North Star Gold Property
The North Star Gold Property is located 36 km west of Snow Lake, Manitoba.
Gold mineralization hosted in gabbro within a typical Proterozoic shear zone. Since 2003 the North Star Group property became an advanced exploration property where than $9 million has been spent on it in the last 20 years with the following work completed:
- Five major drilling programs, 135 drill holes at North Star and 143 drill holes at Gold Rock
- Ramp access and underground development and sampling;
- Large surface blast hole sampling and trenching together with extensive assaying for gold, trace elements and whole rock geochemistry. Average grade from blast holes and trench faces was over 0.35 oz/t gold. (Foran Mining Corporation (FOM) Press Release April 16, 2003). Gold on April 16, 2003 was $332.60 to 333.40 oz (https://www.usagold.com/daily-gold-price-history/) compared to over $4000/oz US or greater than $6000/oz Canadian today.
- Metallurgical testing at Lakefield established 85% recovery of gold by gravity alone. LR10572-002-Progress Report #1 (Foran Mining Corporation (FOM) Press Release May 3, 2003).
- A large grid covers the gold shear with mapping, prospecting and geophysical surveys carried out. The Shear is still open to the north and south and the grid can be extended to follow shear on strike (unexplored).
- Over two km of all-weather road to the site, as well as 15 km of the Dickstone road brought back to all weather road status with creek crossings improved and adjoining swamps lowered to improve road quality.
- Numerous environmental surveys were completed, including: ungulate, rare plant, raptor, fish surveys and other surveys required for the establishment of tailings facilities.
- A digital topographical airborne survey over the main area of the vein, and potential areas for tailings disposal and water intake.
- Camp site and storage areas were established and permitted. Permit still valid. A mill foundation; a concrete slab shop floor and a water waste disposal pond were completed.
- A VTEM survey was carried out over the entire claim group in 2010. There has been no problem getting permits to do work in this area to date.
- The Group holds 21 Claims: Sufficient Assessment credits to keep claims in good standing till approximately 2071, includes 2 Mining Leases.
Highlights from the history above were:
At North Star
At Gold Rock
(The Resource for this Vein System has not been calculated)
North Star DRILLING 2003-2004 (48 holes for 5814 m)
Highlights: Several drill holes returned excellent gold intersections. For example:
- NS-03-02 24.29 g/t Au over 2.2m
- NS-03-05 14.94 g/t Au over 4.8m
- NS-03-11 23.4 g/t Au over 2.5m
- NS-03-32 31.98 g/t Au over 1.7m
- NS-03-45 21.83 g/t Au over 1.5m
Winter 2004
Drilled 35 NQ diamond drill holes, 4979.9m. Several drill holes returned excellent gold intersections. For example:
- NS-04-57 23.34 g/t Au over 1.9m
- NS-04-71 16.33 g/t Au over 1.4m.
Spring 2004
- Underground Development/Bulk Sample
- Overall grade of 0.28 oz Au/ton over 2.2 m true width
- An 8,000 ton bulk sample was extracted from a sill 224m ling at the 100 feet vertical level The underground sample from the 100 feet vertical level averaged 0.29 Au oz/t in the north part of the sill and 0.27 Au oz/t in the south part of the sill.
Metallurgical Testing by SGS Lakefield Research Limited
A gold recovery of approximately 97% with a gravity, flotation, and cyanidation process.
85% by gravity alone (Foran Mining Corporation (FOM) Press Release May 3, 2003).
The Gold Rock Property is 800 meters northeast of the North Star Property. Selected Drill holes from Gold Rock 2010 Winter Drilling are listed in the Table on the right:
2008 Drilling at Gold Rock
Drilled 79 HQ diamond drill holes, 2,873.7m.
Several drill holes returned excellent gold intersections. For example:
- GR-08-06 24.14 g/t Au/ 3.9m
- GR-08-14 61.2 g/t Au/ 1.8m
- GR-08-30 24.6 g/t Au/ 2.9m
- GR-08-31 81.73 g/t Au/ 1.6m
- GR-08-43 27.85 g/t Au/ 1.8m
- GR-08-50 104.39 g/t Au/ 3.4m
- GR-08-52 22.42 g/tAu/ 5.4m
- GR-08-59 30.61 g/t Au/ 2.4m
- GR-08-78 25.54 g/t Au over 2.0m
2009 Drilling at Gold Rock
Drilled 33 HQ diamond drill holes, 1,176.9m. Several drill holes returned excellent gold intersections. For example:- GR-09-81 11.02 g/t Au over 3.8m
- GR-09-91 15.95 g/t Au over 2.9m
- GR-09-95 6.95 g/t Au over 1.9m
- GR-09-108 6.66 g/t Au over 3.95m
- GR-09-111 5.78 g/t Au over 1.9m. (Voyageur Mineral Explorers Corp. (VOY) Press Release April 28, 2010)
2010 Step out Drilling at Gold Rock
The Richard Vein (A new vein to the North East) assayed:- 14.41 g/t Au over 3.3m (11 ft.) in hole GR-10-114 (this zone is wide open to the north)
- 7.79 g/t Au over 2.1m in hole GR-10-119
- 7.01 g/t Au over 2.3m in hole GR-10-125
