1.2o oz 30 oz 11 300 t @ 2.26 819 oz Au 730 900 t 8.06 g/t Au Au/ton g/t Armistice2 8 282 tons @ 1035 oz. N/A N/A 477 379 tons 0.229 oz Au/ton 0.125 oz Au/ton Extender Minerals N/A N/A N/A 15 000 tons barite N/A N/A Glimmer Mine 214 000 tons @ 112 611 oz Au 341 439 tons @ 64 319 oz Au 1.3 million t 10.3 g/t Au 0.188 oz Au/ton 0.188 oz Au/ton Hedman Mine N/A N/A 1400 t 1400 t hedmanite 9 million t 9 million t Holloway Mine 715 167 tons @ 62 800 oz Au 532 603 tons @ 97101ozAu 4273000t 6.79g/tAu 0.157 oz Au/ton 0.182 oz Au/ton Holt--McDermott 4 622 948 tons @ 677 922 oz Au 547 983 tons @ 134 379 oz Au 3 021 642 tons 0.202 oz Au/ton Mine 0.147 oz Au/ton 0.245 oz Au/ton Lake Shore 17 136 741 tons 8 581 174 oz Au 52932 tons @ 18 024 oz Au 0 N/A Crown Pillar @ 0.501 oz 0.341 oz Au/ton Project Au/ton Lake Shore 2 681 236 tons @ 142 149 oz Au 220 601 tons @ 10 024 oz Au 237 495 tons 0.09 oz Au/ton Tailings Project 0.053 oz Au/ton 0.045 oz Au/ton Macassa Mine 7 701 479 @ 3 454 081 oz Au 118 162 tons @ 49 824 oz Au 791 943 tons 0.48 oz Au/ton 0.448 ounce 0.422 oz Au/ton Au/ton

1 Production from surface material 2 Bulk sample production

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Table 3a. Assessment files received in the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s District (Kirkland Lake area) in 1998.

Abbreviations AEM...... Airborne electromagnetic survey Lc...... Linecutting AM...... Airborne magnetic survey OvD...... Overburden drill hole(s) BM...... Beep mat survey PEM...... Pulse electromagnetic survey BS...... Bulk sampling PGM...... Platinum group metals DD...... Diamond drilling Pr...... Prospecting DDH...... Diamond drill hole(s) PW...... Physical work DGP...... Down--hole geophysics RE...... Re--evaluation of surveys EBS...... Environmental Baseline Study R...... Resistivity survey Gc...... Geochemical survey rTr...... Trenching GL...... Geological survey SA...... Sampling (other than bulk) M...... Ground magnetic survey STr...... Stripping Gv...... Gravity survey VLEM...... Vertical loop electromagnetic survey HLEM...... Horizontal loop electromagnetic survey VLF--EM...... Very low frequency electromagnetic survey IP...... Induced polarization survey

Township Company Name Yea r Type of Work AFRO Number Resident Geologist “Property Name” Office File Designation Alma Cunningham, L. “Cunningham 1997 Lc, GL 2.18537 KL--4385 Property” Alma, Cairo Tchajkov, I. 1996 KL--4327 Alma, Cairo, INMET Mining Corporation 1997 DD(5)(3163m), SA, 2.18159, 2.17848 KL--4287, Flavelle, Holmes “West--Kirkland Property” rTr, SA KL--4342 Alma, Dunmore, Dunn, G. 1998 AEM, AM, SA, M 2.18268, 2.18360 KL--4348, Sheba KL--4377 Alma, Flavelle, Bice Ventures Corp. “Chartre-- 1998 DD(2)(473.0m) 2.18763 KL--4469 Holmes Dufresne Property” Alma, Holmes Aquistar Ventures Inc. “Sutton 1997 M 2.18092 KL--4309 Property” Alma, Holmes Sutton, M. 1995 sTr, SA 2.17787 KL--4238 Argyle Forbes, J. “Thompson West 1997 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.18366 KL--4382 Property” Argyle Patrician Gold Mines Ltd. “Argyle 1998 Lc, Pr, SA, GL 2.18956 KL--4465 Property” Argyle, Baden, Cameco Corporation “Powell 1997 DD(6)(917m), SA, 2.17886, 2.17849 KL--4264, Bannockburn, Project” Lc, M, IP KL--4254 Powell Argyle, Baden, Kalahari Resources Inc. “Meech 1997 DD(10)(4440’), SA, 2.18456, 2.18041 KL--4263, McNeil, Lake Group” IP, VLF--EM, M KL--4438 Robertson Arnold Merrick, A. 1997 DD(1)(731’) 2.18580 KL--4413 Arnold Merrick, A. “Arnold Merrick 1996 DD(1)(792’), SA KL--4324 Property” Arnold, Gauthier, Sudbury Contact Mines Limited 1996 DD(16)(5002.1m), 2.18546 KL--4409 Lebel “Victoria Creek Project” SA Baden Maude Lake Exploration Limited 1998 sTr 2.18267 KL--4379 “Baden Property” Baden Strike Minerals Inc. “Arbade” 1997 DD(2)(436’) 2.18610 KL--4426 Bannockburn Outokumpu Mines Limited 1996 1997 Lc, M, 2.18365, 2.18671 KL--4357, “Bannockburn Property” 1998 DD(12)(2804.5m) KL--4423 Bannockburn, RJK Exploration Inc. “Kiernicki 1997 DD(3)(726.9m), SA 2.17902 KL--4288 Montrose Option” Bannockburn, Patrician Gold Mines Ltd. “Powell 1998 Lc, HLEM, M 2.18297 KL--4389 Powell Twp. Property” Barnet Boulder Gold Corp. 1998 Lc, M 2.18654 KL--4440 Beatty Exploration Maude Lake (file 1997 DD(3)(619.5m), SA 2.18279 KL--4317 under Maude) “Bloc Sud--Est” Beatty Falconbridge Limited 1994 RH 2.18579 KL--4435

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Township Company Name Yea r Type of Work AFRO Number Resident Geologist “Property Name” Office File Designation Beatty Panterra Minerals Inc. --Kalahari 1997 DD(3)(319m) 2.17504 KL--4251 Resources Inc “Devono Prospect” Beatty Totem Mining Corp. -- 1997 DD(3)(322m), Lc, 2.17503 KL--4252 Anglaumaque Explorations IP,HLEM,SA “Hewitt Prospect” Beatty, Carr, Exploration Maude Lake (file 1997 GL, SA 2.17644 KL--4285 Coulson, Wilkie Maude) Beatty, Coulson, Les Mines McWatters Inc. (File 1997 DD(33)(7490m), SA 2.17836 KL--4237 Wilkie McWatters Min. “Ramp Vein Property” Ben Nevis Healy, D., Obradovich, T. “Audette 1997 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.18153 KL--4311 Lake Property” Bernhardt, Gilbert, M., Lavoie, R., St.Pierre, 1996 PW, sTr, SA 2.18361 KL--4354 Maisonville J.G. “Bernhardt Property” Bernhardt, Teck Marion, E. “Lakeview Property” 1998 Lc, VLF--EM 2.18358 KL--4375 Black Allsopp, A., Luoma, W. 1998 Lc, M, HLEM 2.18751 KL--4411 Black Gold CoralResources Inc. 1996 1997 DD(8)(1139m), SA 2.18798 KL--4425 1998 Blakelock Canadian Golden Dragon Ltd. 1997 Lc, IP 2.17999 KL--4336 “Blakelock Property” Bonis, Hepburn, Seal River Explorations Limited 1997 GL, Gc 2.18074 KL--4256 Scapa “Departure Creek Property” Bonis, Scapa, Canadian Golden Dragon Res. Ltd. 1998 Lc, M, HLEM, IP 2.18554 KL--4404 Steele Boston Sutton, M. 1998 Lc, M 2.18890 KL--4450 Boston, Perron, A.H. “Bottom Six Claims” 1997 GL 2.17857 KL--4257 Catharine, McElroy Bowman Beckett, B.T. 1998 Pr, Lc, GL, SA 2.18601 KL--4415 Bowman Cross Lake Minerals Ltd. 1997 Lc, IP 2.17874 KL--4247 “Bowman Property” Bowman Teddy Bear Valley Mines Ltd. 1996 Lc, IP 2.18312 KL--4388 “Wild Goose Project” Bowman Westmin Resources Limited 1997 SA 2.17881 KL--4279 Bowman, Currie Falconbridge Limited “Currie-- 1998 IP 2.18082 KL--4278 Bowman Option” Bowman, Currie Klondike Gold Corporation 1997 M, VLF--EM, IP 2.18149 KL--4341 “M4--VMS Prospect” Bradette Falconbridge Limited “Bradette 1997 DD(4)(843.38m), 2.17743 KL--4267 Property” SA Cairo Kalahari Resources Inc. 1996 DD(5)(576m), SA 2.18039 KL--4305 “Matachewan Prospect” Cairo WMC International Limited 1996 Gc, DD(1)(565.7M), 2.18574 KL--4418 “Matachewan Property” SA, GL Cairo, Powell Royal Oak Mines Ltd. “Advanced 1996 Ug, PW, SA 2.17705 KL--4248 Explorations Project” Carr Pentland Firth Ventures Ltd. 1996 DD(1)(275m), SA 2.18741 KL--4417 Carr St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. “Carr 1997 IP 2.17835 KL--4274 Township Claims” Catharine Kosy, R. & Salo, A. “Kosy --Salo” 1998 DD(3)(617’), SA 2.18756 KL--4441 Catharine Roy, A. & Wigglesworth, F. 1997 Pr, sTr, SA 2.17791 KL--4241 “Catharine Township Property” Catharine Salo, A. 1997 Pr, SA 2.18370 KL--4365 Catharine, Skead Salo, A. 1997 sTr, rTr, Pr, SA 2.17997 KL--4291 Chamberlain Lashbrook, R. 1996 DD(1)(200’), SA 2.18126 KL--4352 Clifford Link, T. 1997 DD(8)(4765’), SA 2.18038 KL--4271 Clifford Porritt, Keast, & Stoliker “Rat 1997 Gc, M, VLF--EM, IP, 2.18151 KL--4310 Lake Property” GL, Pr Clifford, Kinght Van den Berg, J. 1997 DD(1)(58’), Lc, M, 2.18266 KL--4386 PW Cook Mar--Land Minerals Ltd. 1998 sTr 2.18921 KL--4466 Cook RJK Exploration Ltd. 1996 1998 DD(2)(482’), SA, M, 2.18483, 2.17746 KL--4245, IP, OvD(6)(522’) KL--4371

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Township Company Name Yea r Type of Work AFRO Number Resident Geologist “Property Name” Office File Designation Cook Wilzel Resources Limited 1998 DD(2)(1276’) 2.18462 KL--4400 Coulson, Knox, Sterling Pacific Resources 1997, 1998 Lc, HLEM 2.18565 KL--4403 Warden Doon, Midlothian WMC International Limited “Doon 1997 DD(7)(1372m), GL, 2.18272 KL--4363 Property” SA Eby Greater Lenora “Eby Township 1998 IP, DD(2)(483.4m), 2.18437, 2.18367 KL--4381, Property” SA KL--4412 Eby, Otto Robinson, D. 1997 Lc, M, HLEM 2.18088 KL--4362 Edwards Ellring, F.H. 1996 M, VLF--EM, SA KL--4325 Egan Dyment, L.M., Kidston, J. “CDK 1997 Lc. VLF--EM 2.17885 KL--4290 Group” Elliott Perron, A.H. “50--Ghost East/West 1997 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.17878 KL--4240 Grid” Elliott, Harker Perrex Resources Inc. “Perrex--105 1998 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.18291, 2.18240, KL--4316, Group” 2.18286, 2.18190 KL--4344, KL--4349, KL--4350 Elliott, Harker Perron, A.H. “Alberta Gold--Iris 1997 DD(3)(2481’) 2.17953 KL--4284 Property” Elliott, Tannahill Sedex Mining Corporation 1996 VLF--EM 2.18199 KL--4313 “Tannahill Property” Elliott, Thackeray Perron, A.H. “Frances Lake Grid” 1998 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.18644 KL--4424 Frecheville Beland, D., Beland, L. “Frecheville 1997 DDH (7)(150m), SA 2.18314 KL--4387 Property” Frecheville Ferderber, H., Hawley, P. 1996 Lc, Pr, M, VLF--EM, 2.18427 KL--4334, GL, SA KL--4368 Frecheville, Campbell, R.A., Henrikson 1996 Lc, Pr, M, VLF--EM, 2.18369 KL--4332, Mistaken Island “Frechville Property” GL, SA KL--4367 Garrison Globex Mining Enterprises Inc. 1997 Lc, IP, GL 2.18002 KL--4282 “Tanager Creek Project” Garrison Hobbs, L.G. “Garrison Four 1996 DD(3)(1173’), SA 2.18886 KL--4328, Property” KL--4452 Garrison Moneta Porcupine Mines Inc. 1996 DD(1)(186m), SA 2.18196 KL--4314 Garrison Moneta Porcupine Mines Ltd. 1997, 1998 SA 2.18697 KL--4431 “Alto Jonpol Joint Venture” Garrison Pentland Firth Ventures Ltd. 1996 DD(1)(359m), SA 2.17901 KL--4275 Garrison, Harker Barrick Gold Corporation “Stoch 1997 DD(545m), sTr 2.18455 KL--4391 Block” Garrison, A.J. Perron Gold Corp. 1997 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.18541 KL--4384 Thacheray “Silverside--64” Garrison, Deak Resources Corp. “Silverside 1998 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.18368, 2.18835 KL--4372, Thackeray 64” KL--4453 Garrison, Perron, A.H. “Silverside--64” 1997 1998 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.18762, 2.17993 KL--4298, Thackeray KL--4429 Gauthier Perron, A.H. “Northland Group” 1998 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.18475 KL--4399 Gauthier Queenston Mining Inc. 1997 DD(3)(9848’), SA 2.18057, 2.17723, KL--4239, 2.18780 KL--4261, KL--4436 Gauthier Queenston Mining Inc. “McBean 1996 1997 DD(26)(47432’) 2.18947, 2.18728 KL--4410, and Anoki” 1998 KL--4472 Gauthier, Hearst, MacGregor, R.A. 1997 SA 2.17724 KL--4268 McElroy, McVittie, Skead, Churchill Gauthier, Lebel Sudbury Contact Mines Limited 1996 1997 DD(28)(18952’), SA 2.1882, 2.18339 KL--4359, “Commodore Property” KL--4447 Gauthier, Hill, R.V. “Moose Crossing 1998 DD(4)(483’) 2.18233, 2.18613 KL--4320, McElroy Group” KL--4421 Gauthier, Ploeger, F. “Moose Crossing 1997 PW, sTr 2.18093 KL--4276 McElroy Group” Gauthier, Royal Oak Mines Ltd. “Upper 1996 Lc, M, GL, SA 2.18008 KL--4258 McVittie Beaver Property” Grenfell Kinross Gold Corporation 1997 DD(2)(800’), SA 2.18538 KL--4397

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Township Company Name Yea r Type of Work AFRO Number Resident Geologist “Property Name” Office File Designation Grenfell Kinross Gold Corporation 1997 sTr, SA 2.17793 KL--4243 “Grenfell West Group” Grenfell Kinross Gold Corporation 1998 Lc, IP 2.18924 KL--4458 “Marion” Grenfell Mullen, G. “Cook Lake Prospect” 1998 SA 2.18150 KL--4318 Grenfell Vallier, B. 1997 DD(1)(137m), SA, 2.18273 KL--4347 VLF--EM Guibord Brothers Gold Corp. 1996 PW 2.18931 KL--4470 Guibord Gervais, L. “L. Gervais Property” 1997 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.18031 KL--4295 Guibord NAR Resources Ltd. “HWY 101 1996 2.17708 KL--4249 Property” Guibord Otis J. Exploration Inc. “Guibord 1996 IP 2.17954 KL--4304 Township Project” Guibord Tandem Ltd & NAR Resources 1997 DD(21)(9683’), SA 2.17903 KL--4250 Ltd. “Windsor claims” Guibord, McCool, Barrick Gold Corporation 1997 DD(4)(1151m), SA 2.17852 KL--4302 Michaud, Munro “Pipestone Property (613)” Harker Barrick Gold Corporation “Holt 1996 1997 DD(2)(405m), sTr, 2.18564, 2.18198, KL--4312, McDermott Project” Lc, IP 2.18192 KL--4335, KL--4396 Harker Barrick Gold Corporation “Sims 1997 DD(6)(1531m), SA, 2.18551 KL--4401 Block sTr Harker Pentland Firth Ventures Ltd. 1997 DD(5)(1499m) 2.18276 KL--4345 Harker Perrex Resources Inc. “East--West 1998 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.18084 KL--4280 grid” Harker, Holloway Barrick Gold Corporation “Project 1997 Lc, IP 2.18543 KL--4369 No. 601” Harker, Holloway Franco--Nevada Mining Corp. 1997 GL, IP 2.17880 KL--4300 Harker, Holloway Greater Lenora Resources -- 1998 DD(8)(5417m), SA 2.18672 KL--4419 Franco Nevada Mining “Holloway Joint Venture Property” Harker, Lamplugh Bouzane, D. “Bouzane Claims” 1997 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.18070 KL--4259 Hearst, McElroy Sudbury Contact Mines Limited 1997, 1998 DD(4)(2800m), SA 2.18761 KL--4437 “Diamond Lake Option” Hearst, McElroy Sudbury Contact Mines Limited 1997 Lc,IP,R,M,VLF-- 2.18611 KL--4393 “Toravich--Larder Grid” EM Hearst, McElroy, MacGregor, R.A. 1997 SA 2.18148 KL--4322 McVittie, Rattray, Skead Hearst, McElroy, MacGregor, R.A. 1997, 1998 SA 2.186715 KL--4445 McVittie, Skead Hearst, McElroy, MacGregor, R.A. 1996 SA 2.18091 KL--4306 Rattray, Skead Hearst, McVittie NFX Gold Inc. “Gold Property” 1997 DD(2)(197m), SA 2.18009 KL--4339 Hepburn East--West Resources Corp. 1998 Lc, M, HLEM, IP 2.18563 KL--4405 Hepburn Seal River Explorations Ltd. 1998 M, VLF--EM, HLEM 2.18264 KL--4340 “Departure Creek Property” Hepburn, East--West Resources Corporation 1997 Lc, HLEM, M 2.18191 KL--4343 Sargeant “Hepburn--1--96 Grid” Hepburn, Seal River Explorations Limited 1997 GL, SA 2.17893 KL--4303 Sargeant “Esker Property” Hislop Obradovich, T. 1996 DD(2)(298.7m), SA 2.17701 KL--4253 Hislop S Andrew Goldfields Ltd. “Hislop 1997 Lc, M 2.17826 KL--4246 Claims” Hislop St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. 1998 GL 2.18949 KL--4467 Hislop St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. “Hislop 1994 Ug, DD(66)(5064’), KL--4444 Mine” SA Hislop Teddy Bear Valley Mines Limited 1997 Lc, IP, HLEM 2.18311 KL--4353 “Wild Goose Project” Hoblitzell Tri--Origin Exploration Ltd. 1997 IP, Lc 2.18007 KL--4269 “Burntbush River Property” Holloway Queenston Mining Inc. “Holloway 1997 GL, Pr 2.18155 KL--4315 Township Project”

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Township Company Name Yea r Type of Work AFRO Number Resident Geologist “Property Name” Office File Designation Holloway, Perron Gold Corporation “101 1998 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.18363, 2.18441, KL--4370, Marriott Property” 2.18908, 2.18935 KL--4373, KL--4451, KL--4463 Holloway, Queenston Mining Inc. 1997 Lc, IP 2.18124 KL--4277 Marriott Holmes Fekete, M. “Holmes Township 1996, 1997 Lc, M, VLF--EM, IP, 2.18263 KL--4330, Project” rTr KL--4364 Holmes Teck Corporation “Abel Lake 1998 IP, HLEM 2.18770, 2.18917 KL--4456, Option” KL--4464 Holmes Teck Exploration Ltd. 1997 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.17892 KL--4286 “Cunningham & Abel Lake Options Project” Katrine LaRocque, D.G., LaRocque, E.D 1998 2.18922 KL--4461 & Ploeger, C.J. “Row--Katrine Property” Kerrs, Warden Wahlex Limited “Bear Lake 1997 Lc, M, 2.17692, 2.18010 KL--4242, Project” OvD(7)(210m), KL--4299 DD(2)(180m), SA Kimberly Lourim, J.T. “Heart Lake 1997 GL, Pr, Gc 2.18722 KL--4468 Property” Lebel Kidston, J. “Crystal Lake 1997 Lc, GL, IP 2.18121 KL--4273 Property” Lebel Raven Resources Inc. 1998 rTr, SA 2.18909 KL--4449 Maisonville Anglaumaque Explorations Inc. 1997 GL, M, VLF--EM 2.17990 KL--4272 “Bennett Gold Mine Prospect” Maisonville Morgan, D. “Enouy--Morgan 1998 Lc, M, IP 2.18160 KL--4356 Property” Maisonville OPAWICA Explorations Inc. 1997 Lc, M, HLEM 2.18157 KL--4376 “Maisonville Property” Maisonville Skjonsby, K. “Spring Creek 1997 1998 Lc, M, DD(1)(24’) 2.18265, 2.18753 KL--4378, Property” KL--4422 McCann, Playfair Teddy Bear Valley Mines Limited 1997 Lc, IP, PEM 2.18313 KL--4355 “Wild Goose Project” McCool Prism Resources Inc. “McCool 1998 Lc, M, IP 2.18235 KL--4358 Township Property” McCool VonCardinal, T. “VonCardinal/ 1997 VLF--EM, Lc 2.17894 KL--4289 Filo/Jones Claim Block” McCool, Munro Lalonde, D. “Munro--27 & 1997 Lc, IP 2.17952 KL--4293 McCool--13 Properties” McGarry Beckett, B.T. “Bear Lake Group” 1998 SA 2.18715 KL--4433 McGarry Kalahari Resources Inc. 1996 DD(9)(2583’), SA 2.17933 KL--4301 “Recession Lake Prospect” McGarry Kerr Addison Mines Limited “Kerr unknown Ug KL--4439 Addison Mine” McGarry Salo, A. 1997 DD(3)(1467’), SA 2.17744, 2.17747, KL--4296, 2.18699 KL--4297, KL--4442 McGarry, Transpacific Resources Inc. 1997 DD(18)(2475.5m) 2.18120 KL--4323 McVittie “McGarry Project” McVittie NFX Gold Inc. “Cheminis Mine 1997 Ug, GL, PW, SA donation KL--4283 Exploration Program” McVittie Royal Oak Mines Inc. “Lac 1996 Lc, IP, GL, SA 2.17994, 2.18032 KL--4265, McVittie Joint Venture Property” KL--4281 McVittie Strike Minerals “Fork Lake 1996 DD(1)(1040’), SA 2.18910 KL--4448 Project” Melba Leahy, M. “Melba Township 1997 Lc, GL, Gc, IP, 2.18040 KL--4262 Property” DD(2)(331m), SA Michaud Beagan R.A. “Gem Lake Property” 1997 Lc, M, VLF--EM, SA 2.18473 KL--4398 Michaud Lac Exploration Inc. “Moneta and 1997 DD(44)(22270m) 2.18359 KL--4360 Nufort Projects” Michaud Pentland Firth Ventures Ltd. 1997 Lc, IP, 2.17716, 2.18278 KL--4266, “Michaud Property” DD(1)(2051m) KL--4346

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Township Company Name Yea r Type of Work AFRO Number Resident Geologist “Property Name” Office File Designation Midlothian Mullen, D. “Midlothian Township 1996 1997 SA, VLF--EM, SA, 2.18364 KL--4331, Property” GL KL--4374 Midlothian Orezone Resources Inc. 1997 SA, sTr, GL 2.18299 KL--4351 “Midlothian Property” Montrose Driver Resources Inc. 1997, 1998 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.18747 KL--4434 Morrisette Sutton, M. 1997 IP 2.18562 KL--4408 Mortimer Cross Lake Minerals Ltd. 1998 Lc, IP 2.18698 KL--4432 Mortimer St. Denis, R. 1997 rTr, SA 2.17996 KL--4338 Mulligan Bouzane,D.“BouzaneProperty” 1997 DD(2)(136M),SA 2.18439 KL--4383 Munro Lalonde, D. 1996 sTr 2.17934 KL--4292 Munro Panterra Minerals Inc. 1998 DD(4)(2698’), SA, 2.18552, 2.18696 KL--4402, IP KL--4446 Ossian Noranda Inc. 1993 DD(1)(309.7m), SA 2.18152 KL--4321 Ossian Silver Century Explorations Ltd. 1996 GL, SA 2.18503 KL--4407 “Boudreault--Labbe Property” Ossian Silver Century Explorations Ltd. 1996 GL, SA 2.18501 KL--4406 “Ossian Gold Mine” Otto Rivard, F. “Fernand Rivard 1996 DD(2)(251.9m), SA KL--4333 Patents” Otto Robinson, D. 1996 M, HLEM, GL, Lc 2.18095 KL--4307 Pacaud Boston Creek Mines Ltd. 1997 DD(8)(677.5m) KL--4337 Pacaud Perron, A.H. “Barry Hollinger 4 1998 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.18714 KL--4427 Group” Playfair Carmichael, S. 1997 SA 2.18058 KL--4270 Powell Boyce, E. 1997 sTr, rTr, SA 2.18154 KL--4380 Powell Freewest Resources Canada Inc. 1997 DD(21)(4008m), SA 2.18373 KL--4392 “Project 54” Powell Kiernicki, F. “Copper Mountain 1996 rTr, SA KL--4329 Project” Rand Aur Resources Inc. 1998 Lc, M, IP 2.18953 KL--4471 Robertson Dunn, G.C. 1998 Lc, Pr, Gc, SA, M 2.18749 KL--4414 Sharpe Grabowski, R. “Grabowski 1997 Lc, PW 2.18438 KL--4390 Claims” Sheba Camphor Ventures Inc. & Gee--Ten 1998 Lc, M 2.18076 KL--4260 Ventures Inc. Steele Mann, L. “Peat’s Point Property” 1996 GL, Pr, SA KL--4326 Steele O’Reilly, D.G. “Case Pegmatite” 1996 1997 Pr, sTr, SA 2,18666 KL--4462 1998 Tannahill Strike Minerals Inc. 1997 sTr 2.18094 KL--4308 Taylor St Andrew Goldfields 1997 DD(2)(799.6m) 2.18127 KL--4319 Teck Kinross Gold Corporation “Teck 1997 Lc, IP 2.18340 KL--4361 97 Property” Thackeray 559505 Ontario Ltd. “Cochenour 1998 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.18914 KL--4457 Creek Grid” Thackeray Perrex Resources Inc. “McKinley 1998 M, VLF--EM, Lc 2.18581 KL--4416 Lake Grid” Thackeray Perron, A.H. “Boundary Grid” 1998 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.18923, 2.18885 KL--4455, KL--4459 Thackeray Perron, A.H. “C--144 Group” 1997 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.17992 KL--4294 Thackeray Perron, A.H. “South Vinkle Lake 1998 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.18884 KL--4454 Grid” Thackeray Perron, A.H. “Thackeray--60 1997 Lc, GL, M, VLF--EM 2.17789 KL--4244 Group” Thackeray Perron, A.H. “Vinkle Lake Grid” 1998 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.18700, 2.18767 KL--4428, KL--4430 Walker Cosby, M. 1998 Gv 2.18542 KL--4443 Walker Moneta Porcupine Mines Inc. 1998 IP, M 2.18911, 2.18504 KL--4394, KL--4460 Walker Phelps Dodge Corporation of 1997 M, PEM 2.18638 KL--4420 Canada, Limited “Walker--Wilkie Grid” Wilkie Fournier, E. 1997 sTr, rTr, SA 2.18303 KL--4395

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Township Company Name Yea r Type of Work AFRO Number Resident Geologist “Property Name” Office File Designation Wilkie Fournier, E., Wigglesworth, F. 1997 sTs, rTr, SA 2.18262 KL--4366 Wilkie Nufort Resources Inc. “Wilkie 1997 Lc, M, VLF--EM, IP 2.18081 KL--4255 Township Group”

Table 3b. Assessment files received in the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s District (Cobalt area) in 1998.

Township Company Name Yea r Type of Work AFRO Number “Property Name” Asquith Annett, R. Jun/97--Mar/98 sTr, rTr, SA 2.18474 “Gibson Claim” Asquith, Churchill Strike Minerals Inc. Jul/96--Sep/97 sTr 2.17872 “Shining Tree Properties” Barr, Klock Universal Exploration Corp. Apr--Jul/98 Lc, M, VLF--EM, SA 2.18665; 2.18677 “Mattawapika Property” Best King, D. Jun--Jul/98 Pr, GL, SA 2.18463 “King Claim 1191101” Best King, D. Jul/98 rTr 2.18918 “King Claims” Best, Brigstocke, Chitaroni, G. Aug/97 Pr, GL, SA, VLF--EM 2.18402 Gillies Limit “Mountain Lake Property” Best, Gillies Limit Bargold Resources Ltd. Nov--Dec/98 DD (2) 872m 2.18349 “Granite--James Lake Property” Briggs Ag Armeno Mines and Minerals Inc. Mar--May/98 Lc, M, HLEM 2.18561 “Briggs Property” Bryce Gereghty, G. Oct--Dec/96 M, VLF--EM OP96--067 “North Group & South Group” Bryce Gondor, L.E. Aug--Dec/97 Pr, SA, sTr 2.18158 “Gondor--Atkins Claims” Bryce Korba, E. Jan/98 Lc, M 2.18146 “Honeymoon Lake” Bryce Novawest Resources Inc. Jan/98 DD (1) 71m 2.18664 “Golden Vista Project” Bucke Consolidated Pine Channel Gold Corp. Oct--Nov/95 DD (6) 747m 2.18072 “Sharpe Lake Project” Bucke Silvern Resources Inc. May/98 M, VLF--EM 2.18612 “Bucke Twp. Property” Burrows Blake, F. Oct/96 sTr, SA, M OP96--239 “Burrows Township Property” Burrows Rubicon Minerals Corp. Oct/96 M, Pr, sTr 2.17824 “Blake Property” Burrows Tittley, H.Z. Apr/93--May/98 M, HLEM, VLF--EM, SP 2.18540 “Jumping Mouse Property” Burrows, Cabot Rubicon Minerals Corp. Mar/96 –Oct/97 Lc, M, VLF--EM, HLEM 2.17711 “Robbie Lake Property” Oct/97 IP 2.17858 Casey Consolidated Pine Channel Gold Corp. Mar/96--Jan/98 DD (8) 1,076’ 2.18087 “Casey Project” Cassels Wabana Explorations Inc. May/97 Pr, SA 2.18080 “Gosselin Lake Property” Cassels Watts, H.A. Jun--Oct/98 rTr 2.18617 “Claim 1185782” Chambers Ag Armeno Mines and Minerals Inc. Mar--May/98 Lc, M, HLEM 2.18555 “Chambers Property” Apr--May/98 DD (1) 327’ 2.18560 Chambers, Falconbridge Ltd. Nov/96--Mar/98 DH (10) 1,082m 2.18658 Cynthia “Chambers Grid” Oct--Nov/96 M, HLEM 2.18656 Churchill Premier Explorations Inc. May--Jun/97 sTr 2.18464 “Claim L--1045761” Churchill Skead Holdings Ltd. Oct/96--Apr/98 M, HLEM 2.18484 “Beilby Lake Property” Churchill, Strike Minerals Inc. Jun--Jul/96 DD (3) 862m 2.18288 Macmurchy “Ronda Joint Venture” Jun--Oct/96 DD (13) 2,855m 2.18125; 2.18744 Coleman Davis, C. May/97 sTr, Pr 2.17371 “Shakt--Davis Mine”

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Township Company Name Yea r Type of Work AFRO Number “Property Name” Coleman Ellis, L.R. Sep/97 GL 2.18891 “CPAWS Claim” Coleman Falconbridge Ltd. Dec/97 DD (1) 125m 2.18645 “Brady Lake Grid” Coleman Falconbridge Ltd. Nov/97 DD (7) 730m 2.18730,42,58 “Larose Mine” Coleman Falconbridge Ltd. Feb--Apr/98 DD (2) 333m 2.18647,8 “Nipissing Hill Grid” Coleman Silver Century Explorations Ltd. Oct--Nov/97 DD (1,662 m) 2.17998 “Portage Bay Project” Coleman, Kittson Watts, H.A. Apr--May/98 sTr, rTr 2.18539 “Kittson Cobalt Property” Dufferin Annett, R. Mar/98 DD (1) 306m 2.18567 “Dufferin Township Prop.” Dufferin, North Minescape Exploration Inc. Jan/98 AM 2.18195 Williams “McAra Lake Project” Feb/98 DD (1) 336’ 2.18234 Mar/98 DD (1) 102m 2.18593 Eldridge, Hebert, Orex Ventures Inc. Feb--Mar/98 Lc, HLEM 2.18544 South Lorrain “Cooper Lake Property” Farr Chartre, D. ; Dufresne, R.J. May/97--Jan/98 sTr, SA, M 2.18274 “Roy Silver Mine Property” Farr Lake Superior Resources Corp. May--Jun/98 sTr, SA 2.18674 Fawcett Eros Financial Investments Inc. May/97--Mar/98 GL, SA 2.18248 “Gold Belle Property” Fawcett Patrie, D. Sep--Oct/97 IP 2.17790 “Fawcett Property” Fawcett, Ogilvie, Inco Ltd. Jun--Jul/97 GL, SA 2.18667 North Williams “Fawcett Township Project” Firstbrook Silver Century Explorations Ltd. Nov--Dec/97 DD (1) 1,159m 2.17742 “Firstbrook Project #051” Gillies Limit Ag Armeno Mines and Minerals Inc. Oct/97--Jan/98 Lc, M, HLEM, Gc, SA 2.18123 “Rib Lake Property” Gillies Limit Ag Armeno Mines and Minerals Inc. Oct/97--Jan/98 Lc, M, HLEM, sTr, SA 2.18122 “Whitney Lake Prop.” Gillies Limit Chitaroni, G. Nov/97--Sep/98 M, HLEM 2.18766 “Whitney Lake Property” Gillies Limit Gilson, R.A. May--Jun/98 sTr 2.18641 Gillies Limit Goddard, G.L. Jul/98 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.18871 “Highway 11 Group” Gillies Limit Outcrop Explorations Ltd. Jun/96--May/97 sTr, SA 2.18482 “Cumming Pits” Gillies Limit Outcrop Explorations Ltd. Oct/97 sTr 2.18933 “Waldman Claim” Gillies Limit Wabana Explorations Inc. Aug--Sep/97 Pr, Lc, sTr, SA, M, VLF--EM 2.17714,5 “Montreal River Property” Gillies Limit Wabana Explorations Inc. Sep/97 Pr, sTr, SA 2.17722 “Santa Maria Property” Gillies Limit Watts, H.A. Nov--Dec/96 rTr OP96--181 Haultain Bilenki, P.; Filo, K; Jones, D. Jun--Oct/97 VLF--EM, Pr, SA 2.18789 Haultain Zabudsky, D. Oct/98 SA 2.18934 “Lost Lake Property” Hudson Windsor, K. Sep/96 – Oct/97 Pr, SA 2.17879 “Pollock--Walton--Windsor Grp.” Hudson Windsor, K.G. Jun--Nov/97 Pr, SA 2.18362 “Settlement Surveys Property” Ingram Sudbury Contact Mines Ltd. Mar--Nov/96 OvD (4) 110m, SA 2.18083 “Tomstown Property” James, Tudhope Cusil Venture Corp. Sep--Nov/97 Lc, M, GL, IP 2.18261 “Merico--Ethel Property” James Diplacido, C.P. Jan--Jun/97 M, VLF--EM, GL, Gc 2.18614 “James Township Claims” Kelvin, Kemp Orogrande Resources Oct--Dec/97 Pr, GL, SA 2.18304 “Grassy Lake Property”

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Township Company Name Yea r Type of Work AFRO Number “Property Name” Knight Battle Mountain Canada Ltd. Nov/97 DD (7) 1,072m 2.18783 “Knight Project” Knight Temex Resources Ltd. Mar/98 Lc, M, HLEM 2.18764 “Knight Township Property” Knight van den Berg, J. Aug--Sept/97 M 2.18266 Knight, Tyrrell Londry, D.; Mullen, D. Oct/97--Jan/98 Lc, M, VLF--EM 2.18720 “Tyrrell Property” Knight, Tyrrell Tyranex Gold Inc. Jan--Mar/97 DD (11) 3,842m 2.18875 “Tyranite Main--Duggan Zones” Knight, Tyrrell Tyranex Gold Inc. Jun--Aug/97 GL, Gc, sTr 2.18796 “Tyranite Property” Law, Strathcona Temex Resources Ltd. Oct/97--Jul/98 Gc 2.18769; 2.18773 ‘Wilson Lake Claims” Mar/97--Jan/98 Lc, M 2.18817, 2.18818 Lawson Lake Superior Resources Corp. Jun--Jul/98 sTr 2.18791 Leonard Annett, R. May--Oct/96 GL, VLF--EM, sTr, DD OP96--098 “Annett Salo Tindale Property” Leonard Lacarte, A. Aug--Oct/97 sTr 2.18000 “Fournier Lake” Lundy Pollock, J.W. May--Oct/97 SA 2.18232 Lundy Sudbury Contact Mines Ltd. Feb--Mar/96 DD (3) 624m 2.18296 “Kimberlite Pipe 95--1” Lundy Sudbury Contact Mines Ltd. Mar/97 OvD (2) 62m 2.18676 “Montreal River “A” Property” Nov--Dec/97 DD (4) 322m 2.18301 Lundy Sudbury Contact Mines Ltd. Nov/95--Jun/96 DD (4) 843m 2.17856 “Pipe 95--2” Macmurchy Strike Minerals Inc. May/97 sTr 2.18090 “Bennett Mine” Mickle Lake Superior Resources Corp. May--Jun/98 sTr, SA 2.18673 “Claim 1077201” Mickle Welsh Silver Mines Ltd. May/97 sTr 2.18030 Milner Lake Superior Resources Corp. Jul--Aug/98 sTr 2.18797 Morel Crossley, J.D. Aug/98 GL, SA 2.18888 “Bloom Lake” North Williams Minescape Exploration Inc. Jan--Feb/98 Lc, HLEM 2.18476 “Kite Lake Property” North Williams Orogrande Resources Inc. Feb/98 Lc, M, sTr 2.18194 “Lacarte Option” Ogilvie Lacarte, A. May/98 sTr 2.18594 Pense Novawest Resources Inc. Dec/97 DD (4) 722m 2.18663 “Golden Poly Project” Rankin Phelps Dodge Corp. of Canada, Ltd. May/97--Jan/98 DD (2) 174m 2.18147 “Penassi Project” Raymond Sterlingmarc Mining Ltd. Feb--Mar/98 Lc, HLEM 2.18549 “Raymond Nickel Prospect” Riddel, Strathcona Wassenaar, J.L. May--Jul/98 M,VLF--EM,GL,Pr,sTr,rTr, 2.18775 “Wassenaar Property” SA South Lorrain Gore, J.A. Sep/97--Jan/98 M, VLF--EM, HLEM 2.18275 “John Gore Property” South Lorrain Gore, J.A. Apr--Dec/96 M, VLF--EM 2.17851 “Oxbow Lake ‘Grid A’ ” South Lorrain Gore, J.A. Apr--Dec/96 Lc, Pr, sTr, SA 2.17786 “Oxbow Lake Property” May--Dec/96 Pr,sTr,M,VLF--EM OP96--004 South Lorrain Isometric Mineral Corp. Nov/97--Apr/98 Lc, M, IP 2.18723 “Oxbow Property” South Lorrain Isometric Mineral Corp. Oct--Nov/97 M, IP 2.18556 “Price’s Lake Property” South Lorrain Moore, H.A. Jun/97 GL 2.18078 “Beaver Creek Property” South Lorrain Moore, H.A. Sep--Nov/96 GL, Gc, M, VLF--EM OP96--024 “Beaver Creek Property, Silver Hill Property” South Lorrain Moore, H.A. Jun/97 Gc 2.18073 “Pothole Property”

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Township Company Name Yea r Type of Work AFRO Number “Property Name” Strathcona Falconbridge Ltd. Oct/96 M, HLEM 2.18655 “Lowell Lake--Strathcona South” Strathcona Irvine, W. May/98 Pr, sTr 2.18616 Strathy Caron, M. Aug/97--Jan/98 GL 2.18037 “Arsenic Lake Property” Strathy Curion Ventures Inc. Mar/98 HLEM 2.18406 “Net Lake Project” Strathy Diamond Rock Resources. Jul/98 GL, SA 2.18145 “Westin Property, East Block” Strathy Guppy, C.G. May--Oct/97 sTr, SA 2.18346 “Guppy Claims” Strathy Guppy, M. May--Oct/97 P, SA 2.18772 “Claim 1217696” Strathy King, D. Aug/96--Nov/97 P, SA 2.18505 “King’s Barton Claims” Strathy Silver Century Explorations Ltd. Mar--Apr/97 M, IP 2.18919 “Strathy Option” Strathy Wabana Explorations Inc. Jun--Aug/97 Pr, SA 2.18350 “Arsenic Lake Property” Strathy Wabana Explorations Inc. Jun--Jul/97 Pr, SA 2.18669 “Group of Four Property” Strathy Wabana Explorations Inc. Jun/97--Jan/98 Pr, SA 2.18478 “Net Lake Property” Strathy Webster, B.R. Jun/97--Jan/98 DD (1) 350’ 2.18014 “Strathy Prospect” Tudhope Pelangio--Larder Mines Ltd. Jun--Aug/97 M, IP 2.17725 “Honeymoon Lake Property” Tudhope Pinkerton, G. May--Aug/97 rTr, SA 2.17702 “Pinkerton, Morris, Merico” Tyrrell Battle Mountain Canada Ltd. Nov--Dec/97 DD (5) 713m 2.18782 “Tyrrell Project” Tyrrell Clark, A.H. Jul--Sep/98 Lc, M 2.18836 “The “Gary Foster” Claim” Tyrrell Goldeye Explorations Ltd. Mar/98 DD (2) 652m 2.18739 “Tyrrell Township Property” Tyrrell Lake Superior Resources Corp. Jul--Aug/98 sTr 2.18784 Tyrrell Royal Oak Mines Inc. Jun--Sep/98 GL, SA 2.18883 “Burda Claims” Tyrrell Royal Oak Mines Inc. May/97--Aug/98 Lc, Gc 2.18748, 2.18771 “Juby Project” Tyrrell Strike Minerals Inc. Apr--Jun/97 Lc, M, VLF--EM, IP 2.18559 “Indian Lake & Porphyry Props”

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Table 4. Exploration activity in the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s District in 1998.

Abbreviations AEM...... Airborne electromagnetic survey Met...... Metallurgical testing AM...... Airborne magnetic survey OvD...... Overburden drilling ARA...... Airborne radiometric survey ODH...... Overburden drill hole(s) Beep...... Beep Mat survey OMIP...... Ontario Mineral Incentive Program BS...... Bulk sampling OPAP...... Ontario Prospectors Assistance Program DD...... Diamond drilling PEM...... Pulse electromagnetic survey DDH...... Diamond drill hole(s) Pr...... Prospecting DGP...... Down--hole geophysics R...... Resistivity survey Gc...... Geochemical survey SA...... Sampling (other than bulk) GL...... Geological Survey Seismic...... Seismic survey GP...... Ground Geophysics unspecified type SP...... Self--potential survey Gv...... Gravity survey sTr...... Stripping HLEM...... Horizontal loop electromagnetic survey rTr...... Trenching IP...... Induced polarization survey UG...... Underground exploration/development Lc...... Linecutting VLEM...... Vertical loop electromagnetic survey M...... Ground magnetic survey VLF--EM.... Very low frequency electromagnetic survey

No. Company/Individual Township/Area Exploration Activity* (Occurrence Name) or Property 1--119 SeeTables3aand3b 120 Cunningham, L. Alma OPAP, sTr, SA 121 Annett, R., Salo, L. Asquith OPAP, sTr, GL, SA 122 MacGregor,R. Asquith,Churchill OPAP,GL,SA,GP 123 McDonnell, A. Banting OPAP, sTr, SA, GP, DD 124 Maude Lake Exploration Limited Beatty BS 125 Sterling Pacific Resources Inc. Beatty, Coulson DD 126 Noranda Exploration (Canagau) Ben Nevis DD(2)(2164.1m), DGP 127 Ward, J. Benoit OPAP, Lc, GP, Gc, DD 128 O’Connor, F. Bernhardt OPAP, DD, SA 129 Robinson, D. Bernhardt OPAP, Lc, Pr, GP, GL, SA 130 Webster, C. Bernhardt OPAP, Pr, sTr, SA, GP 131 Bissonnette, M. Berry OPAP, DD, SA 132 Blake,F. Best OPAP,Pr,SA,GL,GP 133 NovaWest Resources Inc. (Nickola Lake Bisley Lc, GP & Bisley Creek) 134 Bailey,B.,Luhta,L.,Orchard,R. Blain,Burt,Eby,Gross OPAP,Pr,SA,GP 135 Stephenson, C. Browning OPAP, GL, Pr, SA, Gc 136 Gondor, L. Bryce OPAP, GL, sTr, SA 137 Outcrop Explorations Limited – Bucke, Lorraine Branchwater Resources Ltd. 138 Kiernicki,F. Cairo OPAP,Pr,sTr,SA 139 Burns, J. Catharine OPAP, GL, GP, SA, DD 140 Gauthier, R. Chambers OPAP, Pr, GL, GP, SA 141 Laronde, D. Chambers OPAP, Pr, GL, GP, Gc, SA 142 Zabudsky, D. Chown, Haultain OPAP, GL, SA, GP 143 Link, T. Clifford OPAP, GP, DD, SA 144 Davis, C. Coleman OPAP, GL, GP, sTr, SA 145 Watts, H. Coleman OPAP, Pr, sTr, SA 146 Prevec, L. Coulson OPAP, Gc, SA 147 Moss Resources Inc. – Greenshield Currie, Egan DD Resources Inc. (Curregan) 148 Carreau, A., Marion, E. Dokis, Tannahill OPAP, Lc, STr, SA, Pr, GP 149 Salo, J. Dufferin OPAP, GL, GP, DD, SA 150 Chartre, D., Dufresne, R. Eby OPAP, sTr, SA, GL 151 Orogrande Resources Inc. Fawcett SA

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No. Company/Individual Township/Area Exploration Activity* (Occurrence Name) or Property 152 Silver Century Explorations Ltd. Firstbrook DD 153 Adomaitis, P., Grenier, R. Frecheville OPAP, Pr, SA, GL, Lc, GP 154 Beland, D., Beland, L. Frecheville, Lamplugh OPAP, Lc, SA, Pr, GP, DD 155 Queenston Mining Inc. – Franco--Nevada Gauthier DD, IP Mining Corporation Limited (Princeton) 156 Tandem Resources Ltd. Guibord BS 157 Pangea Goldfields Inc. – St Andrew Guibord, Munro DD, IP Goldfields Ltd. (Fenn--Gib) 158 BMA Mining Corporation – Cypress Hislop DD(5000’) Minerals Corp. 159 Tri Origin Exploration Ltd. (Burntbush) Hoblitzell, Noseworthy DD 160 Greater Lenora Resources Corporation – Holloway DD(5225m) Franco--Nevada Mining Corporation Limited 161 Pinkerton, G. James OPAP, Pr, sTr, DD, SA 162 McKinnon, D. Kelvin OPAP, Pr, SA 163 Panterra Minerals Inc. – Kalahari Kelvin DD Resources Inc. (Kelvin INPUT Prospect) 164 Filo, J., Jones, D. Knight OPAP, DD, SA 165 Mullen, D. Knight, Tyrrell OPAP, GL, Gc, SA, GP 166 Campbell, R., Henriksen, G. Lamplugh OPAP, Pr, GL, SA, GP 167 Ferderber, H., Hawley, P. Lamplugh OPAP, Pr, GL, SA, GP 168 Leahy, M. Lebel OPAP, GL, sTr, SA 169 Laing, D. Lebel Lc, sTr, SA 170 Burda, D. Leonard OPAP, Lc, GP, sTr, SA, Pr 171 Opawica Explorations Inc. Maisonville DD(5)(1096m) 172 Pelangio--Larder Mines, Limited McCool GP 173 NFX Gold Inc. – Fort Knox Gold McGarry, McVittie DD Resources Inc. (Cheminis, Ferland, bear Lake) 174 Gleeson, C., Thomas, R., Rampton, V. Melba OPAP, DD, SA 175 Porritt, D. Melba OPAP, Lc, GP, GL, Pr, SA 176 Pentland Firth Ventures Ltd. – QSR Michaud DD Limited (Ludgate) 177 Goldhunter Explorations Inc. (Lalonde) Munro 178 Millstream Mines Ltd. (Potter Mine) Munro DD 179 Band--Ore Explorations Limited Nordica SA, AM, GP, DD(4) (Windward) 180 NovaWest Resources Inc. (Golden Poly) Pense DD 181 Fekete, M., Ferderber, R. Powell OPAP, Pr, sTr, Gc, GP 182 Patrician Gold Mines Ltd. Powell DD(4)(476m), M, HLEM 183 Sedex Corp. (Powell) Powell DD 184 Kretschmar, U. Rankin OPAP, Pr, GL, Gc, SA 185 Gore, J. South Lorrain OPAP, Pr, SA, GP 186 Webster, B. Strathy OPAP, GP 187 Orogrande Resources Inc. (Lacarte) Tyrrell DD 188 Pelangio--Larder Mines, Limited Tyrrell DD

* Exploration activity is listed if known.

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Table 5. Property visits conducted by the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist and Staff in 1998.

Number (keyed to Figure 2) Property/Occurrence (MDI Number)* 1 Armistice (MDI32D04SE00013) 2 Basterache (NEW)1 3 Beanland (MDI31M04SW00094) 4 Beaver Pond (NEW)1 5 Bice Ventures (N/A) 6 Chartre--Dufresne (N/A) 7 Cheminis (MDI32D04SE00019)1 8 Chitaroni (NEW) 9 Cunningham (N/A) 10 Dugas’ Farm (N/A) 11 Extender Minerals (MDI41P06NE00005) 12 Genesee Mine (MDI31M05NE00017) 13 Gondor--Atkins (NEW) 14 Hill Top (MDI32M13NW00046) 15 Holloway Mine (MDI32D12SE00145) 16 Kosy – Salo South (MDI31M13NE00019) 17 Laing (N/A) 18 LaRocque (NEW) 19 Lebel Oro (MDI32D04SW00036) 20 McCombe (MDI42A01SE00167) 21 McCombe Pit (MDI42A01SE00168 22 Merico Shaft (MDI41P09NW00014) 23 Merrick (N/A) 24 Moffat--Hall (MDI32D04SW00034) 25 Noel Zone, Ludgate (MDI42A08NE00159) 26 O’Connor (MDI42A01NE00092) 27 Potter Mine (MDI42A09SE00015)1 28 Princeton (MDI32D04SW00059) 29 Silver Heritage Trail (N/A) 30 Sirola (MDI42A01SE00088) 31 South Lorraine Twp (N/A) 32 Steele Pegmatites (MDI32E04SW00016, MDI32E04SW00018, MDI32E04SW00020) 33 Strike Minerals (N/A) 34 Temagami Copper (MDI41I16NE00004) 35 Victoria Creek (NEW)1 36 Wabana Group of Four (N/A) 37 Windward (NEW)1

1 Described in ”Property Examinations” section, this report. NEW – MDI number to be created N/A – Does not meet the minimum requirements for an MDI

Table 6. Publications received by the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s Office in 1998.

Title Author Type and Year of Publication Report of activities, 1997, Kirkland Lake Meyer, G., Cosec, M., Grabowski, G.P.B., Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report Regional Resident Geologist’s report: Kirk- Guindon, D.L. and Messier, C.L. 5973, 72p., 1998 land Lake--Sudbury districts Report of activities, 1997, Timmins Regional Atkinson, B.T., Hailstone, M.H., Wilson, Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report Resident Geologist’s report: Timmins--Sault A.C., Draper, D.M., Hope, P., Morra, P.M. 5972, 82p., 1998 Ste. Marie districts and Egerland, D.C. Mineralogy and geochemistry of the Diamond McClenaghan, M.B., Kjarsgaard, I.M., Geological Survey of Canada, Open File Lake kimberlite and associated esker Schulze, D.J., Berger, B., Stirling, J.A.R. and Report 3576, 200p., 1998 sediments, Kirkland Lake, Ontario Pringle, G. Disequilibrium textures in the Centre Hill Theriault, R. Unpublished M.Sc. Thesis, University of Complex, Munro Township, Ontario Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, 207p., 1992

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Table 7. Mineral deposits not being mined in the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s District in1998.

Abbreviations AF...... Assessment Files MLS...... MiningLands,Sudbury CMH...... Canadian Mines Handbook MR...... MiningRecorder GR...... Geological Report NM...... TheNorthernMiner MDC...... Mineral Deposit Circular OFR...... OpenFileReport MDIR...... Mineral Deposit Inventory record PC...... PersonalCommunication

Deposit Name Commodity/ Tonnage--Grade Ownership Reserve Status (Township) MDI No. Estimates and/or References References Dimensions 180 East (Lebel) Au 360 000 tons of 0.12 Queenston Mining Inc. CMH 1998--99, p.376 Inactive 32D04SW00339 oz per ton Au (50%) --Franco-- Nevada Mining Corporation Limited (50%) (Press Release April 27, 1996) Ajax (Strathy) Cu,Ni,Au,Ag, 2 062 505 tons of Northern Platinum Ltd. CMH 1998--99, p. Inactive PGE 0.412% Cu, 0.257% (55%) (CMH 1998--99, 339 31M04SW00022 Ni; veins can average p. 339) 2.9% Ni, 4.0% Cu, 2 g/t Au, 3.4 g/t Pt Amalgamated Au 1 983 000 tons of 0.16 Franco--Nevada Mining CMH 1998--99, p.376 Inactive Kirkland (Teck) 42A01SE00151 oz per ton Au Corporation Limited (15%) --Queenston Mining Inc. (15%) -- Cyprus Canada Inc. (70%) (Press Release Dec.13, 1995) Anoki (Gauthier) Au 1 182 000 tons of 0.12 Queenston Mining Inc. CMH 1998--99, p.376 Active 32D04SW00069 oz per ton Au (50%) --Franco-- Nevada Mining Corporation Limited (50%) (Press Release April 27, 1996) Argyll (Beatty) Au 730 900 tonnes of McWatters Mining Inc. CMH 1997--98, p. Active 42A09SW00133 8.06 g/t Au (CMH 1998--99, p.289) 291 Armistice Au 416 749 tons of 0.241 Armistice Resources Press Release July 27 Active (McGarry) 32D04SE00013 oz per ton Au Ltd. (CMH 1998--99, 1998. p.48) Barber Larder Au 60 000 tons of 0.16 oz NFX Gold Inc. (75%) CMH 1990--91, p.338 Inactive (McGarry) 32D04SE00043 per ton Au --Gwen Resources Ltd. (25%) (CMH 1998--99, p.330) Blue Quartz Au 109 000 tons of 0.484 Joutel Resources Ltd. NM, March 20, 1980 Inactive (Beatty) 42A09SW00130 oz per ton Au (50%) --River Gold Mines Ltd. (50%) (CMH 1998--99, p.259) Boston Creek Au 330 000 tonnes of 4.2 Atapa Minerals Limited CMH 1998--99, p.52 Inactive (Pacaud) 31M13NW00053 g/T Au (50%) --Teck Corporation (CMH 1998--99, p.52) Buffonta (Garrison) Au 400 000 tons of 0.15 Gwen Resources Ltd. CMH 1997--98, p.221 Inactive 32D05NW00009 oz per ton Au (60%) --AJ Perron Gold Corporation (40%)(CMH 1996--97, p.26)

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Deposit Name Commodity/ Tonnage--Grade Ownership Reserve Status (Township) MDI No. Estimates and/or References References Dimensions Cheminis Au 2.8 million tons of NFX Gold Inc. (CMH NFX Press Release Active (McVittie) 32D04SE00019 0.17 oz per ton Au 1998--99, p.330). Fort October 14, 1998. Knox Gold Resources Inc. joint venture agreement allowing Fort Knox to earn up to 50% interest (Fort Knox Press Release October 14, 1998) Clenor (Strathy) Au, Ag 24 000 tons of 0.21 oz Gwen Resources Ltd. GR 163 Inactive 31M04SW00088 per ton Au, 1.8 oz per (CMH 1997--98, p.220) ton Ag Commodore Au 738 000 tons of 0.07 H.Egg, AF (Sudbury AF Inactive (Lebel) NEW oz per ton Au inferred Contact Mines Limited) with a higher grade zone of 307 000 tons of 0.11 oz Au per ton inferred Creek Zone Au 1.1 million tons of Stroud Resources Ltd. CMH 1998--99, p.429 Inactive (Hislop) 42A08NW00142 0.186 oz per ton Au (CMH 1998--99, p.429) Diadem Cu, Ni 450 000 tons of 0.5% Teck Corporation – MDIR N 0045 Inactive (Strathcona) 31M04SW00077 Cu, 0.1% Ni to 400 Cominco Ltd. feet Eastmaque (Teck) Au 2 132 500 tons of Hecla Mining Company CMH 1991--92, p.142 Inactive 42A01NE00043 tailings of 0.035 oz (Eastmaque to Equinox per ton Au Resources Ltd to Hecla in 1994) (CMH 1996--97, p.207--208) Fenn--Gib Au 3 328 000 tons of 0.11 Pangea Goldfields Inc. CMH 1998--99, p.423 Active (Guibord) 42A09SE00054 oz per ton Au (70% Fenn, 100% 42A09SE00187 Gib)(St Andrew Goldfields option to earn 50%)( CMH 1998--99, p.423) Fort Knox Cu, Ni 750 000 tons Fort Knox Gold AF Inactive (Fawcett, Ogilvie, NEW Resources Inc. – Inco North Williams) Limited (CMH 1998--99, p.184) Garrcon (Garrison) Au 350 900 tons of 0.191 Moneta Porcupine Jonpol Explorations Active 32D12SW00004 oz per ton Au Mines Inc. (75%) – Limited News Jonpol Explorations Release, February 2, Limited (25%)(OFR 1988 5735, p.766, CMH 1998--99, p.317) Golden Harker Au 500 000 tons of 0.16 Golden Harker NM, March 7, 1988 Inactive (Harker) 32D05NW00159 oz per ton Au Explorations Limited (CMH 1998--99, p.205) Gordon Lake Au 225 000 tons of 0.20 Duncan Gold AF Inactive (Tyrrell) 41P10NW00006 oz per ton Au to 750 Resources Inc. – feet Dalhousie Oil Company Ltd. (AF) Hislop Mine Au 453 000 of 0.17 oz per St Andrew Goldfields CMH 1998--99, p.423 Inactive (Hislop) 42A08NW00108 ton Au Ltd. (CMH 1998--99, p.423) Hislop West Au 19 230 tons of 0.59 oz Battle Mountain Gold OFR 5735, p.1070 Inactive (Hislop) 42A09SW00033 per ton Au Company (CMH 1997--98, p.67) Hydro Creek Au 535 000 tons of 0.13 Orogrande Resources Orogrande Resources Active (Tyrrell) 41P11NE00024 oz per ton Au Inc. (Orogrande Inc. Press Release resource Resources Inc. Press May 7, 1998 Release May 7, 1998)

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Deposit Name Commodity/ Tonnage--Grade Ownership Reserve Status (Township) MDI No. Estimates and/or References References Dimensions

Iris (Harker) Au --W 769 756 tons of 0.07 The Alberta Gold AF KL--3170 Inactive 32D05NW00021 oz per ton Au Corporation (55%) -- Perrex Resources Inc. (45%) (CMH 1995--96 p.289)

Leckie (Leckie) Au 405 000 tons of 0.2 oz Stroud Resources Ltd. CMH 1998--99, p.429 Inactive 31M04SW00090 per ton Au (CMH 1998--99, p.429)

Ludgate (Michaud) Au 462 000 tonnes of Pentland Firth Ventures TNM February 1, Active 42A08NE00159 5.91 g/t Au Ltd. (60%) --QSR Ltd. 1999 p. 2. (40%) (CMH 1998--99, p.375)

Matachewan Au 10 549 000 tons of Royal Oak Mines Inc. CMH 1998--99, p.398 Inactive (Powell) 41P15NE00014 0.058 oz per ton Au (CMH 1998--99, p.398) 41P15NE00017

McBean (Gauthier) Au 1 718 900 tons of 0.15 Queenston Mining Inc. CMH 1998--99, p.376 Active 32D04SW00060 oz per ton Au (50%) --Franco-- Nevada Mining Corporation Limited (50%) (CMH 1998--99, p.376)

McBean Green Au “Green Carbonate Queenston Mining Inc. CMH 1998--99, p.376 Active Carbonate Zone 32D04SW00060 Zone” 1 230 000 tons (50%) --Franco-- (Gauthier) of 0.22 oz per ton Au Nevada Mining Corporation Limited (50%) (CMH 1998--99, p.376)

Newfield Au 450 000 tons of 0.28 Jonpol Explorations CMH 1996--97, p.243 Inactive (Garrison) 32D12SW000042 oz per ton Au Limited (64.3%) – and Jonpol Aurado Exploration Explorations Limited, Ltd. (35.7%) (CMH Project Progress 1998--99, p.258) Report, April 10, 1997

Omega (McVittie) Au 300 000 tons of 0.16 Greater Lenora CMH 1998--99, p.216 Inactive 32D04SE00017 oz per ton Au Resources Corp. (CMH 1998--99, p.216)

Ross (Hislop) Au 1 055 000 tons of Preston Electrical and CMH 1989--90, p.188 Inactive 42A08NW00005 0.125 oz per ton Au Mechanical Ltd. (sold by Giant Yellowknife Mines Limited in 1989 CMH 1990--91, p.188)

Southwest Zone Au 2.4 million tonnes of Moneta Porcupine Mining in Ontario Active (Michaud) 42A08NE00038 6.07 g/t Au Mines Inc. (Barrick 1997 p.7 Gold Corp. will earn 60% by spending $3.5 million on exploration) (CMH 1996--97, p. 286)

Taylor (Taylor) Au Taylor – 2 358 000 St Andrew Goldfields CMH 1998--99, p.423 Active 42A10SE00066 tons of 0.29 oz per ton Ltd. (CMH 1998--99, 42A10SE00065 Au p.423) Shoot – 1 150 000 tons of 0.16 oz per ton Au

Teck Hughes Au 375 000 tons of 0.2 oz Kinross Gold CMH 1991--92, Inactive (Teck) 42A01NE00020 per ton Au Corporation -- p.270 Newfields Minerals Inc. (PC, 1996)

Temagami Copper Cu, Ni 770 000 tons of 1.04% Teck Corp. – Cominco AF Inactive (Phyllis) 41I16NE00004 Cu, 0.46% Ni Ltd. (AF)

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Deposit Name Commodity/ Tonnage--Grade Ownership Reserve Status (Township) MDI No. Estimates and/or References References Dimensions Tyranite (Tyrrell, Au 567 000 tons of 0.18 Mill City Gold Mining NM 06/93 Active Knight) 41P11NE00013 oz per ton Au Corp. – Tyranex Gold Inc. (CMH 1998--99, p.294) Upper Beaver Au 300 000 tons of 0.23 Royal Oak Mines Inc. Queenston Mining Active (Gauthier) 32D04SW00068 oz per ton Au (51%) --Queenston Inc., Kirkland Lake Mining Inc. (49%) Project, November (Queenston Mining 1995 Inc., Kirkland Lake Project, November 1995) Upper Canada Au 2 093 800 tons of 0.20 Queenston Mining Inc. CMH 1998--99, p.376 Inactive 32D04SW00057 oz per ton Au (50%) --Franco-- Nevada Mining Corporation Limited (50%) (CMH 1998--99, p.376) Victoria Creek Au 5.5 million tons of Sudbury Contact Mines CMH 1998--99, p.429 Active (Gauthier) NEW 0.102 oz per ton Au Limited (CMH 1998--99, p.429)

Table 8. Summary of Activities of the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s Office in 1998.

Activity Number Office Visits 2060 Office Visits --Drill Core Library 30 Telephone Inquiries 2068 Properties Visited 37 Field Trips Attended 2 Field Trips Given 7 Talks Given 5 Assessment Files & Donations Processed 342 OPAP/Heritage Fund Reports Processed 19 Titles Added to Library Database 4 Drill Holes Added to Drill Core Library 0

Table 9. Gold production in the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s District to the end of 1998.

Mine Township Tons Milled Production Grade (oz./T) Years of Production (oz.Au) Aljo Beatty 2,333 42 0.018 1940 American Eagle Munro 60 40 0.667 1911 Argyll Beatty 12,455 851 0.068 1918 Armistice* McGarry 8,282 1,035 0.125 1995, 97 (bulk sample) Ashley Bannockburn 157,076 50,123 0.319 1932--36 Barber Larder McGarry 30,118 3,072 0.102 1988 Barry Hollinger Pacuad 267,741 77,000 0.288 1918,25--36,44--46 Bidgood Lebel 586,367 160,184 0.273 1934--51 Blue Quartz Beatty 500 81 0.162 1923,26,28,34 Bourkes Benoit 1,298 277 0.213 1918,36--38 Buffonta Garrison 117,013 12,139 0.104 1981,91--92 Canadian Arrow Hislop 279,593 17,045 0.061 1980--83 Canamax (Matheson Holloway 38,675 5,391 0.139 1988 Project) Cathroy Larder (Mirado) McElroy 89,719 10,231 0.114 1941--44,47,57,87 Centre Hill** Munro 327,007 422 0.001 1967--70 Cheminis McVittie 179,013 17,530 0.098 1991--96 Chesterville McGarry 3,260,439 358,880 0.110 1930--52 Croesus Munro 5,333 14,859 2.786 1915--18,23,31--36 Eastmaque (tailings) Teck 1,051,744 28,740 0.027 1988--91

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Mine Township Tons Milled Production Grade (oz./T) Years of Production (oz.Au) Ethel Copper** James 17,477 115 0.007 1962--67 Gateford (Swastika) Teck 103,684 30,068 0.290 1910--47*** Glimmer* Hislop 555,439 104,653 0.188 1997 (bulk sample) Golden Summit Maisonville 737 57 0.077 1936--37,45 Gold Hill Catharine 4,616 660 0.143 1927--28 Gold Pyramid Guibord 175 36 0.206 1911 Hislop Mine (Hislop East) Hislop 205,125 31,270 0.152 1990--91,93--95 Holloway Mine* Holloway 1,247,770 209,712 0.168 1993,95(preproduction),96-- Holt--McDermott* Holloway 5,170,931 812,301 0.157 1988-- Hudson--Rand Teck 6,496 483 0.074 1922 Kerr McGarry 40,336,512 10,457,441 0.259 1911,38--96 Kirkland Lake Teck 3,140,283 1,172,955 0.374 1916--60 Kirkland Townsite Teck 4,230 1,921 0.454 1958--59 Laguerre McVittie 40,514 7,568 0.187 1937--39 Lake Shore* Teck 17,189,673 8,599,198 0.500 1918--65,82--87,97 Macassa* Teck 7,819,641 3,502,905 0.448 1933-- Macassa (Tailings)* Teck 2,901,837 152,173 0.052 1987-- Matachewan Consolidated Powell 3,525,200 378,101 0.107 1934--54 McBean Gauthier 557,621 45,900 0.082 1984--86 Miller Independence Pacaud 31 59 1.903 1918 Moffat--Hall Lebel 16,388 4,780 0.292 1934--35 Morris Kirkland Lebel 127,253 16,999 0.134 1936--38,40--42 New Telluride Skead 104 62 0.596 1931--32 Newfield Garrison 55,000 9,680 0.176 1996(bulk sample) Omega McVittie 1,615,081 214,098 0.133 1913,26--28,36--47 Queenston Gauthier 1,054 177 0.168 1941 Ronda Macmurchy 24,592 2,727 0.111 1939 Ross Hislop 6,714,482 995,832 0.148 1936--89 Ryan Lake** Powell 188,790 1,352 0.007 1948--57,62--64 Stairs Midlothian 15,835 3,573 0.226 1965--66 Sylvanite Teck 5,049,536 1,674,808 0.332 1927--61 Teck Hughes Teck 9,565,302 3,709,007 0.388 1917--68 Toburn Teck 1,186,316 570,659 0.481 1917--68*** Tyranite Tyrrell 223,810 31,352 0.140 1939--42 Upper Beaver Gauthier 580,562 140,709 0.242 1913--72*** Upper Canada Gauthier 4,648,984 1,398,291 0.301 1938--71 White--Guyatt Munro 50 10 0.200 1911 Wright Hargreaves Teck 9,934,327 4,821,296 0.485 1921--65 Young Davidson Powell 6,213,272 585,690 0.094 1934--57 Total including tailings 135,403,496 40,446,620 0.299 Total excluding tailings 131,449,915 40,265,707 0.306

* Producer in 1998 ** Base Metal Production *** Intermittent Production

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Figure 1. Mining and exploration in the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s District --1998.

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Figure 2. Property visits in the Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist’s District --1998.

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Figure 3. Airborne total intensity magnetic survey and gold deposits in Lebel and Gauthier Townships.

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Figure 4. Part of Jensen’s (1982) Preliminary Geological Map P.2433 showing parts of Frecheville and Holloway Townships.

Figure 5. Parts of Airborne Electromagnetic Survey Map 80 600, Holloway Township and Map 80 590, Frecheville Township.

46 Ontario Geological Survey Resident Geologist Program

Sudbury Resident Geologist District—1998

by

M. Cosec and S. Gosselin

1999

SUDBURY DISTRICT – 1998

M. Cosec1, and S. Gosselin2 1District Geologist, Sudbury District, Resident Geologist Program, Ontario Geological Survey 2District Support Geologist, Sudbury District, Resident Geologist Program, Ontario Geological Survey

Introduction

The Sudbury District Geologist office of the Resident Geologist Program includes all the judicial districts of Sudbury, Manitoulin, Parry Sound, and Muskoka, and parts of Nipissing and Renfrew. It encompasses approximately 45 000 square km and over 340 townships (Figure 1).

The production of nickel, copper, and related by--products by Falconbridge Limited and Inco Limited dominate mining activities in the Sudbury District. Metal production remained essentially the same as the previous year, despite lower realized prices.

At the end of 1998, there were 13 056 mining claim units in good standing in the Sudbury Mining Division. This represents one of the highest levels, up 16 % from 1997. The number of claim units recorded, however, fell to 2445, a decrease of 28 % from the previous year (Table 1).

Table 1. Summary of claims recorded and assessment work credit in the Sudbury District in 1997.

Year Claims Claim Claims Diamond Physical Geotechnical* Units Units Units Drilling Work Work Total Recorded Cancelled Active ($) ($) ($) ($)

1998 2445 3815 13056 ------2 182 037 1997 3411 2648 11257 ------2 235 293

1996 2512 1548 7934 398 135 279 359 200 631 878 125

1995 3511 3027 6738 343 645 341 063 449 847 1 134 555

1994 696 1332 6092 190 654 281 802 448 181 920 637

* As of 1992, Geological and Geophysical Survey data are combined as Geotechnical Work

Exploration activity by junior mineral exploration companies slowed significantly toward mid--year, only to increase near the end of the year, precipitated by a province--wide interest platinum group elements (PGE’s) hosted in mafic intrusive rocks.

Mining Activity

The year 1998 was a difficult one for the nickel industry as the price of the metal dropped 33%. The average price of the metal was US$2.40 per pound in 1998, compared with US$3.36 in 1997. In December 1998, the price of nickel dropped to its lowest price in 11 ½ years, to US$1.68 on the London Metal Exchange.

Industry executives and analysts do not expect the price to improve in the short term, as demand for the metal had dropped and inventories remain high.

49 SUDBURY DISTRICT—1998 (keyed to Table 4) Sudbury District, Exploration activity in 1998. Figure 1.

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The average price of copper was US$0.75 per pound in 1998, compared with US$1.03 per pound in 1997, a decease of 27 per cent. Falconbridge Limited and Inco Limited operated 17 underground mines in the Sudbury district in 1998 (Figure 2.)

FALCONBRIDGE LIMITED Falconbridge Limited reported a consolidated loss of $36.4 million for 1998, compared with earnings of $137.0 million in 1997. The company’s average realized prices for nickel and copper in 1998 were US$2.23 per pound and US$0.77 per pound, respectively. This compares to average realized prices for nickel and copper in the previous year of US$3.28 per pound and US$1.05 per pound respectively. Despite the loss in earnings, Falconbridge Limited does not expect to suspend any operations or significantly reduce the workforce. Production from the company’s Sudbury Division in 1998 was 46 167 t Ni and 50 191 t Cu from 2 770 231 t of ore hoisted. This was relatively the same as in 1997. Approximately 200 000 t of sulphuric acid was produced. Six mines were in operation producing seven commodities (Table 2). Falconbridge Limited announced it would spend $20 million to turn the nearly exhausted Thayer Lindsley Mine from a high--grade, low tonnage operation, to a low--grade, higher tonnage operation. Between 1990 and 1997 mine production averaged 500 tonnes per day with grades of more than 1.8% Ni and 3.75% Cu. Production was increased to total 233 912 tonnes in 1997 when grades began to decrease. The expansion will have the mine produce 1000 tonnes per day (The Falcon, Fall, 1998). In 1998, the operation produced 255 483 tonnes grading 1.45% Ni and 1.24% Cu. Approximately 5 million tonnes of relatively low--grade mineralization remains at the mine, which was originally expected to close in 1996 (The Falcon, Winter, 1998).

Table 2. Mine production and reserves in the Sudbury District in 1998 (keyed to Figure 2). Metal Mine Production to end of 1997 Production to in 1998 Producers Tonnage @ Total Commodity Tonnage @ Total Grade (estimated) Grade (tonnes) Commodity (tonnes) Falconbridge Ltd. 2 755 700 40 088 Ni 2 770 231 46 167 Ni (tons except when @1.68%Ni 45 568 Cu @1.67%Ni 50 191 Cu noted) 1.79%Cu 1.81%Cu n/a 213, 440 tons N/a 200 000 tons sulphuric acid sulphuric acid Strathcona Mine 451 000 2 995 Ni 436 736 2 778 Ni @0.64%Ni 33 800 Cu @0.64%Ni 30 908 Cu 6.73%Cu 7.08%Cu Fraser Mine 763 000 12 000 Ni 707 454 11 211 Ni @1.67%Ni 5 500Cu @1.58%Ni 4 912 Cu 0.69%Cu 0.69%Cu Onaping/Craig 1 165 000 24 500 Ni 1 151 075 23 365 Ni Mine @2.065Ni 9 800 Cu @2.035Ni 9 261 Cu 0.76%Cu 0.80%Cu Lockerby Mine 143 000 2 500 Ni 219 483 5119Ni @2.18%Ni 800 Cu @2.33%Ni 1 931 Cu 1.09%Cu 0.88%Cu Thayer Lindsley 234 000 3 200 Ni 255 483 3 694 Ni Mine @1.54%Ni 3 000 Cu @1.45%Ni 3 179Cu 1.50%Cu 1.24%Cu INCO Limited 115 000 Ni 10 600 000 282 935 327 Ni (tons except total 115 000 Cu @1.34Ni 263 257 797 Cu Ni,Cuinlbs.) ------1.25Cu n/a 583 000 n/a 599 594 sulphuric acid sulphuric acid

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F r o o d ------5 9 0 8 6 2 13 116 695 Ni @1.11 Ni 12 697 319 Cu 1.07Cu Garson U/G ------619056 13 116 695 Ni @1.86 Ni 12 697 319 Cu 1.21Cu Copper Cliff ------858355 25 682 557 Ni South @1.50 Ni 33 368 019 Cu 1.94Cu Little Stobie ------614618 9214697Ni @0.75 Ni 11 780 891 Cu 0.96Cu Stobie ------3346876 55 111 675 Ni @0.82 Ni 51 616 450 Cu 0.77Cu Copper Cliff ------779945 24 581 314 Ni North @1.58Ni 22 993 724 Cu 1.47Cu Lower Coleman ------654713 20 147 183 Ni @1.54 Ni 11 616 640 Cu 0.89Cu C r e a n H i l l ------4 8 5 4 8 7 15 476 666 Ni @1.59 Ni 12 700 390 Cu 1.31Cu C r e i g h t o n ------1 1 7 5 9 5 3 49 275 122 Ni @0.75 Ni 34 542 904 Cu 0.96Cu McCreedy East ------307 829 9893794Ni @1.61 Ni 3577415Cu 0.58Cu McCreedy West ------775115 25 093 488 Ni @2.99 Ni 46 417 953 1.62Cu Shebandowa ------775 115 12 295 212 Ni @1.71Ni 6955737Cu 0.97Cu

Non--Metal Production to end of 1997 Production to end of 1998 Producers Tonnage @ Grade Tonnage @ Grade

Alexander Centre 4000 tons 4000 tons Industries Ltd. (Alban Quarry) Alexander Centre 150 000 tons 180 000 tons Industries Ltd. (Wavy Quarry) Canadian Colour 1 000 tons 1 250 tons Rock Inc. (Foxey Quarry)

Canadian Colour 800 tons 2 500 tons Rock Inc. (Hercules Quarry)

Leo Alarie and ------2 0 0 0 0 0 t o n s Sons Ltd. Lafarge Canada 6 350 000 tons 3 800 000 tons Incorporated (Meldrum Bay Quarry) Mc Laren’s Bay 600 tons 600--700 tons Ontario Inc.

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Non--Metal Production to end of 1997 Production to end of 1998 Producers (cont) Tonnage @ Grade Tonnage @ Grade OCL Trucking and 78 000 tons 80 000 tons Excavating Limited Rockwood 30 tons 30--35 tons Quarries

UNIMIN Canada 464 455 tons @ 99% Silica 464 455 tons @ 99% Silica Ltd

A $20--million exploration program commenced at the Onaping and Craig mines, and may outline what could be a significant ore deposit (The Sudbury Star, January 31, 1998). This zone, known as the Onaping Depth, contains an undiluted mineral resource of 13.86 million tonnes of 2.91% Ni and 1.80% Cu (Falconbridge Limited, Annual Report 1997).

Falconbridge Limited announced a re--evaluation of operations at its Fraser Mine. The mine plans to produce 800,000 tonnes of ore annually for the next ten years; this amounts to approximately 25 percent of the company’s Sudbury Division production. Since opening in 1981, the mine has produced 10 million tonnes with another 10 million tonnes remaining. However, from 1997 to 1999, the grade will drop from 1.68 to 1.5% Ni. Development of the “3C” Zone has been deferred in favour of new ore discovered near the 607 Ramp. There are also plans to drive a 500m drift to the McCreedy Down Dip Zone, and eventually 2000 m to the North Mine Depth Zone (The Falcon, Winter 1999).

All ore from the Sudbury Division is concentrated at the Strathcona Mill, which has a milling capacity of approximately 10 000 tons per day. Copper concentrate is trucked to the company’s Kidd Metallurgical Division facilities in Timmins for smelting and refining. The nickel--copper concentrate from the Strathcona Mill is treated at the Sudbury Division’s Falconbridge smelter along with custom feed from other sources. The Falconbridge smelter has the capacity to produce 90 000 tons of matte per year. In 1998, it began to receive ore from Raglan. Matte is shipped to the Nikkelverk refinery in Norway for further processing.

INCO LIMITED Inco Limited report a loss of US$76 million in 1998, compared with net earnings of US$75 million in 1997. The company’s average realized prices for nickel and copper in 1998 were US$2.40 per pound and US$0.84 per pound, respectively. This compares to average realized prices for nickel and copper in the previous year of US$3.36 per pound and US$1.07 per pound respectively.

Restructuring efforts have reduced the workforce by 1000 to 5400 employees. An estimated 500 middle management and supervisory jobs were also moved into production and maintenance positions. Approximately 800 positions are to be affected in 1999 (The Globe and Mail, January 15, 1999).

Production from the company’s Ontario Division in 1998 was 282.9 million pounds Ni and 263.3 million pounds Cu. This compares to 214 million pounds Ni and an equivalent amount Cu in 1997. The company operated 11 mines, 2 mills, 1 smelter, 4 refineries, 3 suphuric acid plants, 1 liquid sulphur dioxide plant, 1 oxygen plant producing 10 commodities (see Table 2, Figure 2). Production plans in 1999 will be reduced by an extended summer shutdown, and remain flexible depending on nickel market conditions and the actions of other producers. Production at the Ontario Division is expected to fall to approximately 176 million pounds Ni in upcoming years (Inco Limited press release, February, 1999).

Possible closure or suspension of operations was announced at 6 mines, namely; Little Stobie early in 1999, the Levack and McCreedy West in the third quarter of 1999, Frood No. 3 in late 1999, Crean Hill within 24 months, and Coleman in 2001 (The Sudbury Star, December 26, 1998).

Development of the Gertrude, WD 16, and Foy open pit deposits has been deferred indefinitely.

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Figure 2. Producing Mines in the Sudbury area, 1998. (Keyed to Table 2.)

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Inco Limited has, however, indicated that its Garson and Stobie mines will be given a reprieve, owing to recent cost--cutting measures at those operations (The Northern Miner, November 2, 1998).

The company will move forward with a two--phase, US$125 million project to develop a 6 million tonne high grade, low cost nickel and copper deposit at its Creighton Mine. The first phase of the project will involve development between the 7400--ft. and 7660--ft. levels over the years 1998 to 2013. The second phase will consist of development to the 8180--ft. level from 2005 to 2019. Initial ore production from the first phase is expected in 2001. Annual production from this project is expected to be 10,900 t Ni, 9,500 t Cu, and 28,000 ounces of platinum group metals. The orebody has proven reserves of 2.8 million t grading 3.45% Ni and 2.97% Cu between the 7400--ft. and 7600 ft. levels, and an additional 3.1 million t of probable ore located between the 7660--ft. and 8180--ft. levels grading 3.62% Ni and 3.25% Cu. The average grade in the Ontario Division is 1.3% Ni and 1.1% Cu (Inco Limited press release, April 16, 1998).

All ore from the Ontario Division is milled at the Clarabelle Mill, which has a rated capacity of 45 000 tons per day. Here, the ore is upgraded from 1.2% Ni and 1.2% Cu to a combined total of 7% concentrate. The Copper Cliff Mill provides flotation facilities used to separate bulk Ni--Cu concentrate produced by the mill and upgrades it to 20% combined Ni and Cu. An additional precious--metal and PGE refinery is located in Port Colborne, Ontario.

Industrial Minerals Production

Several industrial mineral commodities were produced throughout the district in 1998. These included dolostone, silica, trap rock, flagstone, and sundry varieties of coloured aggregate (see Table 2). Forty--one active aggregate permits were in issuance, most of which operated intermittently. Numerous companies throughout the Sudbury District extracted considerable amounts of sand and gravel for various purposes.

Advanced Exploration

HIGH G MINERALS CORPORATION High G Minerals Corporation extracted and processed several tons of garnet--bearing rock from the Brazeau magnetite--vanadium occurrence in Papineau Township. The garnet is hosted in a gabbro--anorthosite unit that comprises part of a differentiated mafic complex with a magnetite-- and vanadium--rich core. Several tons of material was treated at the Ecosource Garnet Incorporated plant in Lively for product testing. If the $8 to $10 million project is successful, it may employ up to 50 people at the quarry and proposed mill (The North Bay Nugget, March 31, 1998).

INCO LIMITED Advanced exploration at the Victor Mine property has been deferred indefinitely. Development work of the exploration shaft was completed to a depth of 5000 feet in March 1997. Underground diamond drilling was completed in December of that year.

KYANITE MINING CORPORATION Kyanite Mining Corporation held an information session as part of an advanced exploration program for its Crocan Lake kyanite property. The company commenced to extract a 25,000 t bulk sample end of the year. A mill is scheduled to be built in 1999, and the concentrate transported to processing facilities in Virginia.

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Table 3. Assessment files received in the Sudbury District in 1998.

Abbreviations AEM...... Airborne electromagnetic survey Lc...... Linecutting AM...... Airborne magnetic survey Met...... Metallurgical testing ARA...... Airborne radiometric survey OD...... Overburden drilling Beep...... Beep Mat survey ODH...... Overburden drill hole(s) Bulk...... Bulk sampling OMIP...... Ontario Mineral Incentive Program DD...... Diamond drilling OPAP...... Ontario Prospectors Assistance Program DDH...... Diamond drill hole(s) PEM...... Pulse electromagnetic survey DGP...... Down--hole geophysics PGM...... Platinum group metals GC...... Geochemical survey Pr...... Prospecting GEM...... Ground electromagnetic survey RES...... Resistivity survey GL...... Geological Survey Samp...... Sampling (other than bulk) GM...... Ground magnetic survey Seismic...... Seismic survey GRA...... Ground radiometric survey SP...... Self--potential survey Grav...... Gravity survey Str...... Stripping HLEM...... Horizontal loop electromagnetic survey Tr...... Trenching HM...... Heavy mineral sampling UG...... Underground exploration/development IM...... Industrial mineral testing and marketing VLEM...... Vertical loop electromagnetic survey IP...... Induced polarisation survey VLFEM..... Very low frequency electromagnetic survey

Township or Area Company Name Yea r Type of Work AFRO Number Resident Geologist Office File Designation

Afton W. Ferriera 1998 Pr, GL , Samp 2.18895 SP009 Afton D. Laronde 1997 Mag, VLF, IP 2.18959 SP010 Afton, Casells D. Lalonde 1997 GP, Tr, DD OP96--287 SP007* Antoine G. Smith 1997 Pr 2.18925 SP004 Aylmer Harty, J. Brady, M. Brady 1997 GL, Samp, GC OP96--036 SP004* Moncreiff, Parkin, Ulster Aylmer, Rathburn D. Hopkins 1997 Lc, GM 2.18354 SP005 Aylmer, Norman, J. Brady 1997 Samp, GL, EnvG 2.18128 SP002* Rathburn, Hutton, Parkin Baldwin A. Barry 1998 Str, Tr, Samp 2.19000 SP011 Belfast A. Adair 1997/ 1998 Str, Tr, Samp 2.18907 SP001 Beulah G. Salo 1997 Tr 2.18201 SP019 Boon, Gerow Freewest Resources Canada 1998 GL , Samp 2.18621 SP011 Inc. Burton J. Trusler 1996/ 1997 Str, DD 2.17948 SP007 Butler A. Howden, G. Kealey 1997 Tr, IM 2.19403 SP002 Butler Richland Mines Inc. 1997 GL, Samp, Lc 2.18750 SP003 Butler P. Menard 1997/ 1998 GP, Pr 2.18670. SP004 Calvin R. Rose 1997 DD, Tr, Samp 2.18054 SP001 Carling J. Trusler 1996/ 1997 Str, DD 2.17947 SP009 Carling J. Trusler 1996/ 1997 Str, DD 2.17951 SP010 Carling, Burton J. Trusler 1997 DD, Tr ,Pr OP96--077 SP011* Clary Falconbridge Ltd. 1998 GL, Samp 2.18759 SP002 Clement Falconbridge Limited 1998 GM ,VLF/EM 2.18896 SP003 Clement, MacBeth K. Cameron 1998 GP, HLEM , GM 2.18898 SP001

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Township or Area Company Name Yea r Type of Work AFRO Resident Geologist Number Office File Designation

Clement, Scholes Temex Resources 1998 GM,VLF/EMGM,Lc 2.18801 SP002 Craig, Moncreiff R. Lipic, R. Sudmu 1997 GL, Lc, GM, Pr, Samp 2.18056 SP003 Curtin, Roosevelt D. Brunne 1997 GL, Samp, GM OP96--130 SP021* Dana Prodigy Resources 1998 GL 2.18804 SP001 Incorporated Davis J. Bradley, G. Jackson 1998 Pr , Samp 2.18668 SP049 Dieppe, Truman G. Salo 1997 Pr, Str, Tr, VLF/EM, GL 2.18200 SP012* Dieppe, Truman, G. Salo 1997 Pr OP95--230 SP013* Hutton Falconbridge E. Jerome, R. Charron 1998 Lc, GM, VLF/EM, HLEM 2.18345 SP022 Falconbridge E. Jerome, R. Charron 1998 Str, Tr, Samp 2.18055 SP023 Falconer, Milne, J. Foster 1997 Pr, Str , GL, Samp OP91--318 SP003* Casimir Franklin R. Stewart 1998 GL 2.18692 SP001 Gladman T. Gordon--Roy 1997 Str, Tr, Lc 2.18352 SP001 Hart J. Brady 1996/ 1997 GL 2.18033 SP005 Hart J. Brady 1997 Pr, Pr, Str, Tr, GL 2.18079 SP006 Hart J. Brady 1997 Str, Tr , GL 2.18069 SP007 Hart D. Crawford 1998 Pr 2.18619 SP008 Hutton G. Salo 1997/ 1998 GL, Samp 2.18203 SP034* Hutton, Norman, G. Salo 1997 GR OP96--112 SP034* Parkin, Wisner MacBeth Temex Resources 1998 GM , Lc, VLF/EM 2.18832 SP003 MacBeth Temex Resources 1998 GM, VLF/EM, Lc 2.18833 SP004 MacBeth Falconbridge Limited 1997 DD, Samp, GC 2.18657 SP005 MacBeth Falconbridge Limited 1998 GM, HLEM 2.18876 SP006 MacBeth S. Anderson 1998 GL, Samp 2.18992 SP008 Mattawan G. Shouinard 1997 Pr, GL 2.18477 SP002 Mattawan G. Shouinard 1997 Pr, GL 2.18452 SP003 Mattawan G. Shouinard 1997 Pr, Pr, GL 2.18454 SP004 Mattawan G. Shouinard 1998 Pr, Str 2.18453 SP005 Mattawan A. MacDonnell 1997 Str 2.18558 SP006 McAuslan J. Pilger 1997 Pr, GL 2.16924 SP003 McKinnon E. Stringer 1997 GL, Samp OP95--261 SP011* McNish Flag Resources (1985) Ltd. 1998 Lc, GP 2.18506 SP007 McNish Flag Resources (1985) Ltd. 1998 DD 2.18461 SP008 McNish Flag Resources (1985) Ltd. 1998 DD 2.18815 SP009 MacBeth, McNish Flag Resources (1985) Ltd. 1998 Lc, GM, HLEM 2.18408 SP006 Mongowin Garson Resources Ltd. 1998 DD, GL, Samp 2.18347 SP015 Neelon L. Alair and Sons Ltd 1997 Str, GL 2.17695 SP003 Neelon DBC Aggregates Ltd. 1997 DD, IM 2.17989 SP004 Neelon W. Hanych 1997 Pr, GL, IM 2.18353 SP005 Norman A. Barry 1998 Str, Tr, DD, Samp, blasting 2.19058 SP026 Norman L. Barry 1997 Pr, Str, Tr, GL 2.18355 SP025 Papineau A. Clark 1997 DD 2.17949 SP001 Pardo, Clement, Tenajon Resources Corp. 1997/ 1998 Pr, GL, Str, GC, Samp 2.18757 SP001 MacBeth

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Township or Area Company Name Yea r Type of Work AFRO Resident Geologist Number Office File Designation

Parkin Ontario Quarries Inc. 1993 DD,Str,Tr,GL,BS,GC, 2.17277 SP056** EnvG Parkin Ontario Quarries Inc. 1995 DD, Tr, Str, GL, BS, Samp 2.17229 SP057** Parkin Ontario Quarries Inc. 1994 Pr, GL, Str, Tr, Samp, BS, 2.17541 SP058** DD Parkin V. Boullard 1998 Lc 2.18480 SP057 Parkin V. Boullard 1998 Str , Samp 2.18550 SP058 Porter, Baldwin D & H Consulting Services 1995 Str, Tr, DD, blasting ,BS 2.17236 SP005 Inc. Porter, Dunlop M. Turcotte 1997 Pr, Tr ,GL OP96--036/37 SP004* Rhodes D. Churchill 1998 Tr ,Lc 2.18351 SP013 Scadding G. Jackson 1997 Pr, GL, Samp, Tr 2.18012 SP029 Scadding R. Fielding 1997 Gc, Pr , Samp 2.18693 SP030 Scadding J. Bradley 1998 Pr, GC, Samp 2.18586 SP031 Scadding Currie Rose Resources Inc. 1997/ 1998 DD 2.18965 SP032 Scholes, Afton W. Ferriera 1998 Pr, GL, Samp 2.18897 SP003 Scholes, Afton Temex Resources 1998 GM, VLF/EM 2.18834 SP003 Secord Secord Silica Corp. 1997 Str, Samp 2.18202 SP006 Shakespeare, Caen P. Blue 1997 GL , Samp 2.18401 SP004 Struthers G. Lahay 1994 Str, DD, blasting, IM 2.17988 SP002 Venturi I. Burns 1997 Str 2.18013 SP001 Waters B. Berry 1997 Str 2.17931 SP009 Waters B. Berry 1997 DD 2.17932 SP010 West Ferris D. Fudge 1998 GM, VLF/EM 2.18962 SP001 Wisner G. Barry 1997 Str, Tr 2.17873 SP012 Wisner G. Barry 1998 Str, Tr 2.18894 SP014 Wisner G. Barry 1998 Str, Tr 2.18553 SP013

* OPAP funded ** OMIP funded Exploration Activity

Exploration activity in the district was down considerably in the first half of 1998, owing to lack of capital, particularly to junior mineral exploration companies. Activity would increase only toward the end of the year, with a particular focus on PGE prospects hosted in Paleoproterozoic mafic intrusive rocks. Garnet properties were also popular, with exploration undertaken by various interests in Street, Dana, Mattawan, Papineau, and Lount townships. Several of these will be the subject of a mineralogical study by the Mines Group of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines and Lakefield Research Limited, as noted in the section “OGS Activities and Research by Others” (Table 4).

There were 15 OPAP--funded projects undertaken.

Programs of note are detailed below.

CHAMPION BEAR RESOURCES LIMITED Champion Bear Resources Limited acquired 1,760 acres of mining claims that cover approximately 4 km of the Parkin (Whistle) Offset dike of the Sudbury Igneous Complex. Surface sampling by J. Brady in

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1995 returned assays of up to 15% Cu, 0.063 ounce Au per ton, 0.29 ounce Pt per ton, and 14.6 ounces Ag per ton (Mining North, supplement to The Sudbury Star, November 1998). Samples taken by M. Cosec in 1990 on a nearby property returned an assay of 0.45 ounce Pt per ton (Temiskaming Testing Laboratories, Cobalt,).

The company’s results from lithogeochemical channel sampling program on the offset dike area follows: Pt 9.2 g/t Pd 4.3 g/t Au 1.57 g/t Cu 11.2% Ni 0.63%. Diamond drilling on the project commenced in December and continued in 1999 to test the main prospect and other targets on the property (Champion Bear Resources Limited press release, December 3, 1998).

The company also conducted airborne geophysical surveys over, and adjacent to, the Iron Mask silver property in Hart Township. The property hosts three known copper--nickel--cobalt prospects and numerous silver--lead--zinc occurrences in a skarn--type environment. Diamond drilling was expected to commence in 1999 (Champion Bear Resources Limited press release, November 3, 1998).

CURRIE ROSE RESOURCES INCORPORATED Currie Rose Resources Incorporated completed 4000 feet of diamond drilling of a 17 000 foot program at the former Scadding gold mine in Scadding Township. Sixteen holes were drilled on a northwest trending structure. Thirteen drill holes intersected core with assay values of over 0.10 ounce Au per ton, with 9 holes having a value of 0.29 ounce Au per ton, the highest being 1.58 ounces Au per ton over 15.5 feet. The gold mineralization is hosted within zones of intensely chloritized and brecciated Espanola Formation and Serpent Formation rock of the Paleoproterozoic Huronian Supergroup. The mine produced 32 140 ounces Au from 4 zones in the late 1980’s (Currie Rose Resources Incorporated press release, February 11, 1998).

FALCONBRIDGE LIMITED Falconbridge Limited announced diamond drilling at its Norman West project, in the northeast corner of the Sudbury Igneous Complex. The company has established resources of 5.4 million t grading 1.58% Ni and 1.47% Cu (Falconbridge Limited, Annual Report 1997). The property is immediately west of the Inco Limited Whistle Mine property.

FLAG RESOURCES (1985) LIMITED/GOLDEN BRIAR MINES LIMITED. Flag Resources (1985) Limited completed 1880 feet of diamond drilling in 13 holes on its McNish Township holdings. The drilling intersected medium-- to coarse--grained gabbro with numerous chloritic slips. One hole under a surface sulphide showing assayed 0.47% Cu and 0.10% Ni over 19 feet, from 5 to 24 feet in depth. The gabbro is presumed to be of Archean age. The program was based on the results of ground VLF--EM geophysical surveys recently completed by partner Golden Briar Mines Limited that identified several conductors (Flag Resources (1985) Limited press release, March 4, 1998).

The two companies also completed a limited diamond drilling program at the Rathbun PGE occurrence in Rathbun Township. Disseminated sulphides were encountered at a depth of 300 feet in one drill hole. One and one--half miles to the east, on the “Wanapitei, Gabbro” diamond drilling intersected 0.45% Cu and 0.15% Ni, with anomalous Pt, Pd, Au, and Ag, over an interval of 18.4 feet. The program continued into 1999 (Flag Resources (1985) Limited press release, December 11, 1998).

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FREEWEST RESOURCES CANADA INCORPORATED Freewest Resources Canada Incorporated conducted a lithogeochemical sampling program on the “Inclusion--Bearing Zone” of the East Bull Lake differentiated mafic intrusion in Gerow Township. The zone was sampled over a width of 15 m and strike length of 25 m. A total of 37 grab and chip samples all returned anomalous Pt and Pd values (>50 ppb). Eighteen of the samples are characterized by Pt+Pd > 1.0 g/t, with anomalous Au, Ag, Cu, and Ni. The best sample returned values of 6.6 g/t Pd, 2.8 g/t Pt, 8.3 g/t Ag, 0.3 g/t Au, 1.79% Cu, and 0.66% Ni. Linecutting, geological mapping, ground magnetometer and induced polarity geophysical surveys were conducted. Trenching and 400 m of diamond drilling followed. Previous geological mapping by the Ontario Geological Survey indicates the “Inclusion--Bearing Zone” may be over 2 km in strike length.

Exploration was also conducted 5 km to the east, near Bull Lake, where a grab sample collected when the property was being staked returned 1.7 g/t Pd, 0.5 g/t Pt, 59.6 g/t Ag, and 0.2 g/t Au (Freewest Resources Canada Incorporated press release, September 9, 1998).

Freewest Resources Canada Incorporated entered into a joint venture agreement with Sparton Resources Incorporated for a $60,000 work commitment (M. Fekete, Freewest Resources Canada Incorporated, personal communication, 1998).

Table 4. Exploration activity in the Sudbury District in 1998. (keyed to Figure 1).

Abbreviations AEM...... Airborne electromagnetic survey Lc...... Linecutting AM...... Airborne magnetic survey Met...... Metallurgical testing ARA...... Airborne radiometric survey OD...... Overburden drilling Beep...... Beep Mat survey ODH...... Overburden drill hole(s) Bulk...... Bulk sampling OMIP...... Ontario Mineral Incentive Program DD...... Diamond drilling OPAP...... Ontario Prospectors Assistance Program DDH...... Diamond drill hole(s) PEM...... Pulse electromagnetic survey DGP...... Down--hole geophysics PGM...... Platinum group metals GC...... Geochemical survey Pr...... Prospecting GEM...... Ground electromagnetic survey RES...... Resistivity survey GR...... Geological survey Samp...... Sampling (other than bulk) GM...... Ground magnetic survey Seismic...... Seismic survey GP...... Geophysical survey SP...... Self--potential survey Grav...... Gravity survey Str...... Stripping HLEM...... Horizontal loop electromagnetic survey Tr...... Trenching HM...... Heavy mineral sampling UG...... Underground exploration/development IM...... Industrial mineral testing and marketing VLEM...... Vertical loop electromagnetic survey IP...... Induced polarisation survey VLFEM..... Very low frequency electromagnetic survey

No Company/Individual or Property Township/Area Exploration Activity (Occurrence Name) (Commodity) 1 A. Barry Baldwin (PGE, Au, Ni, Cu) Str,Tr,Beep,GC,Samp,Pr 1 A. Barry Norman (Ni, Cu) Str, Tr, Beep, GC 2 A. Hill Stull (barite) Pr, Str, Tr, GC, Samp 3 A.W.Adair Belfast(PGE,Cu,Ag) Str,Tr,GC 4 Canmine Resources Corporation Afton (Au) Pr, GR, Tr, GC (Emerald Lake cobalt prospect) 5 Champion Bear Resources Ltd. Hart (Cu, Ni, Co, Au, Zn) AM, AEM (Iron Mask property)

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No Company/Individual or Property Township/Area Exploration Activity (Occurrence Name) (Commodity) 6 Champion Bear Resources Ltd./J. Brady Parkin (PGE) AM,AEM,GC (Nickel Offset dyke property) 6 Currie Rose Resources Incorporated Scadding (Au) DD (Scadding Mine) 7 D. Beilhartz Botha (PGE, Ni, Cu, VMS) Str, Tr, GC, Pr, GR, Samp, DD, 8 D. Bradley Davis (Au) GC 9 D.Crawford Hart(Zn,Co) Pr,Tr,Str 10 D. Hardy McAuslan, Parkman. (Cu) Pr 11 D. Hawke Dunlop (Au, PGE) GR, GC, Samp 12 F. Racicot Alymer, Rathbun ( Ni, Cu ) GM 12 F. Racicot Kelly, Davis (PGE) Pr, GC (Kelly/Davis property) 12 F. Racicot Dana, Crerar (PGE) GC (River Valley property) 12 F. Racicot Janes (PGE) Pr, GC (Sargesson Lake property) 13 Falconbridge Limited MacBeth (base metals) GM, HLEM, (Moses Lake prospect) 13 Falconbridge Limited Norman (Ni, Cu) DD (Norman West project) 14 Flag Resources (1985) Limited/Golden Blair McNish (Zn, Cu, Pb, Ag) GEM, VLF, DD Mines Limited (Ozhway Lake property) 14 Flag Resources (1985) Limited./Golden Blair Rathbun (PGE, Ni, Cu) DD Mines Limited (Rathbun Lake occurence) 15 Freewest Resources Canada Incorporated Boon (PGE) Str, Tr, GC (East Bull Lake area) 15 Freewest Resources Canada Incorporated Gerow (base metals) Pr, GC (Wiskey Lake area) 15 Freewest Resources Canada Incorporated/ Gerow (PGE) DD, GEM Sporton Resources Incorporated (Folson Lake property) 16 G. Barry Wisner (Ni, Cu) Str, Tr, GC 17 G. Salo Hutton (Au) GC (HuttonGoldprospect) 17 G. Salo Dieppe, Truman, Parkin, Hutton (Cu, Ni) Pr, Str, Samp 18 G. Shouinard Mattawan ( Ni, Cu ) IM, PR, GC 19 G. Vandevalk Lount ( Ni, Cu, Co) Pr, GC, Samp, GP 20 G.Smith Antoine (garnet, mica, kyanite) Pr 21 Goldwright Explorations Incorporated Clement (Au, Cu, Ni) GR (Iron Mountain property) 21 Goldwright Explorations Incorporated Janes, Kelly (PGE, Ni, Cu) Tr, GC, GR (Chinigouchi River property) 21 Goldwright Explorations Incorporated / Pacific Janes, Kelly (PGE, Ni, Cu ) Str, Tr, GC, Samp, IP North West Capital Corporation (Chinigouchi River property) 22 H. Tracanelli Hess (dimension stone) Pr, Str, Samp, GR 23 High G Minerals Corporation Papineau (garnet) IM (Brazeau occurrence) 24 Inco Limited Broder, Waters, Snider DD, DGP (Kelly Lake project) 25 J. Bond Shibananing, Gough, Shakespeare, Dunlop Pr (Shakespeare--Dunlop area) (PGE)

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No Company/Individual or Property Township/Area Exploration Activity (Occurrence Name) (Commodity) 26 J. Brady Parkin,Hart,Norman.(Au,Ni,Cu,Zn) Pr, GR, Str, Tr, GP, GC, Samp 27 J. Burns Padro, Clement (Ni, Cu) Pr 28 J. Positano Henry (dimension stone) IM, Str, Pr 29 Kyanite Mining Corporation Butler (kyanite) Bulk, IM (Crocan Lake kyanite property) 30 Lake Superior Resources Corporation Flett ( Ni, Cu , PGE) GR, Samp 31 Lutha and Associates Boon, Shibananing, Mandamin, Gerow Pr, GR, GC (East Bull Lake area) (PGE) 31 Lutha and Associates Dryden, Neelon, Dill, Cleland (PGE) Pr, GR, GC (Wanapitei property) 32 Millstream Mines Limited Falconbridge (Au) Str, Tr, GEM 32 Millstream Mines Limited Falconbridge ( Ni, Cu ) GEM, Str, Tr, Samp 33 Mustang Gold Corporation Boon, Shibananing, Mandamin, Gerow Lc, GR, GC, GEM, IP (East Bull Lake area) (PGE) 33 Mustang Gold Corporation Gerow (PGE) Lc, GR, GC, IP (Moon Lale/East Bull Lake area) 34 Nipissing Explorations Services Limited Clement, MacBeth (Au, Co, Fe) GM, GR (Arkand Lake property) 35 Pacific Northwest Capital Corporation Janes (PGE) GC, GEM, VLF/MAG, Str, Tr (Jackie Rastall prospect) 35 Pacific Northwest Capital Corporation Kelly (PGE) GC, GEM, IP (Kelly project) 36 Prodigy Resources Corporation Dana (garnet) Pr, GR, Tr, GC 37 R. Komarechka Cherriman (dimension stone) Bulk, IM 37 R. Komarechka Mattawan (garnet) Bulk, IM 38 R. Leclaire, A. Leclaire Marquette, Dana, Pardo, McWilliams Pr, IM (dimension stone) 39 R.V. Stewart Franklin (flagstone) GR 40 Rainbow Petroleum Corporation/ Garson Mongowin (Au) DD Resources Limited (McMillan Mine) 41 S. Anderson MacBeth (Au) GC 42 S. Jobin--Bevans Janes (PGE, Cu, Ni) Pr, GR, GP, Str, Samp 43 Secord Silica Corporation Secord (Si) Str, GC (Secord occurence)

44 Summo Exploration Benny area (base metals) GGP 45 T. Fielding MacLennan (Au) Ps, Str, Samp 46 T. Loney, M. Loney Scadding (Au, Cu) GP, Str, Tr, GC, Samp, DD (Aldwin--Porcupine occurrence) 47 Temex Resources Limited Clement(Au,Co) GM,VLF,GEM (Manitou Lake) 47 Temex Resources Limited McBeth ( Ni, Cu ) Lc, GM, VLF, GEM (Cucumber Lake / Beaver Dam Lake) 47 Temex Resources Limited Afton, Scholes ( Ni, Cu ) Lc, GM, VLF, GEM (EaGRerock Lake) 47 Temex Resources Limited Clement, Scholes ( Ni, Cu ) Lc, GM, VLF, GEM (Turtleshell Lake) 48 Triex Resources Limited Padro, Clement Lc, VLF, GEM, IP 49 V. Boulard Parkin (Cu, stone) Lc, GR, Str, Tr, GC 50 Wallbridge Mining Company Incorporated WelcomeLakearea(Au,Cu) GR,GC (Shining Tree project)

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MUSTANG GOLD CORPORATION L. Luhta and Associates acquired a large number of claims underlain by rocks of the East Bull Lake differentiated mafic intrusion in Boon, Shibananing, Mandamin, and Gerow townships. The East Bull Lake property was subsequently optioned to Mustang Gold Corporation. Surface grab samples by the company assayed up to 7 g/t Pt+Pd. The company’s holdings consist of 392 claim units totaling in excess of 15 000 acres (L. Luhta, personal communication, July, 1998; Mustang Gold Corporation, press release, July 15, 1998).

The company continued with land acquisition, linecutting, lithogeochemical sampling, and an induced polarity geophysical survey (Mustang Gold Corporation press release, August 18, 1998).

Late in the year, Mustang Gold Corporation completed 8 diamond drill holes totaling 1200 m on the “Anorthosite Zone” near Moon Lake. This area was identified in earlier studies funded by the Ontario Geological Survey as a potential host for PGE mineralization (K. Lapierre, Mustang Gold Corporation, personal communication, 1998).

PACIFIC NORTH WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION/GOLDWRIGHT EXPLORATIONS INCORPORATED Goldwright Explorations Incorporated continued with its exploration program on the Rastall Ni--Cu--PGE property in Janes Township, initiated in late 1997. Trenching, lithogeochemical sampling, and geological mapping were completed. One trench yielded assay values that averaged 3.68 g/t Pt+Pd+Au, 4.2 g/t Ag, 1.06% Cu, and 0.49% Ni over a 14 m interval. Mineralization consisting of finely disseminated chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, and pentlandite is hosted in Nipissing gabbro and can be traced for over 500 m along strike (Goldwright Explorations Limited press release, May 1998).

Pacific North West Capital Corporation subsequently entered into an option agreement with Goldwright Explorations Incorporated. The former may earn a 50% interest in properties held by the latter in Janes and Kelly townships, by completing exploration expenditures of $1 million over the next four years. Stripping, trenching, lithogeochemical sampling, and self potential geophysical surveys were conducted during the summer (Pacific North West Capital Corporation, press release, July 8, 1998).

Results from “Trench #1” at the Rastall prospect, over 13.34 m, are as follows: Pd 3.52 g/t Pt 0.44 g/t Au 0.40 g/t Pd+Pt+Au 4.36 g/t Cu 1.04 % Ni 0.42 % This includes 5.08 g/t Pd+Pt+Au over 5.8 m. The strike length of the surface mineralization was also increased to 1700 feet. An additional 128 claim--units have been staked (Pacific North West Capital Corporation press release, October 7, 1998).

Results from “Trench #4”, over 0.52 m are as follows: Pd 31.21 g/t Pt 17.2 g/t Au 1.3 g/t Pd+Pt+Au 49.7 g/t Both companies have entered into an agreement with Falconbridge Limited whereby Falconbridge has, for a specified time, the right of first refusal for the Janes Township property. Drilling is expected to begin in late March on the Rastall prospect (Pacific North West Capital Corporation press release, November 6, 1998).

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Lithogeochemical sampling commenced on the Kelly project in Kelly Township in late 1998. Previous grab samples on the property assayed 4.5 g/t Pd, 5.1 g/t Pt, and 3.4 g/t Au. Induced Polarity geophysical surveys, followed by trenching are expected to start on the property in early 1999 (Pacific North West Capital Corporation press release, December 17, 1998).

TRIEX RESOURCES LIMITED Triex Resources Corporation completed 40 km of linecutting, ground magnetometer and VLF--EM geophysical surveys, as well as 23 km of Induced Polarity geophysical survey on a 150 claim--unit property in Pardo and Clement townships. The geophysical surveys identified 14 targets. Stripping of these targets, additional linecutting, and geological mapping will be conducted in 1999. The property was optioned from Tenajon Resources Corporation for a $150 000 work commitment over 30 months. (D. McIvor, Triex Resources Limited, personal communication, 1999).

The property is underlain by Mississagi Formation orthoconglomerate of the Paleoproterozoic Huronian Supergroup that has unconformably overlain Archean rocks. The conglomerate is locally highly pyritiferous, with quartz pebble content as high as 20% (Meyn 1977). The company is examining the potential for Witswaterand--style gold mineralization.

Land Use Planning Activity

A substantial amount of time and effort was spent on land use planning activities in 1998.

LANDS FOR LIFE Approximately 250 mineral resources assessments (MRA’s) were completed for candidate sites identified by the Ministry of Natural Resources Lands for Life initiative. Sites to be considered as parks, conservation reserves, and areas with restricted mineral development activities were given priority. Attention was especially paid to areas of moderate to high mineral potential and existing mining claim fabric.

Presentations were made to the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Lands for Life “Round Table” in Huntsville, Sudbury, and Sault Ste. Marie (Goulais River). Several information sessions were attended in Sudbury.

The mineral resource assessments are available for public viewing at the Sudbury District Geologist office.

MINISTRY OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AND HOUSING In 1998, the consolidation of many smaller municipalities into larger ones in Ontario came into effect. This necessitated the input to municipal “Official Plans” with respect to mineral potential and mining related activity in order to avoid land alienation to the mineral exploration sector and potential provincial revenues.

Modified mineral resources assessments with maps outlining the areas of planning interest were provided to the following municipalities. Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands Central Manitoulin Township Burpee & Mills Township Sables--Spanish River Township Town of Espanola

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Town of Nairn and Hyman The Region of Sudbury Sudbury East Town of French River West Nipissing Town of West Nipissing Town of Temagami (part of) In addition, background information was provided to municipalities and planning consultants to the Town of Mattawa, the Region of Sudbury, Baldwin Township, Bonfield Township, the City of North Bay, and the Town of Nairn and Hyman.

Resident Geologist Program Staff and Activities

In 1998, the Sudbury District Geologist office was staffed M. Cosec, District Geologist; S. Buckley, Geological Assistant; and S. Gosselin, Geological Assistant/District Support Geologist. During the summer, Experience students L. Knoll and M. Bednis assisted the office.

Staff members attended local meetings of the Sudbury Prospectors and Developers Association, the Sudbury Geological Discussion Group, the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, and the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce.

Staff responded to approximately 2200 office inquiries and 1900 telephone inquiries. Requests for information included geological information on a host of topics, including exploration techniques, rock and mineral identification, mineral collecting, grant programs, staking and exploration activities in the district, geological tours, mineral potential evaluations, land use issues, and land value questions.

M. COSEC The district geologist served as the mining industry representative to the Northern Development Economic Development Unit Area Team. Several clients were familiarized with potential funding available through the Heritage Fund Corporation. Meetings and conferences were attended in Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie.

Table 5. Property visits conducted by the Sudbury District office in 1998 (keyed to Figure 3).

Number (keyed to Figure 3) Property/Occurrence 1 A. Leblanc, Crerar property (Ni, Cu, PGE) 2 Consolidated Richland Mines Limited, Butler occurrence (vermiculite) 3 D. Bain, Mattawan property (garnet) 4 D. Brunne, Brunne--Stringer property (Ni, Cu, PGE) 5 Freewest Resources Canada Limited, Folson Lake property, (Ni, Cu, PGE) 6 High G Minerals Corporatation, Brazeau occurrence (garnet) 7 I. Nadeau, Cosby property, (dimension stone) 8 Pacific North West Capital Corporation / Goldwright Explorations Incorporated, Rastall prospect (Ni, Cu, PGE)* 9 Upper Spanish River Area ( reconnaissance)

*Properties visited more than once

65 SUDBURY DISTRICT—1998 keyed to Table 5) ( Sudbury District, Property visits conducted in 1998. Figure 3.

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M. Cosec is an industry advisor to the Ministry of Natural Resources Local Citizens Committee. This committee provides recommendations to local land use planning decisions.

Background research was provided to the Freshwater Ecology Unit of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Department of Biological Sciences at Laurentian University to determine reasons behind pH anomalies in lakes within Killarney Provincial Park. This work has lead to the assumption of a previously unknown post--Grenville phase of intrusion and alteration. Future work in this regard is recommended.

M. Cosec attended the Northeast Regional Geoscience Symposium April 21 and 22 in Kirkland Lake.

The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada annual meeting was attended from March 7 to 12.

Office tours and field trips of the Sudbury Structure were provided to various groups and individuals throughout the year.

S. BUCKLEY S. Buckley assisted with the development of a geoscience activity kit for school--age children with Science North.

The Northeast Regional Geoscience Symposium, April 21 and 22 in Kirkland Lake, was attended with M. Cosec.

S. Buckley left the Ministry in May, being replaced by S. Gosselin. Miss Gosselin is a graduate of the School of Mineral Resources Technology at Cambrian College, Sudbury.

Recommendations for Exploration

The Sudbury District is underlain by a large variety of geological environments that includes the Superior, Southern, and Grenville provinces, and Paleozoic limestones and dolostones on Manitoulin Island.

Interest in PGE mineralization was notably high in 1998, and is expected to carry well into 1999. Exploration was focused on, but not necessarily confined to, Paleoproterozoic (2.48 Ga) differentiated mafic intrusions along the Southern Province – Superior Province boundary between Elliot Lake and Sudbury. These include the East Bull Lake and Shakespeare--Dunlop gabbro--anorthosite intrusions.

Disseminated Ni--Cu sulphide mineralization was first reported in this area by Moore and Armstrong (1943). However, significant exploration programs were not undertaken until 1987 through 1993, and most recently, in the latter half of 1998. This was due, in part, to the withdrawal of lands from staking by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. All previously withdrawn lands were reopened are to staking in 1998.

According to Peck, James, and Chubb (1992), the East Bull Lake differentiated gabbro--anorthosite intrusion hosts two distinct styles of sulphide mineralization, namely: (1) disseminated magmatic sulphides (chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, bornite) within inclusion leucogabbronorite, (2) disseminated to massive structurally controlled sulphides, also within leucogabbronorite. Both types are enriched in Pt, Pd, Au, Ni, and Cu.

The inclusion leucogabbronorite serves as a particularly distinctive marker horizon. When visible, it has applications that may aid in the discovery of similar PGE occurrences. Immediately north of the East Bull Lake intrusion, are the Tee Lake, Splake Lake, and Barrow Lake intrusions. These have been regionally identified as gabbro--anorthosite and warrant additional exploration.

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East of Sudbury, the River Valley Anorthosite has been suggested to be related to the East Bull Lake intrusion (Easton 1992). Coarse leucogabbronorite, minor anorthosite and gabbro, and rare ultramafic rocks dominate the River Valley Anorthosite. Deformed and metamorphic equivalents of these rocks have been observed in outcrop.

Most of the intrusion was subject to exploration restrictions until recently and exploration of the area is certainly recommended. Lumbers (1973) last completed a geological compilation of the area. Detailed geological mapping has been proposed.

Another PGE exploration target may be a metapyroxenite that is part of a suite of small bodies within the Grenville Front tectonic zone between Coniston and River Valley (Corfu and Easton, 1988). A U--Pb upper age date of 2.49 Ga corresponds roughly to that of the East Bull Lake intrusion. The Fanny Lake intrusive in Flett Township is also spatially related to the Grenville Front tectonic zone. It is composed of anorthositic to ultramafic rocks that are known to host titaniferous--iron deposits.

Table 6. Publications received by the Sudbury District Office in 1998.

Title Author Type and Year of Publication Canadian Mines Handbook, 1998--99 Giancola, D. Southam Mining Publications Group, 1998 Falconbridge Limited Annual Information Falconbridge Limited Annual Report, 118p., 1998. Form, 1997 Geological Methods in Mineral Exploration Marjoribanks, Roger Chapman and Hall, The University Press, and Mining 115p., 1997. New Observations related to the mineral Easton, R.M. Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report potential of the Southern Province and the 5976, 28p., 1998 Grenville Front Tectonic zone east of Sudbury Report of Activities, 1997 Resident Geologist Meyer G., M. Cosec, G.P.B. Grabowski, D.L. Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report Program: Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Guindon, S. Buckley and C.L. Messier 5973, 28p., 1998 Geologist’s Report: Kirkland Lake--Sudbury Districts Report of Activities, 1997 Resident Geologist Blackburn, C.E., P. Hinz, C.C. Storey, L. Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report Program: Red Lake Regional Resident Kosloski and C.B. Ravnaas 5969, 68p., 1998 Geologist’s Report: Red Lake--Kenora Districts Report of Activities, 1997 Resident Geologist Sangster P.J., V.C. Papertzian, K.G. Steele, Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report Program: Southern Ontario Regional D.A. Laidlaw, J.M. Stewart and T.R. Carter 5974, 59p., 1998 Resident Geologist’s Report: Southeastern (MNR) and Southwestern Districts, Mines and Minerals Information Centre, and Petroleum Resources Cetre Report of Activities, 1997 Resident Geologist Schnieders, B.R., J.F. Scott and M.C. Smyk Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report Program: Thunder Bay South Regional 5971, 56p., 1998 Resident Geologist’s Report: Thunder Bay South District Report of Activities, 1997 Resident Geologist Mason, J.K., G. Seim, G.D. White and C. Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report Program: Thunder Bay North Regional Bath 5970, 56p., 1998 Resident Geologist’s Report: Thunder Bay North--Sioux Lookout Districts Report of Activities, 1997 Resident Geologist Atkinson, B.T., M.H. Hailstone, A.C. Wilson, Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report Program: Timmins Regional Resident D.M.Draper,P.Hope,P.M.MorraandD.C. 5972, 82p., 1998 Geologist’s Report: Timmins--Sault Ste. Eagerland Marie Districts

In addition, the office receives copies of the Sudbury Star, The Globe and Mail, Canadian Mining Journal, CIM Bulletin, The Northern Miner, Nickel, Economic Geology and the Society of Economic Geologists Newsletter.

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A large body of mafic intrusive rocks north of Mattawa was identified in the past few years by several individuals. These rocks consist of a range of altered and unaltered mafic to ultramafic units. Minor nickel bearing pyrrhotite was found to occur in a gabbro--anorthosite phase. The extent of this body has yet to be delineated. The intrusive mafic to ultramafic rocks, particularly those from Elliot Lake to the Quebec border, and within the Grenville Front tectonic zone, should be re--evaluated with the likelihood of an association to East Bull Lake intrusion. Uranium--bearing quartz pebble conglomerates at Elliot Lake made the Paleoproterozoic Huronian Supergroup an attractive exploration target when the extraction of those deposits was economically viable. These rocks resemble the Witswatersrand of South Africa, yet lack significant gold. Exploration for paleoplacer gold from Sault Ste. Marie to Cobalt has proven disappointing. Yet, the potential for finding gold in pyritc quartz pebble conglomerates remains a feasible concept. Such pyritic units were recently exposed north and northeast of Sudbury in the eastern section of the Cobalt plate.

Table 7. Mineral deposits not being mined in the Sudbury District in 1998.

Abbreviations AF...... Assessment Files MLS...... Mining Lands, Sudbury CMH...... Canadian Mines Handbook MR...... Mining Recorder GR...... Geological Report NM...... The Northern Miner MDC...... Mineral Deposit Circular OFR...... Open File Report MDIR...... Mineral Deposit Inventory record PC...... Personal Communication

Deposit Name/NTS Commodity Tonnage--Grade Estimates Ownerhsip Reserve References Status and/or Dimensions References Belanger Bay (MDIR dolomite Significant but unpublished Donohue n/a Inactive; area zoned unassigned) Incorporated for extraction Angus deposit Ti, Fe 141 000 000 T @34.58% Fe, Titan Iron Mine Ltd. AF Angus Tp. Inactive patents (MDIR 15.64% TiO2 to 1000 feet 31L14SW00014) deep Bissett Creek deposit flake graphite 26 038 000 T @ 1.86% flake North Coast AF Maria Tp. Active staked claims (MDIR graphite; 4744 000T @ Industries Ltd. 31L01SE00002) 2.99% graphite

Brazeau Prospect Va, Ti, Fe, 110 000T @0.76% V2O3, A. Clark MRC 11 Active (MDIR (garnet) 7.9% TiO2, 35.2% Fe for 31L02NE0010) twolensesto100ft.; 950 000 T for 6 lenses to 100 ft. Burwash Lake Fe 15 possible pit areas Ownership unknown MRC 11 Inactive Prospect (MDIR outlined containing 41P02SW00006) indicated or inferred reserves of 450,000 tons per vert. foot, aver. 20.7 % Fe. Potential tonnage est. @ 100 million tons. Preliminary concentration tests – concentrate grading 68.2% Fe, 5.0% SiO2 with recovery of 93% Butler (Crocan Lake) kyanite 50 000 000 T Kyanite Mining AF Butler Tp. Active leases prospect (MDIR @13--17% kyanite Corporation 31L11SE00012) Butler Vermiculite vermiculite “A” zone: 144 000T Consolidated n/a Active deposit (MDIR @50--90% vermiculite Richland Mines 31L11SE00003) Incorporated Cummings Lake Fe 327.9 million tons @ 26.9% Rio Algom Ltd. MRC 11 Inactive, Prospect (MDIR soluable Fe total underground 41I16NE00036) exploration and bulk sampling

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Deposit Name/NTS Commodity Tonnage--Grade Estimates Ownerhsip Reserve References Status and/or Dimensions References Errington/Vermilion Zn, Cu, Pb 4.4 million tons @ 1.33% Falconbridge MRC 12 Inactive, past Mines (MDIR Cu, 1%Pb, 4%Zn; 9 million Limited, Royal Oak producer 41I11SW00006) tons @ 1.14%Cu, 1%Pb, Mines Inc. 3.8%Zn (drilling by Falconbridge Ltd. has increased these figures) Falcon Gold (MDIR Au Estimate 60,000 tons Pentland Firth E. Stringer, Inactive, 41I10SE00003) @0.23 oz/Au ton Ventures Ltd. prospector, PC 1995 underground development 1900’s Fostung (Texas) W, Mo F33--10 zone, 100,000 Breakwater Ginn,R.M.and Inactive, extensive (MDIR tonnes/vertical m @ 0.214% Resources Limited Beechan, A. W., CIM work by Sulpetro 41I04NE00036) WO4 with 81,200 Bulletin, V. 77, No. Minerals Limited in tonnes/vertical m @ 0.23% 863, p. 60, 1984 late 1970’s, early WO4 and 0.016 % MoS2 1980’s Geneva Lake Mine Cu, Pb,Zn 170,000 T @ 11% Zn. Natural Resource Properties with Inactive, (MDIR (Ag, Au) (Small production --80,588 Holding & Mineral Inventories, past--producer 1940s 41I13SE00002) tons high grade ore) Consulting Inc. Ontario, Canada, February 1996 Graphite Lake Mine graphite Sheehan zone remains Applied Carbon OFR 5892 Inactive, past (MDIR unmined, 6.4 million tons Technology Inc. producer, closed in 31E11NE00004) proven @ 2% graphitic 1994 (possibly ’93) carbon (part of 30 million tons,p,p,&p) Kidd Copper (MDIR Ni, Cu, Co, Estimated 498,000 tons J. P. Sheridan Canadian Mines Inactive, past 41I06NW00012) PGM averaging 0.71% Cu, 0.62% Handbook, 1969--70 producer, 1966 to Ni in Robinson Zone (No. 1 1968 Shaft area); 275,000 tons @ similar grade in the Rosen Zone (No. 2 Shaft area) Lawson Quarry Si Significant but unpublished Inco Limited n/a Active, Bar River (MDIR Form. orthoquartzite; 41I04SE00014) past producer of smelter flux

Parkin Calcite CaCO3 147,460 probable and J. Brady AF Parkin SP025 Inactive (MDIR possible tons of “good, fair 41I15SW00041) and poor” calcite Spanish River Mine Cu, PGMs Estimate 0.9 million tons @ D&H Consulting as above Inactive, (MDIR 0.5% Cu + PGM Services Inc. past--producer 41I05SW00014) 1969--70. 14,500 T stockpile on surface Stralak Deposit Zn, Cu, Pb 800,000 tons @ 4% Zn, Stralak Resources as above Inactive, last active (MDIR (Ag) 0.3%Cu, 0.5%Pb, 2.0 opT Inc. 1993, diamond 41I13SE00044) Ag drilling Sudbury Shakespeare Ni, Cu, PGM Estimate 2.7--3.6 million Falconbridge Limited as above Inactive (MDIR tons @ 0.34%Ni, 0.40% Cu, 41I05SW00076) +V,Pt,Pd,Re Wikwemikong dolomite Undetermined but possibly Wikwemikong n/a Inactive, some (MDIR significant Unceded Indian widely spaced 41H13SE00012) Reserve diamond drill holes. Feasibility and several reports

OGS Activities and Research by Other Organizations

The geology of the Sudbury Structure and its mineral deposits attracts research interest worldwide, even after 110 years of commercial production and countless treatises. Efforts are continually being made by the Sudbury District Geologist office to update an index of geoscientific papers specifically focused on the enigmatic Sudbury Structure.

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Many geoscience research organizations and universities in the United States and Canada have ongoing research activities in the area. A few of note are mentioned in the following paragraphs. The Sudbury District Geologist office is an invaluable starting point for past research, present activities, and logistics when contemplating work in the area. A. Bajc of the Sedimentary Geoscience Section of the Ontario Geological Survey continued his study of the geochemical response of surficial media on the North and East ranges of the Sudbury Igneous Complex. D. Rowell of the Sedimentary Geosience Section of the Ontario Geological Survey continued with his aggregate resource inventory of the eastern part of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury. C. Young, Bayerisches Geoinstitute, Germany, commenced geochemical surveys to investigate the possibility that Sudbury Breccia at Whitefish Falls formed as the result of intrusion of mafic magma related to the ca. 2.2 Ga Nipissing gabbro event into semi--consolidated sediments of the Gowganda Formation. If this interpretation is correct, then the Sudbury Breccia at Whitefish Falls could be 350 Ma older than the Sudbury Event (The University of Western Ontario, Department of Earth Sciences Annual Report, 1998). This is an interesting postulation, given that soda--metasomatic alteration of these rocks has been dated at 1.74 Ga. It may emphasize the concept of a pre--existing locus of structural weakness in the Southern Province, that may, in turn, have been subject to repeated events of intrusive and mesothermal activity resultant in several ore deposit types. F. Schrader, University of Toronto, continued his research into oriented garnets along the Grenville Front to determine rotation during thrustal movement, and hence, continental accretion. S. Jobin--Bevans continued working on his doctoral thesis at The University of Western Ontario in co--operation with Laurentian University. His thesis will examine the potential for economic concentrations of Ni--Cu--PGE hosted in Nipissing gabbro. Geological mapping, as well as lithogeochemical sampling of specific occurrences will be completed. One of the aims of this study is to develop a useful exploration model for gabbroic ores that may be used by prospectors and junior exploration companies. Five garnet properties will be the subject of a mineralogical study by the Mines Group of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines and Lakefield Research Limited. Mineralogical, density, and abrasive characteristic determinations of each property are in progress The Geological Survey of Canada, in co--operation with the Ontario Geological Survey, McQuest Marine Services Limited, and several municipalities conducted neotectonic mapping of Georgian Bay. Geoteleseismic studies were continued by The University of Western Ontario as part of a long--term study of the Superior--Southern--Grenville structural province boundary. D. Ames, Carlton University, continued with her Geological Survey of Canada funded study of semiconformable alteration in the Onaping Formation. E. Murphy and L. Hibbard, Laurentian University, continued to study metamorphism along the Grenville Front in the Ess Creek area in Street Township. G. Moure, Laurentian University, commenced the study of the mineralogy and petrology of inclusions of the Copper Cliff Offset. This may have implications to the localization of Ni--Cu--PGE ore within the Sudbury Igneous Complex, as well as other Proterozoic, differentiated mafic intrusive complexes. D. Pekeski, Laurentian University, continued with his examination of the geology and geochemistry of the Totten Mine section of the Worthington Offset of the Sudbury Igneous Complex. M. Reich, Laurentian University, commenced an examination of compositional changes in phyllosilicates at the Inco Limited Whistle Mine. Results of this study may have direct benefits to improved ore recovery at several proposed open pit deposits.

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M. Deslauriers, Laurentian University, is studying the paragenisis and metallogenisis of footwall copper mineralization at the McCreedy East 153 Deep Copper Zone.

C. Gauld, Laurentian University, will examine the characterization and distribution of sulphides at the WD 16 and Joe Lake properties.

S. Kormos, Laurentian University, is studying the metal distribution within the 39 Zone at the Strathcona Mine.

A. Lauzon, Laurentian University, is studying the geological relationship with respect to recoverable reserves of the Sudbury Igenous Complex.

A. Lock, Laurentian University, is modelling Ni--Cu--PGE with respect to the host Paleoproterozoic Huronian Supergroup rocks.

M. Moore, Laurentian University, continued with her studies of the Levack and Fraser mines in the North Range of the Sudbury Igneous Complex.

D. Rogers is studying the metal enrichment within the Onwatin Member of the Whitewater Group.

Under the direction of J. Spray of the University of New Brunswick Sudbury Research Program, H. Gibson, J. O’Conner, R. Scott, and C. Wood conducted research into the geological and regional setting of Offset dikes emanating from the Sudbury Igneous Complex.

Acknowledgements

The authors wish to acknowledge the contribution of statistical data, particularly S. (Bob) Nikolic, Falconbridge Limited, D. Flynn of Inco Limited, and the industrial mineral producers.

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References

Corfu, F and Easton, R.M. 1998. Extension of the Huronian magmatic suite inside the Grenville Province: new zircon U--Pb evidence from the Grenville Front Tectonic Zone in Street Township, Sudbury region, Ontario; abstract in 44th Annual Meeting, Institute on Lake Superior Geology, 2p.

Easton, R.M. 1992. The Grenville Province and the Proterozoic history of central and southern Ontario; in , Ontario Geological Survey, Special Volume 4, Part 2, p.714--904.

Falconbridge Limited 1998. Annual Report 1997 -- Investing in Value, 60p.

Lumbers, S.B. 1973. River Valley Area; Ontario Division of Mines, Preliminary Map P.844, scale 1 inch to 1 mile.

Meyn, H.D. 1977. Geology of Afton, Scholes, Macbeth, and Clement townships; Ontario Geological Survey, Report 170, 77p.

Moore, E.S. and Armstrong, H.S. 1943. Geology of the East Bull Lake area; Ontario Department of Mines, Annual Report, 1943, v.52, pt.6, p.1--19.

Peck, D.C., James, R.S., Chubb, P.T. 1992. Geological environments for PGE--Cu--Ni mineralization in the East Bull Lake gabbro--anorthosite intrusion, Ontario; Exploration and Mining Geology, v.2, p.85--104.

The University of Western Ontario 1999. Annual report for 1997--1998; Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, 99p.

73 Metric Conversion Table

Conversion from SI to Imperial Conversion from Imperial to SI SI Unit Multiplied by Gives Imperial Unit Multiplied by Gives LENGTH 1 mm 0.039 37 inches 1 inch 25.4 mm 1 cm 0.393 70 inches 1 inch 2.54 cm 1 m 3.280 84 feet 1 foot 0.304 8 m 1 m 0.049 709 chains 1 chain 20.116 8 m 1 km 0.621 371 miles (statute) 1 mile (statute) 1.609 344 km AREA 1cm@ 0.155 0 square inches 1 square inch 6.451 6 cm@ 1m@ 10.763 9 square feet 1 square foot 0.092 903 04 m@ 1km@ 0.386 10 square miles 1 square mile 2.589 988 km@ 1 ha 2.471 054 acres 1 acre 0.404 685 6 ha VOLUME 1cm# 0.061 023 cubic inches 1 cubic inch 16.387 064 cm# 1m# 35.314 7 cubic feet 1 cubic foot 0.028 316 85 m# 1m# 1.307 951 cubic yards 1 cubic yard 0.764 554 86 m# CAPACITY 1 L 1.759 755 pints 1 pint 0.568 261 L 1 L 0.879 877 quarts 1 quart 1.136 522 L 1 L 0.219 969 gallons 1 gallon 4.546 090 L MASS 1 g 0.035 273 962 ounces (avdp) 1 ounce (avdp) 28.349 523 g 1 g 0.032 150 747 ounces (troy) 1 ounce (troy) 31.103 476 8 g 1 kg 2.204 622 6 pounds (avdp) 1 pound (avdp) 0.453 592 37 kg 1 kg 0.001 102 3 tons (short) 1 ton (short) 907.184 74 kg 1 t 1.102 311 3 tons (short) 1 ton (short) 0.907 184 74 t 1 kg 0.000 984 21 tons (long) 1 ton (long) 1016.046 908 8 kg 1 t 0.984 206 5 tons (long) 1 ton (long) 1.016 046 90 t CONCENTRATION 1 g/t 0.029 166 6 ounce (troy)/ 1 ounce (troy)/ 34.285 714 2 g/t ton (short) ton (short) 1 g/t 0.583 333 33 pennyweights/ 1 pennyweight/ 1.714 285 7 g/t ton (short) ton (short) OTHER USEFUL CONVERSION FACTORS Multiplied by 1 ounce (troy) per ton (short) 31.103 477 grams per ton (short) 1 gram per ton (short) 0.032 151 ounces (troy) per ton (short) 1 ounce (troy) per ton (short) 20.0 pennyweights per ton (short) 1 pennyweight per ton (short) 0.05 ounces (troy) per ton (short)

Note: Conversion factors which arein boldtype areexact. Theconversion factorshave been taken fromor havebeen derived from factors given in the Metric Practice Guide for the Canadian Mining and Metallurgical Industries, pub- lished by the Mining Association of Canada in co-operation with the Coal Association of Canada.

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