Report on Mineral Exploration Activities in Québec 2007

Report on mineral exploration activities in Québec 2007

DISCLAIMER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The data compiled in this report come from several sources, The authors would like to thank the following people who including questionnaires addressed to prospectors, to directors have contributed to this report: of regional First Nations and Inuit exploration funds, and to representatives of mining and exploration companies, as well Manon Dufour as from their press releases. The accuracy and reliability of this Mario Melançon information depend solely on these sources. Sylvie Ouellette Lucie Pouliot The authors disclaim all responsibility for reproducing any Monique Perreault errors originating from these sources. PUBLISHED BY THE “DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DE GÉOLOGIE QUÉBEC”

Director General Robert Marquis, géo.

Bureau de l’exploration géologique du Québec Sylvain Lacroix, géo.

Direction de l’information géologique Pierre Verpaeslt, géo.

In collaboration with the “secteur des opérations régionales” Associate deputy minister Gilles Desaulniers

Coordination Serge Perreault, géo.

Graphic design Charlotte Grenier André Tremblay

Cover page Graphic design: André Tremblay

Photographs 1 Helicopter radiometric survey along the east coast of Ungava Bay in 2006. Photo by Serge Perreault.

2a Breccia with pitchblende and associated selenide and telluride minerals in one of the erratic 1 boulders that led to the discovery of the “L” deposit in the Otish basin, central Quebec, in 1980 by Seru Nucléaire Canada Ltée (COGEMA). Photo by Serge Genest.

2b Secondary uranium minerals in the white pegmatitic facies of the Late Proterozoic Turgeon 2a b c Granite (Grandroy showing), eastern part of the Genville Province, NW of Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec North Shore. 3 2c Secondary uranium minerals and uraninite in an albitite, New Quebec Orogen, (Labrador Trough), Mistamisk Lake. Photo de Serge Genest.

3 Ground radiometric survey on Paleoproterozoic granitic pegmatite dyke near lake Mistinibi, NE of Schefferville. Photo by Serge Perreault.

Back cover Map of the uranium in secondary environment geochemistry and mineralization, Québec.

Dépôt légal – Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec ISBN : 978-2-550-52227-0 © Gouvernement du Québec, 2008 II Exploration and Deposit open pit gold mine, with a targeted production rate of 450,000 to 600,000 ounces per year. An inferred resource of 286 Mt at Appraisal Highlights 0.92 g/t was deﬁned using a lower cut-off of 0.4 g/t Au. Near Malartic, Niogold Mining Corporation calculated, for the Norlartic and Kierens deposits, indicated resources of 845,000 t Québec’s investment climate has been very favourable for at 2.66 g/t Au and 3.09 Mt at 2.72 g/t Au. Drillholes intersected mineral exploration over the last four years. As of December 31, several gold-bearing intervals, including 6.5 g/t Au over 3.0 m 2007, a new record high of more than 263,000 active mining in drillhole MB-07-013, near the Marban deposit. titles was recorded, covering a total surface area of 12 million hectares throughout Québec. Moreover, exploration and deposit Alexandria Minerals Corporation continued exploration appraisal expenditures in Québec remained above the $200M work on its properties straddling the Cadillac Tectonic Zone. mark in each of the last four years ($227M in 2004, $205M On the Orenada property, drillholes intersected wide low-grade in 2005, $295M in 2006, and according to company spending intervals, such as 79 m true thickness at 0.94 g/t Au in drillhole intentions, $365M in 2007). AAX-07-11.

In 2006, the bulk of these expenditures was devoted to East of Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Metanor Resources Inc. is off-minesite activities ($265M, 82%). This work was mostly currently extracting a bulk sample from the Barry gold deposit, managed by junior mining companies ($187M) and major where an indicated resource of 385,000 t at 4.23 g/t Au was mining companies ($73.5M). Exploration and deposit appraisal defined near surface. On the Windfall Lake property, Noront activities were largely focussed on precious metals, primarily Resources Ltd intersected in drillhole a stockwork of gold- gold ($145.4M, 49.3%), base metals ($70.8M, 24%), diamond bearing PY-QZ veins in altered felsic volcanic rocks. Several ($29M, 9.8%), ferrous metals ($22.2M, 7.5%), and uranium high-grade gold intercepts were reported, such as 19.37 g/t Au ($22M, 7.4%). over 4.0 m in drillhole NOT-07-157. The company is planning to drive an exploration ramp in 2008. Cadiscor Resources Inc. announced the start of a scoping study on the Main Area Gold on its Discovery gold property. West of Rouyn-Noranda, Rocmec Mining Corporation Inc. Northeast of Opinaca Reservoir, Opinaca Mines Ltd, a continued drifting and underground drilling on its Rocmec I wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldcorp Inc., continued its gold project (formerly Russian-Kid). The Boucher Gold Zone definition drilling program on the Roberto gold system on the assayed 214 g/t Au over 2.4 m in drillhole RS-02-07. Yorbeau Eleonore property. An initial mineral resource estimate shows Resources Inc. completed drillholes on the Augmitto block of that part of the orebody contains an indicated resource of 7.7 its Rouyn property. Drillhole 07-S-425 intersected 3 m grading million tonnes at a grade of 7.4 g/t Au (1.83 million ounces 20.78 g/t Au. Preparations are underway to dewater the ramp at of gold), plus 4.1 million tonnes at a grade of 7.12 g/t Au this deposit. In the same area, Alexis Minerals Corporation (929,000 ounces of gold), from the surface down to 800 metres and Thundermin Resources Inc. completed a 36-hole drill- depth. The Roberto system has now been traced over a strike ing program on the Lac Pelletier project. Best results include length of at least 2 km and to a vertical depth of 1,370 metres, 7.58 g/t Au over 22.4 m in drillhole 17475-31, where the B and still remains open in all directions. The recent discovery of shear and Zone 4.1 intersect. a high-grade gold-bearing shear zone (drillhole ELE-07-470: Aurizon Mines Ltd conducted a drilling program on its 267.51 g/t Au over 1.45 m) along the northern extension of Joanna property, located 20 km west of Rouyn-Noranda. Roberto should contribute significantly to the resource base Drillhole JA-01 intersected 32 m grading 2.2 g/t Au. A new in the future. The feasibility study should be completed by the grade and tonnage estimate was released for the deposit, show- end of 2008 and construction is expected to begin in 2009. ing an indicated resource of 11.3 Mt at 1.7 g/t Au and an inferred South of the Eleonore project, joint venture partners resource of 28.57 Mt at 1.6 g/t Au. During the first quarter of Eastmain Resources Inc., Opinaca Mines Ltd and Azimut 2007, IAMGOLD Corporation announced the discovery of Exploration Inc. confirmed the JT Gold Target on the a mineralized zone, Zone 2 Extension, located about 1.2 km Eleonore South JV project, by uncovering the VG Zone, east of the Doyon mine shaft. Development of the exploration which yielded assays of 37.8 g/t Au over 1.0 m, 31.2 g/t Au drift from level 14 at the mine toward the Westwood zone, over 1.0 m, and 5.33 g/t Au over 8.0 m (surface channel which began in 2004, should be completed by the end of 2007. samples) in sedimentary rocks similar to those hosting the A pre-feasibility study is underway and results are expected in Roberto deposit. the second half of 2008. On the Opinaca B property, located a few kilometres north- In Malartic, Osisko Exploration Ltd continued its feasi- east of Eleonore, partners Everton Resources Inc. and Azimut bility study on the Canadian Malartic project for a large-scale Exploration Inc. reported several gold-bearing drill intervals

III on the Claude Target, including a 2.0-m section in drillhole over a 21-metre interval, yielded average grades of 1.16% Cu, OP-07-11 that yielded a grade of 6.73 g/t Au. 3.39% Zn, and 6.18 g/t Ag.

In the Chaudière-Appalaches region, drillholes by Golden On its Lac des Pics property, First Source Resources Inc. Hope Mines Limited intersected the Timmins 2 zone on reported grades above 3 g/t Au for 11 out of 23 grab samples the Bellechasse property, with grades of 7.51 g/t Au over collected along Vein No. 1, whereas five trench samples col- 6.45 metres, including 34.8 g/t Au over 1.09 metre, as well lected in the northern part of the vein yielded assays ranging as 1.85 g/t Au over 18.78 metres, including 4.07 g/t Au over from 0.2 g/t to 1.1 g/t Au. Along Vein E, 9 out of 27 grab 5.02 metres. Along the Ascot Vein, 68 trench samples yielded samples yielded grades ranging from 1.12% Cu to 5.86% Cu. assays ranging from 0 to 34 g/t per sample, whereas weighed average gold grades range from background values (150 ppb) to 4.38 g/t. Nickel (Copper and Platinum Group Elements) Base Metals (Copper, Zinc) About 140 km northeast of Matagami, Victory Nickel Inc. completed a mineral resource estimate for its Lac Rocher proj- In the Chibougamau area, on the Scott Lake property, ect, reporting a total of 1.2 Mt grading 0.93% Ni in measured COGITORE Resources Inc. completed an important drilling and indicated resources. The company is planning the first phase program, resulting in the expansion of the three known Zn-Cu of development on the project in 2008, with a bulk sampling zones, as well as the new lens discovered in 2006. program of 50,000 tonnes of ore grading 4% Ni via a ramp. A drilling program conducted by Sirios Resources Inc. on On the Lac Levac project, located 40 km northeast of the Pontax project outlined an important mineralized system Nemiscau, Golden Goose Resources Inc. released a mineral with Ag-Zn-Cu-Au-Pb extending for several kilometres strike resource estimate, reporting an indicated resource of 516,000 t length along the favourable felsic horizon. The mineralized at 0.89% Ni, 0.39% Cu, 0.058% Co, 0.14 g/t Pt, and 0.79 g/t Pd, zone, exposed on surface over 50 metres and traced in drillhole and an inferred resource of 734,000 t at 0.89% Ni, 0.39% Cu, over 200 metres strike length, reaches a minimum vertical 0.06% Co, 0.14 g/t Pt, and 0.77 g/t Pd, to a vertical depth of depth of 100 metres; drill intercepts range from 1 to 10 metres 210 metres. in thickness, averaging 3.2 metres. The zone remains open at depth and shows weighed average metal grades of 94 g/t Ag, In the Ungava Trough, exploration results from the latest 0.59% Zn, 0.18% Cu, 0.22 g/t Au, and 0.11% Pb. drilling program by Xstrata Nickel on the Raglan property led to the definition of an additional inferred resource of 2 About 50 km west of the former Eastmain gold mine, north- million tonnes grading 3.0% Ni in Zone 5-8, located 4 km west of the Monts Otish, Western Troy Capital Resources east of Katinniq (Raglan mine), including a 63-metre interval Inc. released a new resource estimate for the MacLeod Lake at 4.4% Ni and 1.6% Cu. Zone 5-8 has now become the larg- project, reporting an indicated resource of 24.4 Mt at 0.53% Cu, est ore zone in Raglan’s history, outranking Katinniq with a 0.076% Mo, 0.05 g/t Au, and 4.0 g/t Ag and an inferred resource preliminary inferred resource estimate of 10 million tonnes at of 3.8 Mt at 0.29% Cu, 0.036% Mo, 0.03 g/t Au, and 3.0 g/t Ag 3.2% Ni, 0.8% Cu, 0.08% Co, 0.9 g/t Pd, and 2.1 g/t Pt. Plans in the Main Zone, in addition to an indicated resource of 1.47 Mt to increase mine production from 1.1 to 1.3 million tonnes of at 0.72% Cu, 0.18% Mo, 0.54 g/t Au, and 19 g/t Ag in the South ore per year by the end of 2008 are currently underway at the Zone. Based on these results, the company commenced in 2007 Raglan mine. On the Nunavik Nickel project, located 20 km a scoping study on the project. south of the Raglan mine, Canadian Royalties Inc. completed On the Coulon JV property, located 15 km north-northwest a feasibility study on the Mesamax, Expo, and Ivakkak deposits, of Fontanges airport near Caniapiscau, Virginia Mines Inc. where cumulative reserves total 11.3 Mt at 0.97% Ni, 1.13% Cu, confirmed in drillhole the presence of six massive sulphide 0.05% Co, 0.10 g/t Au, 0.45 g/t Pt, and 1.86 g/t Pd. Moreover, lenses (9-25, 16-17, 08, 43, 44, and Spirit). Best results to date a preliminary economic assessment resulted in an updated include 9.94% Zn , 0.73% Cu, and 96.4 g/t Ag over 19.5 m in indicated resource estimate for the Mequillon deposit of 5.4 Mt lens 16-17; and 4.34% Zn, 1.12% Cu, and 33.79 g/t Ag over at 0.74% Ni, 1.07% Cu, 0.04% Co, 0.23 g/t Au, 0.70 g/t Pt, and 30.85 m in lens 44. 2.65 g/t Pd on the same project.

In the Gaspésie region, Threegold Resources Inc. reported Partners Anglo American Exploration (Canada) Ltd and in early 2007, average grades of 3.06% Cu and 5.17 g/t Ag in Knight Resources Inc. continued exploration on the West one of twelve trenches excavated in 2006 on the Gasse property, Raglan property, covering approximately 65 km strike length Lemieux Dome project. This average is based on the results of along the Raglan Horizon. Several mineralized zones were 32 grab samples collected over a 27-metre interval. Six grab intersected in drillhole, with grades of 3.22% Ni, 1.93% Cu, samples collected from another area on the Gasse property 0.99 g/t Pt, and 3.35 g/t Pd over 3.50 m (drillhole WR-07-130),

IV and 1.06% Ni, 0.36% Cu, 0.24 g/t Pt, and 0.96 g/t Pd over fault zone (MFZ), which has now been traced in drillhole over 25.79 m (drillhole WR-07-128) in the Frontier South zone; a strike length of at least 9 km. and 0.5% Ni, 0.27% Cu, 0.14 g/t Pt, and 0.5 g/t Pd over 9.16 m (drillhole WR-07-132) in the Century zone. About 80 km NWT Uranium Corporation and Azimut Exploration southeast of the Raglan mine, Goldbrook Ventures Inc. con- Inc. uncovered seven distinct uranium zones with a cumula- tinued exploration along the Bélanger-Delta Horizon on its tive strike length of 10 km and grades reaching 3.3% U3O8 in Raglan property and reported several mineralized drill inter- grab samples collected on the North Rae property, near Ungava cepts, including 1.79% Ni, 3.49% Cu, 0.09% Co, 0.40 g/t Pt, Bay. In the same area, Majescor Resources Inc. and Azimut 2.96 g/t Pd, and 0.18 g/t Au over 7.0 m (drillhole BRA07-006, Exploration Inc. delineated a 30-km-long prospective uranium Bravo target area); 1.41% Ni, 0.67% Cu, and 3.23 g/t PGE+Au trend on the South Rae property. Assay results up to 0.57% U3O8 over 96.4 m (drillhole SYL07-023, Sylvie target area); and were obtained from surface rock samples. 0.54% Ni, 0.67% Cu, 0.03% Co, and 1.47 g/t PGE+Au over In the Côte-Nord region, Jourdan Resources Inc. reported 42.0 m (drillhole MYS07-002, Mystery target area). good surface results from its uranium property in the Wakeham In the Témiscamingue region, Pontiac Subprovince, Fieldex sedimentary Basin, located 70 km north of Havre-Saint-Pierre. Exploration Inc. intersected 30.09 m grading 1.00% Ni and Grab sample #436254 yielded a grade of 0.591% U3O8. A drill- 0.53% Cu in drillhole LF-07-07 on the Laforce project. ing program is underway to test four occurrences discovered on the property. In the northeast Grenville Province, Manicouagan Minerals Inc. released the results of its first drillholes completed on its Mouchalagane project. Drillhole MCH-07-03 testing the Bob Iron showing intersected 0.16 m grading 9.49% Ni, 0.07% Cu, New Millenium Capital Corporation conducted a pre- 0.45% Co, 1.17 g/t Pt, and 7.88 g/t Pd. liminary assessment study on the Kémag iron ore project (Lac Harris), located 40 km northwest of Schefferville. In September Diamond 2007, the company released the results of a preliminary resource estimate for the Lac Harris iron ore deposit, showing an indi- North of the Monts Otish, Stornoway Diamond Corporation cated mineral resource of 1.349 billion tonnes at 30.85% Fe and SOQUEM INC. recovered a total of 6,497 carats of dia- and an inferred mineral resource of 995 million tonnes at monds from 6,036 tonnes of kimberlite extracted from the 30.85% Fe. The orebody consists of magnetite taconite. Renard 2, 3, and 4 bodies. A diamond valuation by WWW International Diamond Consultant indicates an average modeled In the Côte-Nord region near Lac Peppler, Quinto Mining diamond price of US$109 per carat for Renard 2 and 3, whereas Corporation continued exploration on satellite deposits adja- the average modeled price for Renard 4 is US$63 per carat. cent to the Peppler Lake iron ore deposit (250 Mt at 28.2% Fe). In December 2007, the results of a 530-tonne bulk sampling Recent work on the Lamelee property resulted in drill intercepts program on Lynx yielded a diamond grade of 107 carats per of 111 metres grading 35.02% Fe (drillhole L-9-07), 114 metres hundred tonnes, including a stone weighing 21.53 carats. at 30.69% Fe (drillhole L-3-07), and 279 metres at 29.68% Fe (drillhole L-5-07). Uranium Industrial Minerals In the sedimentary Otish Basin, Strateco Resources Inc. continued its definition drilling program in the AM-15 core Exploration Orbite VSPA Inc. completed a series of drill- zone on the Matoush uranium project, covering a horizontal holes on the Grande-Vallée red clay deposit located northeast of distance of more than 160 metres at a grade on the order of Murdochville (Gaspésie region), in order to better delineate ore 1.0% U O , thus defining an indicated mineral resource of reserves. The company is also planning for 2008, a pilot project 3 8 to extract high-purity alumina from the red clay deposit. 201,000 tonnes grading 0.79% U3O8 for a total of 3.48 million

pounds U3O8. These results were obtained along the Matoush

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1 - CHIBOUGAMAU Mr. Patrick Houle, Eng. 3 - ROUYN-NORANDA Mr. Pierre Doucet, P.Geo. 375, 3e Rue, suite 2 Phone: (418) 748-2663 82, boul. Québec Phone: (819) 763-3748, Chibougamau, QC G8P 1N4 Extension 222 Rouyn-Noranda, QC J9X 6R1 Extension 300 [email protected] Fax: (418) 748-6061 [email protected] Fax: (819) 763-3798 4 - SAINTE-ANNE-DES-MONTS Vacant 2 - MONTRÉAL Mrs. Suzie Nantel, P.Geo. Complexe FTQ Phone: (514) 873-8814, 5 - VAL-D'OR Mr. James Moorhead, géo. 545, boul. Crémazie Est, suite 1110 Extension 300 400, boul. Lamaque, suite 1.02 Phone: (819) 354-4735, Montréal, QC H2M 2V1 Fax: (514) 873-8983 Val-d'Or, QC J9P 3L4 Extension 242 [email protected] [email protected] Fax: (819) 354-4558

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Figure 1. Geological subdivisions, administrative area limits and key persons to contact.

VI Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Base and precious metals...... 1 1A - James Bay Region, Central Superior Province (Opatica, Opinaca, Nemiscau, and La Grande Subprovinces) and Northern Superior Province Patrick Houle ...... 3 1B - Southern Superior Province (Abitibi and Pontiac Subprovinces) and Western- most Grenville Province Pierre Doucet, James Moorhead, Suzanne Côté ...... 15 1C - New Québec and Torngat Orogens, Southeast Churchill Province (Core Zone), and Ungava Orogen Patrick Houle, Serge Perreault ...... 35 1D - Grenville Province Suzie Nantel, Steve Ouellet, Pierre Doucet ...... 41 1E - St. Lawrence Platformand Appalachians Suzie Nantel, Steve Ouellet, ...... 47

Chapter 2: Architectural Stone, Industrial Minerals, Industrial Stone and Peat Yves Bellemare, N’golo Togola, Pierre Buteau ...... 51

Chapter 3: Geoscience projects at Géologie Québec Sylvain Lacroix, Serge Perreault ...... 59

Appendix I: Location of producing mines and architectural stone quarries in Québec .. 65 Appendix II: Legend of abbreviations ...... 81 Appendix III: References ...... 87

VII VIII Chapter 1 Base and precious metals 1A

1A - James Bay Region, Central Superior Province (Opatica, Opinaca, Nemiscau, and La Grande Subprovinces) and Northern Superior Province, Patrick Houle ...... 3 Superior Province ...... 3 Frotet-Evans Area ...... 3 Eastmain Area ...... 3 La Grande Area ...... 4 Northern Superior Province – Nunavik Territory ...... 5

1B - Southern Superior Province (Abitibi and Pontiac Subprovinces) and Westernmost Grenville Province, Pierre Doucet, James Moorhead, Suzanne Côté ...... 15 Southwest Abitibi Subprovince, Abitibi-Témiscamingue Region ...... 15 Southeast Abitibi Subprovince, Abitibi-Témiscamingue Region ...... 16 Témiscamingue Region, Pontiac Subprovince ...... 17 Northern Abitibi Subprovince, Nord-du-Québec Region ...... 18 Casa Berardi – Matagami Area ...... 18 Lebel-sur-Quévillon – Desmaraisville Area ...... 19 Chapais – Chibougamau Area ...... 19

1C - New Québec and Torngat Orogens, Southeast Churchill Province (Core Zone), and Ungava Orogen, Patrick Houle, Serge Perreault ...... 35 New Québec Orogen ...... 35 Torngat Orogen and Southeast Churchill Province ...... 35 Ungava Orogen ...... 35

1D - Grenville Province, Suzie Nantel, Steve Ouellet, Pierre Doucet ...... 41 Laurentides and Lanaudière regions ...... 41 Témiscamingue Region ...... 42 Côte-Nord Region ...... 42

1E - St. Lawrence Platformand Appalachians, Suzie Nantel, Steve Ouellet ...... 47 Exploration Activities ...... 47

2 1A 1A - James Bay Region, Central rhyolitic volcanic rocks and a variety of sedimentary rocks. Paragneisses of the Auclair Formation (Nemiscau and Opinaca Superior Province (Opatica, basins) overlie this assemblage.

Opinaca, Nemiscau, and La Grande During the summer of 2007, fi eld crews from the Bureau Subprovinces) and Northern de l’exploration géologique du Québec continued mapping at 1/50,000 scale in the Opinaca Reservoir area (NTS 33 C/10, Superior Province (Administrative 11 and 15). The results of this survey indicate a favourable Region 10, Nord-du-Québec) setting for: a) porphyry-type occurrences; b) gold-rich volcanogenic massive sulphides; c) gold associated with regional Patrick Houle, Eng. deformation zones or contact zones between sedimentary and Direction Énergie, Mines et Territoire public, volcanic sequences; d) epigenetic occurrences associated with Nord-du-Québec region metasomatic veining; e) iron formation-hosted occurrences; and f) rare elements in white pegmatites. The James Bay region lies in the central Superior Province and contains four geological subprovinces, which are, from Northeast of Opinaca Reservoir, Opinaca Mines Ltd, a north to south, the La Grande, Opinaca, Nemiscau, and Opatica wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldcorp Inc., continued its subprovinces. Comprising volcano-plutonic and sedimentary defi nition drilling program on the Roberto gold system on the assemblages, these subprovinces are transected by a series of Eleonore property (Project 54). An initial mineral resource E-W to WNW-ESE and NE-SW-trending shear zones. They are estimate indicates that part of the orebody contains an indi- metamorphosed to the greenschist facies in their centres, grad- cated resource of 7.7 million tonnes at a grade of 7.4 g/t Au ing to the upper amphibolite facies near their margins. These (1.83 million ounces of gold), plus 4.1 million tonnes grading assemblages are intruded by a number of granitoids assigned 7.12 g/t Au (929,000 ounces of gold), from the surface down to various plutonic suites (Moukhsil et al., 2003). to 800 metres depth. The Roberto system has now been traced over a strike length of at least 2 km and to a vertical depth of 1,370 metres, and still remains open in all directions. The recent discovery of a high-grade gold-bearing shear zone (drill hole Superior Province ELE-07-470: 267.51 g/t Au over 1.45 m) along the northern extension of the Roberto deposit should contribute signifi cantly FROTET-EVANS AREA to the resource base in the future. The feasibility study should Located in the centre of the Opatica Subprovince, the be completed by the end of 2008 and construction is expected Frotet-Evans volcano-sedimentary belt (FEVB) is primarily to begin in 2009. composed of tholeiitic and calc-alkaline volcanic formations. The 250-km-long FEVB is subdivided into four lithotectonic South of the Eleonore project, joint venture partners segments, which are, from west to east: 1) Evans-Ouagama, Eastmain Resources Inc., Opinaca Mines Ltd and Azimut 2) Storm-Evans, 3) Assinica, and 4) Frotet-Troilus. Exploration Inc. confi rmed the JT Gold Target on the Eleonore South JV project (Project 60), by uncovering the VG Zone, About 140 km northeast of Matagami, Victory Nickel Inc. which yielded assays of 37.8 g/t Au over 1.0 m, 31.2 g/t Au completed a mineral resource estimate for the Lac Rocher over 1.0 m, and 5.33 g/t Au over 8.0 m (surface channel deposit (Project 37, fi gure 1A-1), reporting a total of 1.2 Mt samples) in sedimentary rocks similar to those hosting the grading 0.93% Ni in measured and indicated resources. The Roberto deposit. company is planning the fi rst phase of development on the project, with a bulk sampling program of 50,000 tonnes of On the Opinaca project (Project 55), Beaufi eld Resources ore grading 4% Ni via a ramp in 2008. At the northern end Inc. drill-tested the Kesnel and Ylesia zones, discovered of the Frotet-Troilus lithotectonic segment, Inmet Mining in 2006. Drillhole OP-07-15 intersected 2.15 m grading Corporation continued open pit mining operations at the 0.11% Mo, 149 ppb Au, 3.7 g/t Ag, and 0.11% Cu. Troilus mine (Cu-Au-Ag). On the Opinaca B property (Project 71), located a few kilometres northeast of Eleonore (Project 54), partners Everton EASTMAIN AREA Resources Inc. and Azimut Exploration Inc. reported several The Eastmain area comprises the Lower Eastmain green- gold-bearing drill intervals on the Claude Target, including a stone belt (Lower Eastmain and Middle Eastmain segments) 2.0-m section in drillhole OP-07-11, which yielded a grade of and the Upper Eastmain greenstone belt (Upper Eastmain seg- 6.73 g/t Au. ment; Otish Mountains area). Archean volcano-sedimentary rocks of the Lower Eastmain greenstone belt are assigned to A drilling program conducted by Sirios Resources Inc. the Eastmain Group. This group is composed of komatiitic to on the Pontax project (Project 45) outlined an important min-

3 1A eralized system with Ag-Zn-Cu-Au-Pb extending for several 6,497 carats of diamonds from 6,036 tonnes of kimberlite kilometres strike length along the favourable felsic horizon. The extracted from the Renard 2, 3, and 4 bodies on the Foxtrot proj- mineralized zone, exposed on surface over 50 metres and traced ect (Project 1). The largest stones recovered from the Renard 2, in drillhole over 200 metres strike length, reaches a minimum 3, and 4 bodies each weighed 15.46, 10.15 and 5.93 carats vertical depth of 100 metres; drill intercepts range from 1 to 10 respectively. A diamond valuation by WWW International metres in thickness, averaging 3.2 metres. The zone remains Diamond Consultant indicates an average modeled diamond open at depth and shows weighed average metal grades of price of US$109 per carat for Renard 2 and 3, whereas the 94 g/t Ag, 0.59% Zn, 0.18% Cu, 0.22 g/t Au, and 0.11% Pb. average modeled price for Renard 4 is US$63 per carat. A pre-feasibility study was launched in July 2007 on the project. In the Eastmain river area about 25 km south of the Roberto In December 2007, the results of a 530-tonne bulk sampling deposit, Eastmain Resources Inc. completed a defi nition drill- program on Lynx yielded a diamond grade of 107 cpht, including program in the central part of the Eau Claire gold deposit, ing a stone weighing 21.53 carats. A bulk sample of 300 tonnes in the 450 West Zone – veins P, JQ and R (Project 67). More was also extracted from the Renard 65 body. A feasibility study than one hundred gold-bearing drill intercepts were used to is expected to commence in 2008. better defi ne the deposit over a strike length of 300 metres and to a vertical depth of 50 metres. LA GRANDE AREA International Kirkland Minerals Inc. reported a few ura- The La Grande area comprises three major Archean assem- niferous drill intercepts on the Rupert River Uranium property blages, Proterozoic dykes, and a series of grabens infi lled with siliciclastic sediments of the Paleoproterozoic Sakami (Project 41), among which 0.096% U3O8 over 2.45 m (hole IKI-32), including 0.394% U O over 0.35 m. Formation. Archean assemblages include the Bienville plutonic 3 8 Subprovince to the northwest, the La Grande volcano-plutonic On the Levac Lake property (Project 44), located 40 km Subprovince in the centre, and the metasedimentary and plu- northeast of Nemiscau, Golden Goose Resources Inc. released tonic Opinaca Subprovince to the southeast. a mineral resource estimate, reporting an indicated resource of 516,000 tonnes at 0.89% Ni, 0.39% Cu, 0.058% Co, 0.14 g/t Pt, Part of the La Grande Subprovince, the La Grande volcano- and 0.79 g/t Pd, and an inferred resource of 734,000 tonnes at sedimentary belt (LGVB) hosts the vast majority of known min- 0.89% Ni, 0.39% Cu, 0.06% Co, 0.14 g/t Pt, and 0.77 g/t Pd, eral occurrences in this subprovince. Parallel to the Wemindji- to a vertical depth of 210 metres. Caniapiscau structural zone, the LGVB consists of mafi c to felsic volcanic rocks interbedded with metasedimentary rocks In the sedimentary Otish Basin, Strateco Resources Inc. and oxide-facies or magnetite iron formations. Komatiitic fl ows continued its defi nition drilling program in the AM-15 core zone and ultramafi c intrusions are also present and locally host Ni-Cu on the Matoush uranium project (Project 6), covering a hori- ± PGE and Cr occurrences. zontal distance of more than 160 metres at a grade on the order Augyva Mining Resources Inc. reported grades of of 1.0% U3O8, thus defi ning an indicated mineral resource of 201,000 tonnes grading 0.79% U O for a total of 3.48 million 1.12% Cu and 0.71 g/t Au over 8 m in drillhole YAS-07-02 3 8 on the Yasinski property (Project 90). Occurring at the top of pounds U3O8. These results were obtained along the Matoush fault zone (MFZ), which has now been traced in drillhole over a silicifi ed basaltic unit near the contact with a banded iron for- a strike length of at least 9 km. Other uranium zones were also mation, this interval contains 5-15% disseminated and stringer intersected in drillhole, among which the AM-8 zone. sulphides, mainly pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite with minor pyrite and occasional sphalerite. About 50 km west of the former Eastmain gold mine, northwest of the Otish Mountains, Western Troy Capital On the Menarik Cr-PGE project (Project 89), Pro-Or Resources Inc. released a new resource estimate for the Mining Resources Inc. confi rmed in drillhole a copper-nickel MacLeod Lake project (Project 15), reporting an indicated showing discovered in 1997. Drillhole MK-07-60 yielded resource of 24.4 Mt at 0.53% Cu, 0.076% Mo, 0.05 g/t Au, and grades of 0.40% Ni and 0.11% Cu over 52.2 m. 4.0 g/t Ag, and an inferred resource of 3.8 Mt at 0.29% Cu, On the Coulon JV project (Project 100), located 15 km north- 0.036% Mo, 0.03 g/t Au, and 3.0 g/t Ag in the Main Zone, northwest of Fontanges airport near Caniapiscau, Virginia in addition to an indicated resource of 1.47 Mt at 0.72% Cu, Mines Inc. confi rmed in drillhole the presence of six massive 0.18% Mo, 0.54 g/t Au, and 19 g/t Ag in the South Zone. Based sulphide lenses (9-25, 16-17, 08, 43, 44, and Spirit). Best results on these results, the company commenced in 2007 a scoping to date include 9.94% Zn, 0.73% Cu, and 96.4 g/t Ag over study on the project. 19.5 m in lens 16-17; and 4.34% Zn, 1.12% Cu, and 33.79 g/t Ag North of the Otish Mountains, Stornoway Diamond over 30.85 m in lens 44. Corporation and SOQUEM INC. recovered a total of

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Northern Superior Province – Nunavik Territory Mapping at 1/250,000 scale in NTS map sheets 24 C and 23 N, conducted during the summer of 2007 by ﬁ eld crews from the Bureau de l’exploration géologique du Québec, led to the discovery of siliciﬁ ed, rusty, and sulphide-rich zones and iron formations in the Angilbert volcano-sedimentary belt, as well as in a few other belts mapped within the Ashuanipi subprovince. Moreover, Proterozoic sandstone outliers of the Sakami Formation, located in the potentially diamondiferous Saindon-Cambrien structural zone, were highlighted for their uranium potential.

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Proterozoic Mineralization types Volcano-sedimentary sequences Au in iron formations of Paleoproterozoic basins. Volcanogenic Cu-Zn-Au-Ag Archean Au in shear zones Volcano-sedimentary greenstone belts. Porphyric Cu-Au-Ag-Mo Ni-Cu-PGE's in komatiites Opinaca: Volcano-sedimentary sequences and plutonic rocks. Cu in veins La Grande: Volcano-sedimentary sequences and plutonic rocks. Rare Earths Uranium Ashuanipi: Charnockitic and granitic plutonic complexes with Ni-Cu-PGE in mafic metamorphosed volcano-sedimentary belts at the granulite facies. and ultramafic intrusions Iron Bienville: Tonalitic and granitic plutonic complexes, with Pb-Zn enderbite and charnockite; locally with volcano-sedimentary belts.

Lepelle: Granitic and charnockitic plutonic complexes. Mine Utsalik: Granitic and charnockitic plutonic complexes with rare volcano-sedimentary belts. Douglas Harbour: Granitic and charnockitic plutonic complexes with volcano-sedimentary belts.

Goudalie: Tonalitic and charnockitic plutonic complexes, diatexites, volcano-sedimentary belts. Qualluviartuuq: Volcano-sedimentary belts, tonalitic and granodiorite plutonic complexes.

Lac Minto: Volcano-sedimentary belts, tonalitic and charnockitic plutonic complexes, diatexites, granodiorite. Tikkerutuk: Sedimentary belts, tonalitic and charnockitic plutonic complexes, diatexites, granodiorite. Inukjuaq: Volcano-sedimentary belts of 3.8 to 3.0 Ga, tonalitic and charnockitic plutonic complexes.

Figure 1A. Legend of exploration projects in the northern Superior Province for 2007.

8 1A 1 Rcd (8:1189), T, TE Rcd (8:1189), T, Gs(sl), Pr S Pr, U GpRa(A) Foxtrot DiamondLappare LakeOtish Matoush U B(6866 tm), D(96:12602), GpMa(G), Gs(sl), U S GpMa(A), GpRa(A), Pr, D(16:?), GpEm(G), GpMa(A,G), GpRa(A,G) Blocks -GateauEuro - Tonka U GpMa(A), GpRa(A) . Portage Diamond Pg Gate Resources Inc Resources Gate SOQUEM INC. Santoy Resources Inc. Resources Inc. Kakanda Resources Corporation 10 Stornoway Diamond Corporation / 10 Forest / Inc. Resources Majescor 10 Dios Exploration Inc.10 Bay Minerals Ltd/ Strateco Consolidated Pacific 33 Carats Diamond Gs(t) D, 10 Exploration Ltd Kodiak Otish U S GpEm(A), GpMa(A), GpRa(A), Pr, 33 H 10,15,16, 33 H/01,02 11, 14, 15, 23 D/05 23 D/04, 22 M/13 22 M14, 33 A/01, 32 P/10, 16 - Exploration projects in the James Bay area 2007 Superior Province FIGURE NTS R. A. COMPANIES/PROSPECTORS PROJECTS SUBSTANCES WORKS OS TABLE 1A TABLE N 1 1A-12 23 E, 33 A, 23 D, 1A-13 33 A/06, 07, 08, 09, 1A-14 33 A/02, 03, 08, 10, 1A-15 23 D/03, 04 1A-167 32 P/15,16, 33 A/01, 1A-18 10 1A-1 32 P/16, 33 A/019 Majescor Resources Inc. / Melkior 1A-1 33 A/0110 10 1A-1 32 P/16, 22 M/1311 1A-1 Strateco Resources Inc. 22 M/13, 1412 10 1A-1 23 D/02,03 1A-1 Cameco Corporation / Areva-Québec/UEM Inc. 10 32 P/1613 10 23 D/04 Strateco Resources Inc. Camie River 1A-1 1014 Areva-Québec 33 A, 23 D 32 P, Areva-Québec15 1A-1 1016 1A-1 U 10 22 M/13, 32 P/16 10 Bay Minerals Ltd Consolidated Pacific 17 1A-1 Matoush Hinterland Metals Inc. / 33 A/03 Eloro Resources Ltd 1018 1A-1 33A Cameco Corporation19 1A-1 32 P/07,10, 14,15,16 10 1A-1 Éclat 23 D/02 SW Otish Basin20 Majescor Resources Inc. / Superior Diamonds 10 U 23 D/0221 1A-1 D(1:228) Mistassini Capital Resources Inc. Troy Western 1A-1 U 10 33 A/01 Otish-A 1022 Melkior Resources Inc. 23 Otish-L D/01, 02, 03, 08, 1023 Anglo-Canadian Uranium Corporation 1A-1 U Diamond-U Otish North and South 24 Anglo-Canadian Uranium Corporation 1A-1 Macleod Lake 32 P/10, 15, 16 TE Otish South D(148:50000), Pr, 1025 1A-1 U 33 A/01 Icon Industries Ltd 1A-1 10 GpRa(G), Pr U 32 P/10 D(1:350), GpMa(A), GpRa(A), Pr 26 Big Mac Cu-Au-Ag-Mo Dios Exploration Inc. 33 A/01, 23 D/04 Charles U 1A-1 D(5:?) 10 10 23 D Region Troy Western GpEl(G), TE D, Inc. Ventures Stellar Pacific 10 Dios Exploration Inc. Cu-Au-Mo-Diamond U S G, Pr, Gp Dios Exploration Inc. U Pg D(3:1575), S 10 Otish Jordan Resources Inc. Hotish Principal Block A, B G, GpMa(G), GpRa(G), Gs(sl), Pr U - Diamond G, GpMa(G), GpEm(G), GpRa(G), Hotish East U U Papaskwasati GpRa(A), Gs(l), Pr U U Urika G, GpEm(A), GpMa(A), GpRa(A,G), Gs(l), S G, GpMa(A), GpRa(A), Pr, GpRa, Gs(l), (A), Pr U Gs(l) S G, GpEm(A), GpMa(A), GpRa(A), Pr,

9 1A 1 Gs, Pr, S Gs, Pr, S Pr, S, T Gs(sl), Gs(t), Pr, S Pr, Au-Cu-Zn D(14:3062), G, GpEl(S), GpMa(S), Gs(sl), Otish U D(7:2000), GpEm(G), GpMa(A,G), Pr Komo Santoy Resources Inc. International Kirkland Minerals Inc. River Uranium Rupert U D(91:6760) 10 Mines Inc. / Lexam Explorations Golden Valley Otish10 Kakanda Resources Corporation / U G, Gp(G), GpEm(A), GpMa(A), GpRa(A), 10 Sirios Resources Inc. / Dios Exploration 10 Majescor Resources Inc. / De Beers Canada Pontax Mirabelli Diamond-Cu-Zn-Au-Ag Ag-Au-Zn-diamond GpMa(G), Gs(t), Pr GpMa(A), GpEm(A), Gp(G), G, D(40:5108), 22 M/13, 23 D/02, 03, 04 33 A/01 33 C/02, 03 32 N/05, 11, 12, 13, 14, 33 C/03, 04, 05 - Exploration projects in the James Bay area 2007 Superior Province FIGURE NTS R. A. COMPANIES/PROSPECTORS PROJECTS SUBSTANCES WORKS OS TABLE 1A TABLE N 27 1A-128 32 P/16, 33 A/01, 1A-129 32 P/06, 07, 10, 11 1A-1 1030 23 D/04, 06, 07, 31 Mines Inc. / Lexam Explorations Golden Valley 1A-1 Mistassini32 1A-1 32 P/07, 10, 1133 1A-1 32 I/04, 05, 11, 1234 1A-1 10 32J/10 1035 1A-1 Bay Minerals Ltd Consolidated Pacific U 32 J/10, 15, 16 Dios Exploration Inc.36 1A-1 32 J/15, 1637 1A-1 10 32 J/1138 1A-1 10 32 J/15 Beaufield Resources Inc. 39 1A-1 Basin Papaskwasati 10 32 K/09 GlobeStar Mining Corporation40 1A-1 SOQUEM INC. 32 K/09, 10 U Gc,Gp(G), GpMa(A), GpEm(A), GpRa(A), 41 1A-1 10 32 K/11, 1242 1A-1 10 Mines Inc. Virginia 32 K/1543 1A-1 10 10 Threegold Resources Inc. Chibouki 32 /10, 11, 12, 14, 15 10 44 1A-1 10 Nickel Inc. Victory Everton Resources Inc. 32 O/1045 1A-1 Moblan Everton Resources Inc. Troilus 32 O/11 1A-1 GpM(A), GpRa(A), Pr 10 32 O/1246 Diamond Beaufield Resources Inc. 32 N/14, 15, 1A-1 10 10 Exploration Ltd47 Fancamp 32 M/08,09, Li - Ta Dileo-North (1346) Cu-Zn-Au-Ag 10 Eloro Resources Ltd 1A-1 Frotet-Robert Assinica48 GpMa(G), Gs(t) D, Cu-Zn-Au-Ag Golden Goose Resources Inc. 33 C/01 Scott Lake49 1A-1 Gp D, Rocher Lake Battleship50 1A-1 Cu-Zn-Au-Ag 33 C/01, 02, 03 D D(11:2200),S, T 51 1A-1 Evans Lake 33 C/08, B/0552 Au 1A-1 10 10 Cu-Zn-Au-Ag 33 C/01 Ni 1053 D(5:?), G, S, T 1A1 Rupert Resources Ltd Resources Inc. / Vantex D’Arianne Resources Inc. / SOQUEM INC. 33 C/02 D’Arianne Cu-Zn-Au-Ag Resources Ltd Vantex 54 1A-1 Levac Lake Black Dog 33 C/02, 07 Cu-Zn-Au-Ag55 1A-1 Gs(t), Pr Rupert 33 C/04, 05 / 10 Opinaca / Wabamisk 1A-1 Gp(G), Gs(t), Pr 33 C/09 10 Eloro Resources Ltd 10 U GpEl(G) Ni-Cu-PGE 33 C/09 G, GpEl(G), Au 10 Mines Inc. Virginia Met, TE Env, D, Mines Inc. Virginia Augyva Mining Resources Inc. Cu-Au 10 TE D(?:9000), GpEm(B,G), 10 Opinaca Mines Ltd. Opi Beaufield Resources Inc. Pr S Pr, D(17:1500) Kali (Elmer Lake) Delta Anatacau Au Wabamisk Cu-Au Opinaca Eleonore Cu-Zn-Au-Ag Cu-Au Cu-Au G, Gs(sl) Gp D, D(20:3500), GpEm(G) Cu-Au-Ag-Mo Au G, GpEl(G), Pg, G, GpEl(G), Pg, S, T S, T D(9:1200), G, GpMa(G), S G, Gp, S, T D,

10 1A T ), 1 Pr, S Pr, Gs(s), S Cu-Zn-Au-Ag Gs(t), Pr Eleonore South JV Au S, T G, GpEl(G), Pr, North Azimut Exploration Inc. 10 Mines Ltd / Sirios Resources Inc. Golden Valley Cheechoo Block A Cu-Au10 Everton Resources Inc. S G, GpEl(G), Gs(t), Pr, 10 Mines Inc. Virginia Eastmain and Laguiche-Gipouloux Au Gs(l), Pg 12, 14 32 O/13, 14 33 G - Exploration projects in the James Bay area 2007 Superior Province FIGURE NTS R. A. COMPANIES/PROSPECTORS PROJECTS SUBSTANCES WORKS OS TABLE 1A TABLE N 5657 1A-158 1A-1 33 C/09, 1059 1A-1 33 C/0860 1A-1 33 C/09, 16 1A-1 10 33 C/09, 16 61 Mines Inc. Virginia 33 C/09, B/1262 1A-1 10 1063 1A-1 10 10 33 C/09 Everton Resources Inc. Everton Resources Inc. 1A-1 Eastmain Resources Inc. / Opinaca Mines Ltd. Eastmain Resources Inc. / Azimut Exploration 33 C/09, B/12, 1364 10 Opinaca D 33 C/09, B/11, 1A-1 Everton Resources Inc. / Azimut Exploration 65 10 33 C/09, B/12, 13 Opinaca A 66 1A-1 10 Mines Ltd / Sirios Resources Inc. Golden Valley 1A-1 Au Mines Ltd / Sirios Resources Inc. Golden Valley 33 C/1067 Cheechoo Block C 33 B/03, 04, 06, Eleonore régional68 1A-1 Cheechoo Block B Au Wapamisk 1 Wildcat 69 1A-1 Au 33 B/04, 05 Au Au70 1A-1 10 33 B/05, 06, 1271 1A-1 33 B/06, 07 Beaufield Resources Inc. S G, Pr, 72 1A-1 10 10 Cu-Zn-Au-Ag 33 B/11 Cu-Zn-Au 1A-1 Eastmain Resources Inc. Ressources Sirios inc. 33 B/1273 S, D(8:969), GpEl(G), GpMa(G), Gs, Pr, 10 33 C, F, 33 B, G, Gp, Gs(t), Pr 74 1A-1 D(8:1024), GpEl(G), GpMa(A,G) Pr G,GpEl(G), GpEm(G), GpMa(G), Gs(sl Everton Resources Inc.75 1A-1 10 Gp(G), Gs(t), Pr 33 B/1276 1A-1 10 33 B/12 Everton Resources Inc.77 1A-1 33 B/12 Everton Resources Inc. / Azimut Exploration Opinaca West78 1A-1 33 B/12 Opinaca B 79 1A-1 10 33 B/12 Clearwater80 1A-1 10 Everton Resources Inc. Au Kukames 33 B/1281 1A-1 10 Everton Resources Inc. 33 B/12, 13 Conviac Lake82 1A-1 10 Cu-Zn-Au Everton Resources Inc. 33 B/1283 Au 1A-1 10 Everton Resources Inc. 33 B/03, 04 8 Wildcat 84 1A-1 10 10 Everton Resources Inc. Au 33 F/04 Cu-Zn-Au85 1A-1 Everton Resources Inc. Sirios Resources Inc. / Dios Exploration 33 F/04 G, GpEm(A), GpMa(A) S, T D(12:2624), G, Gs, Gp(A), GpEl(G), Pr, 1A-1 10 10 33 F/02, 03, 06 Mines Ltd / Sirios Resources Inc. Golden Valley Goldcorp Inc. / Azimut Exploration 33 C/08 Au 2 Wildcat Opinaca North 10 10 Pr D(53:3000) 3 Wildcat Sharks 10 Resources Ltd Vantex Mines Inc. / Strateco Resources Virginia Gs, Pr 4 Wildcat Au-U Resources Ltd Vantex 5 Wildcat Wabamisk 10 Cu-Zn-Au 6 Wildcat Apple Uranium Bay Resources Inc. Cu-Zn-Au 7 Wildcat Gs(t), Pr Au Cu-Zn-Au Au Cu-Zn-Au S Pr, Gs(t), Pr Cu-Zn-Au Gs(t), Pr Cu-Zn-Au U bloc Mister F - Patica Pr Cu-Zn-Au-Ag bloc T Mister F-Pinaca Gs(t), GpEl(G) GpMa(G), Pr, D, Uskawanis Lake Gp, Pr D, Pr Cu-Zn-Au-Ag-Pb S, T G, Gp, Pr, D, Pr U S Pr, D, S Pr, GpEm(A), GpMa(A), GpRa(A) G, GpEm(A), GpMa(A), GpRa(A,G), D,

11 1A 1 GpMa(G), Gs, Pr, S GpMa(G), Gs, Pr, Au D(24:4000), GpEl(G) Extension LG 3,5 Cu-Zn-Ag D MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd - Exploration projects in the James Bay area 2007 Superior Province FIGURE NTS R. A. COMPANIES/PROSPECTORS PROJECTS SUBSTANCES WORKS OS TABLE 1A TABLE N 8687 1A-188 1A-1 33F/0489 1A-1 33 F/0490 1A-1 33 F/05, 1291 1A-1 33 F/0692 1A-1 10 33 F/0693 1A-1 10 10 Eastmain Resources Inc. 33 F/0894 1A-1 Inc. Ventures Stellar Pacific Augyva Mining Resources Inc. 33 F/09 1A-1 10 33G, 32 P 33C, 33F, 95 10 10 Pro-Or Mining Resources Inc. 33 G/06, 0796 1A-1 Mines Inc. Virginia 10 Augyva Mining Resources Inc.97 1A-1 33 G/08, H/05 10 Everton Resources Inc. 1A-1 10 33 G/09, 10, H/12 Mines Inc. Eloro Resources Ltd / Virginia 98 10 10 Duncan Lake 33 G/15 Mines Inc. Virginia 99 1A-1 Mines Inc. / Goldcorp Virginia Radisson Mines Inc. Virginia Threefold Lake100 1A-1 33 G/13, J/04 Menarik 1A-1 Amelie Lake Fe 33 I /01, 02 Yasinski Au101 10 23 L/11, 14 10 1A-1102 Cu-Zn-Au Everton Resources Inc. Mines Inc. / Virginia 1A-1103 Corvet East 23 E/04 Cu-Zn-Ag-Au-Co-PGE James Bay 10 Sakami 1A-1 Ni-Cu-Cr-PGE104 D(5:800) 33 C/16 10 Resources Ltd / Sirios Inc. Golden Tag 1A-1 Cu-Au-Ni-Co-PGE105 33 C/05 Mines Inc. / Breakwater Resources Ltd Virginia 1A-1 Aquilon Extension G, Gs(s), Pr 106 G 33 C/03 Pg Au Lemoyne Poste D(42:8905), GpEm(B), S, T D(13:3338), GPGr, 1A-1 FCI 10 Cu-Zn-Au-Ag107 Coulon JV 33 C/01, 02, 07, 08 Au 10 1A-1 Cu-Zn-Au Mines Inc. Virginia 10108 33 C/11 10 1A-1 Eastmain Resources Inc.109 Eastmain Resources Inc. 33 C/03 Pg 10 1A-1 Hill Pine Eastmain Resources Inc. / Barrick Gold Corporation110 33 C/10 Elmer Lake Cu-Zn-Au-Ag-Pb 1A-1 Eastmain Resources Inc.111 33 C/01, 08 Pr D(13:3000), G 10 1A-1112 Au 33 C/01, 02, 07, 08 G), D(125:50500), G, GpEm(A, B, 10 1A-1 D Eastmain Resources Inc. 10113 33 G Cu-Zn-Au Au-Ag 10 1A-1 10 Eastmain Resources Inc.114 Resources Inc. / SOQUEM INC. D’Arianne 33 F 1A-1 Exploration Inc. Typhon Eloro Resources Ltd115 33 C/01 1A-1 Dyna116 Reservoir 33 G/16 Nichicun H Lake 1A-2117 33 I/02 Pr D(9:1474), GpEl(G) 10 1A-2 Lidge 23F/12 G, Gs(sl), Pr Resources Inc. D’Arianne 10 10 23 M Goldcorp Inc. 10 Resources Ltd Vantex Cu-Au-Ag Road King Au Au Sirios Resources Inc. Au-Cu-Zn Hudson Lake 10 Opinaca Resources Ltd / Sirios Inc. 10 Golden Tag Au Capital Resources Inc. Eastmain-1 Troy Western Aquilon Main 10 Au-Cu-Zn G, S, T Au-Cu-Zn GpEl(G), GpEm(G), Gs(h), Pr Mines Inc. / Breakwater Resources Ltd Virginia Frank Gs(t), Pg Au Pg Au Gayot Lake Au-Cu-Zn G, Gs(sl), Pr Holmstead G, Gs(sl), Pr Mitsumi G, Gs(sl), Pr Tilly Sakami Ni-Cu-PGE GpEm(G), GpMa(G) Cu-U Mo Rsi, S G, GpEm(A), GpMa(A), GpRa(A), Pr, D(5:1000?), GpEl(G) Au GpMa(A) Au Cu-Mo S Pr, Gs(sl), Pr Gp S G, GpEl(G), Pr, Pg, S

12 1A 1 Daniel Lake UHudson Bay Gp(A), Gs(l), Pr U Gp(A),Gs(l), Pr Ventures inc. Ventures Silver Spruce Resources Inc. 10 Dianor Resources Inc. Ekomiac Lake Diamond10 Energy Corporation Fission Gs(r), Gs(sl) Dieter Lake U GpMa(A), GpRa(A), Pr 33 H, F/05 24 D/01, 02 - Exploration projects in the James Bay area 2007 Superior Province FIGURE NTS R. A. COMPANIES/PROSPECTORS PROJECTS SUBSTANCES WORKS OS TABLE 1A TABLE N 118 1A-1119 33 G, 33 C, B, 1A-2120 1A-2121 23 K/13 1A-2122 34 J/02, 03 1A-2123 34 H 1A-2124 34 A, H 1A-2 10 10 34 G 34 B, 125 Mines Inc. Virginia Azimut Exploration Inc. / Majescor Resources 24 I/06, 07 1A-2126 10 Minto West 1A-2 10127 33 P 10 Uranium Ltd Azimut Exploration Inc. / Rukwa 1A-2 Uranium Ltd Azimut Exploration Inc. / Rukwa 128 33 O 10 Azimut Exploration Inc. / Central Uranium Corp. 1A-2129 33 K/09 South Minto Azimut Exploration Inc. / Northwestern Mineral U Central Minto 1A-2 North Minto130 23 O/01, 08 1A-2 24 A, G, H 10131 23 M/15, 16, U U 1A-2 10 10 Azimut Exploration Inc. / Central Uranium Corp. 10 U 101. See the legend of abbreviations and significance italic bold types in appendix II. Lake Pau Azimut Resources Inc. / Channel Ltd Murray / Nebu Resources Inc. B. Miller Black / A.J. E.D. 34 C Bonaventure Enterprises Inc. South BienvilleA. R. = Administrative region Bienville West GpMa(A), GpRa(A), Pr U Cu-Au U S S Gp(A), Gs(l), Pr, Gp(A), Gs(l), Pr, D, D, 10 Gp(A), Gs(l), Pr D, George River Azimut Exploration Inc. / K9 Retty Lake U Pg Gp(A), Gs(l), Pr D, GpEm(A), GpMa(A), GpRa(A) Cu-Ni-PGE U GpMa(A), GpRa(A,G) G G, GpRa(A,G), S

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14 1B 1B - Southern Superior Province underground exploration drilling on the Rocmec I gold project (Project 22) (formerly Russian-Kid). The property contains (Abitibi and Pontiac Subprovinces) at least six gold-bearing quartz vein systems (Front, West, and Westernmost Grenville Province McDowell, Talus, Shaft, Boucher, and Boucher 2) hosted in a gabbro intruding a granodiorite. The veins are characterized by (Administrative Region 08 and 10) silica, chlorite, sericite, epidote, and carbonate alteration and 2 to 10% pyrite. The Boucher Gold Zone assayed 214 g/t Au over Pierre Doucet, P.Geo. 2.4 m in drillhole RS-02-07. Yorbeau Resources Inc. continued James Moorhead, P.Geo. drilling on the Augmitto block of its Rouyn property (Project 11). Suzanne Côté, Mineral resources technician Drillhole 07-S-425 intersected 3 m grading 20.78 g/t Au. Gold Direction Énergie, Mines et Territoire public, occurs in quartz-carbonate-tourmaline veinlets in carbonatized région de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue ultramafi c rocks. Visible gold, along with disseminated pyrite and arsenopyrite, are locally observed in the mineralized The Abitibi and Pontiac subprovinces form the southern part zone. Preparations are underway to dewater the ramp at this of the Superior Province in Québec. The Abitibi Subprovince deposit and the company plans to extract a 100,000-tonne bulk is the largest, one of the most studied, and among the richest sample. In the same area, Alexis Minerals Corporation and Archean greenstone belts in the world. It comprises numer- Thundermin Resources Inc. completed a 50-hole drilling ous granitoid intrusions and volcanic and sedimentary belts program on the Lac Pelletier project (Project 53). Best results broadly trending E-W (Figure 1B-1), ranging in age from 2.75 include 7.58 g/t Au over 22.4 m in drillhole 17475-31, where to 2.67 Ga. The Abitibi belt is transected by several major, the B Shear and Zone 4.1 intersect. Gold occurs in a shear zone generally reverse faults trending E-W or NW-SE, as well as strongly altered to chlorite and carbonate, with pyrite and 10 to sinistral NE-trending and dextral SE-trending faults. 40% quartz-carbonate-tourmaline veining. Ramp dewatering and underground exploration drilling are planned for 2008. The Pontiac Subprovince is separated from the Abitibi Subprovince by the Cadillac Tectonic Zone, a structure that Production of copper-rich ore began in October on the Fabie hosts many gold deposits. The Pontiac Subprovince comprises Bay project (Project 40), held by First Metals Inc. Located granitoid intrusions and orthogneisses in its central part, along 35 km northwest of Rouyn-Noranda, the orebody contains an with detrital sedimentary rocks and paragneisses with a few inferred resource estimated at 672,000 tonnes at an average volcanic sequences. The latter form ultramafi c, mafi c, and grade of 2.74% Cu. The targeted throughput for the mine is felsic assemblages in the southwestern part of the Pontiac 1,500 tpd. Normabec Mining Resources Ltd, SOQUEM Subprovince. A few thin bands of mafi c to ultramafi c volcanic INC. and GéoNova Explorations Inc. reported interesting rocks are also present along its northern edge. gold results from a drilling program on the Pitt Gold property (Project 58), located 35 km north of Rouyn-Noranda. Gold The Abitibi Subprovince is world-renowned for the great is associated with quartz stockworks containing 2-10% dis- number and high grade of its precious metal (Au-Ag) and seminated pyrite and trace chalcopyrite. Lithologies on both polymetallic (Cu-Zn-Au-Ag and Cu-Au) ore deposits. A few sides of the Destor-Porcupine Fault are gold-bearing, although metallic deposits, architectural stone quarries, and industrial intermediate volcanic rocks and quartz-feldspar porphyry mineral deposits (lime, quartz, kyanite, mica, garnet) were also dykes appear to be more favourable in terms of continuity. mined in the Pontiac Subprovince. Mining and exploration have Drillhole PG2007-01 intersected three gold-bearing intervals, made this territory one of the most important mining regions grading 11.52 g/t Au over 1.0 m, 12.35 g/t Au over 1.0 m, in Québec for close to a century. and 16.08 g/t Au over 1.0 m. On the RM Nickel property Table 1B lists all exploration and mining development (Project 9), located 20 km west of Rouyn-Noranda, Radisson projects in the Abitibi and Pontiac subprovinces and in the Mining Resources Inc. reported several high-grade copper and westernmost Grenville Province. Figures 1B-1 to 1B-3 show nickel intersections, such as 3.33 m (true thickness) averaging project locations. 4.89% Cu and 4.31% Ni in drillhole RM07-01. The RM Nickel deposit occurs at the base of the Horseshoe Gabbro, near the contact with andesites. It consists of massive to semi-massive sulphide lenses reaching up to 6 metres in thickness. Southwest Abitibi Subprovince, Abitibi-Témiscamingue Region About 20 km east of Rouyn-Noranda, on its Joanna property (Project 43), Aurizon Mines Ltd intersected 32 m grad- In 2007, three mines were in operation in the western part ing 2.2 g/t Au in drillhole JA-01. A new resource estimate of the Abitibi Subprovince: the Mouska and Doyon gold mines was released, showing an indicated resource of 11.3 Mt at and the LaRonde polymetallic mine. West of Rouyn-Noranda, 1.7 g/t Au and an inferred resource of 28.57 Mt at 1.6 g/t Au. Rocmec Mining Corporation Inc. continued drifting and Partners Globex Mining Enterprises Inc. and Queenston

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Mining Inc. continued drill-testing the Ironwood Gold Zone Amphi mine (Project 105) operated by Richmont Mines Inc. on the Wood-Pandora property (Project 17). Gold is hosted in ceased operations at the end of June due to depletion of reserves. an iron formation. Drillhole W07-48 intersected 2.13 m grad- Northeast of Malartic, Niogold Mining Corporation calculated, ing 7.63 g/t Au. During the fi rst quarter of 2007, IAMGOLD for the Norlartic and Kierens deposits (Project 98), an indicated Québec Management Inc. announced the discovery of a min- resource of 845,000 t at 2.66 g/t Au and an inferred resource of eralized zone, Zone 2 Extension, on the Westwood-Mooshla 3.09 Mt at 2.72 g/t Au. Near the Marban deposit (Project 98), project, located about 1.2 km east of the Doyon mine shaft Niogold intersected in drillholes several gold-bearing intervals, (Project 16). Development of the exploration drift from level 14 including 6.5 g/t Au over 3.0 m in drillhole MB-07-013. at the Doyon mine toward the Westwood zone, which began in 2004, should be completed by the end of 2007. A pre-feasibility About 16 km east of Malartic, on the Midway project study is underway and results are expected in the second half (Project 99), Northern Star Mining Corporation completed of 2008. According to the company, shaft sinking should begin a major drilling program along the Cadillac Tectonic Zone. in 2009 and the start of commercial production is planned for Gold mineralization was encountered in the Chabela, South 2012. An inferred resource on the order of 14.1 Mt at a grade of Porphyry, Piché-Harvey, and Dubuisson Goldfi elds zones, 7.3 g/t Au has been defi ned for the Westwood deposit. Agnico- where drillhole MC-07-74 intersected disseminated pyrite and Eagle Mines Ltd continued development work at the LaRonde tourmaline veinlets in a porphyry intrusion, grading 2.46 g/t Au II mine (Project 20). Zone 20 North was intersected at nearly over 14.3 m. 3,000 metres depth and remains open at depth. Sinking of the About 8 km northwest of Val-d’Or, on the Vassan property internal shaft should begin during the last quarter of 2007 and (Project 138), Stellar Pacifi c Ventures Inc. drill-tested the the start-up of production is slated for 2011. The annual pro- Hamelin Zone and two new veins (H-1, H-2), all three consist- duction rate should be on the order of 320,000 ounces of gold. ing of pyrrhotite-pyrite-chalcopyrite-rich gold-bearing zones. Proven and probable reserves stand at 35.6 million tonnes of ore Best results from vein H-1 were obtained in drillhole V2007-02, at an average grade of 4.5 g/t Au. Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd also with 2.2 m grading 10.52 g/t Au and 0.47% Cu. An indicated announced that shaft sinking on the Lapa property (Project 18), resource of 385,054 t at a grade of 5.01 g/t Au was defi ned. At located east of Cadillac, which began in March 2005, had the Kiena mine complex (projects 93 and 97), located 9 km west reached its fi nal depth of 1,370 m during the year. Lateral of Val-d’Or, Wesdome Gold Mines Inc. continued develop- underground development was underway at the end of 2007, as ment and exploration work along extensions of known zones: well as the construction of surface facilities. The Contact Zone Martin, Shawkey 22, VC, North, and S-50, where drillhole lies along the interface between sheared and altered mafi c and U-4317 intersected 3.92 g/t Au over a true thickness of 6.6 m. ultramafi c lavas of the Piché Group and sedimentary rocks of Gold mineralization is generally associated with a quartz-albite- the Cadillac Group, within the Cadillac Tectonic Zone. Infi ll pyrite stockwork hosted in albitized basalts. drilling yielded impressive results, namely a 3.5-m interval (true thickness) grading 15.03 g/t Au in drillhole LA07-89-7. Early in In the west end of Val-d’Or, Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd 2007, Typhoon Exploration Inc. released a resource estimate advanced construction of surface installations, sinking of the for the Fayolle property (Project 1), located 35 km northeast of production shaft, and underground development on the Goldex Rouyn-Noranda. Using a lower cut-off of 3.0 g/t Au, resources mining project (Project 92), where reserves are estimated at are estimated at 106,900 t grading 6.4 g/t Au in the indicated 22.9 Mt at 2.3 g/t Au. The start-up of production is slated for category, and 218,800 t at 6.3 g/t Au in the inferred category. 2008, at an annual rate of 170,000 ounces of gold. During a The company completed a drill program at the end of 2007. drilling program testing the eastern and depth extensions of the Drillhole FA-07-20 intersected 4.0 m grading 3.39 g/t Au. deposit, drillhole 73-366 intersected a zone grading 2.9 g/t Au over 80.0 m true thickness. The Goldex Extension ore deposit consists of a stockwork of quartz-tourmaline-pyrite veins in Southeast Abitibi Subprovince, albite-pyrite-altered wall rocks, hosted in a quartz diorite sill. Abitibi-Témiscamingue Region At the Sigma-Lamaque mining complex (Project 74) held by In 2007, in the Southeast portion of the Abitibi Subprovince, Century Mining Corporation, operations in the Sigma open the Beaufor, Sigma, Kiena, and East Amphi mines produced pit ceased on November 5, 2007. Mining operations began in gold and silver. In Malartic, on the Canadian Malartic property April at a rate of 100 tpd in underground stopes at the former (Project 103), Osisko Exploration Ltd continued its defi nition Lamaque mine, closed in 1984. In November, the production drilling program within the scope of a feasibility study for an rate stood at 350-400 tpd at an average grade of 5.5 g/t Au. open pit mining operation. An inferred resource of 286 Mt at A program involving mapping, compilation, and 3,000 m of 0.92 g/t Au was defi ned in metasedimentary rocks and grano- defi nition drilling is currently underway. At Lamaque, gold diorite with disseminated pyrite. Best results include a 262.4-m occurs in shallowly dipping quartz veins ranging from 5 to interval grading 1.37 g/t Au in drillhole CM06-947. The East 90 cm in thickness.

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On the Aurbel property (Project 72), located 10 km east of tonnage low-grade nickel deposit. North of Barraute, Abcourt Val-d’Or, Alexis Minerals Corporation extracted a 50,000 t Mines Inc. completed a feasibility study on the Abcourt-Barvue bulk sample during an underground exploration program on the Zn-Ag deposit (Project 68). Open pit mineable reserves were Lac Herbin project, where resources total 1.07 Mt at 7.26 g/t Au. established at 5.3 Mt at 44.79 g/t Ag and 3.15% Zn. South Gold zones consisting of quartz-pyrite veins are hosted in shear of Barraute, on the McKenzie Break project (Project 102), zones cross-cutting the Bourlamaque Batholith. Commercial Britannica Resources Corporation completed a defi nition production is slated to begin in 2008. Drillholes intersected the drilling program and reported, for drillhole MK-07-119, a 3.1-m extensions of known zones and newly discovered zone, includ- interval grading 8.02 g/t Au in Zone 4. ing the HW2 zone, which yielded several high-grade intervals such as 12.72 g/t Au over 2.8 m in drillhole LH03-026. On the Courville property (Project 86), located 15 km west of Senneterre, Pershimco Resources Inc. completed a drill- At the Beaufor mine (Project 130), located 19 km east of ing program on part of the Thibodeau Intrusive, composed of Val-d’Or, Richmont Mines Inc. completed a major exploration leucotonalite altered to sericite with disseminated pyrite, cut drilling program totalling 25,000 m. Underground exploration by subhorizontal quartz-sulphide veins and stockworks. Best identifi ed fi ve zones below level 20 at the mine, with interest- results include 55.8 m at a grade of 1.09 g/t Au in drillhole ing gold grades such as 10.83 g/t Au over 1.6 m in drillhole PRO-07-30. In the same area, on the Jolin property (Project 140-40 in the Q zone. The surface drilling program identifi ed 83), Abitex Resources Inc. drill-tested the depth extension of new gold-bearing veins between the surface and level 12 at the the Main Zone and intersected 2.8 m grading 5.28 g/t Au in mine. Zone 140 yielded a grade of 7.88 g/t over 2.0 m in drill- drillhole J-07-10. hole 140-48. Ore zones consist of gold-bearing quartz-pyrite veins cross-cutting the Bourlamaque Batholith.

Alexandria Minerals Corporation continued exploration Témiscamingue Region, work on its properties straddling the Cadillac Tectonic Zone. Pontiac Subprovince On the Orenada project (Project 75), drillholes intersected wide low-grade intervals such as 79 m true thickness at 0.94 g/t Au In the Témiscamingue region, Pontiac Subprovince, Fieldex in drillhole AAX-07-11, as well as higher-grade intervals, at Exploration Inc. intersected 30.09 m grading 1.00% Ni 11.4 g/t Au over 4.68 m in drillhole AX-07-16. Gold typically and 0.53% Cu in drillhole LF-07-07, on the Laforce project occurs in sheared and sericitized sedimentary rocks with pyrite- (Project 29). The mineralized zone, comprising sulphide string- arsenopyrite-pyrrhotite mineralization and quartz-ankerite vein- ers and irregular blebs, is hosted in a chloritized and brecciated ing. Further east on the Bloc Sud-Ouest property (Project 114), pyroxenite. Fieldex Exploration Inc. reported a 7.00-m inter- drillholes by Alexandria Minerals Corporation intersected val in drillhole MR-07-06 grading 1.36% Ni, 1.31% Cu, 0.27 g/t quartz-carbonate, tourmaline and sulphide alteration zones with Pt, and 0.92 g/t Pd on the Midrim property (Project 4), also generally low gold grades. Best results include 1.97 g/t Au over located in the Témiscamingue region. The company is prepar- 2.4 m in drillhole BS-07-37. ing a resource estimate on the project. About 2 km west of the former Belleterre mine, Conway Resources Inc. reported sig- About 42 km east of Val-d’Or on the Nordeau property niﬁ cant drill results on the Paquin vein on the Conway Paquin (Project 139), Plato Gold Corporation and Globex Mining property (Project 59), including 31.88 g/t Au over 0.48 m in Enterprises Inc. completed a drilling program on the Nordeau drillhole PA-07-45. The Paquin vein varies in width from 0.3 East, Nordeau West and Bateman zones. Gold occurs in shear to more than 1.5 m and is characterized by bluish white quartz zones with disseminated pyrite and quartz veins. Best results with 2-5% sulphide pods and veinlets. Vantex Resources Ltd include a 3-m interval grading 8.27 g/t Au in drillhole PG06-11, reported drill results of 4.39 g/t Au over 2.4 m in drillhole in the Nordeau East zone. On the Croinor property (Project 33), LE06-190 in Zone 190, a new zone located about 400 m north located 70 km east of Val-d’Or, First Gold Exploration of the Lake Expanse Zone on the Guillet property, located east Inc. and X-Ore Resources Inc. (formerly South Malartic of Belleterre (Project 36). North of Lac Simard, on the Tansim Exploration Inc.) conducted a drilling program, in which property (Project 23), Matamec Explorations Inc. obtained drillhole CR-07-384 intersected Zone 4 of the Croinor sill and a grade of more than 150,000 ppm U from a grab sample col- yielded assay results of 5.19 g/t Au over 10.9 m. The mineral- lected in a uraninite zone associated with pegmatites. Partners ized zone consists of quartz veins and their altered pyrite-rich SearchGold Resources Inc. and Niogold Mining Corporation wall rocks, hosted in a diorite sill. Measured and indicated completed a drilling program on the Blondeau-Guillet property resources are estimated at 1.43 Mt at a grade of 6.31 g/t Au (Project 14). Drillhole BE-06-09, testing Vein #1, encountered using a cut-off grade of 2.0 g/t Au. 0.70 m at a grade of 4.64 g/t Au and 11.90 g/t Ag.

On the Dumont Nickel property (Project 113), located 20 km In terms of diamond exploration in the Témiscamingue west of Amos, Royal Nickel Corporation is conducting a region, Superior Diamonds Inc. continued exploration work major drilling program to delineate resources on this high- on the Ville Marie project (Project 3). Two kimberlite bodies

17 1B were discovered in drillholes during the year, the Morin and Lac Corporation intersected gold-bearing veins in the Discovery Honorat pipes. Based on drill results, the surface expression of Zone (6.15 g/t Au over 3.0 m in drillhole FA-06-27). The com- the two pipes was defi ned at approximately 200 m by 200 m for pany also drill-tested two mineralized komatiitic basalt horizons the Morin pipe, and 100 m by 140 m for the Lac Honorat pipe. A hosting thin high-grade zones within a lower-grade halo. For yellow microdiamond was recovered by caustic fusion analysis example, drillhole FA07-306 yielded a grade of 1.9% Ni over of 6.92 kg of material from the Morin pipe. The company also 0.3 m, within a wider interval of 12.0 m grading 0.16% Ni. identifi ed at least twelve other targets based on the results of till About 30 km further west, on the La Martinière project (Project geochemistry surveys and reverse circulation drilling. 193), American Bonanza Gold Corporation intersected in drillholes a stockwork system of silicifi cation and quartz-albite- Further south in the Grenville Province, Aurizon Mines carbonate-pyrite veining, locally grading up to 5.1 g/t Au over Ltd reported results for gold, uranium, and rare earth elements 4.8 m in drillhole MD-07-12. (REE) on the Kipawa property (Project 57), located about 100 km south of Rouyn-Noranda. In February 2007, the com- On the Montgolfi er property (Project 211) held by J-Pacifi c pany announced grades of 100 g/t and 8.6 g/t Au, obtained from Gold Inc., drillholes intersected a gold-bearing zone compris- two samples of heavy mineral concentrates collected during a ing quartz-carbonate-pyrite veins hosted in sedimentary rocks till survey. Two main zones, referred to as Snake and Eagle, and banded iron formation. Best results include 6.44 g/t Au were identifi ed on the property. In the Snake area, sample 63884 over 3.2 m in drillhole JPN07-21. yielded grades of 0.20% U3O8, 0.67% Y, 0.09% light REE and 0.30% heavy REE. S.E.M. Vior Inc. completed a drilling program on its Douay property (Project 166), located 60 km south of Matagami. Using a lower cut-off of 0.7 g/t Au, indicated and measured resources are now estimated at 2.9 Mt grading 2.88 g/t Au, with 44.9 Mt Northern Abitibi Subprovince, grading 1.31 g/t Au in the inferred resource category, for the Nord-du-Québec Region Douay West, 531, Main, Central, 92-7, and Adams Porphyry gold zones. In the Douay West zone, drillhole D-133 intersected (Figure 1B-1) 4.1 g/t Au over 5.0 m.

In the northern half of the Abitibi Subprovince, included In Matagami, Xstrata Zinc Canada Corp. (formerly within the Nord-du-Québec administrative region (Region 10), Falconbridge Ltd) is continuing construction of surface six mines were in operation: Casa Berardi (Au-Ag), Sleeping installations and ramp excavation at the Perseverance mine Giant (Au-Ag), Langlois (Zn-Cu-Ag-Au), Joe Mann (Au-Cu- (Project 161). Commercial production is slated to begin in Ag), Copper Rand (Cu-Au-Ag), and Merrill (Cu-Au-Ag). November 2008, at an annual rate of 228,000 tonnes of zinc concentrate, for a projected mine life of fi ve years. The ore deposit, composed of three massive sulphide lenses (Equinox, Casa Berardi – Matagami Area Perseverance, and Perseverance West), contains a mineral resource of 5 Mt at an average grade of 16.8% Zn, 1.3% Cu, Several extensive exploration programs were conducted in 34 g/t Ag, and 0.4 g/t Au. Donner Metals Ltd and Xstrata the area west of Matagami in 2007. At the Casa Berardi mine Zinc Canada Corp. launched an extensive exploration and (projects 153 and 154), located north of Villebois, Aurizon drilling program in the Matagami mining camp (Project 171), Mines Ltd continued underground development as well as which has already resulted in the discovery of Zn-Cu-Ag- defi nition and exploration drilling in two high-grade zones Au-rich volcanogenic massive sulphide lenses, along the Key (122-Deep and 123-S) discovered in 2006 in the West Mine Tuffi te and adjacent areas at Bracemac (12.47% Zn, 2.02% Cu, area. One drillhole in Zone 123-S yielded a grade of 32.7 g/t Au 94.85 g/t Ag, and 0.5 g/t Au over 21.4 m in drillhole BRC-07-47) over 13.8 m. On the Estrades property (projects 167 and 168), and McLeod (8.91% Zn, 1.88% Cu, 56.4 g/t Ag, and 1.35 g/t Au Cogitore Resources Inc. reported assay results of 3.12% Cu over 11.42 m in drillhole MC-05-18W4). and 20.89 g/t Au over 4.40 m in drillhole EME-07, along the depth extension of the East Zone. The company commenced About 35 km southeast of Matagami, on the Plateau PGE a feasibility study on the Estrades property, where a new project (Project 225), Hinterland Metals Inc. completed a drill- resource estimate for the Main Zone was released, identifying ing program to test a mineralized zone in pyroxenitic gabbro. 561,000 tonnes at an average grade of 0.72% Cu, 10.25% Zn, The company reported a 30.9-m interval grading 0.23 g/t Pt+Pd 0.94% Pb, 5.22 g/t Au, and 174.1 g/t Ag. in drillhole EB07-07. On the Fenelon project (Project 170), located 70 km west-northwest of Matagami, American Bonanza Gold

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Lebel-sur-Quévillon – Barry gold deposit (Project 70), where an indicated resource of 385,000 t at 4.23 g/t Au and an inferred resource of 966,000 t Desmaraisville Area at 4.07 g/t Au were deﬁ ned near surface. The mineralization is characterized by quartz-carbonate-albite veining associated At the Langlois (Zn-Ag-Cu) mine (projects 178 and 179), with shear zones. located east of Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Breakwater Resources st Ltd commenced commercial production on July 1 as well as Near Desmaraisville, Superior Diamonds Inc. discovered construction of a ramp to access the upper part of Zone 4. A new several kimberlite ﬂ oats along the southeast shore of Lac resource estimate was calculated. Located 70 kilometres west Wachigabau on the L’Espérance project (Project 201). At of Lebel-sur-Quévillon, the Sleeping Giant mine (Project 157), the former Bachelor Lake gold mine (Project 196), Metanor property of IAMGOLD Québec Management Inc. (formerly Resources Inc. proceeded with rehabilitation of the mill in Cambior Inc.), was sold to Cadiscor Resources Inc. who is order to process ore from the Barry gold project (Project 70). planning an important exploration drilling program in 2008 from the last level at the mine (975 m). Production is expected to end in late 2008. About 45 km northwest of Lebel-sur- Quévillon, on the Discovery project (Project 149), Cadiscor Chapais – Chibougamau Area Resources Inc. conducted a drilling program on the Discovery South of Chibougamau, Campbell Resources Inc. con- gold deposit and increased measured and indicated resources to structed a decline to access ore zones at the Corner Bay deposit 1.16 Mt at 5.53 g/t Au, in addition to reporting new results in (Project 198) and is planning to extract a bulk sample of 42,000 the 1200E Sector, including a grade of 7.71 g/t Au over 2.0 m tonnes at an average grade of 3.7% Cu. The Joe Mann mine in drillhole BD-07-157. The company announced the start of (Au-Cu-Ag) ceased operations in September due to depletion a scoping study on the Main Area, to be followed by an under- of reserves. The mine (Project 190) was sold to Gold Bullion ground exploration and bulk sampling program. On the Comtois Development Corp., who launched a drilling program to test the property (Project 159), located 15 km northwest of Lebel-sur- depth extensions of known mineralized structures. Drillhole EE- Quévillon, Maudore Minerals Ltd drill-tested the extensions 188, drilled from the last level at the mine at 1,150 metres depth, of known zones to depths of 800-900 m. Drillhole COM-07- encountered grades of 43.4 g/t Au, 1.96% Cu, and 15.8 g/t Ag 141B intersected the inferred extension of the Osborne South over 2.1 m in the Main Zone, and 23.3 g/t Au, 0.30% Cu, and zone, with a grade of 6.8 g/t Au over 6.5 m in altered felsic 13.3 g/t Ag over 0.3 m in the South Zone. volcanic rocks with disseminated sulphides. A few drillholes intersected Zn-Au mineralization in felsic volcanic rocks, for Near Chibougamau, Campbell Resources Inc. commenced example in drillhole COM-07-138, which encountered 5.1 m production at the Merrill open pit mine (Project 219) in October, grading 2.3% Zn and 0.7 g/t Au. where a historical measured resource estimate of 1.1 Mt at 0.92% Cu is reported. On the Windfall Lake property (Project 235), located in the central part of the Urban-Barry belt, about 120 km east of West of Chibougamau, on the Scott Lake property Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Noront Resources Ltd intersected in (Project 233), Cogitore Resources Inc. completed an impor- drillholes a stockwork of gold-bearing PY-QZ veins in altered tant drilling program, resulting in the expansion of the three felsic volcanic rocks. Several high-grade gold intercepts known Zn-Cu zones as well as the new lens discovered in were reported, such as 19.37 g/t Au over 4.0 m in drillhole 2006. Drillhole SC-15 intersected a stringer zone under the NOT-07-157. The company is planning to drive an explora- Central Lens, with grades of 1.1% Cu, 2.24% Zn, 0.2 g/t Au, tion ramp in 2008. Further west, Metanor Resources Inc. is and 35.7 g/t Ag over 24.8 m. Drillhole SC-18 intersected the currently extracting a bulk sample of 40,000 tonnes from the overlying massive sulphide zone grading 8.2% Zn, 0.56% Cu, and 22.5 g/t Ag over 3.9 m.

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Geological Legend PROTEROZOIC

Pleistocene or Paleozoic Dolomites, mudrocks, wackes, conglomerates Limit of administrative region 08

ARCHEAN Regional fault Sedimentary Rocks Sedimentary Rocks Conglomerates, wackes, alcaline Quartzites, marbles, schists, paragneisses volcanic rocks Roads

Wackes, schists, paragneisses Paragneisses and amphibolites

Volcanic Rocks Volcanic Rocks

Dacites, rhyolites Amphibolites (derived from volcanic rocks)

Basalts, andesites

Komatiites, basalts

Intrusive Rocks Intrusive Rocks Synvolcanic Gabbros, anorthosites Tonalites, trondhjemites, granodiorites Syntectonic Granites, granodiorites, syenites, tonalite, Granites, pegmatites, syenites, monzonites monzonite, monzodiorite Gneisses, foliated tonalites, migmatites

Anorthosites, pyroxenites, gabbros, peridotites

Gabbros and diorites

Metamorphic Rocks Metamorphic Rocks

Tonalitic gneisses, granulites Quartzofeldspathic gneisses, amphibolites

Quartzofeldspathic gneisses

Amphibolites

Figure 1B-1. Geological legend of the Abitibi and Pontiac subprovinces map.

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Figure 1B-1. Exploration projects and active mines in the Abitibi and Pontiac subprovinces for 2007. Modiﬁ ed from Goutier and Melançon (2007).

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6161 6262 FlavrianFlavrian LacLac DufaultDufault MouskaMouska 4646 DoyonDoyon 5656 9 7 1919 1616 48 2020

4444 o CadillacCadillac Gr.Gr. 6363 15' Rouyn-NorandaRouyn-Noranda 4343 6060 1717 1818 48°15' ultlt 1515 illlacac FauFa 8181 2222 5454 CadilCad 2121 1010 8 LaRondeLaRonde 8080 5353 5 1111 PontiacPontiac SubprovinceSubprovince 8282 6 CadillacCadillac TimiskamingTimiskaming Gr.Gr. CobaltCobalt Gr.Gr.

79o30' 79o00' 78o30'

Geological legend 0 1010 2020 PROTEROZOIC Mines kmkm Sedimentary rocks Projects Sandstones, conglomerates, arenites, stromatolite ARCHEAN Faults Plutonic rocks Syn- to post-tectonic tonalite, granite and gabbro Synvolcanic tonalite, granite and gabbro

Gabbro and diorite

Sedimentary rocks

Cadillac type

Pontiac type

Timiskaming type

Volcanic rocks

Rhyolites

Basalts

Komatiites to basalts Figure 1B-2. Exploration projects and mines in the Rouyn-Noranda – Cadillac area for 2007. Modiﬁ ed from Avramtchev and Lebel-Drolet (1981) and Couture (1991).

22 1B

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136136 48°15´

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123123 135135 125125 122122 126126 130130 127127 128128 138138 7979 BeauforBeaufor 131131 Pershing Fault 105105 108108 EastEast 7878 117117 132132 Kiena9797 7272 AmphiAmphi 106106 9898 107107 9393 SigmaSigma 103103 7474 9999 7676 119119 120120 133133 104104 7373 121121 Garden Island Fm. MalarticMalartic 9292 9595 9696 Val-d'OrVal-d'Or 118118 9494 7777 7575 116116 114114 N 7171 115115 Val-d'Or F1401m.40

Cadillac Fault 48°00´ 48°00´ Pontiac Subprovince 139139 78°00´ 77°30´ 77°00´

Geological legend 0 10 20 ARCHEAN Mines km Plutonic rocks Syn- to post-tectonic tonalite, Projects granite and gabbro Synvolcanic tonalite, granite and gabbro Faults Gabbro and diorite Metamorphic rocks

Gneisses (derived from plutonic rocks)

Sedimentary rocks

Cadillac type

Pontiac type

Volcanic rocks

Rhyolites

Basalts

Komatiites to basalts

Figure 1B-3. Exploration projects and active mines in the Malartic – Val-d’Or area for 2007. Modiﬁ ed from Avramtchev and Lebel- Drolet (1981) and Couture (1991).

23 1B 1 GpGr(G), GpMa(G), Gs(t) G, S, GpEm, GpRa Pr, G, S, GpEm, GpRa Pr, Cr-Co-Fe-Ti-U-REE Cr-Co-Fe-Ti-U-REE Norcoeur Option AuBlondeau-Guillet D(3:1997) Au-Cu-Zn-AgWood-Pandora D(24:x) Au Kid)Rocmec I (Russian Au-Ag D(14:5900) D(x:3500), B Richmont Mines Inc. SearchGold Resources Inc. Globex Mining Entreprises Inc. Globex Mining Entreprises Inc. 1B-2 32 D/071B-1 31 M/06-11 8 8 Exploration Inc. Typhon Superior Diamonds Inc. Fayolle Marie Ville Au1B-1 Diamonds 31 M/07 D(57:x), Scd(38:x), 8 D(x:x) Ressources Covedex inc. Lac Diamant Diamonds-Cu-Zn-Ni- - Exploration projects in the Abitibi and Pontiac subprovinces in 2007 - Exploration projects in the Abitibi and Pontiac TOWNSHIPSDestor FIGURE NTS Gaboury, Laverlochère, Latulipe, Blondeau, Duhamel, Guigues A. R. / PROSPECTORS COMPANIES PROJECTS SUBSTANCES WORKS Bellefeuille, La Noue OS TABLE 1B TABLE N 1 Aiguebelle, Cléricy, 23 Baby Brodeur, Baby, 45 1B-1 Devlin Baby, 6 Beauchastel 31 M/067 Beauchastel8 1B-2 Beauchastel9 1B-2 8 Beauchastel 31 M10 1B-2 Beauchastel 32 D/03 Beauchastel 1B-211 Globex Mining Entreprises Inc. 32 D/03 1B-212 32 D/03 Beauchastel, Rouyn 8 1B-2 8 1B-2 32 D/03 Blondeau 1B-213 8 Laverlochère 32 D/03 Exploration Inc. Fieldex 32 D/03 32 D/03 8 Blondeau, Guillet, Richmont Mines Inc.14 8 Richmont Mines Inc. 1B-1 Blondeau, Guillet 815 Abcourt Mines Inc. 8 8 Au 1B-116 31 M/07 Abcourt Mines Inc. Bousquet17 Radisson Mining Resources Inc. Midrim Bousquet 31 M/07 Resources Inc. Yorbeau Cadillac Mining Corp. / Cadillac Francoeur18 8 Wasamac 1B-219 RM Nickel Cadillac 8 1B-220 Elder D(1:160), GpMa Cadillac Ressources Covedex inc. 32 D/0221 Aldermac 1B-2 Cadillac 32 D/02 Rouyn Ni-Cu-PGE Niogold Mining Corporation / 22 Au Cadillac 1B-2 32 D/01 8 Au Dasserat Ni-Cu23 1B-2 8 32 D/01 Lac Pleau24 1B-2 D(18:x) Delbreuil Globex Mining Entreprises Inc. 8 32 D/08 Cu-Zn-Au-Ag25 Au 1B-2 Des Meloizes 32 D/08 IamGold Corporation 1B-226 Au Des Meloizes 8 D(3:735) 32 D/0127 Queenston Mining Inc. / Destor D(16:519 ) 32 D/06 1B-1 8 1B-2 Bousquet Iron Formation S D(2:447) Destor 8 Diamonds-Cu-Zn-Ni- Au 1B-2 Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd 31 M/10 32 D/14, E/03 8 8 Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd 8 32 D/14, E/03 D(3:615) Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd 8 Westwood-Mooshla 1B-2 D(x:x) Radisson Mining Resources Inc. 8 Globex Mining Entreprises Inc. 1B-2 Corporation minière Rocmec inc. / 32 D/10 Au SOQUEM INC. / Minière du Nord inc. Lapa Gp(A) Normétal Matamec Explorations inc. O‘Brien Kewagama Mine LaRonde Normetal Mine LaRonde II 8 Au Mines Ltd Cu-Zn-Au-Ag Golden Valley Tansim Cu-Zn-Au-Ag D(x:x) 8 Cu-Zn Au Cu-Zn-Au-Ag ET Ressources Explor inc. D(195:35319), GpEm(B) D(x:x) Sea Serpent D(17:3500) D(x:2020) U-métaux rares D(x:x) S, GpRa(G) Pr, Destor Au Au D(3:304)

24 1B 1 GpMa, GpRa, G GpMa GpEm(G), GpMa(A), Gs(r) REE Au D(1:900) Lyndhurst Cu-Zn-Au-Ag D(21:2000), Gp(A,B) Hébécourt Cu-Zn-Au-Ag D(5:2257), GpEm(B) Lac Pelletieret Joannès Ouest Au D(x:x) Agrégat R-N inc. Agrégat R-N Inmet Mining Corporation Thundermin Resources Inc. 1B-1 31 L/16 81B-2 32 D/07-08 Gold Mines Visible 1B-2 8 31 M/11 Ressources Cartier inc. 8 Rapides Elliot Resources Ltd Tres-Or Kinojévis Notre-Dame-du-Nord Au-Ag-Cu-Zn Diamonds-Cu-Zn TE D(x:x) D(14:5420), Pr, - Exploration projects in the Abitibi and Pontiac subprovinces in 2007 - Exploration projects in the Abitibi and Pontiac TOWNSHIPS FIGURE NTS A. R. / PROSPECTORS COMPANIES PROJECTS SUBSTANCES WORKS Senezergue Figuery Villemontel, Guigues, Baby OS TABLE 1B TABLE N 28 Poularies Destor, 2930 1B-2 Devlin, Brodeur31 Dufay 32 D/1032 1B-1 Dufresnoy33 Destor Dufresnoy, 31 M/1034 Duparquet 8 1B-235 Duparquet 1B-2 1B-236 32 D/07 8 Duprat Globex Mining Entreprises Inc. / 32 D/0637 32 D/03 1B-2 Guillet 1B-2 Guillet Exploration Inc. Fieldex 38 839 8 8 Guillet 1B-240 Guillet Breakwater Resources Ltd 1B-141 32 D/06 Globex Mining Entreprises Iinc. Les Explorations Caract inc. Hébécourt 1B-142 31 M/07 Hébécourt Laforce 8 31 M/07 1B-1 Hébécourt43 8 8 Vauze 1B-1 1B-2 Bouchard-Hébert 8 31 M/07 Dufay Joannès Explor Resources Inc. 1B-244 8 31 M/07 32 D/06 Metals Inc. First Explor Resources Inc. 1B-245 Joannès 32 D/06 Resources Ltd Vantex Cu-Zn-Ag-Au 8 Ni-Cu-Pt-Pd La Chaudière, 32 D/0646 Blustone Minerals (Canada) Inc. 8 8 1B-247 La Pause Au 8 Blustone Minerals (Canada) Inc. D(1:525), GpEm(B), G 48 Duparquet 32 D/02 La Sarre 1B-2 Au-Cu D(x:x) 8 Lac des Loups Les Mines JAG ltée Metals Inc. First 49 East Bay Launay Metals Inc. First 32 D/02 Guillet (Lake Expanse) Maneville, Lac à la Belette Duprat50 1B-2 Cogitore Resources Inc. / 8 Au51 1B-1 Mazenod Cu-Zn-Ni-Co-Pb-U- 32 D/07 Au 8 D(2:2500), Gp(A) S T, Nédelec, Guérin, 1B-1 Aurizon Mines Ltd52 32 D/14 Au-Cu-Co-REE-U Au 53 Belleterre Poularies 32 D/10 Aurizon Mines Ltd 8 1B-1 Baie Fabie Pr Au-Cu-Zn Rouyn, Beauchastel54 8 Magusi 1B-2 31 M/03 S T, Globex Mining Entreprises Inc. Rouyn, Joannès 8 1B-2 32 D/03 Mines Ltd Golden Valley Au-Ag-Cu Joanna 1B-2 GpEm(A) 8 Cu-Zn-Au 32 D/10 Explor Resources Inc. La Pause Henricksen 32 D/02 8 Au-Cu-Zn Kinbauri Gold Corp. 8 D(x:2917) Midway Alexis Minerals Corporation / D(11:2755), GpEm(A) 8 Au Giasson Y. Au-Cu-Zn Launay Au D(53:8862), GpEm(A) IamGold Corporation Laniel Au Gs(r) T, Pr, D(x:46916), GpEm, Au Gp(A) Rouyn-Merger Polaries diamants-Pt-Pd Gp(Ma), Gp(El) TE Au-Cu-Mo Pr

25 1B 1 Gs(r) Gs(sl), Pr Re, S 024), FM, GpGr, Au D(3:975) Noranda NorthCamp Noranda Cu-Zn Cu-Zn-Au-Ag GoldPitt D(24:16000), GpEm(B), AuMontbray-Cadiscor AuBarraute R. VII D(x:x) Au D(2:650), GpEl SwansonBarry D(4:150) Oramaque Au Au Au D(9:837), S TE Re, S, T, Langlade - Option D(124:15 000) Cambior d‘OrVal Au D(44:x) R. Lamothe . Tremblay / A. Beaudoin . Tremblay Fieldex Exploration Inc. Fieldex Alexis Minerals Corporation GéoNova Explorations inc. / SOQUEM INC. Cadiscor Resources Inc. Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd Murgor Resources Inc. / Resources Canada inc. Freewest Alexis Minerals Corporation / Aur Resources inc. IAMGOLD Corporation Ressources JCML inc. 8 Aurizon Mines Ltd Kipawa Au-U-ETR GpMa, GpEm, Gs(t), M/01-02 1B-3 32 C/04 8 Harricana River Mining Corp. / - Exploration projects in the Abitibi and Pontiac subprovinces in 2007 - Exploration projects in the Abitibi and Pontiac TOWNSHIPS FIGURE NTS A. R. / PROSPECTORS COMPANIES PROJECTS SUBSTANCES WORKS Dubuisson OS TABLE 1B TABLE N 55 Privat, Poularies56 1B-157 32 D/1158 Duparquet 85960 1B-2 Guillet, Blondeau 1B-261 LakeShore Gold Corp. / Bousquet 1B-1 32 D/06, 07 1B-162 Montbray 32 D/06 31 M/07 Montbray 31 L/15-16, 863 1B-264 Cadillac 8 1B-265 Xstrata Copper Canada / 8 Barraute 32 D/01 1B-266 Barraute 32 D/06 Ressources minières Normabec ltée / 67 Barraute 32 D/06 Conway Resources Inc. 1B-268 8 Barraute 1B-169 8 Barraute 32 D/01 1B-1 8 Barraute, Carpentier 32 C/12 Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd70 1B-1 1B-1 Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd 32 C/12 1B-1 Barry Conway Paquin 8 Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd / 32 C/05 32 C/12 1B-171 8 32 C/12 8 32 C/05 Bourlamaque Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd Lac Normand 8 Au 872 R.J Tarsac 8 1B-1 Ontex Resources Ltd 1B-3 Bourlamaque 873 Mines Ltd Golden Valley Phoenix Matachewan Mines Inc. / 32 B/13, G/0474 32 C/04 8,10 Bourlamaque Phoenix Matachewan Mines Inc. Au 1B-375 Bruce Abcourt Mines Inc. Bourlamaque Metanor Resources Inc. / 76 Bourlamaque GpMa, GpRa, GpEl 32 C/04 1B-3 Barville 877 Au Bourlamaque C.M. 343 Vénus New 1B-378 32 C/04 Bourlamaque 1B-3 8 Alexandria Minerals Corporation / Bourlamaque 32 C/04 1B-379 D(3:940) 32 C/04 Au 1B-3 Abcourt-Barvue Bourlamaque, 8 32 C/04 Alexis Minerals Corporation 1B-3 Au Au, Ag, Cu, Zn, Pb 8 Au 32 C/04 D(6:1350), Gs(r) 8 Kalahari Resources Inc. 32 C/04 FM, Gc(r), GpEm, TE Zn, Ag 8 Century Mining Corporation Lac Herbin 8 Alexandria Minerals Corporation D(1:1100) 8 Canadian Royalties Inc. / C2C inc. GpEm, GpMa Mines Ltd Golden Valley Pr Orenada Sigma-Lamaque Lamaque S(10:2080), TE Env, Alexis Minerals Corporation / New Bidlamaque Au Au, Cu Au Centromaque Au Au B(48 063:4,8), D(x:32 Au D(19:3600), G, S, T D(x:3048),FM,Ramp,S,TE TE, GpEm, D(39:9132) D(27:7500) GpMa

26 1B 1 GpMa, TE PR, Re, TE GpGr, GpMa(G), Pg, TE S, TE GpMa(A) 2007 Au D(6:3792) Maritime Cadillac AuJolin D(7:2780), TE Perestroika Au Au D(35:6600), GpEm, D(1:120) River) Bloc Marban Au Re, East Amphi D(35:10 000), Pr, Malartic CHL Au Au S, TE, Closed in June D(8:3600), TE Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd Jolin Placements J.E. Kalahari Resources inc. Aur Resources inc. / Thundermin Resources Inc. Richmont Mines Inc. Mines Ltd Golden Valley 1B-3 32 C/04, D/01 8 NioGold Mining Corporation / - Exploration projects in the Abitibi and Pontiac subprovinces in 2007 - Exploration projects in the Abitibi and Pontiac TOWNSHIPS FIGURE NTS A. R. / PROSPECTORS COMPANIES PROJECTS SUBSTANCES WORKS Malartic, Fournière, Vassan OS TABLE 1B TABLE N 80 Cadillac8182 Cadillac83 Cadillac 1B-2 Carpentier8485 32 D/01 1B-2 Castagnier86 1B-2 Duverny Castagnier, 1B-1 32 D/01 1B-1 Courville87 32 D/01 8 32 C/06 1B-1 32 C/12 Courville88 8 32 C/13 Midland Exploration Inc. / 89 8 Dalquier 1B-1 890 8 Dalquier Arianne Resources Inc. 32 C/0691 1B-1 Desboues 8 Mines Ltd Golden Valley Abitex Resources Inc. / 92 Ressources Cartier inc. Deschamps 32 C/05, /06 1B-193 Dubuisson St-Pierre Hinterland Metals Inc. / D. 8 1B-194 8 Dubuisson 32 D/09 1B-1 1B-1 Héva Ouest Olé Dubuisson 32 C/12, D/0995 Bogside Resources Inc. Perchimco 32 D/16 1B-3 Mines Ltd / Golden Valley 896 32 B/12 Dubuisson, Fournière 8 Lac Castagnier 1B-3 1B-3 32 C/04 Dubuisson 1B-397 8 32 C/04, D/01 Ressources Cartier inc. 32 D/01 Au 8 Abcourt Mines Inc.98 8 Dubuisson 32 C/04 Courville Au 8 Dubuisson, Au 1B-3 Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd Cu, Zn, Au Northern Star Mining Corporation 899 ThreeGold Resources Inc. 32 C/04 8 1B-3100 Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd Dubuisson, Fournière 1B-3 Piché-Harvey Dalquier Ducros101 Gold Mines Inc. Wesdome 32 C/04 D(1:600), GpEm(B) D(7:496) Fiedmont Au, Ag, Cu, Zn, Ni Mines Ltd Golden Valley Jonpol 32 C/04, D/01 8102 8 Tagliamonte TE D(1:150), G, Pr, Mercier GpEm, GpMa D(65:10 000), G, GpEm, Courville Fiedmont, 103 8 Goldex 1B-1 Au Fournière104 1B-1 Northern Star Mining Corporation Complexe minier Kiena Northern Star Mining Corporation 1B-1 Fournière105 Au 32 C/05 Au 32 C/11 Lac Lemoyne Gold Mines Inc. Wesdome Fournière, Malartic 32 C/05 Au Dubuisson (Thompson Midway106 Cu, Zn, Ag, Au 1B-3 1B-3 Cu Malartic Fournière, 8 1B-3 8 1B-3 32 D/01 32 D/01 8 Au D(x:6416), Re, TE D(22:2578), TE Au 32 D/01 Mines Kiena 32 D/01 S, TE G, Gc(r), Pr, Britannica Resources Corporation Mines Ltd Golden Valley D(26:9932), Re, S, TE Kinbauri Gold Corp. / Prospecteurs Au 8 8 D(4:600), GpEm(G), TE 8 Break McKenzie Gc(sl) Fiedmont 8 Osisko Exploration Ltd Osisko Exploration Ltd / Au D(x:12 404), G, Re, S Cyr D. D(4:693), GpEm(G), Ducros J.V. Osisko Exploration Ltd / Au D(x:12 500), Re, TE Pt, Pd, Ni, Cu CanadIan Malartic Re D(23:5316), Au, Cu, Ni, Pt, Pd D(x:240), Gc(sl), Au D(x:5100), GpMa, Re, TE S G, Pr, Fournière D(x:140 000), Re Au Gc, S

27 1B 1 GpMa, TE Castagnier Cu, Zn, Au, AgBloc Sud Ouest D(2:550), GpEm(B) Zone Sleepy Au Au D(76:x) Révillard D(22:7800) Option JAGMalartic Lakeshore Au AuBlackcliff Au D(5:1517), Re, TE Au D(17:2449), Re, TE TE Pr, Matchi-ManitouCroinor D(x:x) Cu, Zn, Ag TE Au D(x:12 922) ouvem Mines Inc. Mine Beaufor Au Re, S(55:28 251) Inmet Mining Corporation IAMGOLD Corporation IAMGOLD Corporation Northern Star Mining Corporation ltée Les Mines J.A.G. Golden Share Mining Corporation Globex Mining Entreprises Inc. / Altai Resources Inc. Gold Exploration Inc. First Gold Exploration Inc. First 1B-1 32 C/12 8 Cogitore Resources Inc. / 1B-3 32 C/03 8 X-Ore Resources Inc. / - Exploration projects in the Abitibi and Pontiac subprovinces in 2007 - Exploration projects in the Abitibi and Pontiac TOWNSHIPS FIGURE NTSDuverny A. R. / PROSPECTORS COMPANIES PROJECTS SUBSTANCES WORKS Haig OS TABLE 1B TABLE N 107 Malartic Fournière, 108 Malartic 1B-3 Fournière, 109 1B-3 La Motte110 32 D/01 Lamorandière, 32 D/01111 Lamorandière112 8 1B-1 Landrienne113 8 Trécesson Launay, 1B-1 32 D/08114 Osisko Exploration Ltd 1B-1 Louvicourt 1B-1 32 C/12 Richmont Mines Inc. / SOQUEM INC.115 32 D/09 Camflo Nord-Ouest 8 Louvicourt 32 C/05, /12116 8 1B-3 Louvicourt117 Au 8 Exploration Bull‘s Eye 8 Zone Porphery Western Louvicourt118 32 C/04 1B-3 Au Ressources Cartier inc. Louvicourt119 Lounor Explortion Inc. Royal Nickel Inc. 32 C/04 Louvicourt 1B-3120 Louvicourt 1B-3 8121 32 C/04 Louvicourt 1B-3122 D(3:1366) La Motte Nickel 32 C/03 8 Malartic 1B-3 Alexandria Minerals Corporation / 32 C/03 Lamorandière123 1B-3 D(1:x), TE Landrienne 8 32 C/03 Malartic Alexandria Minerals Corporation / 1B-3 Ni, Pt, Pd 8124 32 C/03 Dumont Project Malartic 8125 1B-3 Megastar Development Corporation 32 C/03 Au Malartic 8 Alexis Minerals Corporation126 32 D/01 Simkar 1B-3 Ni, Pt, Pd 8 Alexis Minerals Corporation Ni D(x:x), G, Pr Malartic 8 Alexis Minerals Corporation 32 D/01 1B-3127 Alexis Minerals Corporation 8 1B-3 Bonnefond Malartic128 32 D/01 Alexis Minerals Corporation GpEm, GpMa D(8:x), Pr, Duraine VMS TE S, T, Malartic, Dubuisson129 G, Gc(r), Pr, 32 D/01 8 1B-3 Britannica Resources Corporation / 1B-3 Beacon - Au Montgay130 Au Beacon - VMS D(56:22 000), GpEm, 32 D/01 8 Pascalis131 32 D/01 Britannica Resources Corporation / 1B-3 Louvex - VMS 8 Au Pascalis132 Cu, Zn Pershing, Tavernier Carat Explortion Inc. 32 D/01 1B-1 8133 Au 1B-3 8 SearchGold Resources Inc. / Cu, Zn Pershing, Vauquelin, 1B-3 32 C/06, /11 Cu, Zn D(14:4100) 32 C/02, /03 1B-3 C2C inc. / Corporation minière Animiki 8 Northern Star Mining Corporation 32 C/04 S, T 8 D(23:2590), Pr, 8 D(14:5500) 32 C/03 Globex Mining Entreprises Inc. Callahan Malartic D(30:8061) G, S, T Abitex Resources Inc. Pr, 8 Normabec Mining Resources Ltd / S(1:2779) 8 Parbec Richmont Mines Inc. / L Mines Ltd Golden Valley Au Au Zinc Vermont Au West Pascalis Zn, Ag ET S, T Cu, Zn, Au D(3:1800), TE GpEm, Pr GpEm, GpMa

28 1B 1 GpMa(G), Pr GpMa(A) D(24:x), GpEm, GpMa, Pr Cu, Zn D(x:2500) NordeauForsan Au AuBescheferMontagne Dalhousie D(22:7356), Re, TE Cu, Ni, V Au TE Pr, Cameron ShearDiscovery GpEm(G), S, T AuCarqueville D(5:1304) Casa Berardi Au G, Gc, GpEm(A), Ni, Cu, Au Casa Berardi Au, Cu, Ni, Zn D(20:13 000), Re, TE D(13:3530), GpMa Au(Matagami) Mine Géant Dormant Au, Ag D(x:x) D(11:7759) Globex Mining Entreprises Inc. Golden Share Mining Corporation Explorers Alliance Corporation Explorateurs Innovateurs de Québec inc. / Resources Canada inc. Freewest Canadian Royalties inc. Cadiscor Resources Inc. Explorers Alliance Corporation Lake Shore Gold Corporation Resources Inc. 1B-1 32 G/10 101B-1 Metco Resources Inc. 32 E/011B-1 10 Eau Jaune 32 E/11, /12 Lounor Explortion Inc. 10 Aurizon Mines Ltd / Au G - Exploration projects in the Abitibi and Pontiac subprovinces in 2007 - Exploration projects in the Abitibi and Pontiac TOWNSHIPS FIGURE NTS A. R. / PROSPECTORS COMPANIES PROJECTS SUBSTANCES WORKS Hauy Fancamp, Dalet Estrées, Puiseaux, Raymond OS TABLE 1B TABLE N 134 Senneterre135 Tiblemeont136 Tiblemont137 Josselin 1B-1 Tonnancourt, 1B-1138 1B-3 32 C/06 Vassan139 32 C/15 1B-3 32 C/03 Vauquelin140 32 C/06 8 Vauquelin 8141 8 1B-3 1B-3 Villemontel142 8 Globex Mining Entreprises Inc. Carpiquet Globex Mining Entreprises Inc. Barry, 143 32 C/04 32 C/03 Globex Mining Entreprises Inc. 1B-3 Buteux144 1B-1 Globex Mining Entreprises Inc. 1B-2 Bapst145 32 C/03 Transterre Tonnancour 8 Beschefer 8 32 B/13, G/04 Lac Fish 32 D/07146 8, 10 Smith-Zulapa Bourbaux 8 1B-1 Hinterland Metals Inc. Inc. Ventures Stellar Pacific Plato Gold Corporation / 147 8 1B-1 1B-1 Brongniart, Rale, 32 B/14, G/03 Cu, Zn, Ag, Au Au 8, 10 SearchGold Resources Inc. / 148 32 E/15 32 E/15 1B-1 Bruneau, Desjardins Cu-Ni Au inc. Société d‘exploration minière Vior Britannica Resources Corporation149 1B-1 Vassan Gp(A), GpEm(G), Buteux 32 F/10 Bruneau, Desjardins Lockout 32 F/06150 1B-1 Kino 10 10 Carpiquet151 32 F/06 Gp(A) 10 Carqueville, Céleron, Sea Green Capital Corporation / Ressources Cartier inc. Gp(A), TE 152 10 Pr Casa Berardi Au Au, Cu, Zn 1B-1153 Au 10 Cadiscor Resources Inc. / Casa Berardi154 Zn, Ag, 32 G/04 Cu 1B-1 Casa Berardi, Dieppe, Strateco Resources Inc. / Bapst G, GpEm(G), T 155 32 E/11 1B-1 10 Cavalier 156 D(7:5500), GpEm(G) GpEm, GpMa 32 E/11 Galinée Cavalier, D(5:854) 157 Carat Explortion Inc. 10 1B-1 Chaste 1B-1 10 Au Sea Green Capital Corporation / 32 F/12 32 F/12 Aurizon Mines Ltd 1B-1 10 Carpiquet 10 32 F/04 SOQUEM INC. / Metco Resources Inc. D(1:300), Gc, TE Caber du Dôme SOQUEM INC. / Metco Resources Inc. B6-20 10 Au, Cu Mine Casa Berardi IAMGOLD Corporation / Cadiscor Au S,T Cu, Zn D(x:14 445), Re FM

29 1B 1 GpEm(B,G), S, T GpEm(B,G), GpMt, Met GpGr(G), D(85:38 000) GpMa(G), GpEm(B,G), Ramp GpEm(S), Pr Au D(23:6699), Gc(r), Re, TE Zn, Cu, Au, Ag TE, G, Gc(r), GpEm(B,G), Au D(x:500) CPT Zn, Cu, Au, Ag CampWest D(1:x), GpEm(F) Zn, Cu, Au, AgOuest D(3:x) EstradesMatagami (Bracemac, McLeod) Cu, Zn, Au, AgGalinée 14Galinée Newmont D(6:3883), GpEm(B) Cu, Zn, Au, Ag Zn, Cu, Au, AgMann) D(x:x) D(14:x), GpEm(B) Grevet-Montain Zn, Cu, Ag D(50:15 500), G, Donner Metals Ltd Donner Metals Ltd Inmet Mining Corporation Xstrata Zinc Canada Corporation Donner Metals Ltd Metco Resources Inc. Breakwater Mines Ltd 10 Donner Metals Ltd / /12, /13, /14 1B-1 32 F/03 10 Maudore Minerals Ltd Comtois Au, Zn D(42:14 291), - Exploration projects in the Abitibi and Pontiac subprovinces in 2007 - Exploration projects in the Abitibi and Pontiac TOWNSHIPS FIGURE NTSQuévillon A. R. / PROSPECTORS COMPANIES PROJECTS SUBSTANCES WORKS OS TABLE 1B TABLE N 158 Comporté, Le Tardif159 1B-1 Comtois, Fraser, 32 F/11160 Dalet161 Daniel162 10 Desmazures163 Desmazures164 Xstrata Zinc Canada Corporation / 1B-1 1B-1 Dieppe, Collet165 1B-1 1B-1 Dollier166 32 E/08 32 E/09 32 F/12, /13 Douay 1B-1 32 E/09167 10 32 E/06 Estrées, Estrades 10168 10 1B-1 Estrées, Estrades 1B-1 10 Xstrata Zinc Canada Corporation 1B-1 Globex Mining Entreprises Inc.169 Cancor Mines Inc. 10 32 G/09 32 E/10 Fénelon170 1B-1 Xstrata Zinc Canada Corporation / Persévérance 32 E/09 Fénelon171 Ressources Cartier inc. 32 E/10 Dalet Galinée 10 10172 10 1B-1 Galinée Zn, Cu, Ag, Au Ressources Cartier inc. 10173 Cogitore Resources Inc. 1B-1 Allard 32 E/15 inc. Société d‘exploration minière Vior Galinée 1B-1174 32 E/15 Dieppe-Collet Douay Est, Cogitore Resources Inc. / Ramp Douay, Gamache175 32 E/16, F/11, 1B-1 Au Gamache, Fancamp 10176 1B-1 Dollier 32 F/12 1B-1 10 Estrades - Bail 795 Au Glandet177 American Bonanza Gold Corporation 1B-1 32 G/07, /10 Au, Ag 32 F/12 Grevet 178 American Bonanza Gold Corporation Fénelon Nickel Cu, Zn, Au, Ag Grevet, Mountain 10 32 G/07 10 Fénelon Gold GpEm(G), GpMa(G) 1B-1179 1B-1 10 Xstrata Zinc Canada Corporation / SOQUEM INC. D(1:376), FM, GpEm(B), Mountain Grevet, 180 Au 1B-1 Ni, Pt, Pd 10 32 F/02, /07 G, Pr TE 32 E/01 Pr, Grevet, Mountain IAMGOLD Corporation / 1B-1181 Au 32 F/09 1B-1 10 Exploration Ltd / G. Lamothe Fancamp Guercheville182 32 F/02 Fancamp Guettard 10 32 F/01, /02, /07 D(10:4419), GpEm(F), S Breakwater Mines Ltd 10 10 1B-1 S G, Gc(r), Pr, Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd 10 Philibert (Secteur Joe Metco Resources Inc. / 32 G Mines Ltd Golden Valley 32 F, 1B-1 D(12:5000) Breakwater Mines Ltd Cu, Au 32 G/13, /14 10 Langlois Harricana 10 inc. Diagnos inc. / Mousseau Tremblay Luciana Diamant 32G Abitex Resources Inc. GpEm(G), S, T Mine Langlois Cu, Zn, Pb, Au, Ag Au Diamant D(89:28 860), Au Au, Ag Cu, Zn, Guettard D(2:700), GpEm(B) Gc(sl), TE GpEm(G), GpMa(G) GpEm, GpMa Ni, Cu, Co Pr

30 1B 1 G, GpEm(A), GpMa(A), S Pr, D(10:x), GpEm, GpMa, Pr September 2007 GpMa(G), T GpMt Au, Ag Jérémie Ni, Cu, Zn TE GpEm(S), GpMa, Pr, Mine Joe Mann Au, Cu, Ag Gémini-Turgeon D(2:x), Closed in Cu, Zn, AuCorner Bay D(x:x), GpEm(G) Lemoine Cu, Ag, AuL‘EspéranceMine Cooke - Chapais Cu, Zn, Au, Ag Ramp Cu, Zn, Au Diamant D(4:1728), GpEm(B), D(x:4000) D(13:2240), Gc(t) Explortion Inc. Joutel Au Métauxdic inc. Global Finishing Inc. / Global Finishing Campbell Resources Inc. Cancor Mines Inc. Nuinsco Resources Ltd Inmet Mining Corporation Corporation / Matamec Explorations Inc. Chibougamau ltée Forages 1B-1 32 G/091B-1 32 G/08, /09 10 101B-1 Arianne Resources Inc. 32 E/16 Gold Bullion Development Corporation / 10 La Dauversière Metco Resources Inc. / SOQUEM INC. Samson Au Cu, Zn GpEl(G), Pr D(7:x), GpEm(B,G) 1B-1 32 G/10, /15 10 Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd Waconichi Au GpEm(A), GpMa(A) - Exploration projects in the Abitibi and Pontiac subprovinces in 2007 - Exploration projects in the Abitibi and Pontiac TOWNSHIPS FIGURE NTS A. R. / PROSPECTORS COMPANIES PROJECTS SUBSTANCES WORKS Queylus, Charron, Dollier Rohault Ste-Hélène Brongniart OS TABLE 1B TABLE N 183 Hauy184 Rale Hazeur, 185 Jérémie186 1B-1 1B-1 Joutel 32 G/07, /10 32 G/10 1B-1 10 32 L/02 1B-1 10 Gold Mines Inc. Visible 32 E/08, /09 Celtic Minerals Ltd 10 10 Abitex Resources Inc. / Ressources Lounor Hazeur Muscocho Lake Au Ni, Cu, Co, Pt, Pd, D(3:750), G, S, T 187 Joutel188 Joutel189 La Dauversière, 190 1B-1 La Dauversière, 1B-1191 32 E/09 La Gauchetière192 32 E/09 La Gauchetière, 193 1B-1 10 La Martinière194 10 32 E/09, /16 Laberge Cancor Mines Inc.195 inc. Société d‘exploration minière Vior 1B-1 10 Lamarck, Guettard Bolc Joutel196 1B-1 32 L/03 Le Sueur Metco Resources Inc.197 1B-1 Lemoine198 32 G/14 32 E/06, /11 Lemoine 10 Bonfortel199 Au 1B-1 10 Lemoine, Rinfret 10200 American Bonanza Gold Corporation 1B-1 32 F/08, /09 Caber 1B-1 1B-1 Lespérance, Gand201 IAMGOLD Corporation / Queenston Mining Inc. La Martinière 32 G/09, /16 Lespérance, Gand 1B-1 10 32 G/16 32 G/09202 Zn, Cu, Au, Ag 1B-1 10 Lévy 32 G/12 D(4:1102) Metanor Resources Inc.203 32 G/05, /12 Au 10 10 Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd GpEm(G) Lévy204 Cu, Zn, Ag, Au Grizzly Lévy205 10 10 Campbell Resources Inc. / Cogitore Resources Inc. / Lévy206 1B-1 FM Scott, Hauy, Lévy, Superior Diamonds Inc. / IAMGOLD Explor Resources Inc. Bachelor 32 G/15 1B-1 Lemoine D(15:4000) 1B-1 Au 32 G/15 1B-1 32 G/15 10 32 G/15 Opawica Au 10 2736-1179 Québec inc. / Au 10 Novawest Resources Inc. 10 D(4:x), GpEl(G), Queenston Mining Inc. Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd Au, Cu, Zn Re, S, T D(4:1500), Pr, GpEm(G) (Laura) TouchDown Pr Phoenix Cu, Ag, Au West Waconichi Au D(6:1035), GpEm(B,G) Cu, Au, Ag, Co D(3:875), GpEm(G) GpEm(G)

31 1B 1 GpMa(s), Pr, S, T, TE S, T, GpMa(s), Pr, GpMa(G) GpEm(G) Massicotte Au, Cu, Zn TE G, Pr, Orphée Cu, Zn, Ag, AuNorthway-Noyan D(x:6000), GpEM(S), TE Au D(6:2000), S, TE Radisson Mining Resources Inc. Breakwater Mines Ltd Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd 10 Exploration Inc. Typhoon Monexco Au, Cu, Zn D(x:x), G, GpEm(s), I/04, J/01 1B-1 32 E/09, /10 10 Exploration Barlow inc. Montgolfier Fe GpMa 1B-1 32 G/15, /16 10 SOQUEM INC. Cummings Cu, Au, Ag S, T - Exploration projects in the Abitibi and Pontiac subprovinces in 2007 - Exploration projects in the Abitibi and Pontiac TOWNSHIPS FIGURE NTS A. R.Orvilliers, Aloigny / PROSPECTORS COMPANIES PROJECTS SUBSTANCES WORKS McKenzie OS TABLE 1B TABLE N 207 Massicotte, La Peltrie 1B-1208 McCorkill 32 E/14209 McKenzie 210 Roy McKenzie, 211 1B-1 10 Orvilliers Montgolfier, 212 1B-1 1B-1 Montgolfier, 1B-1 32 G/16, H/13, Arianne Resources Inc. / 213 32 E/09, /10 32 G/16 32 G/16, J/01 Mountain214 10 10 Mountain215 10 Nelligan Gold Inc. J-Pacific 1B-1 Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd216 Noyelles217 Globex Mining Entreprises Inc. 32 F/02 1B-1 Noyon218 1B-1 32 F/02, /07 Noyon, Vezza219 Bateman Bay 10 1B-1 32 F/08, /09 Gwillim Faille Obalski220 10 Montgolfier Obalski221 1B-1 1B-1 32 F/06, /11 Metco Resources Inc. / 10 Obalski, Lemoine222 Metco Resources Inc. 32 F/12 32 F/12 O‘Sullivan223 Cu, Au 10 1B-1 Au Explor Resources Inc. 1B-1 Poirier224 1B-1 Au 32 G/16 Poirier225 Gold Exploration Inc. First 32 G/16 10 10 Pouchot 1B-1 32 G/09, /16226 Fancamp Gp(A) American Bonanza Gold Corporation / inc. Société d‘exploration minière Vior 10 Rale 32 I/04227 10 1B-1 10 Vezza-Noyard Nelligan Nickel Roy228 GpEm(G) 1B-1 Noyelles 1B-1 32 E/08 Novawest Resources Inc. Roy229 Novawest Resources Inc. Campbell Resources Inc. D(26:9710), S 32 E/08 10 Roy230 32 F/11 Roy231 Ni, Co Au Au 1B-1 10 Novawest Resources Inc. Roy232 1B-1 10 Scott233 32 G/10 Cornerback (Corner Bay) Au 10 (Devlin) de l‘île Merrill Fieldgold Pit 1B-1 Globex Mining Entreprises Inc. Scott234 Cu 32 G/16 1B-1 Cancor Mines Inc. / SOQUEM INC. Scott, Barlow, 32 G/16 Hinterland Metals Inc. D(x:1900), GpEm(G), 1B-1235 10 Cu, Ag, Au (Icon) Pointafter 32 G/16 Cu, Ag, Au Kistabiche GpEm(G) Mine Poirier 1B-1 TE Urban 10 32 G/16 1B-1 Globex Mining Entreprises Inc. 10 32 G/16 1B-1 D(11:8000) Globex Mining Entreprises Inc. 32 G/15 10 Cu B(2000:x), GpEm(G) GpEm(G) Novawest Resources Inc. 10 32 G/15 Plateau Cu, Zn, Au Salt 1B-1 Cu, Zn, Au, Ag (VMS) 10 Campbell Resources Inc. G, GpEm(A) Grand Roy 10 Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd 32 G/04 10 Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd Globex Mining Entreprises Inc. Gp(A) Kickoff (Nepton) GpEm(G) Cogitore Resources Inc. 10 Pt, Pd Mine Copper Rand Au, Cu Roy Lac Simon Au Noront Resouces Ltd Cu, Au Blondeau Cu, Au, Ag Scott Lake D(9:1072), Gc(sl), Gp(A) Au, Cu, Zn D(x:x) D(2:504), GpEm(B,G) GpEm, GpMa, Pr Au Lake Windfall Au Cu, Zn, Au, Ag Gp(A) Au D(26:11 084), GpEm(G) GpEm(A,G), GpMa(A) GpEm(G) D(72:14 000), Ramp

32 1B 1 Vezza Au D(4:808), S, TE American Bonanza Gold Corporation - Exploration projects in the Abitibi and Pontiac subprovinces in 2007 - Exploration projects in the Abitibi and Pontiac TOWNSHIPS FIGURE NTS A. R. / PROSPECTORS COMPANIES PROJECTS SUBSTANCES WORKS OS TABLE 1B TABLE N 236 Noyon Vezza, 237 Destor1. See the legend of abbreviations and significance italic bold types in appendix II. 1B-1A. R. = Administrative region 32 F/12 1B-2 10 32 D/07 Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd / 8 Britannica Resources Corp. Railroad Cu-Zn-Au-Ag GpMa, GpEl

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34 1C 1C - New Québec and Torngat Torngat Orogen and Southeast Orogens, Southeast Churchill Churchill Province Province (Core Zone), and Ungava The Paleoproterozoic Torngat Orogen is bounded to the Orogen (Administrative Region 10, east by Archean rocks of the Nain Province and to the west by Archean and Paleoproterozoic rocks of the core zone (Figure Nord-du-Québec) 1C-1). This orogen is divided into lithotectonic domains and complexes separated by ductile shear zones (e.g., the Abloviak Patrick Houle, Eng. deformation zone, Figure 1C-1). Direction Énergie, Mines et Territoire public, région Nord-du-Québec Located in the Southeastern Churchill Province, the Trough hinterland and the Torngat foreland were called the “core zone” Serge Perreault, P.Geo. by James et al. (1996). The core zone is composed largely of Direction générale de Géologie Québec Archean gneisses with bands of Paleoproterozoic supracrustal rocks. These rocks were subsequently deformed and metamor- Composed mainly of Paleoproterozoic rocks, the New phosed during the Paleoproterozoic. The core zone is divided Québec (Labrador Trough), Torngat, and Ungava (Cape Smith into a series of lithotectonic domains separated by wide defor- Belt) orogens cover a signiﬁ cant proportion of Northern Québec mation zones (Figure 1C-1; Wardle et al., 2002). (ﬁ gures 1C-1 and 1C-2). The Southeastern Churchill Province includes the New Québec and Torngat Orogens and their hin- NWT Uranium Corporation and Azimut Exploration Inc. terland, the core zone, composed largely of Archean rocks and uncovered seven distinct uraniferous zones with a cumulative strike length of 10 km and grades reaching 3.3% U O in grab sometimes referred to as the Rae Province (James et al., 1996; 3 8 Wardle et al., 2002; Figure 1C-1). samples collected on the North Rae property (Project 10), located to the south and southeast of Kangigsualujjuaq, near The main targeted commodities in the New Québec Orogen the mouth of George River along the east coast of Ungava and the core zone in 2007 were uranium and gold. The Ungava Bay. In the same area, Majescor Resources Inc. and Azimut Orogen (Ungava Trough or Cape Smith Belt) once again Exploration Inc. delineated a 30-km-long prospective uranium attracted several exploration companies in the search for nickel, trend on the South Rae property (Project 11). Assay results up

copper and platinum group elements. All exploration projects to 0.57% U3O8 were obtained from surface rock samples. conducted by exploration companies and individual prospectors within the study area are listed in Table 1C and showed on ﬁ gures 1C-1 and 1C-2. Ungava Orogen The Paleoproterozoic Ungava Orogen (Ungava Trough or Cape Smith Belt) consists of a volcano-sedimentary belt that New Québec Orogen stretches over some 370 km along an ENE-WSW axis (St-Onge Also referred to as the Labrador Trough in Québec, or simply and Lucas, 1990; Figure 1C-2). The area may be divided into “the Trough”, the New Québec Orogen, with rocks dated from four main tectonic units: a) the autochthonous Archean base- 2.17 to 1.79 Ga, forms a fold and thrust belt along the margin ment of the Superior Province, b) the allochthonous accre- of the Superior Province (Clark and Wares, 2004). The Trough tionary belt or Ungava Trough s.s., c) the Paleoproterozoic is composed of rocks comprising two volcano-sedimentary Narsajuaq Terrane, and d) the parautochthonous Archean cycles and a third cycle of metasedimentary rocks (Clark and basement (Lamothe, 1994). The Ungava Orogen comprises Wares, 2004). seven tectonostratigraphic units that form the Southern and Northern lithotectonic domains, separated by the Bergeron New Millenium Capital Corporation conducted a pre- fault. The Southern Domain is composed of three groups: a) the liminary assessment study and a deﬁ nition drilling program on Lamarche Group (sedimentary assemblage intruded by gabbro the KéMag iron ore project (Lac Harris) (Project 6), located sills), b) the Povungnituk Group (tholeiitic basalts intercalated 40 km northwest of Schefferville. The economic part of the with detrital sediments), and c) the Chukotat Group (komatiitic iron formation on the KéMag property consists of 7 units of to tholeiitic basalts) thrust onto the Povungnituk. The Northern Proterozoic sedimentary rocks totalling 105 metres in thickness Domain consists of the Chassé Formation (detrital unit) and of and shallowly dipping (5-12˚) to the east. This rock sequence four groups: a) the Watts Group (sedimentary and metavolcanic has been traced over a strike length of 10 km along a NNW-SSE rocks), b) the Parent Group (tholeiitic basalts and tuffs), c) the axis. The project is based on a mineral resource estimated at Spartan Group (psammites, pelites, semipelites, sandstones, 2.3 Gt grading 30.9% iron, hosted in magnetite taconites. Many felsic tuffs, and mudstones), and d) the Perrault Group (wackes, different studies remain to be completed before a decision is conglomerates, sandstones, and mudstones). taken on the project. 35 1C

In the Ungava Trough, exploration results from the latest Partners Anglo American Exploration (Canada) Ltd and drilling program by Xstrata Nickel on the Raglan property Knight Resources Ltd continued exploration work on the West (Project 16) led to the deﬁ nition of another 2 million tonnes of Raglan property (Project 19), covering approximately 65 km inferred resources grading 3.0% Ni in Zone 5-8, located 4 km strike length along the Raglan Horizon. Several mineralized east of Katinniq (Raglan mine), including a 63-metre interval zones were intersected in drillhole, with grades of 3.22% Ni, at 4.4% Ni and 1.6% Cu. Zone 5-8 has now become the larg- 1.93% Cu, 0.99 g/t Pt, and 3.35 g/t Pd over 3.50 m (drillhole est ore zone in Raglan’s history, outranking Katinniq with a WR-07-130), and 1.06% Ni, 0.36% Cu, 0.24 g/t Pt, and 0.96 g/t preliminary inferred resource estimate of 10 million tonnes at Pd over 25.79 m (drillhole WR-07-128) in the Frontier South 3.2% Ni, 0.8% Cu, 0.08% Co, 0.9 g/t Pd and 2.1 g/t Pt. Plans zone; and 0.5% Ni, 0.27% Cu, 0.14 g/t Pt, and 0.5 g/t Pd over to increase mine production from 1.1 to 1.3 million tonnes of 9.16 m (drillhole WR-07-132) in the Century zone. ore per year by the end of 2008 are currently underway at the Raglan mine. About 80 km southeast of the Raglan mine, Goldbrook Ventures Inc. continued exploration along the Bélanger-Delta On the Nunavik Nickel project (Project 17), located 20 km Horizon on its Raglan property (Project 18) and reported several south of the Raglan mine, Canadian Royalties Inc. completed mineralized drill intercepts in the Sylvie, Getty, Bravo, Mystery, a feasibility study on the Mesamax, Expo and Ivakkak deposits, Timtu, and R2 target areas, including 1.79% Ni, 3.49% Cu, where cumulative reserves total 11.3 Mt at 0.97% Ni, 1.13% Cu, 0.09% Co, 0.40 g/t Pt, 2.96 g/t Pd, and 0.18 g/t Au over 7.0 m 0.05% Co, 0.10 g/t Au, 0.45 g/t Pt, and 1.86 g/t Pd. A preliminary (drillhole BRA07-006, Bravo target area); 1.41% Ni, 0.67% economic assessment resulted in an updated indicated resource Cu, and 3.23 g/t PGE-Au over 96.4 m (drillhole SYL07-023, estimate for the Mequillon deposit of 5.4 Mt at 0.74% Ni, Sylvie target area); and 0.54% Ni, 0.67% Cu, 0.03% Co, and 1.07% Cu, 0.04% Co, 0.23 g/t Au, 0.70 g/t Pt, and 2.65 g/t Pd 1.47 PGE-Au over 42.0 m (drillhole MYS07-002, Mystery on the same project. Moreover, two new major discoveries target area). (Allammaq and Puimajuq) with signiﬁ cant resource potential were made on the property. The start-up of construction on the Nunavik Nickel mining project is scheduled for mid-2008.

Figure 1C-1. Geological legend of map of the mineral exploration projects in New Québec and the Torgat orogen, the core zone and the Ungava Orogen.

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Figure 1C-2. Exploration projects in the Ungava Orogen for 2007. Modiﬁ ed from Lamothe (1996).

38 1C 1 Rcd(97:1500) TE GpEm(A, G), Pr, ChampdoréGeorges River Cu-Au-Ag Au-U S G, Pr, North Rae S Pr, UDaniel Lake S D(8:562), G, GpMa(A), GpRa(A,G), Pr, U RaglanWest Gp(A), Gs(l), Pr Ni-Cu-Co-PGE GpEm(G) D, Virginia Mines Inc. Virginia Mines Inc. Virginia Corporation NWT Uranium Corporation Knight Resources Ltd 10 Resources Inc. / Areva-Québec Waseco 10 / Extended Block III Nunavik Mining Exploration Fund U S Pr, 10 Azimut Exploration Inc. / Majescor Resources 10 South Rae Resources Canada Inc Freewest 10 U Adriana Resources Inc. Georges River10 U S GpMa(A), GpRa(A), Gs(l) , Pr, Canadian Royalties Inc.10 Lac Otelnuk Anglo American Expl.(Canada) Ltd / Pg Fe Nunavik Nickel Ni-Cu-Co-PGE S(x: 5000) D(150:26348) FM, G, GpMa(A), 24 F/04 07, 08 10, 15, 16 10, 16, 24 A/06, 07, 08, 09, 11 02 35 H/05, 06, 07 35 F/08 - Mineral exploration projects in New Quebec, Torngat Orogens, core zone and Ungava Orogen in 2007 - Mineral exploration projects in New Quebec, Torngat FIGURE NTS R. A. / PROSPECTORS COMPANIES PROJECTS SUBSTANCES WORKS OS TABLE 1C TABLE N New Quebec Orogen, figure 1C-1 12 1C-1 1C-13 24 C/07, 08 24 C/08 1C-14 10 24 C/04, 08, 1C-15 Areva-Québec 10 23 P/13 1C-16 Mines Inc. Uranium Star Corporation / Virginia 7 23 P/16, 24 A/01, 1C-1 Sagar8 1C-1 10 23 O/03 Orogen, figure 1C-1 Core zone and Torngat 1C-1 / Nunavik Mining Exploration Fund 24 C/169 24 B/04, 0510 1C-1 10 1C-1 24 I U-Au11 24 P, New Millennium Capital Corporation 10 10 24 I/05, 06, 11, 12 Minnowean 1C-1 Commerce Resources Corporation 10 Areva-Québec12 Azimut Exploration Inc. / NWT Uranium 24 H/12, G/09, 1C-1 10 Areva-Québec13 U 14 D/05, 23 P/09, KéMag D(28:2500), Gs(sl), Gs(t), Gs(r), Pr, 14 1C-1 Eldor Carbonatite 1C-1 24 A, G, H, I, P15 23 N/16, 24 C/01, Nb -Ta 1C-1 10Ungava Orogen, figure 1C-2 Fe Areva-Québec 24 I/06, 0716 S, T G, Pr, 17 1C-2 Du Chambon 1C-2 10 35 H/11, 12 Gs(sl), Gs(t), GpMa(A,G), GpRa(A,G), Pr 18 Azimut Exploration Inc. / 35 G/08, 09, 19 1C-2 Cage U D(51:5073) 10 1C-2 35 G/0620 Xstrata Nickel 35 G/05, 06, 1. See the legend of abbreviations and significance italic bold types in appendix II. 1C-2A. R. = Administrative region 35 H/06, 11 10 U Torngat Inc. Goldbrook Ventures S G, Pr, 10 Xstrata Nickel / Melkior Resources Inc. U S(6:2060) E, G, GpMa(A), GpRa(A), Pr, Delta-Kenty Raglan Raglan Ni-Cu-PGE-Co Pg, S Cu-Ni-Co-PGE Gp(A) Ni-Cu-Co-PGE S(x:74509), G, GpEm(A, B), GpEm(G) D,

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40 1D 1D - Grenville Province A few advanced exploration projects in the Grenville Province, where signiﬁ cant results were reported in 2007, are Suzie Nantel, P.Geo. described below; the rest are brieﬂ y described in Table 1D. Steve Ouellet, Mineral resources technician Figure 1D shows the location of exploration projects. Direction Énergie, Mines et Territoire public, Laval-Lanaudière-Laurentides region and Estrie-Montréal-Montérégie region Laurentides and Lanaudière regions

Pierre Doucet, P.Geo. In the Laurentides region, four companies searching for Direction Énergie, Mines et Territoire public, uranium deposits were active in 2007 (projects 5 to 8), while Abitibi-Témiscamingue region another carried out advanced exploration on a property hosting copper, gold, silver, uranium, iron, niobium, and rare earth elements (Project 11). A new company, active in the Laurentides The Grenville Province is the youngest tectonic province region, staked claims covering many known zinc, lead, and of the Canadian Shield; it extends along a northeast-trending silver occurrences (projects 1, 2, and 3). Along the boundary axis for more than 2,000 km and averages 350 km in width. between the Lanaudière and Mauricie regions, a copper, gold, It is bounded to the northwest by the Grenville Front and to and silver occurrence was also investigated (Project 9). the southeast by the St. Lawrence River and the Paleozoic Appalachian orogens. In the Hautes-Laurentides region, on the Mont-Laurier property, Nova Uranium Corporation continued exploring Southeast of the Front, Archean (Pontiac, Abitibi, Opatica, for uranium in pegmatites (Project 7). The company completed and Ashuanipi subprovinces) and Paleoproterozoic (Otish basin geological mapping, trenching, channel sampling, ground and Gagnon terrane) rocks form the Parautochthon. The latter radiometric surveys, a mineralogy study, and 56 drillholes total- consists of crust that initially formed the southeast margin of ling 4,975 metres on its properties hosting Zone 1, the North Laurentia and that was reworked, for the most part, during the Bear zone, the South B zone, the Tom Dick North and South Mesoproterozoic. The Allochthon, consisting of magmatic or zones, and the OB zone. The OB zone property, covered with accreted terranes, was later assembled onto the Parautochthon. overburden, connects the Tom Dick North and Zone 1 mineral- The earliest terranes, recognized in the northeastern half of ized properties. The results of a fi rst drilling program in 2007 the Grenville Province, are Labradorian in age (1710-1600 include 42.96 metres grading 0.026% U O , 40.18 metres at Ma), followed by Pinwarian (1520-1460 Ma) rocks, which 3 8 0.024% U O , and 41.81 metres at 0.026% U O . These results extend over most of the province. The most recent terrains are 3 8 3 8 were obtained in Zone 1. The results of the second drilling pro- represented by an episode of crustal formation restricted to the gram completed in August and September 2007, are pending. southwest part of the province. They correspond to a juvenile This program was conducted to test the extensions of Zone 1, tonalite-diorite assemblage assigned to the Lacoste, Mekinac confi rm grades in the OB zone, and confi rm historic uranium and La Bostonnais magmatic suite (ca. 1.38 Ga). grades in the North Bear zone. In the same area, Strateco Between accretionary episodes, extensional phases namely Resources Inc. completed 32 drillholes totalling 2,613 metres led to the formation of back-arc basins in the Mont-Laurier and on its Mont-Laurier property (Project 6). Grades ranging from

Morin terranes, as well as the intra-arc basin fi lled by rocks of 0.05 to 0.10% U3O8 were reported. the Wakeham Group. Extensional phases are also associated About 100 km north of Mont-Laurier, Niogold Mining with the emplacement of anorthositic and charnockitic com- Corporation optioned a property held by Ressources Maxima plexes (AMCG). After the Shawinigan metamorphic event Inc. and hosting Cu-Au-Ag-U occurrences and Fe hosted in (1190-1140 Ma), during which the Mont-Laurier and Morin magnetitites. Niogold is searching for an IOCG-type deposit terranes were metamorphosed to the amphibolite-granulite on the Pump Lake property (Project 11). Occurrences are facies, the main collision of the Grenvillian phase took place hosted in rocks of the Lesueur alkaline Suite, discovered in during the Ottawan orogeny (1080-1020 Ma). A fi nal phase of 2002 during a mapping survey by the Ministère des Ressources compression, at about 1.0 Ga, appears to be essentially restricted naturelles (Nantel, RG 2003-01). At the time the option was to the area near the Grenville Front, whereas inside the orogen, concluded, best grades reported from the Melançon prospect this episode is marked by the emplacement of late anorthosites were 4.27% Cu, 5.10 g/t Au, and 11.5 g/t Ag, and from the and discrete granitic intrusions. Carbonatite Stream occurrence, 0.14% U3O8. In 2007, an air- From an economic standpoint, the Grenville Province is borne magnetic, electromagnetic and radiometric survey was known for its architectural stone and industrial stone quarries conducted as well as stream sediment and soil geochemistry as well as its industrial mineral deposits (see Chapter 2). It also surveys, which led to the discovery of new uranium zones, hosts the Mont Wright iron ore mine and the Lac Tio titanium with grades of 0.24% U3O8 on the Emma showing and grades mine in the Côte-Nord region, as well as the Niobec niobium ranging from 0.05% to 0.20% U3O8 on the Roxane prospect. mine in the Lac-Saint-Jean region. Ground radiometric and magnetic surveys following up on 41 1D airborne targets traced the radioactive zones over a strike test four occurrences discovered on the property. Drillhole S-1 length of 2.3 kilometres. Assay results of samples collected encountered 1.73 m grading 0.26 pound U3O8 per ton. along these zones also revealed high niobium and rare earth element concentrations. In the Basse-Côte-Nord region, near Baie-Johan-Beetz, Entourage Mining Ltd completed a 32-hole drilling program totalling 3,273 metres to test anomalies L, N, X, and Y on the Témiscamingue Region Doran property (Project 21). Best results include a 16.99-m interval grading 0.0435% U3O8 in drillhole H17A, testing Matamec Explorations Inc. completed a new resource anomaly L. Uranium mineralization occurs in pegmatite dykes estimate on the Vulcain nickel-copper property (Project 16), cross-cutting gneissic rocks. located 165 km southeast of Val-d’Or. An indicated resource On the Mouchalagane project (Project 19), Manicouagan of 92,000 t grading 0.65% Cu and 0.63% Ni and an inferred Minerals Inc. completed a drilling program targeting the depth resource of 513,000 t at 0.75% Cu and 0.64% Ni are reported. extensions of surface occurrences as well as a few electro- In the fall, the company completed an exploration program magnetic anomalies. Several showings were identifi ed on the comprising ground EM and IP surveys, followed by drilling to property: Bob, Bob East, Feu, Corbeau, and Dernière Chance. test 18 targets delineated during an airborne Mag-EM geophysi- Results on the Bob showing are particularly interesting, with cal survey conducted in 2004. a 0.16-m section grading 9.49% Ni, 0.07% Cu, 0.45% Co, 1.17 g/t Pt, and 7.88 g/t Pd in drillhole MCH-07-03.

Côte-Nord Region The Fermont area is characterized by the presence of abun- dant iron ore deposits, among which the Mont Wright deposit, In May 2007, Uracan Resources Ltd announced signiﬁ - mined by the Québec Cartier Mining Company (QCMC). cant uranium results on three showings (Double S, Lac Petit, Near Lac Peppler, Quinto Mining Corporation continued and Lac Tanguay) on its North Shore property (Project 38). exploration on satellite deposits adjacent to the Peppler Lake Fifty-eight drillholes were completed totalling 7,587 metres. iron ore deposit (250 Mt at 28.2% iron). Recent work on the Drillhole SS-07-29 intersected 24.3 m at an average grade of Lamelee property resulted in drill intercepts of 111 metres 0.036% U O on the Double S occurrence. Uranium zones 3 8 grading 35.02% iron (drillhole L-9-07), 114 metres at 30.69% intersected in drillhole are associated with a pegmatite dyke iron (drillhole L-3-07), and 279 metres at 29.68% iron (drill- sequence cross-cutting coarse-grained granites. hole L-5-07). At the end of 2007, Consolidated Thompson Jourdan Resources Inc. reported good surface results from Iron Mines Ltd commenced construction work on the Bloom its uranium property (Project 37) in the Wakeham sedimentary Lake property, located 13 km northwest of the town of Fermont basin, located 70 km north of Havre-Saint-Pierre. Grab sample (Project 18). In the spring, the company completed a feasibility study based on an annual production rate of 7 million tonnes #436254 yielded a grade of 0.591% U3O8. Uranium mineralization occurs in paragneiss beds intercalated with quartzite of iron concentrate, a mine life of 34 years, and commercial layers. A drilling program was underway at the end of 2007 to production starting in late 2008.

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43 1D 1 GpRa(G), S, T Gs(s), Gs(sl), GpEm, GpMa, S GpRa(G), P, G, S, GpEm, GpRa Pr, G, S, GpEm, GpRa Pr, REE Cr-Co-Fe-Ti-U-REE Cr-Co-Fe-Ti-U-REE KilmarSkiDavisCran Bornite Zn-Pb-Ag Zn-Pb-Ag Cu Zn-Pb-Ag Gs(sl) Gs(sl) Vermillon Gs(sl) Mountain River D (5:600), T LakePump Cu-Au-Ag Cu-Ni Cu-Au-Ag-U-Fe-Nb- GpEm(G), GpMa(G), T G, Gs(r), Gs(s), S B-100 Cu-Ni S, GpEm Pr, Breakwater Resources Ltd Breakwater Resources Ltd Breakwater Resources Ltd Inc. Quinto Technology Exploration Midland inc. Mengold Resources Inc. Maxima inc. Inc. Quinto Technology 1504, 14 Bay Minerals Ltd Consolidated Pacific SOQUEM INC. / Mont-Laurier U8 GpRa(G), T Aurizon Mines Ltd Kipawa Au-U-REE GpMa, GpEm, Gs(t), Gs(sl), Pr 31 J/14, 15 15O/02, 03 Nova Uranium Corporation31 P/04, 05 Mont-Laurier31 M/07 U±Mo31 L/15, 16, 31 M/01, 02 823 B/05, 06 Emi, D (56:4975), G, Gs(r), Ressources Covedex inc. 922 G/05, 12 Inc. Quinto Technology Lac Diamant 9 Ressources Appalaches inc. Lac Peppler Diamonds-Cu-Zn-Ni- Ashini Fe U D (?:?) S T, Pr, - Exploration projects in the Grenville Province 2007 (see figure 1D) TOWNSHIPS NTS A. R. / PROSPECTORS COMPANIES PROJECTSFranchère SUBSTANCES WORKS Bellefeuille, La Noue Senezergues Thury Godbout OS TABLE 1D TABLE N 1 Grenville, Harrington2 31 G/10, 15 Labelle, Clyde3 15 Viel4 31 J/02 Exploration Midland inc. / Major56 Décarie 157 Décarie, Perodeau 31 J/10 Pérodeau, Leman, Exploration Midland inc. / 31 J/148 31 J/12, 13 31 J/14 Leman9 15 15 15 Galifet La Poterie, 10 Exploration Midland inc. / Ressources Appalaches inc. / 31 O/01, 08, 15 Chopin Ressources Strateco inc.11 31 J/14, 15, Richmond Minerals Inc.1213 Mazenod 31 O/03 Blondeau14 Mont-Laurier Blondeau, Guillet, Ste-Anne-du-Lac15 15 31 M/03 31 O/06 31 M/07 Booth, McLachlin, 16 Ressources Maxima inc. / U17 U 8 Hainaut 15 8 Malapart, Faber, 18 Kinbauri Gold Corp.19 Niogold Mining Corporation / Ressources Lislois, Normanville Ressources Covedex inc. 23 B/1420 31 K/15 D (32:2613), P Franquelin, Fafard, 21 GpMa(G) 922 Costebelle 7 Lac Pleau Laniel23LtdMines Iron Thompson Consolidated Lac Bloom Matamec Exploration inc.24 23 C/04 12 L/08 Diamonds-Cu-Zn-Ni- 9 9 Fe Vulcain Diamonds-Pt-Pd 22 F/13 Manicouagan Minerals Inc. Yacoub Entourage Mining Ltd / F. 22 E/05 TE 22 E/14 9 Doran 2 Cu-Ni-Co-PGE Mouchalagane Ressources Appalaches inc. / FM 2 9157-2222 Quebec inc. Re 9157-2222 Quebec inc. Cu-Ni-Pt-Pd U-Th Brule Neige S D (25:2048), T, Chutes des Passes D (32:3273) Ni-Cu-Co Ni-Cu-Co GpMa(A), GpEm(A) GpMa(A), GpEm(A)

44 1D 1 Zn Pr Zone A, Blue Sea, Hall, Langevin ChenevilleIron Properties Pt-PdLac Édouard Fe S GpMa(A), GpEm(A), Pr, Ni-CuGrenium Gp(A) Havre Nord GpEm(A) U U-REE Gs(r) GpMa(A), GpRa(A), Gs(sl), Gs(r) Resources Ltd SOQUEM INC. Platinum Group Ltd CVRD Inco Exploration Company Resources Inc. 7 Exploration Midland inc. / Breakwater 99 Azimut Exploration Inc. / Kennecott Azimut Exploration Inc. / D’Arianne 31 J/04, K/01, 08 12 O 12M, 12 N, 12 M - Exploration projects in the Grenville Province 2007 (see figure 1D) TOWNSHIPS NTSBouchette, Egan A. R. / PROSPECTORS COMPANIES PROJECTS SUBSTANCES WORKS OS TABLE 1D TABLE N 2526272829 Northfield, Wright, 30 22 K/0331 22 D/1032 22 O/10 9 31 K/0833 234 Portneuf 9 9157-2222 Quebec inc. 31 G/14, 15 735 9157-2222 Quebec inc.36 9157-2222 Quebec inc. Bikerdicke 22 I/05 737 21 L/12, 13 Frigon J. 38 Outardes Capital Corp. / NorthWest Pacific 39 3 31 P/09 9 Lac Le Marie 31 P/09 Lac Mitaine40 Nova Uranium Corporation Exploration Ltd Fancamp 4 91. See the legend of abbreviations and significance bold type in appendix II. 31 P/09 4A. R. = Administrative region Ni-Cu-Co Ni-Cu-Co 12 L/14, 12M/03 inc. Société d’exploration minière Vior Exploration Ltd / Sheridan Fancamp 9 Ni-Cu-Co-Pt-Pd-Au 12 L/08 Lafortune inc. / Société d’exploration minière Vior Rochette-Savane Moly 4 GpMa(A), GpEm(A) 12 K, L, 12 J, Lac Méchant Ressources Jourdan inc. GpMa(A), GpEm(A) GpMa(A), GpEm(A) 12 L/15, L/16, 9 inc. Société d’exploration minière Vior Ni-Cu Bourgeoys U Ni-Cu Uracan Resources Ltd Mo Wakeham GpEm(A), Pr Ni-Cu GpEm(A) North Shore S, GpRa(G) U Pr GpEm(A), Pr U D (4:?), Gc(ro) D (58:7587)

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1E - St. Lawrence Platform During the Taconian Orogeny, the gabbros were fractured and and Appalachians injected with quartz-carbonate-sulphide-gold veins. Two of the eighteen drillholes completed in July and August 2007 Suzie Nantel, P. Geo. intersected the Timmins 2 zone, with grades of 7.51 g/t Au Steve Ouellet, Mineral resources technician over 6.45 metres, including 34.8 g/t Au over 1.09 metre, as well Direction de l’énergie, des mines et du territoire as 1.85 g/t Au over 18.78 metres, including 4.07 g/t Au over public, Laval-Lanaudière-Laurentides region and 5.02 metres. Along the Ascot Vein, 68 trench samples ranging Estrie-Montréal-Montérégie region from 7 to 37 kg each, yielded assays ranging from 0 to 34 g/t per sample, whereas the weighed average gold content ranges from background values (150 ppb) to 4.38 g/t. The St. Lawrence Platform and the Appalachians are located mostly south of the St. Lawrence River (Figure 1E). In the Gaspésie region, Threegold Resources Inc. is con- These entities correspond to two geological provinces consist- ducting exploration work in the Lemieux Dome (Project 16), ing primarily of Paleozoic rocks. The St. Lawrence Platform a Siluro-Devonian subcircular structure that hosts epithermal overlies the Grenvillian basement along an erosional unconfor- occurrences in Upper Gaspé Limestones. The company drilled mity. The boundary between the two provinces is marked by 31 holes totalling 7,000 metres to test 11 distinct surface Logan’s Line (LL). The geological provinces are subdivided mineral occurrences. The main drilling target, where 12 holes into tectonostratigraphic domains. The St. Lawrence Platform were drilled, tested a fault in the Big Pioneer Zone on the geological Province comprises, from northwest to southeast, Gasse property, where 6 representative grab samples collected two domains ranging from Cambrian to Silurian in age: the over a 21-metre interval in a trench yielded average grades Autochthonous Domain and the Parautochthonous Domain. of 1.16% Cu, 3.39% Zn, and 6.18 g/t Ag, with best results at The Appalachian Province is also subdivided, from northwest to 4.16% Cu, 8.16% Zn, and 11.3 g/t Ag. The samples were col- southeast, into three domains: the Cambro-Ordovician Domain, lected from quartz veins. In the Brandy North zone on the Gasse which includes the Humber and Dunnage zones separated by property, assay results from 32 representative grab samples the Baie Verte-Brompton Line (BVBL), the Siluro-Devonian collected over a 27-metre interval in a trench yielded average Domain restricted to the Gaspé Belt, and finally, the Permo- grades of 3.06% Cu and 5.17 g/t Ag, going up to 23% Cu and Carboniferous Domain, which includes the Magdalen Basin. 51.3 g/t Ag. These results come from a folded and silicified shear zone. With regards to exploration activities in the St. Lawrence Platform and Appalachians, 18 projects were brought to our First Source Resources Inc. is working on another project attention in 2007 (Table 1E, Figure 1E). More advanced in the Gaspésie region, the Lac des Pics property (Project 18), projects and projects where metal grades were determined are located 22 km south of the village of Mont-Saint-Pierre described below. and 22 km west-northwest of Murdochville. Occurrences are hosted in quartz veins and a breccia unit, at the base of Cambro-Ordovician basalts of the Des Pics Unit and along the Exploration Activities contact with clastic sedimentary rocks of the Rivière Ouelle Formation. In 2007, trenches were excavated over a strike In the Estrie administrative region, Midland Exploration length of 100 metres, across a width of 2 to 4 metres and to Inc. acquired an important claim block on the Weedon property a depth of 2 metres, to expose Vein No. 1 and Vein E. Along (Project 4, Table 1E, Figure 1E), which hosts several former Vein No. 1, characterized by Pb-Sb-Au-Ag mineralization, Cu-Zn-Pb-Au mines (Weedon, Solbec and Cupra-d’Estrie). In 11 out of 23 grab samples yielded grades above 3 g/t Au, 2006, a new occurrence was discovered with grades of 1.4% Cu, whereas 5 trench samples collected in the northern part of the 4.6% Pb, 13.5% Zn, 208 g/t Ag, and 4.19 g/t Au over 1.1 metre. vein yielded assays ranging from 0.2 g/t to 1.1 g/t Au. Along These Kuroko-type massive sulphide deposits are hosted in Vein E, 9 out of 27 grab samples yielded grades ranging from rocks of the Upper Ordovician Ascot-Weedon volcanic belt. 1.12% to 5.86% Cu. The Weedon property, now optioned by Breakwater Resources Ltd, shows many similarities with the Bathurst mining camp Prospectors R. Lelièvre and M. Boudreau were active in in New Brunswick. the Gaspésie region. Among their projects, four are investi- gating mudrocks, sandstones and conglomerates of the Garin In the Chaudière-Appalaches region, Golden Hope Mines Formation (projects 8, 9, 10, 11). These rocks are intruded by Ltd continued exploration work on the Bellechasse property granite and affected by the Harriman fault, which translates (Project 7), on both side of the Baie Verte-Brompton Line into the presence of silicified breccias and quartz veins with (BVBL). Mineral occurrences are hosted in gabbroic sills Au and Au-Sb occurrences. Best results from grab samples emplaced in Ordovician sedimentary rocks of the Magog Group. include 2.6 g/t Au and 2.06% Sb on the Harriman Centre-Sud

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lying Ordovician to Devonian sedimentary formations along an property; 3.4 g/t Au and 2.32% Sb on the Harriman Centre angular unconformity. Pb, Zn, and Cu-rich sulphides, as well as property; 2.7 g/t Au and 2.83% Sb on the Harriman Centre- U, Cr, and V-rich oxides are hosted in m-scale beds of conglom- Nord property; and ﬁnally, 1.6 g/t Au on the Harriman Nord- erate. Best results from grab samples include 5.24% Zn and Est property. Partners Lelièvre and Boudreau are also working 0.72% Cu in one zone, and 8.75% Pb, 0.25% U, 26.2 g/t Ag, on the Barachois Cannes-de-Roches property (Project 13), in 0.46% Zn, 1.0% Cr, and 1.0% V in another zone. Carboniferous rocks of the Cannes-de-Roches Formation, over-

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APPALACHIAN Abbreviations: 0 50 100 Magdalen Bassin AAP:Aroostook-Percé anticlinorium (Permo-Carboniferous) DUN: Dunnage zone km Gaspé belt FGP: Grand Pabos fault (Upper Ordovician-Devonian) FL: Logan fault Dunnage Zone FG: Guadeloupe fault (Camdro-Ordovician) LBVB: Baie Verte-Brompton line Humber Zone : Maquereau-Mictaw window (Cambro-Ordovician) Ma PFA: Anticosti platform ST. LAWRENCE PLATFORM PFB: St. Lawrence Lowlands platform Subautochtonous SBC: Baie des Chaleurs synclinorium (Ordovician) SCVG: Connecticut Valley-Gaspé synclinorium Autochtonous TCL: Chain Lakes terrane (Cambro-Ordovician) Precambrian

Fault Erosionnal unconformity Boundary

Figure 1E. Exploration projects over the St. Lawrence Platform and the Appalachians for 2007.

49 1E 1 WORKS Env. D(2:78) GpEl Gp(A), T GpEl S G, Gp(A), Pr, S(18:x), S, T G, Pr Pr S Pr, G, Pr G, Pr Pr D(9:1266), Gs Pr S(31:7000), S, T Gs(sl) S, T SUBSTANCES Nb Au Zn-Cu-Pb-Ag-Au Cu-Pb-Zn-Au-Ag Mo-Cu-Au Au Au Au-Sb-Zn Au-Sb Au-Sb-Zn Au-Sb Ni-Cu-Pt-Pd-Zn-Au- Ag-Cr-Mo Cu Cu Cu-Zn-Pb-Ag Au Cu-Au U-Pb-Zn-Cu-Ag-Cr-V- Au-Se-Y

PROJETS Niobium/Oka - Suffield Weedon Gayhurst Moly Beauce Bellechasse Harriman Centre-Sud Harriman Centre Harriman Centre-Nord Harriman Nord-Est BBL Grand-Pabos Barachois Cannes- Mont de l’Observation Escuminac Cuivre Natif Dôme Lemieux Valmont Lac des Pics de-Roches

COMPAGNIES / PROSPECTORS COMPAGNIES Niocan inc. K. E. Heusser / Entreprises Minières Globex inc. Silver Capital-AG Exploration Midland inc. / Breakwater Resources Ltd Entreprises Minières Globex inc. Exploration Ltd Fancamp Golden Hope Mines Ltd R. Lelièvre / M. Boudreau Mines Cascapédia inc. / R. Lelièvre M. Boudreau FRAPMGIM / R. Lelièvre M. Boudreau R. Lelièvre / M. Boudreau R. Lelièvre / M. Boudreau FRAPMGIM / R. Lelièvre M. Boudreau Ressources Metco inc. / Regal Consolidated Ltd Ventures R. Lelièvre / M. Boudreau Ressources Threegold inc. Matamec Explorations inc. Source Resources Inc. First A. R. 15 16 05 05 05 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 01, 11 11 11 NTS 31 G/09 31 H/02 21 E/05 21 E/11, 14 21 E/15 21 L/02, 07 21 L/07, 08, 09 22 A/04 22 A/04, 05 22 A/05 22 A/05 22 A/06, 07 22 A/09 22 A/11 22 B/02 22 B/09, 16 22 G/01 22 H/04 - Exploration projects over the St.Lawrence Platform and Appalachians for 2007 (see figure 1E) TOWNSHIPS (Lac-des-Deux- Montagnes) Dunham Ascot Lingwick, Stratford, Weedon Dorset, Gayhurst (Beauce), St-François Aubin de l’Isle Bellechasse, Langevin, Panet, Ware New Richmond New Richmond Flahault, New Richmond Flahault Randin, Weir Malbaie Randin, Vondenvelden Nouvelle Lemieux, Richard Christie Boisbuisson OS. TABLE 1E TABLE N 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1. See the legend of abbreviations and signification italic bold type in appendix II. A. R. = Administrative region

50 Chapter 2 Architectural Stone, Industrial Minerals, Industrial Stone and Peat 2

Architectural Stone, Yves Bellemare ...... 53 Production ...... 53 Exploration ...... 53

Industrial Minerals, Industrial Stone, and Peat, N’golo Togola, Pierre Buteau ...... 53 Production ...... 53 Exploration ...... 53

52 2 Architectural Stone Industrial Minerals, Industrial Stone, Yves Bellemare, Eng. and Peat Bureau de l’exploration géologique du Québec N’golo Togola, P.Geo. Pierre Buteau Production Bureau de l’exploration géologique du Québec Figure II in Appendix I shows the location of architectural stone quarries active in Québec in 2007. Table II in Appendix Production I provides a brief description of each operation. Figure III in Appendix I shows the location of active quarries In the field of architectural stone, 98 active quarries were and mines for industrial minerals and stone, as well as producing inventoried in 52 different areas. With 16 quarries in opera- peatlands in Québec. Table III in Appendix I provides a brief tion, the Rivière-à-Pierre area (NTS 31 I/16 and 31 P/01) description of each operation. remains the most important mining camp in the dimension Industrial minerals and stones produced in Québec in 2007 stone industry. The Saint-Nazaire (NTS 22 D/12) and Saint- include: chrysotile asbestos, ilmenite and titanium slag, graph- Alexis-des-Monts−Saint-Didace (NTS 31 I/06) areas were also ite, mica, rock salt and brine, clay minerals, peat, silica, as well quite active, with six and five quarries respectively. In 2007, as limestone, dolomite, and marble. no new architectural stone quarry was brought into production in Québec. Chrysotile asbestos is extracted in three mines in the Estrie region. Ilmenite and titanium slag are produced at the Lac Tio During the year, Rocamat SA, a public company (Euronext mine, north of Havre-Saint-Pierre. Flaky graphite is mined at the Paris market) operating 35 limestone quarries and 10 natural Stratmin mine in Lac-des-Îles, south of Mont-Laurier, and mica stone processing plants in France, concluded the acquisition of at the Bédard mine in Suzor Township, northwest of La Tuque the entire share capital of Polycor Inc. This consolidation cre- in the Mauricie region. Rock salt is extracted at the Seleine ates a group with more than 1,100 employees and a combined mine in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine, whereas brines are produced turnover of CAN$200 million. Both companies will continue from five wells in the Bécancour area. Shales are quarried in operating independently. the Montréal area and are used to manufacture bricks.

The main sources of silica are: quartzite (5 quarries), sand- Exploration stone (4 quarries), and natural sand (2 operations). Limestone, dolomite, and marble are mined for industrial purposes in more Figure 2.1 shows the location of the 21 projects where than 15 quarries. Depending on their chemical or physical char- exploration and development work took place in 2007. Project acteristics, they are used to produce quick lime (3 operations), descriptions are listed in Table 2.1. The total number of projects various aggregate products (liming material, mineral ﬁllers, in 2007 was relatively low compared to previous years. granules), or cement (3 producers).

In the vicinity of renowned quarries in Saint-Marc-des- In 2007, ﬁfteen peat producers were active in Québec, in 35 Carrières, Granicor Inc. continued its drilling program in peatlands located for the most part in the Bas-Saint-Laurent, limestone outcrops of the Deschambault Formation launched Côte-Nord, and Saguenay−Lac-Saint-Jean regions. For the sixth in previous years. The company succeeded in locating a 5- consecutive year, the peat-harvesting season was exceptionally m-thick mineable limestone bed, located 4 m below surface. late in starting. The production rate was heavily impacted by Northeast of Mistassini, Granit C. Rouleau Inc. opened a unfavourable weather conditions throughout the season. By quarry face to assess the potential of a greenish grey, coarse- mid-September, most producers had barely reached 50% of grained porphyroid mangerite. The dark stone exhibits a few their production objectives. Weather conditions prevailing from bluish feldspar phenocrysts. After acquiring the mining rights that time on prevented most producers from reaching (by far) for Olivier Perron’s former property located north of Saint- their annual production targets. Ludger-de-Milot, A. Lacroix et Fils Granit ltée commenced exploration work on a purple iridescent anorthosite of the Lac-Saint-Jean anorthositic Suite. Polycor Inc. carried out on-site exploration work in many of its quarries in the Côte- Exploration Nord, Saguenay−Lac-Saint-Jean, Mauricie, and Estrie regions. In the industrial mineral sector, Exploration Orbite VSPA The company also performed sampling and polishing tests on Inc. completed a series of drillholes to test the Grande-Vallée a greyish black calcilutite of the Wallace Creek Formation in red clay deposit located northeast of Murdochville (in the Saint-Armand. Gaspésie region), in order to delineate ore reserves. The com-

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pany is also planning for 2008, a pilot project to extract high- lain by peatlands. The company proceeded with sampling and purity alumina from the red clay deposit. laboratory analyses and the development of a new extraction process. Moreover, the company plans to set up, in 2008, a pilot Near Havre-Saint-Pierre in the Côte-Nord region, Ressources plant to process the marine clay. Dolomag Inc. sampled a dolomitic unit of the La Romaine Formation. The company also conducted a market study regard- East of Lac La Flamme in the Monts Valin area, Saguenay ing the use of dolomite as mineral ﬁller. region, prospector Gilles Bouchard continued exploration work on a garnet deposit associated with paragneisses and diatex- Near Pointe-aux-Outardes in the Côte-Nord region, Argile ites. The main objective of the project is to use the garnet to Eau Mer Inc. continued work on a marine clay deposit over- manufacture sandpaper.

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17 15 16 13 12 24 22 10 11 14 21 9 25 8 5-7

4 2-3

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Figure 2. Exploration work for architectural stone, industrial minerals and stones in Québec in 2007.

55 2 DETAILS Nero Canadensis Assoluto project, black diabase, fine grain brown quartz mangerite Newton Brown variety, brown quartz mangerite Newton Brown variety, Saint-Casimir project, limestone, Deschambault Formation Lac Morin project, green mangérite Lac de la Niche or Scott project, green farsundite, blue quartz Sawine project, green mangérite brown farsundite variety, Polychrome black leucogabbronorite Cambrian Black variety, project, green mangerite with iridescent Granit Vert reflects project, black anorthosite, Chemin des Passes medium grain project, bluish mauve anorthosite Perron project, gabbroic anorthosite, brownish black Kodiak Colombier project, green porphyroclastic charnockite project, brownish beige granodiorite Nordic Frost Marbre Manicouagan project, fault gouge, epidotized, chloritized and hematized black anorthosite Nordic Black variety, Dolomie Havre-Saint-Pierre project, dolostone, Romaine Creek Creek project, calcilutite, Wallace Wallace Formation grey granodiorite Stanstead Grey variety, Projet Les Calcaires Beaujeu - Fletcher project, Lake Formation siliceous limestone, York 1 TYPE OF WORK Pt, T Bs, G, Pr, G, T G, T D D Pt B, Pt Pr, D, B, G, T G, T Bs, Pt Bs, Pt T G, T Pt Pr, B, D T G, T Pt Pr, B, Bs, Pt G, T G

1 USE DS DS DS DS DS DS DS DS DS DS DS DS DS DS DS DeS, DS DS DS DeS, DS DS BS

HOLDER Ressources Covedex Inc. Inc. Polycor Inc. Polycor Granicor Inc. 2843 0007 Québec Inc. 2843 0007 Québec Inc. 2843 0007 Québec Inc. Inc. Polycor Inc. Polycor Granit C. Rouleau Inc. Granit C. Rouleau Inc. Granit Ltée A. Lacroix et Fils Inc. Polycor Association des Prospecteurs amateurs de la Haute-Côte-Nord Granijem Inc. Gemme Manicouagan Inc. Polycor Ressources Dolomag Inc. (6765904 Canada Inc.) Inc. Polycor Inc. Polycor FRAPMGIM A. R. A. 8 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9 9 9 9 9 16 5 11

MINING TITLE 16 CDC in McGillvary lake sector No BEX 174 No CDC 2025497 to 2025499, 2131150 CDC 97299 to 97305 CDC 97311 to 97313, 97315, 97317 to 97318, 2131151 to 2131154 No BM 705 CDC 2049392 to 2049393 CDC 2029818 to 2029821 BEX 402 CDC 2039339 to 2039342 BEX 490 CDC 1116911 BEX 155 CDC 49281 to 49283, 49285 49290, 49293, 49295, 2000037 to 2000049, 2000052 to 2000061, 2002681 to 2002687 No No CDC 93597 to 93598 - Exploration work in Quebec for architectural stone 2007 (see figure 2.1) NTS 31 M/07 31 I/06 31 I/06 31 I/09 22 D/04 22 D/04 22 D/04 22 D/07 22 D/12 22 D/13 22 E/04 22 E/04 22 E/06 22 C/15 22 F/14 22 F/16 22 G/14 12 L/03, 12 L/06 31 H/03 31 H/01 22 A/14 OS TABLE 2.1 TABLE N 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1. See abbreviation list in appendix II A. R. = Administrative region

56 2 1 WORKS S D(40:3222), G, T, G, S, FM Ct, S Pr SUBSTANCES Alumina Clay Dolomite Clay Garnet

St-Pierre PROJECTS Grande Vallée Dolomie-Havre Argile marine sensible Monts Valin COMPANIES \ PROSPECTORS COMPANIES inc. Exploration Orbite VSPA Ressources Dolomag inc. # 80212 Argile Eau Mer Inc. Gilles Bouchard A. R. 11 9 9 2

NTS 22 H/03 12 L/03 12 L/06 22 F/01 22D/16 - Exploration work in Quebec for Industrial minerals and stones 2007 (see figure 2.1) TOWNSHIPS TOWNSHIPS (SEIGNIORIES) Le François Beaussier et Courtemanche Manicouagan Non designé OS TABLE 2.2 TABLE N 22 23 24 25 1. See abbreviation list in appendix II A. R. = Administrative region

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58 Chapter 3 Geoscience projects at Géologie Québec 3

Geoscience projects at Géologie Québec, Sylvain Lacroix, Serge Perreault ...... 61 Copper Plan ...... 61 Far North ...... 61 Grenville Province and Appalachians ...... 61 Quaternary Geology ...... 61 Geochemistry and Geophysics ...... 62 Exploration Targets ...... 62

60 3 Geoscience projects the geology of a highly prospective area that namely hosts the Sleeping Giant and Langlois ore deposits, but that remains at Géologie Québec underexplored due to a thick cover of Quaternary sediments and a lack of exposed bedrock. Sylvain Lacroix, P.Geo., Director Bureau de l’exploration géologique du Québec Near Chibougamau, fi eldwork was carried out during the summer in order to update several geological maps in this area Serge Perreault, P.Geo. with strong copper potential. The region was recently covered Direction générale de Géologie Québec by a MEGATEM airborne geophysical survey by the Geological Survey of Canada, within the scope of the Targeted Geoscience The amount of work conducted by the Ministère des Initiative TGI-3. A 3D model of the southern limb of the Lac Ressources naturelles et de la Faune (MRNF) in terms of new Doré Complex completes the work program in this area. geoscience data acquisition should remain fairly signifi cant over the coming years. During its 2007-2008 Budget Speech In the James Bay region, Géologie Québec continued geo- delivered on May 24, 2007, the Québec government granted logical mapping at 1/50,000 scale in the Opinaca area. The area $21M in additional credits to Géologie Québec over three mapped in 2007 is located to the west of Opinaca Reservoir, fi scal years, i.e. $7M for each of the following: 2007-2008, north of Rivière Eastmain. The results of work conducted over 2008-2009, and 2009-2010. These funds will be used to target the last two years outline a favourable potential for porphyry- strategic geographic areas for exploration work and to promote type occurrences, gold-rich volcanogenic massive sulphides, the mineral potential of Québec’s regions. Interventions in gold associated with deformation zones or contact zones between 2007 (Figure 3) represent, for the most part, the continuation of sedimentary and volcanic sequences, epigenetic occurrences projects launched in 2006, and refl ect priorities already defi ned associated with metasomatic veining, iron formation-hosted in the Copper Plan for Québec’s Northwest and in three-year occurrences, and rare elements in white pegmatites. plans produced for various geological regions of Québec. A favourability study of the potential for orogenic (or meso- thermal) gold deposits in the Baie-James region was completed. The study resulted in the defi nition of 118 unstaked targets with Copper Plan high-favourability for gold potential. The gold favourability map is displayed on GESTIM and is available from the MRNF For the second consecutive year, Québec’s Northwest was website. the focus of an extensive geoscience program designed to promote exploration and the discovery of new ore deposits that could supply copper concentrate for the Horne smelter in Rouyn-Noranda. Conducted in partnership with the Ontario Far North Geological Survey (OGS), the Geological Survey of Canada Geological mapping at 1/250 000 scale was performed in (GSC), and other industry, university, and regional stakeholders, the Rivière Sérigny map area (23N). The survey also covered this geoscience work was also intended to build networking the western third of the Lac Cambrien map sheet (24C), localed among all available human resources. directly north of the former. This survey complete the mapping The Rouyn-Noranda area offers great potential for the dis- coverage of the Far North program, previously conducted in covery of copper ore deposits and as such, has been the focus Nunavik between 1998 and 2004. of many multidisciplinary projects, including new inventories in the western Blake River Group. This work was conducted, on either side of the Québec-Ontario border, by MRNF and Grenville Province and Appalachians OGS geologists. Metallogenic studies were completed along the Located along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, the Cadillac Fault and in the Malartic Group to test for the potential Grenville Province was the focus of many different projects in extension into Québec of units hosting the giant Kidd Creek ore 2008. In the Côte-Nord region, the area west of Baie-Comeau deposit located near Timmins in Ontario. Three dimensional was mapped at 1/125,000 scale. A pilot project aimed at (3D) modelling along the Cadillac Fault and in the Blake River assessing the potential for all mineral resources (metals, stone, Group, to clarify the deep-seated mineral potential, as well as aggregate, peat, etc.) was conducted in the Saguenay–Lac- many thematic studies (geochronology, structural geology, ore Saint-Jean region. deposit studies, etc.) complemented previously cited projects. A project to assess the potential for dimension stone in During the winter of 2007, the MRNF and GSC completed the Grenville Province and Appalachians was carried out in the fi rst phase of an overburden and bedrock drilling project central and eastern Québec (Portneuf, Charlevoix and Bas- in the Rivière Octave area. Located between Amos and Lebel- Saint-Laurent). sur-Quévillon, this project is designed to shed some light on

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Quaternary Geology Location of Projects The Côte-Nord, Bas-Saint-Laurent, and Capitale-Nationale 2007-2008 (Québec) regions were the focus of a compilation study of unconsolidated sediments and erosional features. PROGRAM – MAY 2007

1 Drilling – Octave River Geochemistry and Geophysics A regional lake bottom sediment survey was completed in 2 Mapping – Opinaca Reservoir the fall of 2007. This survey covers a surface area of 21,500 km2 located to the west and north of Sept-Îles, in the Côte-Nord 3 Mapping – Chibougamau region. The goal is to identify new exploration targets in order to stimulate mineral exploration in this part of the Grenville 4 Mapping – Blake River Group Province.

During the fall, the MRNF completed a high-resolution 5 Study – Malartic Group ground gravity survey covering the western Blake River Group in the Abitibi region, whereas the Geological Survey 6 Metallogeny – Cadillac Ouest Fault of Canada (GSC) completed a similar survey in the eastern part of the same geological unit. Following consultations with the mining industry, the coverage was expanded to include the 7 Mapping – Labrieville area entire Blake River Group, in order to address regional priorities Evaluation of the potential defi ned within the Copper Plan and the Targeted Geoscience 8 for architectural stone Initiative TGI-3. The new gravity coverage, jointly completed by the MRNF and the GSC, should provide a better portrait, Evaluation of the potential 9 in three dimensions, of the volcanic and plutonic architecture of the Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean area of the Blake River Group and help defi ne new exploration Aggregates inventory – 10 targets in the Rouyn-Noranda mining camp, Québec’s most Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean area prolifi c copper district. 11 Mapping – Pons River

Assessment of the potential for orogenic Exploration Targets 16 gold deposits in the Baie-James area Fieldwork by the MRNF during the summer of 2007 also led to the deﬁ nition of 65 new targets for base and precious OTHER SURVEYS metal exploration, dimension stone, and construction materials Lake-bottom-sediment survey – Sept-Îles in the Nord-du-Québec, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Côte-Nord, 12 Capitale-Nationale, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and Bas-Saint- Laurent regions. 13 Ground gravity survey – Blake River Group

Airborne gravity survey – 14 Harricana – Turgeon Belt

15 Aeromagnetic survey – Baie-James area

Figure 3. Legend of the location map of geosciences projects for 2007-2008.

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80° L 72° 64° 56° K ÎLE DE J I L BAFFIN 3535 E 2525 F G H E F G

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L K Tracé de 1927 du Conseil J L I L K J I Baie 3434 aux Feuilles 1414 d'Hudson E Rivière 2424 F Rivière Kosoak Rivière F G E H E F G H Lac Minto Rivière

George D Lac Guillaume- 56°56° C Delisle Can C B privé (non définitif) D Lac A D C B A à l'Eau-Claire iapis

cau M O N N O M P M O P Grande Lac Bienville 11 rivièr e de la Baleine I L Réservoir K J J de Caniapiscau K 16 I I L Baie Réservoir Réservoir L K J La Grande 3 La Grande 4 1313 James H E 2323 G Réservoir F H E Robert-Bourassa A B E F G A D 15 B 52° Rivière East C ) A D 2 main C B eil privé (non définitif Tracé de 1927 du Cons Riv P

M ière Natashqu N O O N Rivière P M Rupert M N O P Réservoir Lac Albanel Manicouagan 12 I L Lac Mistassini J 14 K 9 an K J L L K J I 3232 1122 E 1 7 22 G F F 13 8G rent E E G H Lac Abitibi 3 TERRE-NEUVE Lac Fleuve Saint-Lau ET LABRADOR 5 Réservoir 4 C Saint-Jean B 48° B Gouin C A D Rivière Sagu C B Rivière Saint-Maurice 6 enay M Réservoir CabongaN 10 O N P M M 8 N O P

Rivière L ÎLE-DU-PRINCE-ÎLE-DU-PRINCE- K des J NOUVEAU- ÉDOUARDÉDOUARD K Ou I L taouai L K BRUNSWICK s 3131 1111 E 2121 ONTARIO F 44° G H E NOUVELLE-ÉCOSSE

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Figure 3. Location of geosciences projects for 2007-2008.

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64 Appendix I Location of producing mines and architectural stone quarries in Québec APPENDIX I

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80° 72° 64° 62° Ivujivik James Bay 5 Kangiqsujuaq Wemindji

Puvirnituq Fermont Ungava Bay 18

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Kuujjuaq Hudson Bay 0 50 100 80° 72° km

N Havre-Saint-Pierre 50° CMQC Q 19 Sept-Îles 50° 15 1 Matagami 2 Chibougamau 14 16 Anticosti Island

3 r ive t R 9 en Gaspé 7 wr Rouyn-Noranda -La Sainte-Anne- 20 int 4 Sa des-Monts 10 Chicoutimi Rimouski 12 11 8 Val-d'Or CN 13 6 Magdalen Islands

Québec New Prince Edward 21 Brunswick Island 46°

46° ON TA RIO Montréal

Sherbrooke Nova Scotia UNITED STATES

76° 72° 68° 64°

Active mines GEOLOGICAL PROVINCES 0 50 100 OTHER METALS BASE METALS St. Lawrence Platform km 1 - Copper Rand 18 - Mont Wright 2 - Merrill Open Pit 19 - Lac Tio Appalachians 3 - Langlois 20 - Niobec 4 - Projet Fabie 21 - Lac-des-Îles Grenville 5 - Raglan Superior PRECIOUS METALS New Québec and Torngat orogens, 6 - Sigma-Lamaque Rae Province and Ungava Trough 7 - Kiena 8 - East Amphi 9 - Beaufor 10 - LaRonde Main road 11 - Doyon Railroad 12 - Mouska 13 - Goldex Resident geologist office 14 - Sleeping Giant 15 - Casa Berardi 8 Site 16 - Joe Mann 17 - Troilus

Figure I. Active mines in Québec for 2007 (metallic substances).

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Grevet / Pascalis / Pascalis Val-d’Or Val-d’Or Val-d’Or Val-d’Or Val-d’Or Sept-Îles Sept-Îles Malartic / Bousquet / C/04 / 08 McKenzie / McKenzie / McKenzie Dubuisson/ Hébécourt / area / Office 32 F/02 / 10 32 C/04 / 08 32 C/04 / 08 32 G/16 / 10 32 G/16 / 10 32 D/06 / 08 32 D/01 / 08 32 D/08 / 08 Chibougamau Chibougamau Administrative Rouyn-Noranda Rouyn-Noranda Township / NTS Township 35 G/09, H/11 Bourlamaque / 32 and 35 H/12 / 10

(7) (1) (2) (43) (25) (10) (68) (23) (30) (20) 2007 2007.. 2007.. Number 2004-20.. 2006-20.. 2005-20.. 2006-20.. 1996-20.. 1988-20.. 1998-20 .. of years 1959-1997 1958-1981 1996-2001 1938-2003 1981-2002 2005-2007 1933-1951 production Closed in june

N.a. N.a. N.a. N.a. 1.78% Cu 2.65% Cu 0.41% Cu 3.05 g/t Au 0.68 g/t Au 4.77 g/t Au 7.32 g/t Au production Cumulative 57.83 g/t Ag at 1.80% Cu 40 937 tm at 14 752 768 t 24 910 520 t 10 911 837 t at at 4.63 g/t Au 7 833 886 t at 7 833 886 t at 1 931 206 t at

28 63 85 132 400 600 168 687 N.a. N.a. in 2007 Employees

2008) st N.a. N.a. N.a. N.a. N.a. N.a. reserves 2.74% Ni 0.04% Co 1.55% Cu 0.77% Cu 2.89 g/t Au 4.67 g/t Au 10.1 g/t Au *** 762 035 t at *** 165 392 t at ** 4 517 162 t at (at January 1 Probable mineral *** 9 774 000 t at *** 9 774 000 t at

2008) st N.a. N.a. N.a. N.a. N.a. N.a. reserves 2.25% Ni 0.04% Co 1.92% Cu 0.63% Cu 2.20 g/t Au 5.26 g/t Au 7.58 g/t Au *** 88 114 t at Proven mineral *** 369 224 t at ** 2 416 993 t at (at January 1 *** 6 377 000 t at

Ore Mine Mine Preissac in 2007 Division refinery -Norway smelter - - Raglan / LaRonde, Sudbury / Kiena Mill processing Camflo Mill Camflo Mill Sigma Mine Concentrator Concentrator Copper Rand Copper Rand Langlois Mine Horne Smelter

N.a. N.a. Metal in 2007 523 t Co 6729 t Cu 815 Kg Au 227.7 t Cu 28.1 Kg Au 26 059 t Ni production 4963 Kg Ag 1101 Kg Au 28 391 t Zn 1981.3 t Cu 1315 tm Cu 528.1 Kg Ag 177.8 Kg Ag 167.1 Kg Au 17.90 Kg Au 770.8 tm Cu 84 299.2 tm Zn 7193.8 Kg Au 8231.3 tm Cu 176 327.2 Kg Ag

N.a. in 2007 0.11% Pb 7.13% Zn 2.58% Zn 3.63% Zn 8.4 g/t Au 0.05% Co 1.69% Cu 0.39% Cu 0.42% Cu 2.65% Cu 0.73% Cu 0.36% Cu 4.80 g/t Ag 3.43 g/t Ag 59 146 t at 96 078 t at 1.58 g/t Au 0.34 g/t Au 0.17 g/t Au 1.51 g/t Au 3.96 g/t Au 2.95 g/t Au 75.4 g/t Au 28.87 g/t Ag 117 173 t at 284 757 t at Ore process 40 936.9 t at 1 153 582 t at 1 154 604 t at 2 673 463 t at 438 000 tm at

Cu-Au shear type. Semi- Cu-Au massive lens of PY-CP-PO. shear type in Cu-Au VMS-type in mafic and felsic Summary description of the deposit anorthosite. Semi-massive lens of Py-Cp-Po lavas. Altered rhyolitic breccial sericite schist, containing Py- with trace of galena Po-Cp and shalerite. Magmatic massive sulfides lenses at the base of ultramafic flows. Subhorizontal auriferous tourmaline-bearing quartz- pyrite veins in shear zones Auriferous breccia and quartz veins localized flows komatiitic two between Gold-bearing mineralization in a stockwork of quartz, tourmaline and pyrite veins crosscutting a feldspathic porphyry unit and diorite dykes. Gold-bearing veins located shear zones inside of E-W at the margin of Bourlamaque batholith Massive and semi- massive pyrite lenses in sericitized felsic volcanics and metamorphosed in andalusite and kyanite- bearing schists. First Metals Inc First Company Campbell Resources Inc. Campbell Resources Inc. Breakwater Resources Ltd Québec Mining Raglan Society Ltd - Xstrata Nickel Century Mining Corporation Gold Wesdome Mines Ltd Richmont Mines Inc. Richmont Mines Inc. Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd - Production of metallic substances in Québec (see figure I) Projet Fabie Mine Copper Rand Merrill Open Pit Langlois Raglan Sigma- Lamaque Kiena East Amphi Beaufor LaRonde Table I Table Site Base metals: Cu and Zn (Au Ag) 1 2 3 4 5 Precious metals: Au and Ag 6 7 8 9 10

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Chaste / Val-d’Or Val-d’Or Rohault / Bousquet / Bousquet / Dubuisson / area / Office 32 F/04 / 10 32 E/11 / 08 32 C/04 / 08 Casa-Berardi / 32 G/08 / 10 32 D/07 / 08 32 D/07 / 08 32 O/ 01/ 10 / Chibougamau Chibougamau Administrative Rouyn-Noranda Rouyn-Noranda Rouyn-Noranda Township / NTS Township

(1) (28) (17) (18) (12) (27) (11) Number Closed in 1980-20.. 1991-20.. 2007-20.. 1992-20.. 2006-20.. 1987-20.. 1997-20.. of years 1987-1991 1988-1997 1956-1959 1974-1975 production august 2007

N.a. N.a. 0.10% Cu 2.25 g/t Au 8.26 g/t Au production Cumulative 10.36 g/t Au 29 982 537 t 61 921 329 t at 5.64 g/t Au at 1.06 g/t Au 1 381 500 t at 4 754 375 t at 2 969 983 t at 2 969 983 t at

45 315 170 178 342 262 N.a. in 2007 Employees

2008) st N.a. N.a. reserves 6.8 g/t Au 0.18 % Cu 12.4 g/t Au 2.29 g/t Au 11.9 g/t Au 0.98 g/t Au 0.124% Cu *** 6900 t at ** 58 000 t at ** 20 000 t at (at January 1 Probable mineral *** 9 142 000 t at ** 22 813 391 t at

2008) st N.a. N.a. reserves 6.2 g/t Au 0.31% Cu 0.07% Cu 14.7 g/t Au 2.25 g/t Au 14.0 g/t Au 0.58 g/t Au ** 258 000 t at ** 168 000 t at Proven mineral ** 97 270 tm at *** 116 100 t at (at January 1 *** 6 117 000 t at

Ore Mine Mine Mine) Preissac in 2007 Division LaRonde. processing Troilus Mine Troilus Casa Berardi Doyon Mine Doyon Mine Concentrator (Copper Rand Campbell Mill Sleeping Giant

N.a. N.a. Metal in 2007 2772 t Cu 135.2 t Cu production 4490 Kg Ag 4960 Kg Au 4304 Kg Au 293.6 Kg Ag 293.6 Kg Ag 978.4 Kg Ag 345.9 Kg Au 345.9 Kg Au 2618.5 Kg Ag 2561.6 Kg Au 2078.5 Kg Au

g/t Au in 2007 9.8 g/t Au 0.22% Cu 5.14 g/t Ag 61 046 t at 61 046 t at 5.14 g/t Au 12.5 g/t Au 6.21 g/t Au 0.87 g/t Au 0.054% Cu 170 392 t at 170 392 t at 545 259 t at 515 939 t at 126 246 t at 16.65 g/t Au Ore process at 2.25 1 381 500 tm 6 036 171 t at

Veinlets and disseminated Veinlets veins Quartz-Tourmaline with Py-Cp cross cutting Quartz-carbonate-pyrite- Sulfides-bearing quartz Au-Cu porphyry in diorite. Summary description of the deposit pyrite in sericite schists, intermediate felsic volcanics and in Mooshla pluton. Quartz veins in the Mooshla diorite close to the northern sheared contact. granodiorite dykes - sills. Gold-bearing quartz and sulfides veins at contact between dacitic intrusions and lava flows arsenopyrite veins in shear zones or stockworks. veins in gabbro and sheared rhyolite. Company Iamgold Gestion Québec Inc. Iamgold Gestion Québec Inc. Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd Iamgold Gestion Québec Inc. Aurizon Mines Lted Campbell Resources Inc. Inmet Mining Corporation - Production of metallic substances in Québec (see figure I) Troilus Mine Doyon Mouska Goldex Sleeping Giant Casa Berardi Joe Mann Table I Table Site 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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/ 09 Parker / Parker Québec Simard / Sept-Îles Sept-Îles Bouthillier / Laurentides area / Office 31 J/05 / 15 Normanville / 22 D/11 / 02 Administrative 12 L/09 et L/11 et 23 B/09 / 09 Montréal-Estrie- 23 B/14, B/11 Township / NTS Township

(31) (57) (31) (19) Years of Years 1976-20.. 1950-20.. 1976-20.. 1989-20.. production

5 O 2 N.a. N.a. N.a. production Cumulative 27 691 525 t at 0.68% Nb

cial ﬁnancial statements. 70 300 240 2000 + Port + Port in 2007 -Cartier) Employees (Mt-Wright (Mt-Wright

5 5

O O 2 2 2008) st N.a. N.a. (proven) Reserves (probable) 0.62% Nb 0.69% Nb 6 213 437 t at *** 10 176 362 t at Confidential data (at January 1 N.a. N.a. N.a. N.a. products in 2007 Shipment of first transformation

N.a. N.a. N.a. N.a. Total Total in 2007 shipment VMS: Volcanogenic massive sulﬁdes VMS: Volcanogenic N.a.: Non available t: Metric ton * Ore losses ** Ore dilution *** Ore losses and ore dilution **** none of those factors

O 2 N.a. N.a. N.a. Total Total in 2007 production 0.65% Nb 1 618 332 t at

PY: Pyrite PY: Zn: Zinc Massive hemo-ilmenite Summary description of the deposit Specular hematite in metamorphosed iron formation of the Gagnon Group ; 5 open pits (Paul’s Nord, A, B Versant Peak, and C. in anorthosite associated with the Havre-Saint-Pierre intrusive suite. Pyrochlore in the St-Honoré carbonatite Disseminated graphite flakes in crystalline limestone with quartzite horizons

Timcal Canada Timcal Company Québec Cartier Mining Company Iron and QIT Titanium Inc. Gestion Iamgold Québec Inc. Inc. - Iron, ilmenite, niobium and graphite productions in Québec ( see figure I ) Mont Wright Lac Tio Lac-des-Îles Mine Niobec Table I Table Site 15 16 17 18 Abbreviation List Au: Gold Ag: Silver Cu: Copper BO: Biotite NOTE CP: Chalcopyrite PO: Pyrrhotite The data compiled in this table are preliminary and have been collected from mining companies before they published their ofﬁ The difference between proven mineral reserves and probable is deﬁ ned according National Instrument 43-101. SP: Sphalerite The reserves compiled in this table take into consideration: Ni: Nickel

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22 21 23 1 24 25 29 26 27 52 31 36 51 28 30 35 50 2 33 34 49 32 48 14 18 3 17 4 6 11 12 15 16 5 13 8 10 9 46 47 45 7 44 43 40 41 42

Figure II. Architectural stone quarries exploited in Québec in 2007 (for details, see table II).

71 APPENDIX I TITLE BEX 86 BEX 167 BEX 323 BEX 355 CM 79 BEX 330 BEX 337 BEX 76 BEX 140 No BEX 255 No No BEX 463 BEX 174 No No No No No BEX 378 BEX 178, 372 BEX 366, 367 BM 723, 746 BEX 349 ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE REGION 8 8 8 8 15 15 15 15 14 15 14 14 14 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 NTS 32 D/03 31 M/09 31 M/09 31 L/10 31 J/11 31 J/07 31 J/07 31 J/07 31 J/08 31 G/09 31 I/05 31 I/03 31 I/06 31 I/06 31 I/06 31 I/06 31 I/06 31 I/10 31 I/09 31 I/09 31 P/01 31 P/01 31 P/01 31 P/01 31 P/01

COMMERCIAL NAME Nordic Schist Winneway Winneway Aventurine Laurentian Pink, Autumn Pink – – – – Saint-Canut Sandstone Orion Joliette Gris, Joliette Jaune Nordix Red Autumn Brown Newton Brown Autumn Brown Newton Brown – Saint-Marc Limestone – Silver Mist Atlantic Blue Salmon Brown Deer Brown, Atlantic Green, Deer Brown D.D. Green Forest 1 ROCK TYPE / PRODUCTS Biotite schist - BS Granite - DS Granite - DS Muscovite quartzite - BS Monzogranite - DS, MO - BS Paragneiss - BS Paragneiss - BS Paragneiss Gneiss - BS Sandstone - BS Anorthosite - DS Limestone - BS Quartz mangerite - DS Quartz mangerite - DS Quartz mangerite - DS Quartz mangerite - DS, CS Quartz mangerite - DS Gneiss - BS Limestone - DS Limestone - BS Gneiss - DS Quartz mangerite - DS - DS Farsundite - DS Farsundite Quartz mangerite - DS A. Lacroix et Fils Granit Ltée A. Lacroix et Fils COMPANY du Nord Les Pierres Inc. Polycor Inc. Polycor du Nord Les Pierres Rock of Ages Canada Ltd Mitchell Inc. Les Pierres Mitchell Inc. Les Pierres Naturelles Durand Enr. Les Pierres Saint-CanutLes Pierres Ltée Capital Corporation Firstake Granit Ltée A. Lacroix et Fils Granicor Inc. Les Entreprises Élie Grenier Inc. Granit Ltée A. Lacroix et Fils Granit Ltée A. Lacroix et Fils Granit Ltée A. Lacroix et Fils Granit Ltée A. Lacroix et Fils Granit Ltée A. Lacroix et Fils Carrières F. L. Inc. Carrières F. Granit Ltée A. Lacroix et Fils Inc. Polycor Inc. Polycor Inc. Graymont (Portneuf) de Rocaille du Québec Les Pierres

– Architectural stone quarries exploited in Quebec 2007 (see figure II) de-la-Merci LOCATION Beaudry Winneway Winneway Téminscaming Guénette Labelle Labelle Labelle Saint-Donat- Mirabel Notre-Dame- Joliette Saint-Didace Saint-Alexis- Saint-Alexis- Saint-Alexis- Saint-Alexis- Shawinigan Saint-Marc- Saint-Marc- Rivière-à-Pierre Rivière-à-Pierre Rivière-à-Pierre Rivière-à-Pierre Rivière-à-Pierre de-Montcalm des-Monts des-Monts des-Monts des-Monts des-Carrières des-Carrières TABLE II TABLE SITE 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14

72 APPENDIX I TITLE CM 488 No No BEX 231 BEX 164, 165 No BEX 114 No BEX 333 BEX 33 No No No No No No No BEX 377 BEX 471 BEX 402 BEX 1 No No BEX 449 BEX 148 No (2 quarries) BEX 332 ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE REGION 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 NTS 31 P/01 31 I/16 31 P/01 31 P/01 31 P/01 31 P/01 31 I/16 31 I/16 31 I/16 31 P/01 31 P/01 21 L/13 21 L/14 21 L/14 21 L/14 21 L/14 21 M/02 22 E/14 22 E/06 22 E/06 22 E/04 32 A/15 22 D/13 22 D/13 22 D/12 22 D/12 22 D/12 COMMERCIAL NAME Green, Atlantic Forest Green, Atlantic Blue New Abbey Rose Nara Prairie Green Canadian Caledonia, Boca Dark Riviera Blue Grey Boreal Green Caledonia Dark Caledonia Light, Caledonia Dark Rainbow – – – – – New Rainbow Nordic Café Kodiac Astra Acajou Peribonka Peribonka Atlantic Black, Nordix Green Nordix Green, Atlantic Black, Forest Black Cambrian 1 ROCK TYPE / PRODUCTS quartz mangerite - DS Farsundite, - DS, CS Farsundite - DS, CS Farsundite Quartz mangerite, farsundite - DS, CS Quartz mangerite, quartz jotunite - DS, CS MO, - DS, BS, CS Farsundite - DS Farsundite - DS Farsundite Quartz mangerite - DS - DS, CS Farsundite - DS, CS Farsundite Gneiss - DS Limestone - BS Limestone - BS Granit block - BS Limestone - BS Limestone - BS Gneiss - DS Gabbroic anorthosite - DS Gabbroic anorthosite - DS - DS Farsundite Quartz mangerite - DS, CS CS Anorthosite - DS, MO, CS Anorthosite - DS, MO, Leucogabbronorite - DS Leucogabbronorite - DS CS Leucogabbronorite - DS, MO, COMPANY Granit Ltée A. Lacroix et Fils Granicor Inc. Granicor Inc. Granicor Inc. Granicor Inc. R. C. Inc., Gesrock Granite D. Inc. Polycor Inc. Polycor Inc. Polycor Inc. Polycor Inc. Polycor Granit Ltée A. Lacroix et Fils M. L. Construction B. Enr. S.D. Les Pierre Carrière Laplante Enr. Ladufo Inc. Granit Ltée A. Lacroix et Fils Granit Ltée A. Lacroix et Fils Inc. Polycor Inc. Polycor Granicor Inc. Granicor Inc. Granicor Inc. Granit Ltée A. Lacroix et Fils Granit Ltée A. Lacroix et Fils Granicor Inc. Sablière Vallière Inc. Sablière Vallière

– Architectural stone quarries exploited in Quebec 2007 (see figure II) LOCATION Rivière-à-Pierre Rivière-à-Pierre Rivière-à-Pierre Rivière-à-Pierre Rivière-à-Pierre Rivière-à-Pierre Rivière-à-Pierre Rivière-à-Pierre Rivière-à-Pierre Rivière-à-Pierre Rivière-à-Pierre Saint-Raymond Charlesbourg Québec Sainte-Brigitte- Château-Richer Saint-Joachim Chute-des-Passes Chute-des-Passes Chute-des-Passes Chute-des-Passes Saint-Thomas- Didyme Chute-du-Diable Chute-du-Diable Saint-Nazaire Saint-Nazaire Saint-Nazaire de-Laval TABLE II TABLE SITE 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 16 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 23 24 24 24

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TITLE BM 705 (2 quarries) No No No No BEX 203 No BEX 80 No BEX 405 BEX 225 BEX 421 BEX 210 BEX 343 No No No No BEX 490 BEX 489 BEX 155 BEX 436 BEX 419 No (2 quarries) No No No No No ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE REGION 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9 9 9 9 9 9 16 16 5 5 5 5 NTS 22 D/12 22 D/11 22 D/11 22 D/11 22 D/06 32 A/08 32 A/08 22 D/05 22 D/05 31 P/16 22 D/03 22 D/04 22 D/04 22 D/03 22 D/07 22 D/07 22 D/07 22 C/04 22 F/14 22 F/15 22 G/14 22 I/08 22 I/07 31 H/04 31 H/04 31 H/01 31 H/01 31 H/01 21 E/04 COMMERCIAL NAME Cambrian Black – Atlantic Pink Granville – Spring Green Chambord Limestone Green Saint-André Canadian Violetta Heritage Black Autumn Harmony Laurentian Green Laurentian Green Pikauba Polychrome Polychrome – Tadoussac Nordic Frost Manic Nordic Black Anticosti Picasso Ducharme – Beverly Grey Stanstead Grey Stanstead Grey Snow White 1 ROCK TYPE / PRODUCTS Leucogabbronorite - DS, MO Limestone - BS Quartz mangerite - DS Quartz mangerite - DS, CS Limestone - BS Quartz mangerite - DS Limestone - DS Quartz mangerite - DS - DS Farsundite Gabbro - DS - DS Farsundite Quartz mangerite - DS, CS Quartz jotunite - DS, MO Stromatolite dolostone block - BS - DS, CS Farsundite - DS Farsundite Granit block - BS Gneiss - DS, CS Granit - DS Gneiss - DS Anorthosite - DS Hypersthene syenite - DS Hypersthene syenite - DS Sandstone - BS Sandstone and dolomite blocks - BS Granodiorite - DS, BS Granodiorite - DS, MO Granodiorite - DS, MO CS Granodiorite - DS, MO, COMPANY Inc. Polycor Naturelles Tremblay Les Pierres Granit Ltée A. Lacroix et Fils Granicor Inc. Carrière 500 Granit Ltée A. Lacroix et Fils Jean-Guy Simard et Fils Inc. Polycor Granitslab International Inc. Granit Ltée A. Lacroix et Fils Granicor Inc. Inc. Polycor Intergestion GL Inc. Granicor Inc. Inc. Polycor Sablière B Y Inc. Granicor Inc. Granijem Inc. Granijem Inc. Inc. Polycor Granijem Inc. Inc. Polycor Carrières Ducharme Inc. naturelles Guy Lefort Les Pierres Centre du Granite Beebe Inc. Inc. Polycor Rock of Ages du Canada Ltd Granicor Inc. A. Lacroix et Fils Granit Ltée A. Lacroix et Fils

– Architectural stone quarries exploited in Quebec 2007 (see figure II) LOCATION Saint-Nazaire Saint-Honoré Bégin Bégin Tremblay Saint-François- Chambord Saint-André-du-Lac- Saint-Jean Métabetchouan La Tuque Réserve faunique des Laurentides Réserve faunique des Laurentides Réserve faunique des Laurentides Laterrière La Baie La Baie La Baie Grandes-Bergeronnes Lac Poulin Manic 3 Rivière-Pentecôte Magpie Magpie Havelock Hemmingford Stanstead Stanstead Stanstead Stanhope de-Sales TABLE II TABLE SITE 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 33 33 34 35 35 35 36 37 37 38 39 39 40 40 41 41 41 42

74 APPENDIX I TITLE No No No No No No No No BEX 460 No No No (2 quarries) No ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE REGION 5 5 5 5 17 12 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 NTS 21 E/05 21 E/05 31 H/09 21 E/10 21 L/04 21 L/03 21 N/07 22 C/03 22 C/02 22 C/08 22 C/08 22 B/05 22 A/04 COMMERCIAL NAME – – – San Sebastian Grey – – La Canadienne, Québécoise – Grès Basques – – – Cascapedia

1 ROCK TYPE / PRODUCTS Slate - BS Slate - DS, BS Slate - BS Granite - DS Sandstone, dolomite - BS Steatite, talc-carbonate rock, serpentinite - RS Slate - BS, UT Sandstone - BS Sandstone - BS Siltstone - BS Siltstone - BS Siltstone - BS Limestone breccia - DS, DeS COMPANY Ardobec Inc. Ardoise 55 Inc. Maurice Houle Inc. Polycor Inc. Les Carrières St-Ferdinand Stéatites Inc. Les Pierres Glendyne Inc. Entreprises Antoine Jean Inc. Naturelles du Québec Les Pierres Carrière Bernier Inc. Polycor J.-C. Ouellette J.-C. St-Mathieu Enr. Les Pierres

– Architectural stone quarries exploited in Quebec 2007 (see figure II) LOCATION Bromptonville Bromptonville Melbourne Saint-Sébastien Saint-Ferdinand East Broughton Saint-Marc- du-Lac-Long Saint-Mathieu- Saint-Mathieu- Mont-Lebel Mont-Lebel Saint-Cléophas Maria de-Rioux de-Rioux TABLE II TABLE SITE 43 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 49 50 50 51 52 1. See abbreviation list in appendix II

75 APPENDIX I Administrative AREA 12 12 12 16 12 14 3 16 16 1 2 14 3 16 5 17 17

TOWNSHIPS / NTS TOWNSHIPS Thetford / 21 L/03 Ireland / 21 L/03 Shipton / 21 E/13 Stanbridge / 31 H/03 Dudswell / 21 E/12 Lavaltrie / 31 I/03 Seigniory of Grondines / 31 I/09 / Seigniory of Saint-Armand 31 H/03 / Seigniory of Saint-Armand 31 H/03 / 22 B/05 Awantjish / 32 A/16 Pelletier Lanoraye / 31 I/03 Auteuil / 21 L/12 Sault-Saint-Louis / 31 H/05 Stukely / 31 H/08 Halifax / 21 L/04 Chester / 21L04 PRODUCTS Chrysotile asbestos fibre Chrysotile asbestos fibre Chrysotile asbestos fibre Lime, crushed limestone products for industrial use, crushed stone Lime, crushed limestone products for industrial use, crushed stone Lime, crushed limestone products for industrial use, crushed stone Crushed stone, crushed limestone products for industrial use limestone for mineral Pulverized filler limestone for mineral Pulverized white terrazzo granules filler, Magnesium soil improvement White granules for artificial stone, soil improvement sand for masonry, Cement production Cement production Cement production High grade magnesium soil improvement, terrazzo granules, decorative crushed stone High grade magnesium soil improvement High grade magnesium soil improvement DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSIT system (stockwork) in serpentinized Vein ultramafic rocks system (stockwork) in serpentinized Veins ultramafic rocks system (stockwork) in serpentinized Vein ultramafic rocks limestone Corey Formation limestone Lac Aylmer Formation limestone Deschambault Formation limestone Deschambault Formation limestone Formation Strites Pond limestone Formation Strites Pond Calcitic marble Group limestone and Black River Trenton Group limestone Group limestone and Black River Trenton Group limestone Group limestone and Black River Trenton Group limestone dolomitic marble Stukely-south Fault Oak Hill Group dolomite Oak Hill Group dolomite Formation Sayabec dolomitic limestone Formation

COMPANIES LAB Chrysotile Inc. LAB Chrysotile Inc. JM Asbestos Inc. Graymont (Qc) Inc. (Bedford division) Graymont (Qc) Inc. (Marbleton division) Graymont (Qc) Inc. (Joliette division) Inc. Graymont (Portneuf) Ltd Omya St-Armand Ltd Carrière St.-Armand Coopératives des producteurs de Chaux Les Calcites du Nord Inc. Ciment St-Laurent (indépendant) Inc. Ciment Québec Inc. Lafarge Canada Inc. Inc. Agrégats Waterloo Les Carrières Saint Inc. Ferdinand Les Carrières Saint Inc. Ferdinand du Bas-Saint Laurent - Peat, industrial minerals and stones quarries in production Quebec during 2007 (see figure III) - Peat, QUARRY, PEAT PEAT QUARRY, DEPOSIT Bell Black Lake Jeffrey Bedford Domlim #5 et #6 Jolichaux Calco West Saint-Armand Saint-Armand La Rédemption Pères Trappistes Ciment Indépendant Saint-Basile-sud Ciment Lafarge Soca Saint-Ferdinand Mills Trottier TABLE III TABLE SITE Asbestos (chrysotile) 1 2 3 Limestone, dolomite and marble 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

76 APPENDIX I Administrative AREA 15 4 6 11 17 17 15 16 15 16 14 15 3 8 16 8

TOWNSHIPS / NTS TOWNSHIPS Bouthillier / 31 J/05 Suzor / 31 O/16 La Prairie / 31 H06 Îles-de-la-Madeleine / 11 N/12 Becancour / 31 I/08 Bruyere / 31 I/08 Amhurst / 31 G/15 Beauharnois-2 / 31 H/04 Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes- 3 / 31 G/09 Beauharnois-1 / 31 H/05 / 31 J/08 Lussier Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes-1 / 31 H/12 Charlevoix / 21 M/15 Guigues / 31 M/05 Beauharnois / 31 H/05 Campeau / 31 L/10 PRODUCTS Graphite concentrate for refractory materials, foundry moulds, lubricants, brake linings Crushed mica mineral filler (plastic, joint cement, drilling mud) Door face brick De-icing salt De-icingreducers dust and products De-icingreducers dust and products Silica sand for cement works sand for sandblasting, Washed mixtures for ceramic glue foundry, Silica sand for glasswork, ceramic sandblasting, filter, Siliceous crushed stone for cement works and ferro-silicon Silica sand sand for masonry and Washed sandblasting Silica pieces for silicon metal and silica sand for silicon carbide Sand for filtration, foundry, hydraulic fracturing Siliceous crushed stone for construction, cement works and ferro-silicon Quartz granules for artificial stone DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSIT Disseminated graphite flakes in crystalline limestone (± quartzite) Lenticular alkaline intrusion with 80-85% phlogopite (suzorite variety) Nicolet Shale Formation Carboniferous salt dome Brines Brines Quartzite Natural sand Group sandstone Postdam Group sandstone Postdam Quartzite Natural sand Quartzite Ordovician sandstone Group sandstone Postdam muscovite quartzite Kipawa Formation

Temisca Inc. Temisca COMPANIES Canada Inc. Timcal Les Produits Mica Suzorite Inc. Les Briques Hanson Ltd La Société canadienne de sel (Mine Seleine division) Junex Inc. (Junex Solnat division) Junex Inc. (Junex Solnat division) Société minière Gerdin Inc. La Compagnie Bon Sable ltée (Ormstown division) Unimin Canada Ltd (Saint- Canut division) Les Sables Silco Inc. Unimin Canada Ltd (Saint- Donat division) La Compagnie Bon Sable Ltd Sitec Inc. Carrières Sud-Ouest Inc. du Nord Inc. Les Pierres

- Peat, industrial minerals and stones quarries in production Quebec during 2007 (see figure III) - Peat, de-Guigues QUARRY, PEAT PEAT QUARRY, DEPOSIT Lac-des-Îles Letondal Briqueterie Saint-Laurent Seleine Bécancour Puits Saint-Angèle- Puits Saint-Rémi d’Amherst Ormstown Saint-Canut Sainte-Clotilde Saint-Donat Saint-Joseph-du-Lac lac Malbaie Petit Saint-Bruno- Chromasco Lac Beauchêne de-Laval TABLE III TABLE SITE Graphite 18 Mica 19 Mineral clay 20 Salt 21 22 23 Silica 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

77 APPENDIX I Administrative AREA 9 9 4 12 12 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

TOWNSHIPS / NTS TOWNSHIPS Lislois / 23 B/14 / 12 L/11 Parker Upton / 31 H/15 Seigniory of Lauzon / 21 L/11 Seigniory of Lauzon and La Martinière fief (Beauchamp) / 21 L/10 Seigniory of Îsle-aux-Coudres / 21 M/08 Racine / 32 A/16 Garnier / 22 D/13 Milot / 22 D/13 Bagot / 22 D/07 Seigniory of Rivière-Ouelle 21 N/05 Seigniories of Islets-du-Portage and Lachenaie / 21 N/12 / Seigniory of Terrebois 21 N/12 Seigniories of Rivière-du-Loup and Cacouna / 21 N/13-14 Seigniories of Rivière-du-Loup and Cacouna / 21 N/13-14 Seigniories of Rivière-du-Loup and Cacouna / 21 N/13-14 Seigniories of Rivière-du-Loup and Cacouna / 21 N/13-14 PRODUCTS Quartz granules for artificial stone slags for pigment Titanium production, cast iron and crushed ilmenite (Sorel flux) Sphagnum peat moss, growing media, composts, biofilters Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss, growing media Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat blocks and sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss, growing media, bulk sphagnum moss fibers Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss, growing media, composts, mycorrhizes, biofilters Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss

Peat DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSIT quartzite, Formation Wishart Gagnon Group Massive hemo-ilmenite in Havre-Saint- anorthosite complex Pierre Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat

(Saint-Charles branch) COMPANIES Exploration Quebec / Labrador Inc. Inc. et Titane QIT - Fer (Saint- et Frères Fafard Bonaventure branch) Premier Horticulture (Saint-Henri branch) Les tourbes M.L. Pearl Tourbières (Sainte- et Frères Fafard Marguerite branch) Lambert Tourbières branch) (L’Ascension et Frères Fafard (Milot branch) Inc. Saguenay Savard Gazon Lambert Tourbières (Rivière-Ouelle branch) Berger Inc. Tourbière branch) (Saint-Alexandre Premier Horticulture branch) (Tardif Premier Horticulture (Premier branch) Premier Horticulture branch) (Verbois Premier Horticulture (Saint-Laurent branch) Michaud ltée Tourbière - Peat, industrial minerals and stones quarries in production Quebec during 2007 (see figure III) - Peat, QUARRY, PEAT PEAT QUARRY, DEPOSIT Lac Daviault Lac Tio Saint-Bonaventure Saint-Henri-de-Lévis Saint-Charles Îsles-aux-Coudres Sainte-Marguerite Ouest L’Ascension Saint-Ludger-de-Milot SW La Baie Rivière Ouelle Saint-Alexandre Notre-Dame-du- Portage Rivière-du-Loup Rivière-du-Loup Rivière-du-Loup Rivière-du-Loup TABLE III TABLE SITE 34 Ilmenite 35 Peat 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 47 47 47

78 APPENDIX I Administrative AREA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 9 15 9 9 9 9 9 11 TOWNSHIPS / NTS TOWNSHIPS Seigniories of Rivière-du-Loup and Cacouna / 21 N/13-14 Seigniories of Rivière-du-Loup and Cacouna / 21 N/13-14 Seigniories of Rivière-du-Loup and Cacouna / 21 N/13-14 Seigniories of Rivière-du-Loup and Cacouna / 21 N/13-14 / Seigniory of Isle-Verte 22 C/03 Seigniory of Nicolas-Rioux 03 / 22 C/07 Seigniory of Nicolas-Rioux 03 / 22 C/07 Seigniory of Nicolas-Rioux 03 / 22 C/07 Seigniory of Nicolas-Rioux 03 / 22 C/07 Matane / 22 B/13 Matane / 22 B/13 Bergeronnes / 22 C/06 Ibervile / 22 C/06 Betsiamites / 22 C Manicouagan / 22 F/01 Babel / 22 J/02 Babel / 22 J/02 Letelier / 22 I/05 Moisie / 22 I/05 Hope / 22 A/03 PRODUCTS Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss, growing media, peat pellets Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss, sphagnum peat blocks Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss Sphagnum peat moss Peat Peat DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSIT Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat Peat

(Rivière-du-Loup branch) branch) (Port-Cartier COMPANIES Les tourbes M.L. Berger Inc. Tourbière Henri Théberge Tourbière et associés Omer Bélanger Tourbière Réal Michaud Tourbière et fils La tourbière Yvon Bélanger La tourbière Rio-Val du Port-Pic Tourbière Berger Inc. Tourbière branch) (Saint-Fabien Horticulture Permier (Saint-Ulric branch) Les tourbes M.L. (Saint-Urlric branch) Lambert Tourbières branch) (Anse-aux-Basques Lambert (Saint- Tourbières branch) Paul-du-Nord Omer Bélanger Tourbière branch) (Ste-Thérèse Horticulture Pemier (Sogevex branch) Les tourbes M.L. Exportations Daniel Sage Inc. Les tourbes M.L. (Sept-Îles peat branch) Premier Horticulture (Sept-Îles branch) Shigawake Organics Ltd

- Peat, industrial minerals and stones quarries in production Quebec during 2007 (see figure III) - Peat, QUARRY, PEAT PEAT QUARRY, DEPOSIT Rivière-du-Loup Rivière-du-Loup Rivière-du-Loup Rivière-du-Loup Est Isle-Verte, Saint-Eugène- Saint-Fabien-sur-Mer Saint-Fabien Saint-Fabien Rivière-Blanche Saint-Ulric Les Escoumins Romaine La Petite Sainte-Thérèse Colombier Pointe-Lebel Ouest Port-Cartier Ouest Port-Cartier de Sept-Îles Ville Rivière Moisie Saint-Jogues de-Ladrière TABLE III TABLE SITE 47 47 47 47 48 49 49 49 49 50 50 51 52 53 54 55 55 56 57 58

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Legend for abbreviations used in tables related to the types of exploration works, the products and uses of architectural stones.

Prospecting and geology works Geophysical surveys

B (mt:g/t) Bulk sampling including tonnage and grade Gp Unspecified geophysical survey or (mt: % Xx) (metric tons:gram per ton) or (metric tons: % Xx) GpEl Electric survey Bs Block sampling for dimension stones GpEm Electromagnetic survey Ct Characterization tests and analysis (peat) GpGr Gravimetry survey D (#h:m) Diamond drilling (number of holes:total meters) GpMa Magnetometric (magnetic) survey G Geological mapping GpMt Magnetotelluric survey Min Mineralogical studies GpRa Radiometric survey Pg Unspecified prospecting and geological works GpSi Seismic survey Pr Prospection (A) aerial, (B) borehole, (G) ground Pt Polishing test Rcd (#h:m) Reversed circulation drilling (number of holes:total Other types of works meters) Rsi Remote sensing interpretation Env Environmental studies S Sampling FM Feasability and/or market studies T Trenching and stripping M Mining site rehabilitation Met Metallurgical test Geochemical surveys Re Reserve evaluation TE Technical evaluation Gs Unspecified geochemical surveys Gs(e) Esker geochemical survey Products and usages of architectural stones Gs(h) Humus geochemical survey Gs(l) Lake sediments geochemical survey BS Building stone and landscaping Gs(r) Lithogeochemical survey (rock) CS Curbstone Gs(s) Stream sediments geochemical survey DeS Decorative stone Gs(sl) Soils geochemical survey DS Dimension stone Gs(t) Till geochemical survey MO Monument stone RS Refractory stone RT Roofing tiles

Italic Exploration work done on mine properties Bold Advanced exploration project

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84 Appendix III References APPENDIX III

86 APPENDIX III References the southeastern Churchill Province, Western Labrador. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences; volume 33, pages 216-230.

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