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Ontario Geological Survey

Year-to-Date Mineral-Related Activity in the Resident Geologist Districts
Activity in the Thunder Bay South District updated December 2021


Mining and Exploration Activity
Company
Property Name
Township or Area
(Commodity)
Exploration Activity
ALX Resources Corp.
Electra Nickel Project
Conmee
(Gold, Copper, Nickel, Platinum Group Elements)
Exploration Update
Ardiden Ltd.
Wisa Lake
Wolseley Lake
(Lithium)
Property Option
Barrick Gold Corporation
Hemlo Gold Mine
Bomby
(Gold)
Q1 Results   Exploration Update, Q2 Results   Exploration Update, Q3 Results   Exploration Update
Benton Resources Inc. / Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc.
Baril Lake
Brule Lake
(Copper, Nickel, Platinum Group Elements)
Option
Benton Resources Inc. /White Metal Resources Corp.
Far Lake
Drift Lake
(Copper)
Drill Results
Benton Resources Inc./White Metal Resources Corp.
Far Lake
Drift Lake
(Copper)
Drill Program, Drill Results, Exploration Update, Financing
Bold Ventures Inc.
Bedivere Lake
Bedivere Lake Area
(Gold)
Drill Results, Exploration Update, Financing
Bold Ventures Inc. / Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation
Traxxin Extension
Edwards Lake
(Gold)
Drilling
Brigadier Gold Limited
Killala Lake South
Foxtrap Lake
(Diamond)
Airborne Geophysics, Financing
Clean Air Metals Inc.
Thunder Bay North - Escape Lake
Greenwich Lake
(Copper, Nickel, Platinum Group Elements)
Assay Results, Corporate Update, Environmental Data, Drill Results, Drill Results          Option Agreement, Drill Results Q2 Results, Financing, Corporate Presentation, PEA
Clean Air Metals Inc.
Thunder Bay North-Escape Lake
Greenwich Lake
(Copper, Nickel, Platinum Group Elements)
Drill Results Exploration Update, Financing, First Nations Partnership; Resource Estimate
Delta Resources Limited
Delta-1
Dawson Road Lots, Laurie, Blackwell, Horne
(Gold)
Drilling, Exploration Update, Property Expansion, Drill Results, Financing, NSR
Falcon Gold Corp.
Central Canada & Polymetalic Project
McCaul, Hutchinson
(Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Silver)
Drill Results, Exploration Update, Financing
Frontline Gold Corporation
Crooked Pine
Weaver
(Gold)
Exploration Update, Rock Sampling, Soil Sampling, Sampling Results
Generation Mining Limited / Stillwater Canada Inc.
Marathon PGM
Seeley Lake
(Copper, Nickel, Platinum Group Elements)
Agreement, EIS
Generation Mining Ltd. / Stillwater Canada Inc.
Bermuda
Seeley Lake
(Copper, Nickel, Platinum Group Elements)
Agreement in Principle Environmental Impact Statement        Feasibility Study approved by JV Management Committee 
Generation Mining Ltd. / Stillwater Canada Inc.
Marathon PGM
Seeley Lake
(Copper, Nickel, Platinum Group Elements)
Drill Program, Drill Results, Exploration Update
Goldshore Resources Inc.
Moss Lake
Moss
(Gold)
 Financing, Drill Results, Exploration Update, Geophysical Survey, Drilling Announcement
Green Technology Metals Limited /Ardiden Ltd.
Wisa Lake
Wolseley Lake
(Lithium)
Financing, Property JV-Option, Property Option
Hemlo Explorers Inc.
Hemlo North Limb
Wabikoba Lake
(Gold)
Drill Results, Drilling
Hemlo Explorers Inc.
North Hemlo
Wabikoba Lake
(Gold)
Financing
Hemlo Explorers Inc.
Pic
Lorna Lake
(Gold)
Financing         Exploration Update 
Hemlo Explorers Inc.
West Hemlo
Pic, Lecours
(Gold)
Financing
Hemlo Explorers Inc.
Wire Lake
Cotte
(Gold)
Drill Results    Financing, Option Agreement Financing
Honey Badger Silver Inc. (formerly Honey Badger Exploration Inc.)
Thunder Bay Silver Project
Lybster
(Silver, Cobalt)
Financing, Property Expansion
Impala Canada Ltd.
Lac des Iles Mine
Lac des Iles
(Copper, Nickel, Platinum Group Elements)
Community, Financing
Infinite Ore Corp.
Jackpot Property
Barbara Lake
(Lithium)
Exploration Update, Financing, Financing              Property Acquistion, Geophysical Interpretation
Infinite Ore Corp. (formerly Infinite Lithium Corp.)
Jackpot Property
Barbara Lake
(Lithium)
Exploration Update, Property Expansion
Kesselrun Resources Ltd.
Huronian
Moss
(Gold)
Drill Results, Drill  Results, Drilling, Financing
Marvel Discovery Corp. ( formerly International Montoro Resources Inc.)
Blackfly
Steeprock Lake
(Gold)
 Financing, Name Change, Sampling Results, Drill Results
Marvel Discovery Corp. (formerly International Montoro Resources Inc.)
Blackfly
Steeprock Lake
(Gold)
 Financing
Metallica Metals Corp.
Richview Pine
Foxtrap Lake, Ashburton Bay
(Copper, Nickel, Platinum Group Elements)
Exploration Update
Metallica Metals Corp.
Sammy Ridgeline East
Greenwich Lake
(Copper, Nickel, Platinum Group Elements)
Exploration Update
Metallica Metals Corp.
Sammy Ridgeline West
East Bay, Hicks Lake
(Copper, Nickel, Platinum Group Elements)
Exploration Update
Metallica Metals Corp. (formerly Cameo Industries Corp.) / Benton Resources Inc.
Starr Project
Saganagons Lake
(Gold)
Diamond Drilling, Drill Results  
Metallica Metals Corp. (formerly Cameo Industries Corp.)/Benton Resources Inc.
Starr Project
Saganagons Lake
(Gold)
Exploration Update
Metallum Resources Inc. (formerly Superior Lake Resources Limited)
Superior Lake Project
Pays Plat Lake
(Zinc, Copper)
 Financing, Acquisition          Diamond Drilling, Drill Results, Exploration Update, Exploration Update Financing, Feasibility Study, Updated Feasibility Study
Nuinsco Resources Limited
Prairie Lake
Killala Lake
(Niobium, Tantalum, Phosphate, Rare Earth Elements)
Drill Results, Metallurgical Testing
Nuinsco Resources Limited
Sunbeam
Ramsay-Wright
(Gold)
Drill Results, Drilling updates, Exploration Update, Geophysics
Palladium One Mining Inc.
Disraeli PGE Project
Leckie Lake
(Copper, Nickel, Platinum Group Elements)
Palladium One Mining Inc.
Tyko
McGill
(Copper, Nickel, Platinum Group Elements)
Drill Results, Exploration Update, Financing, Property Expansion, Geophysical Survey, Soil Sampling
Panther Metals PLC
Dotted Lake
Black River, Lorna Lake
(Gold, Silver, Zinc)
Diamond Drilling, Exploration Update
Panther Metals PLC
Otter Gold
Kashishibog Lake
(Zn-Cu-Pb-Ag-Au)
Option Agreement
Panther Metals PLC
Tommy W
Kashishibog Lake
(Zn-Cu-Pb-Ag-Au)
Option Agreement
Panther Metals PLC
Wig
Puddy Lake
(Zn-Cu-Pb-Ag-Au)
Option Agreement
Panther Metals PLC
Wishbone
Uneven Lake, Kashishibog Lake
(Zn-Cu-Pb-Ag-Au)
Drill Program
Panther Metals PLC
Z2 Gold
White Birch
(Zn-Cu-Pb-Ag-Au)
Option Agreement
Panther Metals PLC / Broken Rock Resources
Obonga
Puddy Lake Area, Obanga Lake Area, Whitebirch Lake Area, Kashishibog Lake Area
(Zinc, Lead, Copper, Platinum Group Elements, Nickel, Copper)
Property Expansion, Property Acquisition
Plato Gold Corp.
Good Hope Niobium
Killala Lake
(Niobium, Phosphate, Rare Earth Elements)
Airborne Geophysics Survey, Financing
Plato Gold Corp.
Pic River PGM Project
Foxtrap Lake, Grain
(Copper, Nickel, Platinum Group Elements)
Airborne Geophysics Survey, Financing
Portofino Resources Inc.
Gold Creek
Duckworth
(Gold)
 Financing, Drill Results, Exploration Update
Portofino Resources Inc.
Melema West
Hutchinson, Ramsay-Wright, Bellmore 
(Gold )
 Financing
Portofino Resources Inc.
Sapawi West
McCaul, Schwenger
(Gold )
 Financing
Ready Set Gold
Northshore
Priske
(Gold)
Drill Results
Romios Gold Resources Inc.
Cariboo
Paipoonge
(Silver, Cobalt)
Definitive agreement
Romios Gold Resources Inc.
Copeland
Paipoonge
(Silver, Cobalt)
Definitive agreement
Romios Gold Resources Inc.
Lily of the Valley
Paipoonge
(Silver, Cobalt)
Definitive agreement
Romios Gold Resources Inc.
Victoria
Paipoonge
(Silver, Cobalt)
Definitive agreement
Solstice Gold Corporation
Atikokan Gold Project
Crooked Pine, Bellmore
(Gold )
Property Acquistion  Financing
Transition Metals Corp.
Jolly Lake
Max Lake
(Gold)
Exploration Update
Ultra Lithium Inc.
Forgan Lake
Oskawe Lake
(Lithium)
Financing
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. / Moss Lake Gold Mines Ltd.
Moss Lake
Moss
(Gold)
Property sale
White Metal Resources Corp.
Seagull
Leckie Lake
(Platinum Group Elements)
Property Option
White Metal Resources Corp.
Tower Stock
Conmee
(Gold, Silver)
Diamond Drilling, Drill Program, Drill Results, Exploration Update, Drilling Update; Financing, Exploration Update Financing

Assessment Files Received
Company : Property Name
Assessment File
Township or Area Work Type
1401385 Ontario Inc : Horne Property, Rockstone Property
20000019139
Adrian Compilation and Interpretation - Airborne Geophysics
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd : Melema Lake property
20000019390
Bellmore Lake Area Assaying and Analyses, Channel Sampling, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Rock Sampling
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd : Melema Prospect
20000019012
Bellmore Lake Area Airborne Gradiometer
Aki Kalervo Siltamaki : Amethyst Creek Property, Crown Jewel Property
20000019391
Tartan Lake Area Bedrock Trenching, Manual Labour, Overburden Stripping, Rock Sampling
Allan George Onchulenko, Peter Gehrels : Legacy Claim 4279361
20000019039
Pays Plat Lake Area Prospecting By Licence Holder
Alto Ventures Ltd, Francine Richards, Rudolf Wahl, Sanatana Resources Inc : Jackfish Property
20000019187
Syine Airborne Magnetometer, Magnetic Susceptibility
Barbara V D'Silva, Delta Resources Ltd : Delta 1 property
20000019623
Blackwell Compilation and Interpretation - Geochemistry, Geochemical, Soil/Till Sampling
Benton Resources Inc : Bolton Bay Project
20000018979
Boot Bay Area Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling, Rock Sampling
Benton Resources Inc : Escape Lake Property
20000019518
Tartan Lake Area Compilation and Interpretation - Diamond Drilling, Drill Core Relogging
Benton Resources Inc : Far Lake Property
20000019032
Drift Lake Area Airborne Electromagnetic, Airborne Magnetometer, Compilation and Interpretation - Airborne Geophysics
Benton Resources Inc, White Metal Resources Corp : Far Lake Property
20000019026
Drift Lake Area Airborne Electromagnetic Very Low Frequency, Airborne Magnetometer, Airborne Resistivity, Compilation and Interpretation - Airborne Geophysics
Canadian Orebodies Inc : Wire Lake Project
20000018925
Lorna Lake Area Geological Survey / Mapping, Lake/Stream Sediment Sampling, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Rock Sampling, Soil/Till Sampling
Canadian Orebodies Inc : Black Raven Project
20000018962
Lorna Lake Area Assaying and Analyses, Lake/Stream Sediment Sampling, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Rock Sampling, Soil/Till Sampling
Delta Resources Ltd, Douglas Patrick Parker : Aurogen Project, Delta 1 property
20000019006
Dawson Road Lots Assaying and Analyses, Overburden Stripping, Regional or Reconnaissance Ground Exploration, Soil/Till Sampling
Diamond Willow Amethyst Mine : Diamond Willow Amethyst Mine
20000019251
McTavish Bedrock Trenching, Digging Pits, Overburden Stripping, Prospecting By Licence Holder
Douglas Patrick Parker : Project 4254970 & 4279848
20000019059
Dawson Road Lots Assaying and Analyses, Geobotanical and Biogeochemical Survey, Geochemical, Overburden Stripping, Rock Sampling, Soil/Till Sampling
Empire Metals Corp : North West Buck Claims, Stag Project
20000019080
Mooseland Lake Area Assaying and Analyses, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Rock Sampling
Frontline Gold Corp : Crooked Pine
20000019484
Weaver Assaying and Analyses, Regional or Reconnaissance Ground Exploration, Rock Sampling
Generation PGM Inc : Four Dams Deposit, Marathon Property, Sally Deposit
20000019463
O'Neill Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling, Downhole Geophysics, Magnetotelluric, Mobile Metal Ion Survey, Rock Sampling, Soil/Till Sampling
Goldseek Resources Inc : Horizon property, Seija Property
20000019254
Wabikoba Lake Area Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling
Gravel Ridge Resources Ltd : -
20000019260
Lamport -
Hemlo Explorers Inc : -
20000019167
Wabikoba Lake Area -
Hemlo Explorers Inc : Black Raven Project
20000019399
Lorna Lake Area Airborne Magnetometer
Impala Canada Ltd : Lac Des Iles Property, Mystery Zone target
20000018923
Lac Des Iles Area Assaying and Analyses, Rock Sampling, Underground Drilling
Impala Canada Ltd : B5 Zone, Lac Des Iles Property
20000018926
Lac Des Iles Area Assaying and Analyses, Underground Drilling
Impala Canada Ltd : Camp Lake project, Lac Des Iles Property
20000019553
Lac Des Iles Area Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling, Rock Sampling
Impala Canada Ltd : C-Zone Project, Lac des Iles Property
20000019394
Lac Des Iles Area Assaying and Analyses, Rock Sampling, Underground Drilling
Impala Canada Ltd : Lac des Iles Property, Roby Southwest Extension
20000019393
Lac Des Iles Area Diamond Drilling, Rock Sampling
Impala Canada Ltd : Friday Block, Titan property
20000019392
Gillard Lake Area Airborne Gravity
Kesselrun Resources Ltd : Huronian Property
20000019098, 20000019193
Moss Diamond Drilling, Overburden Stripping, Rock Sampling, Assaying and Analyses, Bedrock Trenching, Channel Sampling, Geological Survey / Mapping
Lac Des Iles Mines Ltd : Sunday Lake Project
20000019078
Forbes Airborne Electromagnetic Very Low Frequency, Airborne Magnetometer
Michael Woolhead, Rudolf Wahl : Little Pic River Property
20000019180
Grain Assaying and Analyses, Bulk Sampling, Geological Survey / Mapping, Overburden Stripping, Rock Sampling
Mitchell Noyes : Gunnard East Project
20000019085
McTavish Mechanical, Overburden Stripping, Prospecting By Licence Holder
North American Nickel Inc : Quetico East project
20000019388
Fowler Assaying and Analyses, Microscopic Studies, Other Petrographic Work, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Rock Sampling
North American Nickel Inc : Quetico West project
20000019389
Pickerel Lake Area Assaying and Analyses, Geochemical, Microscopic Studies, Other Petrographic Work, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Rock Sampling
Nuinsco Resources Ltd : Sunbeam Property
20000019010, 20000019376
Ramsay Wright Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling, Rock Sampling, Overburden Stripping, Prospecting By Licence Holder
Ophiolite Holdings Pty Ltd, Superior Lake Resources : Pick Lake Property
20000019024
Pays Plat Lake Area Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling, Rock Sampling
Ophiolite Holdings Pty Ltd, Superior Lake Resources Ltd : Pick - Winston Zn-Cu Property, Winston Lake Property
20000019192
Pays Plat Lake Area Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling, Rock Sampling
Ophiolite Holdings Pty Ltd, Superior Lake Resources Ltd : Pick - Winston Zn-Cu Property
20000019137
Pays Plat Lake Area Assaying and Analyses, Compilation and Interpretation - Geology, Drill Core Relogging, Drill Core Resampling, Geochemical, Geological Survey / Mapping, Rock Sampling
Palladium One Mining Inc : Tyko Ni-Cu-PGE property, Tyko Property
20000019250
Shabotik Assaying and Analyses, Diamond Drilling, Rock Sampling
Panther Metals (Canada) Ltd : Big Bear Project
20000019381
Priske Assaying and Analyses, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Rock Sampling, Soil/Till Sampling
Paul Gerlach : Fog Lake Property
20000019004
Lower Aguasabon Lake Area Assaying and Analyses, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Rock Sampling
Paul Gerlach : Rock On! Property
20000019462
Lower Aguasabon Lake Area Assaying and Analyses, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Rock Sampling
Pavey Ark Minerals Inc : Danby Triangle Property
20000019380
Kitchen Lake Area Other, Prospecting By Licence Holder
Portofino Resources Inc : Gold Creek Property
20000019257
Duckworth Assaying and Analyses, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Rock Sampling
Reuben Bierworth : Lemay Road Property
20000018918
Everest Lake Area Prospecting By Licence Holder
Richard Cyril Angove : -
20000019366
Bégin Beep Mat, Prospecting By Licence Holder
Richard Cyril Angove : Horseshoe Lake Property
20000019256
Bégin Assaying and Analyses, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Rock Sampling
Rudolf Wahl : Heron Bay Property
20000019035
Pic Assaying and Analyses, Geochemical, Geological Survey / Mapping, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Rock Sampling
Strike Copper Corp : Sungold Property
20000019403
Powell Lake Area Assaying and Analyses, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Rock Sampling
Terry Barlow : TLB Mine
20000019579
Herbert Assaying and Analyses, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Rock Sampling
Transition Metals Corp : Saturday Night Project
20000019142
Fowler Magnetotelluric
William P Skrepichuk : Little Pic River Property
20000019539
Grain Geological Survey / Mapping, Industrial Mineral Testing and Marketing, Other Petrographic Work, Prospecting By Licence Holder, Rock Sampling

Mineral Deposit Updates
Deposit Name
MDI Identifier
Township or Area
(Commodity)
Mineral Deposit Status
Deposit Change Type
Selim Fluorite
MDI000000002472
Lahontan
Primary: (Fluorite, Barite)
Discretionary Occurrence
Updated location
Smoke Lake Cu-Ni
MDI000000002486
Shabotik
Primary: (Nickel, Copper); Secondary: (Platinum, Palladium, Gold, Cobalt)
Occurrence
Updated exploration history
Smoke Lake
MDI000000002486
Shabotik
Primary: (Nickel, Copper); Secondary: (Platinum, Palladium, Gold, Cobalt)
Occurrence
New
Williams Mine
MDI42C12NW00005
Bomby
Primary: (Gold); Secondary: (Antimony, Barite, Mercury, Molybdenum, Silver)
Producing Mine
Update
Gorham Gold Mines
MDI52A11SE00006
Gorham
Primary: (Gold); Secondary: (Zinc, Copper)
Prospect
Complete update
Lakehead Gold Mines
MDI52A11SW00006
Gorham
Primary: (Gold); Secondary: (Silver, Copper)
Occurrence
Complete update, Updated location
Innes Lake
MDI52A15SE00019
Dorion
Primary: (Uranium)
Occurrence
Updated location
Lac Des Lles Mine
MDI52H04NE00003
Lac Des Iles Area
Primary: (Palladium); Secondary: (Platinum, Copper, Nickel, Gold, Cobalt)
Producing Mine
Update

Property Visits Made
Company
Property Name
Township or Area
(Commodity)
Comments
Brumpton
Amik Lake
Max Lake
(Cu-Ni)
Gehrels
Dragon
McGregor Twp
(Ag-Cu-Bi-Au)
Holbik
Honey Jack
Stedman Twp
(Cu-Zn-Au)
Holbik
Silverback
Bedivere Lake
(Ni-PGEs, Mo)
NDMNRF
Cummings
McIntyre Twp
(Flint)
NDMNRF
KOA Hill
McGregor Twp
(Flint)
Richmond
Squires Lake
Sharp Lake
(Ni-PGEs, Cu-Zn)

For further information contact the Thunder Bay South District Resident Geologist Office

Updated December 2021