REPORT ON THE FLORENTINE MINERAL RESOURCES LTD

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REPORT ON THE FLORENTINE MINERAL RESOURCES LTD

DERRY TOWNSHIP PROPERTY

Sault Ste. Marie Mining Division, Ontario

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Bruce Barnes Consulting Geologist

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Durham GeologicaJ Services JneBox 734

Timmins, Ontario

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section

SUMMARY

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

LOCATION AND ACCESS

CURRENT WORK

REGIONAL GEOLOGY

LOCAL GEOLOGY

SUMMARY OF SAMPLING PROGRAM

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

SELECTED REFERENCES

CERTIFICATION

APPENDIX I ASSAY VALUES AND LOCATION

FIGURE I Location Map 1: 7,603,200

FIGURE II Regional Geology Map l" - 2 miles

FIGURE III Claim Location Map l" - 1/2 mile

FIGURE IV Regional Compilation Map l" - l mile

FIGURE V Property Geology Map l : 4800

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l l" SUMMARY

l The Florentine Mineral Resources property consists of 100

m contiguous unpatented claims located in Derry Township, Sault Ste

Marie mining division, north central Ontario, The property is

l easily accessible by truck or by boat.

A control grid has been established over 8(^ of the

M property and has been utilized to undertake geophysical surveys

as well as the geological mapping program described in this

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g From the recently completed geological mapping program, the

. subject of this report, it has been determined that approximately

" 40 of the 100 claims are underlain by granitic rock. The

B remaining 60 claims which contain mafic volcanics, sediments and

porphyries, still represent an environment favourable to hosting

l precious or base metal deposits.

Many geophysical anomalies, located during previously

conducted ground based magnetometer and VLF Surveys, remain

unexplained. A program of further geophysics and diamond

l drilling is recommended.

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DURHAM GEOLOGICAL SERVICES INC.

Florentine Mineral Resources Ltd.

CLAIM MAP

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PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

l The Florentine Mineral Resources Ltd. property consists of

* 100 contiguous unpatented mining claims in Derry Twp., in the

l Sault Ste. Marie Mining Division of Ontario.

The claims are listed below.

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A network of logging roads cover a large portion of the

l Florentine property west of the Oba River. Current logging

operations will deforest approximately 20?i of the property by

m September 1987.

A proportionally even distribution of lowland cedar and

l spruce and highland poplar and spruce vegetate the property.

CLAIM NUMBERS

P-906761 to P-906800 inclusive





Quaternary glacio-lacustrine overburden, which is generally

less than 10 metres in depth, covers 859i of the claim group.

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PROPERTY LOCATION

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PROPERTY LOCATION

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This overburden, remnants of glacial Lake Barlow-Ojibway, is a

typically poorly sorted mix of silt, sand and clay. An esker

located on the western edge of the property, adjacent to

M Kabinakagami Lake, trends in a northerly direction. The esker,

* composed of well sorted sand and minor amounts of gravel, is

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knobby and kettled and rarely rises more than 50 feet above the

surrounding land.

^ Bedrock outcrop is limited on the west side of the Oba river

* to a narrow belt, crossing the centre of the property from east

l to west. A larger amount of rock, approximately 15X exposure, is

found on the east side of the river.

LOCATION i ACCESS

B The property is located in Derry Township, approximately 13

km. southwest of the small village of Oba, Ontario. Oba, a

l railway community located at the junction of the Algoma Central

and Canadian National Railways, is located approximately 100 km

V south of Hearst, some 250 km northwest of Timmins. Oba is

m reached by first travelling south along Hwy. 583 for a distance

of 40 km and then by travelling a further 73 km south along

l gravel logging road. Access to the property is via a gravel road

system that forks to the west from the main road to Oba. This

junction is approximately 16 kms north of Oba or 97 km south of

Hearst.

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The road from this junction, southward to Derry Twp., is a

g private access road maintained and controlled by Newaygo Forest

^ Products Inc. of Mead (south of Hearst), Newaygo also owns the

surface rights to the whole of Derry Twp. There is a control gate

l on this road located at the junctions of the Canadian National

Railway, Woolrich Twp and Franz Twp. Permission to utilize the

l road should be obtained from Mr. Nick Mellanchuh, manager for

Newaygo, who also levee's a toll for road use.

B A boat is required to gain access to the eastern part of the

property across the Oba River as well as to access tiie western

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end of the property adjacent to Kabinakagami Lake.

For the purpose of this survey, access to the property was

first via the Oba River from Oba by boat. Later a camp was

established where the main logging road ends at the Oba River

l just north of the "Third Rapids." Access to the camp was gained

by a four wheel drive truck.

CURRENT WORK

l During the months of January and February, 1987 a control

grid was cut over 80 of the 100 claims which make up the

B , property. The base line for the grid was cut trending due east

and north-south cross lines were turned off at 400 foot

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intervals. The cross lines were chained and picketed every 100

feet. Two tie lines were cut to further the accuracy of the

grid, one being at 44+50 feet north, the other at 56+00 feet

south.

l Magnetometer and VLF-EM surveys were conducted over the

entire grid system by CDI surveys Inc. of Vald'or Quebec. No

f less that 82 VLF-EM conductors have been outlined, many with

corresponding magnetic anomalies. Contoured Fraser-filtered VLF

data indicate the presence of several linear zones of high

conductivity some of which, through mapping, have been shown to

be caused by diabase dykes. The most outstanding VLF conductor

is directly associated with a dominant magnetic anomaly, striking

in an easterly direction, throughout the entire length of the

property. This anomaly has been found to be the result of a

magnetic mafic volcanic. The majority of the anomalous zones

remain to be explained by a further program of geophysics and

diamond drilling.

Geologic mapping was systematically perfornie^dâi, a scale

of 1:4800 (I"r400ft.) f during ^Jtine and July of 1987 1 , alohg all

cut grid lines, claim lines, roads and topographic features such

as ridges and creeks. All rock outcrops are mapped according to

designated grid coordinates, except for 18 claims in the

northwest portion of the property. Here the lack of surveyed

lines necessitated the use of air photos and claim lines for

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location control while utilizing compass and hip-chain during

traverses.

Approximately 124 rock samples were collected and assayed

for gold. Approximately 15 of these samples were additionally

assayed for platinum and palladium.

Two samples, one of a mafic volcanic and one of greywacke

were assayed for ten major oxides and compared to samples

previously analyzed by Siragusa (1977). All assaying was

performed by Min-En Laboratories Ltd. of Vancouver, B.C. Copies..-^'" '\^

of Assay Certificates are located in the Appendix.

The people working on the property were alJ in the employ of

Durham Geological Services Inc. All had varying backgrounds and

expertise, however integration while mapping the Florentine

Mineral Resources property proved highly successful. Persons who

worked on the property are:

Bruce Barnes Henry Hutteri Sydney Joseph Almos Mei Olga Nalesnyk Peter Neelands Rick Sproule Jason Wall

FleshertonSouth PorcupineMoonbeamSault St. MarieMoonbeamTorontoTimminsNorth Bay

GeologistGeologistProspectorGeologistCookGeologistGeologiststudent

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REGIONAL GEOLOGY

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REGIONAL GEOLOGY

The Oba area is underlain by a group of mafic and felsic

volcanic and tuffaceous rocks, and their clastic derivatives. All

rocks known to occur in the region are of Archean age and have

been typically metamorphosed to upper greenschist facies, and

frequently to lower and middle amphibolite facies, particularly

in proximity to granitic bodies. Pegmatitic dikes are found

crosscutting all volcanic and sedimentary rocks in the region.

m All rocks in the area have been intruded by northwest and

northeast trending diabase dikes.

lGovernment airborne geophysical maps were a principal source

of information used to construct the regional geological

interpretation presented in Figure 2, and the more detailed

geological interpretation presented in Figure 4. The

interpretation presented in Figure 4 is based primarily on the

results of two Aerodat surveys, and the outcrop information shown

in the vicinity on ODM Map 2355.

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* While all bedrock exposures in the area are of Archean age,

l and while no age relationships are defined, speculation is

that the amphibolitic mafic volcanics are the oldest in the

l sequence. Interbedded with and overlying the mafic volcanic

units, which consist of a variety of pillowed, massive,

B " tuffaceous, amphibolitic and porphyritic units, are fine felsic

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REGIONAL COMPILATION

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l lapilli tuffs and volcanic derived sediments. Minor amounts of

argillite, conglomerate and quartz sandstone were also mapped in

' the area. Lesser quantities of peridotite, and pyroxenite are

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lSiragusa (1977) describes the mafic to intermediate

l metavolcanics in the area to be almost invariably foliated, grey-

green, fine to coarse grained amphibolites, except where

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also found in the general area. All these rocks were

metamorphosed under predominantly amphibolite facies conditions,

and partially assimilated by felsic plutonic rocks. The youngest

rocks in the area are the northeast and northwest striking

diabase dikes.

greenschist retrograde metamorphism effects dominate. Original

volcanic structures are rarely preserved due to the effects of

the pervasive amphibolite facies metamorphism.

In the area of the Florentine Mineral Resources Ltd.

Property, the amphibolitic mafic volcanics are shown (Map 2355)

to contain interbeds of both metasediments, and felsic

metavolcanic material. Much of the central portion of the

property is covered by sandy overburden.

Shearing, subparallel to bedding, appears to be the main

structural entity in the region, being developed primarily within

the mafic volcanic, felsic tuffaceous and sedimentary rocks.

This metamorphic foliation is also developed to some degree in

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the trondhjemitic intrusions. Silicification, sericitization and

pyritization are locally present within the sheared units,

particularly along the contact between mafic and felsic units.

Siragusa (1977) indicates that; "shearing accompanied by silicification and development of retrograde mineral assemblages has locally occurred in the metavolcanics, and these sheared metavolcanics may have acted as host of sulfide and gold mineralization".

LOCAL GEOLOGY

The Florentine Mineral Resources Ltd. property has an

abundance of bedrock outcrop on the east side of the Oba River.

There is a distinct shortage of good rock exposure west of the

Oba River where swamp and esker deposits prevail. Detailed

geological mapping along with government airborne geophysical

maps, and the data provided by the detailed ground geophysical

surveys, have resulted in a reasonably detailed interpretation of

the property's geology.

Geological mapping has shown that the Florentine Mineral

Resources property is bounded and intruded by felsic plutonic

bodies which may underlay as much as 4(^ of the property (to the

north and southwest). Lack of outcrop across the south-west

portion of the property leaves open possibilities regarding

inclusions of more favourable geology. Areas of interest include

unexplained magnetic anomalies (such as at coordinates 132+OOW,

26+OOS) as well as VLF-EM conductive trends (such as 132+OOW,

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26+OOS) as well as VLF-EM conductive trends (such as 132+OOW,

38+OOS). A minimal amount of further geophysical surveying is

recommended in this area.

A zone of mafic volcanics and volcanic sediments cross the

centre of the property. These rocks nearly extend from the north

to south boundary lines (1.9 miles) on the eastern extremity, and

narrow to a width of 3000 feet at the northwest property corner.

Both the volcanic and sedimentary factions are somewhat variable

and are often intercalated. Pillowed mafic flows commonly are

adjacent to well bedded, sometime garnetiferous greywackes.

l A narrow zone averaging 800 feet in width, in the vicinity

of Hawkins Creek, has been mapped as a magnetic mafic volcanic

l flow. This unit is easily traced by geophysics due to its high

M magnetic susceptibility, as well as the very strong

electromagnetic anomalies that lie along the assumed contacts of

l this unit with the flanking sediments and volcanics.

Regional metamorphism is that of lower to middle range

m amphibolite facies. However, well formed pillows may often be

noted in the basal flows. It is thought that some primary

m bedding can be recognized in the sediments. Given these above

three points a hypothesis is raised regarding the origin of

l . certain felsic "dikes" on the property. Many felsic dikes

crosscut stratigraphy, and therefore are easily recognized as

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being intrusive in nature. However, a large proportion of

feldspar porphyries and quartz-feldspar porphyries, parallel

f foliation/stratigraphy in both the sediments and the mafic

. volcanics. It is believed that most of these were felsic crystal

* ash tuffs derived distally from a different volcanic belt. There

l are a number of thin felsic volcanic units, as mapped by the OGS

located 14 miles south-west of the property adjacent to the

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closed Hiawatha Gold Mine.

l j Granitic dikes are common and crosscut all units (except

diabase) and become increasingly common in the vicinity of

B granite plutons. These dykes can represent up to 50 percent of

the rock exposure near the granite pluton contact area. These

B areas have been interpreted as injection type migmatites, and

B typically form a zone 1200 feet wide around the felsic plutons.

B Diabase dikes are common throughout the property and

crosscut all units in both north-east and north-west trending

directions. Often they are infilling fracture and fault zones or

intrude along the boundary of two distinct units.

B The following are descriptions of rock types encountered on

the property as they appear on the legend of the geology map (in

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Derry Township claim group.

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INTERMEDIATE TO MAFIC VOLCANICS

JLA-.. J/. A JJJLJs rQ J ncd am ph i bol i te ; prcdominaLc.lv aphanitic a m p li i b o l e

and interstitial Tine feldspar. This unit is black on a fresh

surface and weaLhors dark grey. Rocks vary from massive to

moderately foliated, often with .streaks of lighter coloured

felsic material , that, may be remnant pillow salvages, fine ash

layers, or metasomatic mineral segregation. Tho massive units of

1A arc probablv flows, where as the foliated rocks may represent

tuffaceous horizons.

l b Medium grained amphibolite; compositional lv and descriptively

identical to above unit, but with visible amphibole crystals; is

often proximal to contacts with intrusions, therefore coarser

amphiboles may simply be a metamorphic recrystallization in

contact aureoles.

le, lcr, Coarse grained_MlphJJ:L9 l :Lk(1J. with we J J developed black

amphibole crystals often 1/4" to 1/2" in diameter.

Compos i t i ona l l y these rocks appear ideni ical f o the a~bove

mentioned units. Kasily recogn i;:ed pillow sal vaees are common

throughout the lcr unit , and the salvage rims are composed of

fine mafic material, occasional i y micaceous, often with

amphibolite, and are rum-magnot i c. The interstitial plagioclase

weathers lower than the ainphiboles giving the rock a knobby

texture on weathered surfaces.

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la mag_____Fine grained magnetic amphibolite; stretching across

l the centre of the property, the primary showing of this unit has

a maximum known width of 1400 feet. This unit is predominately a

' massive aphanitic to fine grained, sometimes medium grained,

B homogeneous dark grey to black rock that, weathers grey to

reddish-brown. The rock on weathered surfaces periodically has a

l pitted appearance as if there were once carbonate filled

vesicles. This unit is always moderately magnetic. The origin

B of this unit is probably that of a magnetic mafic flow (iron

B tholeiite). The possibility of this being a fine grained

intrusive body has been theorized, and there may be a

l relationship with the metapyroxenit.es located one mile to the

east, on the Hawk Resources property. All samples of this unit

l have been assayed for platinum and palladium in addition to gold.

m The highest Pt value attained was 16ppb and the highest Td. value

was 24 ppb.

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FELSIC VOLCANICS

m 3n,3o Felsic ash tuffs, recrystallized ash tuffs; A very

uncommon unit on the property, these thin light coloured felsic

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sedimentary units, though they have been noted in the mafic

volcanic tuffs as well. These rocks are not easily

distinguishable from quartz and quartz-feldspar porphyry dikes

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l lB investigation, some of the thin units mapped as 7j, 7k or 71 may

in fact be reinterpreted to be felsic ash tuffs.

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3q Felsic lapilli, block tuff; seen in only one outcrop, at

grid coordinates 44 +OOW, 36 + OOS, this felsic rock lias definite

felsic volcanic clasts up to 6 inches in length.

METASEDIMENTS

4D, greywacke; This rock is best described as a quartz rich

amphibolite. Generally well banded/bedded, this unit is dark grey

to black on a fresh surface, and weathers to a dark to light

l grey. Moderately siliceous to locally very siliceous, this unit

is quite hard. It is distinguished from the amphibolite mafic

volcanics by its hardness, good banding and the appearance of

free granular quartz. Uncommonly there are welJ developed red-

brown (almandine) garnets aligned parallel to bedding.

ULTRAMAFIC INTRUSIVES

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lOnly one outcrop, at grid coordinates 32+OOK, 49+OOS, have

i been mapped as an ultramafic intrusive (meta pyroxenite). This

B rock is probably coincident with the "la mag unit" several

hundred feet to the east. Samples from this outcrop returned Pd

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FELSIC INTRUSIVES

l 7a,7b Granite, granodiorite; A large granitic pluton

intrudes the northern 22 claims of the property. This unit is

B somewhat variable in composition but is predominantly a massive

m non magnetic rock composed of white to pink equigranular

feldspar, quartz and a minor mafic mineral assemblage. This unit

B grades into a fine grained sugary aplite unit, at least 80 feet

wide, adjacent to the non conformable contact with mafic

B volcanics in the north east corner of the property. An increase

M in aplitic dikes within the pluton are noted near the contact.

Well digested inclusions of mafic material are increasingly

B common near the volcanic contact, indicating injection migmatite

processes. No other alteration was noted along contacts.

l 7d,Tdmag Diorite, granodiorite; A massive dioritic pluton

encompasses some 20 claims of the south-west corner of the

B property. This unit is variably magnetic, grey white to pink in

colour, equigranular and composed of feldspar, minor quartz,

B hornblende, biotite and I'fc to 59i magnetite tetrahedrons.

Xenoliths composed of mafic volcanics, sediments and diabase of

B varying sizes are common throughout the unit. Contacts with all

j units are sharp with narrow amphibolitized chill margins. Based

solely on colour identification, the magnetic sections of the

B unit have a greater percentage of orthoclase type feldspars than

the non-magnetic zones. There are definite diversities in

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composition within the pluton, varying between sodium rich andl

potassium rich feldspars. Very few felsic dikes are found within

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7j Quartz porphyry; Generally less than one foot in width

these siliceous, white weathering, fine grained dikes often

contain trace amounts of pyrite. These dykes cut all units and

l have been noted to cut quartz-feldspar porphyries (71). Often,

these dikes have sugary texture and have been alternately termed

aplites or felsites.

7k Feldspar porphyry; Generally less than two feet in

l thickness, this rock is composed primarily of coarse grained

feldspar phenocrysts with disseminated small quartz eyes. This

p unit weathers to a lighter shade of pink than seen on a fresh

surface. It is generally concordant to foliation with sharp

contacts.

71 Quartz Feldspar Porphyry; Predominantly concordant with the

l local strike, this unit is found amongst the mafic volcanics but

is more commonly found within the sediments. The subhedral

' quartz and euhedral feldspar crystals weather less than the

l matrix, to give a lumpy appearance on a weathered surface. A

weak foliation is common but strongly foliated quartz feldspar

porphyries have been noted. Often, the tan to orange coloured

surface weathers lower than the adjacent sediments. The quartz

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*eyes protrude and are stretched along the foliation plane.

Consensual speculation reinterprets

concordant Quartz Feldspar Porphyries

nature but as an airborne felsic ash 1

the sediments and mafic volcanics.

9,9mag. Diabase; A typical diabase

usually magnetic, weathering red-brown;

while cross-cutting all but two (7k i 7

units. Olivine crystals up to one inch

a majority of these

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the dikes on the eastern half of the property.

MIGMATITES

Migmatitic sequences have been analyzed in

following the completion of the mapping program.

contacts of the volcanic-sedimentary

felsic pluton, on the north edge of the

several instances of intermixed

amphibolitic material. These probably

zone, possibly several hundred feet

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pluton. These migmatites may have partially been created through

anatexis, but for the most part are the result of

injection of granitic material along fracture plains

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granodiorite pluton encompassing the south-west

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SUMMARY OF SAMPLING PROGRAM

No. of samples r 124 124 Au, 14ptBackground Au rKSppbHighest Au value r25ppb Sample No. (9426)Highest Pt value ^6ppb " " (9408) Highest Pd value r24ppb " " (9237)

ANOMALOUS VALUES

Sample No. Au. (ppb) Lithology

9426 25 Mafic Sill, mag.9276 10 Qtz, diorite9411 8 Sediments9237 7 Ultramafic sill?9283 7 Granite

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Location

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1) Qtz veining ft blebs were generally barren and were notanomalous in gold content.

(2) No anomalous gold values in mafic flows even thoughminor pyrite was noted within and was sampled.

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(3) Sampled Porphyries SL other felsic dykes did not containanomalous gold concentrations though minor pyritemineralization is often noted.

(4) The Highest Au value (25ppb) was found iMafic/Ultramafic sill?

Two samples underwent whole rock analysis.

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Sample 9270 has been mapped as a mafic volcanic withpillows.

Sample 9271 has been mapped as banded sediment containing

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Both samples, in hand specimen, are amphibolites.

Sample 9270, the mafic volcanic, has an SiOz content of 4854

l thus putting it in the defined category of basic rocks and can

therefore be confidently classified as a basalt. The analysis of

f this sample corresponds to that of Derry Township mafic volcanic

M samples obtained by the OGS (Siragusa, 1977).

l Sample 9271, the greywacke, has an SiOz content of 50?i, much

lower than one would expect in a detrital sediment.

l The Fe2Os content of the sediment is two and a half times

greater than that of the volcanic {2096 as compared to 8%). This

H is not unexpected given the presence of almandine garnets. The

magnesium and aluminum contents are typically greater in the

l basalt as these elements do not withstand sedimentary processes.

If this unit is technically a sediment, a dirty greywacke,

it must be derived from volcanic silts and ash and is therefore

categorized as a volcanoclastic or tuffaceous sediment.

lThe analysis results as well as certificates for the samples

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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

B The geology on the Florentine Mineral Resources, Derry

Township property appears relatively uniform and continuous. The

l stratigraphy/foliation strikes consistently 080 degrees +-20 0 and

m dips vertically to steeply south. All Archean units have

undergone a regional metamorphism of lower to middle amphibolite

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A magnetic mafic flow or sill extends across the centre of

the property, bounded by sediments east of the Oba River and by

mafic flows and tuffs west of the river. These units in turn are

l bounded on the north by granite, and on the south west by

diorite .

A minimum amount of work is recommended on the diorite

complex, while no further work should be planned on the northern

l granites. However, the central sedimentary and volcanic complex

has several unexplained geophysical anomalies and therefore,

f especially in the vicinity of Hawkins Creek, the full potential

of this area has not been realized. A comprehensive program of

' geophysics and limited diamond drilling is recommended.

lThere is a VLF anomaly within the south-west diorite

l complex, which has not been explained. This anomaly should be

further examined by an induced polarization survey and then, if

deemed necessary, a short diamond drill hole.

Continuous I.P. surveying should be carried out commencing

on the eastern boundary of the property, and working westward

traversing every second line (800 feet intervals) across the

mafic volcanic and sedimentary sequences from the northern

contact with the granites to the southern contact with the

diorites. Particular attention should be given to the contacts

around the felsic intrusives as well as the contact with the

central magnetic unit around Hawkins Creek.

Due to the large numbers of VLF-EM conductors (82) situated

throughout the property, a horizontal loop electromaEnetic survey

may be warranted on every second line, alternating with those

surveyed by I.P., between the contacts of the northern and

southern intrusives. This survey would separate true bedrock

conductors from those VLF anomalies caused by conductive

overburden.

A minimum of 22 miles of induced polarization surveying is

recommended, in conjunction with 20 miles of horizontal loop

electromagnetic surveying, A portion of t h f.? grid has been

destroyed by the recent logging operations and the lines to be

geophysically surveyed will have to be re-cut and chained.

A preliminary, short hole, diamond drill program should be

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utilized to explain the more interesting E. M and I. P. anomalies.

A trenching program could be useful in the central part of the

property, west of the Oba River, as a more economical method of

explaining geophysical targets. A D-8 bulldozer and large

backhoe are locally available.

The cost of the recommended geophysical survey program is as

follows :

Line-cutting and Chaining30 miles 6350/mile 610,500.00

Horizontal Loop EM Surveying20 miles @ 6265/mile 5,300.00

Induced Polarization Surveying40 days 61500/day 60,000.00

Supervision and Report Preparation _ 6

Total cost of geophysical program 682,300.00

The cost of the recommended trenching program is as follows

10 days D-8 61000/day 610,000.00

10 days Backhoe 61000/day 10,000.00

Float Charges 500.00

Geological mapping, sampling andsupervision 4,500.00

10y0 Contingency 2.500.00

Total Cost of Trenching 627,500.00

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Total oost of diamond driJ l program S249.000.00

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GARTNER, J AND MCQUAY. D1980: Kabinakagami Lake Area. Northern Ontario Engineering

Geology Terrain Study 62 Map 5095.

GIBLIN, P.E.1968: Notes on Mineral Occurrences, Hornpayne Sheet Ontario

Department of Mines, Misc. Paper 20.

GLENDHILL, T.D.1927: Gold East of Langdon Station, Ontario

Department of Mines Annual Report, Vol. 36, Pt 2.

MAYNARD, J.E.1929: Oba Area, Ontario Department of Mines,

Annual Report, Vol. 38, Pt 6.

SIRAGUSA, G.M.1977: Geology of the Kabinakagami Lake Area, Geoscience

Report 159, Ministry of Natural Resources.

ONTARIO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY1986: Airborne Electromagnetic arid Total Intensity Magnetic

Survey, Oba-Kapuskasing Region. Derry-Minnipuka Townships Area. District of Algoma: by Aerodat Ltd. for Ontario Geological Survey, Geophysical/Geochemical Series Map 80837 Scale 1:20 000. Survey and Compilation February and March, 1986.

MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES ASSESSMENT WORK FILES; Timmins

File 2630, 2764, 2802, Falconbridge Ltd.2804 Golden Range Resources Ltd.2835 D. McKinnon- Aerodat2223 Magi Gold Mine1957 St. Joseph Exploration1667 Rio Tinto Exploration2212,2211, Algoma Central and Hudson Bay Railway2210,2228 Company.

ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES1971: Kabinakagami Lake Bathymetric Chart

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l, Hruoe Harm's, of tt. H. r .'i F.! csher ton , Ontario certify as follows concern i ne my report on the FJ o ren t i ne Mineral Resources Md., Derry Township proper t,y ,

1 . l fi. in a geologist and have been practicing my profession since l 979, fintl have heeii CMinsulting K i ut.1 e 1984.

2. I am n ei-.'ulunt.r of t lie Uni\'ersit\- nl' (jnolj.ih, haveobtained a bachelor's degree in t lie Farlh Sciences in 19H2.

'J . \ \\;\\f^ no ri i ree l or indirect ijilc-i-est in l.he properly in MUCH l ion noj- in l he proper! i OK. leases or securities of Florentine Mineral Resoiu'co.s lit.d .

1. This report is a product o l' my know l od tie o f theproperty, and a compilation of ara i l.nbJ e preyious and CMI rreii t uc)rk .

)aled l h is 3tsf da\- of December, 198* a t T i mm ins. On i,a r i o

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ASSAY VALUES AND LOCATION

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Sample Number

ASSAY RESULTS

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Location

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