Bachelor Lake Gold Mine, Canada

Bachelor Lake Mine located 225km north-east Val-d'Or Quebec Canada. consists 177 claims concessions spread across 4,837.4ha land. mine blocks: eastern block (Bachelor Lake claims) western block (Hewfran claims).

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The eastern block spread across 1,867.3ha consists 51 claims concessions. western block 38 claims covering 683.5ha Bachelor Lake Joint Venture (BLJV) acquire 100% Aur Resources Inc (Aur). BLJV 76 claims spread across 1,975.3ha (MJL claims) 12 claims covering 311.3ha (Hansen claims) adjacent Bachelor Lake property.

In November 2004 Metanor Resources Inc (Metanor) acquired rights Bachelor Lake Campbell Resources (Campbell) $2.3m. Metanor increased capacity mill Bachelor Lake expansion undertaken 2008. Production mine exceeded 20,000oz February 2009. company plans Hewfran section proven reserves levels seven eight.

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Geology

"Production mine exceeded 20,000oz February 2009."

The mine located elevation 100m covered coarse sandy glacial deposits. mine lies Chibougamau-Chapais greenstone belt Abitibi geological sub-province Superior Structural Province. Key deposits region include Agnico-Eagle (Telbel Mine) Golden Hope (Estrades deposit) Lac Shortt mine (now closed) Meston Lake Mine Gonzague Langlois Mine (Grevet).

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Bachelor Lake post-ore fault systems: Waconichi faults (WAC) trending N050° N070° dipping 70° south-east faults (T faults) trending N020° N030° dipping 80° north-west vertical. resource structurally controlled quartz veins identified: Vein Vein B Vein.

Main Vein produces 90% mine's resources. Vein recognised level nine traced level and representing greatest potential additional resources B Vein discovered level 11 level 12. Bachelor Lake deposits: Bachelor Hewfran.

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Reserves

The total measured indicated resources mine estimated 841,591 metric tons grade 7.79g/t Au. measured indicated resources Bachelor deposit includes 643,826 metric tons grade 7.96g/t Au Hewfran deposit includes 197,765 metric tons grade 7.24g/t Au.

Of inferred resources Bachelor deposit includes 207,517 metric tons grade 6.76g/t Au Hewfran deposit includes 218,630 metric tons grade 6.30g/t Au.

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Mineralisation

The key resource Bachelor Lake gold. associates pyrite correlates pyrite content. pyrite spread across strongly altered rocks fragmented injected quartz / carbonates veins veinlets.

"Infrastructure mine includes hoist room shaft mill."

In mine occurrences gold chalcopyrite ilmenite discovered surface. minerals finely grained.

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The silver materials correlation appearance (1:1) deposits. highest correlation observed 1,919.6ft 1,924.2ft 0.631oz 0.574oz silver.

Open-pit mining

The mine operational 1967 produced 700,000t zinc silver. 1980s Bachelor Lake mined using underground method. 2005 drilled mine dewatered.

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Infrastructure mine includes infrastructure hoist room shaft house mill (500t/day) tailing pond core shack. three-compartment shaft provides access mine level seven further access provided four-compartment shaft level seven level 12.

Access Bachelor Lake's claims Hewfran claims provided level four level level eight.

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The 500t/day mill consists frame bins hoist compressor complex substation. underground mine processing complex tailing disposal area office warehouse shop complex.

Expansion

After acquisition Metanor performed advanced underground exploration programme increase resources mine. programme lasted 12 months focused changing hoist deepening shaft developing drifting underground drilling bulk sampling.

"Metanor performed underground exploration programme increase resources."

In April July 2005 exploration drilling programme conducted 69 holes totalling 13,345.55m drilled. holes 40 intercepted resources cut-off grade 3.43d/t Au minimum horizontal width 1.5m higher eight holes minimum horizontal width 6m 14 holes minimum horizontal width 1.5m higher cut-off grade 10g/t Au.

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On level 12 fixed drill stations drilled mine azimuth drilling. Drill Station drilled 6,854.55m Drill Station drilled 6,496m.

In 2007 feasibility mill rehabilitation production start-up conducted. Following studies development potential mine established 35,000oz/y 40,000oz/y least years.

By December 2008 operating capacity mill increased modifying installing motors. February 2009 mill capacity increased 800t/day minimal cost.

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