Manicouagan Property

Manicouagan Property

DESCRIPTION OF THE MANICOUAGAN PROPERTY Ex-In property consists of 75 claims (fig.2) in the NTS 22K16

subdivisioncovering electromagnetic (EM) conductors situated

some 50 km North-East of the Manic 5 electric power dam (fig.

1). Because of the rugged terrain the property is easily

accessible only by helicopters even if the North limit of the

claims is only 10 km south of the road leading from Manic 5 to

Goose Bay. A ten day Beep Mat project by Ex–In made in

August 2011 confirms both the presence of nickel mineralisation

and the feasibility of sampling with Beep Mats a 40 km long

sequence of nickel bearing conductors surrounding a basic

intrusive.

MINERALIZED SHOWINGS 1) A compilation map by Soquem (Figure 3) shows four sites sampled in 1996-97 and one in 1998: Site 1: On the site situated at the south east, around line 32S, 11 mineralised surface blocks were collected probably in 1998 the best one grading 2.8% Cu, all the other assays being about 0.5% or less. Site 2: 1.5 km north of site 1, on line 16S, 2 samples on adjacent lines were sampled, 0.3% Ni. Site 3: 3 km north of site 2, on line 1S, a trench was channel sampled on a Beep Mat conductor and the DDH under the trench intersected 1.3: nickel over 2.1 meters. But no other trenches seem to have been attempted in the vicinity and no assays are reported from the 5 DDH drilled to extend the first intersection. Site 4: 8 km north-west of site 3, on line 85, a sample gave 0.4% nickel. Site 5: Situated 5 km west of site 4, on line 85W, assayed 1.4% Ni. Perhaps tired of drilling garnets the last DDH of the program of checking gravity anomalies the geologist instead confirmed this showing by intersecting 1,3% Ni and 0,4% Cu. over 0.61 cm. 2) The 2011 exploration program run by Ex-In:

Ex-In ran this 11 days field program to familiarise with the area

and to test the local conditions in which to run a large Beep Mat

prospecting program. Once dropped by helicopters the three

men crew plus the cook cum writer worked from a fixed camp

localized close to the showing of Jean Fortin. Two specific aims

were achieved: a) The lateral extension of the mineralized Bob Fortin Ni

showing, was sampled by five trenches at a 75 meters interval.

The mineralisation was continuous, as expected. The best

assays obtained from grab or chip samples after a trench was

blasted perpendicular to the conductor revealed: 1.1 % Ni with

0.4% Cu. Traces of cobalt were also present. A lot of samples

graded around 0.5% Ni.

b) The crew was able to discover, trench and blast an average

of slightly better than a sample a day. The overburden was

shallow, usually less than a meter deep. Some of the horizons

were graphitic, but two of the new sites sampled were

nickeliferous. One of the two, situated near the top of the hill

some 500 meters North of the known Bob Fortin Ni showing,

revealed 0.7% Ni and 0.2% Cu from a grab sample. There the

bedrock sampled was very altered by weathering.

c) Nearly a third of the he hill side was covered by windfalls, the

big trees lying one over another. To move with a 30 kg drill on

your back one has to cut a trail with a chain saw. One of the

three crew members spent half of his time doing just that,

assisted by the cook. If one plans to work from a camp one will

have to cut a trail parallel to the direction of the conductors that

we intend to sample. A compilation map (fig.3) for 22K16 region shows the potential

of the area: Only a few rock samples in the areas have been

collected by previous companies working in the area. Most of

the territory is virgin and remains to be explored, sampled and

tested. The second compilation map (fig. 5) shows the different

showings found by Explorateurs-Innovateurs de Québec inc. but

also from previous exploration programs held by SOQUEM.

Geological direction and dip of the bedrock, claims in good

standing, topography and lakes, DDH, samples assays, EM

conductors and other pertinent data superposed on the same

map.

GEOPHYSICS The area surrounding the basic intrusive has been covered by

airborne surveys perhaps not of today’s quality but the

numerous targets that they defined have been confirmed by the

MaxMin survey, and the resulting conductors warrant follow up.

The gravity survey done in an area of such a rugged topography

and on flagged lines is of little help to search nickel targets,

especially that the eight most evident anomalies were already

drilled, and nothing of value was discovered.

The Beep Mat appears a valid alternative approach to test all

these conductors in this area covered generally by shallow

overburden. Early models discovered in 1996 and 1998

discovered the only two significant Nickel showings, both

confirmed by DDH as shown on map. As EM conductors are

caused also often by layers of graphite or pyrrhotite, one must

accept to sample also many barren ones caused by graphite or

pyrrhotite. and cobalt associated with Pyrrhotite, Graphite,

Gold, Silver, Copper (Chalcopyrite), and many other minerals

may be found with the Beep Mat. A few showings were

described by SOQUEM and were coming to the surface with

nickel mineralization. These showings were indicated on the

second map in appendix. The fact that pyrrhotite is present in

the field and described in the discovery logs suggests that it

could be possible to find more showings prospecting with Beep

Mats from the surface. This method has been tested during

2011 prospecting program and has proven to be very successful.

A few graphitic horizons were also found and tested. Using this

method is cost effective and allows to better delineate the

horizons and to get to know which ones reveal sulphurs and

which one is barren. As it was the case in 2011, it seems

different horizons contain Nickel potential.

ABSTRACT This nickel promising property was not properly explored by

Soquem. The numerous conductors carefully localized should be

sampled at a reasonable interval. To confirm our impression Ex-

In ran a 10 day Beep Mat prospecting campaign in 2011 which

confirmed that 1) MaxMin conductors often respond to the Beep Mat; 2) They are easy to sample with a shovel and plugger with dynamite; 3) The nickel enriched conductors could be followed laterally for 300m; 4) Among the five virgin conductors sampled by Ex-In, two were mineralized in nickel.