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Gossan’s Industrial Mineral Opportunities in Manitoba
Presentation to:
Gossan Resources LimitedJames Bamburak, M.Sc., P.Geo.
July 2003
ManitobaIndustry, Tradeand Mines
Industrial Mineral Opportunities in Manitoba
Manitoba’s Business Advantage• Strategic Central Location• Mid-Continent Trade Corridor• Maritime Province• Near-Surface Geology ranging from
Archean to Recent• Diverse and Stable Economy• Highly Competitive Business Costs• Skilled Multicultural Workforce• Well-developed Modern Infrastructure• Abundant, Inexpensive Hydro-electric
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Industrial Mineral Opportunities in Manitoba
Manitoba’s Business Advantage• Strategic Central Location• Mid-Continent Trade Corridor• Maritime Province• Near-Surface Geology ranging from
Archean to Recent• Diverse and Stable Economy• Highly Competitive Business Costs• Skilled Multicultural Workforce• Well-developed Modern Infrastructure• Abundant, Inexpensive Hydro-electric
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A comparison of Canadian Cities’ electrical costs
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THIS GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS INDUSTRY AND WANTS TO SEE IT GROW!Hon. MaryAnn Mihychuk P. Geo., Minister of Industry, Trade and Mines, November 19, 1999
• Over $1 billion in mineral
production
• 15% of total exports
• Employing over 4000people
ManitobaIndustry, Tradeand Mines
Industrial Mineral Opportunities in Manitoba
THO
Superior
Hudson BayBasin
W CanadaSedimentary Basin
Precambrian
Phanerozoic
Phanerozoic• Deposits & Occurrences– Precambrian
• Superior Province (Archean)
• Trans-Hudson Orogen (Proterozoic)
– Phanerozoic• Western Canada
Sedimentary Basin• Hudson Bay Basin
Precambrian
PrecambrianChromite
THO
Superior
Hudson BayBasin
W CanadaSedimentary Basin
Peterson Creek Bird River
Bernic
LapinLake
SpringerLake
Lake
Bird Lake
314
315
315
Mafic volcanic rocks,associated with sediments
Mafic volcanic rocks,associated with sediments
Tanco mine(Ta-Li-Cs)
Maskwa mine(Ni-Cu-Co-PGE)
Dumbartonmine
(Ni-Cu)
Late granite
Quartz diorite
Synvolcanic gabbro -diorite - granodiorite
Felsic volcanic rocks
Felsic volcanic rocks
Greywacke mudstone
Mafic volcanic rocks
Basalt
BIRD RIVER LAYERED MAFIC ULTRAMAFIC SILL:
0 1 2 3 4 5 km
National-Ledin propertyA
AB
Chrome propertyBCD
Peterson blockPage property
E Maskwa-Dumbarton property
C
D
EF
Chromeproperty
Pageproperty
PrecambrianChromite
• Chrome Property– Bird River Sill, SE MB– Gossan Resources Limited– 5 million tonnes of 7%
Cr2O3, as defined by 19 drillholes in 1942
– 12.8 m wide, 900 m long and 100 m deep
– Can be be upgraded to 27% Cr2O3 by gravity methods
Pe te rson
Creek
100 0 100 200
metres
315
TrenchA ccess road
C hannel sample locati ons( 1982-1985 project)
OutcropF ault
Disrupted pe ridot ite
Lower chromitite
Disrupted chromitite
with:Sulphide- and PGE- bearing rocks associated
Geological ( approxi mate)
Abandoned logging trail
Geology modified after Williamson, 1990.
ROCKSPER IDOTITIC
A) Chromiti te
B) Per idotite
Location of PGE-bearing rocks, i n part,adapted after Hulbert ., 1988.et al
Channel sample locations(year 2 000 project)
Base Line
GABBROIC
ROCKSEastern Cut
“S”CUT Central Cut
Western Cut
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PrecambrianIlmenite & Magnetite
• Pipestone Lake Anorthosite Complex– 15 km strike length– Gossan Resources Limited
& Cross Lake Mineral Exploration Inc.
– 243 million tonnes 9.28% ilmenite, 23.6% magnetite and 0.28% V2O5 to a depth of 300 m
– additional resources present at Kiskitto Lake, 50 km SE
THO
Superior
Hudson BayBasin
W CanadaSedimentary Basin
PrecambrianIlmenite & Magnetite
• Pipestone Lake Anorthosite Complex– 15 km strike length– Gossan Resources Limited
& Cross Lake Mineral Exploration Inc.
– 243 million tonnes 9.28% ilmenite, 23.6% magnetite and 0.28% V2O5 to a depth of 300 m
– additional resources present at Kiskitto Lake, 50 km SE
PhanerozoicSilica Sand
• Seymourville– Ordovician Winnipeg Fm– Gossan Resources Limited
and others.– Occurrence is 15 m thick
and contains a potential 45 million tonnes of silica sand. The sand is exposed at surface or occurs beneath thin overburden.
– After washing, a similar sand from Black Island Quarry was marketed as being over 99.5% SiO2.
THO
Superior
Hudson BayBasin
W CanadaSedimentary Basin
PhanerozoicSilica Sand
• Seymourville– Ordovician Winnipeg Fm– Gossan Resources Limited
and others.– Occurrence is 15 m thick
and contains a potential 45 million tonnes of silica sand. The sand is exposed at surface or occurs beneath thin overburden.
– After washing, a similar sand from Black Island Quarry was marketed as being over 99.5% SiO2.
PhanerozoicHigh-purity Dolomite
• Interlake Area– Ordovician/Silurian
Stonewall Fm. and Silurian Interlake Group
– Abundant outcrops of high-purity dolomite (21.6% MgO with <1% residue).
THO
Superior
Hudson BayBasin
W CanadaSedimentary Basin
PhanerozoicHigh-purity Dolomite
• Stonewall Quarry– Ordovician/Silurian
Stonewall Formation.– Production of dolime and
crushed dolomite from 1880 to 1965 by Winnipeg Supply and Fuel Company, Limited.
PhanerozoicHigh-purity Dolomite
• Stonewall Quarry– Ordovician/Silurian
Stonewall Formation.– Production of dolime and
crushed dolomite from 1880 to 1965 by Winnipeg Supply and Fuel Company, Limited.
PhanerozoicHigh-purity Dolomite
• Sandridge Area– Silurian Fisher Branch
Formation– Gossan Resources Ltd.– 80 km north of Winnipeg– Geological resource of 67
million tonnes of dolomite averaging 21.6% MgO with less than 0.23% residue.
– Additional 33 million tonnes of similar grade is inferred
PhanerozoicHigh-purity Dolomite
• Sandridge Area– Silurian Fisher Branch
Formation– Gossan Resources Ltd.– 80 km north of Winnipeg– Geological resource of 67
million tonnes of dolomite averaging 21.6% MgO with less than 0.23% residue.
– Additional 33 million tonnes of similar grade is inferred
PhanerozoicHigh-purity Dolomite
• STRENGTHS OF THE SANDRIDGE DEPOSIT– Each quarter section should contain
almost 1.9 million tonnes of high purity dolomite for each metre of depth (excluding thin marker beds and infill)
– Minimal stripping required – Very low farming interest – Very low water table– Skilled labour available– Nearby communities with many
urban amenities – Close proximity (120 km) to
Manitoba’s Capital Region– All-weather Provincial Highway – CP railroad track between Winnipeg
and Arborg, located 45 km to the east
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