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Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 6219

Report of Activities, 2007 Resident Geologist Program

Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts

2008

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Open File Report 6219

Report of Activities, 2007 Resident Geologist Program

Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts

B.T. Atkinson, A. Pace, H. Woo, A.C. Wilson, S. Butorac, D. Cholette, D.M. Draper, and G.Wm. Seim

2008

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Ontario Geological Survey Resident Geologist Program Report of Activities—2007

TIMMINS REGIONAL RESIDENT GEOLOGIST REPORT

CONTENTS

1. Timmins District

2. Sault Ste. Marie District

Ontario Geological Survey Regional Resident Geologist Program

Timmins Regional Resident Geologist (Timmins District)—2007

B.T. Atkinson, H. Woo, A.C. Wilson, D. Cholette, D.M. Draper and G. Wm. Seim

2008

CONTENTS

Timmins District—2007

INTRODUCTION...... 1 MINING ACTIVITY ...... 11 Base Metal Mining...... 11 Liberty Mines Inc. – Redstone Mine ...... 11 Xstrata Copper – Kidd Creek Mine...... 12 Xstrata Nickel – Montcalm Mine ...... 13 Gold Mining...... 13 Goldcorp Inc. – Porcupine Gold Mines...... 13 Dome Mine...... 14 Hoyle Pond Mine...... 14 Pamour Mine ...... 14 Richmont Mines Ltd. and Patricia Mining Corp. – Island Gold Mine ...... 14 St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. – Clavos Mine ...... 15 Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. – Eagle River Mine ...... 15 Industrial Minerals ...... 15 Agrium Inc. – Kapuskasing Phosphate Operations ...... 15 Rio Tinto Minerals - Luzenac Inc. – Penhorwood Mine ...... 16 MINE CONSTRUCTION ...... 20 De Beers Canada Inc. – Victor Mine ...... 20 ADVANCED EXPLORATION...... 21 Lake Shore Gold Corp. – Timmins West Gold Project...... 21 Liberty Mines Inc. – McWatters Project...... 21 EXPLORATION ACTIVITY ...... 23 Avalon Ventures Ltd. – Shawmere Anorthosite ...... 23 Cline Mining Corporation – Cline Mine Property ...... 23 Cline Mining Corporation – Strike Edwards Joint Venture ...... 23 Detour Gold Corporation – Detour Lake Property...... 24 Dianor Resources Inc. – Leadbetter Property ...... 24 Fletcher Nickel Inc. – Texmont Mine ...... 25 Goldcorp Inc. – Hollinger Project...... 25 Golden Chalice Resources Inc. – Langmuir Property...... 26 Golden Goose Resources Inc. – Magino Property ...... 26 Inspiration Mining Corporation – Langmuir Project ...... 26 Lake Shore Gold Corp. – Thunder Creek Option ...... 27 Liberty Mines Inc. – Hart Nickel Project...... 27 Macdonald Mines Exploration Ltd. – Hornby Property...... 27 Metalex Ventures Ltd. and Arctic Star Diamond Corp. – T1 Project ...... 27 Metalex Ventures Limited, Mori Diamonds Inc. and Dianor Resources Inc. – Mori Diamond Property...... 28 Noront Resources Ltd. – Double Eagle Project ...... 28 Rockcliff Resources Inc. – Shihan Property ...... 30 Temex Resources Corp. – Whitney Township Properties...... 30 Trade Winds Ventures Ltd. – Detour Lake Properties...... 30 Trelawney Resources Inc. – Mishi Project...... 31 Vencan Gold Corporation ...... 31 VG Gold Corp...... 32 Windarra Minerals Ltd. – Pukaskwa Property ...... 32 RESIDENT GEOLOGIST PROGRAM STAFF AND ACTIVITIES...... 40 PROPERTY EXAMINATIONS ...... 50

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Baltic Resources Inc. – Hawkins Township Property...... 50 Location and Access...... 50 Previous Work...... 51 Geology ...... 51 Sample Results ...... 52 Bartlett Quartz Quarry – Bartlett Township...... 53 Location and Access...... 53 Previous Work...... 54 Current Work...... 55 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXPLORATIONS...... 56 Diamonds in the Far North...... 56 Diamonds in the Timiskaming Conglomerate...... 56 Komatiite-Hosted Nickel Copper...... 57 Sachigo Subprovince*: Emergence of a New Metallogenic District? ...... 57 Volcanic-Hosted Massive Sulphides (VMS) ...... 57 OGS ACTIVITIES AND RESEARCH BY OTHERS...... 58 POLARIS Seismic Network ...... 58 Targeted Geoscience Initiative – 3 (TGI–3)...... 58 LAND USE PLANNING ACTIVITIES ...... 59 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...... 60 REFERENCES...... 60

Figures

1. Timmins Regional Resident Geologist District...... 2 2a. Exploration programs in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist District (northwest part)...... 3 2b. Exploration programs in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist District (northeast part)...... 4 2c. Exploration programs in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist District (west-central part)...... 5 2d. Exploration programs in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist District (east-central part)...... 6 2e. Exploration programs in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist District (southwest part)...... 7 2f. Exploration programs in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist District (southeast part)...... 8 2g. Exploration programs in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist District (Wawa area) ...... 9 3. Exploration programs in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist District (Timmins area)...... 10 4. Head frame, hoist building and mine dry construction underway at the Redstone Mine...... 12 5. Aerial view of the Lake Shore Gold Corp. shaft sinking project on the advanced exploration Timmins West project in Bristol Township ...... 22 6. Ramp portal access construction by Liberty Mines Inc. on the McWatters nickel-copper deposit in Langmuir Township, January 2008...... 22 7. Diamond drill core from Noront Resources Inc.’s Double Eagle project in the James Bay Lowlands near McFaulds Lake ...... 29 8. Location map and claims of Baltic Resources Inc. in Hawkins Township and adjacent townships...... 51 9. Scarf-like termination of aphanitic felsic sill in amphibolitied mafic flow, Hawkins Township...... 52 10. Location and claim map of the Bartlett quartz quarry...... 54 11. Trenched area on the Bartlett quartz quarry...... 55

Tables

1. Summary of claims recorded and assessment work credits filed in the Timmins District, 1997–2007...... 11 2. Mine production and reserves in the Timmins District—2007...... 16 3. Gold production in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist’s District to the end of 2007...... 18 4. Gold production in the Wawa area to the end of 2007...... 19 5. Base metal production in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist District to the end of 2007...... 20 6. Diamond results from bedrock pits (2006 sampling) – Leadbetter property...... 24 7. Preliminary tonnage estimate – Leadbetter conglomerate...... 25 8. Location and details of diamond drilling on the Langmuir project...... 27 9. NI 43-101 resource estimate for the Dorset zone...... 31 10. Exploration activity in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist’s District – 2007...... 32 11. Exploration activity in the Wawa area in 2007 (keyed to Figure 2g)...... 38 12. Summary of staff activities, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist’s Office, 2007...... 40 13. Assessment files received in the Timmins District in 2007...... 40 14. Publications received by the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist's Office in 2007...... 47 15. Geochemical results from Baltic Resources Inc.’s Hawkins Township property...... 52 16. Sample descriptions, location and precious metal content of select samples from the Bartlett quartz quarry....55 17. Major oxide analyses, sample 2007 BTA-50, from the Bartlett quartz quarry...... 56

Timmins Regional Resident Geologist—2007

B.T. Atkinson1, H. Woo2, A.C. Wilson3, D. Cholette4, D.M. Draper5 and G.Wm. Seim6

1Regional Resident Geologist, Timmins District, Ontario Geological Survey 2Acting District Geologist, Timmins District, Ontario Geological Survey 3Acting Regional Land Use Geologist, Timmins District, Ontario Geological Survey 4Acting District Support Geologist, Timmins District, Ontario Geological Survey 5Cartographer and GIS Specialist, Timmins District, Ontario Geological Survey 6Acting Land Use Policy and Planning Coordinator

INTRODUCTION

Exploration and mining activity experienced a dramatic rise as metal prices climbed to near record levels by year end. At the same time, the exciting discovery of significant nickel, copper and platinum group elements (PGE) in the James Bay Lowlands by Noront Resources Inc. triggered a major staking rush in the Far North that spilled out of the Timmins District into the Thunder Bay North District.

De Beers Canada Inc. continued mine construction at the Victor Mine, located 90 km west of Attawapiskat. Up to 1600 workers were involved in the construction stage of the mine. As Victor will be Ontario’s first diamond mine, the Ontario 2007 Budget announced a diamond royalty and evaluation system based on the Canadian Mining Regulations (CMR) that would ensure long-term sustainability and global competitiveness of diamond production in Ontario.

Liberty Mines Inc. constructed a new 1500 tonne per day mill at the Redstone Mine and began milling nickel ore on site in July. Golden Chalice Resources Inc. announced the discovery of significant nickel mineralization in the Shaw dome, south of Timmins, and large amounts of ground were staked in the area by a number of companies and prospectors as a result.

In the quest for gold, Lake Shore Gold Corp. commenced shaft sinking on their Timmins West property, located west of the Mattagami River fault, while Goldcorp Inc. continued with a pre-feasibility study at the Hollinger and McIntyre mines to evaluate the possibility of returning those historic mines to production. Likewise at Detour Lake, Detour Gold Corporation commenced a feasibility study with the aim of returning the Detour Lake Mine to production. Near Wawa, Richmont Mines Ltd. achieved gold production at the Island Gold Mine in October.

Industrial mineral production continued near Kapuskasing where Agrium Inc. mined apatite sands to produce phosphate concentrate. Rio Tinto Minerals – Luzenac Inc. produced high purity talc at the Penhorwood Mine west of Timmins.

A total of 85 companies explored for a variety of minerals and metals throughout the Timmins District (Figures 1, 2a to 2g, and 3). Claim recordings increased by almost 40% over the previous year while claim cancellations reduced by half, resulting in 2000 more active claims by year-end (Table 1). The resulting boom in mining and exploration in the Timmins District and elsewhere in the province has resulted in a shortage of experienced, skilled and trained employees across all disciplines of the mining industry. This has resulted in an increase in costs for mining and discovery. At present, diamond drilling costs range from $100 to $150 per metre drilled, dependant on the size and logistical factors of the drilling campaign. A professional geoscientist (P.Geo) commands a rate of $500 to $700 per day while experienced underground miners routinely make over $100 000 per year.

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Figure 1. Timmins Regional Resident Geologist District.

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Figure 2a. Exploration programs in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist District (northwest part).

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Figure 2b. Exploration programs in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist District (northeast part).

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Figure 2c. Exploration programs in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist District (west-central part). Keyed to Table 10.

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Figure 2d. Exploration programs in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist District (east-central part).

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Figure 2e. Exploration programs in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist District (southwest part). Keyed to Table 10.

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Figure 2f. Exploration programs in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist District (southeast part). Keyed to Table 10.

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Figure 2g. Exploration programs in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist District (Wawa area). Keyed to Table 11.

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Figure 3. Exploration programs in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist District (Timmins area). Keyed to Table 10.

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Table 1. Summary of claims recorded and assessment work credits filed in the Timmins District, 1997–2007.

Year Claim Units Claim Units Claim Units Assessment Recorded Cancelled Active Work Credits ($) 2007 23 028 7261 66 423 18 406 983 2006 16 588 16 254 64 432 6 981 017

2005 16 069 13 147 64 889 6 258 661

2004 17 377 1 280 56 478 14 269 311

2003 28 1543 18 860 57 384 5 728 049

2002 11 423 14 705 39 964 5 419 054

2001 18 258 11 759 42 835 4 996 755

2000 11 035 15723 35 905 4 946 371

1999 12 312 16 557 42 270 10 665 577

1998 12 642 11 300 46 515 17 308 110

1997 10 771 16 908 45 173 10 707 864

MINING ACTIVITY

Timmins District had production from 7 gold mines, 3 base metal mines and 2 industrial mineral mines. Production statistics and brief descriptions of the individual mining operations are presented below. The locations of the producing mines are indicated on Figures 2f and 2g and current mine production and reserves are indicated in Table 2. Historical gold production for Timmins and Wawa is presented in Tables 3 and 4, respectively; base metal production for Timmins is presented in Table 5.

The 7 gold mines in the Timmins District collectively produced 379 315 ounces of gold from 4 229 138 tonnes of ore for a realized grade of 3.0 g/t gold. Base Metal Mining

LIBERTY MINES INC. – REDSTONE MINE

Liberty Mines Inc. returned the Redstone Mine to production in July. The Redstone Mine previously produced nickel ore between the periods 1989 to 1992 and 1995 to 1996 when it was operated by Timmins Nickel Inc. The mine is located 25 km southeast of Timmins in Eldorado Township.

During the year, Liberty Mines completed mill construction and commenced head frame construction and shaft collaring in preparation for shaft sinking on the deposit. The new mill was commissioned in July with a capacity of 1500 tonnes per day. Production from the Redstone Mine amounted to 51 490 tonnes milled at a rate of 450 tonnes per day. The ore grade was 2.2% Ni, 0.5% Cu and 0.25% Co with an 88% metal recovery at the mill.

Ore reserves at year-end 2007 were

Category Tonnes Nickel (%) Proven 274 085 2.74 Probable 144 846 1.70 Total 418 931 2.38

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Underground ore is presently extracted via a decline ramp that was originally developed by Timmins Nickel. Head frame and hoist room construction at the Redstone Mine is depicted in Figure 4.

Underground operations were mostly shrinkage and panel mining and included 2889.9 m of drifting and 175 m of raising. Underground diamond drilling identified a measured and indicated resource of 418 931 tonnes with a grade of 2.38% nickel to a depth of 508 m. Below that level, additional diamond drilling indicated the continuity of nickel mineralization to a depth of 1200 m. Surface exploration diamond drilling amounted to 9000 m.

The Redstone Mine has a workforce of 141 people. B. Bresee is the Mine Manager and Wm. Randall is the Chief Geologist.

Also in 2007 Liberty commenced advanced exploration on the McWatters project, located 9.5 km to the east of the Redstone Mine, to provide additional mill feed to the Redstone mill. (See “Advanced Exploration”, “Liberty Mines Inc.- McWatters Project”). At the same time, Liberty carried out an extensive diamond-drilling program (16 723 m) to a depth of 450 m on the Hart nickel deposit in Eldorado Township, situated between the Redstone Mine and the McWatters Project. Diamond drilling intersected a zone of sulphide mineralization 11.45 m wide with a grade of 2.05% nickel (See “Exploration Activity”, “Liberty Mines Inc.- Hart Nickel Project”). Farther afield, Liberty diamond-drilled the Groves property in Groves Township, located 15 km southeast of Gogama.

Figure 4. Head frame, hoist building and mine dry construction underway at the Redstone Mine. Photo courtesy of Graeme Oxby, February 18, 2008.

XSTRATA COPPER – KIDD CREEK MINE

Kidd Creek Mine production during 2007 amounted to 2 346 260 tonnes of ore grading 2.10% copper, 4.78% zinc, 0.13% lead and 48g/t silver. The daily milling rate was 6478 tonnes.

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Ore reserves as of June 30, 2007, were

Category Tonnes Copper (%) Zinc (%) Lead (%) Silver (g/t) Proven 18 958 000 1.96 5.45 0.18 55

Probable 1 175 000 1.70 5.30 0.11 34

Measured and Indicated 3 643 000 1.96 3.28 0.17 47

Inferred Resources 6 618 000 1.76 5.36 0.21 74

Mining operations included 5872 m of drifting and 9 m of raising. Mining was active on 40 levels, drawing ore from 36 headings. Mining methods included blasthole open stoping with delayed backfill, accounting for 98% of mining operations and an additional 2% was done by sublevel retreat mining. Underground production and development diamond drilling included 12 465 m of ore definition drilling and 7616 m of exploration drilling for a total of 20 330 m.

In 2006, the Number 4 shaft servicing the D Mine was completed to the 9600-foot level and the ramp was completed to the 8900-foot level. Feasibility work is on-going to deepen the ramp to the 9200-foot level and prepare the 9000 and 9100 levels for mining.

No exploration activities were carried out on outlying properties during the year.

The Kidd Creek Mine has a labour force of 559 and an additional 886 employees work at the Kidd metallurgical site. T. Semadeni is the Mine Manager, R. Poulin is the Metallurgical Site Manager and G. Maxwell is Manager of Geology.

XSTRATA NICKEL – MONTCALM MINE Mining operations commenced at the Montcalm Mine on January 1, 2004. Ore is mined from underground operations via a decline ramp then trucked from the mine site to the Kidd metallurgical site in Timmins for milling. Production in 2007 amounted to 929 251 tonnes. A total of 940 853 tonnes grading 1.34% nickel, 0.66% copper and 0.05% cobalt were milled. The daily milling rate was 2600 tonnes with 81% metal recovery.

Ore reserves at year-end 2007 were

Category Tonnes Nickel (%) Copper (%) Cobalt (%) Proven 3 220 000 1.36 0.63 0.05 Probable 0 Total 3 220 000 1.36 0.63 0.05

Mining operations included 412 m of drifting. There were 2 active headings and 12 active levels. Ore is extracted by long hole, open stope mining method.

Surface diamond drilling amounted to 3176 m.

The Montcalm Mine has a workforce of 96 people. J. McDonald is the Mine Manager and K. Straub is the Mine Geologist. Gold Mining GOLDCORP INC. – PORCUPINE GOLD MINES

Goldcorp Inc. operates 3 mines in the Timmins District, including the Dome Mine in Tisdale Township, the Hoyle Pond Mine in Hoyle Township and the Pamour Mine in Whitney Township. During the year, Goldcorp acquired sole ownership of the Porcupine Joint Venture operations. Production from the combined operations was 311 295 ounces of gold from 3 924 358 tonnes milled for an average recovered grade of 0.079 ounce per tonne gold (2.7 g/t gold). The results of the individual operations are summarized below.

Porcupine Gold Mines employ 641 people. C. Cormier is the Mine Manager and S. Price is the Chief Geologist.

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DOME MINE

The Dome Mine has been in continuous production since 1910, making it the longest operating mine in Canada. Underground mining operations contributed 34 494 ounces of gold, and the open pit operation, which ceased production during the year, contributed 13 506 ounces of gold. Another 58 638 ounces of gold were won from the surface stockpile previously extracted from the open pit. In total, the Dome Mine produced 106 638 ounces of gold from 1 826 264 tonnes of ore. The average grade was 4.945 g/t gold from underground operations, 2.424 g/t gold from the open pit wall ramp recovery and 1.270 g/t gold from stockpiled ore.

Dome Mine has 52 employees.

HOYLE POND MINE

Goldcorp Inc. operated the Hoyle Pond Mine, located in Hoyle Township, continuously throughout the year. The underground operation has both shaft and ramp access. Gold production amounted to 133 336 ounces from 361 534 tonnes milled at an average grade of 11.471 g/t gold. Mill recovery was 96.38%.

Mining operations included 11 403 m of drifting and 1290 m of raises. There were 275 active headings on 36 levels. Ore was extracted by drifting, paste cut and fill, mechanical cut and fill and long hole stoping. Underground drilling amounted to 26 338 m for ore definition and 69 920 m of exploration drilling.

Hoyle Pond Mine has 215 employees.

PAMOUR MINE

The Pamour Mine has a long history of production in the Timmins camp that began in 1936. It operated mainly as an underground mine during much of its history but several small open pits were developed on surface in later years. Ownership changed several times through the mine life before operations ceased in 1999 with the bankruptcy of Royal Oak Mines Inc. The property, along with other Royal Oak’s Timmins mining assets, was subsequently acquired by Kinross Gold Corporation. In a 2005 joint venture agreement with Placer Dome Canada Ltd., work began to return the Pamour Mine to production solely as a large-scale, bulk tonnage, open pit operation. Subsequently, Goldcorp Inc. acquired all Placer Dome’s interest in the Porcupine Joint Venture in 2006 and all Kinross’ interests in 2007.

In 2007 production was 71 321 ounces of gold produced from 1 736 560 tonnes milled with a recovered grade of 1.4 g/t gold. Ore is trucked to the Dome Mine for milling where it is blended with ores from the Dome Mine and the Hoyle Pond Mine.

Pamour Mine has 167 employees.

RICHMONT MINES LTD. AND PATRICIA MINING CORP. – ISLAND GOLD MINE

The Island Gold Mine is owned 55% by Richmont Mines Ltd. as operator, and 45% by Patricia Mining Corp. The property consists of 108 mining patents and leases and 197 staked mining claims located in Finan Township, 50 km northeast of Wawa and 10 km southeast of Dubreuilville. The mine achieved commercial production on October 1, 2007. Gold production for the year was 29 235 ounces from 159 493 tonnes of ore processed. The ore grade was 6.02 g/t gold and the mill recovery was 94.36%. The mine operated at a rate of 437 tonnes per day.

Ore reserves as of May 15, 2007, were

Category Tonnes Grade (g/t gold) Ounces Proven 106 835 8.62 29 598 Probable 907 019 8.54 249 113 Total 1 013 854 8.55 278 711

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Island Gold is an underground operation accessed by a mine ramp. Ore is extracted by long hole mining methods. A total of 5481 m of drifting and 133 m of raise development was completed during the year. Mining was active in 10 headings on 6 levels. A total of 6992 m of underground exploration diamond drilling was completed (Richmont Mines Ltd., press release, February 20, 2008, P. Gauthier, written communication).

Island Gold Mine has 135 employees. P. Gauthier is the Mine Manager.

ST ANDREW GOLDFIELDS LTD. – CLAVOS MINE

St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. produced 2306 ounces of gold from 25 156 tonnes of ore milled from the Clavos Mine in Stock Township. The mill head grade was 3.2 g/t gold and the mining rate varied between 500 and 1300 tonnes per day. Gold ore was milled at the Stock mill, located 10 km south of Clavos, where mill recovery was 82%. Mining activities ceased in June and the Clavos Mine was placed in a state of care and maintenance.

WESDOME GOLD MINES LTD. – EAGLE RIVER MINE

The Eagle River Mine is located near the north shore of Lake Superior, approximately 50 km west of the town of Wawa, in the Mishibishu Lake greenstone belt.

Gold production for 2007 amounted to 32 233 ounces from 76 675 tonnes of ore milled. The grade was 13.5 g/t gold. The mill operated at a rate of 330 tonnes per day and mill recovery amounted to 96.89%.

Ore reserves at the end of 2007 were

Category Tonnes Grade (g/t gold) Proven 123 000 11.5 Probable 142 000 10.2 Total 265 000 10.8

Mining operations during the year included 600 m of drifting, 1000 m of ramp extension and 200 m of raising. Mining activities were carried out on 4 active headings on 4 levels. Mining was done by sublevel long-hole blasting and shrinkage mining operations. Approximately 15 000 m of underground drilling was completed. Development of the high-grade 811 Zone in the west end of the Eagle River Mine was completed late in 2007.

At the Mishi Mine, a total of 43 456 tonnes of ore was mined by open pit method to yield 4246 ounces of gold.

The Eagle River Mine work force consists of 150 employees. R. Price is the Mine Manager. Industrial Minerals

AGRIUM INC. – KAPUSKASING PHOSPHATE OPERATIONS

Agrium Inc.’s Kapuskasing phosphate operations, located 40 km southwest of Kapuskasing, operated throughout the year. Production of phosphate concentrate amounted to 682 681 tonnes from 1 737 251 tonnes milled. The grade was 26.1% P2O5 with an iron content of 17.4% Fe2O3. Mass recovery amounted to 39.2% and the daily milling rate was 5678 tonnes.

At the end of 2007, reserves were

Category Tonnes Grade (% P2O5) Proven 7 920 000 Probable 5 280 000

Total 13 200 000 30.1 (12.3% Fe2O3)

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Surface drilling included 26 674 m for ore definition and 4463 m for exploration.

The Kapuskasing phosphate operations has 80 employees and an additional 130 contractor workers on site. R. Pilon is the Mine Manager.

RIO TINTO MINERALS - LUZENAC INC. – PENHORWOOD MINE

The Penhorwood Mine is located 70 km west of Timmins in Penhorwood Township. It is owned and operated by Luzenac Inc, a division of Rio Tinto Minerals. Talc production from Penhorwood Mine amounted to 210 000 tonnes for the year at a grade of 45% talc. The mill operated at a rate of 655 tonnes per day; mill recovery was 26%. Talc concentrate is produced at the Penhorwood Mine site and trucked 75 km to the micronizing mill in Timmins.

Ore reserves at 2007 year-end were

Category Tonnes Grade (% talc) Proven 7 330 000 Probable 460 000 Total 7 790 000 45%

The Penhorwood Mine is an open pit operation that is mined on a seasonal contract basis. During the year, 2255 m of ore definition drilling was completed. The Penhorwood Mine employs 25 people and 22 people work at the concentrator in Timmins. D. Marek is the Acting Mine Manager and J. Armstrong is the Concentrator Manager.

Table 2. Mine production and reserves in the Timmins District—2007.

Reserves/Resources at end of Production in 2007 Production in 2006 2007 Mine Tonnage @ Total Tonnage @ Total Tonnage Grade Grade Commodity Grade Commodity

Agrium Inc., 1 737 251 tonnes 682 681 tonnes 13 200 000 30.1% P2O5 Kapuskasing @ 39.2% P2O5 @ 26.1% P2O5, tonnes 12.3% Fe2O3 phosphate 17.4% Fe2O3 including operations 7 920 000 tonnes proven, 5 280 000 tonnes probable Goldcorp Inc. 1 826 264 tonnes 106 638 ounces 1 942 228 tonnes 88 926 ounces Porcupine Gold including 216 954 gold @ 1.6 g/t gold Mines, tonnes @ 4.945 Dome Mine g/t (underground) N/A 1 609 310 tonnes @ 1.394 g/t (open pit and stock pile) Goldcorp Inc. 361 534 tonnes @ 133 336 ounces 369 252 tonnes 130 654 ounces Porcupine Gold 11.471 g/t gold gold @ 11.817 g/t gold N/A Mines, Hoyle Pond Mine Goldcorp Inc. 1 736 560 tonnes 71 321 ounces 1 906 145 tonnes 100 448 ounces N/A Porcupine Gold @ 1.277 g/t gold gold @ 1.793 g/t gold Mines, Pamour Mine

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Reserves/Resources at end of Production in 2007 Production in 2006 2007 Mine Tonnage @ Total Tonnage @ Total Tonnage Grade Grade Commodity Grade Commodity Liberty Mines 51 490 tonnes @ N/A 21 733 tonnes N/A 418 931 tonnes 2.38% Ni Inc. Redstone 2.2% Ni, 0.5% @1.96% Ni including,

Mine Cu, 0.25% Co 274 085 tonnes 2.74% Ni proven,

144 846 tonnes 1.70% Ni probable

Richmont Mines 159 493 tonnes 29 235 ounce 41 521 tonnes @ 6779 ounces 1 058 881 8.39 g/t gold Inc. Island Gold @ 6.02 g/t gold gold 5.08 g/t gold gold tonnes incl: Mine 369 325 tonnes

proven and 8.91 g/t gold 689 555 tonnes 8.11 g/t gold probable Rio Tinto 210 000 tonnes @ 54 600 tonnes 212 242 tonnes @ 100 815 tonnes 7 330 000 Minerals - 45% talc talc 47.2% talc talc tonnes proven, Luzenac Inc., 460 000 tonnes Penhorwood probable Mine St Andrew 25 156 tonnes @ 2306 ounces 94 437 tonnes @ 14 355 ounces No reserves Goldfields Ltd. 3.2 g/t gold gold 4.75 g/t gold gold Clavos Mine

Wesdome Gold 76 675 tonnes @ 32 233 ounces 138 000 tonnes 43 000 ounces 123 000 tonnes 10.8 g/t Au Mines Ltd., 13.5 g/t gold gold @10.2 g/t gold gold @ 11.5 g/t gold Eagle River proven, Mine 142 000 tonnes @10.2 g/t gold probable, total 265 000 tonnes @10.8 g/t gold Wesdome Gold 43 456 tonnes @ 4246 ounces Mines Ltd., 3.3 g/t gold gold Mishi Open Pit Xstrata Copper, 2 346 260 tonnes 2 516 000 tonnes 20 733 0001 Proven grade: Kidd Creek @: 2.10% Cu, @ 2.05% Cu, tonnes incl: 1.96% Cu, Mine 4.78% Zn, 5.27% Zn, 18 958 000 t 5.45% Zn, 0.13% Pb and 0.19% Pb, proven, 0.18% Pb, 48 g/t Ag 66 g/t Ag 1 775 000 t 55 g/t Ag probable Probable grade: Also: 1.70% Cu, 3 643 000 t 5.30% Zn, measured and 0.11% Pb, indicated and 34 g/t Ag 6 618 000 t inferred Xstrata Nickel, 940 853 tonnes @ 887 667 tonnes @ 3 220 000 1.36% Ni, Montcalm Mine 1.34% Ni, 0.66 % 1.50% Ni, tonnes proven, 0.66% Cu, 0.05% Cu, 0.05% Co 0.75% Cu 0 t probable Co Abbreviations: N/A – Data not available; g/t – grams per tonne 1 Kidd Creek Mine ore reserves as of June 30, 2007.

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Table 3. Gold production in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist’s District to the end of 2007.

Mine Township Years of Production Tons Milled Production 1Grade (oz. Au) (oz./T) Ankerite/March Deloro 1926-1935 317 769 61 039 0.19 Aquarius Macklem 1984, 1988-1989 139 634 27 117 0.19 Aunor Pamour (#3) Deloro 1940-1984 8 482 174 2 502 214 0.30 Banner Whitney 1927-1928, 1933, 1935 315 670 0.13 Bell Creek Hoyle 1987-1991, 1992-1994 576 017 112 739 0.196 Bonetal Whitney 1941-1951 352 254 51 510 0.15 Bonwhit Whitney 1951-1954 200 555 67 940 0.34 Broulan Porcupine Whitney 1939-1953 1 146 059 240 660 0.21 Broulan Reef Mine Whitney 1915-1965 2 144 507 498 932 0.23 Buffalo Ankerite Deloro 1926-1953, 1978 4 993 929 957 292 0.19 Cincinnati Deloro 1914, 1922-1924 3 200 736 0.23 Clavos Stock 2005-2007* 171 225 24 609 0.143 Concordia Deloro 1935 230 16 0.07 Coniarum/Carium Tisdale 1913-1918, 1928-1961 4 464 006 1 109 574 0.25 Crown Tisdale 1913-1921 226 180 138 330 0.61 Davidson-Tisdale Tisdale 1918-1920, 1988 53 221 2 438 0.26 Delnite Deloro 1937-1964 3 847 364 920 404 0.20 (open pit) 1987-1988 56 067 3 602 0.064 DeSantis Ogden 1933, 1939-1942, 1961- 196 928 35 842 0.18 1964 Detour Lake2 Sunday Lake 1983-1999 16 005 557 1 781 858 0.111 Area Dome Tisdale 1910-2007 101 919 575 15 782 005 0.155 Faymar Deloro 1940-1942 119 181 21 851 0.180 Fuller (Vedron) Tisdale 1940-1944 44 028 6 566 0.15 Gillies Lake Tisdale 1921-1931, 1935-1937 54 502 15 278 0.28 Goldhawk Cody 1947 636 53 0.08 (open pit) 1980 40 000 3 967 0.10 Halcrow–Swayze3 Halcrow 1935 211 40 0.19 Hallnor (Pamour #2) Whitney 1938-1968, 1981 4 226 419 1 690 560 0.40 Hollinger–Schumacher Tisdale 1915-1918 112 124 27 182 0.24 Hollinger Tisdale 1910-1968 65 778 234 19 327 691 0.29 Pamour Timmins Property 1976-1988 2 615 866 182 058 0.07 Hoyle–Falconbridge Whitney 1941-1944, 1946-1949 725 494 71 843 0.10 Hoyle Pond Hoyle 1985-2007 6 448 574 2 449 682 0.38 Hugh–Pam Whitney 1926, 1948-1965 636 751 119 604 0.19 Jerome3 Osway 1941-1943, 1956 335 060 56 893 0.17 Joburke3 Keith 1973-1975, 1979-1981 440 117 43 571 0.10 Kingbridge/Gomak3 Chester 1935-1936 1 387 98 0.07 Marlhill Hoyle 1989-1991 156 800 30 924 0.199 McIntyre Pamour Tisdale 1912-1988 37 634 691 10 751 941 0.29 Schumacher 1988-1989 2 549 189 18 260 (ERG Tailings recovery) McLaren Deloro 1933-1937 876 201 0.23 Moneta Tisdale 1938-1943 314 829 149 250 0.47 Naybob (Kenilworth) Ogden 1932-1964 304 100 50 731 0.17 Nighthawk Macklem 1995-1999 1 479 607 175 803 0.12 Owl Creek Hoyle 1981-1989 1 984 400 236 880 0.12

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Mine Township Years of Production Tons Milled Production 1Grade (oz. Au) (oz./T) Pamour # 1 (incl. pits 3, 4 Whitney 1936-1999 45 795 863 4 078 525 0.09 and 7 and Hoyle) 2005-2007 4 574 130 217 173 0.047 Pamour (other sources) Whitney 1936-1999 7 416 634 676 645 0.091 Paymaster Deloro 1915-1919, 1922-1966 5 607 402 1 192 206 0.21 Porcupine Lake (Hunter) Whitney 1937-1940, 1944 10 821 1 369 0.13 Porcupine Peninsular Cody 1924-1927, 1940, 1947 99 688 27 354 0.27 Preston Tisdale 1938-1968 6 284 405 1 539 355 0.24 Preston NY Tisdale 1933 2 800 153 0.05 Preston/Porcupine Pet Deloro 1914-1195 NA 314 Preston/Porphyry Hill Deloro 1913-1915 46 312 6.78 St. Andrew Goldfields – Stock 1989-1994, 2000 815 429 129 856 0.16 Stock Tionaga/Smith Thorne3 Horwood 1938-1939 6 653 2 299 0.35 Tisdale Ankerite Tisdale 1952 14 655 2 236 0.15 Tommy Burns/Arcadia Shaw 1917 21 14 0.28 Vipond Tisdale 1911-1941 1 565 218 414 367 0.26 Young Shannon3 Chester 1937, 1975 3 265 91 0.028 Total 343 496 872 68 032 723 0.198 1Grade ounce per ton(ne) gold *Clavos Mine ceased operations in June 2007 2Detour Lake greenstone belt 3Swayze greenstone belt

Table 4. Gold production in the Wawa area to the end of 2007.

Mine Township Years of Production Tons Milled Production Grade (oz. Au) (oz./ton) Alden–Goudreau Cowie 1937, 1940, 1943, 1945 13 479 3220 0.24 Centennial Naveau 1939-1940 8612 610 0.07 Cline Jacobson 1938-1940, 1947-1948 331 842 63 328 0.19 Darwin/Grace McMurray 1902-1903, 1907-1908, 1910, 45 528 15 191 0.33 1923, 1925, 1930, 1935, 1937, 1940, 1943-1944 Deep Lake McMurray 1936-1938, 1943 2790 1633 0.59 Eagle River Point Isacor 1995-2007 2 476 062 700 835 0.28 Edwards Jacobson 1938 1537 485 0.32 1997-2002 389 550 139 692 0.327 Holdsworth Prospect Corbiere 1933 60 10 0.17 Island Gold Finan 2006-2007 201 085 36 060 0.18 Kremzar Finan 1988-1990 392 858 37 678 0.10 Magino/Algoma Summit Finan 1930-1940, 1988-1992 >768 679 113 228 0.15 Magnacon Mishibishu Lake 1989-1990 165 000 15 356 0.09 Minto (includes Jubilee and McMurray 1929-1942 184 600 37 678 0.20 Cooper) Mishi Mishibishu Lake 2002-2007 140 056 15 169 0.108 Murphy/Algold/Amherst Abotossaway 1926-1932, 1936-1938, 1940 23 211 2450 0.10 Norwalk/Manxman Naveau 1904, 1910 820 60 0.07 Parkhill McMurray 1902, 1929, 1930-1938, 1940- 125 778 54 301 0.43 1944 Ranson Rabazo 1939 774 156 0.20 Renabie Leeson 1947-1970, 1981-1991 5 583 895 1 100 000 0.20

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Mine Township Years of Production Tons Milled Production Grade (oz. Au) (oz./ton) Smith/Van Sickle McMurray 1935-1936 9228 536 0.06 Stanley McMurray 1936 1963 84 0.04 Surluga McMurray 1968-1969, 1988-1989 87 460 8898 0.10 Total 10 954 867 2 346 658 0.214

Table 5. Base metal production in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist District to the end of 2007.

Mine Township Years of Ore Milled Grade Production Alexo Dundonald 1912-1919 51 857 tons 4.5% Ni, 0.55% Cu 1943-1944 4 923 tons Alexo / Kelex Dundonald, Clergue 2004-2005 17 398 tonnes 2.3% Ni, 0.23% Cu, 0.07% Co Canadian Jamieson Godfrey 1966-1971 816 173 tons 2.44% Cu, 4.22% Zn Jameland Jamieson 1969-1972 509 356 tons 0.99% Cu, 0.88% Zn Kam Kotia Robb 1943-1944 6.6 M tons 1.1% Cu, 1.17% Zn, 1961-1972 0.10 oz/t Ag Kidd Creek Kidd 1966-2007 135 602 371* 2.31% Cu, 6.18% Zn, 0.22% Pb, 87.3 g/t Ag tonnes Langmuir #1 Langmuir 1990-1991 111 502 tons 1.74% Ni Langmuir #2 Langmuir 1972-1978 1.1 M tons 1.43% Ni McIntyre Tisdale 1963-1982 10 M tons 0.67% Cu Montcalm Montcalm 2004-2007 2 795 771 tonnes 1.44% Ni, 0.73% Cu, 0.06% Co Redstone Eldorado 1989-1992 294 895 tons 2.4% Ni 1995-1996 10 228 tons 1.7% Ni 2006-2007 73 223 tonnes 2.05% Ni United Obalski Godfrey 1966 Produced 240 tons Cu concentrate * Kidd Creek Mine figures revised to present production data only (previous years indicated production plus reserves)

MINE CONSTRUCTION

De Beers Canada Inc. – Victor Mine

The De Beers Canada Inc.’s Victor Mine is located 90 km west of the community of Attawapiskat in the James Bay Lowlands, approximately 500 km north of Timmins. Throughout the year De Beers Canada Inc. continued construction of Ontario’s first diamond mine. Construction work was contracted to AMEC and neared completion by year end. Site facilities include an open pit mine and a mill complex with a capacity to process 2.65 million tonnes of kimberlite ore per year at a rate of 7000 tonnes per day. Site construction included workshops, warehousing, offices and accommodation facilities, fuel storage, hydroelectric power line, an airport and a 400 km winter road access from Moosonee.

Ore reserves at 2007 year-end were

Category Tonnes Grade (carats per tonne) Indicated 24 000 000 Inferred 4 100 000 Total 27 400 000 0.23* * cutoff grade above 1.5mm

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The Victor Mine diamond value is estimated to be US$419 per carat.

During construction, up to 1600 people worked on the Victor Mine site on a rotating basis. Mine operations will employ a permanent work force of 375 people. The capital cost of mine development was $982 million. During construction, B. Thompson was the Project Manager and De Beers geologist B. Wood is Superintendent Technical Services.

In 1987, while doing follow-up sediment sampling in the Attawapiskat River, B. Wood made the initial discovery of kimberlite boulders that led to the discovery of the Attawapiskat kimberlite field and the Victor Mine.

ADVANCED EXPLORATION

Lake Shore Gold Corp. – Timmins West Gold Project

Lake Shore Gold Corp.’s Timmins West gold project is located 18 km west of the city of Timmins in Bristol Township. As a result of an extensive diamond-drilling program over the last 2 years, Lake Shore has defined gold resources of 1.29 million ounces (uncut) in the indicated category and 207 000 ounces (uncut) in the inferred category. The indicated resource consists of 3.3 million tonnes of ore grading 12.29 g/t gold. The inferred resource contains 968 000 tonnes grading 5.79 g/t gold.

A pre-feasibility study on the project defined a probable reserve of 3.4 million tonnes grading 7.6 g/t gold (cut) or 3.6 million tonnes grading 10.4 g/t gold (uncut).

Site preparation for an advanced underground exploration program began in 2007. Shaft sinking had commenced with the collaring of the shaft to a depth of 30 m by year end (Figure 5). Lake Shore Gold purchased the Bell Creek Mill and associated gold properties in Hoyle Township from Goldcorp Inc.

Adjacent to, and southwest of the Timmins West gold project, Lake Shore continued a diamond-drilling program on the Thunder Creek option. Lake Shore completed an earn-in ownership of 60% of the Thunder Creek property from West Timmins Mining Inc. Exploration included completion of 16 diamond-drill holes with a combined length of 8529 m. Most of the drilling tested the Rusk zone where pyrite and gold mineralization occur associated with sheared and altered mafic, ultramafic and alkalic intrusive rocks and clastic metasedimentary rocks. The mineralized zone is located 850 m south of the Timmins West shaft location. Rocks in the Rusk zone are pervasively altered with iron carbonate, ankerite, hematite, minor quartz-ankerite veinlets and stringers accompanied by pyrite, sparse chalcopyrite and gold. Diamond drilling has intersected several high-grade zones of gold mineralization, including 10.91 g/t gold over 3.65 m, 5.43 g/t gold over 1.20 m, 27.60 g/t gold over 0.50 m and 9.77 g/t over 3.95 m (R. Labine, Lake Shore Gold Corp., written communication, 2008). Liberty Mines Inc. – McWatters Project

The McWatters nickel project consists of 9 mining claims covering approximately 1168 hectares in Langmuir Township. The property is located 9.5 km east of Liberty Mines Redstone Mine. In 2007 Liberty built a new access road and power line to the site and carried out an extensive diamond-drill program. Liberty commenced ramp construction to provide underground access to ore mineralization. Construction of settling and treatment ponds was underway. By January 2008, the first blasting of the ramp had begun as depicted in Figure 6.

A diamond-drill program defined a mineral resource of 167 451 tonnes grading 1.91% nickel in a high grade zone on the property and an additional 495 000 tonnes with a grade of 0.77% nickel in the upper zone.

Sulphide minerals, including pyrite, pentlandite, millerite and minor chalcopyrite, occur as irregular pods and lenses of massive to disseminated and net-textured sulphides hosted by serpentinized, talcose and carbonate-altered komatiites.

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Figure 5. Aerial view of the Lake Shore Gold Corp. shaft sinking project on the advanced exploration Timmins West project in Bristol Township. Photo courtesy of Graeme Oxby, January 24, 2008.

Figure 6. Ramp portal access construction by Liberty Mines Inc. on the McWatters nickel-copper deposit in Langmuir Township, January 2008.

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EXPLORATION ACTIVITY

A complete listing of exploration activities known to have occurred in the Timmins District in 2007 is presented in Table 10. Exploration activities performed in the Wawa area are presented separately in Table 11. Highlights of select company exploration projects are summarized below. Avalon Ventures Ltd. – Shawmere Anorthosite

Avalon Ventures Ltd. hold 3 mining claims in central Warren Township covering approximately 727 hectares. Access to the property is via the Warren–Carty logging road, 20 km west of Foleyet. The property is entirely underlain by the extensive Shawmere anorthosite. At about 1200 km2 in size (Thurston, Siragusa and Sage 1977), it is one of the largest such intrusive bodies in the world. During the year, Avalon extracted a bulk sample of high- purity calcium plagioclase anorthosite for test purposes. The sample was shipped to Alberta for initial processing before 460 tons was delivered to a glass manufacturing facility in the USA for furnace trials. Initial results of the furnace test indicated the anorthosite could be used as a raw material in the manufacture of glass fibre. Cline Mining Corporation – Cline Mine Property

Late in 2006, Cline Mining Corporation began a 16 hole, 9140 m diamond-drilling program on their Cline Mine property located in Jacobson Township. The program was originally designed for 9 drill holes, comprising 3 sections of 3 drill holes each, to varying depths down to 600 m on the previously untested Edwards target. The Edwards target lies within the Cline–Edward shear footwall. The final Phase 1 drill program consisted of 6 north to south drill fences across the property. Drilling tested the geology and mineralization below the historic mine workings. Nine additional drill holes (10 824 ft.) were completed by the end of the 2007. Several of these drill holes were in-fill and others continued exploration to the east on the Cline property.

Significant assays from the drilling program include the following: 0.04 ounce per ton gold over 162 feet, including 2.17 ounce per ton gold over 2.3 feet in CL 07-02; 0.186 ounce per ton gold over 25.9 feet, including 0.773 ounce per ton gold over 4.3 feet in CL 07-8; and 0.869 ounce per ton gold over 2.0 feet in CL 07-16. Two gold intersections at 2463.3 to 2465.3 feet and 2707.6 to 2708.6 feet in CL 07-16 have been interpreted as 2 new zones south of the Cline–Edwards shear. The company is encouraged by the widely spaced, deep intercepts that show visible gold and higher gold grades over longer core lengths. Results from the recently completed 9 drill holes were not available at press time.

The Cline Mine operated between 1938–1940 and 1947–1948. It produced 63 328 ounces of gold from 331 842 tons milled at a recovered grade of 0.215 ounce gold per ton. All production came from mine workings between surface and 500 feet vertical depth. (Cline Mining Corporation, press releases, April 10, October 3 and December 24, 2007.) Cline Mining Corporation – Strike Edwards Joint Venture

Cline Mining Corporation signed an agreement with Strike Minerals Inc. in December 2006 on a joint venture program for the exploration and development of the Edwards gold property. The Edwards gold property lies contiguous with the Cline Mine property in Jacobson Township. The Edwards Mine was operated by River Gold Mines Ltd. from 1997 to 2002 and produced 140 258 ounces of gold from 389 309 tons milled.

A diamond-drilling program was designed to investigate the area below the 900-foot level underground mine workings, in the vicinity of the past-producing Porphyry and Carbonate zones. The program was designed to cover the previously discovered shallow gold structures (New North 1 and 2) located up-dip and to the east of the Porphyry and Carbonate zones.

Significant assays from the drilling program include the following: 0.175 ounce per ton gold over 10.5 feet (301.0- 311.5 feet) and 0.325 ounce per ton gold over 3.0 feet (799.3-802.3 feet) in ST 06-5; 0.973 ounce per ton gold over 10 feet (382.0-392.0 feet) including 2.410 ounce per ton gold over 4.0 feet and 0.427 ounce per ton gold over

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1.5 feet (1803.5-1805.0 feet) in ST 07-2; and 0.371 ounce per ton gold over 4 feet (774.0-778.0 feet) and 0.347 ounce per ton gold over 3.0 feet (801.0-804.0 feet) in CL 07-14. These results suggest that the Porphyry and Carbonate zones are pinching out, but a new zone has been identified. Additional drilling is recommended. (Cline Mining Corporation and Strike Minerals Inc., press releases, July 25, 2007.) Detour Gold Corporation – Detour Lake Property

Detour Gold Corporation acquired the Detour Lake property from Pelangio Mines Inc. early in 2007 and initiated an extensive diamond-drilling program to further explore the closed gold mine. By November Detour Gold had completed 277 drill holes totalling 98 544 m. In December Detour announced an updated mineral resource estimate compliant to National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101) representing a 243% increase in measured and indicated gold resources based on the drilling completed in the first half of 2007.

Gold resource estimates for the Detour Lake Property are

Category Tonnes Grade (g/t gold) Ounces Measured 19 700 000 1.93 1 221 000 Indicated 70 200 000 1.60 3 610 000 Inferred 63 300 000 1.49 3 025 000 (Detour Gold Corporation, press releases, January 31, February 7, November 8, December 11, 2007). Dianor Resources Inc. – Leadbetter Property

Throughout the year, Dianor Resources Inc. continued to release results from their 2006 bedrock sampling program. The largest diamond recovered from the 105, 6 tonne samples was a 0.614 carat stone described as a brown, translucent, dodecahedron. This stone was recovered from the Central Sector of the property (sample MBP 192). The largest stone recovered from the 60 tonne sampling program weighed 1.5235 carats and was described as a light yellow, intact macle that measured 7.8 mm in its longest dimension. This stone was recovered from sample MBP 136, which was collected from the Northern Sector of the property. The recovery of the 1.5 carat stone is significant since it is the largest stone recovered from the conglomerate to date. A number of alluvial stones greater than 1 carat have been recovered from the Wawa area, including a 1.39 carat stone recovered from Mildred Creek. The results of the bedrock sampling program are detailed in Table 6 (Dianor Resources Inc, press releases, January 16 and April 18, 2007).

Table 6. Diamond results from bedrock pits (2006 sampling) – Leadbetter property.

Dry Weight Total Diamonds Carats Pit No. Sector (kg) (>0.85 mm) Total MBP 101 North 79855 737 19.481 MBP 109 North 5269 68 1.584 MBP 131 North 4431 38 0.832 MBP 136 North 70736 795 24.858 MBP 151 North 5047 105 2.675 MBP 158 North 5386 30 0.412 MBP 159 Central 4832 61 1.141 MBP 162 Central 4231 64 1.212 MBP 166 Central 5996 72 1.711 MBP169 Central 5264 42 0.725 MBP 184 Central 68006 246 7.181 MBP 192 Central 5409 18 1.346 MBP 195 Central 5048 25 0.61 MBP 401 North 78151 1096 31.141 † Dianor Resources Inc., press releases, January 16, and June 11, 2007. Results in bold text are from the 60 tonne samples collected in 2006.

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In preparation to bringing the project to the advanced exploration stage, a preliminary tonnage estimate for the 3 units that comprise the Leadbetter conglomerate was released in mid 2007. The 3 units are the S1C, the S1CV and the S1CO. The oldest unit, the S1CV polymictic conglomerate displays primary sedimentary features (e.g., graded bedding) and is locally interbedded with mafic metavolcanic rocks. Unit S1C is composed of an unstratified, poorly sorted polymictic conglomerate. The S1CO conglomeritic unit is the youngest and contains a higher percentage of rounded to subangular, rhyolitic boulders and cobbles. The tonnage estimate is not a mineral resource since there is insufficient data (including microdiamond sampling of drill core) to compile one. The diamond results are also too preliminary to undertake a reasonable grade estimate of the deposit. The estimated tonnages for the various units forming the Leadbetter conglomerate are found in Table 7.

Table 7. Preliminary tonnage estimate – Leadbetter conglomerate (Dianor Resources Inc., press release, July 24, 2007).

Estimated Tonnage Range Number of Density Intersecting Lithology (g/cm3) Low Medium High Drill Holes S1C 2.82 355 375 000 366 375 000 377 375 000 87 S1CO 2.8 97 510 000 100 510 000 103 510 000 31 S1CV 2.82 96 115 000 99 115 000 102 115 000 39 TOTAL 549 000 000 566 000 000 583 000 000 157

Commencing in early 2008, Dianor plans a bulk sampling program at the property. The program will include the development of 2 underground ramps from surface, one each on the North and Central sectors. A total of 36 000 tonnes of material will be collected, including 21 000 t from the Northern ramp and 15 000 t from the Central ramp. The bulk sampling program is designed to accumulate several parcels of diamonds, from various lithologies on the property, to determine diamond grade and pricing that can be used to estimate the economic feasibility of the project (Dianor Resources Inc., press release, December 16, 2007). Fletcher Nickel Inc. – Texmont Mine

The Texmont Mine is located on the boundary of Bartlett and Geikie townships, approximately 25 km south of Timmins. In 2007 Fletcher Nickel Inc. acquired the mine property and completed 3200 m of diamond drilling in 10 holes. Drilling was focused on confirming an historical mineral resource of 3.2 million tons at 0.92% Ni. Nickel- bearing sulphide mineralization has been intersected over significant widths with a peridotite sill within a larger complex of spinifex-textured komatiite flows. Induced polarization (IP) and magnetic anomalies associated with the mineralization extend over a strike length of 1.4 km (D. Beilhartz, Fletcher Nickel Inc., written communication, 2008). Goldcorp Inc. – Hollinger Project

Goldcorp Inc. continued compiling and digitizing the huge volume of historic mining and drilling data for the Hollinger and McIntyre mines located in Timmins. The majority of the historic workings down to the 1875-foot level (over 4700 stopes and 2200 raises), have been digitized and converted into three-dimensional digital format.

Diamond drilling efforts throughout 2007 amounted to a total of 325 holes (67 068 m). The drilling was focused on i) expanding the perimeter of the gold mineralization beyond the December 2006 block model estimate, ii) improving confidence in known gold mineralization trends (by drilling off 4 “cubes” at 15 m centres), and iii) infilling the numerous under-tested areas adjacent to the old mine workings (K. Tylee, Goldcorp Inc., written communication, 2008).

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Golden Chalice Resources Inc. – Langmuir Property

The main focus of Golden Chalice Resources Inc.’s exploration was on the Langmuir property in Langmuir Township, centred approximately 20 km southeast of Timmins. The Langmuir Property includes unpatented mining claims in Langmuir, Eldorado, Carmen, Thomas, Blackstock, Fasken, Fallen and Douglas townships. Golden Chalice effectively doubled the size of the Langmuir property to over 13 000 hectares subsequent to the diamond drill discovery of nickel-copper mineralization announced in May. Diamond-drill hole GCL-07-6 was drilled to test a cluster of airborne geophysical targets and intersected a zone of sulphide mineralization in komatiite flows that returned an assay of 1.14% Ni over a core length of 72.5 m. Within that intersection, 2 separate heavily mineralized intervals assayed 2.23% Ni, 0.22% Cu, 0.20 g/t Pt, and 0.50 g/t Pd over 17.50 m of drill core and 1.74% Ni, 0.12% Cu, 0.20 g/t Pt, and 0.47 g/t Pd over 13.10 m of drill core. The discovery diamond-drill hole was located at UTM NAD 83 Zone 17, 497575 Easting, 5349450 Northing. The company continued to do follow-up diamond drilling on the new discovery and to test other targets throughout the year. Additional airborne geophysical surveys were flown at 75 m line spacing to cover the extensive claim group.

The Langmuir property covers much of the southern margin of the Shaw dome and is underlain by komatiitic volcanic rocks of the Tisdale assemblage that contain a number of komatiite-hosted magmatic deposits and 2 past– producing nickel mines (Pyke 1975; Pyke 1982; Houlé and Hall 2007) (www.goldenchaliceresources.com). Golden Goose Resources Inc. – Magino Property

Golden Goose Resources Inc. continued to explore the past-producing Magino Mine, located in Finan Township. A phase 1 diamond-drilling program (29 drill holes, 15 000 m) was completed in 2007, which focused on testing extensions of the known gold zones below the mine workings, as well as the potential at depth. Late in 2007, a phase 2 drilling program commenced on a section of the property further to the east. The phase 2 program consists of 17 drill holes for a total of 8600 m of drilling.

The discovery of a new high-grade gold zone was announced in March. The intersection from drill hole 07-19A, averaging 11.1 g/t gold (uncut) over 10.5 m, is approximately 400 vertical metres below surface and 200 m to the south of the mine workings. The intercept occurred at the contact between a massive sulphide and an exhalite formation, which lie stratigraphically below the granodiorite that hosts the known mineral resource on the property. Gold is disseminated in massive sulphides within a stock work of quartz veins in quartz-feldspar porphyry. This zone, named the QFP zone, was extended along strike for approximately 100 m through the deepening of 3 drill holes. Significant assays include 6.8 g/t gold over 0.8 m and 3.98 g/t gold over 2.35 m (including 9.12 g/t over 0.85 m) in drill hole 07-18 and 11.47 g/t gold over 0.5 m in drill hole 07-20 (Golden Goose Resources Inc., press releases, March 9, July 31, 2007).

Numerous significant gold intercepts were also returned from the granodiorite-hosted quartz vein system lying below the 150 m level of the mine. These intersections include 4.11 g/t gold over 36 m in drill hole 07-24 and 16.59 g/t gold over 5.40 m in drill hole 07-28 (Golden Goose Resources Inc., press releases, November 14 and 20, 2007).

Golden Goose Resources Inc. has engaged a consultant to complete a new resource estimate for the property. The last resource estimate was released in April 2004. It showed a measured and indicated resource of approximately 7.2 million tonnes grading 0.075 ounces per ton gold, for a total of more than 500 000 ounces of gold at surface (Golden Goose Resources Inc., press release, December 13, 2007). Inspiration Mining Corporation – Langmuir Project

Inspiration Mining Corporation acquired the Langmuir project in Langmuir Township in 2005. The property includes 28 unpatented mining claims in north-central Langmuir Township. Since acquisition, Inspiration has carried out exploration and diamond drilling on several targets for komatiite-hosted nickel-copper mineralization. Total drilling on the property completed by Inspiration to date amounts to 46 041 m in 214 holes. The company also completed geophysical surveys and base line environmental studies over the last year. The property includes the Langmuir No. 1 Mine and much of the Langmuir No. 2 Mine, from which past production of 1.1 million tonnes of ore grading 0.9% nickel was extracted. A breakdown of the diamond drilling completed in 2007 is presented in Table 8.

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Table 8. Location and details of diamond drilling on the Langmuir project.

Location No. of Length (m) Drill Holes Langmuir No. 1 Mine 83 24 143 Langmuir No. 2 North Zone 38 5459 Langmuir No. 2 South Zone 3 1518 Langmuir Exploration 9 2546 Total 133 33 666

Lake Shore Gold Corp. – Thunder Creek Option

In addition to advanced exploration on the Timmins West gold project in Bristol Township, Lake Shore continued a diamond-drilling program on the Thunder Creek option and completed an earn in ownership of 60% of the Thunder Creek property from West Timmins Mining Inc. The Thunder Creek Option is located 850 m south of the new shaft being developed by Lake Shore Gold on the Timmins West gold project. Exploration included completion of 16 diamond-drill holes with a combined length of 8529 m. Most of the drilling tested the Rusk zone where pyrite and gold mineralization occur associated with sheared and altered mafic, ultramafic and alkalic intrusive rocks and clastic sedimentary rocks. Rocks in the Rusk zone are pervasively altered with iron carbonate, ankerite, hematite, minor quartz-ankerite veinlets and stringers accompanied by pyrite, sparse chalcopyrite and gold. Diamond drilling has intersected several high grade zones of gold mineralization, including 10.91 g/t gold over 3.65 m, 5.43 g/t gold over 1.20 m, 27.60 g/t gold over 0.50 m and 9.77 g/t gold over 3.95 m (R. Labine, Lake Shore Gold Corp., written communication, 2008).

Liberty Mines Inc. – Hart Nickel Project

Liberty Mines Inc. continued to explore the Hart nickel project in Eldorado Township by diamond drilling throughout the year. The Hart nickel project is located 6 km east of Liberty Mine’s recently opened Redstone Mine. Access is by way of the newly constructed road that crosses the property enroute to the McWatters nickel project. Mineralization is hosted by serpentinized komatiite bound by chert magnetite iron formation.

A historic mineral resource of 700 000 tonnes with a grade of 0.9% nickel was outlined on the Hart nickel project by previous exploration.

Macdonald Mines Exploration Ltd. – Hornby Property

MacDonald Mines embarked on a ground geophysics and follow-up diamond-drilling program during the fall of 2007 on joint venture claims known as the Hornby property, held equally by MacDonald and Temex Resources Corp. The property is located approximately 75 km east of Webequie, immediately southeast of the recent Noront Resources’ “Double Eagle” nickel-copper-PGE discovery. On the property, 51.7 km of line were cut and surveyed by total field magnetometer and 48.6 km of lines were surveyed by horizontal loop electromagnetics (HLEM) (max- min). Subsequently, 344 m of diamond drilling was performed and 63 split core samples were sent for analyses of their gold and base metal concentrations (R. Salo, MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd., written communication, 2008). Metalex Ventures Ltd. and Arctic Star Diamond Corp. – T1 Project

Metalex Ventures Ltd. announced the discovery of the U1 and U2 kimberlites early in January 2007. The discovery of a third kimberlite, the U2NW, was announced in July 2007.

A 108.42 kg kimberlite sample from the U1 kimberlite was processed for indicator minerals and diamonds. The sample returned 3 microdiamonds, 56 Group I eclogitic garnets, 17 olivines, 6 clinopyroxenes, 3 chromites and

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1 peridotitic G10 garnet. An aeromagnetic survey conducted over the U1 kimberlite indicates that it is a small pipe with a diameter of 65 m (Metalex Ventures Ltd. and Arctic Star Diamond Corp., press releases, March 1 and 15, 2007).

An 87.88 kg sample from a single drill hole at the U2 kimberlite yielded 2 microdiamonds, 67 Group I eclogitic garnets, 20 clinopyroxenes, 16 olivines, 9 orthopyroxenes, 5 chromites and 3 peridotitic G10 garnets. The chemistry of the indicator minerals and the number of microdiamonds are similar to the results obtained from a similar sized sample from the Victor project. These similarities suggested that the U2 kimberlite warranted additional testing (Metalex Ventures Ltd. and Arctic Star Diamond Corp., press release, March 15, 2007).

By the end of the year, 5 drill holes had been completed on the U2 kimberlite. The pipe has an estimated area of 9 ha. Samples weighing a total 1702.6 kg of core from the U2 kimberlite have returned a total of 54 diamonds and the diamond indicator minerals are predominately eclogitic and lherzolitic in composition. Drilling has shown that the U2 contains varying diamond contents, ranging from nearly barren to values approaching those expected from Victor (Metalex Ventures Ltd., press release, September 12, 2007).

Core from the discovery hole drilled at the U2NW kimberlite was processed for diamonds and diamond inclusion indicator minerals. A 39.02 kg sample of core from the pipe was processed for diamonds and diamond indicator minerals. A total of 5 diamonds were recovered and the diamond indicator minerals are predominately eclogitic and lherzolitic in composition (Metalex Ventures Ltd., press release, September 12, 2007). Metalex Ventures Limited, Mori Diamonds Inc. and Dianor Resources Inc. – Mori Diamond Property

A 13 hole (2832 m) diamond-drilling program was completed on the eastern part of the Mori joint venture property north of Wawa. Four fences of diamond-drill holes were drilled over a 600 m length of conglomerate and 3 drill holes tested the sedimentary assemblage on the western part of the property. The results indicate that the conglomerate on the Mori East block has similarities to the conglomerate from the Leadbetter with respect to the diamond content and indicator minerals. The Mori East block lies east of the Mildred Lake fault and is the faulted eastern continuation of the Leadbetter Extension property, located 3.5 km to the south (Dianor Resources Inc. and Metalex Ventures Limited, press releases, April 27, 2007, and January 14, 2008).

Only preliminary results from the program were available at the time of writing. A total of 784 diamonds were recovered from 540.28 kg of drill core from drill holes completed on the Mori East block. Diamond counts up to 17 stones per kg of core were recovered from a number of samples. Diamond indicator minerals recovered through the attrition milling processing of core and surface samples included group I eclogitic garnets, chromites, chrome diopsides and olivines (Dianor Resources Inc. and Metalex Ventures Limited, press releases, January 14, 2008).

The results from a surface sampling program completed on the property in 2006 also were released. A total of 21 samples (367.33 kg) were collected from surface exposures along the length and across the width of a series of outcrops that extend for approximately 3 km northeast of Blueberry Lake. Samples collected from a high strain zone near Blueberry Lake returned 18 diamonds from 112.63 kg. Samples weighing a total of 79.6 kg returned 119 diamonds from the eastern end of the property, near the northeast corner of Chabanel Township. (Dianor Resources Inc. and Metalex Ventures Limited, press releases, April 27, 2007). Noront Resources Ltd. – Double Eagle Project

The Double Eagle project lies on the western margin of the Phanerozoic basin underlying the James Bay Lowlands, and is situated west of McFaulds Lake. Noront Resources Ltd. obtained a 100% interest in the Double Eagle project in May 2007 from Spider Resources Inc. and KWG Resources Inc.

Noront had initially budgeted $400 000 for a diamond-drilling program to test 2 geophysical anomalies on the Double Eagle project. The first diamond-drill hole, NOT-07-01, drilled in late August returned an assay of 1.84% Ni, 1.53% Cu, 1.04 g/t Pt, 2.87 g/t Pd and 0.127 g/t Au. Vertical hole NOT-07-05, encountered 6 m of overburden followed by 1 m of limestone then 47.4 m of peridotite with disseminated sulphide mineralization. From 47.4 m to

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112.6 m, massive chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite and pentlandite mineralization was encountered followed by disseminated sulphides in peridotite to 124.4 m, at which point granodiorite was encountered to the bottom of the hole at 143.4 m. Assays from this hole included 5.9% Ni, 3.1% Cu, 2.87 g/t Pt, 9.78 g/t Pd, 0.61 g/t Au and 8.5 g/t Ag.

As a result of the discovery, Noront immediately staked an additional 40 000 hectares of land in the vicinity. Subsequent drilling continued to intersect massive sulphide mineralization, and the news of the discovery prompted a growing interest and attracted a number of companies to stake additional large tracts of land. By year end, Noront had completed 5047 m of diamond drilling in 27 holes. Airborne electromagnetic surveys and ground geophysical surveys including magnetic, electromagnetic and gravity surveys were carried out over the property. Down hole induced polarization surveys tested 18 of the drill holes. (Noront Resources Ltd., press releases, August 16, August 28, September 25, September 19, September 28, December 12, 2007; D. Graham, Noront Resources Inc., written communication, 2008.)

Diamond-drill core from 2 of the holes is illustrated in Figure 7. Drill core from DDH-NOT 07-5, at a depth of 62.6 m, consists of massive sulphide mineralization with coarse-grained pentlandite and chalcopyrite in pyrrhotite. The second specimen, from DDH NOT-07-7 at 90.4 m, is composed of net-textured sulphides rimming well preserved, coarse-grained, cumulate olivine crystals with magnetite inclusions.

Figure 7. Diamond drill core from Noront Resources Inc.’s Double Eagle project in the James Bay Lowlands near McFaulds Lake. Drill core on the right, from DDH-NOT 07-5 at 62.6 m, consists of massive sulphide mineralization with coarse-grained pentlandite and chalcopyrite in pyrrhotite. The other specimen, from DDH NOT-07-7 at 90.4 m, is composed of net-textured sulphides rimming well preserved, coarse-grained cumulate olivine crystals with magnetite inclusions.

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Rockcliff Resources Inc. – Shihan Property

Rockcliff Resources Inc. completed a 30 hole (2984.5 m) diamond-drilling program on the Shihan property in Rennie Township in 2007. Drilling was restricted to the Zinc zone portion of the property. The purpose of the drilling was to confirm historic drilling results from an exploration project completed by Westfield Minerals Ltd. in 1968-69.

Significant assays from the 2007 drilling program included 15.30% Zn, 260.9 g/t silver and 0.90% Pb over 1.79 m including 30.78% Zn, 423.0 g/t silver and 1.36% Pb over 0.70 m in hole RS07-01; 8.09% Zn, 600 g/t silver and 2.29% Pb over 4.35 m including 19.35% Zn, 874 g/t silver and 5.62% Pb over 1.75 m in RS07-12; and 1.98% Zn, 75 g/t silver and 0.16% Pb over 6.90 m including 24.04% Zn, 144 g/t silver and 1.07% Pb over 0.35 m in RS07-27. The Zinc zone has a maximum surface strike length of 150 m and has been drill tested to a maximum vertical depth of 150 m. (Rockcliff Resources Ltd., press releases, February 27, April 19 and May 14, 2007.)

The Zinc zone is exposed on surface for a distance of 30 m and is up to 6 m in width. It is interpreted to be a single lens of semi-massive to massive sulphide located along a 2 km long favourable horizon of fine-grained, tuffaceous metavolcanic rocks. Amphibolitized mafic metavolcanic rocks and some metagabbro sills border the intermediate to felsic metavolcanic rocks on the north and south. The Zinc zone is east trending and steeply south dipping with respect to the host rocks. The geometry suggests that the stratigraphic tops are northward and the zone and surrounding rocks are overturned. Mineralization at the Zinc zone consists of stringers of massive sphalerite and pyrite with minor galena and chalcopyrite (Riley 1971; Kelso 2006).

The Zinc zone hosts a small zinc-silver deposit of high-grade sphalerite and pyrite enclosed within a folded, steeply plunging cherty tuff horizon. The main ore body varies in width from 0.3 to 3.6 m and rakes steeply to the west. Wider sections of mineralization (3.6 to 11.6 m) occur sporadically down dip, possibly due to random thickening of the tuff horizon and/or remobilization of lower-grade material into fold noses. A resource figure, not compliant with NI 43-101, of 67 132 tonnes averaging 12% Zn and 280 g/t gold to a vertical depth of 137 m was calculated by Westfield Minerals Limited in 1980 (White 1981). In 1992, Noranda Exploration Company Limited estimated a drill-indicated resource of 90 718 tonnes averaging 8.3% Zn and 187 g/t silver for a mineralized zone with an average thickness of 1.5 m and a length of 200 m (De Gagne 1992).

The Zinc zone, also known as the Conboy Lake or Westfield occurrence, was discovered in 1939 and has been intermittently explored since then. Prior to the acquisition of the property by Rockcliff Resources Inc., the property was last explored by Falconbridge Ltd. in 2000. The property lies approximately 250 m south and west of Conboy Lake in Rennie Township. The property is readily accessible via a series of logging roads from the community of Dubreuilville, located approximately 70 km to the west. Temex Resources Corp. – Whitney Township Properties Temex Resources Corp. carried out exploration work on 47 patented and unpatented mining claims in Whitney Township covering 2155 acres. Temex has the property under option from Goldcorp Inc. Two in-lying claims within the Whitney property have been optioned from local prospectors. Temex’ exploration program included diamond drilling, line cutting and 26.5 km of induced polarization surveys. Fifteen diamond-drill holes amounting to 2345 m tested the Hugh Pam zone, the Reef Pit zone, the Mulholland shear zone and several other areas for near-surface gold mineralization. (Temex Resources Corp. press releases, May 8, May 22, October 24, 2007; H. Hutteri, Temex Resources Corp., written communication, 2008). Trade Winds Ventures Ltd. – Detour Lake Properties Trade Winds Ventures Inc. announced drilling results throughout the year from the winter 2007 drilling program on the eastern side of the M zone structural corridor within the Block A property at Detour Lake. The drilling program commenced in January 2007 and by year end 53 drilled holes totalling over 13 000 m had been completed with the purpose to add new gold ounces to the last NI 43-101-compliant resource estimate (October 2006). The M zone structural corridor is a gold-bearing structure that begins near surface at the eastern boundary of Block A and gently plunges westerly for over 4 km towards the Gowest property. (Trade Winds Ventures Inc., press releases, January 23, February 5, May 10, October 3, December 7, 2007).

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Trelawney Resources Inc. – Mishi Project

The Mishi project comprises 21 000 acres in the Mishibishu Lake greenstone belt, approximately 50 km southwest of Wawa. The Mishi project hosts over 48 known gold occurrences. The property consists of 4 parcels of claims held 100% by Trelawney, plus the Murgor option (Marten zone) and the MetalCorp option (Dorset property). Trelawney has recently exercised their right to earn a 50% interest in the Dorset property. (Trelawney Resources Inc., press release, January 18, 2008.)

Trelawney Resources Inc. completed a 63 hole, deep-drilling exploration program on the Dorset zone. The purpose of the program was to provide sufficient drilling information to outline an NI 43-101-compliant inferred mineral resource, to further evaluate the open pit potential and to test the on-strike and depth potential of the zone. Drilling at the Dorset zone returned significant gold values over broad widths. The deepest drilling on the Dorset property intersected the Dorset zone at a depth of approximately 415 m vertically below surface (Trelawney Resources Inc., press release, August 13, 2007).

At the end of October, Trelawney released a gold resource estimate for the Dorset zone. The initial estimate (using a 0.50 g/t gold cut-off) consists of an indicated resource of 40 000 ounces of gold (780 000 tonnes grading 1.42 g/t gold) and an inferred resource of 180 000 ounces of gold (4 760 000 tonnes grading 1.19 g/t gold). Details of the resource are found in Table 9.

Table 9. NI 43-101 resource estimate for the Dorset zone.

Dorset - Indicated Resource Dorset - Inferred Resource Au Au cut- Tonnes > cut- Tonnes > off cut-off Grade > cut-off off cut-off Grade > cut-off Ounces Ounces g/t tonnes Au g/t gold g/t tonnes Au g/t gold 0.50 780 000 1.42 40 000 0.50 4 760 000 1.19 180 000 1.00 540 000 1.71 30 000 1.00 2 580 000 1.58 130 000 1.50 290 000 2.12 20 000 1.50 1 180 000 2.00 80 000 (Trelawney Resources Inc, press release, October 31, 2007)

Vencan Gold Corporation

Vencan Gold Corporation carried out prospecting and follow-up trenching over their 597 claim, Abitibi West property located in Denyes, Swayze, Dore and Heenan townships between June 15 and August 15, 2007. During the prospecting program 755 rock samples were taken and assayed for their gold content (39 also for base metal and PGE concentrations).

Follow-up trenching, based on subsequent assay results (alteration and geology in 2 locales), was carried out at 6 locations within the claim group. A total of 1020 m of trenching was performed and 283 channel samples were cut in total (1.5 m samples) and assayed for gold content (also 33 samples for base metals and 3 samples for PGE concentrations). In addition multi-element analysis was completed on 42 soil samples.

One sample located at UTM coordinate 397482 E and 5296379 N collected during the prospecting campaign analysed 0.699 ppm gold. Follow-up trenching in the vicinity uncovered a 10 meter-wide gray carbonate unit flanked by a diabase intrusive to the north and a felsic crystal tuff unit to the south. Up to 5% disseminated cube pyrite occurs throughout the carbonate unit and channel sampling revealed several assays in the 1 ppm Au range and a 2.65 ppm gold over 1.5 m assay result (R. Salo, Vencan Gold Corporation, written communication, 2008.

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VG Gold Corp

VG Gold Corp. owns the Buffalo Ankerite Mine and the Fuller property in Deloro and Tisdale townships. The Buffalo Ankerite Mine includes 35 claims in Deloro Township, and the adjoining Fuller property consists of 14 claims in Deloro and Tisdale townships. VG Gold also holds joint ownership of the Davidson Tisdale Mine with Laurion Mineral Exploration Inc. Work by VG Gold included 25 000 m of diamond drilling on the South Mine of Buffalo ankerite property. The drilling program intersected auriferous quartz-tourmaline breccia zones, similar to the style of gold mineralization previously exploited at the Buffalo Ankerite Mine. All holes intersected gold mineralization. (VG Gold Corp., press release, December 6, 2007;www.vggoldcorp.com/ ).

Indicated and inferred resources on the Buffalo Ankerite Mine have been identified in the South Mine part of the property and are shown below.

Resource Tons Grade Ounces Category (ounce/ton gold) gold Indicated 219 883 0.146 32 213 Inferred 112 764 0.147 16 587

Windarra Minerals Ltd. – Pukaskwa Property

In a follow-up to their 2006 surface sampling program, Windarra Minerals Ltd. completed a 14 hole (824 m) diamond-drilling program at the Middle Finger Lake zone. The purpose of the drill program was to test the down- dip potential of gold mineralization at the Middle Finger Lake zone and its coincident geochemical and IP chargeability anomalies in the immediate vicinity of the Middle Finger Lake trench.

Significant assays from the drill program include 4.16 g/t gold over 6.55 m, including 18.87 g/t gold over 1.11 m in drill hole PK 07-01; 1.49 g/t gold over 16.10 m, including 7.40 g/t gold over 2.96 m in hole PK 07-05 and 4.45 g/t gold over 3.06 m in hole PK 07-13. The drill program indicates that the zone has down-dip and along-strike continuity. The Pukaskwa property is located in the western part of the Mishibishu Lake greenstone belt, adjacent to Pukaskwa National Park. (Windarra Minerals Ltd., press release, October 26, 2007.)

Table 10. Exploration activity in the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist’s District – 2007 (see Figures 2a to 2f, 3).

Abbreviations AEM ...... Airborne electromagnetic survey IP ...... Induced polarization survey AMAG ...... Airborne magnetic survey Interp ...... Interpretation Anlys ...... Analysis Lc...... Linecutting BM ...... Base Metal MAG ...... Ground magnetic survey Bulk...... Bulk sampling Pet ...... Petrographic analysis Comp ...... Data compilation PGE ...... Platinum group elements DD...... Diamond drilling Photo ...... Aerial photography DGP ...... Down-hole geophysics Pr ...... Prospecting EM ...... Electromagnetic survey Rcalc ...... Resource calculations GC ...... Geochemical survey Rept ...... Report GL ...... Geological survey Samp ...... Sampling (other than bulk) GP ...... Ground geophysics - unspecified type Str ...... Stripping Grav ...... Gravity survey Tr ...... Trenching HLEM ...... Horizontal loop electromagnetic survey UG ...... Underground exploration/development VLFEM ...... Very low frequency electromagnetic survey

No. Company/Individual Township/Area Exploration Activity (Occurrence Name) or Property (Commodity) 1 6070205 Ontario Inc. Carscallen DD - 1 - 260m (G. Harron) (Au, BM) 2 6070205 Ontario Inc. Denton DD - 1 - 504m (G. Harron) (Au, BM)

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No. Company/Individual Township/Area Exploration Activity (Occurrence Name) or Property (Commodity) 3 6070205 Ontario Inc. Thorburn DD - 1 - 351m (G. Harron) (Au, BM) 4 6378366 Canada Inc. Denton DD - 1 - 171m (Au, BM) 5 Amador Gold Corp. Byers EM, MAG, IP, DD (Byers property) (VMS, Au, PGE)

6 Amador Gold Corp Chewett GC, MAG (Chewett property) (diamond) 7 Amador Gold Corp. Horwood DD, GL, MAG, IP, Samp, Tr, Assays (Horwood gold property) (Au) 8 AntOro Resources Inc. Carty, Evans, Foleyet, Horwood, GC, Samp, Anlys (Foleyet property) Ivanhoe, Keith, Lemoine, Lincoln, Muskego, Paul, Raney, Warren (diamond) 9 Avalon Ventures Ltd. Warren Bulk (Warren Township property) (feldspar) 10 Baltic Resources Inc. and Coral Rapids Pitt, Valentine, Kilmer, Hamlet Pet, Str, DD, Assays Minerals Inc. (diamond, VMS, U) (Coral Rapids project)

11 Brigadier Gold Limited Whitney DD - 7 - 1700m (Hunter Mine) (Au) 12 Candorado Operating Company Ltd. Lower Detour Lake AMAG, AEM (Aurora Extension) (Au) 13 Claim Lake Nickel Inc. Zavitz MAG, Lc, EM (Moray Lake) (VMS) 14 Comaplex Minerals Corp. Mountjoy Tr, Samp, Assays (Mountjoy property) (Au) 15 Condor Diamond Corp. BMA 527 834, BMA 528 834 Interp (Victory target) (diamond) 16 Daxl, H. Musgrove EM, Pr, Samp, Assays (Cu) 17 De Beers Canada Inc. BMA 528 834, 527 834, 526 834 DD - 50 - 9016m delineation, (Victor Resource Extension) (diamond) DD - 1 - 243m exploration 18 Debuts Diamonds Inc. BMA 527 834, 528 834 MAG, EM (Victory target) (diamond) 19 Detour Gold Corporation Sunday Lake, West of Sunday Lake DD - 277 - 98 544m, Assays, pre- (Detour Lake) (Au) feasibility, Rcalc 20 Dentonia Resources Ltd. Lower Detour Lake AEM, AMAG, MAG, EM (Lipton Claim Group) (Au) 21 Dianor Resources Inc. Reaume, Duff, Tully DD - 4 - 548m (Cluster project) (diamond, BM, Au) 22 Diatreme Explorations Inc. Thorburn EM, MAG (VMS) 23 Diamondex Resources Ltd. BMA 528 852, 531 852 AMAG (Weiland property) (diamond) 24 Eloro Resources Ltd. Price DD - 1 - 200m (Hydro Bay property) (BM)

25 Eloro Resources Ltd. Hurdman DD - 25 - 3462m, Assays (Hurdman property) (BM) 26 Explor Resources Inc. Carnegie MAG (Carnegie Base Metal property) (BM)

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No. Company/Individual Township/Area Exploration Activity (Occurrence Name) or Property (Commodity) 27 Explorers Alliance Corporation Denton DD - 2 - 384m (Boa project) (Au)

28 Explorers Alliance Corporation Robb DD - 2 - 870m (Halfmoon project) (BM) 29 Explorers Alliance Corporation Turnbull DD - 2 - 617m (BM) 30 Explorers Alliance Corporation/ West Bristol DD - 4 - 983m Timmins Mining Inc. (Au, BM) 31 Fancamp Exploration Ltd. BMA 526 862, BMA 527 862 30 km Lc, MAG, GP, Grav, AEM (McFaulds Lake) (VMS) 32 Fletcher Nickel Inc. Bartlett, Geikie DD – 10 - 3200m (Texmont Mine) (Ni) 33 Freewest Resources Canada Inc. BMA 527 861, 527 862, 526 861 AEM, AMAG, Lc, EM, MAG (McFaulds property) (Ni, Cu, PGE) 34 Gervais, L.N. Whitney Samp, Assays (Gervais Whitney property) (Au, Cu, Zn, Ni) 35 Goldcorp Inc. Whitney DD (Au) 36 Goldcorp Inc. Tisdale DD - 325 - 67 068m, pre-feasibility (Hollinger project) (Au) 37 Goldcorp Inc. Deloro DD - 4 - 656m (Delnite project) (Au) 38 Golden Chalice Resources Inc. Langmuir DD - 30, Assays, AEM (Langmuir property) (Ni, VMS) 39 Golden Chalice Resources Inc. Penhorwood Str, DD - 1 - 300m (Penhorwood property) (Au, Ag, Cu, Zn, VMS) 40 Great White Minerals Ltd. Bartlett Str, Tr (Quartz) 41 Greenstone Exploration Co. Ltd. BMA 526 854, 527 854, 531 854, 533 MAG 853, 533 854, 533 861, 534 852, 534 853, 534 854 (diamond, VMS) 42 Hinterland Metals Inc. Raney DD (Raney Gold property) (Au) 43 Inspiration Mining Corp. Douglas EM, GC, MAG, Lc (Douglas property) (BM, Fe) 44 Inspiration Mining Corp. Langmuir DD - 103 - 25 892 m, Assays, Photo, (Langmuir project) (Ni) environmental study, MAG, EM, GC 45 KWG Resources Inc., Spider Resources BMA 527 834 Samp, GC,GL,Lc, Samp, Anlys, Assays Inc. and DeButs Diamonds Inc. (diamond) (MacFadyen project) 46 KWG Resources Inc. BMA 527 834 DD - 2 - 546m, (Good Friday Pipe) (diamond) 47 KWG Resources Inc. BMA 527 834 DD - 1 - 525m (MacFadyen No.1) (diamond) 48 KWG Resources Inc. BMA 527 834 DD - 2 - 229m (MacFadyen No.2) (diamond) 49 KWG Resources Inc. BMA 527 834 DD - 1- 215m (MacFadyen No.2 Target) (diamond) 50 KWG Resources Inc. BMA 527 834 DD - 4 - 201m (MacFadyen No.2 South) (diamond) 51 Lake Shore Gold Corporation Bristol DD - 16 - 8529m, Assays (Thunder Creek) (Au)

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No. Company/Individual Township/Area Exploration Activity (Occurrence Name) or Property (Commodity) 52 Lake Shore Gold Corporation Bristol DD, Samp, pre-feasibility, shaft sinking, (Timmins West property) (Au) UG 53 Lake Shore Gold Corporation Hoyle DD - 6 - 872m, Assays, GL (Vogel property) (Au) 54 Lake Shore Gold Corporation Hoyle GL (Schumacher property) (Au) 55 Lalonde, D. Massey, Whitesides EM (Massey project) (Cu, Ni) 56 Laurion Mineral Exploration Inc. Stock IP, DD (East Clavos property) (Au) 57 Laurion Mineral Exploration Inc. Enid, Massey, Côté, Fortune DD, MAG, IP, EM, Samp, Assays (Enid–Massey project) (Au, Ni, Cu, VMS) 58 Laurion Mineral Exploration Inc. German IP (German property) (Au) 59 Liberty Mines Inc. Adams, Eldorado DD - 7 - 1185m (Adams Eldorado property) (VMS)

60 Liberty Mines Inc. Dundonald Rept (Alexo property) (Ni)

61 Liberty Mines Inc. Langmuir DD, Assays, AEM (Galata nickel project) (Ni, Cu) 62 Liberty Mines Inc. Eldorado, Langmuir DD - 50, Assays, environmental studies (Hart nickel project) (Ni, VMS) 63 Liberty Mines Inc. Eldorado DD - 123 - 10 759 m, Assays, UG (McWatters project) (Ni) 64 Liberty Mines Inc. Eldorado DD - 13, Assays, DD-(UG) - 4616 m (Redstone Mine) (Ni, VMS) 65 MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. and BMA 525 861, 526 861, 526 862, 527 AEM, AMAG, DD - 2 - 344m, Assays, Temex Resources Corp. 854, 527 861 Lc 51.7 km, MAG,EM (Hornby property) (Ni, Cu, VMS) 66 Mantis Mineral Corp. Thorburn MAG, EM (Thorburn base metal property) (Cu, Ni) 67 Mantis Mineral Corp Oke GC (Oke base metal property) (Cu, Ni) 68 Mantis Mineral Corp. and Probe Mines McFaulds Lake area AEM Limited (Ni, Cu, VMS) (Tamarack project) 69 Matamec Explorations Inc. Matheson Comp (Matheson Joint Venture property) (Au) 70 Matamec Explorations Inc. Clergue DD - 6 - 1375m, Assays, (Montclerg zone) (Au) Lithogeochemical study 71 McKinnon, D. Mallard Str (Mallard property) (Au) 72 Melkior Resources Inc. Carscallen GL, IP, Samp, Assays, DD - 23 - 2534m, (Timmins West property) (Au) Tr 73 Metalex Ventures Ltd., Arctic Star BMA 532 861 AEM Diamond Corp. and WSR Gold Inc. (VMS, diamond) (McFaulds property) 74 Metalex Ventures Ltd. and Arctic Star South of Missisa River Area DD, Samp, Anlys Diamond Corp. (diamond) (T1 kimberlite property) 75 Moneta Porcupine Mines Inc. Tisdale DD - 1 - 350m (North Tisdale project) (Au)

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No. Company/Individual Township/Area Exploration Activity (Occurrence Name) or Property (Commodity) 76 Namex Explorations Inc. Huffman DD - 2, Samp, Assays, GC (Huffman property) (Au, Ag) 77 Noront Resources Ltd. BMA 526 862 DD - 29 - 5031m, Assays, AMAG, (Double Eagle property) (Cu, Ni, VMS) AEM, Lc, IP, DGP, Grav 78 Northern Gold Mining Inc. Hoyle IP (Timmins project) (VMS, Au, PGE)

79 Northern Gold Mining Inc. Matheson IP, Lc (Matheson Central property) (VMS, Au, PGE)

80 Northern Gold Mining Inc. Dundonald, Evelyn AMAG, AEM (Frederick House Lake project) (Au, BM)

81 Northern Gold Mining Inc. Whitney IP (Pamour Grid property) (Au, VMS, PGE) 82 Northern Gold Mining Inc. Matheson Pr (Matheson North property) (BM) 83 Northern Shield Resources Inc. Missisa Lake, West of Missisa Lake, GC (Eastbank Lake property) BMA 521 853, 522 852, 522 853, 523 853 (PGE, Ni, Cu) 84 Northern Shield Resources Inc. BMA 523 861, 523 862, 524 861, DD - 5 - 3395 m, Assays (Highbank Lake property) 524 862 (PGE, Ni, Cu) 85 Novawest Resources Inc. Stock Lc, MAG (Goldstock property) (Au) 86 Pacific North West Capital Corp. Montcalm, Nova DD - 8 - 2534m, Assays, AEM, DGP (West Timmins project) (Ni, Cu, PGE) 87 Phoscan Chemical Corp. and Baltic South of Ridge Lake Bulk, Pre-feasibility, Rcalc Resources Inc. (phosphate) (Martison phosphate project) 88 Probe Mines Limited BMA 527 862 Pr, GC (McFaulds West project) (Cu, Ni, VMS) 89 Pyke, D.R. Tisdale GC (Northwest Tisdale property) (Au, BM) 90 Raine, B.N. Cody Str, Samp, Assays (Cody Township property) (Au) 91 Renforth Resources Inc. BMA 526 854, 527 854, 531 854, Rept, Lc, MAG (Attawapiskat property) 533 853, 533 854, 533 861, 534 852, 534 853, 534 854 (diamond)

92 Renforth Resources Inc. BMA 532 854, 532 852, 531 852, 524 Rept, Lc, MAG (Kyle project) 8552, West of Missisa River

(diamond)

93 Richmond Minerals Inc. McArthur, Bartlett, Musgrove Lc 19.34 km, MAG, HLEM, VLFEM, (Triple Lakes property) (Au, Cu) Pr, Samp

94 Ross, F. / Ross, G. / Windsor, G./ Durham, Sewell Str, Tr, GL R.B. (Au, VMS) 95 Rousseau, R. Stetham MAG (Stetham uranium property) (U) 96 Rousseau, R. Turnbull MAG (Mountain of gold property) (Au)

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No. Company/Individual Township/Area Exploration Activity (Occurrence Name) or Property (Commodity) 97 Sea Green Capital Corp. Mountjoy DD - 1 - 308m (Mountjoy Syndicate) (Au, Ag, Cu Zn)

98 Sedex Mining Corp. Semple MAG, IP (Serpentine Lake property) (Ni) 99 Spider Resources Inc., KWG Resources BMA 527 861, BMA 526 861 Grav, EM, DD - 7 - 2354m, Assays, Inc. and UC Resources Ltd. (Cu, Zn, VMS) AEM (McFaulds East VMS property) 100 Somerville, D.E. Shaw Samp, Pet (Goose Lake property) (Au) 101 SouthernEra Diamonds Inc. MAG, GC (Trillion project) (diamond) 102 Starfire Minerals Inc. Langmuir DD - 7 - 1147m, Assays, MAG, EM (Langmuir South project) (Ni) 103 Temex Resources Corp. Whitney DD - 15 - 2345m, Assays, MAG, IP, (Whitney property) (Au) 30.7 km Lc 104 Temex Resources Corp. Douglas Pr (Timmins nickel project) (Ni) 105 Trade Winds Ventures Ltd. and Detour Sunday Lake, West of Sunday Lake DD - 53 - 13 000m, Assays Gold Corporation (Au) (Detour Lake Block A property) 106 Trade Winds Ventures Ltd. West of Sunday Lake DD - 10 - 4800m, Assays (Detour Lake Gowest property) (Au) 107 Tres-Or Resources Ltd. Mann DD - 4 - 479 m, Assays (Mann project) (Pt, Pd) 108 Trillium North Minerals Sewell, Kenogaming DD - 8 - 1029m, Assays (West Porcupine property) (Au, BM) 109 UC Resources Ltd. BMA 527 861 DD - 7 - 2345m, Assays (McFaulds Lake) (BM) 110 Valé INCO Eisenhower DD (Ni) 111 VenCan Gold Corporation Dore, Heenan, Swayze, Marion, Denyes GL, Pr, Samp, Tr (Abitibi West property) (Au, BM) 112 VG Gold Corp. Deloro, Tisdale DD - 28 , Assays (Buffalo Ankerite property) (Au) 113 VG Gold Corp. and Laurion Mineral Tisdale DD - 8 - 2451m Assays Exploration Inc (Au) (Davidson Tisdale property) 114 VG Gold Corp. Tisdale, Deloro DD - 25 000m (Fuller property) (Au) 115 Warford, V.W.A. Fallon Rept (Red Ridge deposit) (argillite) 116 West Timmins Mining Inc. Bristol DD - 60 -11 850m, 35 km IP (West Timmins 5 properties) (Au) 117 West Timmins Mining Inc. and Probe Bristol DD - 10, Assays Mines Limited (Au) (West Timmins project) 118 West Timmins Mining Inc. Bristol DD, Assays (Allerston property) (Au) 119 West Timmins Mining Inc. Bristol DD, Assays (Beach property) (Au)

120 West Timmins Mining Inc. Thorneloe DD, Assays (Highway 144 property) (Au) 121 West Timmins Mining Inc. Thorneloe DD, Assays (Thorne property) (Au)

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No. Company/Individual Township/Area Exploration Activity (Occurrence Name) or Property (Commodity) 122 West Timmins Mining Inc. Carscallen DD, Assays (Wakemac property) (Au, BM) 123 Western Kidd Resources Inc. Reid AEM, AMAG (BM) 124 Western Kidd Resources Inc. Loveland IP (BM)

Table 11. Exploration activity in the Wawa area in 2007 (keyed to Figure 2g).

Abbreviations

AMAG ...... Airborne magnetic survey Lc ...... Linecutting Anlys ...... Analysis MAG ...... Ground magnetic survey Comp ...... Data compilation Pr ...... Prospecting DD...... Diamond drilling Rcalc ...... Resource calculations EM ...... Electromagnetic survey Samp ...... Sampling (other than bulk) GC ...... Geochemical survey Str ...... Stripping GL ...... Geological survey Tr ...... Trenching IP ...... Induced polarization survey UG ...... Underground exploration/development

No. Company/Individual Township/Area Exploration Activity (Occurrence Name or Property) (Commodity)

1 Artisan Gold Inc. McMurray EM, MAG McMurray property (Au) 2 Baltic Resources Inc. Hawkins DD, IP, Lc Hawkins gold project (Au) 3 Chalice Diamond Corp. Abbey, Addison, Bader, Collishaw, Lang, AMAG Chapleau diamond project Marsh (diamond) 4 Chalice Diamond Corp. Bader, Bruyere, Collishaw, Copenace, MAG Chapleau diamond project Dolson, Lang, Marsh, Stover, West (diamond) 5 Chalice Diamond Corp. Corbiere Anlys Chapleau diamond project – Klondike Option (diamond) 6 Chalice Diamond Corp. Esquega GL Klondike option (diamond) 7 Chalice Diamond Corp. Dolson GL, Samp, Str Klondike Gold Echum joint venture (diamond) 8 Chalice Diamond Corp. Glasgow, Meath, Rennie, Riggs, Stover, AMAG Rennie block West (diamond) 9 Cline Mining Corporation Jacobson DD-25-40,824 ft., Assays Cline Mine (Au) 10 Cline Mining Corporation and Strike Minerals Inc. Jacobson DD-9-11,341 ft., Assays Strike Edwards property (Au) 11 Dianor Resources Inc. Dambrossio, Dahl Assays, DD-7-2484 m, GL, Dumas project (diamond, Au) MAG, Pr, Samp, 12 Dianor Resources Inc. Chabanel DD, Environmental studies, Leadbetter property (diamond) GL, Samp 13 Dianor Resources Inc. Esquega, Corbiere Evaluation, GL, Samp Archibald property (diamonds) 14 Golden Chalice Resources Inc. Buckland, Delmage MAG Buckland and Delmage properties – Chapleau diamond (diamond) project

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15 Golden Chalice Resources Ltd. Bader, Dolson, Marsh GL, Tr Chapleau diamond project (diamond) 16 Golden Chalice Resources Inc. Bader, Abbey, Addison MAG Chapleau diamond project (diamond) 17 Golden Chalice Resources Inc. Mishibishu Lake MAG Ellen Creek property (Au) 18 Golden Goose Resources Inc. Finan DD-29-15,000 m, Assays Magino property (Au) 19 Goldwright Explorations Inc. Brackin, Leeson IP Brackin gold property (Au) 20 Gowest Amalgamated Resources Ltd. Lastheels Comp Aldo Palma property (Mo) 21 Gowest Amalgamated Resources Ltd. Andre GL, MAG, Pr, Samp, Str, Tr Molybdenite Lake property (Mo) 22 Laidlaw / Stone / Hume / Mihelcic Stover GL, MAG, Samp, Tr Stover-West property (Au, diamond) 23 Leadbetter, J. Knicely Pr, Samp, Str (diamond) 24 Metalex Ventures Ltd., Mori Diamonds Inc. and Dianor Chabanel, Bailloquet Anlys, DD-13-2832 m, GC, Resources Inc. (diamond) MAG, Samp Wawa project 25 NorCanEx Resources Ltd. St. Germain, Mishibishu Lake AMAG Bear property (Au) 26 Noront Resources Ltd. Lizar, Nameigos DD-6-2000 m Lizar project (Au, VMS) 27 Patricia Mining Corp. Jacobson Tr, Samp, Assays Edwards West property (Au) 28 Patricia Mining Corp. Abotossaway GL, Samp, Assays Ego property (Au, Cu) 29 Patricia Mining Corp. Jacobson Tr, GL, Samp, Assays VenCan Option (Au) 30 Pele Gold Corporation Jacobson Pr (Au) 31 Richmont Mines Inc. and Patricia Mining Corp. Finan DD-UG Island Gold project (Au) 32 Rockcliff Resources Inc. Rennie DD-30-2984 m, Assays Shihan property (VMS) 33 Strike Minerals Inc. Jacobson DD-4-7869 m, Assays Edwards property (Au) 34 Strike Minerals Inc. Jacobson DD-3-1347 ft., Assays Funk #2 property (Au) 35 Trelawney Resources Inc. Mishibishu Lake DD - 7 - 1595m, Assays Murgor Option – Marten Zone (Au) 36 Trelawney Resources Inc. Mishibishu Lake DD-63, Rcalc, Assays MetalCorp—Dorset property (Au) 37 Tremblay, M. Abbie Lake Pr, Samp, Str, Assays (Au) 38 Tremblay, M. Abbie Lake Pr, Str Abbie Lake West property (Au) 39 Wawa General Partership McMurray DD McMurray project (Au) 40 Windarra Minerals Ltd. Camp Lake and David Lakes areas DD-14-824 m, GC, Pr, Samp, Pukaskwa property (Au) Assays

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RESIDENT GEOLOGIST PROGRAM STAFF AND ACTIVITIES

The Timmins office summary statistics are provided in Table 12. Assessment files received in 2007 by the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Office are listed in Table 13. Publications received by the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Office during 2007 are listed in Table 14.

The Timmins Resident Geologist office was staffed by B.T. Atkinson, Regional Resident Geologist, A.C. Wilson, District Geologist and H. Woo, District Support Geologist. In September, A.C. Wilson was seconded to Regional Land Use Geologist position for Northeastern Ontario, based in Timmins, and in October, H. Woo was seconded to the District Geologist position. D. Cholette was contracted to the District Support Geologist position.

K. Gadzala and J. Lamothe provided field and office support under the Summer Experience Program 2007.

The Timmins office serves as the regional office for the Northeast Ontario Regional Resident Geologist Program. J.C. Ireland is the Regional Manager responsible for the Timmins and Kirkland Lake regional offices and the Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie district offices. F. Boucher is the Regional Administrative Assistant and D.M. Draper is the Regional Cartographer and GIS Specialist. G.Wm. Seim, Northeast Regional Land Use Geologist, was seconded to the provincial Land Use Policy and Planning Coordinator position, based in the Timmins office.

Table 12. Summary of staff activities, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist’s Office, 2007.

Activity Number Assessment files received (including donations) 187 Client visits - Office 1199 Client visits - Drill Core Library 83 Geological tours given 10 Geoscience library accessions 46 Property visits by staff 58 Telephone inquiries 1087

Table 13. Assessment files received in the Timmins District in 2007. Abbreviations AEM ...... Airborne electromagnetic survey IP ...... Induced polarization survey AMAG ...... Airborne magnetic survey KIM ...... Microdiamond processing Anlys ...... Analysis Lc...... Linecutting AVLF-EM ...... Airborne very low frequency EM survey MAG ...... Ground magnetic survey Beep ...... Beep Mat survey Man...... Manual labour Bulk...... Bulk sampling ODH ...... Overburden drill hole(s) Comp ...... Data compilation Pet ...... Petrographic analyses DD...... Diamond drilling PGM ...... Platinum group metals DDH...... Diamond drill hole(s) Pr ...... Prospecting DGP ...... Down-hole geophysics Rcalc...... Resource calculations EM ...... Electromagnetic survey Rept(s) ...... Report(s) GC ...... Geochemical survey Samp ...... Sampling (other than bulk) GL ...... Geological survey SP ...... Self-potential survey GM ...... Ground magnetic survey Str ...... Stripping GRA ...... Ground radiometric survey Tr ...... Trenching Grav ...... Gravity survey UG ...... Underground exploration/development HLEM ...... Horizontal loop electromagnetic survey VLEM...... Vertical loop electromagnetic survey Ind ...... Industrial mineral survey VLF-EM ...... Very low frequency electromagnetic survey

Township or Area Company Name Year Type of AFRO Resident Geologist Work Number Office File Designation Abotossaway Patricia Mining Corp. GL, Samp, Assays 2007 2.35731 WP Abotossaway - 48

Abotossaway Pele Gold Corporation Str, Samp, Assays 2005 2.33817 WP Abotossaway - 47

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Abotossaway Pele Gold Corporation DD - 2 - 362m, Assay 2006 2.33738 WP Abotossaway - 45

Abotossaway Pele Gold Corporation Pr, Samp, Assay 2005 2.33812 WP Abotossaway - 46

Abotossaway, Jacobson Pele Gold Corporation Samp, Pr, Assays 2005 2.33665 WP Abotossaway - 44

Adams, Eldorado Liberty Mines Inc. DD - 7 - 1185m 2007 2.35367 T-5540

Atkinson Lake Falconbridge Limited AEM, AMAG 2004 2.33504 T-5444

Bader, Abbey, Addison Golden Chalice Resources MAG 2006 -2007 2.35542 WP Bader - 6 Inc.

Bader, Echum Golden Chalice Resources EM, MAG 2006 2.35880 WP Bader - 5 Inc.

Bader, Echum Golden Chalice Resources AEM, AMAG 2006 2.34221 WP Bader - 4 Inc.

Bartlett Great White Minerals Ltd. Str, Tr 2007 2.35902 T-5572

Bartlett, Geikie Fletcher Nickel Inc. IP, MAG 2006 2.35954 T-5565

Benneweis Salo, L.J. Tr 2006 2.33511 T-5488

Bird, Debassige Golden Chalice Resources AMAG, AEM 2006 2.34153 WP Bird - 5 Inc.

BMA 523 861, BMA 524 861 Northern Shield Resources DD - 4 - 1330m 2006 2.34201 T-5486 Inc.

BMA 523 862, BMA 524 863 Aurora Platinum AEM, AMAG 2006 2.33316 T-5440 Corporation

BMA 524 862, 524 861 Northern Shield Resources DD-8-1868m, Assays 2006 2.35605 T-5575 Inc.

BMA 526 854, 527 854, 531 854, Greenstone Exploration MAG 2007 2.34660 T-5501 533 853, 533 854, 533 861, 534 852, Co. Ltd. 534 853, 534 854

BMA 527 834, BMA 528 834 Condor Diamond Corp. Interp 2007 2.34183 T-5485

BMA 527 854, BMA 527 853, Probe Mines Limited GL, AMAG, AEM, EM, 2005 2.34620 T-5524 BMA 526 854, BMA 525 854 DD - 19 - 3195m, Assays

BMA 527 861 KWG Resources Inc. DD - 16 - 4545m, Assays 2004 2.36240 T-5573

BMA 528 834 De Beers Canada Inc. DD - 1 - 222m 2005 2.33605 T-5464

BMA 528 834, 527 834 KWG Resources Inc. MAG, EM 2007 2.35727 T-5558

BMA 528 834, 527 834, 526 834 De Beers Canada Inc. DD - 50 - 9016m 2007 2.35644 T-5554

BMA 534 853, 527 853, 531 861 KWG Resources Inc. / MAG, Comp, Interp 2006 2.35709 T-5557 Spider Resources Inc.

Brackin Goldwright Explorations Tr, Samp, Assay 2006 2.33565 WT Brackin - 54 Inc.

Bristol Pelangio Mines Inc. IP 2006 2.34322 T-5475

Bristol Pelangio Mines Inc. DD - 3 - 702m 2005 2.34926 T-5515

Bristol West Timmins Mining Inc. DD - 1 - 225m 2006 2.34498 T-5492

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Bristol West Timmins Mining Inc. IP 2006 2.35229 T-5513

Bristol West Timmins Mining Inc. DD - 1 - 335m 2006 2.35072 T-5523

Brower Haire, P.G. DD - 2 - 121ft, Assay 2006 2.34446 T-5495

Bruyere Cole, J.Y. Correspondance 1952 Donation WP Bruyere - 21

Bruyere Core International Limited AEM, AMAG, ARAD 2006 2.33793 WP Bruyere - 22

Byers Amador Gold Corp. EM, MAG 2007 2.34337 T-5476

Byers Amador Gold Corp. IP, EM 2007 2.34618 T-5499

Byers Falconbridge Limited DD - 1 - 179m, Assays 2004 2.35752 T-5559

Cargill Agrium Inc. DD - 14 - 1930m, Assays 2004 -2005 2.33414 T-5445

Carnegie Explor Resources Inc. DD - 1 - 326m, Assays 2006 2.34450 T-5500

Carnegie Explor Resources Inc. MAG 2007 2.34519 T-5496

Carnegie, Kidd Vismand Exploration Inc. EM, IP, MAG 2006 2.34176 T-5466

Carscallen Harron, G.A. / 6070205 DD - 1 - 144m 2006 2.34832 T-5506 Canada Inc.

Carty, Evans, Foleyet, Horwood, AntOro Resources inc. Samp, Anlys 2006 -2007 2.35958 T-5570 Ivanhoe, Keith, Lemoine, Lincoln, Muskego, Paul, Raney, Warren

Chabanel, Bailloquet Dianor Resources Inc. MAG 2006 2.35350 WP Chabanel - 84

Chester Young-Shannon Gold DD - 5 - 1295m, IP 2005 2.34373 T-5510 Mines, Limited

Cody Raine, B.N. Str, Samp, Assays 2007 2.35911 T-5567

Dahl, Dambrossio, Dumas Dianor Resources Inc. MAG 2006 2.35199 WP Dambrossio - 10

Dambrossio, Dahl Dianor Resources Inc. MAG 2006 -2007 2.34742 WP Dambrossio - 9

Dambrossio, Dahl Dianor Resources Inc. Samp, Assays 2007 2.34956 WP Dambrossio - 8

Dambrossio, Dahl Dianor Resources Inc. GC, Samp, Anlys, Assays 2006 2.34619 WP Dambrossio - 7

Dambrossio, Dahl, Lalibert Dianor Resources Inc. MAG 2006 2.34394 WP Dambrossio - 6

Dambrossio, Dumas, Dahl Dianor Resources Inc. Samp, GC, Anlys, Assays 2006 2.33288 WP Dambrossio - 5

David Lakes Windarra Minerals Ltd. Pr, MAG, Samp, GC, 2005 2.33714 WP David Lakes - 54 Assays

Dolson Golden Chalice Resources MAG 2006 2.34543 WP Dolson - 7 Inc.

Dore McKinnon, D. Str 2006 2.33520 T-5458

Dore McKinnon, D. Str 2006 2.33524 T-5459

Dore McKinnon, D. Str 2006 2.33526 T-5460

Dore Mortimer, C.H. DD - 3 - 290ft, Str 2006 2.33394 T-5470

Dumas, Dambrossio Dianor Resources Inc. DD - 7 - 2484m 2007 2.35627 WP Dumas - 1

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Dundonald Liberty Mines Inc. Rept 2007 2.34051 T-5474

Dundonald, Evelyn Northern Gold Mining Inc. AMAG, AEM 2007 2.34621 T-5518

Ecclestone Everock Inc. EM, MAG, GC 2005 2.34958 T-5512

Ecclestone Everock Inc. MAG, EM, GC 2005 2.34961 T-5521

Eldorado Liberty Mines Inc. DD - 2 - 2590m, Assays 2007 2.35067 T-5522

Eldorado, Langmuir Liberty Mines Inc. DD - 17 - 2554m 2007 2.35424 T-5552

English EM Resources Inc. MAG, IP 2006 2.34591 T-5483

Enid, Fortune Laurion Minerals Str, Tr, Samp, GL 2006 2.35807 T-5560 Exploration Inc.

Enid, Massey, Fortune, Côté, Laurion Gold Inc. AMAG, AEM 2006 2.33945 T-5489 Turnbull

Fallon Warford, V.W.A. Rept 2007 2.34913 T-5504

Fenton BRC Development DD - 3 - 713m, Assays 2001 Donation T-5462 Corporation

Garnet Mortimer, C.H. Tr, Str, Man, GL 2006 2.33379 T-5448

Genoa, Marion VenCan Gold Corporation Grav 2006 2.34838 T-5561

Genoa, Marion VenCan Gold Corporation Lc, IP, MAG 2006 2.34838 T-5561

Genoa, Marion, Heenan, Mallard VenCan Gold Corporation Rept, Samp, DD - 17 - 2006 2.34838 T-5561 2425m, Assays, GC

Godfrey Explorers Alliance DD - 1 - 171m 2006 2.34338 T-5477 Corporation

Halcrow Union Gold Inc. DD - 3 - 573m, Assays 2006 2.34185 T-5467

Hanna, Reaume, Mann Falconbridge Limited DD - 3 - 760.5m, Assays 2004 2.34721 T-5503

Hawkins Baltic Resources Inc. IP, Lc 2007 2.35368 WT Hawkins - 40

Hawkins Baltic Resources Inc. IP 2006 -2007 2.35099 WT Hawkins - 41

Hawkins Hollinger Mines Limited DDP, Assays, Tr 1935 Donation WT Hawkins - 39

Hoyle Northern Gold Mining Inc. IP 2007 2.35263 T-5534

Hoyle Porcupine Joint Venture DD - 36 - 11,469m, Assays 2005 2.33987 T-5456

Huffman Namex Explorations Inc. GC 2006 2.34812 T-5532

Hurdman Eloro Resources Ltd. AMAG, AEM 2006 2.34216 T-5463

Hurdman Eloro Resources Ltd. MAG, DGP 2005 -2006 2.33433 T-5447

Jacobson Golden Chalice Resources Tr, Samp, Assays 2006 2.34645 WP Jacobson - 91 Inc.

Jacobson Patricia Mining Corp. Tr, GL, Samp, Assays 2007 2.35689 WP Jacobson - 94

Jacobson Patricia Mining Corp. Tr, Samp, Assays 2007 2.34580 WP Jacobson - 92

Jacobson Patricia Mining Corp. GL, Pr, Samp 2006 2.33728 WP Jacobson - 90

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Jacobson Pele Gold Corporation Pr 2007 2.35132 WP Jacobson - 93

Jamieson Claim Post Resources Inc. DD - 2 - 357m, Assays 2006 2.35168 T-5529

Keefer Denton Resources Ltd. DD - 1 - 162m 2005 2.35736 T-5569

Keefer Denton Resources Ltd. DD - 1 - 237m, Assays 2005 2.35292 T-5535

Keefer P.G.M. Ventures GL, Samp, Assays, Tr 2004 2.35591 T-5574 Corporation

Keith Amador Gold Corp. MAG, EM 2006 2.35445 T-5542

Kipling, Harmon Bradette, R. Samp, Anlys 2006 2.34755 T-5505

Langmuir Golden Chalice Resources MAG, EM 2006 2.35413 T-5548 Inc.

Langmuir Golden Chalice Resources DD - 4 - 545m, Assays 2005 2.34069 T-5484 Inc.

Langmuir Salo, R.W. Samp, Assays 2006 2.33765 T-5454

Langmuir, Blackstock, Fallon Golden Chalice Resources AEM, AMAG 2005 2.34957 T-5516 Inc.

Loveland Explorers Alliance DD - 2 - 285m 2006 2.35260 T-5533 Corporation

Loveland Western Kidd Resources GC 2004 2.33530 T-5446 Inc.

Loveland Western Kidd Resources DD - 1 - 179m 2006 2.34435 T-5494 Inc. Loveland, Byers, Moberly Falconbridge Limited DD - 7 - 1613m 2004 -5 2.36297 T-5563

Loveland, Robb Western Kidd Resources IP 2005 2.35105 T-5527 Inc.

Lower Detour Lake Dentonia Resources Ltd. DD - 10 - 1531m, Assays 2006 2.34308 T-5490

Lowther Lecours, G.Y. Str, Samp 2006 2.34863 T-5520

Macklem Lake Shore Gold Corp. EM, MAG 2006 2.35262 T-5528

Mallard McKinnon, D. Str 2006 2.33471 T-5481

Mallard McKinnon, D. Str 2007 2.35471 T-5543

Mann Tres-Or Resources Ltd. GC 2005 -6 2.33664 T-5452

Mann, Duff Tres-Or Resources Ltd. AEM, AMAG 2006 2.33988 T-5480

Massey, Whitesides Lalonde, D. EM 2007 2.35412 T-5541

Matheson Northern Gold Mining Inc. Pr 2007 2.34912 T-5511

Matheson Northern Gold Mining Inc. IP, Lc 2007 2.35519 T-5546

McMurray Artisan Gold Inc. EM, MAG 2007 2.34013 WP McMurray - 99

McMurray Gold Insight Resources Samp, Assay 2006 2.33610 WP McMurray - 98 Ltd.

Meath, Rennie, West, Glasgow, Chalice Diamond Corp. AMAG, AEM 2007 2.34531 WP Meath - 20 Riggs, Stover

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Mishibishu Lake Golden Chalice Resources MAG 2007 2.34756 WP Mishibishu Lake - 77 Inc.

Mishibishu Lake MetalCORP Ltd. Samp, Assays 2006 2.33442 WP Mishibishu Lake - 74

Mishibishu Lake Trelawney Resources Inc. DD - 7 - 1595m, Assays 2006 -2007 2.34879 WP Mishibishu Lake - 76

Mishibishu Lake Trelawney Resources Inc. DD - 18 - 2929m, Assay 2006 2.34014 WP Mishibishu Lake - 75

Montcalm Pacific North West Capital EM 2006 2.34156 T-5509 Corp.

Montcalm, Nova Pacific North West Capital DD - 8 - 2547m 2007 2.35809 T-5564 Corp.

Mountjoy Comaplex Minerals Corp. Tr, Samp, Assays 2007 2.35208 T-5530

Mountjoy Sea Green Capital Corp. DD - 1 - 99m 2007 2.35964 T-5571

Ogden Sea Green Capital Corp. EM, MAG 2006 2.35349 T-5538

Penhorwood Golden Chalice Resources DD - 1 - 300m 2007 2.35114 T-5553 Inc.

Penhorwood Roseval Silica Inc. MAG 2006 2.34810 T-5519

Penhorwood, Lake Shore Gold Corp. Samp, GL, Assays 2005 2.35428 T-5550

Penhorwood, Kenogaming Golden Chalice Resources AEM, AMAG 2005 2.33264 T-5457 Inc.

Point Isacor MetalCORP Ltd. GC 2006 2.33515 WP Point Isacor - 26

Point Isacor Wesdome Gold Mines DD - 11 - 4135m, Assays 2006 2.34254 WP Point Isacor - 27 Limited

Price Croxall-Kangas DD - 3 - 1274m, Assays 2006 2.34162 T-5482

Price Croxall, J.E. / DeCarle, Pr, GC, EM, Assays 2006 2.35662 T-5555 R.J.

Price Eloro Resources Ltd. DD - 1 - 200m 2007 2.34055 T-5465

Price Lake Shore Gold Corp. DD - 1 - 392m 2006 2.34427 T-5493

Prosser Pegg, C.C. Re-Samp, Assays 2006 2.33775 T-5455

Rabazo Rastel, J. Pr, Samp, Assay 2006 2.33086 WP Rabazo - 51

Reaume Bradshaw, R.J. DD - 1 - 251m, Assays 2006 2.33644 T-5451

Reaume, Duff, Tully Dianor Resources Inc. DD - 4 - 548m 2007 2.35433 T-5562

Reid Western Kidd Resources AEM, AMAG 2007 2.35060 T-5525 Inc.

Rennie, Meath, Stover, West Golden Chalice Resources Samp, GC, Anlys, MAG 2006 2.34193 WP Rennie - 25 Inc.

Reynolds Rochon, R. Pr, Samp, Assays 2004 -2006 2.33062 T-5441

Riggs Paynter, J.R. Samp, Pr, Assays 2006 2.33514 WP Riggs - 70

Riggs Pele Gold Corporation Pr, Samp, Assays 2005 2.33796 WP Riggs - 71

Robb Explorers Alliance DD - 1 - 360m 2007 2.35081 T-5526 Corporation

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Robb Explorers Alliance DD - 1 - 510m 2007 2.35410 T-5544 Corporation

Robb Falconbridge Limited DD - 1 - 221m, Assays 2006 2.33929 T-5472

Semple Sedex Mining Corp. MAG, IP 2007 2.35030 T-5507

Semple Sedex Mining Corp. MAG, IP 2007 2.35343 T-5537

Sewell Ross, F. / Ross, G. / Str, Tr, GL 2007 2.35043 T-5531 Windsor, G./ Durham, R.B.

Shaw Croxall, J.E. Samp, Pr, Assays 2006 2.33385 T-5443

Shaw Odyssey Explorations Ltd. GC 2005 -2007 2.35957 T-5568

Shaw Somerville, D.E. Samp, Assays 2006 2.33093 T-5442

Shaw Somerville, D.E. Samp, Pet 2007 2.35477 T-5551

Sothman, Semple AMPX Inc. AMAG, AEM 2005 2.33604 T-5449

South of Missisa River Metalex Ventures Ltd. DD - 1 - 605ft, Anlys 2005 2.34473 T-5517

South of Ridge Lake Phoscan Chemical Corp. Feasibility 2007 2.35434 T-5539

St. Germain AMPX Inc. AEM, AMAG 2005 2.34523 WP St. Germain - 9 St. Germain, Mishibishu Lake NorCanEx Resources Ltd. AMAG 2007 2.34316 WP St. Germain - 8

Stetham Rousseau, R. MAG 2007 2.34011 T-5473

Stock Novawest Resources Inc. Lc, MAG 2007 2.34707 T-5502

Stover Golden Chalice Resources GC 2006 2.33356 WP Stover - 18 Inc.

Stover Laidlaw / Stone / Hume / Tr 2007 2.35310 WP Stover - 20 Mihelcic

Stover Laidlaw / Stone / Hume / MAG 2007 2.34915 WP Stover - 19 Mihelcic

Swayze Rintala, R.W. Pr, Samp, Assays 2006 2.33216 T-5439

Swayze, Denyes McKinnon, D. Str 2006 2.33525 T-5461

Thomas Tres-Or Resources Ltd. AEM, AMAG 2006 2.33985 T-5479

Thorburn Diatreme Explorations Inc. MAG 2007 2.34223 T-5469

Thorburn Diatreme Explorations Inc. EM, MAG 2007 2.34652 T-5487

Thorburn Mantis Explorations Inc. MAG, EM 2007 2.35041 T-5508

Thorburn, Loveland Harron, G.A. / 6070205 DD - 1 - 351m 2007 2.35370 T-5545 Canada Inc.

Thorneloe, Denton Porcupine Joint Venture DD - 8 - 1718m 2006 2.35557 T-5547

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Tisdale Moneta Porcupine Mines IP, MAG 2006 2.33724 T-5471 Inc.

Tisdale Moneta Porcupine Mines DD - 1 - 350m 2007 2.35908 T-5566 Inc.

Tisdale Porcupine Joint Venture DD - 4 - 1715m, Assays 2006 2.34898 T-5498

Tisdale Pyke, D.R. GC 2007 2.35314 T-5536

Turnbull Explorers Alliance DD - 1 - 213m 2006 -2007 2.34340 T-5478 Corporation

Turnbull Rousseau, R. MAG 2007 2.35664 T-5556

Wark Pegg, C.C. Re-Samp, Assays 2006 2.33690 T-5453

West of Sunday Lake Trade Winds Ventures Inc. DD - 59 - 13,349m, Assays 2006 2.34454 T-5491

Whitney Gervais, L.N. Samp, Assay 2007 2.35453 T-5549

Whitney Northern Gold Mining Inc. IP 2007 2.34907 T-5514

Whitney Porcupine Joint Venture DD - 70 - 17,771m, Assays 2005 -2006 2.34086 T-5450

Zavitz Claim Lake Nickel Inc. MAG, Lc 2007 2.34280 T-5468

Zavitz Claim Lake Nickel Inc. MAG, EM 2007 2.34555 T-5497

Table 14. Publications received by the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist's Office in 2007.

Title Author Type and Year of Publication1 Cage Call Angus, C. General interest publication Report of Activities 2006, Resident Atkinson, B.T., Hailstone, M., Wilson, A.C., OGS Open File Report 6203 Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Draper, D.M., Pace, A. and Resident Geologist Report: Timmins Woo, H. and Sault Ste. Marie Districts

Summary of Field Work and Other Baker, C.L., Debicki, E.J., Parker, J.R., OGS Open File Report 6213 Activities, 2007 Mason, J.K., Kelly, R.I., Smyk, M.C., Ayer, J.A., Stott, G.M. and Sarvas, P., eds. The Scholarly Prospector: Don McKinnon Barnes, M. General interest publication Investigation of the Overburden Signature of Barnett, P.J., Crabtree, D.C. and Clarke, S.A. OGS Open File Report 6197 the Engagement Zone, a Diamond-Bearing, Lamprophyric, Heterolithic Breccia, Wawa, Ontario Till Compositional Database – Investigation Barnett, P.J., Crabtree, D.C. and Clarke, S.A. CD: OGS Miscellaneous Release—Data 215 of the Overburden Signature of the Engagement Zone, a Diamond-Bearing, Lamprophyric, Heterolithic Breccia, Wawa, Ontario [to accompany Open File Report 6197]

Structurally Controlled, Magmatic Beakhouse, G.P. OGS Open File Report 6193 Hydrothermal Model for Archean Lode Gold Deposits: A Working Hypothesis Lithogeochemical Data for Intermediate to Beakhouse, G.P. and Cassidy, K.F. CD: OGS Miscellaneous Release—Data 209, Felsic Intrusive Rocks Sampled in 2005 2006 Geophysical Data Acquired for Geoscientific Dawson, D.J.W., Morrison, D.F., Pawluk, CD: OGS Miscellaneous Release—Data 202, Profiles in the Timmins–Kirkland Lake Area: C., Grant, J., Spector, A., Mueller, E.L. and 2006 Discover Abitibi Initiative Reford, S.W.

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Title Author Type and Year of Publication1 Report of Activities 2006, Resident Debicki, R.L., Hinz, P., Seim, G.Wm. and OGS Open File Report 6207 Geologist Program, Regional Land Use Steele, K.G. Geologist Report: Northwestern, Northeastern and Southern Ontario Regions

Structural, Geochemical and Host Rock Dinel, E. PhD Thesis, University of Ottawa Control on Gold Mineralization in Tholeittic Volcanic Rock of the Tisdale Assemblage, Timmins, Ontario; The Hoyle Pond Mine and the Vipond V10b Unit.

Second Vertical Derivative of the Magnetic Dumont, R. and Potvin, J. OGS Map 81 982 / GSC Map OF5512 Field, Bartlett Dome Area MEGATEM® II Survey Residual Total Magnetic Field, Bartlett Dumont, R. and Potvin, J. OGS Map 81 983 / GSC Map OF5513 Dome Area MEGATEM® II Survey Electromagnetic Decay Constant (TAU), Dumont, R. and Potvin, J. OGS Map 81 984 / GSC Map OF5514 Bartlett Dome Area MEGATEM® II Survey Apparent Conductance, Bartlett Dome Area Dumont, R. and Potvin, J. OGS Map 81 985 / GSC Map OF5515 MEGATEM® II Survey Electromagnetic Anomalies, Bartlett Dome Dumont, R. and Potvin, J. OGS Map 81 986 / GSC Map OF5516 Area MEGATEM® II Survey Electromagnetic Anomalies, Bartlett Dome Dumont, R. and Potvin, J. OGS Map 81 987 / GSC Map OF5517 Area MEGATEM® II Survey Electromagnetic Anomalies, Bartlett Dome Dumont, R. and Potvin, J. OGS Map 81 988 / GSC Map OF5518 Area MEGATEM® II Survey Electromagnetic Anomalies, Bartlett Dome Dumont, R. and Potvin, J. OGS Map 81 989 / GSC Map OF5519 Area MEGATEM® II Survey Electromagnetic Anomalies, Bartlett Dome Dumont, R. and Potvin, J. OGS Map 81 990 / GSC Map OF5520 Area MEGATEM® II Survey Electromagnetic Anomalies, Bartlett Dome Dumont, R. and Potvin, J. OGS Map 81 991 / GSC Map OF5521 Area MEGATEM® II Survey Report of Activities 2006, Resident Farrow, D. and Gaudreau, J.M. OGS Open File Report 6205 Geologist Program, Kirkland Lake Regional Resident Geologist Report: Sudbury District

Mineral Deposits of Canada: A synthesis of Goodfellow, W.D. (editor) Geological Association of Canada Mineral major deposit types, district metallogeny, the Deposits Division Special Publication No. 5 evolution of geological provinces and exploration methods

Report of Activities 2006, Resident Guindon, D.L., Grabowski, G.P.B., OGS Open File Report 6204 Geologist Program, Kirkland Lake Regional Meyer, G. and Picotte, M.C.M. Resident Geologist Report: Kirkland Lake District

Reprocessing and Interpretation of Abitibi– Hajnal, Z., Reed, L.E. and Pandit, B. CD: OGS Miscellaneous Release—Data 196, Grenville Line 12 for the Discover Abitibi 2005 Seismic Program: Discover Abitibi Initiative

A Prospector’s Guide to the Use of Selective Hamilton, S.M. OGS Open File Report 6209 Leach and Other Deep Penetrating Geochemical Techniques in Mineral Exploration

Precambrian Geology of McArthur Houlé, M.G. OGS Preliminary Map P.3583 Township Geological Compilation of the Shaw Dome Houlé, M.G. and Hall, L.A.F. OGS Preliminary Map P.3595 Area, Northeastern Ontario

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Title Author Type and Year of Publication1 Lithogeochemical Data Compilation for the Houlé, M.G. and Hall, L.A.F. CD: OGS Miscellaneous Release—Data 211, Shaw Dome Area: Shaw, Adams, Eldorado, 2006 Carman, Langmuir, Deloro and Price Townships

Report of Activities 2006, Resident Lichtblau, A.F., Ravnaas, C., Storey, C.C., OGS Open File Report 6200 Geologist Program, Red Lake Regional Raoul, A., Saunders, D. and McDonald, J. Resident Geologist Report: Red Lake and Kenora Districts

Geology of Canadian Beryllium Deposits Mulligan, R. GSC Economic Geology Report 23, 1968 Precambrian Geology of Prosser Township Ontario Geological Survey OGS Preliminary Map P.3593 Magnetic and Electromagnetic Data, Grid Ontario Geological Survey/Targeted DVD: OGS Geophysical Data Set 1057 and Profile Data (ASCII and Geosoft® Geoscience Initiative–Phase 3 (TGI-3), Formats) and Vector Data, Bartlett Abitibi Project Dome Area MEGATEM® II Survey

Geology of the Canadian Shield in Ontario: Percival, J.A. and Easton, R.M. OGS Open File Report 6196 An Update Roadside Geology of Ontario: North Shore Pye, E.G. Field Guide ROCK ON Series 2, 1997 of Lake Superior An Alteration Study of the Archean Kidd Richardson, D.M. MSc Thesis, Laurentian University, 1998 Creek Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Deposit, Abitibi Greenstone Belt: Implications for Genetic Models and Explorations Criteria

Report of Activities 2006, Resident Sangster, P.J., Steele, K.G., LeBaron, P.S., OGS Open File Report 6206 Geologist Program, Southern Ontario Laidlaw, D.A., Lee, C.R., Carter, T.R. and Regional Resident Geologist Report: Lazarek, M.R. Southeastern and Southwestern Ontario Districts, Mines and Minerals Information Centre, and Petroleum Resources Centre

Talc-Carbonate Alteration of Ultramafic Schandl, E.S. PhD Thesis, University of Toronto, 1989 Rocks in the Kidd Volcanic Complex, the Slade Forbes, and Munro Asbestos Deposits in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt

The Galata Nickel Showing: A Geological Schuster, T. HBSc Thesis, University of Toronto, 1995 and Geochemical Description and Interpretation with Analogous Comparisons in the Shaw Dome Region

Report of Activities 2006, Resident Scott, J.F., Campbell, D.A. and Komar, C.L. OGS Open File Report 6202 Geologist Program, Thunder Bay South Regional Resident Geologist Report: Thunder Bay South District

Report of Activities 2006, Resident Smyk, M.C., White, G.D., Puumala, M.A., OGS Open File Report 6201 Geologist Program, Thunder Bay North Magee, M.A. and Komar, C.L. Regional Resident Geologist Report: Thunder Bay North District

Precambrian Geology of the Hudson Bay Stott, G.M. OGS Preliminary Map P.3597 Lowland Interpreted from Aeromagnetic Data—West Sheet Precambrian Geology of the Hudson Bay Stott, G.M. OGS Preliminary Map P.3598 Lowland Interpreted from Aeromagnetic Data—East Sheet Quaternary Stratigraphy of the Central Thorleifson, L.H. PhD Thesis, University of Colorado, 1989 Hudson Bay Lowland, Northern Ontario

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Title Author Type and Year of Publication1 Electron Microprobe and Bulk Rock and Tindle, A.G., Selway, J.B. and Breaks, F.W. CD: OGS Miscellaneous Release—Data 210, Mineral Compositions of Barren and Fertile 2006 Peraluminous Granitic Rocks and Rare- Element Pegmatites, North-Central and Northeastern Superior Province of Ontario [to accompany Open File Report 6195]

The Late Archean Biosphere: Implications of Watanabe, Y. PhD Thesis, Pennsylvania State University, Organic and Inorganic Geochemistry of 2002 Marine Shales and Terrestrial Paleosols

NOTES: 1 Publications were issued in 2007 unless otherwise indicated.

PROPERTY EXAMINATIONS

A number of property visits were made during the course of the year by staff of the Timmins Regional Resident Geologist office. Several of these are described below. Property visits provide geological insight into an area and help in identifying key indicators that could be deemed favourable for the discovery of new mineral deposits. Recommendations for exploration derived from property visits are presented in a separate section of this report (see “Recommendations for Exploration”).

Baltic Resources Inc. – Hawkins Township Property

LOCATION AND ACCESS

Baltic Resources Inc. holds a group of 175 claim units in 12 claim blocks staked in 1997, 2003 and 2004. An additional 30 claim units in 3 blocks staked in 2007 are held in the name of D. McKinnon. The claim group spans the width of the central part of Hawkins Township, located 90 km southwest of Hearst. The main rail lines of Canadian National Railroad (CNR) and Algoma Central Railroad (ACR) converge at Oba, located approximately 10 km to the north of Baltic Resources’ property. Access to the property is by way of the Irving (Caithness) logging road from Hearst, south for 66 km, then west on a secondary logging road to the property. A trailer camp located on the Oba River in a gravel pit adjacent to Gull Lake served as the company’s exploration field office and diamond- drill camp.

The Baltic Resources Inc. claim group is depicted in Figure 8.

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Figure 8. Location map and claims of Baltic Resources Inc. in Hawkins Township and adjacent townships.

PREVIOUS WORK

In 1935, Shenango Mining Co. Ltd. explored the property and sank a 25-foot deep shaft. A small open cut provided mill feed and the following year, 1572 tons of ore were processed in a 50 ton per day mill. In 1937, a 90-foot adit and 40-foot crosscut was extended from the bottom of the open cut. No. 1 shaft was sunk to a depth of 52 feet and 828 tons of ore was processed. Additional work continued and in 1939 No. 2 shaft was sunk to a depth of 125 feet and deepened to 135 feet in 1941. Mill cleanup was completed in 1945 and by 1950 the company charter was cancelled. Subsequent exploration was carried out on the property by St. Joseph Exploration, Sulpetro Minerals Ltd. and Falconbridge Limited between 1979 and 1986.

The Shenango Mine shaft is presently encompassed by unpatented mining claim 1229071. Shaft coordinates are NAD 83, Zone 16, 713190E, 5429925N.

Recorded gold production from the Shenango Mine includes approximately 30 ounces of gold and 32 ounces of silver recovered from 2400 tons milled during 1936-1937. Mill cleanup in 1945 yielded an additional 35.877 ounces of gold and 5 of ounces silver. Drill indicated reserves were reported as 41 600 tons grading 0.14 ounce per ton gold to a depth of 250 feet (Frey and Stewart 1992). Extensive stripping has been completed by Baltic Resources in previous phases of exploration (sampling and mapping) since 1997. Most of this work has been focused to the west of the Shenango Mine, on the west side of Oba River. A diamond-drill program was underway at the time of the property visit.

Ontario government airborne magnetic and electromagnetic surveys covered the area in 1963 and 1986. (Ontario Department of Mines 1963, Ontario Geological Survey 1986).

GEOLOGY

The Baltic Resources property in Hawkins Township is underlain by the east extension of the Kabinakagami Lake greenstone belt (Giblin 1968; Siragusa 1972; Siragusa 1977; Wilson 1993). Amphibolitized mafic volcanic rocks and flows characterize the geology of the area. Numerous felsic sills invade the mafic flows; in part, these may be high-level subvolcanic intrusions and their extrusive equivalents.

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Extensive outcrop stripping by Baltic Resources has exposed the bedrock in the area. Overburden is generally thin, up to 2 m thick, and consists of coarse sandy boulder till.

The underlying geology consists of amphibolitized, garnet-bearing mafic volcanic flows that are intruded by numerous fine-grained to aphanitic felsic sills. The felsic sills are infolded with the mafic flows with wispy, scarf- like terminations as illustrated in Figure 9.

Figure 9. Scarf-like termination of aphanitic felsic sill in amphibolitied mafic flow, Hawkins Township.

SAMPLE RESULTS

Two character samples (2007 BTA-26 and 2007 BTA-27) were collected from trenched areas for geochemical analyses. Details are presented in Table 15.

Table 15. Geochemical results from Baltic Resources Inc.’s Hawkins Township property.

Sample Number 2007 BTA 26 2007 BTA 27 Location : UTM NAD 83, Zone 16 709168E 709137E 5429072N 5429318N Description Aphanitic felsic sill Amphibolitized mafic flow Element Detection limit ppm ppm Be ppm 0.06 2.62 0.39 Bi ppm 0.009 0.762 0.018 Cd ppm 0.01 0.02 0.06 Ce ppm 0.2 13 9.4 Co ppm 0.1 0.4 46.4 Cr ppm 24 71 241 Cs ppm 0.006 1.118 0.36

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Sample Number 2007 BTA 26 2007 BTA 27 Location : UTM NAD 83, Zone 16 709168E 709137E 5429072N 5429318N Description Aphanitic felsic sill Amphibolitized mafic flow Element Detection limit ppm ppm Cu ppm 2 2 56 Dy ppm 0.02 2.1 4.4 Er ppm 0.02 0.92 2.72 Eu ppm 0.005 0.034 0.912 Gd ppm 0.02 2.13 3.56 Hf ppm 0.09 2.37 1.96 Ho ppm 0.003 0.375 0.965 La ppm 0.09 5.02 3.17 Li ppm 0.2 6.9 23.7 Lu ppm 0.002 0.105 0.43 Mo ppm 0.03 0.95 1.69 Nb ppm 0.04 14.28 2.61 Nd ppm 0.08 6.05 8.08 Ni ppm 3 10 122 Pb ppm 0.4 6.3 0.6 Rb ppm 0.2 94.9 3.1 Sb ppm 0.04 <0.04 <0.04 Sc ppm 0 1.6 40.6 Sm ppm 0.02 2.14 2.77 Sn ppm 0.08 2.41 0.68 Sr ppm 2 27 117 Ta ppm 0.2 2.7 0.2 Tb ppm 0.003 0.375 0.651 Th ppm 0.09 2.69 0.28 Ti ppm 26 56 5964 Tl ppm 0.005 0.464 0.029 U ppm 0.02 3.03 0.08 V ppm 10 <10 302 W ppm 0.5 0.6 <0.5 Y ppm 0.08 12.43 26.17 Yb ppm 0.009 0.789 2.824 Zn ppm 8 29 96 Zr ppm 3 28 65

Bartlett Quartz Quarry – Bartlett Township

LOCATION AND ACCESS

NAD 83, Zone 17, UTM 487326E, 5336216N.

The Bartlett quartz quarry (formerly referred to as the Cameron Porcupine Claims) is located 23 miles due south of Timmins, in Bartlett Township. Access is via the Pine Street South logging road. Three kilometres west off Pine

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Street South, on the Millson Timber road, approximately 5 km north of McArthur Lake road, the north fork logging trail leads to the recently excavated quarry. The property location is illustrated in Figure 10.

Figure 10. Location and claim map of the Bartlett quartz quarry.

PREVIOUS WORK

Historically, 3 pits from 15 to 42 feet deep were excavated on the property. Cameron Porcupine identified 21 quartz veins on the property.

Bruce (1926) reported on the Cameron Porcupine Claims, which included surveyed claims T.R.P. 8989 to 8994 in Bartlett Township, 1.5 miles west of Marceau Lake. Work was concentrated on claim T.R.P. 8992 where a 30-foot deep shaft exposed a considerable amount of badly shattered quartz. Whether the quartz was in place or transported was not clear. No consolidated bedrock was present at the shaft collar but 50 feet to the north, trenching exposed diorite cut by numerous quartz veins trending N20ºW. Two channel samples across two 6-foot wide quartz veins in the trench were assayed but neither carried any gold.

An assessment report by Canadian North Inca Mines Ltd. (Zurowski 1960) refers to a company report by D.C. Gillham dated December 14, 1959. The Gilham report indicates that 3 chip samples obtained from the Cameron Porcupine workings assayed $6.75, $389.15 and $806.20 in gold per ton. Canadian North Inca Ltd. completed magnetic and electromagnetic surveys over the area in 1960. Geological mapping, at a scale of 1:2400, was also completed. The property included 30 contiguous claims, numbered P48131 to P48160. The original Cameron Porcupine workings were located in the vicinity of the northeast corner of claim P48157.

The property is underlain by mafic metavolcanic and gabbroic rocks on the east in contact with quartz diorite and felsic intrusive rocks of the Peterlong Lake Complex (Kenogami batholith) on the west (Pyke 1978).

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CURRENT WORK

A large new trench excavation trends 330º on the property and exposes large masses of white quartz veins in sharp contact with massive fine-grained greenstone (Figure 11). The quarry is veined with massive, fine to coarse pyrite mineralization in seams up to 3 cm thick. Mafic volcanic rocks outcrop at UTM Zone 17 477126E, 5333998N. The trench is crescent shaped, concave northwards and measures 20 m wide by 100 m long. Overburden depth varies from 1 to 4 m deep and consists of clay-rich boulder till. Much quartz has been excavated and much of this carries significant coarse pyrite mineralization. Outcrops consist of medium-grained, massive to foliated volcanic flows cut by numerous pyritic quartz veins. However, despite the extensive stripping, the nature of the large quartz masses could not be confirmed. It is presumed the large boulders are in place but have been broken and shaped along an active fault system with subsequent motions that shattered and crushed the quartz veins and developed the boulder masses by in situ mechanical means. The depth extent of the vein system was not determined. Fresh outcrop stripping of altered mafic flows, with foliation trending 100º, host the extensive quartz veining.

Three samples of pyritic quartz were collected from the trenched area and analysed by fire assay method to determine their precious metal content. None carried any indications of gold or silver. The results are presented in Table 16. Major element analysis of one of the samples is presented in Table 17.

Table 16. Sample descriptions, location and precious metal content of select samples from the Bartlett quartz quarry.

Sample Township Description Gold Silver UTM Zone 17 Northing (ounce/ton) (ounce/ton) Easting Detection Limit 0.01 0.01 2007 BTA 48 Bartlett quartz vein with coarse pyrite to <0.01 <0.01 476993E 5334003N 5% 2007 BTA 49 Bartlett quartz vein with coarse pyrite to <0.01 <0.01 476993E 5334003N 5% 2007 BTA 50 Bartlett quartz vein, 5% pyrite <0.01 <0.01 476993E 5334003N

Figure 11. Trenched area on the Bartlett quartz quarry.

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Table 17. Major oxide analyses, sample 2007 BTA-50, from the Bartlett quartz quarry.

Element Wt %

Al2O3 0.68 CaO 0.1

Fe2O3 24.38

K2O 0.02 LOI 11.99 MgO 0.14 MnO 0.01

Na2O 0.02

P2O5 <0.01

SiO2 62.74

TiO2 0.02 Total 100.09

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXPLORATIONS

Diamonds in the Far North

As a result of analysis of seismic data collected from the POLARIS Seismic Network (See “POLARIS Seismic Network”, below), Darbyshire et al. (2007) determined that the crust and lithosphere beneath the Far North (north of 51º latitude) in Ontario is considerably thickened, attaining a depth up to 240 km. Cold thick crust is considered a prerequisite for kimberlite eruption, diamond entrainment and preservation. As is already proven by the presence of the Victor Mine and other diamondiferous kimberlites in the James Bay and Hudson Bay lowlands, the seismic data results collaborate that area’s potential for hosting additional diamondiferous kimberlite. The area is vast and under explored and presents a prime exploration area for new diamond discovery.

The complexity of seismically modelled lithosphere beneath the Abitibi Subprovince identified in the same study (Darbyshire et al. 2007) suggests the area may also be selectively favourable for diamond discovery. The apparent variability of crustal thickness beneath the Abitibi Subprovince may be indicative of structural conduits that could be exploited by kimberlite magma en route to the Earth’s surface. Diamonds in the Timiskaming Conglomerate

A recommendation in last year’s Report of Activities (Atkinson et al. 2007) suggested the Timiskaming conglomerate east of Timmins may have possibilities for diamonds in a setting similar to Wawa, where the Leadbetter conglomerate is being evaluated by bulk sampling to determine diamond content and value. As a test case of the diamond potential of the Timmins area conglomerate, a composite sample of clast-supported Timiskaming conglomerate was collected from an outcrop on the north side of Highway 101. The sample was processed by caustic dissolution at SGS Mineral Services, Lakefield, Ontario, for diamond analysis. No diamonds were identified in the sample. Although the test case demonstrates the difficulty of diamond discovery and evaluation in an unknown medium, it does not eliminate the possibility of diamond discovery in the Timiskaming conglomerate. In a placer environment, diamonds, due to modest density contrast, will not experience the same degree of sorting as gold. Whereas gold has a density of 19 g/cm3, diamonds have a density of 3.5 g/cm3 . Hence the hydraulic sorting will be significantly less for diamonds in a placer setting. This density contrast further impedes the settling predictability of diamonds in a high-energy sedimentary environment like that responsible for deposition of the Timiskaming conglomerates. Studies of the hydraulic equivalency of quartz-pebble conglomerate-hosted, uraniferous reefs at Elliot Lake (Theis 1979) present a more useful model for predicting where diamonds might be deposited in a placer environment. Although the density contrast between uraniferous pyrite and diamonds is still considerable, it is a better analogue for diamond settling patterns than is gold.

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Komatiite-Hosted Nickel-Copper

As part of the Targeted Geoscience Initiative – 3 (TGI–3), an extensive MEGATEM® airborne geophysical survey was flown over the Bartlett Dome and part of the Shaw Dome south of Timmins. The survey identified numerous conductors and has proven useful in deciphering the geology of the area. A number of recent komatiite-hosted nickel-copper discoveries have been made in the area and the area is experiencing renewed interest for similar mineralization in light of the elevated price of nickel and copper. The new TGI-3 surveys are useful additions to public domain data available for the interpretation and discovery of new areas of komatiite-hosted mineralization. * Sachigo Subprovince : Emergence of a New Metallogenic District?

Ontario is well endowed with a wide variety of metallic mineral commodities that have given rise to important mining districts. Namely, the Abitibi, Hemlo, Uchi (Red Lake/Pickle Lake) and Sudbury comprise much of the mining wealth generated in Ontario. Except for Sudbury, these districts are within the boundaries of Archean-aged, greenstone belt-dominated subprovinces. Despite remarkable similarities in lithology, structure, age, chemistry, tectonic history and setting of Ontario’s volcanic-dominated subprovinces, the above mentioned ones by far dominate the mine production of the province.

The Sachigo Subprovince spans the breadth of northern Ontario and continues eastward beneath the Phanerozoic cover rocks of the Hudson Bay and James Bay lowlands. New and recent discoveries in the Sachigo Subprovince are noteworthy. For instance, the De Beers Canada Inc., Spider Resources Inc. and KWG Resources Inc. discovery of volcanogenic massive sulphide mineralization at McFaulds Lake in 2003, followed by the Noront Resources Ltd. nickel discovery in August in the same area are interesting exploration successes. Farther afield in the Sachigo Subprovince, Goldcorp Inc. continues to operate the Musselwhite Mine, an iron formation-hosted lode gold deposit.

Other gold deposits, such as Lingman Lake and Sachigo River Mine, hold promise. At Highbank Lake, Northern Shield Resources Inc. is pursuing platinum group element mineralization in a large layered gabbroic intrusive complex. Individually, the recent discoveries in the Sachigo Subprovince are significant, some (Musselwhite Mine, Sachigo River Mine) have proven viable, others are still in the infancy of exploration.

Collectively, the broad base of deposits being identified and discovered in the Sachigo Subprovince suggest it may well have a mineral endowment as attractive as the Uchi or Abitibi subprovinces. The limited exploration to date, compared to the initial high success rate of discovery suggests that the Sachigo Subprovince may well prove to be Ontario’s next metallogenic frontier. Recently published geology maps of the Hudson Bay and James Bay lowlands that are based on aeromagnetic data interpretations (Stott 2007), combined with indicator mineral sample results (Crabtree 2003), may prove useful in guiding exploration efforts in this vast region. Volcanic-Hosted Massive Sulphides (VMS)

In light of recent volcanic-hosted massive sulphide mineralization discovered by Donner Metals Ltd. on their Mattagami Project near Mattagami, Quebec, new opportunities for similar discovery should be considered in the Timmins area. In the former instance, VMS mineralization has been identified stratigraphically above the key marker horizon that has traditionally been the focus for base metal exploration. Similar settings should be reviewed for base metals in the Timmins camp. Specifically, the Blake River assemblage, which hosts the Kamiskotia deposits, has been subject of volcanological studies (Hathway, Hudek and Hamilton 2005). The Genex Mine, Kam Kotia Mine and Canadian Jamieson Mine all lie within a specific volcanogenic horizon, and exploration has probed along that horizon for additional mineralization. The geology of the area is generally east facing (Barrie 2000), suggesting the area east of those mines merit exploration attention for higher-stratigraphic-level VMS mineralization.

* Sachigo Subprovince: as defined by Card and Ciesielski (1986)

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Dinel et al. (2007) identified mafic flows as marker horizons along the Highway 11 corridor in the Kidd–Munro assemblage. This marker may be useful in focusing exploration both on the same time event horizon as the Kidd Creek Mine and favourable target areas stratigraphically above that horizon where additional VMS mineralization might be discovered. OGS ACTIVITIES AND RESEARCH BY OTHERS

The multi-year Abitibi compilation project continued into 2007. J.A. Ayer and N.F. Trowell, Precambrian Geoscience Section, Ontario Geological Survey, continued work on the 1:100 000 scale map compilation of the Detour Lake and Burntbush areas. G.P. Beakhouse, Precambrian Geoscience Section, Ontario Geological Survey, summarized observations made on several intermediate to felsic bodies found across the Abitibi.

M. Houlé and F. Solgadi, Precambrian Geoscience Section, Ontario Geological Survey, continued the 1:20 000 bedrock mapping project of the Bartlett Dome. In 2007, mapping focused on Bartlett and Geikie townships. Fripp, Douglas, Musgrove, Bartlett, Geikie, Beemer, English and Zavitz townships will be partially or entirely mapped during the project.

B. Moulton, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, did MSc research on the geochemistry of rhyolite in the Kidd– Munro assemblage around Timmins.

H. Ohmoto, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA, continued investigations of the early Earth’s atmosphere, including site visits to the Timmins region. The culmination of that work resulted in the publication of Geological Society of America Memoir 198 (Kesler and Ohmoto 2006).

D. Niedermiller, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA, continued work on an MSc thesis on the Leadbetter property in Chabanel Township. Her thesis is entitled “Origin of the Diamonds in the Leadbetter Prospect near Wawa, Ontario”.

J.S. Sader, S.M. Hamilton, K.H. Hattori and K. Brauneder conducted a surface media geochemical sampling program at the Victor, Yankee and Zulu kimberlite sites in the James Bay Lowlands. One of the purposes of the study is to identify the surficial media that yield geochemical anomalies and to develop surficial geochemical exploration methods for kimberlite.

C. Wendland, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, commenced work on his MSc thesis. His thesis topic is “Diamond-Bearing Lamprophyres and Related Conglomerates in the Wawa and Kirkland Lake Areas”. POLARIS Seismic Network

In 2005, the POLARIS (Portable Observatory for Lithospheric Analysis and Research Investigating Seismicity) Seismic Network, consisting of 6 seismic stations, was established in northeastern Ontario, with stations based at Timmins (TIMO), Cobalt (HSMO), Kasabonika Lake (KASO), Nakina (NANO), Moosonee (MSNO) and Neskantanga (NSKO). These seismic monitoring stations provided enhanced seismic monitoring capability and detail to the Canada-wide seismic network. As a result of the analysis of 30, two-station phase velocity teleseismic Rayleigh waves obtained from the network, Darbyshire et al. (2007) determined one-dimensional models of shear wave velocity structure beneath northern and eastern Ontario. Velocity dispersion curves indicate a characteristic continental shield with significant variations of seismic properties across the province. Inferred lithospheric thickness varies between 140 to 200 km in the central part of the province, thickening northeastward where it attains a maximum of 240 km. Geological complexity beneath the Abitibi Subprovince coincides with a highly variable lithosphere between 100 and 220 km thick. Targeted Geoscience Initiative – 3 (TGI–3)

The Targeted Geoscience Initiative is a federally funded geoscience initiative with the aim of identifying additional base metal mineralization in producing mining areas in Canada. Across the country, 5 areas have been selected as having high potential for new discoveries. The 5 areas include i) Abitibi Subprovince of Ontario and Quebec, ii)

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Yukon, iii) southeast British Columbia, iv) New Brunswick and v) Newfoundland and Labrador. Specific to the Timmins region, the Abitibi component of TGI–3 has resulted in collaborative geoscience efforts by the Ontario Geological Survey, Ressources naturelles et de la Faune Quebec (Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources) and the Geological Survey of Canada. Emphasis in Ontario has focused on the Kidd–Munro assemblage, host to the giant, volcanic-hosted massive sulphide Kidd Creek Mine, and the Blake River assemblage that hosts the giant, Noranda- Mine and other volcanic-hosted massive sulphide deposits in Quebec as well as lesser deposits in the Kamiskotia area west of Timmins.

As part of the Abitibi TGI–3, B.R. Berger, Precambrian Geoscience Section, Ontario Geological Survey, participated in 2 studies for the Kidd–Munro project. Both studies focused on Prosser Township. One study examined evidences for Archean dextral rotation. The second study was a continuation of the detailed examination of the stratigraphy of the township. LAND USE PLANNING ACTIVITIES The northeast Regional Land Use Geologist, based in Timmins, coordinates input into land use planning activities in the Sault Ste. Marie, Timmins and Kirkland Lake Resident Geologist districts and the Sudbury District north of the French River. The position was staffed by G. Seim from January to September and by A.C. Wilson for the remainder of the year. The objectives of the position are to effectively represent mineral-related values in the context of competing interests for land use; to optimise the land base available for mineral exploration and development; and to raise awareness within the mineral sector of the implications of legislation and regulations other than the Mining Act on their activities. Competing interests for land use vary from place to place across the province, but most have potential to restrict the availability of land, access to and activities carried out on mining lands in Ontario.

The Ministry of Northern Development and Mines engages with the Ministry of Natural Resources when Crown land use planning activities have potential to impact Provincial mineral interests. These activities include Forest Management Planning, implementing management strategies for Ontario’s Living Legacy Signature Sites, Northern Boreal Initiative – Community-based Land Use Planning and issues related to access to Crown Land.

The northeast Regional Land Use Geologist supplied mineral values mapping and socio-economic descriptions of the minerals industry in the respective Forest Management Units to the Gorden–Cosens, Algoma, Northshore, Spanish and Sudbury 2010 forest management units planning teams. Additionally, the 2009 White River, Nipissing and Temagami Forest Unit Management Teams received presentations about considering mineral values in forest management planning, as well as input into the Long Term Management Direction setting for their respective forests. The latter focused on having regard for Ontario’s Mineral Development Strategy by enabling a healthy and sustainable minerals industry to continue within the forest.

Work to disentangle long-standing mineral tenure from Ontario Living Legacy Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves, as well as to seek replacement lands according to the strategy proposed in May 2005, continued through the year. This resulted in the lifting of Withdrawal Orders affecting mining land tenure where the land was formerly designated as Forest Reserve. The work to seek replacement lands will result in public consultation on a number of sites in 2008. At year-end, the disentanglement of long-standing mining land tenure remains to be resolved on the following sites: Whitefish and East Whitefish Lakes Sandy Till Uplands Conservation Reserve, Centre Creek Old Growth White Pine Conservation Reserve, Wolf Lake Old Growth Forest Reserve, Capreol/Hanmer Delta Forest Reserve, Vermillion River Delta (Dowling/Fairbanks) Forest Reserve, Shakespeare Forest Reserve and the Lake Superior Highlands Conservation Reserve.

The northeast Regional Land Use Geologist continued to participate on the Technical Planning Team in support of the Moose Cree Community-based Land Use Planning process that is part of the Northern Boreal Initiative. This included attending a 2-day land use planning workshop in Moose Factory sponsored by the Canadian Boreal Initiative that highlighted the results of similar planning processes across Canada. Also, the northeast Regional Land Use Geologist and the Timmins District Geologist delivered a minerals information session in Moose Factory in May 2007. The Timmins District Geologist completed a mineral resource assessment using the Provincially Significant Mineral Potential methodology for the planning area early in the year. Results of this mineral resource assessment were presented to the community at the information session.

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Other Crown land use planning supported by the northeast Regional Land Use Geologist in 2007 included the review of Section 35 (Mining Act) Withdrawal and Reopening requests for the investigation and development of new waterpower sites, to secure aggregate deposits and for highway re-alignment projects. It also included participating in multi-ministry meetings to review and/or facilitate water power projects and mineral development projects.

The Ministry of Northern Development and Mines supports municipal and private land planning though the One Window Planning Service led by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. When requested, the northeast Regional Land Use Geologist provides input into, and participates in, the review of both draft and Official Plan Amendments, draft plans of subdivision and consent applications. In 2007, this One Window work included a review of the Draft Official Plan for the City of Timmins, a review of an Official Plan Amendment for the City of Elliot Lake, providing early consultation information for the development of Official Plans for several smaller communities, as well as providing comments and recommendations for several consent applications. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Information on past activities reported in the text are from assessment files and other files of the Timmins Resident Geologist Office unless otherwise noted. Information on current mining and exploration activities was provided by individual prospectors and exploration and mining company personnel, compiled from assessment files and obtained from public information sources, company websites and SEDAR (System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval). REFERENCES

Atkinson, B.T., Hailstone, M., Wilson, A.C., Draper, D.M., Pace, A. and Woo, H. 2007. Report of Activities 2006, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts; Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 6203, 108p. Barrie, C.T. 2000. Geology of the Kamiskotia area; Ontario Geological Survey, Study 59, 79p. Bruce, E.L. 1926. Geology of McArthur, Bartlett, Douglas and Geikie townships (Redstone River Area), District of Timiskaming; Ontario Department of Mines, Annual Report, v.35, pt.6, p.37-56. Card, K.D. and Ciesielski, A. 1986. Subdivisions of the Superior Province of the Canadian Shield; Geoscience Canada, v.13, no.1, p.5-13. Crabtree, D.C. 2003. Preliminary results from the James Bay Lowland indicator mineral sampling program; Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 6108, 115p. Darbyshire, F.A., Eaton, D.W., Frederiksen, A.W. and Ertolahti, L. 2007. New insights into the lithosphere beneath the Superior Province from Rayleigh wave dispersion and receiver function analysis; Geophysical Journal International, v.169, no.3, p.1043-1068. Dinel, E., Bleeker, W., Berger, B., Ayer, J. and Dubé, B. 2007. Structural investigations of the Kidd-Munro assemblage; Clergue-Walker transect, preliminary results; poster, Québec Mineral Exploration Association (AEMQ), “Quebec Exploration 2007”, November 26-29, 2007, Québec, Québec. De Gagne, P. 1992. Report on geological and geochemical surveys, Conboy Lake property for Noranda Exploration Company, Limited; Timmins Regional Resident Geologist’s Office, Rennie Township, assessment file WPRennie.5, 8p. Frey, E.D. and Stewart, R.C. 1992. Wawa Mineral Deposits Database; Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 5775, 420p. Giblin, P.E. 1968. Notes on mineral occurrences, Hornepayne sheet Map P.476, Geological Compilation Series; Ontario Department of Mines, Miscellaneous Paper 20, 19p.

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Hathway, B., Hudak, G. and Hamilton, M.A. 2005. Geological setting of volcanogenic massive sulphide mineralization in the Kamiskotia area: Discover Abitibi Initiative; Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 6155, 81p. Houlé, M.G. and Hall, L.A.F. 2007. Geological compilation of the Shaw Dome area, northeastern Ontario; Ontario Geological Survey, Preliminary Map P.3595, scale 1:50 000. Kesler, E. and Ohmoto, H. 2006. Evolution of early earth’s atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere: constraints from ore deposits; Geological Society of America, Memoir 198, 337p. Kelso, I. 2006. Independent technical report: Shihan property, Missanabie, Ontario, Canada; National Instrument 43-101 report prepared for Rockcliffe Resources Inc., 54p. Ontario Department of Mines, 1963. Kabinakagami lake, Algoma District, Ontario Department of Mines, Geophysics Paper 2209G, scale 1:63 360. Ontario Geological Survey 1986. Airborne electromagnetic and total intensity magnetic survey, Oba–Kapuskasing region, Derry–Minnipuka townships, District of Algoma; Ontario Geological Survey, Map 80 831 to Map 80 837, scale 1:20 000. Pyke, D.R. 1975. Geology of Adams and Eldorado townships, District of Cochrane, Ontario Division of Mines, Geological Report 121, 51p. Pyke, D.R. 1978. Geology of the Redstone River area, District of Timiskaming; Ontario Division of Mines, Geological Report 161, 75p. Pyke, D.R. 1982. Geology of the Timmins area, District of Cochrane; Ontario Geological Survey, Geological Report 219, 141p. Riley, R.A. 1971. Geology of Glasgow, Meath and Rennie townships, Districts of Algoma and Sudbury; Ontario Geological Survey, Geological Report 90, 55p. Siragusa, G.M. 1972. Kabinakagami Lake, Algoma District; Ontario Division of Mines, Map 2355, scale 1:63 360. Siragusa, G.M. 1977. Geology of the Kabinakagami Lake area, District of Algoma; Ontario Division of Mines, Geological Report 159, 39p. Stott, G.M. 2007. Precambrian geology of the Hudson Bay and James Bay lowlands region interpreted from aeromagnetic data—east and west sheets; Ontario Geological Survey, Preliminary maps P.3597 and P.3598, scale 1:500 000. Theis, N.J. 1979. Uranium-bearing and associated minerals in their geochemical and sedimentological context, Elliot Lake, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 304, 50p. Thurston, P.C., Siragusa, G.M., and Sage, R.P. 1977. Geology of the Chapleau area, Districts of Algoma, Sudbury, and Cochrane; Ontario Division of Mines, Geological Report 157, 293p. White, M.V. 1981. Report on Rennie silver project – 1980, for Westfield Minerals Limited; Timmins Regional Resident Geologist’s Office, Rennie Township, assessment file Rennie 0026, unpaginated. Wilson, A.C.1993. Geology of the Kabinakagami Lake greenstone belt; Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 5787, 80p. Zurowski, M. 1960. Report on the geophysical surveys on the property of Canadian North Inca Mines Limited, Bartlett Township, Porcupine Mining District, Ontario; Timmins Regional Resident Geologist’s Office, Bartlett Township, assessment file T-58.

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Timmins Regional Resident Geologist (Sault Ste. Marie District)—2007

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CONTENTS

Sault Ste. Marie District—2007

INTRODUCTION...... 1 QUARRYING ACTIVITY ...... 1 Ontario Trap Rock (A Division of R.W. Tomlinson Limited)...... 1 Gilbertson Enterprises Quarry...... 1 Nestorville Quarry...... 2 Root River Sandstone Quarry ...... 2 LaFarge Material and Construction...... 2 EXPLORATION ACTIVITY ...... 2 Pele Mountain Resources Inc., Elliot Lake Uranium Project...... 7 International Montoro Resources Inc.— Serpent River Property ...... 9 Vault Minerals Inc.—Percy Lake VMS Project in Moggy Township ...... 11 A Summary on Major Exploration Activities in the Elliot Lake Area for 2007 ...... 11 SAULT STE. MARIE DISTRICT STAFF ACTIVITIES...... 14 PROPERTY EXAMINATIONS ...... 17 Gould Copper Property ...... 17 Location, Access and Property Geology ...... 17 Mineralization ...... 17 JR Uranium Showing...... 18 Geology ...... 18 Mineralization ...... 19 Geological Models...... 21 RECOMMENDATION FOR EXPLORATION ...... 21 Keweenawan Felsic Rocks and their Implication to Mineralization...... 21 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...... 28 REFERENCES...... 28

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1. Exploration activity (keyed to Table 1) and staking in the Sault Ste. Marie District in 2007...... 5 2. Staking activity within the Sault Ste. Marie District in 2007. Includes property visits keyed to Table 8…………………………………………………………………… ...... 6 3. Staking and exploration activity within the Elliot Lake area 2007 along with current land tenure...... 13 4. Main mineralized quartz-vein with adjacent quartz-carbonate vein, Gould copper property ...... 18 5. Photo illustrating east-trending lamprophyre dike cutting granite and gabbro…………………………...... 19 6. Illustrating left lateral offsets on gabbro-granite contact with lamprophyre in an east–trending direction...... 20 7. Hematitic, radioactive alteration along fractures in gabbro………………………………………………...... 20 8. Map illustrating the Mamainse Point Formation and western domain of the Batchewana Greenstone Belt ...... 22 9. Recommendations for exploration locations (keyed to Table 9)...... …………………………………………25

Tables

1. Exploration activity in the Sault Ste. Marie District in 2007 (keyed to Figure 2)...... 3 2. Pele Mountain Resources Ltd. 2007 diamond drilling in Adit Block, Main Conglomerate Bed...... 8 3. Pele Mountain Resources Ltd. 2007 diamond drilling in Adit Block, Basal Conglomerate Bed...... 9 4. International Montoro Resources Inc. Serpent River Property: Five holes intersecting quartz-pebble conglomerate...... 10 5. International Montoro Resources Inc. Serpent River Property: Holes intersecting aplite dikes and sills near the unconformity...... 10 6. International Montoro Resources Inc. Serpent River Property: Holes intersecting heterolithic breccia at or near the unconformity...... 10 7. Assessment files received in the Sault Ste. Marie District Geologist Office in 2007...... 15 8. Property visits completed by the Sault Ste. Marie District Geologist Office in 2007 (keyed to Figure 2)...... 16 9. Compilation of recommendations for exploration made in past years by Resident Geologist Program staff in Sault Ste. Marie (keyed to Figure 9)...... 23 10. Mineral deposits not being mined in the Sault Ste. Marie District in 2007...... 26

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A. Pace1 and S. Butorac2

1District Geologist, Sault Ste. Marie District, Ontario Geological Survey

2District Support Geologist (Acting), Sault Ste. Marie District, Ontario Geological Survey

INTRODUCTION

Mineral production from the Sault Ste. Marie District during 2007 consisted of bedrock aggregate from 5 established quarries. A total of 52 individuals and companies are known to have performed mineral exploration and prospecting in the district during the year. Uranium, gold and copper—IOCG (iron oxide-copper-gold) and zinc-copper volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS)—were the major metal commodities targeted by exploration this year. Details on exploration activity can be found in the following text and by reference to Table 1 and Figure 1. QUARRYING ACTIVITY

Production continued from 5 bedrock quarries established in the Sault Ste. Marie District. Ontario Trap Rock (A Division of R.W. Tomlinson Limited)

Ontario Trap Rock continued quarrying crushed bedrock aggregate from Nipissing gabbro at their operation located 3 km east of the town of Bruce Mines in Plummer Additional Township. R.W. Tomlinson Limited produces approximately 800 000 tonnes of high-quality aggregate from this facility yearly for the construction industry.

The operating season begins in March and normally ends in November, with 25 people employed on a seasonal basis. About 90% of the aggregate product is transported by ship from Ontario Trap Rock’s deep-water port on Lake Huron, with the remaining product transported by rail and truck. During the early part of the 2007 shipping season lake water levels were reported to be higher than in recent years allowing increased shipment size with resulting lower costs. During the latter part of the season, water levels once again fell to lower than normal, resulting in smaller shipments. Production and sales during the year are governed by market demand, with a production goal pegged at 1 million tonnes in 2007. The quarry has an estimated $2 million impact on the area economy (J. Forbes, Ontario Trap Rock, personal communication, 2007). Gilbertson Enterprises Quarry

Gilbertson Enterprises of St. Joseph Island operates a quarry east of Highway 548 and south of Highway 17 in Tarbutt Additional Township. The quarried rock is a reddish pink to grey granophyre, a late differentiate typical of Nipissing gabbro found in the Bruce Mines area. Several sizes of aggregate and landscaping products are obtained from crushing and screening operations. Production decreased in 2007 to approximately 15 000 tonnes in response to reduced local demand. Deliveries in 2007 were drawn principally from stockpiles and some additional quarrying. Gilbertson supplies equipment and custom crushing services to quarry operations throughout northern Ontario (S. Eddy, Gilbertson Enterprises, personal communication, 2007).

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Nestorville Quarry

The Nestorville Quarry is located 4 km west of Thessalon, near the town of Nestorville in Lefroy Township. The quarry is operated by Smelter Bay Aggregates. Crushed Nipissing gabbro is produced for a number of uses, chiefly rail ballast and quality construction aggregate used in fabricating high-strength concrete. Crushing is accomplished using contracted portable machinery. Root River Sandstone Quarry

Root River Sandstone Quarry, operated by E. Koseba, is located in Tarentorus Township within the city limits of Sault Ste. Marie. The quarry produces an attractive red flagstone from Jacobsville Formation sandstone, which is used mostly for stone facing, flag walkways, retaining walls and landscaping. A new market was established in 2002 for sandstone boulders, with shipments to southern Ontario totalling 110 tonnes. Production of flagstone in 2007 was 60 tonnes (E. Kosiba, Root River Sandstone Quarry, personal communication, 2007). LaFarge Material and Construction

LaFarge quarry commenced operation in 1999 within the city of Sault Ste. Marie. The quarry produces 10 000 tonnes of bedrock aggregate, derived from granite gneiss, used primarily for aggregate and landscaping purposes (J. Nelles, LaFarge Material and Construction, personal communication 2007). EXPLORATION ACTIVITY

During 2007, approximately 6845 claim units were staked in the Sault Ste. Marie District. Most of these newly staked claim units targeted uranium in the Elliot Lake area and in the Montreal River area, within the Ramsey gneiss–Algoma plutonic domains. Staking activity during the year is shown in Figure 2. Staking, geophysical surveys and diamond drilling within the Elliot Lake area contributed to the major exploration activities within the Sault Ste. Marie District. A summary of major exploration activities in the Elliot Lake area can be found below (see “A Summary on Major Exploration Activities in the Elliot Lake Area in 2007”; see also Figure 3).

A large number of claim units were staked in the western portion of the Batchewana greenstone belt, including the early Protorezoic rocks of the Mamainse Point formation. Points of interest included areas surrounding and including the past-producing Tribag Mine, where a large portion of staked claim units are held by Amador Gold Corp., and in the vicinity of the Coppercorp Mine, where a large portion of claim units are held by Nikos Exploration Ltd. A large number of claim units are held by a group of prospectors in areas located between these past-producing mines that encompass mineralized porphyry stocks intruding metavolcanic rocks of the Batchewana greenstone belt. Vault Minerals Inc. has also staked additional claim units and completed a diamond-drilling program in the Percy Lake area located in the northeast part of the Batchewana Greenstone belt. Their primary target of exploration is for zinc-copper VMS mineralization. A summary of exploration activity in the Sault Ste. Marie District is reported in Table 1. Locations for the activities are shown on Figure 1.

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Table 1. Exploration activity in the Sault Ste. Marie District in 2007 (keyed to Figure 1). Abbreviations Ag ...... Silver KIM ...... Kimberlite indicator mineral sampling Au ...... Gold Mo...... Molybdenite BM ...... Base metals Ni ...... Nickel Co...... Cobalt Pb ...... Lead Cu...... Copper PGE ...... Platinum group element(s) Dia...... Diamond REE ...... Rare earth element(s) Fe ...... Iron U ...... Uranium IOCG...... Iron oxide-copper-gold Zn...... Zinc

No. Company/Individual Township/Area Exploration Activity (Occurrence Name or Property) (Commodity)

1 2146281 Ontario Inc. Long (U) Staking Claims, Prospecting 2 6720145 Canada Inc. Nouvel (Cu) Staking Claims, Prospecting 3 Abitibi Mining Corp. Beange, Bolger, Jogues, Timmermans (U) Staking Claims, Prospecting 4 Anderson, Steven Dean Jollineau, Long, Menard, Reilly, Snow (U) Staking Claims, Prospecting 5 Ashley Gold Mines Limited Nouvel (U) Staking Claims, Prospecting 6 Brunette, Robert Anthony Otter (Cu, Ni, Co) Staking Claims, Prospecting 7 Canada Enerco Corp. Beange, Bolger, Bouck, Buckles, Staking Claims, Diamond Gunterrman, Joubin (U) Drilling, Radiometric Survey 8 Carina Energy Inc. Albanel, Jackson, Nicholas, Poulin, Staking Claims Raimbault, Sagard, Varley (U, IOCG) 9 CJP Exploration Inc. Nouvel (Cu) Staking Claims, Prospecting 10 Clark, Terrance Abslam Sagard (Cu,U) Staking Claims, Prospecting 11 Creso Resources Inc. Nicholas (Cu,U) Staking Claims, Prospecting 12 Currah, Andrew Lorne Albanel (Cu) Staking Claims, Prospecting 13 Dan Patrie Exploration Ltd. Bouck, Buckles, Gaiashk, Gunterman, Staking Claims, Prospecting Joubin (U) 14 Darien Resources Inc. Long, Striker (Traprock) Staking Claims, Prospecting 15 English, Perry Vern Jessiman, Maeck, Laughren, Mcilveen, Staking Claims, Prospecting Reilly, Rollins, Root, Renwick, Tweedle (U) 16 First Canadian Uranium Inc. Bolger, Gunterman, Joubin, Proctor (U) Staking Claims, Prospecting 17 Gales, Jeff Gordon Norberg (Cu, Ni, Mo) Staking Claims, Prospecting 18 Gibbs, Bill Edward Ryan (Cu, Ni, Au) Staking Claims, Prospecting 19 Ginguro Exploration Inc. Gaiashk (U) Staking Claims, Prospecting 20 Gold Insight Resources Ltd. Galbraith (Au) Staking Claims, Prospecting 21 Hicks, Clifford Ray Vankoughnet (Pb, Zn, Ag) Staking Claims, Prospecting 22 Hoback, Keith Harlen Gould (IOCG) Staking Claims, Prospecting 23 Hunter, Jeff Nouvel (Cu) Staking Claims, Prospecting 24 Idziak, Boniface Robert Jackson (Fe, U, Cu) Staking Claims, Prospecting 25 Kimsal, Thomas James Kincaid (Cu, Ni, Au) Staking Claims, Prospecting 26 Lavoie, Michel Arthur Gaiashk (U) Staking Claims, Prospecting 27 Letang, Wayne Roderick Kamichisitit, Sagard, Varley (Cu, U) Staking Claims, Prospecting 28 Lucuik, George Vankoughnet (Cu, Ag, Mo, Au) Staking Claims, Prospecting 29 Matthew, Jeffrey Douglas Norberg (Cu, Ni) Staking Claims, Prospecting

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No. Company/Individual Township/Area Exploration Activity (Occurrence Name or Property) (Commodity) 30 Morin, Richard Joseph Otter (Cu) Staking Claims, Prospecting 31 Moses, John Ross Vankoughnet (Pb, Zn, Ag) Staking Claims, Prospecting 32 Nicholson, Terrence Stanely Ryan (Cu, Au, Ag) Staking Claims, Prospecting 33 Patrie, Bryan Calvin Beange, Gapp, Spragge (U, Cu, Zn) Staking Claims, Prospecting 34 Patrie, Jean P Buckles (U) Staking Claims, Prospecting 35 Pelky, Robert Joseph Beange, Sagard (Au, Cu) Staking Claims, Prospecting 36 Pruneau, Jean-Pierre Jackson, (Cu) Staking Claims, Prospecting 37 Racicot, Frank Charles Maeck (U) Staking Claims, Prospecting 38 Ralph, James Gordon Gould, Jessiman, Maeck, McNie, Norberg, Staking Claims, Prospecting Vankoughnet (Cu, Ni, Au, Dia) 39 Renner, Lawrence R. Jackson, Simons (Cu) Staking Claims, Prospecting 40 Robert, Jacques Olsen, Otter, Runnalls (Cu, Ni, Au) Staking Claims, Prospecting 41 Robert, Pierre C Otter (Cu) Staking Claims, Prospecting 42 Rupert, Roy John Kincaid, Nicolet, Palmer, Ryan (Cu, Au, Staking Claims, Prospecting Mo) 43 Salo, Joe-Anne G Maeck, McNie (U) Staking Claims, Prospecting 44 Salo, Larry John Fabbro, Jackson (U) Staking Claims, Prospecting 45 Sarissa Resources Inc. Albanel, Nicholas (U) Staking Claims, Prospecting 46 Shelley, Daniel Ian Kincaid, Ryan (Cu, Au, Mo) Staking Claims, Prospecting 47 Sprague, Donald Curtis Hembruff (Cu, U) Staking Claims, Prospecting 48 Tremblay, Michael A Bolger, Mack, Olsen, Otter, Runnalls, Staking Claims, Prospecting Timmermans, Whitman (U, Au, Cu) 49 Vance, James Shedden (Silica) Staking Claims, Prospecting 50 Vault Minerals Inc. Neill (Cu, Ni, Zn) Diamond Drilling, Staking Claims, Prospecting 51 Ward, Mai Elizabeth Shedden Staking Claims 52 Weber, Kenneth Raymond Sturgeon Staking Claims

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Pele Mountain Resources Inc., Elliot Lake Uranium Project

The Elliot Lake uranium project is 100% owned by Pele Mountain Resources Inc. and consists of 313 unpatented mining claim units in Joubin and Gunterman townships. The property is located east of the city of Elliot Lake and covers approximately 4112 ha of known uranium mineralization in a geological environment similar to several past- producing uranium mines on adjacent properties, including the Nordic, Lacnor, Miliken and Stanleigh mines. For additional information please visit Pele Mountain Resources Inc. website at www.pelemountain.com

Based on the recommendations received from Scott Wilson Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. National Instrument 43- 101 technical report, Pele Mountain Resources has aggressively pursued a number of drilling programs in order to confirm reports of historic drill holes. The drilling program began with over 3000 m in 22 holes, primarily within the 600 by 800 m “Adit Block”. Results of the program (Tables 2 and 3) returned grades within the Adit Block higher than the 1.10 pounds per tonne (lbs/tonne) average across the currently defined Inferred Resource. Holes PM-1 and PM-4 through PM-22 demonstrate an estimated true width of the Main Conglomerate Bed (“MCB”) ranging from 2.06 m to 2.95 m with average U3O8 grades ranging from 0.029 to 0.125% (0.64 to 2.76 lbs/tonne) and average total rare earth oxide (“REO”) grades ranging from 0.149 to 0.322% (3.28 to 7.10 lbs/tonne). The average true thickness of the 14 completed holes was 2.5 m with an average grade of 0.075% U3O8 (1.65 lbs/tonne). The 14 holes ranged in grade from 0.036 to 0.125% (0.79 to 2.76 lbs/tonne). These results will enable an upgrade of substantial “Inferred” mineral resources to the “Indicated” category within the Adit Block.

The Basal Conglomerate Bed (“BCB”) hosting higher-grade uranium with distinct rare earth oxide (“REO”) concentrations compared to the MCB was intersected in 4 of those holes. The BCB is located about 15 m below the MCB at the unconformity between Archean basement rocks and the overlying Huronian sediments (the “Unconformity”). Best intercepts of the BCB were 0.218% U3O8 over a core length of 1.26 m and 0.572% U3O8 over a core length of 0.32 m (true width is unknown at this time). The BCB is discontinuous between the holes drilled within the Adit Block. Mineralogical analysis conducted at Memorial University has established that the high-grade uranium in the BCB is contained within secondary minerals, which indicates that it may have been remobilized, possibly by secondary fluids moving along the unconformity contact. In the Adit Block drilling, the BCB mineralization is distinct from the MCB mineralization as evidenced by more intense alteration, consistently higher uranium grades, distinct REO grades with different individual REO concentrations, a reduced thorium-to- uranium ratio, and the presence of anomalous gold and cobalt. The distinct BCB mineralization is of particular interest because of its location at the unconformity contact. ( Pele Mountain Resources Inc., press release, May 9, 2007.)

An additional 35 diamond-drill hole program was subsequently conducted by Pele Mountain Resources Inc. to further define grade and continuity of the resource located within the “Adit Block”. Best intercepts of the MCB include 0.083% U3O8 over 2.34 m (PM-45), 0.070% U 3O8 over 2.81 m (PM-47), and 0.094% U3O8 over 1.94 m (PM-52). The best intercept of the BCB within the Adit Block was 0.305% U3O8 (and 0.437 g/t gold) over 0.45 m (PM-42). The MCB thickness exceeded expectations, averaging 2.78 m compared to the 2.44 m average from the previous drilling program. The areas exhibiting the highest U3O8 grades within the MCB in the Adit Block are located on the western flanks of a topographic high in the basement rocks. Uranium within the MCB is primarily contained within the minerals pitchblende and brannerite.

Pele Mountain completed 12 diamond-drill holes on the Canyon Lake Block. The BCB was intersected in 11 of the 12 holes and the Canyon Lake Fault was intersected in 2 of those holes. The best intercept of the BCB within the Canyon Lake Block was 0.082% U3O8 over 2.64 m (PM-24). Assay analyses show that uranium within the MCB has been extensively leached and remobilized in the Canyon Lake Block in close proximity to where thicker and higher-grade BCB occurrences have been intersected. This supports the “blue sky” potential to discover a significant secondary uranium deposit at Elliot Lake. By contrast, MCB mineralization in the Adit Block does not appear to have been mobilized any significant distance. The BCB has the potential to significantly increase uranium resources at Elliot Lake and opens up a completely new target for future exploration. (All reported resources at Elliot Lake are currently contained in the MCB.) Uranium within the BCB is primarily contained in the secondary minerals coffinite, pitchblende, and uranium-pyrite-aluminum-silicate composite grains (Pele Mountain Resources Inc., press release, September 19, 2007).

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Pele Mountain Resources Inc. conducted a scoping study focused on U3O8 mineralization in the MCB that lies within the Adit Block. The scoping study presents a base case mining and processing scenario that includes less than half of Pele’s known uranium resources and which retains significant upside potential in many of its parameters. Details of the scoping study can be found at www.pelemountain.com.

To follow up on the scoping study’s recommendations, additional diamond drilling continues with an additional 26 hole, 5000 m in-fill program that will focus on upgrading areas of inferred resources to the Indicated classification in the MCB. All 26 drill holes will extend through to the basement rocks to test for the presence of the BCB, roughly 15 m below the MCB, where higher grade, remobilized mineralization has been found near the unconformity between the volcanic basement rocks and the overlying sediments (Pele Mountain Resources Inc., press release, October 29, 2007).

An airborne radiometric survey has been completed and an airborne versatile time-domain electromagnetic (VTEM) survey has been engaged to survey Pele’s property. The resulting geophysical data will be analyzed for conductors, representing possible sulphide or graphite zones that may contribute reductants capable of concentrating remobilized uranium. These conductive targets will then be drill tested (Pele Mountain Resources Inc., press release, November 27, 2007).

Table 2. Pele Mountain Resources Ltd. 2007 diamond drilling in Adit Block, Main Conglomerate Bed.

Drill From Length U3O8 U3O8 REO REO Hole (m) (m) (%) (lbs/tonne) (%) (lbs/tonne) PM-01 203.32 3.43 0.046 1.01 0.169 3.73 PM-02 279.70 2.38 0.050 1.10 0.025 0.55 PM-03 135.00 3.14 0.033 0.73 0.183 4.03 PM-04 84.71 2.29 0.050 1.10 0.216 4.76 PM-05 91.05 2.78 0.055 1.21 0.216 4.76 PM-06 99.60 2.90 0.058 1.28 0.254 5.60 PM-07 129.70 4.91 0.118 2.60 0.270 5.95 PM-08 186.30 6.20 0.125 2.76 0.322 7.10 PM-10 85.72 2.28 0.040 0.88 0.227 5.00 PM-11 94.44 2.94 0.036 0.79 0.149 3.28 PM-12 116.46 4.31 0.096 2.12 0.272 6.00 PM-13 93.39 3.11 0.111 2.45 0.233 5.14 PM-14 83.44 2.61 0.071 1.57 0.252 5.56 PM-15 79.35 3.00 0.070 1.54 0.244 5.38 PM-16 78.00 2.50 0.046 1.01 0.202 4.45 PM-17 90.00 3.48 0.094 2.07 0.196 4.32 PM-18 85.27 2.46 0.057 1.26 0.220 4.85 PM-19 103.20 2.20 0.067 1.48 0.194 4.28 PM-20 113.30 2.48 0.039 0.86 0.164 3.62 PM-21 121.45 2.24 0.029 0.64 0.184 4.06 PM-22 185.14 2.57 0.029 0.64 0.149 3.28

Abbreviations: REO, rare earth oxide

Pele Mountain Resources Inc., press release, May 9, 2007.

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Table 3. Pele Mountain Resources Ltd. 2007 diamond drilling in Adit Block, Basal Conglomerate Bed.

Drill Hole From Core Length U3O8 REO Gold (m) (m) (%) (%) ppb PM-04 101.28 0.72 0.155 0.136 416 PM-10 102.65 0.32 0.572 0.159 210 PM-11 112.00 1.26 0.218 0.113 141 PM-22 200.85 0.27 0.219 0.090 573

Pele Mountain Resources Inc., press release, May 7, 2008.

International Montoro Resources Inc.— Serpent River Property

The Serpent River property is located about 13 km east of the town of Elliot Lake on the south limb of the Quirke syncline and covers approximately 4000 m of the contact between the Matinenda Formation and the underlying basement rocks. International Montoro Resources Inc. have a 100% interest in 10 mining claims (1840 hectares) in the Sault Ste. Marie mining division.

Montoro acquired the services of Scott Wilson Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. to complete a NI-43-101 compliant technical report on the Serpent River Property. The major assets associated with the project are 2 zones containing uranium mineralization within a bed of quartz-pebble conglomerate. These zones are referred to as the “Pecors Channel” and the “Whiskey Channel”. The Pecors Channel is defined by surface exposures of quartz-pebble conglomerate and intersections of quartz-pebble conglomerate beds in exploration drilling. Mapping and diamond drilling have defined a favourable zone with a strike length of approximately 600 m at surface. The channel has been drilled extensively along strike to a depth of approximately 50 to 100 m. The limited amount of drilling carried out down-dip has not adequately tested the potential for uranium mineralization within this channel at depth. Near surface, the Whiskey Channel is also characterized by a thickening of the Matinenda Formation and extends over a strike length of approximately 1800 m (International Montoro Resources Inc., press release, March 29, 2007).

Montero commenced a first-phase diamond-drilling program as recommended in the NI 43-101-compliant technical report on the Serpent River property. They have postulated a new model for potential higher-grade uranium mineralization below the stratigraphic horizon hosting the known uranium deposits of the Elliot Lake sedimentary rocks. The success of the nearby Pele Mountain Resources Inc. drilling has continued to substantiate the higher- grade unconformity-style uranium potential of the Elliot Lake camp. (International Montoro Resources Inc., press release, August 30, 2007).

The first phase of the diamond-drilling program consisted of a total of 2755 m of NQ drilling in 16 holes on its Serpent River property. On the Pecors Channel, located on the west side of the property, 2134 m were drilled in 12 holes, to better define the mineralized zone outlined by previous companies. An additional 4 holes totaling 621 m were drilled on the Whiskey Channel (east side of the property) to verify the extension of the channel. Phase one diamond drilling encountered enhanced levels of radioactivity in 3 different environments. They include, pyritic quartz-pebble conglomerate (QPC) beds, aplite dikes and sills and mineralized, highly altered heterolithic breccia at or near the unconformity. Quartz-pebble conglomerate beds were intersected over core lengths ranging from 0.46 to 7.65 m. This is the same type of mineralization that was mined at Elliot Lake. The best assay from this material was from hole P-07-04, which returned an intercept grading 0.036% U over a core length of 1.26 m including 0.08% U over 0.20 m.

The average assays from the 5 holes below that intersected mineralized quartz-pebble conglomerate with 0.035% U3O8 over an average width of 1.17 m.

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Table 4. International Montoro Resources Inc. Serpent River Property: Five holes intersecting quartz-pebble conglomerate.

Hole Number From (m) To (m) Interval (m) U308 (%) P-07-03 119.48 121.01 1.53 0.037% P-07-04 149.85 152.10 2.25 0.029% P-07-05 139.35 139.95 0.60 0.036% P-07-05 141.47 142.00 0.53 0.092% P-07-05 142.50 142.95 0.45 0.034% P-07-07 122.50 123.50 1.00 0.022% P-07-07 124.00 125.00 1.00 0.025% P-07-07 125.50 126.90 1.40 0.040% P-07-10 47.00 48.70 1.70 0.017% International Montoro Resources Inc., press release, November 12, 2007.

Aplite dikes and sills were often intersected near the unconformity. Some were mineralized with disseminated pyrite and they exhibited enhanced levels of radioactivity. Hole P-10 cut an aplite breccia dike that returned an intercept grading 0.04% U3O8 over 2.48 m including an intersection of 0.17% U3O8 over 0.28 m.

Table 5. International Montoro Resources Inc. Serpent River Property: Holes intersecting aplite dikes and sills near the unconformity. Hole Number From To Interval (m) U308(%) P-07-10 39.60m 42.08m 2.48 0.04% P-07-10 41.80m 42.08m 0.28 0.17% International Montoro Resources Inc., press release, November12, 2007.

Some of the drill holes intersected highly altered (chlorite, biotite, sericite) and mineralized (pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite), unsorted, heterolithic breccia at or near the unconformity between Huronian sedimentary rocks and older Archean basement rocks. These rocks contained 1% to 75% disseminated pyrite, pyrrhotite and chalcopyrite and they exhibited the highest levels of radioactivity (as measured by scintillometer) of any rock units intersected to date. The alteration and mineralization of this breccia unit suggests that it formed a permeable horizon that facilitated the flow of hydrothermal fluids possibly carrying uranium. Sulphide mineralization in the breccia may have acted as a reductant that precipitated the uranium from the hydrothermal fluids. This may represent a new style of mineralization not previously recognized in the Elliot Lake area and it is a significant target upon which to focus additional exploration (International Montoro Resources Inc., press release, November 12, 2007).

Thin section analysis of this material indicates that the alteration assemblages comprise chlorite (to 82 modal %), sericite (to 15 modal %) and biotite (to 7 modal %). The most significant intersection occurred in drill hole P-07-02 where this unit was intersected over core lengths of 15.96 m and 11.5 m. Holes P-07-01, P-07-06 and P-07-09 also intersected similar altered and mineralized rocks exhibiting enhanced levels of radioactivity (International Montoro Resources Inc., press release, January 8, 2008).

Assays from holes are presented below:

Table 6. International Montoro Resources Inc. Serpent River Property: Holes intersecting heterolithic breccia at or near the unconformity.

Hole Number From (m) To (m) Interval (m) U3O8% P-01 174.00 175.17 1.17 0.061% P-02 125.70 126.70 1.00 0.021% P-02 127.70 133.74 6.04 0.034% P-02 132.20 133.24 1.04 0.089% P-06 102.17 105.17 3.00 0.029% P-09 106.49 108.49 2.00 0.019% P-09 116.70 117.50 0.80 0.023% International Montoro Resources Inc., press release, January 8, 2008.

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International Montoro Resources Inc. will be conducting an airborne VTEM survey over their Serpent River property early in 2008. The survey will be flown in conjunction with Pele Mountain Resources Inc. and Verbina Ventures Inc. adjoining properties. The resulting geophysical data will be analyzed for conductors, representing possible sulphide or graphite zones that may represent reductant zones capable of concentrating remobilized uranium. These conductive targets will then be drill tested (International Montoro Resources Inc., press release, December 18, 2007).

Vault Minerals Inc.—Percy Lake VMS Project in Moggy Township

The Percy Lake property is located within the northeast portion of the Batchawana greenstone belt known as the Dismal assemblage. The Batchawana greenstone belt is the westernmost extension of the southern Abitibi greenstone belt.

The property covers the largest and strongest base metal lake sediment geochemical anomaly within an 800 km2 area as determined in a survey completed over the Batchawana greenstone belt in 1995 by the Ontario Geological Survey (Hamilton, Fortescue and Hardy 1995).

Surface prospecting by Avalon Ventures Ltd. in 1995 resulted in the discovery of the RT showing, which consists of an isolated outcrop of interflow mudstone with disseminated and stringer sulphides. Select composite samples are reported to contain 11.04% Zn, 2.86% Cu, 1.98% Pb and 33.7 g/t Ag.

Since 1995 forestry activity has augmented access to the area.

Vault Minerals Inc. completed a 1575 m, 15-hole, diamond-drilling program in December. The drilling program tested for the source of the widespread base metal anomalies on the property. Selected first pass targets included horizontal loop electromagnetic (HLEM) geophysical anomalies, mobile metal ion (MMI) base metal soil anomalies and surface base metal showings, some of which are spatially associated with stringer mineralization and potential FIII felsic volcanic stratigraphic units that were identified during Vault’s summer field program.

Several exhalite-bearing horizons and felsic fragmental units were intersected containing primary VMS-style sulphides with anomalous Zn, Pb, Cu, and Cd values. The drilling intersected 15 intervals with a minimum of 0.50% Zn over 1 m, and best intervals for the program included 0.27% Zn over 8.6 m and 0.82% Zn over 4.2 m. Adjacent host rocks display variable chlorite, biotite, sericite, and silica alteration consistent with a VMS setting. The identification of local, thick accumulations of felsic millrock-type stratigraphy is also very encouraging.

Diamond drilling also intersected higher-grade, vein-hosted zinc mineralization (+/- lead and copper), which is interpreted to be remobilized from a nearby VMS source (9.3% combined lead-zinc over 1 m). The widespread distribution of this mineralization style further supports the presence of a large-scale target area. While most of the HLEM targets were explained by sulphide mineralization, the program was not successful in proving the source to be the widespread geochemical anomalies, and several target-rich areas remain to be further investigated.

As a result of the positive interpretation of early drilling results, Vault staked an additional 124 claim units (1984 hectares) to the east of its original 100 unit land package. These additional claims cover prospective lithologies as well as several isolated multichannel airborne EM anomalies coincident with magnetic highs that, according to public assessment records, have never been drill tested. (Vault Minerals Inc., press release, January 2007.) A Summary on Major Exploration Activities in the Elliot Lake Area for 2007

The city of Elliot Lake has been home to what was once the world’s largest uranium mining camp. The uranium mines of Elliot Lake began in early 1955, with operations ceasing in 1996. The closure of the mines was mainly due to a decrease in demand that lowered the spot price of uranium. The deposits in the Elliot Lake area were low in grade and with a continual price drop the mining operations became uneconomic. Since 2003, the spot price of U3O8 has risen from US$10 per pound to US$132 per pound in July 2007. In December the spot price was US$90 per pound. Increased price

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and, more importantly, forecasted supply shortages have resulted in a corresponding global increase in uranium exploration spending. The Elliot Lake area being a major past-producer has caused prospectors and junior exploration companies to stake over 2000 claim units over the last 3 years, making it one of the largest staking rushes in the Elliot Lake area since the 1950s.

There are currently 8 exploration companies active in the Elliot Lake camp and 3 of these have carried out diamond- drilling programs, most notably Pele Mountain Resources Inc. who, following a $5.5 million program that included 57 diamond-drill holes, received at positive scoping study for its Elliot Lake project in October. Based on a 6.3 million pound indicated resource and a 36.1 million pound inferred resource, the study indicated that a $195 million mine could produce 826,000 pounds of U3O8 per year over an 18-year mine life at a cost of US$55.51 per pound. With these results in hand, the company now plans to approach the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for advice on how best to prepare for the environmental assessment and mine permitting process. For more information visit Pele’s website at www.pelemountain.com

International Montoro Resources Inc. completed a 16 hole, 2755 m diamond-drilling program on their Serpent property located immediately east of the Pele property. They have recently announced significant intersections (up to 15.96 m) of a new style of mineralization. This new style of mineralization is hosted in breccias below the Matinenda Formation and has not been previously recognized in the Elliot Lake area. This new style of mineralization presents a significant target upon which to focus additional exploration in the camp. For more information visit International Montoro’s website at www.montororesources.com.

Appia Energy Corp. is a private company that has staked a large portion of land on the north limb of the Quirke Lake syncline covering a large portion of the Denison ore body. The Dension ore body is the largest mineralized zone in the Elliot Lake camp and was host to the past-producers Quirke, Denison, Panel, Spanish American, Can-Met and Stanrock mines. During the time of writing, Appia Energy Corp. is conducting 2 diamond-drilling programs around the Quirke Lake area, intersecting quartz-pebble conglomerate, to determine its thickness and mineralization..

There have been many prospectors along with other private junior exploration companies that have invested a great deal in staking, prospecting, and compiling information on other regions in the Elliot Lake camp. Diamond drilling, geophysical surveys, staking and prospecting will continue throughout 2008, making the Elliot Lake camp one of the most active areas in Ontario.

Figure 3 illustrates the staking activity in the Elliot Lake area between 2004 and 2007. It also illustrates the location of Elliot Lake’s past-producing mines along with the 3 companies conducting diamond drilling on the north and south limbs of the Quirke syncline.

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SAULT STE. MARIE DISTRICT STAFF ACTIVITIES

The Sault Ste. Marie District Geologist Office is staffed by A. Pace, Acting District Geologist, S. Butorac, Acting District Support Geologist, M. Stortini, geological assistant. A. Ness and K. Elkus worked as Summer Experience Program students for the summer months of June through August, providing technical and administrative assistance to the office. K. Elkus, prior to working as a Summer Experience Program student, also worked as a co-operative student from Bawating Collegiate and Vocational High School from February till June 2007, in partnership with the Algoma District School Board’s Co-operative Education Studies.

M. Hailstone retired December 31, 2007, as District Geologist in Sault Ste. Marie. Mike served in that position for 14 years.

The office received 552 visitors and responded to 2470 telephone calls during the year. Drill core storage facility data information was requested by 20 clients. Most notably, 10 scientists from the University of Tokyo spent 5 days observing, collecting and assaying core drilled through sedimentary rocks of the Huronian Supergroup of the Elliot Lake area. Assessment files received in the Sault Ste. Marie office in 2007 are listed in Table 7.

Staff of the Sault Ste. Marie District Geologist Office completed 15 property visits during the year (Table 8).

A. Pace attended the PDAC in Toronto in March 2007. The Ontario Prospectors Association, in conjunction with the local chapter of the Sault and District Prospectors Association, along with the assistance of the staff of the District Geologist office hosted the Northeast Ontario Mines and Minerals Symposium in Sault Ste. Marie. This was the first time the event was held in Sault Ste. Marie and due to its success it will be added to the rotation every 3 years. A. Pace provided a presentation at the event on Keweenawan Felsite Rocks and their Implications on Mineralization. In June, M. Hailstone and A. Pace co-lead a fieldtrip to the Mamainse Point Formation for the Sault and District Prospectors Association. A. Pace and T. Hart co-lead a field trip to the Mamainse Point Formation for the Geological Association of Canada NUNA 2007 conference as a post-meeting field trip. A. Pace and G. Bennett (retired OGS geologist) co-lead a field trip in the Elliot Lake area for the NASA Astrobiology Institute Field Workshop organized by Hiroshi Ohmoto of Pennsylvania State University.

The Sault Ste. Marie district office underwent a reduction in space that disrupted the services of the office for nearly 4 months. Staff of the district office reorganized the office and eventually restored the office to functional purpose.

The Sault Ste. Marie District Geologist office has began the process of relocating its drill core from the indoor core library to an outside drill core storage location located just north of the city limits. Staff of the district office have devoted a great deal of time re-tagging, re-boxing and re-locating core along with preparing the outside site for the eventual move of drill core in the spring of 2008. M. Stortini has been hired on contract to oversee the core library duties and assist in the preparation of core relocation.

In September 2007, M. Hailstone and A. Pace participated in the annual Resident Geologists meeting and field trip in Marathon, Ontario. M. Hailstone and A Pace attended the Ontario Prospectors Association, Ontario Exploration and Geoscience Symposium in Sudbury in December.

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Table 7. Assessment files received in the Sault Ste. Marie District Geologist Office in 2007.

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

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

Gaiashk International Montoro Resources Inc. 2007 Technical Report n/a SSMP Gaiashk-14 (N1 41-101)

Ryan Nikos Exploration Ltd. 2004-2007 GM, Samp., and 2. 33619 SSMP Ryan-28 geophysics

Long/Striker Darien Resources Inc. 2005-2007 Samp., GC, IM 2. 33622 SSMP Long-16

Buckles Quincy Energy Corp. 2007 IP, RES. 2. 34049 SSMP Buckles-10

Aweres Nikos Exploration Ltd. 2004-2005 Report on Island 2. 33553 SSMP Aweres-17 Copper Property

Long/Striker Darien Resources Inc. 2007 Assessment 2. 33231 SSMP Long-17 Report Joubin, Gunterman Pele Mountain Resources 2007 Technical n/a SSMP Joubin-21 Report (NI 43-101)

Hughes Skead Holdings Ltd. 2005-2007 Reconnaisance 2. 34195 SSMP Hughes-08 Geology and (CD) Sampling

Long/Striker Darien Resources Inc. 2007 Geological 2. 33624 SSMP Long-18 Mapping

Gunterman Pele Mountain Resources 2007 Diamond 2. 34261 SSMP Gunterman-0011 Drilling

Slater Rio Tinto Canadian Exploration Ltd. 1967 Geology of the n/a Ranwick SSMP Slater-02 Uranium Adit and Surface Pits

Gunterman Lakeside Estates Subdivision Elliott 1982 Geological Donated SSMP Gunterman-0012 Lake Report

Joubin Pele Mountain Resources 2007 Diamond 2. 34264 SSMP Joubin-22 Drilling

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Township or Area Company Name Year Type of Work AFRO Resident Geologist Number Office File Designation Preliminary Joubin Pele Mountain Resources 2007 Report n/a SSMP Joubin-23

Varley William Benninghaus, Andre 2007-2007 Prospecting and 2. 34046 SSMP Varley-08 Porcheron Sampling Report

Vankoughnet Prace Mining Limited 1981 Work and n/a SSMP Vankoughnet-17 Feasibility Report

Ryan Roy J. Rupert 1991 Summary n/a SSMP Ryan-29 Report, Mamainse Mine Property

Moggy Vault Minerals Inc. 2007-2007 Diamond 2. 34579 SSMP Moggy-05 Drilling

Ryan Nikos Exploration Ltd. 2005-2007 Diamond 2. 35389 SSMP Ryan-30 Drilling Beange, Joubin, Gunterman, Buckles, Canada Enerco Corp. 2007 Satellite 2. 35327 SSMP Beange-04 Bouck Imagery Interpretation

Beange, Joubin, Gunterman, Buckles, Canada Enerco Corp. 2007 Airborne 2. 34463 SSMP Beange-05 Bouck Magnetic and Megatem Survey

Table 8. Property visits completed by the Sault Ste. Marie District Geologist Office in 2007 (keyed to Figure 2).

Number Property/Occurrence Location 1 Mamainse Point Formation outcrops for SDPA Field Trip Ryan and Kincaid townships 2 East Breccia and Tribag Mine copper-molybdenum mineralization Nicole and Norberg townships 3 Pancake Lake area outcrops along new logging road and access to Jogran Ryan, Palmer, Nicolet and Kincaid Porphyry townships 4 Montreal River uranium occurrences Slater, Rix and Peever townships 5 Outcrops on quad trail Lunkie Township 6 Haynes Lake iron formation Gapp township 7 Outcrops on roads leading south of Meketina crossover Desbiens Lunkie townships 8 Gould Copper Gould and Casson townships 9 Percy Lakes area access from Sault Ste. Marie Moggy Township 10 Seabrook Lake Carbonitite and area (JR showing) Maeck, McNie, Jessiman townships 11 Willy copper showing in Ryan Township Ryan Township 12 Pine Grove Rd. Livingston Creek contact Thessalon Township 13 Pronto Mine area Long Township 14 Samreid Lake Pecors Road outcrops Raimbault and Joubin Townships 15 Traverse along new roads in Gavor Alva Lakes area Desbiens Township

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PROPERTY EXAMINATIONS

Gould Copper Property

LOCATION, ACCESS AND PROPERTY GEOLOGY

The Gould Copper property is located in Gould Township, approximately 30 km by road north of the town of Thessalon. The property is accessible by logging road. The property was owned by Cheney Copper Mines Limited and was later controlled by Sudbury Basin Mines Limited.

The Gould Copper property is underlain by Paleoproterozoic Gowganda Formation sedimentary rocks of the Cobalt Group. Archean basement granites and gneisses are exposed in the northeast corner of the property. The only intrusive rocks cutting the younger sedimentary rocks are Nipissing gabbro.

MINERALIZATION

The main vein zone is characterized by the widespread presence of sulphide and iron-oxide associated with zones of vuggy quartz veining. Mineralization includes specular hematite, chalcopyrite, bornite, chalcocite and malachite. Hematite occurs as staining along quartz grains and as stringers within the veining. It also appears as large clots in some of the massive quartz sections. Chalcopyrite occurs interstitially with quartz and carbonate and as fine-grained clusters in quartz stringers. The carbonate of the veins is either calcite or an iron-bearing, brown-weathering variety, and in all cases it is subordinate to the quartz. Sulphides occur as irregular disseminations randomly scattered in the vein. Numerous east- to northwest-trending faults and shear zones occur in the area, establishing a strict structural control of mineralization.

The quartz vein system cuts the sedimentary rocks of the Gowganda Formation and the Nipissing gabbro. Collins (1925, p.130) attributed the vein copper systems to being spatially related to the Nipissing gabbro intrusions. It has been suggested that Late Proterozoic compressional forces of the Grenville Orogeny may be associated with reverse faulting along the Murray fault. This may have provided the observed strict structural control that lead to shearing, folding and thrusting along coincident east-trending fault systems within the area, and that may have provided a conduit for mineralized quartz veins to intrude.

Vein Zone No.1

The vein zone is exposed for about 50 m in length and varies from 1 to 3 m in width. The zone consists of a massive quartz vein system striking 115o with an adjacent quartz-carbonate vein striking 90o and dipping south at 80o (Figure 4). Within the quartz vein, specular hematite is present as staining and as stringers along quartz grains. Copper sulphides present include chalcopyrite, malachite and chalcocite. A quartz-carbonate vein is in contact with the adjacent massive quartz vein. The contact appears to have euhedral quartz grains along with a vuggy quartz texture. This quartz-carbonate vein may be a later secondary vein system. It appears that the mineralization is higher grade and more massive. The mineralization in the main vein is more disseminated.

Assay results from 2 grab samples from No. 1 vein, collected by staff of the Sault Ste. Marie District Office returned 9740 ppm Cu (0.97 % Cu) and 218 580 ppm Cu (21.8 % Cu).

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Figure 4. Main mineralized quartz-vein with adjacent quartz-carbonate vein, Gould copper property.

Vein Zone No. 5

The No. 5 vein zone hosts a massive quartz vein that intrudes paraconglomerate of the Gowganda Formation. The vein strikes 290o and dips 70 to 80o south. Along the contact between the main quartz vein and the paraconglomerate, the vein zones become highly fractured and interlensed with the host rock. These fractured and mineralized zones have developed comb textures and are vuggy. The mineralization includes chalcopyrite, bornite and chalcocite. There are traces of malachite along with specular hematite, and gossan staining is widespread. The stripped area is approximately 200 m long and the width of the main vein is between 0.5 to 1 m.

Assay results from a single grab sample from No. 5 vein collected by staff of Sault Ste. Marie District Office returned 7435 ppm Cu (0.74 % Cu). JR Uranium Showing

GEOLOGY

The JR uranium showing is located in McNie and Jessiman townships with the showing being accessible by logging road. The area consists of an east-trending, vertically dipping lamprophyre dike with a radioactive, hematized alteration zone which extends into the surrounding country rocks. The showing occurs within the granitoid terrain north of the Seabrook Lake Carbonitite. The granites in this area have above average background uranium content as identified in airborne radiometric surveys. At the showing, the lamprophyre dike is about 25 to 30 cm wide and intrudes coarse-grained to pegmatitic, pink Archean granite and a northwest-trending Matachewan gabbro which is exposed over a width of about 15 m (Figures 5 and 6). The Matachewan gabbro intrudes the granite at 320o. The Matachewan gabbro-granite contact is offset by a series of small, less than 1 m, east-trending faults, one of which is

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occupied by the lamprophyre dike. The lamprophyre dike is dark grey and fine-grained and the adjacent wall rock is light brown with fine-grained rock consisting of albite, finely disseminated hematite, mica and an opaque mineral. The altered zone follows fractures in the adjacent wall rock and does not appear to change in mineralogy regardless of whether the adjacent rock is gabbro or granite.

MINERALIZATION

The hematized altered wall rock adjacent to the lamprophyre dike (Figure 7) is highly radioactive. Several radioactive locations were sampled with a McPhar TV1-A Spectrometer, and equivalent uranium and equivalent thorium contents were calculated. Results indicate that uranium occurs in concentrations ranging from 0.02% up to 0.18% U3O8. Multi-element analysis, including uranium, is pending.

Figure 5. Photo illustrating east-trending lamprophyre dike cutting granite and gabbro.

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Figure 6. Illustrating left lateral offsets on gabbro-granite contact with lamprophyre cutting in an east-trending direction.

Figure 7. Hematitic, radioactive alteration along fractures in gabbro (0.18 % U3O8 calculated).

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GEOLOGICAL MODELS

Radioactivity and uranium mineralization are closely associated with alkali-carbonatite complexes and with associated diatreme structures and breccias, as found along the north shore of Lake Superior (Sage 1982).

The close relationship between the east-trending lamprophyre dike and the radioactive alteration envelope appears to be an example of the radioactive diatreme – alkali/carbonatite complex model, but is unique in its relationship to a lamprophyre dike. This suggests that the JR uranium showing represents a new variation of the model for uranium mineralization that forms part of the same family as that for the radioactive diatreme – alkali/carbonatite complexes (D. Tortosa, personal communication, 2007).

The JR uranium showing is also close to the Seabrook Lake Carbonatite, which has been prospected for diamond potential in recent years. The granites in the area are intruded by a large number of lamprophyre dikes, diabase dikes, and possibly lamproite/kimberlite dikes. Recent alluvium sampling by the Ontario Geological Survey (Reid 2003) indicated the presence of a significant number of diamond inclusion field chromites and other kimberlite indicator minerals down-ice from the Seabrook Lake area.

As such, the JR property is considered to be prospective for both uranium and diamonds.

RECOMMENDATION FOR EXPLORATION

Keweenawan Felsic Rocks and their Implication to Mineralization

The Keweenawan felsic rocks were deposited during the inception of the Midcontinent Rift during the Neoproterozoic. They have been identified as being dominantly intrusive or subvolcanic in nature, and make up a significant part of the Mamainse Point Formation, located approximately 80 km north of Sault Ste. Marie, east of Lake Superior, within the Ryan and Kincaid townships. They also appear as porphyritic stocks further east, intruding Archean metavolcanic rocks of the western domain of the Batchewana greenstone belt. The felsic rocks may have been derived by the partial melting of pre-existing crust under high heat flows that most likely were generated by the rifting and mafic volcanism. The Keweenawan-aged felsic intrusive rocks may play a significant role as they may have provided a heat source for the widespread copper mineralization in the area, and may be linked to the past-producing Coppercorp and Tribag mines. A small Keweenawan stock, called the Jogran porphyry, intruded Archean volcanic rocks to the east of the basalt exposures at Mamainse Point. The mineralized Tribag breccias are located approximately 6 km to the east-northeast of the Jogran porphyry. Blecha (1965, 1969) described the Jogran porphyry as a fine-grained rock with abundant phenocrysts of quartz and feldspar, along with pyrite, chalcopyrite and minor molybdenite mineralization disseminated throughout the porphyry. The porphyry may be genetically related to the same source as the felsites of the Mamainse Point Formation.

Based on fluid inclusion and stable isotope work, Richards (1985) identified the Jogran porphyry as a possible source for mineralizing fluids for the Coppercorp deposit, within the Mamainse Point Formation. The mineralization formed as a result of interaction between hot magmatic fluids and lower temperature meteoric fluids, possibly hydrothermal-metamorphic fluids (Richards 1985, p.26-29). It has also been postulated that the Tribag breccias were formed as a result of a collapse of rocks caused by the withdrawal of a deep-seated pulsating magma of felsic composition (Blecha 1974). Evidence for this style of intrusion is provided by the high proportion of felsic fragments within each of the breccia pipes, along with subsequent diamond drilling that encountered a highly altered feldspar porphyry intrusion under the breccias (Blecha 1974). Continued exploration and mapping in the area may be able to provide more insight on the timing and emplacement along with the linkage that occurs between the felsic intrusives and the mineralization.

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Copper Deposits in the Mamainse–Batchewana Area

Coppercorp: Quartz-carbonate vein 1.02 million tons @1.16% Cu

Tribag: Breccia pipes 1.1 million tons@ 1.65% Cu

Jogran Porphyry (Reserves) 18 million tonnes @ 0.019% Cu and 0.05% MoS2

Figure 8. Map illustrating the Mamainse Point Formation and western domain of the Batchewana Greenstone Belt (after Giblin 1973; Richards, 1985) (modified by A. Pace).

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Table 9. Compilation of recommendations for exploration made in past years by Resident Geologist Program staff in Sault Ste. Marie (keyed to Figure 9).

Number Author(s) Report of Activities Recommendations/Township (publication year/page) 1 R.J. Rupert 1973, p.88 NW Viel Tp. Cu prospect associated with NW-trending Nipissing diabase. Glacial till cemented by 1-3" layer of malachite and traced for 1000 feet. Drilling on IP anomaly yielded values of 1.7% Cu. 2 R.J. Rupert 1973, p.89 Gaudette Tp. Block faulting crosscuts a heavily mineralized NE shear zone. Coarse white quartz lenses conform with the shear and contain patches of molybdenite, pyrite and chalcopyrite. This radioactive structure is favourable for copper, molybdenum and nickel. Rock grabs yield 0.83% Ni and 5.38% Cu. A geochemical survey contain assays high in heavy metals. 3 G. Bennet and E.J. Leahy 1980, p.99 Vankoughnet Tp. The argentiferous galena occurrences in the area have a high potential value which increases with silver prices. One particular occurrence is the Prace Mine, which encloses a NW-striking galena vein, strongly anomalous in silver and low alpha lead used in the electronics industry. The vein is in a shear zone, which for most of its length separates Nipissing gabbro from the laminated argillite of the Gowganda Formation. 4 G. Bennett 1982, p.133 and 137 Hughes Tp. There seems to be a close spatial association between base metal-silver occurrences and dike rocks of Keweenawan age, especially felsite and lamprophyre. This association may be simply structural in that the deposits, namely argentiferous galena, lead, copper and zinc, occupy linear trends of N10ºW. The distinctive bright pink to red coloured felsite and dark inclusion-bearing lamprophyre are relatively uncommon and should be considered a plus factor in considering areas for prospecting. Please note the linear trends may not parallel the strike of the individual veins. 5 G. Bennett 1983, p.149 and 150 Aweres Tp. Radioactive quartz-pebble conglomerate found near or at the base of the Thessalon Formation between Sault Ste. Marie and the NE part of the Quirke Lake syncline contain numerous anomalous gold values of up to 600 ppb. Also in Day Tp, the same stratigraphic position returned assays of 4300 and 320 ppb Au. The magnitude and potential cannot be determined from the few analysis available so far. 6 G. Bennett, E.J. Leahy and 1985, p.218 Davieux Tp. Evidence suggests there is a direct relationship with gold K.D. Booth occurrence and primary magnetite presence in lean iron formation. Past drilling has returned up to 0.15 oz/ton Au and channel samples averaging 0.137 oz/ton Au along with anomalous geochemical sampling. 7 G. Bennett, E.J. Leahy and 1985, p.227 From Goulais Bay to Elliott Lake, within the Huronian Supergroup, K.D. Booth selected outcrops have a variety of colour, textures and exhibit distinct structures. These make an attractive ornamental stone and the integrity and dimension of these outcrops remain to be measured. 8 G. Bennett, E.J. Leahy, 1986, p.253 Vankoughnet Tp. While examining the area for industrial mineral J.P. Donald, E. Frey, potential the authors noted Black Granite outcrop with the dimension of J.J. Kral, and D.J.J. Tortosa 10 by 1 by 66 km. 9 G. Bennett, E.J. Leahy, 1987, p.237 Olsen and Southern Tronsen tps. Rampart Resources and Massive J.P. Donald, E. Frey, Energy carried out geochemical anomaly surveys, prospecting, mapping J.J. Kral, and D.J.J. Tortosa and drilling over pyritic iron formation. This structure traced for 5 miles in an E-trending direction. Assays from drilling returned values of 4.1 feet of 0.525 oz/ton Au and 10.1 feet of 0.048 oz/ton Au. 10 G. Bennett, E.J. Leahy, 1987, p.244 Prince Tp. Building Stone – red granite-monzonite. Large deposit over J.P. Donald, E. Frey, 4 km2. The deposit is homogenous, no deleterious minerals or staining J.J. Kral and D.J.J. Tortosa and is good for building or monumental stone.

Wells Tp.- Nipissing diabase – black granite is another large deposit which is homogenous and dimensions need to be measured.

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Number Author(s) Report of Activities Recommendations/Township (publication year/page) 11 G. Bennett, E.J. Leahy, 1992, p.223 Hughes Tp. Mineralized breccia zone within the granite gneiss. Shear J. Walmsley zone crosscutting consists of diabase fragments, quartz stringers and carbonate. 10–15% mineralization includes sphalerite, pyrite, galena, chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite. Cu values range from 0.05–4%, Zn from 1–13%, Pb from 1–7%, Ag from 1–2000 ppm. 12 G. Bennett, E.J. Leahy and 1992, p.225 Fenwick Tp. Barite in dolostone associated with stratabound copper J. Walmsley occurring at the base of the Gordon Lake Formation. Mineralization includes very fine-grained pyrite and specular hematite. The depositional environment is suitable for base metal concentration. 13 G. Bennett, E.J. Leahy, 1993, p.225 Montreal Mining Location: domeykite occurrence within felsite J. Walmsley and intrusion on Hwy 17, 50 km north of Sault Ste. Marie. The copper M. Hailstone arsenide occurs within fractures. 14 G. Bennett, E.J. Leahy, 1993, p.230 Batchewana greenstone belt remains a prime area for mineral J. Walmsley and exploration as well as greenstone belts in Deroche, Shields and M. Hailstone Gaudette tps. 15 G. Bennett, M. Hailstone 1995, p.250 and 251 Northeast corner of Ryan Tp. The Richards–Haugeneder gold and B. Fremlin occurrence is an example of gold associated with Archean-hosted iron formation within the northern margins of the Batchewana greenstone belt. There are similarities to the Geraldton greenstone belt. 16 G. Bennett, M. Hailstone 1995, p.251 45 km north of Blind River: the Flack Lake fault has potential for and B. Fremlin copper mineralization. This fault is thought to be a reverse thrust on the north side of the Huronian supracrustal belt. The basalts in this structure are known to contain anomalous copper mineralization. 17 M. Hailstone and P. Morra 1998, p.11 Day Tp: Gold associated with basal pyritic units of the Livingston Creek Formation.

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Table 10. Mineral deposits not being mined in the Sault Ste. Marie District in 2007.

Abbreviations AF ...... Assessment Files MDIR...... Mineral Deposit Inventory record AR...... Annual Report MLS...... Mining Lands, Sudbury CAMH ...... Canadian and American Mines Handbook MR...... Mining Recorder CMH ...... Canadian Mines Handbook NM...... The Northern Miner GR...... Geological Report OFR ...... Open File Report MDC ...... Mineral Deposit Circular [No.15–] PC ...... Personal Communication [formerly Mineral Resources Circular, No.1-14]

Deposit Name/ Tonnage-Grade Estimates Ownership Reserve Commodity Status NTS and/or Dimensions References References Pater Mine Cu, Au, Ag 936 670 T @ 1.8% Cu Rio Algom MR 1087 Past Producer Spragge Tp. Limited 1969–1970 41J/2 Bar-Fin Mine Cu 1906 - 130 foot shaft with 250 feet lateral Staked MR 1087 Past Producer Thompson Tp. work 1906 41J/3 Bald Dome Prospect Cu 680 388 T @ 0.25% Cu MR 1087 Inactive Plummer Add. Tp. 41J/5 Bruce Mines Cu, Ag 40 000 T @ 1.8% Cu above 155-foot level MDC 12 Past Producer Plummer Add. Tp. 1915–1921 41J/5 Campbell–Dukes Cu 33 000 T @ 1.2% Cu MR 223 Past Producer Prospect in 230′ by 8′ by 220′ block 1956 Plummer Add. Tp. 41J/5 Rock Lake Mine Cu, Ag 1898-1903: 420 foot shaft with 3 levels and MDC 12 Past Producer Aberdeen Tp. 606 lateral development 1901–1903 41J/5 Havilah Mine – Au, Ag, Cu 1 main vein, 2 – 150 foot shafts, MDC 12 Past Producer Ophir Mine 1 – 183 foot adit 1892–1922 Galbraith Tp. 41J/5 Steinberg Mine Cu 47 000 T @ 1.82% Cu or 124 000 T @ AF Past Producer Plummer Add. Tp. 1.1% Cu (drill indicated) 1906 and 1956 41J/5 Stobie Mine – Cu, Ni, Au 9 T of ore shipped from 1 – 160 foot shaft MDC 12 Past Producer Rainbow Mine with 20 feet of lateral workings 1899–1901 Johnson Tp. 41J/5 Bilton Option Cu 453 593 T @ 1.7% Cu N/A MR 1087 Past Producer Patton Tp. Pre 1956 41J/6 Boyea Lake Adit and Cu Adit Area - 128 000 T @ 1.95% Cu probable N/A Sudbury Past Producer East Zones and possible to 200 feet; Contact Mines Pre-1942 Montgomery Tp. East Area - 56 500 T @ 2.98% Cu drill AR 1971 411J/6 indicated to 250 feet Crownbridge Cu 415 000 T @ 1.8% Cu diluted grade N/A MDC 12 Past Producer (Cannon) Prospect 1966–1967 Kamichisitit Tp. 41J/6 Glagoma Mine Cu 1917 2 shafts sunk to 250 feet MDC 12 Past Producer Gladstone Tp. 1917 and 1962 41J/6 Goulding Mine Cu 1962 816 T @ 1.4% Cu shipped from mine MDC 12 Past Producer Cobden Tp. 1962

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Deposit Name/ Tonnage-Grade Estimates Ownership Reserve Commodity Status NTS and/or Dimensions References References 41J/6

North Montgomery- Cu 147 677 T @ 1.7% Cu – Main Zone N/A MR 1087 Inactive Grand Portage Mine 40 9000 T @ 1.96% Cu – No 1 Zone Montgomery Tp. 77 063 T @ 3.23% Cu – No 2 Zone 41J/6 61 688 T @ 1% Cu – West Zone Milgate (Abbican) Cu 95 934 T @ 1.08% Cu (drill indicated) MR 1087 Inactive Prospect A Zone L-600′ by W-10′ by D-235′ Nouvel Tp. 41J/6 Principle Strategic Cu 112 300 T @ 1.54% Cu (drill indicated) NM (Oct. 13, Inactive Minerals Prospect 1966) Gladstone Tp. MDC 12 41J/6 Sheba Prospect Cu L-1000′ by W-3′ on surface N/A MDC 12 N/A Nouvel Tp. @ 0.59% Cu 41J/6 Twin Lakes Prospect Cu Probable - 76 900 T N/A MDC 12 Esten Tp. @ 1.73% Cu over 8.04 feet 41J/7 Bi-Ore Mine Cu 13 607 T @ 6% Cu N/A MR 1087 Past Producer Sagard Tp. 1947–1949 41J/10 Cheney Mine Cu 39 405 T @ 3.97% Cu (drill indicated) N/A MDC 12 Past Producer Gould Tp. 1966–1967 41J/11 Copper Prince Mine Cu, Au 45 359 T @ 3% Cu 4 ore shoots near surface MR 1087 Past Producer Kamichisitit Tp. 1972 41J/11 Jardun Mine Pb, Zn, Ag, Cu, 49 367 T @ 4.4% Pb, 3.1% Zn, 1.42 oz/T Ag N/A MDC 12 Past producer Jarvis Tp. Au 1954–1957 41K/9 Kerr Scott Pb, Zn, Ag, Au 1859 T of hand-cobbed ore recovered. MDC 12 Past Producer Deroche Tp. Deposit reserves have not been calculated 1939 41K/9 Goulais River Cu, Ag 250 000 T @ 2.35% Cu, 0.26 oz/T Ag in 3 N/A MR 223 Past Producer VanKoughnet Tp. zones (drill-indicated) 1975 and 1981 41K/11 Kristina Mine Cu 369 350 T @ 1.95% Cu in No 4 and No. 6 N/A MDC 12 Past producer LaVerendrye Tp. shaft zones MR 223 1903–1907 41K/11 Prace–Sill Lake Pb, Zn, Ag 340 T Pb, Ag concentrate produced N/A PC Past Producer Mine Deposit reserves have not been calculated 1981 and VanKoughnet Tp. 1985–1987 41K/16 Caputo–Just Cu 475 T @ 11.18 % Cu recovered from 3 zones MDC 12 Past Producer Wishart Tp. 1968 41N/1 Coppercorp Mine Cu, Ag, Au 1 360 777 T @ 1.7% Cu in C Zone N/A MR 1087 Past Producer Ryan Tp. 362 873 T @ 2.3% Cu in C-2 Zone 1964–1972 41N/2 589 670 T @ 2.1% Cu in SB Zone 1 M Tons 444 520 T @ Cu in Silver Creek Zone recovered Glenrock Co, Au, Cu Several zones – main zone L-250′ by W-3.5′ MR 1087 Palmer Tp. (drill indicated) MDC 12 41N/2 Jogran Prospect Cu, Mo L-600′ by W- 400′ by D-680′ MDC 12 Ryan Tp. @ 0.053% MoS2, 0.19% Cu (drill indicated) MR 223 41N/2 Mamainse Mine Cu Vein L-1500′ by W-13′ MDC 12 Past Producer

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Deposit Name/ Tonnage-Grade Estimates Ownership Reserve Commodity Status NTS and/or Dimensions References References Ryan Tp. 3 shafts sunk to depth 60, 280, 1500 feet 1882–1884 41N/2 Maricona Prospect Cu 267 986 T @ 1.17% Cu reserves in 3 MDC 12 Slater Tp. sections 41N/2 Pancake Lake Cu L-300′ by W-21.5′ by D-200′ MR 1087 Kincaid Tp. @ 0.76% Cu (drill indicated) 41N/2 Tribag Mine Cu, W, Ag, Au 2 267 961 T @ 1.6% Cu – Breton Zone 113 Channel I MR 1087 Past Producer Nicolet Tp. 397 092 T @ 0.13% Cu, 0.27% Mo – East MDC 12 1967–1973 41N/2 Breccia Zone Production from 429 688 T @ 1.6% Cu – West Breccia Breton and West 929 864 T @ 2.3% Cu – H Zone Breccia Zones 907 184 T @ 0.2% W in Tailings – H Zone *N.B. This table contains tonnage and grade estimates, referred to as “reserves” (indicated, possible, probable), which were determined at various times by methods largely unreported. Unless specifically indicated, it must be assumed that these estimates are not in compliance with the reporting standards required by National Instrument 43-101.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Information on past activities reported in the text are from assessment files and other files of the Sault Ste. Marie District Geologist Office unless otherwise noted. Information on current mining and exploration activities was provided by individual prospectors and exploration and mining company personnel, compiled from assessment files and obtained from public information sources. REFERENCES

Bennett, G. 1982. 1981 Report of the Sault Ste. Marie Resident Geologist; in Annual Report of the Regional and Resident Geologists 1981, Ontario Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Paper 101, p. 127-138. Bennett, G. 1983. 1982 Report of the Sault Ste. Marie Resident Geologist; in Report of Activities Regional and Resident Geologists 1982, Ontario Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Paper 107, p.141-151. Bennett, G., Hailstone, M. and Fremlin, B. 1995. Sault Ste. Marie Resident Geologist’s District—1994; in Report of Activities Resident Geologists 1994 Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 5921, p.231-256. Bennett, G. and Leahy, E.J. 1980. 1979 Report of the Sault Ste. Marie Resident Geologist; in Annual Report of the Regional and Resident Geologists 1979; Ontario Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Paper 91, p.97-102. Bennett, G., Leahy, E.J. and Booth, K.D. 1985. Sault Ste. Marie Resident Geologist Area, Northeastern Region; in Report of Activities Regional and Resident Geologists 1984, Ontario Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Paper 122, p.209-229. Bennett, G., Leahy, E.J., Donald, J.P., Frey, E., Kral, J.J. and Tortosa, D.J.J. 1986. Sault Ste. Marie Resident Geologist Area, Northeastern Region; in Report of Activities Regional and Resident Geologists 1985, Ontario Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Paper 128, p.238-255. Bennett, G., Leahy, E.J., Donald, J.P., Frey, E., Kral, J.J. and Tortosa, D.J.J. 1987. Sault Ste. Marie Resident Geologist Area, Northeastern Region; in Report of Activities Regional and Resident Geologists 1986, Ontario Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Paper 134, p.233-255. Bennett, G., Leahy, E.J. and Walmsley, J. 1992. Sault Ste. Marie Resident Geologist’s District—1991; in Report of Activities Regional and Resident Geologists 1991, Ontario Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Paper 158, p.215-228.

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Blecha, M. 1974. Batchawana area: A possible Precambrian porphyry copper district; Ore Deposits and Mineral Exploration, CIM Bulletin, p.71-76.

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Giblin, P. 1973. Batchewana, Algoma District; Ontario Department of Mines, Map 2251, scale 1:63 360. Giblin, P. 1969. Mamainse Point area, District of Algoma; Ontario Department of Mines, Preliminary Geological Map P.554, scale 1 inch to 1/4 mile. Hailstone, M. and Morra, P. 1998. Sault Ste. Marie, District Geologist—1997; in Report of Activities 1997, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts, Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 5972, 82p. Hamilton, S.M., Fortescue, J.A.C., and Hardy, A.S. 1995. A zinc-cadmium-copper-anomaly; preliminary results of the Cow River geochemical mapping project, Batchawana Greenstone Belt; Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 5917, 31p. Reid L.J., 2003. Regional modern alluvium sampling survey of the Sault Ste. Marie–Espanola corridor, Northeastern Ontario: Operation Treasure Hunt; Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 6117, 147p. Richards, J.P. 1985. A fluid inclusion and stable isotope study of Keweenawan fissure-vein hosted copper sulphide mineralization, Mamainse Point, Ontario; unpublished MSc thesis, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, p.26-29. Rupert, R.J. 1973. Sault Ste. Marie District; in Annual Report of Resident Geologists’ Section, Geological Branch, 1972, Ontario Division of Mines, Miscellaneous Paper 54, p.79-97. Sage, P. R., 1982. Minerlization in diatremes structures north of Lake Superior, Ontario; Ontario Geological Survey, Study 27.

Metric Conversion Table

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

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

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