Property Geology

All the bedrock mapped on the project area is Early Precambrian belonging to the Abitibi Greenstone Belt. The oldest rocks observed are a thick sequence of pillowed andesitic lavas, ranging in composition from basaltic to dacitic andesite. A few ash flow tuffs were also noted, intercalated amongst the andesitic lavas. No rhyolitic lavas were seen in the field, though they are noted in some drill logs. The andesitic lavas are intruded by large masses of gabbroic rocks, small porphyry dykes and a 100 foot wide diabase dyke. The major structural feature is the Pipestone Fault which lies along the south shore of Painkiller Lake and crosses the central part of the property on a 120°- 300° azimuth. A subsidiary subparallel fault is also present, crossing the northern margin of the property, the Painkiller Lake Fault.