TOMAGOLD CORPORATION (TSXV: LOT)
(OTCQB: TOGOF) (“
TomaGold” or the
“
Corporation”) is pleased to provide further
details to the previous release dated August 14, 2023 regarding the
properties being acquired pursuant to the agreements signed with
SOQUEM Inc. (“
SOQUEM”), Chibougamau Independent
Mines Inc. (TSXV: CBG) (“
CIM”) and Globex
Mining Enterprises Inc. (TSX: GMX)
(“
Globex”), which include a total of 20 mining
properties that currently form the majority of the Chibougamau
Mining Camp, in Québec, Canada (the “
Properties”).
As previously disclosed, in order to acquire the
Properties, the Corporation has committed to make global cash
payments of $13,805,000, work commitments of $10,425,000, issue
16,625,000 common shares of TomaGold and issue an additional amount
of $1,825,000 in common shares of TomaGold over a period of 2 to 5
years in accordance with the specific agreements. Upon signing,
TomaGold will be required to make cash payments of $540,000, issue
6,625,000 common shares of TomaGold and issue an additional amount
of $25,000 in common shares of TomaGold. TomaGold is currently in
advanced discussions with potential financial and mining partners
to finance the acquisition, exploration and development of these
projects. A summary of the most significant agreements as well as a
description of the most significant properties is included
below.
David Grondin, President and CEO of TomaGold,
stated: “We are thrilled to have received conditional regulatory
approval for these property acquisitions, which we believe have the
potential to transform TomaGold’s profile going forward. This
release also allows us to share with our shareholders and potential
investors the most relevant technical information on the most
significant properties being acquired, while highlighting their
exploration potential. As mentioned in our previous press release,
our intention is to further consolidate the Chibougamau Mining
Camp, which will allow us to unlock its exploration potential and
develop the camp more efficiently.”
SUMMARY OF 100% EARN-IN
AGREEMENT
Chibougamau Independent Mines Inc. West Block
PropertiesOption to acquire a 100% interest in the
Berrigan Mine (Au-Ag-Zn), Berrigan South (Au-Zn), Lac Antoinette
(Zn-Au-Ag), Lac Elaine (Zn-Au-Ag) and Gwillim (Au-Cu)
properties. |
|
Cash |
Work req. |
Shares (#) |
Shares ($) |
Effective date |
$ |
300,000 |
|
6,000,000 |
|
Year 1 |
$ |
50,000 |
$ |
600,000 |
|
$ |
150,000 |
Year 2 |
$ |
300,000 |
$ |
800,000 |
|
$ |
200,000 |
Year 3 |
$ |
500,000 |
$ |
1,200,000 |
|
$ |
300,000 |
Year 4 |
$ |
750,000 |
$ |
1,500,000 |
|
$ |
350,000 |
Year 5 |
$ |
750,000 |
$ |
1,500,000 |
|
$ |
350,000 |
TOTAL |
$ |
2,650,000 |
$ |
5,600,000 |
6,000,000 |
$ |
1,350,000 |
The five West Block Properties cover the
northwest corner of the Chibougamau mining camp and provide
continuity between the west and north blocks of claims being
acquired from SOQUEM.
BERRIGAN MINE PROPERTY
The Berrigan Mine property consists of 16 claims
totalling 483 hectares located 4 km north-northwest of the town of
Chibougamau. All claims are in good standing, with expiry dates of
April 28, 2025.
Two historic NI 43-101 Technical Reports have
been reviewed and used to write the following sections on the
Berrigan and Berrigan South Properties.
- Carrier, A.
(2022). NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Berrigan Mine Property,
Chibougamau, Quebec, Canada. Val-d'Or: InnovExplo.
- Larouche, C.
(2012). Technical Review (NI 43-101 Compliant) & Evaluation of
the Exploration Potential on the Berrigan Gold-Zinc-Silver Project,
Chibougamau, QC: Chibougamau Independent Mines.
Geological information was taken from both these
reports along with recent exploration results taken from relevant
CIM news releases detailed below. The Corporation has not verified
the technical data taken from these sources but views the
information as relevant and reliable. The Corporation plans to
complete a full evaluation of all of the properties being acquired
and prioritize exploration to follow up on significant historic
results.
Geological setting and
mineralization
The property is located within the Archean
Abitibi Subprovince of the southern Superior Province in the
Canadian Shield. The property provides the Corporation with a
strategic land position in the Chibougamau mining camp in the
northwestern part of the Abitibi greenstone belt. The property
potential is supported by favourable geological and structural
setting and the presence of well-documented metallogenic and
litho-tectonic elements such as the layered mafic-ultramafic sills
of the Cummings Complex, felsic volcanic and volcanoclastic rocks
of the Blondeau Formation, and other structures and
alterations.
Six priority polymetallic mineral occurrences
have been identified on the Berrigan Property; the Main Zone
(Zn-Au-Ag ±Pb), South Zone (Zn-Ag ±Au), East Zone (Zn-Ag ±Au),
Morrison (Cu-Zn), Wedge (Cu-Zn) and Berrigan-Sud (Ag).
The genesis of the polymetallic mineralization
on the property has been described as either VMS or epithermal;
however, the presence of both types or a hybrid model may be needed
to explain the different styles of documented mineralization.
Regardless of the origin of the sulphides on the property, the
primary control on mineralization appears to be structural.
The mineralization consists of dissemination,
stringers and breccia. Within the breccia, silicified fragments of
wall rock are surrounded by quartz-calcite and sulphide and are
locally cut by later quartz stringers. The orientation of the
fractures is quite variable within the deformation corridor
cross-cutting the mafic – ultramafic intrusion (Roberge Sill) and
the volcaniclastic rocks of the Blondeau Formation.
Exploration
The initial showing was discovered in 1929 and
the property has been explored by a variety of companies since.
Significant exploration since CIM acquired the
property in 2013 includes IP and Mag geophysical surveys in 2013,
surface mapping and channel sampling in 2017 and drilling in 2013,
2016 and 2022.
Surface mapping and channel sampling focused on
three zones, the East, South and Main Zone.
The East Zone was mapped to a 1:50 scale. The
outcrop is comprised of a semi-massive mineralized horizon
(sphalerite-pyrite-pyrrhotite-galena) with an average width of
1.5 m in a serpentinized-carbonatized-pyroxenite, containing
fair amounts of pyrite-pyrrhotite and sphalerite within the sheared
areas. This mineralized horizon is dislocated in metric blocks
along a shear corridor oriented N 250-260° and dipping 60 to 70° N.
The mineralized horizon as well as the shear zone were sampled and
a total of 15 samples were collected.
On the South Berrigan showing, several historic
trenches were excavated on mineralized shears on the northern edge
of Berrigan Lake. These trenches were mapped and 10 samples were
collected. The type of mineralization is identical to the one
observed on the Eastern Zone, disseminated to semi-massive
pyrrhotite-pyrite-chalcopyrite-galena within shear zones oriented
N070-N080° to N040°.
The East and South showings are embodied within
ENE-WSW shear zones located in a corridor exhibiting an average
width of 60 m and a lateral extension of at least 750 m. Within
this corridor, several mineralized showings are exposed by
historical trenches.
On the Main zone, geological and structural
mapping has confirmed that most of the outcrops consist of
pyroxenite and dunite belonging to the Roberge Sill. The pyroxenite
is massive, medium-grained and either not magnetic or only slightly
so, whereas dunite is finer-grained, strongly magnetic and
occasionally displays primary bedding parallel to its contacts. A
mafic volcanic unit occupies the northern and northeastern parts of
the mapped area. This unit is associated with sulphide-rich
exhalites (pyrite, pyrrhotite and sphalerite with traces of
chalcopyrite). Mineralized zones not associated with exhalites are
generally associated with shear zones having two preferential
directions: NNE (N020° to N040°) and NNW (N330° to N340°). Sampling
and assaying of 44 channel samples confirmed the polymetallic
exploration potential of the mineralization on the Berrigan Main
Zone.
On September 6, 2017 and October 2, 2017, CIM
issued two press releases indicating results of channel sampling on
the Berrigan Mine property, with significant results below:
Table 3 – Select Trenching
results on Berrigan Mine South, East and Main Zones
Main |
Sample |
UTM E |
UTM N |
Length(m) |
Au(g/t) |
Ag(g/t) |
Cu(ppm) |
Zn(%) |
Pb(%) |
E25051 |
542,520 |
5,532,591 |
0.60 |
1.37 |
6.20 |
1 737 |
5.97 |
0.20 |
E25055 |
542,516 |
5,532,581 |
0.75 |
4.05 |
6.50 |
212 |
3.64 |
0.06 |
E25060 |
542,511 |
5,532,544 |
1.30 |
5.25 |
107.80 |
893 |
6.84 |
10.05 |
E25061 |
542,514 |
5,532,542 |
0.70 |
5.86 |
119.00 |
454 |
10.98 |
9.34 |
E25063 |
542,515 |
5,532,515 |
0.90 |
1.58 |
48.50 |
417 |
3.77 |
3.83 |
E25066 |
542,514 |
5,532,510 |
0.95 |
0.36 |
19.40 |
327 |
2.16 |
1.56 |
E25068 |
542,523 |
5,532,500 |
0.55 |
2.13 |
43.40 |
433 |
5.23 |
3.59 |
E25069 |
542,531 |
5,532,516 |
0.85 |
0.56 |
24.80 |
604 |
5.99 |
2.16 |
E25070 |
542,523 |
5,532,515 |
1.10 |
19.71 |
289.20 |
7 162 |
16.79 |
17.75 |
E25071 |
542,516 |
5,532,516 |
0.85 |
0.54 |
58.80 |
1 433 |
3.13 |
4.31 |
E25072 |
542,527 |
5,532,526 |
0.80 |
2.26 |
10.50 |
413 |
5.74 |
0.45 |
E25081 |
542,542 |
5,532,537 |
0.45 |
0.29 |
1.30 |
313 |
11.41 |
0.02 |
South* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sample |
UTM E |
UTM N |
Length(m) |
Au(ppb) |
Ag(g/t) |
Cu(ppm) |
Zn(%) |
Pb(ppm) |
E25017 |
542,725 |
5,532,358 |
grab |
730 |
2 |
709 |
8.24 |
57 |
E25019 |
542,703 |
5,532,359 |
grab |
201 |
3.1 |
1,167 |
0.63 |
33 |
E25020 |
542,703 |
5,532,359 |
grab |
1,133 |
2.1 |
836 |
3.55 |
28 |
E25025 |
542,759 |
5,532,398 |
grab |
330 |
1.8 |
308 |
4.61 |
47 |
East* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sample |
UTM E |
UTM N |
Length(m) |
Au(ppb) |
Ag(g/t) |
Cu(ppm) |
Zn(%) |
Pb(%) |
E25002 |
542,730 |
5,532,486 |
grab |
163 |
3.6 |
569 |
4.56 |
0.01 |
E25003 |
543,116 |
5,532,346 |
grab |
360 |
144.6 |
357 |
3.00 |
0.11 |
E25006 |
543,122 |
5,532,346 |
grab |
254 |
4.8 |
150 |
4.23 |
0.06 |
E25010 |
543,193 |
5,532,356 |
grab |
8,172 |
20.1 |
592 |
7.10 |
0.15 |
* The Corporation cautions that grab samples are
selective by nature and may not be representative of the
mineralization on the property.
Historic drilling includes 306 DDH for 41,288 m
completed by seven different companies between 1950 and 2022.
Significant results from the 306 holes are listed in the table
below.
Table 4 – Select intersections
from historic drilling on the Berrigan Property**
Company |
Drill hole |
From (m) |
To (m) |
Interval (m) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Zn (%) |
Taché
Lake Mines |
A-005 |
131.4 |
140.2 |
8.8 |
6.96 |
|
5.70 |
1951-1968 |
A-016 |
18.9 |
21.2 |
2.3 |
6.43 |
|
1.51 |
|
|
76.2 |
77.7 |
1.5 |
8.91 |
|
3.45 |
|
A-061 |
107.1 |
115.7 |
8.6 |
8.14 |
39.70 |
6.15 |
|
A-063 |
113.7 |
114.3 |
0.6 |
49.23 |
404.64 |
17.55 |
|
|
129.4 |
132.8 |
3.4 |
8.88 |
68.16 |
8.86 |
|
A-065 |
121.6 |
125.7 |
4.6 |
6.08 |
21.56 |
7.67 |
|
|
164.7 |
167.2 |
2.5 |
6.95 |
15.44 |
3.13 |
|
A-066 |
100.6 |
101.8 |
1.2 |
36.65 |
39.73 |
22.90 |
|
|
159.8 |
168.8 |
9.0 |
5.19 |
19.60 |
6.26 |
|
A-067 |
157.1 |
158.2 |
1.1 |
10.96 |
|
16.75 |
|
A-073 |
144.8 |
145.1 |
0.3 |
32.88 |
|
27.90 |
|
A-084 |
130.3 |
142.8 |
12.5 |
5.10 |
17.18 |
4.58 |
|
A-086 |
50.9 |
52.1 |
1.2 |
15.07 |
59.60 |
7.00 |
|
A-103 |
56.4 |
59.4 |
3.0 |
11.61 |
|
5.84 |
Canadian Merril |
U-02 |
44.9 |
45.6 |
0.7 |
17.81 |
89.74 |
2.95 |
1969 |
U-02 |
90.4 |
91.4 |
1.0 |
26.72 |
58.91 |
13.80 |
|
U-03 |
8.2 |
16.6 |
8.4 |
6.98 |
20.71 |
13.09 |
|
U-04 |
85.9 |
86.6 |
0.7 |
37.68 |
78.09 |
7.05 |
Bitech Corporation |
TA-87-27 |
31.1 |
32.3 |
1.2 |
17.98 |
37.33 |
5.60 |
1987-1990 |
TA-90-50 |
65.5 |
70.1 |
4.6 |
6.78 |
10.12 |
4.12 |
|
TA-90-50 |
114.0 |
129.5 |
15.5 |
8.05 |
23.58 |
6.57 |
|
TA-90-52 |
201.2 |
203.3 |
2.1 |
5.70 |
11.60 |
5.21 |
|
TA-90-56 |
164.4 |
166.9 |
2.5 |
6.18 |
|
5.23 |
Chibougamau |
BT-13-001 |
75.60 |
78.40 |
2.80 |
7.25 |
25.10 |
7.11 |
Independent Mines |
BT-13-001 |
105.00 |
111.50 |
6.50 |
2.39 |
13.70 |
1.72 |
2013-2022 |
BT-13-003 |
76.80 |
77.70 |
0.90 |
16.94 |
48.00 |
9.50 |
|
BT-13-003 |
141.50 |
144.80 |
3.30 |
2.28 |
20.30 |
4.43 |
|
BT-13-003 |
156.50 |
158.80 |
2.30 |
2.81 |
4.00 |
2.31 |
|
BT-13-003 |
196.40 |
197.60 |
1.20 |
4.97 |
6.00 |
1.36 |
|
BT-13-004 |
111.90 |
113.90 |
2.00 |
2.76 |
12.00 |
2.74 |
|
BT-13-004 |
133.80 |
135.00 |
1.20 |
5.92 |
20.00 |
4.20 |
|
BT-13-005 |
128.20 |
129.60 |
1.40 |
13.87 |
74.00 |
4.14 |
|
BT-13-005 |
143.50 |
144.90 |
1.40 |
2.73 |
21.70 |
3.60 |
|
BT-13-005 |
145.40 |
148.20 |
2.80 |
3.02 |
21.40 |
3.39 |
|
BT-13-005 |
153.80 |
157.30 |
3.50 |
8.12 |
44.30 |
9.15 |
|
BT-13-005 |
168.90 |
175.70 |
6.80 |
2.03 |
25.70 |
3.66 |
|
BT-13-007 |
147.00 |
154.00 |
7.00 |
2.82 |
20.80 |
4.55 |
|
BT-13-007 |
182.30 |
195.40 |
13.10 |
2.00 |
35.10 |
3.32 |
|
BT-13-008 |
152.10 |
154.60 |
2.50 |
3.72 |
16.20 |
3.14 |
|
BT‐16‐010 |
181.00 |
185.00 |
4.00 |
2.18 |
5.06 |
1.47 |
|
BT‐16‐012 |
129.92 |
134.30 |
4.38 |
6.90 |
12.09 |
2.99 |
|
BT‐16‐013 |
61.88 |
65.83 |
3.65 |
1.45 |
17.90 |
4.11 |
|
BT‐16‐013 |
79.22 |
85.00 |
5.78 |
2.03 |
8.71 |
3.50 |
|
BT-22-015 |
135.7 |
154.3 |
18.6 |
1.15 |
7.92 |
2.32 |
|
BT-22-015 |
180.6 |
203.5 |
22.9 |
2.02 |
22.46 |
2.19 |
**The true width of these intersections is
unknown.
The property has been the subject of more than
one historical estimate. Met-Chem Canada Inc. prepared the most
recent of these in April 2001 in a report titled, Pre-feasibility
study: Etude Conceptuelle, Projects Berrigan and Tortigny by
Chuinard et al. In the report, a resource estimate completed using
polygonal estimation techniques stated 1,388,915 tonnes of
material grading 3.17% Zn and 1.77 g/t Au on the main
Berrigan Mine zone. No resource classifications were given for the
resource (GM61359).
The mineral resource estimate above is
historical and was not completed to NI 43-101 standards. The QP has
not completed sufficient work to classify it as current.
Significant data compilation, re-drilling, re-sampling and data
verification may be required by a qualified person before the
historical estimate on the Project can be classified as a current
resource. The Corporation is not treating this as a current mineral
resource.
BERRIGAN SOUTH PROPERTY
The Berrigan South property is comprised of 23
claims covering 1,134 hectares contiguous and south of the Berrigan
Mine claims. All claims are in good standing, with expiry dates of
April 28, 2025.
The Berrigan South mineralization is located
about 200 m SE of the Main Berrigan deposit and shows similar
geologic, structural and geometric complexities as the Main Zone
and is generally thought to represent VMS style mineralization
(pyrrhotite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, galena) remobilized within
an EW fault structure. Historic exploration has consisted
predominantly of diamond drilling, including 28 drill holes
completed by five different companies between 1963 and 1975, and
geological mapping and sampling. (Michel Leblanc, 2013)
LAC ANTOINETTE and LAC ELAINE
PROPERTIES
The Lac Antoinette property consists of 11
claims totalling 436 hectares. All claims are in good standing,
with expiry dates of April 28, 2025 to June 20, 2025.
The Lac Elaine property consists of 27 claims
totalling 1,238 hectares. All claims are in good standing, with
expiry dates of January 20, 2025 to May 17, 2026.
Together the Lac Antoinette and Lac Elaine
claims cover the westward extension of the geological rock unit in
which the Berrigan Zn, Au, Ag deposit is found. Numerous strong
conductive zones have been indicated on the claims by airborne
geophysical surveys.
Late in the summer 2021, shoreline prospecting
and mapping were completed at the Lac Antoinette and Lac Elaine
properties. Anomalous copper values were reported in six grab
samples on the two properties. During the summer of 2022,
prospecting and sampling was performed over the property. The
worked performed included beep-mat geophysics, reconnaissance
mapping, sampling for base metal, gold and silver, as well as
sampling a number of rocks for whole rock geochemistry. (CIM
Internal Memo)
GWILLIM PROPERTY
The Gwillim property consists of 24 claims
totalling 1,264 hectares in Barlow and McKenzie townships, and
surrounds Globex Mining Enterprises’ Lac Gwillim property, which is
also the subject of an acquisition agreement between TomaGold and
Globex. All claims are in good standing, with expiry dates of
January 7, 2025 to December 16, 2025.
The property covers approximately 4.5 km of the
Lac Gwillim shear zone. It comprises three gold-bearing vein
showing; Wright-Hargreaves Gwillim, Lac Gignac-East and the Barlow
McKenzie-West, a gold, copper and zinc showing. Exploration on the
property started in 1950 on what is now the Wright-Hargreaves
showing when an area was stripped and sampled. Since then, sporadic
exploration programs were completed by a variety of companies
between 1950 and 1984 including 14 short drill holes with limited
sampling. Recent exploration has included airborne geophysics and
during the summer of 2022, prospecting and sampling. (Amrhar,
2023)
SUMMARY OF ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
Chibougamau Independent Mines Inc. East Block
PropertiesAcquisition of a 100% interest in the Kokko
Creek (Au-Cu), Quebec Chibougamau GoldFields (Au-Ag-Cu), Copper
Cliff Extension (Au-Cu), Grandroy (Au-Cu), Tommy Zones (Au-Cu),
Bateman Bay (Au-Cu-Ag) and Virginia Option (Cu) properties. |
|
Cash |
Shares (#) |
Exclusivity (6 months) |
$ |
200,000 |
|
|
Effective
date |
$ |
4,800,000 |
|
10,000,000 |
Year 1 |
$ |
3,000,000 |
|
|
Year 2 |
$ |
3,000,000 |
|
|
TOTAL |
$ |
11,000,000 |
|
10,000,000 |
The seven East Block Properties cover portions
of the east portion of the Chibougamau mining camp and contain the
historic Grandroy, S-3, Goldfields, Kokko Creek, Bateman Bay Mines
and parts of the historic Copper Cliff and Jaculet Mines. Aside
from the seven historic mines on the properties being acquired, the
properties are also adjacent to a further 14 historic mines.
Geological and exploration history for the East
Block Properties, including historic production was taken from a
report titled Technical Review and Evaluation of the Exploration
Potential of the Lac Chibougamau Mining Properties in McKenzie,
Roy, Obalski and Lemoine Townships, written by Claude Larouche in
August 2012 for CIM. Recent exploration results were taken from
relevant CIM news releases detailed below. The Corporation has not
verified the technical data taken from these sources but views the
information as relevant and reliable. The Corporation plans to
complete a full evaluation of all of the properties being acquired
and prioritize future exploration to follow up on significant
historic results.
KOKKO CREEK PROPERTY
The Kokko Creek property consists of seven
claims totalling 190 hectares, which lies on the north shore of
Doré Lake between the Quebec Chibougamau GoldFields and Virginia
Option properties. All claims are in good standing, with expiry
dates of September 5, 2026 to October 28, 2026.
The Kokko Creek showing was first discovered in
1906 and explored by a variety of groups until 1958 when Campbell
Chibougamau Mines sunk a vertical shaft to 593 feet. Records
indicate that during the period 1959 to 1975, 745,169 tons grading
1.15% Cu and 0.24 g/t Au were mined.
The mineralized zone occurs along a N110°E
trending, steeply SW dipping shear zone injected by a
quartz-feldspar porphyry dyke. Mineralization extends along strike
for less than 600 metres and locally reaches widths of up to 12
metres. Sulphide includes chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, pyrite and
minor sphalerite. Chloritization, silicification and
carbonatization are the most common types of alteration.
Surface trenches exposing Zn-Cu-Ag-Au-Mo values
over widths of 5.0 to 6.0 m, were confirmed by subsequent drilling
which intersected wide zones porphyry copper-style disseminated
copper and molybdenite mineralization, which has developed within
the upper part of the Lac Doré Complex in the gabbroic anorthosite
and granophyre. The mineralization is present over a surface of 1.5
square kilometres and consists of tension fractures with veinlets
of quartz-pyrite, quartz-pyrite-chalcopyrite and quartz
molybdenite.
No significant amount of exploration work has
been undertaken on the property since its acquisition by CIM in
2013.
QUEBEC CHIBOUGAMAU GOLDFIELDS
PROPERTY
The Quebec Chibougamau Goldfields property
consists of 7 claims totalling 188 hectares, which lies on the
north shore of Doré Lake between Kokko Creek and Cedar Bay Mines.
All claims are in good standing, with expiry dates of October 28,
2026.
The first mining activity on the property was
when a shaft was sunk in 1956 and Patino Mining initiated mining
and milling of the ore. In 1970, Campbell Chibougamau Mines
acquired the property and put a decline under the surface pillar of
the main zone. This surface pillar (H zone) was mined by open cut.
Production from 1970 to 1974 is reported at 264,000 tons grading
1.74% Cu and 3.08 g/t Au.
No significant amount of exploration work has
been undertaken on the property since its acquisition by CIM in
2013.
COPPER CLIFF EXTENSION
PROPERTY
The Copper Cliff Extension property consists of
7 claims totalling 91 hectares, which lies on the north shore of
Doré Lake east of Cedar Bay Mines. All claims are in good standing,
with expiry dates of February 10, 2025.
The Copper Cliff claims lie immediately east of
the Copper Cliff shaft and cover part of the underground workings
going eastward. During the period 1970 to 1974, 864,382 tonnes
grading 1.69% Cu, 0.96 g/t Au and 6.5 g/t Ag were mined from the
Copper Cliff Mine.
Mineralization
At Copper Cliff, as with most of the Cu-Au mines
within the Lac Doré Complex, the mineralization which has been
mined is commonly associated to dykes referred to as “Mines Dykes”.
These pre-mineral dykes are injected into the deformation corridors
and include “Grey Dykes” (fine grained, feldspathic) and “Mafic
Dykes” (dark green colour, usually rich in chlorite). Post mineral
sinistral strike slip faults result in very limited horizontal
displacement of the mineralized zones.
Two different styles of mineralization have been
identified at Copper Cliff and include:
Type 1: Highly foliated sulphide rich veins
(chalcopyrite, pyrite, magnetite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite and
arsenopyrite) which form lenses up to 100 m long and up to 5 m
thick.
Type 2: Horizontal extension fractures which
cross cut the main foliation and which are quite limited in length
(20 m) and in thickness (1 cm to 50 cm).
At the end of CIM’s 2019 fall drilling campaign
on Bateman Bay, one 461 m drill hole was completed on the Copper
Cliff property.
GRANDROY PROPERTY
The Grandroy property consists of 15 claims
totalling 768 hectares, which completely covers former mining
concession 604 and is located 12 km east of the town of
Chibougamau, in the southwest quarter of Roy Township. All claims
are in good standing, with expiry dates of May 9, 2025.
The Grandroy showing was first discovered in
1946. Open pit mining started in February 1967 and ceased in May
1968 due to the high stripping ratio. From 1970 to 1975, a spiral
decline to a depth of 70 metres below the pit floor was used to
extract further ore. A total of 345,000 tons grading 1.24% Cu and
0.70 g/t Au was mined from the altered porphyry.
TOMMY ZONES PROPERTY
The Tommy Zones property is covered by a large
claim group forming a continuous prospective exploration package
10.8 km long by 3.6 km wide over Lac Chibougamau. The entire land
package is geologically located within the Lac Doré Complex. All
claims are in good standing, with expiry dates of May 9, 2025 to
November 10, 2026.
The structural corridor contains gold
mineralization hosted in individual zones of shearing ranging in
thickness from 1.0 to 30.0 m. These zones of shearing are usually
parallel, closely spaced and showing good lateral and vertical
continuity. Some of the anorthosite hosted mafic dykes can also
locally be found within the shear zones. These zones are referred
to as T, S and K zones.
The mineralized zones on the Tommy Zones
Property were first discovered in the 1950’s and have been drilled
by a variety of companies and the S-3 zone was mined between
1985-1989 for a total of 420,943 tonnes grading 3.91 g/t Au and
0.4% Cu.
Mineralization at the Tommy zones occurs as
sulphide stringers and/or sulphides in veins of quartz/carbonate
filled fractures and/or in zones of shearing within the
anorthositic gabbro of the Lac Doré Complex. Mineralization is
comprised largely of pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, pyrite with lesser
amount of sphalerite and rarely galena. Locally, gold is found
associated with the sulphides.
BATEMAN BAY PROPERTY
The Bateman Bay (Au-Cu-Ag) mine and two former
mining blocks of the former Jaculet Mine constitute the present
property composed of 15 mining claims totalling 353 hectares,
located 8 km east of the town of Chibougamau. All claims are in
good standing, with expiry dates of January 2, 2025 to February 20,
2025.
Mineral production records show a modest,
sporadic production between 1968 and 1977 totalling approximately
27,051 t grading 1.81% Cu, 1.58 g/t Au and 14.21 g/t Ag derived
mostly from the A-3 zone.
Mineralization
Numerous mineralized zones were intersected by
surface drilling and from underground workings on the Bateman Bay
property. Seven lenses have been identified, A1, A-2, main A-3,
A-4, A-5, C-north and C south. These zones oriented roughly 110°
are represented by intense alteration in sericite and chlorite. The
mineralization is concentrated in lenses locally narrow but with a
good lateral and vertical continuity. At Bateman Bay, the gold
mineralization is found associated to pyrite with minor
chalcopyrite. Pyrite is disseminated and also along stringers, it
may represent 1% to 50% of the rock by volume and the gold does not
appear to be directly correlated to the amount of pyrite. The
copper (chalcopyrite) mineralization is uniform, but the gold
values are more erratic.
The A-3 Zone, the main mineralized lens at
Bateman Bay, extends laterally for less than 600 metres and
vertically to 300 metres. This structure has been opened and
sampled on four levels.
An historical resource estimate by SIDAM Inc.
Trudel, P et. Al. Evaluation du Potentiel Mineral de la Propriété
Bateman Bay Chibougamau, Quebec dated May 26, 1992 and completed
for Ressources Robex Inc. is shown below:
Table 5 – Bateman Bay Historic
Resource Estimate
Zone |
Tons |
Average width |
Cu% |
Au g/t |
A-2 |
94,714 |
1.4 m |
2.04% |
4.52 g/t |
A-3 west |
159,394 |
2.1 m |
3.01% |
4.69 g/t |
A-3 east |
142,557 |
2.7 m |
2.62% |
3.84 g/t |
Total |
396,665 |
2.1 m |
2.64% |
4.35 g/t |
The mineral resource estimate above is
historical and was not completed to NI 43-101 standards and does
not include a resource classification. The QP has not completed
sufficient work to classify it as current. Significant data
compilation, re-drilling, re-sampling and data verification may be
required by a qualified person before the historical estimate on
the Project can be classified as a current resource. The
Corporation is not treating this as a current mineral resource.
Zone C, located 1.0 km NE of Zone A, has been
drill tested to a depth of 200 metres and for a strike length of
more than 1 km. Zone C consists of two parallel branches traced
underground for hundreds of metres on different levels. The
mineralization consists of pyrite and chalcopyrite.
In 2013, six holes were drilled at shallow depth
to better understand the mineralization orientation of the C-3
Zone. Two new drill holes were completed in 2016 at a vertical
depth of 165 and 255 metres. BJ-16-16, the deepest hole drilled on
the zone returned 3.61% Cu, 1.72 g/t Au, 11.90 g/t Ag and 0.022% Co
over 12.5 m. The true width of this intersection is unknown.
(CIM News Release January 18, 2017)
Since 2013 exploration at Bateman Bay has been
focused on drilling the C-3 zone and discovering new targets on
similar structures. In 2013 drilling was completed from 50 metres
below surface to a vertical depth of 150 m. Then, in 2016, two
holes were drilled at a vertical depth of 170 and 260 metres,
respectively, below surface. Cobalt was also added at that time to
be part of analytical metal package.
Results from the 2016 drilling are presented in
the table below. (CIM News Release January 18, 2017)
Table 6 – 2016 CIM Drill
Results Bateman Bay
Hole |
Depth (m) |
Cu (%) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Co (%) |
Core length
(m) |
BJ-16-15 |
170 |
3.63 |
0.82 |
42.9 |
0.016 |
6.33 |
BJ-16-16 |
260 |
3.61 |
1.72 |
11.90 |
0.022 |
12.5 |
The true width of
these intersections is unknown.
In September 2017, CIM undertook a program of
stripping on the up-dip projection of the C-3 zone which had been
intersected in several drill holes. Subsequent channel sampling
returned 3.6% Cu, 31.0 g/t Ag and 422 ppb Au over 3.90 m over five
consecutive samples and 2.53% Cu, 11.0 g/t Ag and 396 ppb Au over
3.05 m over three consecutive channel samples, all
perpendicular to strike within a wide zone of intense siderite
alteration.
In 2019, CIM completed two drill programs for a
total of ten holes to extend the C-3 zone along strike and at
depth. C-3 mineralized intersections of the 2019 campaign are
presented in the table below. Holes BJ-19-19 and BJ-19-20 and also
BJ19-23 to BJ19-26 did not intersect mineralization. (CIM News
Releases April 22, 2019, August 7 & 8, 2019)
Table 7 – 2019 CIM Drill
Results Bateman Bay
Hole |
Depth (m) |
Cu (%) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Co (%) |
Core length
(m) |
BJ-19-17 |
340 |
4.33 |
3.69 |
19.62 |
0.020 |
22.0 |
BJ-19-18 |
450 |
7.70 |
3.58 |
33.25 |
0.031 |
9.2 |
BJ-19-21 |
400 |
3.06 |
2.96 |
13.04 |
0.023 |
15.68 |
BJ-19-22 |
300 |
3.02 |
0.48 |
20.20 |
0.025 |
45.40 |
The true width of
these intersections is unknown.
During the 2020 winter, three holes were drilled
including the deepest hole drilled to date on C-3 copper and gold
zone. Results from drill holes BJ-20-127 and BJ-20-29 are presented
in the table below. Drill hole BJ-20-28 did not intersect
mineralization. (CIM News Releases February 28, 2020, March 24,
2020)
Table 8 – 2020 CIM Drill
Results Bateman Bay
Hole |
Depth (m) |
Cu (%) |
Au (g/t) |
Ag (g/t) |
Co (%) |
Core length
(m) |
BJ-19-27 |
510 |
2.49 |
4.24 |
11.06 |
0.014 |
9.25 |
BJ-19-27 |
523 |
4.14 |
0.55 |
16.18 |
0.017 |
5.55 |
BJ-19-29 |
400 |
2.40 |
5.98 |
13.03 |
0.024 |
10.65 |
The true width of
these intersections is unknown.
This intersection in drill hole BJ-20-29 was the
best gold result to date on the C-3 zone. The C-3 zone has
encountered mineralization from surface to a vertical depth of 525
m and remains open at depth.
The property has a certificate of authorization
(CA) for drilling on ice or drilling on a barge. Drilling can be
completed on ice if winter conditions are favourable or drill from
a barge during summer.
VIRGINIA OPTION PROPERTY
The Virginia Option property consists of 4
claims totalling 61 hectares. The property is bounded upon the
northeast by the Kokko Creek Mine property, on the south by the
Chib-Kayrand Mine, Merrill Island Mine and Main Campbell Mine and
further to the west by the Obalski Mine property. The property was
explored between 1950 and 1973 including geophysical surveys,
geological mapping and sampling and diamond drilling. Minimal work
has been completed since 1973. All claims are in good standing,
with expiry dates of September 5, 2026.
MAP OF PROJECTED
ACQUISITIONS
TomaGold has received conditional approval from
the TSX Venture Exchange for these transactions. The common shares
to be issued in relation with the agreements are subject to a
resale restriction period of four months and one day.
The technical content of this press release has
been reviewed and approved by André Jean, P.Eng., the Corporation’s
Director of Exploration and a qualified person under National
Instrument 43-101. In conducting the review of twelve properties
mentioned in this news release, the Qualified Person consulted and
utilized various sources of information and data, including
government publications, and historical reports and data provided
to him by all the vendor, Chibougamau Independent Mines Inc. The
Corporation has not verified all the technical data taken from
these reports and sources but views the information as relevant and
reliable. The Corporation plans to complete a full evaluation of
all of the properties being acquired and prioritize exploration to
follow up on significant historic results.
About TomaGoldTomaGold
Corporation (TSXV: LOT) (OTCQB: TOGOF) is a Canadian mineral
exploration company engaged in the acquisition, assessment,
exploration and development of gold, copper, rare earth elements
and lithium projects. TomaGold holds interests in five gold
properties near the Chibougamau mining camp in northern Quebec:
Obalski, Monster Lake East, Monster Lake West, Hazeur and Doda
Lake, as well as a 24.5% interest through a joint venture with
Evolution Mining Ltd. and New Gold Inc. in the Baird property,
located near the Red Lake mining camp in Ontario. In addition, it
owns a 100% interest in a lithium property and in the Star Lake
rare earth elements property, located in the James Bay region of
Quebec.
Contact:David Grondin President
and Chief Executive Officer(514) 583-3490www.tomagoldcorp.com
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