DRILLING REPORT ON SA GROUP #l BRITISH COLUMBIA WORK ...

[Pages:20]DRILLING REPORT ON SA GROUP #l FORT STEELE MINING DIVISION BRITISH COLUMBIA

GROUP CENTRE: 6125003,5487500N,Datum NAD 83, Projection UTM Zone 11 WORK CENTRE: 6137243,5482785N,Datum NAD 83, Projection UTM Zone 11

FOR R. H. STANFIELD 50 - 47231 St. Street S.W.

Calgary, Alberta

BY Pilsum P. Master, P.Geol. MASTER MINERAL RESOURCE SERVICES LTD.

Calgary, Alberta

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CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION

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LOCATION, ACCESSIBILITY AND TOPOGRAPHY

PROPERTY

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OBJECTIVES,SCOPEAND DESCRIPTION OF WORK DONE

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FELDSPAR- INDUSTRIAL MINERAL PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS,

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION (GRADE DETERMINATION)

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DESCRIPTION OF PART OF 1998DRILLING PROGRAM (Fl-98

AND Fl-98WW HOLES)

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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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COST STATEMENT

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REFERENCES

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STATEMENTOF QUALIFICATION

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CERTIFICATE

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APPENDIX 1: DRILL LOGS, CLASSIFICATION OF MONZONITE-DIORITE

APPENDIX 2: Statementof Work, Notice to Group

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Figure 1: SiteLocation

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Figure 2: Location , Claim Map-Satellite Imagery

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Figure 3: Location of Claims, Drainages,Major Cultural Features,

Location of Drill Hole Fl-98

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Figure 4: Detailed Location of Claims, Topography, Major Cultural

Features, Location of Drill Hole Fl-98

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INTRODUCTION:

Drilling programsin 1987and 1994locateda depositof feldsparporphyry onthe Aspen11 claim. Subsequensturfacemappingandairbornegeophysicasl urveysoutlinedthe extensionof the deposit. Currentlythe depositis recognizedasa largeintrusivestockof monxonite-diorite compositionwith feldsparasthemainmineralcomponent,andquartzandmicaasthe otherrock forming mineralsin relativelysmallproportion.

Themonxonitediorite stockhasintrudedDevoniansedimentsm, ostly limestone,andin some placesassimilationof largeblocksandxenolithsof the hostrock altersits composition.

Feldsparis usedin the manufactureof containerglassandglassfiber insulation,in ceramic whitewareproductsandglares,in wall andfloor tile compositions,andasa tiller-extenderin paints,plasticsandfoamrubber.

Previouswork onthe depositindicatethat it is relativelyuniform in all components,except carbonatesw, hich aremainlycalciteandsiderite. Iron contentis directly correlatedto the magnetiteandsideritecontent. Materialcharacterizationto dateindicatesthat physicaland chemicalpropertieswill meetthespecificationsfor the glassandceramicindustry after completionof the currentprogramof processresearch.In certainportionsof the deposit,iron contentexceedsthe specificationsfor the ceramicindustry,andsubsequentlythe total iron contentis usedasthe primary characteristicfor gradedeterminationin drilling andsampling programs.

LOCATION, ACCESSIBILITY & TOPOGRAPHY:

TheAspenclamsarelocatedin southeasternBritish Columbia,approximately30kilometersby Highway 3 from Cranbrook,andthenby Highway 93just pastthe settlementof Bull River. Secondarygravelroadsprovideaccessto the AspenClaim 11of the SAGroup#l , while the remaining"SteeplesClaims" in theGrouparenot.accessiblbey road. The southernportion of the Groupis on fairly openparkland. Thickervegetationconsistsusuallyof brush,andis located in the Bull River valley andsubsidiarydrainageanddry creekbeds,while the remainderis above the treeline.

Topographicrelief rangesfrom 800metersto 2400meters,extendingfrom the banksof the Bull River in theRocky MountainTrenchto almostthe top of the ridgeline on the SteeplesRange. Theclaimsarein the Fort SteeleMining Division in N.T.S. 82G/6,and82G/ll centered approximatelyat 6125OOE5,4875OON( Datum NAD 83, ProjectionUTM Zone 11).

Figure 1 is a SiteLocationwith respecto southeasterncomerof British Columbia.Figure 2 is a satelliteimagery(using321plus4 bands)on which aresuperimposedthe outline of the claimsof this Groupandsomeof the adjacentclaims. Also, labeledarethe locationof Cranbrook,the closesturbancenter andsomeof the majorphysiographicandotherculturaI features. 0

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Figure 3 is a zoom-into a largerscaleshowingthe SA Group#l claimson abackgroundof drainagepatterns,roadsandmajor culturalfeatures(all from digitizedTRIM data). In addition thelocationof a drilling programon Aspen#l 1and#lo is shown. ERMAPPERsoftwarewas usedto put togetherandprint Figure3. Costsof work on drill holeFl -98andFl -98WW (percussionholeusedfor drilling water) hasbeenused for assessmenwt ork in this report,and the locationof Fl-98 is shownin magentacolour. Thecollar for Fl-98WW is within a few metersof the Fl-98 collarandcannotbe distinguishedon this mapdueto the scaleused.

PROPERTY:

Table 1: Work applied to Claims in SA Group #l:

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Aspen 11 steeples 2 1

Steeples 23 Steeples 25 Steeples 21

311912 20 209852 20

209854 20 209856 20 209858 20

Aug 04,2003 Dee 22.2000

Dee 22,200O Dee 22.2000 Dee 22,200O

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20,000 20,000 20,000

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Aug 04,2003

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Dee 22,200s

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Dee 22,200s

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Dee 22,200s

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Dee 22,200s

OBJECTIVES, SCOPE AND DESCRIPTION OF WORK DONE:

TheAspenclaimsareadjacento the block of claimson which the Bul River Mine is located. Themine-mill wasoperatedin the 1970sby PlacidOil andwasprimarily a producerof copper concentrates.During the courseof step-outdrilling in 1987,onediamonddrill holeintersecteda significantsectionof feldsparporphyryintrusion. The authorof this report (seeNovember1994 assessmenret port) examinedthe coreandthe valueof the depositasa sourceof feldspar industrialcommoditywasrecognized.In 1994two percussiondrill holeswerecompletedand sampledto extendthe reservesonthe deposit.

In theearly 1990'sa portion of the AspenClaim groupwascoveredby a DIGHEM airborne geophysicasl urveyanda largemagneticanomalywasdiscoveredto coverthe areaoverthe reservesrecognizedfrom the 1987and1994drilling program. This samemagneticanomaly extendsfor a considerabledistancesouthandsouthwestof the initially drilled (discovery)area.

In 1996elevenpercussiondrill holeswerecompletedto investigatethe areato the southof the discoverarea. Onepercussionhole (Fl-96) wascompletedto the west of the originaldiscovery areato determineif the feldsparintrusiveextendedwestof the boundaryindicatedby the aeromagneticanomaly. A total of twelve drill holeswerecompleted. An assessmenret port coveringthe first four of thetwelve holeswastiled in October 1996. Anotherdrilling report filed for assessmenint October1997coversthe remainingeight holes(F5-96to F12-96).

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In 1991and1993two assessmenrteportsweretiled to coverassessmenctostson DIGHEM airbornesurveysthat includesthe areacoveredby this claim groupandadjacentclaims. Another reportfiled in Februaryof this yearcoversfollow up groundsurveysto investigatesomeof the geophysicaal nomalieson the Steeplesclaims. Severaal eromagneticanomaliesfound on the west Steepleclaimsaresimilarto the aeromagnetichigh that correspondsto the monzonitediorite intrusivecontainingthe Feldspardepositon theAspenclaims(includingAspen10and 11)-Figure 4. Therefore,it is recommendedthat someof the critical Steeplesclaimsbe groupedwith theclaimscoveringall or portionof the knownFeldspardeposit.

Previousdrilling programsonthe Feldspardepositusedpercussiondrilling andthe cuttingsfrom the 1996-drillprogramwere sampledevery 1.52meters(tive feet), equivalentto anticipated benchwidth in openshelfmining of the deposit.Thecuttingswereexamined,andinitially in the program,the lithology loggedusingvisualcriterialike mineralogy,grain sizeproportion,and colour--specificallyattributableto secondaryiron. Subsequentlyhowever,it wasdetermined that chemicalgradecriteria usingspecificelementsusefulfor determiningproduct specifications, wasa morereliablemethodfor determining"grade". Samplesfrom the 1996programwerecut andanalyzedfor total iron (as% Fe,O,) andfor alkalisgenerallyat 1.52meter interval.

In the 1998drilling programdiamonddrilling wasusedandthewhole sectionwas recoveredas core. Thiswasdonepartly to geta betterunderstandingof the alterationof the deposit (particularlytheargillic to propyllitic alterationversusconcentrationof alkalis),andto havethe coreavailablefor future examinationandphysicaltestingfor productssuchasbuilding stone.

FELDSPAR -- INDUSTRIAL MINERAL PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS VS. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION (GRADE CRITERIA):

Althoughfeldsparis a commonrock-formingmineral,commercialconcentrationof feldsparsare foundin pegmatite,alaskite,aplite,feldspathicsandandfeldspathicqua&rite. Where concentrationsarehigh the tonnageis relativelylow, exceptin secondarydepositslike feldspathicsandandin intrusiverocks. Intrusivesof batholithicproportionsthat arealmost mono-minerallicfeldspararerare. TheAspenclaimdepositis oneof theserare typeswith a potentialfor largetonnageandlow impuritieslike quartz,micaandsecondarymineralslike magnetite.

Feldsparis usedmainly in the glassandceramicgroupof industries. In both industriesthereis a considerableoverlapof chemicalspecificationsw, ith highertolerancefor iron in the glass industry. Only the grain/particlesizerangespecificationsvary from -30 to about+140meshfor theglassindustry,and-140meshto astine as-325meshfor the ceramicindustries. This allows thesamesourcematerialto undergoprimary processingto produceglassgrade,with subsequent processingto increasepurity andreduceparticlesizefor the ceramicgrade.

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