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Ontario Geological Survey

Year-to-Date Mineral-Related Activity in the Resident Geologist Districts
Activity in the Red Lake District updated December 2018


Mining and Exploration Activity
Company
Property Name
Township or Area
(Commodity)
Exploration Activity
Alexandria Minerals Corporation
Gullrock Gold
Willans Township
(Gold)
Financing
Argo Gold Inc.
Woco Gold
Earngey
(Gold)
Additional claim staking, Financing, Property acquisition
AurCrest Gold Inc.
Richardson Lake
Casummit Lake
(Gold)
Funding and Letter of Intent, Strategic Partnership
Benton Resources Inc.
Panama Lake
Slate Lake Area
(Gold)
Additional claim acquisition
BTU Metals Corp.
Dixie Halo
Dixie Lake Area
(Gold)
Acquisition, Mapping & sampling, Surface work commences and additional ground acquired
BTU Metals Corp. (Part 1/2)
Dixie Halo (Part 1/2)
Dixie Lake Area
(Gold)
Addition to Advisory Board and commenced drone operation at Dixie Halo Project
BTU Metals Corp. (Part 2/2)
Dixie Halo (Part 2/2)
Dixie Lake Area
(Gold)
Property expansion
Confederation Minerals Ltd.
Newman - Todd
Todd
(Gold)
Financing
Falcon Gold Corp.
Wabunk Bay
Earngey Township
(Cobalt, Copper, Nickel)
Acquisition, Private Placement closes
First Mining Finance Corp.
Springpole
Casummit Lake Area
(Gold)
Company name change and new CEO appointed
First Mining Gold Corp.
Springpole
Casummit Lake Area
(Gold)
Environmental Assessment, FN engagement, Geotechnical Drilling, Metallurgical Study and Environmental Impact Statement, Permitting Started
Frontier Lithium Inc. (formerly Houston Lake Mining Inc.)
PAK Rare Metals Project
Pakeagama Lake
(Lithium, Tantalum, Rare Metals)
Claim acquisition, Financing, Metallurgical Study, New discovery, Preliminary Feasibility Study, Results of recent drilling
Goldcorp Canada Inc.
Red Lake Gold Mines
Balmer
(Gold)
2017 Annual MD&A, 2nd Quarter Exploploration update, First Quarter Results, IBM Exploration with Watson
Golden Share Mining Resources Corporation
Berens River
Setting Net Lake
(Gold, Polymetallic)
Major shareholder sell-off
Goldeye Exploration Ltd.
Weebigee
Granite Bay Area
(Gold)
Extension of Exploration Agreement
Great Bear Resources Ltd.
Dixie Lake Project
Dixie Lake
(Gold)
Assay results, Diamond Drilling, Drill Program Update, Drilling update, Financing and Assay Results, Financing; Accellerated purchase of Interest in Dixie Gold Project; On-going drill results, High grade assay results, Project update and drilling results,
Great Bear Resources Ltd.
West Madsen Project
Baird, Medicine Stone and Killala
(Gold)
Expansion of Red Lake Properties
Lithium Energy Products Inc. (formerly Northern Iron Corp.)
Griffith Iron Mine
Bruce Lake
(Iron)
Strategic Partnership
Meteroic Resources NL
Joyce River Cobalt
Joyce River Area
(Cobalt)
Acquisition, Drill program announcement, Geophysical modelling and surface mapping
Pacton Gold Inc.
Birch Gold Project
Keigat Lake Area
(Gold)
Option Terminated
Pelangio Exploration Inc.
Birch Lake Project
Keigat Lake Area
(Gold)
Acquisition of 5SD Capital, Acquisition of private company, Option to acquire adjacent claims
Pistol Bay Mining Inc.
Garnet Lake, Arrow Zone
Bowerman
(Base Metals)
2018 Drilling Program and metallurgical testing, Assay results and share consolidation, Company update, Comprehensive review and assay results, Diamond Drilling, Financing, Other business ventures
Pistol Bay Mining Inc.
Mitchell, Gerry Lake and Karas Lake (Fly-Moth)
Mitchell
(Base Metals)
Acquire additional properties in Confed GSB
Pivit Exploration Inc.
Whirlwind Jack Gold Project
Faulkenham, Rainfall, Dedee, Dixie lake areas
(Gold)
Acquisition, Financing
Premier Gold Mines Ltd.
Hasaga
Dome, Heyson
(Gold)
Additional gold assays, Assay Results, Assay Results and Quarterly update, Third Quarter 2018 Update - drilling at Hasaga property, USD $83M project development and exploration budget for 2018
Pure Gold Mining Inc.
Madsen Mine
Baird, Heyson, Dome & Fairlie
(Gold)
Assay results, Assay Results from the Wedge Zone, Diamond Drilling, Filed Technical Report & High grade discovery south of the Madsen Mine, Private placement and surface drilling update, Q2 financial results and project highlights; test mining results, T
Rubicon Minerals Corp.
Phoenix Gold
Bateman
(Gold)
Details on 2018 Exploration Program, Flow-through financing, Increased Mineral Resource, NI43-101 Technical Report, Phoenix Mine update and Q3 2018 Results; Announces bulk sample reconciliation results, Remaining 2017 drill results and $10.9M flow-through
Sandy Lake Gold Inc.
Sandy Lake
Kakapitam Lake Area
(Gold, Volcanogenic Massive Sulphides)
BOD and Management changes, Force Majeure, Wins Arbitration Case
Signature Resources Ltd.
Lingman Lake
Lingman Lake
(Gold)
Airborne geophysical interpretations, Airborne Geophysical Survey, Claim staking, Completion of Drill Program, Diamond Drilling, Drill program results, Geophysical Interpretation, High resolution GPS surveys and Financing, Target Delineation
Vatic Ventures Corp.
Wabunk Bay
Earngey Township
(Cobalt, Copper, Nickel)
Option to acquire
West Red Lake Gold Inc.
Rowan Lake Mine
Todd
(Gold)
Assay Results, Deep diamond drilling, Diamond Drilling, Drilling update, Geological survey, Update of 2017 Exploration and new 2018 plans

Assessment Files Received
Company : Property Name
Assessment File
Township or Area Work Type
1082545 B.C. Ltd : Mckenzie Island Property
20000015382
Dome Geochemical
Cypress Development Corp : -
20000015297
Dome Regional or Reconnaisance Ground Exploration
Golden Share Mining Corp : Berens River Project
20000015387
Setting Net Lake Area Mobile Metal Ion Survey
Golden Share Mining Corp. : Berens River Project
20000015383
Setting Net Lake Area Airborne Magnetometer, Airborne Resistivity
Great Bear Resources Ltd : Dixie Lake, Madsen B, West Madsen A
20000015249
Faulkenham Lake Area Airborne Magnetometer
Great Bear Resources Ltd : Dixie Lake
20000015619
Dixie Lake Area Diamond drilling
Houston Lake Mining Inc : PAK Lithium Project
20000015379
Pakeagama Lake Area Aboriginal Consultation
Premier Gold Mines Limited : Laird Lake Property
20000015350
Killala Airborne Electromagnetic, Airborne Magnetometer, Compilation and Interpretation - Airborne Geophysics, Diamond Drilling
Rand Graham Hodgson : Hodgson Swain Lake Gold / Base Metal Prospect
20000015579
Shabumeni Lake Area Prospecting
Rubicon Minerals Corp. : Sidace Lake
20000015100
Coli Lake Township Assays, Sampling
West Red lake Gold Mines Inc. : Rowan
20000015132
Todd Township Diamond drilling

Mineral Deposit Updates
Deposit Name
MDI Identifier
Township or Area
(Commodity)
Mineral Deposit Status
Deposit Change Type
Woco Vein
MDI000000000289
Earngey
Primary: (Gold)
Prospect
Complete update
A Location
MDI000000000293
Hewitt Lake Area
Primary: (Gold); Secondary: (Arsenic)
Occurrence
Updated location, Updated exploration history
Camp Island
MDI000000000294
Hewitt Lake Area
Primary: (Gold); Secondary: (Arsenic)
Occurrence
Complete update
East Island Zone
MDI000000000295
Hewitt Lake Area
Primary: (Copper, Silver, Gold)
Discretionary Occurrence
Complete update
Petromet DDH NS87-2
MDI000000000311
Hewitt Lake Area
Primary: (Zinc)
Occurrence
Deleted
Heart Lake Zn
MDI000000000313
Hewitt Lake Area
Primary: (Zinc)
Occurrence
Complete update
Petromet Trench
MDI000000000317
Hewitt Lake Area
Primary: (Zinc)
Occurrence
Deleted
Turcotte Zone
MDI000000000320
Hewitt Lake Area
Primary: (Copper, Gold); Secondary: (Silver)
Occurrence
Complete update, Updated location
Berens River Vein No. 6, 9, 13-18
MDI000000000392
Setting Net Lake Area
Primary: (Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead); Secondary: (Copper)
Occurrence
Complete update
Golsil Iron Formation Zone
MDI000000000405
Setting Net Lake Area
Primary: (Gold)
Occurrence
Complete update, Updated location
High Grade Island
MDI000000001352
Keigat Lake Area
Primary: (Gold)
Developed Prospect withut Reserves
Complete update
Kwai Trench
MDI000000001366
Dixie Lake Area
Primary: (Gold)
Occurrence
Complete update, Updated location
Bruce Channel
MDI000000001807
Dome
Primary: (Gold)
Developed Project with Reserves
Updated resource estimate
Berens River Vein No. 9
MDI000000002036
Setting Net Lake Area
Primary: (Gold); Secondary: (Silver)
Occurrence
Deleted
Sandy Creek
MDI52K11NW00004
Camping Lake Area
Primary: (Beryl)
Occurrence
Complete update
Madsen Mine
MDI52K13NW00008
Baird
Primary: (Gold)
Past Producing Mine with Reserves
Updated resources
Arrow Zone
MDI52K15NW00017
Belanger
Primary: (Zinc); Secondary: (Copper, Gallium, Gold, Indium, Silver)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Complete update
Iconoclast Lake
MDI52K15SE0003
Slate Lake Area
Primary: (Iron)
Discretionary Occurrence
Updated exploration history
Sydney Lake
MDI52L09NW00004
Sydney Lake Area
Primary: (Zinc, Copper); Secondary: (Silver, Gold)
Occurrence
Complete update, Updated location
Onepine Lake
MDI52M15SE00001
BMA 517 943
Primary: (Lithium)
Occurrence
Updated exploration history
Uchi South
MDI52N02SE00015
Earngey
Primary: (Gold)
Discretionary Occurrence
Deleted
Murto Island
MDI52N04NW00002
McDonough
Primary: (Gold)
Discretionary Occurrence
Updated exploration history
Murto Island
MDI52N04NW00058
Trout Lake Area
Primary: (Gold); Secondary: (Copper, Lead)
Occurrence
Deleted
Phoenix Deposit
MDI52N04SE00005
Bateman
Primary: (Gold)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Updated references
Phoenix Deposit
MDI52N04SE00005
Bateman
Primary: (Gold)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Updated reserves
H.G. Young Mine
MDI52N04SE00015
Balmer
Primary: (Gold); Secondary: (Silver)
Past Producing Mine with Reserves
Deposit status changed, Updated resource estimate
Hermiston Zinc Showing
MDI52N04SE00118
Byshe
Primary: (Zinc, Lead); Secondary: (Silver, Gold)
Occurrence
Complete update, Updated location
Suffron Lake
MDI52N04SW00367
Dome
Primary: (Serpentine)
Occurrence
Complete update
Springpole
MDI52N08NW00008
Casummit Lake Area
Primary: (Gold); Secondary: (Silver)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Updated resources
Angela Lake
MDI52N08NW00043
Casummit Lake Area
Primary: (Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver)
Occurrence
Complete update
McInnes Lake Sulphide
MDI53C04NE00001
McInnes Lake Area
Primary: (Pyrite)
Discretionary Occurrence
Complete update
McInnes Lake Nickel 1
MDI53C04NE00005
McInnes Lake Area
Primary: (Nickel); Secondary: (Chromium)
Occurrence
Complete update, Deposit status changed
McInnes Lake Nickel 2
MDI53C04NE00006
South of McInnes Lake Area
Primary: (Nickel); Secondary: (Chromium)
Occurrence
Deposit status changed, Updated exploration history
Findlay Lake
MDI53C05NE00002
Hornby Lake Area
Primary: (Copper, Nickel)
Discretionary Occurrence
Updated exploration history
McInnes Lake Nickel 3
MDI53C05SW00001
McInnes Lake Area
Primary: (Nickel); Secondary: (Chromium)
Occurrence
Complete update, Deposit status changed
Kichiminitik Island
MDI53C07NW00023
Hewitt Lake Area
Primary: (Gold); Secondary: (Arsenic)
Occurrence
Complete update
Crown Trust
MDI53C07NW00025
Hewitt Lake Area
Primary: (Iron)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Complete update
McDonald Occurrence
MDI53C07NW00026
Hewitt Lake Area
Primary: (Lead, Zinc, Silver); Secondary: (Gold)
Occurrence
Updated exploration history
Scurry-Rainbow
MDI53C07NW00028
Hewitt Lake Area
Primary: (Gold, Lead, Zinc); Secondary: (Arsenic)
Occurrence
Updated exploration history
Silver Spirit Mines
MDI53C10SW00008
Buckett Lake Area
Primary: (Zinc, Lead); Secondary: (Silver, Gold)
Occurrence
Updated exploration history
Pakeagama Lake Pegmatite
MDI53C11SW00003
Pakeagama Lake Area
Primary: (Lithium, Tantalum); Secondary: (Beryl)
Developed Prospect with Reserves
Updated resources
Zione North
MDI53C13SE00009
Setting Net Lake Area
Primary: (Gold)
Occurrence
Complete update

Property Visits Made
Company
Property Name
Township or Area
(Commodity)
Comments
Goldcorp Inc.
Saffron Lake
Dome Township
(Copper-Nickel)
Great Bear Resources
Dixie
Dixie Lake Area
(Gold)
Visit to coreshack in Red Lake. Viewed core from Dixie Hinge Zone and Dixie Limb.
Lithium Energy Products
Griffith Iron Mine
Bruce Lake Area
(Quarry Material)
Quarry operations active and provided material for powerline infrastructure around Red Lake. Samples taken of the crushed material and buck waster rock material to determine potential Acid Mine Drain issue.
Open ground
Longlegged Lake
Longlegged Lake Area
(Copper-Nickel; gold)
metasediments, foliated granitoids, mafic volcanics; Uchi / English river subprovince boundary
Open ground
Rose Lake
Dedee Lake Area
(REE)
Granodiorite intrusive intruding into mafic volacnic rocks, contact amphibolite facies aureola.
Open ground
Wesley Lake Structure
Wesley Lake Area
(Gold)
Tight folding in English River metasediments
P. English
Antenna Lake
Aerial Lake Area
(Cobalt)
Metasediments and coarse grained granitoid rocks. Metasediment rarely oxidized, migmitized with folded and boundinaged quartz veining. Granite is locally very coarse grained with mica booklets and k-feldspars several inches thick.
Pistol Bay Mining Inc.
Garnet Lake, Arrow Zone
Bowerman
(Base Metals)
Sorry state of historic diamond drill core
R. Fairservice
Sandy Creek Beryl
Camping Lake Area
(Beryl, REE)
Rubicon Minerals Corp.
Little Vermilion Lake
Blackbear Lake Area
(Copper-Nickel)
Mafic intrusive (gabbroic) rocks intruded by younger granitoid rocks of granodiorite to granite composition. Intermediate metavolcanics is observed in the southwest section of our traverse. The gabbro rock units is overall homogenous with several outcrop locations showing dextral faulting, multiple generations of injects and differentiation.
Skyharbour Resources Ltd.
South Bay Mine
Dent, Mitchell & Agnew
(Volcanogenic Massive Sulphides)
West Red Lake Gold Inc.
Mount Jamie / Rowan
Todd
(Gold)
Visit to coreshack to examine core from current drill program on NE trend from Confederation Minerals ground.
Yamana Gold Inc.
Headway
Balmer Township
(Gold)

For further information contact the Red Lake District Resident Geologist Office

Updated December 2018