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Ontario Geological Survey

Year-to-Date Mineral-Related Activity in the Resident Geologist Districts
Activity in the Kenora District updated December 2015


Mining and Exploration Activity
Company
Property Name
Township or Area
(Commodity)
Exploration Activity
Avalon Rare Metals Inc.
Separation Rapids
Patterson Lake Area
(Lithium, Cesium, Tantalum, Rubidium)
Bulk sample, Update on bulk sampling program
Benton Resources Corp.
Abernethy
Clearwater Bay Area
(Gold)
Option
Canstar Resources Inc.
Kenora Gold
Haycock
(Gold)
Assay Results, Channel sampling, Grab sample assay results, Prospecting, Sampling
Chalice Gold Mines Ltd.
Cameron Lake
Rowan Lake Area
(Gold)
Compilation, Re-logging drill core, Stripping, Prospecting, Geochemical sampling, Staking, Revising Preliminary Economic Analysis report, Relogging historical diamond drill core, Trenching, Rock sampling, Alteration study, Structural study, Updated minera
Group Ten Metals Inc.
Black Lake
Shannon Lake Area
(Gold)
Company Name Change
Group Ten Metals Inc.
Drayton
Drayton Township
(Gold)
Company Name Change
New Gold Inc.
Rainy River
Richardson Township
(Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Platinum, Palladium)
Ceremony, Mine development, Diamond drilling, Mine Permitting, Update on activity, Update on mine development
Pacific Iron Ore Corp.
St. Anthony
Beckington Lake Area
(Gold)
Sale of properties
Strikepoint Gold Inc.
Lobstick Gold
Lobstick Bay Area
(Gold)
Diamond drilling
Tamaka Gold Corp.
Goldlund Project
Echo Township
(Gold)
Mineral Resource Estimate
Treasury Metals Inc.
Goliath
Zealand Township
(Gold)
Assay Results, Permitting, Revised mineral resource estimate, Sampling

Assessment Files Received
Company : Property Name
Assessment File
Township or Area Work Type
877578 Ontario Inc. : Claims 4262125, 4262126, 4262127
20000009184
Glider Lake Area Prospecting, Sampling
877578 Ontario Inc. : Claims 4262123, 4262124, 4262128, 4262129
20000013937
Glider Lake Area Prospecting, Sampling
Auxin Resources Ltd. : North Johnson Property
20000008448, 20000013977
Squash Lake Area Geological mapping, Prospecting, Sampling, Stripping, Diamond drilling
Cameron Gold Operations Ltd. : Cameron Gold Project
20000008394, 20000008418, 20000008419, 20000014015, 20000008464, 20000014016
Rowan Lake Area, Dogpaw Lake Area, Brooks Lake Area Geochemical sampling, Geological mapping, Prospecting, Versatile Time Domain Electromagnetic survey, Horizontal magnetic gradiometer survey, Aeroquest Airborne Heli-Borne Aeromagnetic Survey, Diamond drilling, Sampling
Cameron Gold Operations Ltd. : Nucanolan Property
20000014017
Rowan Lake Area Diamond drilling, Prospecting, Sampling
Canstar Resources Inc. : Kenora Gold Project
20000008423, 20000008696, 20000008782, 20000014040
Haycock Township, Kirkup Township, Jaffray Township Geochemical sampling, Prospecting, Sampling
Coventry Rainy Inc. : Rainy River Project
20000014062, 20000014064, 20000014063
Nelles Township, Pattullo Township, Sifton Township Geochemical sampling, Overburden drilling, Sampling
Gehrels, Peter S., Onchulenko, Allan G. : Claim 1196551
20000014127
Revell Township Prospecting
Gehrels, Peter S., Onchulenko, Allan G. : Bronger, McLean and New Church Showings
20000008368
Kawashegamuk Lake Area Prospecting, Sampling, Stripping
Geofortune Resources Corp. : Kenora Uranium Properties
20000008391
MacNicol Township, Bridges Township, Docker Township Prospecting, Sampling
Healey, David R. : Grand Chibougamau Gold
20000014196
Lobstick Bay Area Prospecting, Sampling
Manitou Gold Inc. : Gaffney Patents Property
20000014305, 20000014306
Lower Manitou Lake Area Geological mapping, Prospecting, Sampling, Geochemical sampling, Line cutting
Manitou Gold Inc. : Kenwest Property
20000014307
Boyer Lake Area Geochemical sampling, Prospecting
Metals Creek Resources : Flint Lake Property
20000014324, 20000014323, 20000014328
Dogpaw Lake Area, Tweedsmuir Township Geological mapping, Prospecting, Sampling
Nuvision Resources ULC : Cat Key Property
20000008722, 20000008727, 20000014370, 20000009111, 20000014371
Little Turtle Lake Area, Bad Vermillion Lake Area, Bliss Lake Area Geological mapping, Magnetometric survey, Very Low Frequency Electromagnetic Survey, Geochemical sampling, Line cutting, Diamond drilling, Sampling, Stripping
Parkside Resources Corp. : Savant Lake Project
20000008409
Poisson Township Prospecting, Sampling
Parkside Resources Corp. : Wiggle Creek Project
20000008407
McCubbin Township Prospecting, Sampling
Tasca Resources Ltd. : Cobb Bay Property
20000014548
Penassi Lake Area Prospecting, Sampling
Tasca Resources Ltd. : Fourbay Property
20000014549
Fourbay Lake Area Prospecting, Sampling
Treasury Metals Inc. : Goliath Gold Project
20000009001
Zealand Township, Hartman Township Diamond drilling, Geological mapping, Sampling

Mineral Deposit Updates
Deposit Name
MDI Identifier
Township or Area
(Commodity)
Mineral Deposit Status
Deposit Change Type
B Block
MDI000000001042
Richardson
Primary: (Gold); Secondary: (Silver, Zinc, Copper)
Prospect
Updated location, Updated commodity
Burns Block
MDI000000001043
Richardson
Primary: (Gold, Silver)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Updated resource estimate
Foley Mine
MDI52C10NE00032
Bad Vermilion Lake Area
Primary: (Gold, Silver); Secondary: (Copper, Lead, Zinc)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Updated location and historic resource estimate, Updated location, Updated historic resource estimate
Seine Bay
MDI52C10NW00031
Bliss Lake Area
Primary: (Iron, Titanium); Secondary: (Vanadium)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Updated historic resource estimate
Beaver Pond
MDI52C11NE00029
Halkirk
Primary: (Copper, Platinum, Palladium, Nickel, Gold); Secondary: (Molybdenum, Diamonds)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Updated secondary commodity, location, exploration history, assessment reports, mineralization, historic reserves
Rainy River Gold Project
MDI52D16SE00004
Richardson
Primary: (Gold, Copper, Zinc, Nickel, Platinum Group Elements); Secondary: (Silver)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Updated resource estimate
Purdex
MDI52E11NE00017
Ewart
Primary: (Gold)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Updated location, Updated exploration history
Electrum A, B, C, D Zones
MDI52E11NE00056
Ewart
Primary: (Gold, Copper)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Deposit status changed, Updated historic resource estimate
Electrum W Zone
MDI52E11NE00067
Ewart
Primary: (Gold)
Occurrence
Updated location, Updated historic resource estimate
Electrum P Zone
MDI52E11NE00075
Ewart
Primary: (Gold)
Prospect
Updated historic resource estimate
Duport Mine
MDI52E11SE00002
Snowshoe Bay Area
Primary: (Gold); Secondary: (Silver)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Complete update
Eagle Rock Property
MDI52F02NE00007
Eagle Rock Lake Area
Primary: (Copper, Nickel, Platinum, Platinum Group Elements); Secondary: (Gold, Silver)
Prospect
General update of all data
Maybrun Mine
MDI52F05NE00008
Atikwa Lake Area
Primary: (Gold); Secondary: (Copper, Zinc)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Updated resource estimate
Cameron Lake Deposit
MDI52F05SE00008
Rowan Lake Area
Primary: (Gold)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Updated resource estimate
Dogpaw
MDI52F05SW00012
Dogpaw Lake Area
Primary: (Gold)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Updated resource estimate, Updated location
Big Master
MDI52F07NE00002
Boyer Lake Area
Primary: (Gold); Secondary: (Silver)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Updated historic resource estimate
Elora Mine
MDI52F07NE00015
Boyer Lake Area
Primary: (Gold); Secondary: (Silver)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Updated location, Updated historic resource estimate
Cates
MDI52F13SE00056
Bridges
Primary: (Silver, Zinc, Lead); Secondary: (Copper, Gold)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Deposit status changed, Updated historic resource estimate
Fairservice Property
MDI52F15SE00038
Brownridge
Primary: (Lithium); Secondary: (Beryl, Niobium, Phosphate, Tantalum, Tourmaline)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Updated location, Updated historic resource estimate
Milestone
MDI52F15SE00045
Brownridge
Primary: (Lithium); Secondary: (Tantalum)
Occurrence
Updated location
Mavis Lake Property
MDI52F15SE00052
Brownridge
Primary: (Tantalum)
Occurrence
Updated location
Goliath Property
MDI52F15SE00053
Zealand
Primary: (Gold); Secondary: (Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Updated resource estimate
Goliath Property
MDI52F15SE00053
Zealand
Primary: (Gold ); Secondary: (Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Complete update
Goldlund Mine
MDI52F16NW00004
Echo
Primary: (Gold); Secondary: (Silver)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Updated resource estimate
Pidgeon Molybdenum
MDI52F16NW00043
Echo
Primary: (Molybdenum)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Complete update
North Kashaweogama Lake
MDI52J07NW00016
Armit Lake Area
Primary: (Iron)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Updated historic resource estimate
Norpax
MDI52L06NE00016
Reynar Lake Area
Primary: (Copper, Nickel, Platinum Group Elements); Secondary: (Gold)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Updated location and most fields
Big Mack
MDI52L07SE00029
Paterson Lake Area
Primary: (Feldspar, Lithium); Secondary: (Niobium, Tantalum, Tin)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Updated resource estimate

Property Visits Made
Company
Property Name
Township or Area
(Commodity)
Comments
Avalon Rare Metals Inc.
Separation Rapids
Patterson Lake Area
(Lithium, Cesium, Tantalum, Rubidium)
NuVision Resources ULC
Cat Key
Bad Vermilion Lake Area
(Gold, Copper, Zinc)
NuVision Resources ULC
Cat Key
Bad Vermilion Lake Area
(Gold, Copper, Zinc)
Staff examination
Aaron Lakes Area
Hillock Lake Area
(Stone)
Staff examination
Dash Lake area
Dash Lake Area
(Gold)
Staff examination
Experimental Lakes Road Area
Hillock Lake Area
(Stone)
Staff examination
Jones Road Area
Kilgour Lake Area
(Stone)
Staff examination
Pidgeon Mo Deposit
Echo
(Molybdenum)
Staff examination
Red Deer Road Area
Wonderland Lake Area
(Stone)
Staff examination
Sand Lake Area
Sand Lake Area
(Stone)
Staff examination
Shoal Lake komatiite exposures
Shoal Lake Area
(Gold)
Staff examination
Snook Lake Road Area
Swan Lake Area
(Stone)
Staff examination
Vermilion Lake Road Area
Sand Lake Area
(Stone)
StrikePoint Gold Inc.
Lobstick Bay
Lobstick Bay Area
(Gold)

For further information contact the Kenora District Resident Geologist Office

Updated December 2015