013B/11/0045
2 nd year assessment report on Prospecting, and Geophysics Crooks Lake Property, License # 019380M Newfoundland and Labrador. Submitted by / for Jeffrey Martin Dec 8, 2013 Work year 2 Total claims: 22 Total expenditures: $6605.54
Table of Contents Introduction Location and Access Previous Work Current Work Conclusion and Recommendations Figure 1. Property Location- Labrador Figure 2. Property Location Figure 3. Highway and Claim Location List if Figures List of Appendixes and Attachments Appendix 1. Appendix 2. Personnel and Contractors Expenditures
Introduction The Crooks Lake property consists of 22 claims in 1 license, located in south central Labrador. The property was staked in 2011 for its Magnetic High on the regional Geology Map with joining into previous claims in the area. Other Claims in the area have great Copper, Cobalt, Nickel, Zinc, Vanadium, Chromium, potential, with as high as 1.39% Cu, 0.94% Co, 998 ppm Ni, 1880 ppm Zn, 2255 ppm V, 3610 ppm Cr. This report describes exploration work carried out on the property in 2012/2013 Geophysics and assay s in 2012/2013 have turned out some great results. Location and Access The Crooks Lake property is located in NTS map area 13B/11, about 100 kilometers south east of the town of Happy valley-goose Bay in south central Labrador (Figures 1&2). A gravel road (route 510) passes about half a kilometer from the southern boundary of the property (Figure 3). Further access may be obtained from snowmobile, helicopter or float plane (if necessary). This summer the Trans Labrador Highway has been widened. The construction has completed about 75km from the Goose Bay end and also on the Red Bay end. With more construction scheduled for the coming 2014 season the road will be widen to the Crooks Lake Claims and the first 80 Kms from Goose Bay by Late next summer. The construction of Muskrat Falls Hydro project has been ongoing The transmission line will pass very near this property. Below is the map of the route. Where the transmission line leaves the TLH and heads to Labrador south is right where the Crooks Lake Claims are.
Previous Work There has been a Government Mineral Occurrence in the Claim which this claims surrounds Claim # 016625M. The record number on the MODS system is 6970, Deposit Name Riviere St. Augustine. Major Commodity- Copper Deposit Type Magmatic Hydrothermal with Pegmatite Association The Object Located GSB Map No. 2010-25. NTS Area 13B/11 A Lake Sediment Sample was taken in the pond in 1977. Sample ID# 771478 Prospecting 2011/2012 Prospecting on the Crooks Lake property was conducted over the past 12 months. During field trips looking for outcrops the Northeast corner of the claim has been staked out and clearly marked. In September 2012 a planned full day of field mapping was to take place. However, upon traversing the unforgiving terrain in the area, we returned to the camp finding zero outcrop. The land virtually in its entirety has little to no outcrop due to ~6m+ thick soil and till horizons. Digging commenced in a number of locations but we had never reached bedrock once. We decided to focus our efforts on areas where we knew there were outcrop, and to better understand the fracture system in the area. While many geological measurements were taken, the complexity of the system overwhelmed the usefulness of such interpretation given the lack of regional data. A handheld GPS was used for location control. Current Work Prospecting 2012/2013 This season I had been traditional prospecting also Geophysics was done on this claim using a EM-16. Geological Mapping was done on the Claim back in late Sept 2012 for a period of three days with Cameron Martin and Jr Geologist/Prospector Mike Richards. Please see the report attached in a separate file along with this report. The Geological / Geophysical Interpretation and Economic Potential of the Crooks Lake Prospect Development, An update to this report was done in May of 2013. In March 2013 the EM-16 was sent to Cameron Martin so we could do ground Geophysics work in the Claim. The EM did arrive in Labrador City on March 17 th and March 18 th Cameron did drive to Crooks Lake to Meet me there I did drive from Cartwright that day and we would start work on the claim on Tuesday March 19 th. Well early Tuesday morning we went out on the claims to start the geophysics work, the EM did seem to be working fine, it would pick up the station fine in Cutler Maine, but when try to get a reading it would not Null out, tried and tried moved in different areas and still the same thing.
Well we had to pack it in and head to the Crooks Lake Depot to use the phone and Call John Clarke or Glenn Penny, did not reach them so Cameron called Gerry Kilfoil and got him we told him what was happening and he had to check to see if the other EM-16 was there to send out to us, there was another EM-16 to send out and would be shipped to Goose Bay that evening for pickup. Wednesday morning we drove to Goose Bay to pick up the EM went to freight office at PAL Airlines and no EM. We waited for the next plane to arrive from St. John s and still no EM. To make a long story shorter the EM -16 did not Arrive until Saturday March 23 rd midday Did contact Government office A few times but who ever shipped the EM to Goose Bay on Tuesday evening never shipped it priority post and only regular cargo. Was not impressed, but oh well, Got back to Claim area in Crooks Lake about 2 pm. Got to work right way did a partial line on the 23 rd got to late too finish it that day. Finished the line on the next day. A total of 2.4km line. see EM-16 line # 11 in attached report for EM in this area. The pond or steady in the claim was explored in early June, 2013 looking for outcrop around the pond. A canoe was used to travel the area, did spend time digging for rock only to find overburden, not sure how far down rock would be down, dug several test holes. Total of two days Jeff Martin and Cameron Martin. Conclusions and Recommendations There is little traditional prospecting which can be done on this property only a detailed soil sampling. More EM-16 work can be done to help map out the conductors and potential diamond drill targets. I would recommend Air Bourne geophysics on this and surrounding properties. To target drill areas. I do think that this area has potential. I do have some good assay results and also good EM-16 lines which have picked up some great conductors which only more geophysical mapping and drilling could verify the mineralization below. The EM-16 report is attached in a separate file. Respectfully Submitted, Jeffrey Martin
Figure 1 Property location Labrador
Figure 2 Property Location grid map 13B11
Figure 3 Highway and claim Location Beginning at the Northeast corner of the herein described parcel of land, and said corner having UTM coordinates of 5 827 000 N, 339 500 E; of Zone 21; thence South 2,500 metres, thence West 3,000 metres, thence North 1,500 metres, thence West 1,000 metres, thence North 1,000 metres, thence East 4,000 metres to the point of beginning Reserving nevertheless out of the above described area all of the land being part of: Beginning at the Northeast corner of the herein described parcel of land, and said corner having UTM coordinates of 5 826 500 N, 339 000 E; of Zone 21; thence South 1,500 metres, thence West 2,000 metres, thence North 1,500 metres, thence East 2,000 metres to the point of beginning. All bearings are referred to the UTM grid, Zone 21. NAD27.
Appendix 1 Personnel Name Residence Daily Rate Activity Work Days Jeffrey Martin Cartwright $100.00 Prospecting 9 Cameron Martin Labrador City $100.00 Prospecting 12 Mike Richards Labrador City $100.00 Prosp./Jr.Geologist 3 $100.00 Report prep 1 Total $2500.00 Contractors During this reporting period no outside contractors were used
Appendix 2 Statement of Expenditures Gas $525.54 Truck $1260.00 Snowmobile $560.00 Canoe $80.00 Tent / Cabin $1200.00 Food $480.00 TOTAL $4105.54
Geological / Geophysical Interpretation and Economic Potential of the Crooks Lake Prospect Development Revised / Edited May 7 th, 2013
Geological Setting Occurring within the Grenville geological province, this property consists dominantly of two contrasting magmatic bodies, intimately associated with one another throughout the region: syenite pegmatite and fine-coarse grained, banded granodiorite. It is known that the area has a very complex geological history, with many generations of faulting, folding and intermittent injection of younger material through pre-existing fracture systems. Cross cutting the claims appears to be a large fault system, along which several magmatic plutons have been injected upward (See figure 1). Within our claims areas, Pyrite and Cobalt sulphide are the principal ore hosting minerals. Our best grab sample assay results indicate Cu Values of over ppm, and Cobalt values above the upper detection limit for the analysis type (See Assays). Having two separate sulphides found in such close proximity to one another gives us reason to believe that a nearby heat source (such as a near to surface pluton) with conduits by which to effectively transfer heat and volatiles into the surrounding two types country rock has yielded a different sulphide from each rock type. Sulphides in many showings are found locally in massive forms following fracture systems Identified at surface, as well as with EM-16 crossover data at depth. Disseminated sulphides are found quite commonly throughout the area. Data Acquisition In order to establish a baseline geological knowledge of the area, the Newfoundland and Labrador Geological survey website was consulted for basic geological information of the area. After receiving promising assay values from the first round of grab samples, further investigation into several areas surrounding the open pit aggregate operations was commenced. Upon completion, more showing and greater sulphide values were found for both cobalt and copper. On Sept 17 th 2012, a full day of field mapping was to take place. However, upon traversing the unforgiving terrain in the area, we returned to the camp finding zero outcrop: The land virtually in its entirety has little to no outcrop due to ~6m+ thick soil and till horizons. Digging commenced in a number of locations but we had never reached bedrock once. We decided to focus our efforts on areas where we knew there were outcrop, and to better understand the fracture system in the area. While many geological measurements were taken, the complexity of the system overwhelmed the usefulness of such interpretation given the lack of regional data. It was then decided that in order to further develop the prospecting site that geophysical means must be employed. An EM-16 was employed to induce a current within near surface sulphide bodies (up to a depth of approximately 10m). The pits were walked over areas where showings had been visibly seen, to gauge the size of the bodies at depth. Identifiable crossover points had been noted in two areas, but may have only been apparent as the lines were walked parallel to the direction of the incoming signal. The second time in the field (Oct.1 st ), three more EM lines were traversed, each supplying their own crossover values (See board images for crossover values and imaging).
More effort was taken to walk as perpendicular as possible to the incoming signal to have greater detection. Results Within one of our major pits, foliations were found running off in many directions, appearing to have been derived from mylonitic fault zones. Quartz veining is found throughout all rock types and cross- cuts virtually all boundaries (this is further evidence to supplement our interpretation of a volatile rich heat source being the cause of mineralization in the area). Veins of massive chalcopyrite appear to be 2-3cm thick throughout the pits. Syenite pegmatites are found to be cross cutting some (generations) of quartz veining, and quartz overprints all material in some other areas. This gives us reason to believe there were multiple stages of volatile injection that may be responsible for the separate sulphide types. We believe that the country rock was first subjected to intrusion of the granitic pegmatite, and then possibly one stage of volatile input (smaller scale). The faulting and folding occurred on a wide scale causing greater uplift of plutons at depth, causing a much larger scale injection of hydrothermal fluids into the area. More than one stage of faulting may have occurred as well, post-fluid injection. Vast amounts of folding evidence were found: some boulders have evidence of 3-4 generations of folding, probably more given the complexity of the area. Primary folding may not even be visible; all that is certain is that the area has gone through a great deal of alteration both physically and chemically, to create an atmosphere suitable for sulphide mineralization. Summary Showings of massive chalcopyrite and cobalt sulphide (Linnaeite?) have been found at surface visibly, and inferred at depth by utilization of geophysical means. Mapping of fracture patterns and foliations was attempted at both pit locations, however the complexity of the rocks due to heavy alteration in the area made for the results to be of little use. Efforts to find more visible outcrop across the entire claims area proved to be of no use due to the swamp like environment caused from impermeable till holding water at the surface, as well as having very thick A, B soil horizons. Rivers and streams were walked as well, but the sourcing of the loose rocks came from areas unknown and outcrop was not showing any mineralization. Regional gravimetric surveys show magnetic highs form along a lineation, and also form a boundary at which the regional texture appears to have a distinct change (regional highs to the southeast (greens / reds), and regional lows to the northwest (blue)). This data has given us the assumption that we may be within a large scale regional fault system containing structurally controlled plutonic bodies, and therefore may host mineralization along secondary and tertiary fractures in the area.
Images Area claims shown on top of regional Aeromagnetic survey data, Claims are semi-transparent blue polygons. Image rotated so proposed fault trend is running N-S. Fault actually appears to be running NE-SW through southern Labrador.
Syenite shown cross cutting pre-existing beds of granodiorite and smaller dykes of pegmatite. Smaller dykes exhibit chill margins. Shows several syenite intrusion events which would have intermittently heated the region. Evidence of syenite cross-cutting both granodiorite and small quartz veins (which overprint virtually everything) May imply more than one intrusion event for the pegmatite.
Red field book is sitting in front of large mineralized granodioritic gouge zone. Mineralization is found both in the pegmatite below (M-shaped body to the left) as well as in the above granodiorite. Evidence of large scale regional relationship between pink syenite pegmatite and granodiorite gneiss bodies. Red field book for scale.
Folding complexity of the area is shown within a syenite pegmatitic boulder as a prime example. Here, two perpendicular generations of folding are easily spotted. In the field, two more fold generations are visible from different angles. Measuring tape as scale.
With measuring tape as scale, here is a cluster of mineralized gneissic chalcopyrite boulders within the westernmost pit. It is common to see this much mineralization in boulders in the area. Geophysics Data A Number of VLF-EM traversal lines had been planned across areas of interest throughout the Crooks Lake property. An EM-16 apparatus was used to map the subsurface resistance and therefore mineralization potential. The coordinate system used to record this data is UTM NAD27. Below is a map of the claims area with the traversal lines, followed by graphs of the results. Graphed representations all proceed from point A to point B. According to the natural resources website, Light blue is syenite and pink is granodiorite gneiss. Primary conductors are believed to be Cu-Ni sulphides, pyrite, calcopyrite and pentlandite.
Geochemical Data
The following email was sent to us by a government representative geologist after looking over / analyzing our data for the Crooks Lake prospect. Very interesting property. You seem to have quite a range of variation. The MODS description says it is a pegmatite within gabbro or metagabbro. Cobalt mineralization is much less common than copper, so it is rare to see rocks with higher cobalt than copper. In the Voiseys Bay deposit, the average grade of Co is about 0.09% or 1/10th as much as yours. There, the Co is tied up with the Ni in pentlandite, whereas yours seems to be associated with the Cu in calcopyrite(?) and you have very little nickel (comparatively). The other mineralization to the west at "New Pit" seems to be a much different beast. It seems to be relatively low in Cu, & much higher in Mn, Cr, & Va. Still sulphides, but not the same mineralization at all. One would assume that the host rock here would have a different & probably an ultramafic - these two mineral occurrences could be from the same mineralizing system, just that the host rock chemistry is different, causing different minerals to form in the 2 environments.. In a sense, you have already done good work by EM-16 surveying - you have shown that there is EM conductivity associated with the mineralized zone at Crooks Lake. This means that an airborne EM (& mag) survey could potentially detect extensions of this area and maybe identify many other potential targets. Your Line 1 at New Pit also defines a nice little EM conductor. Here, however, the VLF profile is asymmetric - the positive peak is much less than the negative peak, but the crossover is well-defined at about 575 to 580 along this line. If this is the site of mineralization here, that is very good news also. It confirms that both mineralization styles are detectable by EM surveys. Here the asymmetric shape of the profile would suggest that the conductor is not vertical, but is dipping to the East. Your line 3 at New Pit is also interesting and seems to be showing either a wide conductor or 2 closely spaced conductors, located at about 360 and 675 m on this profile. The president of the prospectors association also had this to say about the review and data on the property, additionally: I reviewed Gerry Kilfoil's summary and he makes some very interesting observations and technical guidance. No doubt more work needs to be done on this promising property. The massive and breccia type mineralization in the photos looks quite interesting and could be coming off a much larger massive sulphide deposit in fractures, lenses and breccia containing fragments of quartz, or feldspar and other pegmatitic or intrusive hosts.