Brosnor Property - Mining Review Online

Technical Report 

Complying with NI 43-101 and NI 43-101F1 

on the 

Geological Description 

of the 

Brosnor Property 

(RangeVIII and IX, Louvicourt Township) 

Abitibi, Quebec 

Prepared for: Upper Canyon Minerals Corp. 

By : 

Consultations Géo-logic 

Alain Tremblay, geol. eng. 

Henri-Louis Jacob, geol. eng. 

October 31, 2011

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Table of content 

TABLE OF CONTENT ................................................................................................................................I 

1.0 SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................. 1 

2.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 4 

3.0 RELIANCE ON OTHER EXPERTS ...................................................................................................5 

4.0 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION ............................................................................... 6 

5.0 ACCESSIBILITY, CLIMATE, LOCAL RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND 

PHYSIOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................................................... 11 

6.0 HISTORY.............................................................................................................................................. 12 

7.0 GEOLOGICAL SETTING AND MINERALIZATION................................................................... 17 

7.1 REGIONAL GEOLOGY .......................................................................................................................... 17 

7.2 LOCAL GEOLOGY ............................................................................................................................... 17 

7.2.1 Dubuisson Formation ................................................................................................................ 20 

7.2.2 Jacola Formation....................................................................................................................... 20 

7.2.3 Val d’Or Formation ................................................................................................................... 20 

7.3 GEOLOGY OF THE PROPERTY............................................................................................................... 21 

7.3.1 Basalts........................................................................................................................................ 21 

7.3.2 Ultramafic rocks ........................................................................................................................ 21 

7.3.3 Gabbro....................................................................................................................................... 21 

7.3.4 Feldspar porphyry ..................................................................................................................... 23 

7.3.5 Structures ................................................................................................................................... 23 

7.4 MINERALIZATION ............................................................................................................................... 23 

7.4.1 GOLD BEARING STRUCTURES........................................................................................................... 23 

7.4.2 ADELEMONT GOLD ZONE ................................................................................................................ 24 

7.4.3 NORCOURT ZONE............................................................................................................................. 26 

7.4.4 BERMONT ZONE............................................................................................................................... 28 

8.0 DEPOSIT TYPE................................................................................................................................... 31 

9.0 EXPLORATION .................................................................................................................................. 32 

9.1 2007 PROGRAMME.............................................................................................................................. 32 

9.2 2008 PROGRAMME.............................................................................................................................. 32 

9.3 2011 PROGRAMME.............................................................................................................................. 32 

10.0 DRILLING.......................................................................................................................................... 34 

10.1 2007 PROGRAMME............................................................................................................................ 34 

10.2 2008 PROGRAMME............................................................................................................................ 36 

10.3 2011 PROGRAMME............................................................................................................................ 36 

11.0 SAMPLING PREPARATION, ANALYSES AND SECURITY .................................................... 40 

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12.0 DATA VERIFICATION.................................................................................................................... 42 

12.1 1981 TO 1987 DRILLING PROGRAMMES............................................................................................. 42 

12.1.1 ADELEMONT .................................................................................................................................. 44 

12.1.2 NORCOURT ZONE ........................................................................................................................... 44 

12.1.3 BERMONT ZONE ............................................................................................................................. 44 

12.1.4 DISCUSSION ................................................................................................................................... 45 

12.2 2008 AND 2011 DRILLING PROGRAMMES .......................................................................................... 45 

13.0 MINERAL PROCESSING AND METALLURGICAL TESTING............................................... 46 

14.0 MINERAL RESOURCES ESTIMATES ......................................................................................... 47 

20.0 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, PERMITTING AND SOCIAL OR COMMUNITY IMPACT48 

23.0 ADJACENT PROPERTIES.............................................................................................................. 49 

24.0 OTHER PERTINENT DATA ........................................................................................................... 50 

25.0 INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSION .................................................................................... 51 

26.0 RECOMMENDATIONS AND BUDGET........................................................................................ 52 

26.1 EXPLORATION PROGRAMME ............................................................................................................. 52 

26.2 BUDGET............................................................................................................................................ 55 

27.0 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................... 56 

27.1 STATUTORY WORKS LISTED AT THE QUEBEC DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES ................................ 56 

27.2 OTHER REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................... 59 

28.0 DATE AND SIGNATURE................................................................................................................. 61 

List of Figures 

FIGURE 1: LOCATION MAP .............................................................................................................................. 8 

FIGURE 2: CLAIMS MAP .................................................................................................................................. 9 

FIGURE 3: REGIONAL GEOLOGY ................................................................................................................... 18 

FIGURE 4: GEOLOGY OF THE PROPERTY ........................................................................................................ 22 

FIGURE 5: SECTION 8+50E ADELEMONT ZONE.............................................................................................. 25 

FIGURE 6: LONGITUDINAL VIEW, ADELEMONT ZONE.................................................................................... 27 

FIGURE 7: NORCOURT ZONE - SECTION 321225 LOOKING EAST.................................................................... 29 

FIGURE 8: LONGITUDINAL VIEW, NORCOURT ZONE ...................................................................................... 30 

FIGURE 9: 2012 PROPOSED EXPLORATION PROGRAMME................................................................................ 53 

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List of Tables 

Table 1: Claim list ………….………………………………………………..…...……..10 

Table 2: Exploration History.…………………………………………………….13,14, 15 

Table 3: Regional Stratigraphy.………………………………………………………….19 

Table 4: Results of the 2007 drilling programme.……………………………………….35 

Table 5: Results of the 2008 drilling programme….…………………………………….37 

Table 6: Results of the 2011 drilling programme – Norcourt……..……………….…….38 

Table 7: Results of the 2011 drilling programme - Bermont…………………………….39 

Table 8: Re-assaying and comparison with historical results……….………………...…43 

Table 9: 2012 Proposed drilling programme……….………………............................…54 

List of Appendices 

Appendix I : Mineralized zones (photos) 

Appendix II : Sampling and Quality controls applied by InnovExplo Inc. 

Appendix III: Assaying procedure followed by Techni-Lab. 

Appendix IV: Brosnor ramp rehabilitation – Executive summary and layout 

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1.0 Summary 

Upper Canyon Minerals Corp (UCM), previously Tech Solutions Inc. acquired from 

Explorations GYG Ltee (“GYG) a 100% right, title and interest in the Brosnor property 

by making total cash payments to GYG of CDN$500,000 and issuing 1,200,000 of its 

common shares to GYG. A 1% NSR royalty is payable to GYG and a further 1% NSR is 

payable to the former owners in the event the Brosnor property is placed into production. 

UCM may purchase the 1% NSR back from GYG by either issuing an additional 500,000 

common shares of its capital to GYG or by making a cash payment of CDN$1,000,000. 

The Brosnor mining property is comprised of a group of 18 claims, totalling 922,8 ha, 

located in the Louvicourt Township, approximately 30 kilometres east of the town of Val 

d’Or, in the province of Quebec. The numbered company (0787912 B. C. Ltd) has been 

instrumental to sign the option agreement with GYG Ltd and to roll that option to Tech 

Solutions Capital Corp. against a share exchange agreement. . 

The property is readily accessible by main and secondary roads and without any 

geomorphologic, environmental or cultural restrictions. It lies within an archean Abitibi 

volcano-sedimentary belt, Superior Province, composed of a sequence of mafic to 

ultramafic horizons known as the Jacola Formation, in which major regional shear zones, 

striking roughly east-west can be traced for many kilometres. Some of these structures 

are hosted by relatively more competent mafic volcanics, creating brittle deformation and 

open spaces favourable for trapping gold mineralization composed of quartz, tourmaline 

and pyrite as vein material deposition by hydrothermal solutions. Gold is mostly linked 

to pyrite as inclusions and rarely free. The mineral deposit model of the property, linked 

to shear zones cutting across fractured competent volcanic/diorite at contact with 

ultramafic rocks is alike to the Kerr-Addison (Larder Lake) or Astoria (Rouyn-Noranda) 

ore deposit. 

Prospection on the Brosnor property dates back to 1945, the date of the first gold 

discovery by diamond drilling. Till 1987, 14 different companies carried exploration 

programmes, and from then to present, the property titles changed hands five times with 

either junior mining companies or individuals but no field work was executed. The 

amount of drilling on the discoveries (more than 300 holes and 140 000 feet) and an 

underground development programme witnessed of the activities that cut short with the 

doldrums of the mining exploration by the end of the eighties. 

Over 400 files covering activities on and around the property were consulted, a large 

quantity as GM file numbers at the government office in Québec, as private reports from 

the seller, GYG, and in offices of former owners in Val d’Or and Rouyn-Noranda. A 

property site visit and core examination and check sampling were also executed. 

The first intense exploration activity between 1945 and 1950, lead to the discovery of the 

two known main gold deposits, namely the Adelemont and Norcourt zones, some 500 

meters apart, along the same east-west shear. The mineralized bodies dip steeply to the 

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south across the steeply north dipping formations. An additional one, the Bermont zone, 

some 500 meters to the south-west of the Adelemont, was discovered in 1964. It was 

found later (1987) that the Bermont area includes two E-W parallel zones named 

respectively the 166 Zone and 161-162 Zone for the south and north structures. 

Till 1980, not much exploration was executed. The second period of intense activities 

occurred between 1980 and 1987, under the ownership of Canadian Brosnan Mines Ltd 

who drilled 200 holes mainly on the Adelemont and Norcourt zones. During that period, 

the property was optioned by Mining Corp. of Canada (1981-1984) who reported in 1982 

the first historical resources calculation, estimating at 277 503 tons grading 0,119 oz/t Au 

the Adelemont deposit and at 34 352 tons grading 0,124 oz/t Au the Norcourt zone, those 

probable resources (not complying with NI 43-101) up to a depth of 550 feet. 

After much additional drilling, a second historical resources calculation (not complying 

with NI 43-101) is reported in 1985 by Exploration Brosnor Inc. with Adelemont zone 

estimated at 237 118 tons (unclassified) grading 0.15 oz/ton Au, undiluted, and 

Norcourt zone at 289 050 tons (unclassified) grading 0.15 oz/ton Au, undiluted. Reinterpretation 

in 2011 for the issuer of both zones using 3D modeling and geostatistical 

tools and taking into account historical and recent drilling results, gave for the Adelemont 

zone 864 350 metric tons grading 1.29 g/t, .and for the Norcourt zone 451 480 metric 

tons grading 2.46 g/t Au. These inferred resources are not considered to comply with 

national instrument 43-101 since the geological model of both zones need to be refine. 

In 1986, Brosnor sank a decline 680 meters long to a vertical depth of 100 meters in the 

Adelemont deposit. The development ended in mid 1987. 

From 1987 to this day, the property changed hands five times without any exploration 

work executed and contributed to the lost of important documents namely the complete 

set of cross and longitudinal sections based on which the recorded resources calculations 

were calculated. 

In the spring of 2007 0787912 B.C. Ltd (who later transferred the property to Tech 

Solutions Inc.) executed a minimal verification drilling programme that successfully 

intersected the mineralized Adelemont deposit and also supported its reported westward 

and down depth extensions. One hole also located the underground development 

openings. Further drilling by UCM in 2008 and 2011 on Adelemont (14 holes), Norcourt 

(15 holes) and Bermont-166 zones (7 holes) intersected three significant gold-bearing 

intervals that confirm the gold potential of the property. 

The main Adelemont deposit forms a lens 90 metres long, 2.6 metres wide and traced up 

to the -300 metres level. The mineralized lens plunges 65 degree to the west and is 

opened to the west and down plunge. The Norcourt zone, on the other hand, is a major 

shear zone in which the gold mineralization is contained in the altered parts of a quartzporphyry 

dyke and in schistose and fractured zones filled by quartz-carbonate veinlets. 

Finally, the Bermont zones are at an earlier stage of exploration with previous restricted 

drilling but contain many intersections with good grades, above 0.10 oz/t Au over lengths 

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of 10 feet, as witnessed by a check assay of 0.80 oz/t over a length of 14 feet (sample B- 

4). Intersections with good grades were also obtained in the 2008 and 2011 drilling 

campaign on the 166-Bermont zone. 

In conclusion, the Brosnor property presents many favourable criteria such as: 

1) confirmed gold zones with clear opened extensions; 2) easy access to all the Val d’Or 

infrastructures; 3) a decline that can be re-utilized for further development in the 

Adelemont zone. Based on the above we recommand for the property a two-phase 

exploration programme. 

In Phase I, recommendation is to proceed, for the Adelmont zone, with a re-interpretation 

of all the data to produce a mineralization model that will be checked by drilling. For the 

Norcourt zone, drilling is recommended to verify various possible extensions according 

to the re-interpretation done in 2011. For the Bermont zones, considering the good 

results obtained from previous programmes, it is proposed to continue the definition of 

both the 166 and 161-162 zones. Phase I is estimated at $600 000. 

Phase II will include follow-up, by drilling, of interesting anomalies revealed by the IP 

surveys completed by the issuer and additional drilling on the Adelemont, Norcourt and 

Bermont zones. It should also include budget for some IP surveying and 3-D modeling 

of the mineralized zones. Phase II is estimated at $550 000. 

The recommended programme totals $1 150 000 with a time frame of 6 to 12 months. 

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2.0 Introduction 

The present report has been prepared for Upper Canyon Minerals Corp. (UCM), a 

Vancouver based junior mining company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. 

The report applies the standards of disclosure for mineral projects described in detail in 

the National Instruction 43-101. 

In the spring of 2007, 0787912 B.C. Ltd. sponsored a small validation drilling 

programme on the Brosnor property. 0787912 B.C. Ltd. optioned the property from 

Explorations GYG Ltee (“GYG”), a Quebec based junior exploration company, who 

purchased from Ced-d’Or all mineral rights on the Brosnor mining property located in 

Louvicourt township, east of Val d’Or, province of Quebec. This option was later 

transfered to Tech Solutions Capital Corp. and to Upper Canyon Minerals Corp. 

This report is based on all geo-scientific public information available, mostly on file at 

the Quebec Department of Natural Resources, and a number of additional confidential 

technical reports including recent technical reports submitted to Upper Canyon Minerals 

Corp. and a number of technical reports from Ced-d’Or and Abcourt Mines in Rouyn 

(previous owners of the property). It is important to note that the complete set of sections 

of the main mineralized zones as well the detailed description of some holes drilled in 

1987 were never recovered after several investigations. The last hope vanished when we 

learn from a consultant firm in Val d’Or that they had destroyed all Brosnor file, 

including rolls of plans after an obligatory hold of 10 years. The compilation of data 

prior to 2007 was made by Alain Tremblay geol. eng. and the compilation of the more 

recent data by Henri-Louis Jacob, geol. eng. 

As the property was visited in 2007 by one of the authors, Henri-Louis Jacob, geol. eng., 

and that recent diamond drilling and geophysical surveys were made only on known 

mineralized zones, no additional visit was judged necessary. 

The property, on which significant gold intersections had been identified, has remained 

unexplored between 1987 and 2007. With the important increase of the gold price, near 

twice the value at the time of the last workings, UCM undertook a re-evaluation of the 

property and carried out concurrently to other technical surveys, two drilling campaigns 

over the three mineralized structures previously partially outlined. 

This report review and analyze the results of the exploration works on the property 

which has undergone underground development work on the mineralized structure 

known as the Adelemont zone. 

The analysis of the technical data and the three drilling campaigns results of UCM 

support the continuation of the exploration programme as in the recommendations. 

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3.0 Reliance on other experts 

Most of the technical data consulted for this report were prepared by qualified persons, as 

described by NI 43-101. For example, all the public and confidential reports examined 

and describing the major drilling programmes and historical resources estimates were 

signed by geologists or geological engineers. The 2007 drilling programme results were 

made available by Mr. Yves Gagnon, a qualified person who supervised drilling and 

samples selection in collaboration with InnovExplo Inc, an exploration services company 

based in Val d’Or. The 2008 drilling programme was under the supervision of the 

Barbara Guimont, consultant, in collaboration with InnovExplo from Val d’Or, and the 

2011 drilling programme under the supervision of MRB and Associates, a mining 

consultant from Val d’Or. 

UCM Corp mandated Claude Perreault, mining eng, (Experts conseils miniers U/G inc. 

of Val d’Or, QC) to prepare permitting for underground exploration/development works. 

Mr. Perrreault was also mandated to estimate the costs of dewatering of old decline and 

extraction of a bulk sample 

With regard to the status of the property and mining rights, we rely on section 1.2 of the 

Option Agreement between GYG and 0787912, whereby GYG warrants and represents 

that GYG is the 100% beneficial owner of all of the claims comprising the Brosnor 

property, that all claims are in good standing, and that 0787912 will have no liability or 

obligations other than those provided under the Option Agreement. Mining titles are 

currently being transferred to UCM. 

Under the Option Agreement, GYG also confirms that no pending litigation relative to 

previous contractor involvement or environmental issues exists. For the environmental 

issues, confirmations have been obtained by Jean-Louis Robert, D. Sc., from the Quebec 

ministry of Natural resources, that the site has been inspected in 1996, 1999 and 2003 and 

meet all the environmental requirements. 

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4.0 Property description and location 

The Brosnor property is located in the Province of Quebec, some 30 kilometres east of 

the town of Val d’Or, Abitibi, close to the junction between provincial highway 117, 

leading west to Val d’Or and road 113, leading north to Senneterre (Figure 1). 

The property is enclosed in SNRC 32 C/03, in the north-east corner of Louvicourt 

Township. It consists of 18 claims totalling 922.38 ha, registered in the name of Upper 

Canyon Minerals Corp., all in good standing. The first renewal date of the claim will be 

February 3, 2013 (see Table 1 and Figure 2). Assessment work credits to maintain the 

claims exceed 16 M$ and are therefore sufficient to meet the renewal requirements for 

many years. 

The property was previously partly surveyed at the time of the decline opening. 

However, the actual property covers a much larger area but all the claims are bounded to 

lots shown on the government map used for claim designation. 

Previous exploration has been centred on two main gold occurrences known as the 

Adelemont and Norcourt zones, which lead to the identification of mineral deposits on 

which mineral resources estimates have been conducted. The Adelemont zone is located 

in the south-west extremity of Lot 48, Range IX, while the Norcourt zone lies some 300 

metres to the south-east, on Lot 51, Range VIII. In 1986-87, a decline was excavated 

with the portal entrance from a rare outcropping area on the property, located in the 

central part of Lot 48, Range IX. The decline heads west for 670 metres and reaches the 

Adelemont structure at a vertical depth of 100 metres. It was abandoned in 1987 and the 

portal blocked with muck. All the underground development workings are flooded. 

An environmental characterisation study completed by Geospex Sciences Inc. in 1996, 

for Société Minière Espalau Inc. (owner at the time) concluded that no major form of 

contamination was present on site. For the different types of waste material present, 60% 

was non acid generator, 40% weekly acid generator and 1% (potential ore) acid 

generator. 

The surface of the property has been reclaimed from all buildings and material. 

There are four small mineralized rock stockpiles and one waste rock stockpile excavated 

from the decline in 1986-87. Aside that, the small settling pound for the previous 

operation is mostly filled and could not be of great utility. The land surface over the 

former development area is covered mostly by scrubs and small trees. 

No special permits will be required in order to carry the exploration programme proposed 

and described in the recommendations. However, prior to any subsequent underground 

development work, necessary environmental and development permits are required. To 

this end UCM has obtained from the Val d’Or and Rouyn government office an 

Authorization Certificate in accordance with the section 22 of the Quebec Environmental 

Quality Law. 

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The original Option Agreement between GYG and 0787912 states that the Brosnor 

property is subject to a 2% NSR royalty, 1% payable to GYG and 1% payable to third 

parties (the former owners). In order for 0787912 to exercise its option and acquire a 

100% right, title and interest in and to the property, 0787912 must fulfill the following 

payment conditions under the Option Agreement: 

1) CDN$50,000 cash payment to GYG upon execution of the Option Agreement. 

2) Issue to GYG 1,200,000 shares of its common stock within 30 days of execution of 

the Option Agreement. 

3) CDN$200,000 cash payment to GYG within 120 days of execution of the Option 

Agreement. 

4) CDN$250,000 cash payment to GYG on or before the first anniversary of the Option 

Agreement. 

Under a subsequent Share Exchange Agreement, 0787912 and all of its Shareholders 

have agreed to exchange, on a one-for-one basis, all of their common shares of 0787912 

for common shares of Tech Solutions Capital Corp. Upon completion of such share 

exchange, Tech Solution acquired 100% of the issued share capital of 0787912 and 

became responsible of the above Option Agreement payment conditions. Tech Solution 

Capital Corp. (who changed its name for Upper Canyon Minerals Corp. in February 

2008), fulfilled the Option Agreement conditions and, as a result, acquired a 100% 

ownership of the Brosnor property. 

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Claim no. Township Range Lot Ha Registred Owner Expiry date Credits Required works 

3844971 Louvicourt VIII 49 44.67 Upper Canyon Minerals Corp. 2013-09-18 $0,00 $2500,00 


3844951 Louvicourt VIII 51 61.11 Upper Canyon Minerals Corp. 2013-09-17 $1 166 272,60 $2500,00 


3844962 Louvicourt IX 46 42.42 Upper Canyon Minerals Corp. 2013-09-18 $1158,54 $2500,00 


3503282 Louvicourt IX 48 39.07 Upper Canyon Minerals Corp. 2013-02-26 $240 533,30 $2500,00 

3503281 Louvicourt IX 49 42.36 Upper Canyon Minerals Corp. 2013-02-26 $264 217,44 $2500,00 











Total: 18 922.38 

Table 1: Claim list of ther Brosnor Property



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5.0 Accessibility, climate, local resources, infrastructure and 

physiography 

The Brosnor property is readily accessible being crossed in its central part, in a NNE- 

SSW direction by provincial road 113 leading to Senneterre. Secondary roads and trails 

still in good conditions, lead to the main mineralized zones, the decline and other parts of 

the property. Pictures of the site are presented on plates 1 to 8, in Appendix II. 

No particular geomorphologic constraints are present and exploration work can be carried 

out anytime during the year as proved by previous programmes completed during 

summer and winter as well. 

The general topography is flat to gentle with higher elevation alongside road 113 built on 

an esker. Lower elevation follows the trace of the Tiblemont River which traverses the 

central part of the property in a general east-west direction. Overburden is fairly thick, 

reaching frequently some 30 meters. As mentioned earlier, the main outcropping zone of 

the property is present on Lot 48, Range IX. 

The eastern part of the property is underlain by sandy soil and covered by a nice forest of 

grey pines, while the lower parts, to the west, are dominated by black spruce. The site of 

the former development area is grown back with alder and birch trees. 

The proximity of Val d’Or by the provincial highway 117 gives direct access to all 

necessary services, material and mining contractors. 

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6.0 History 

Historical data relative to the ownership and exploration works carried out on the Brosnor 

property prior to 2008 are detailed in Table 2. We present below a summary of the 

exploration activity. 

From 1945 to 1950, four different companies were active on the actual Brosnor property: 

Courtmont Gold Mines Ltd in the north-west, Norcourt Gold Mines Ltd in the south-east, 

Scott Chibougamau Mines Ltd in the east and Adelemont Gold Mines in the centre. 

Courtmont discovered some gold mineralization on lot 45 of Range IX, just outside the 

western boundary of the property, but the most successful results came from the 

Adelemont programme. Geophysical surveys followed by 28 holes totalling 6 857 

meters lead to the discovery of the Adelemont gold zone consisting of several subparallel 

gold bearing quartz veins. 

During the same period, Norcourt Gold Mines was also exploring the area, immediately 

to the east of the Adelemont zone (approx. 500 meters to the east). In 1946, 21 holes 

totalling 5 480 meters were completed and lead to the discovery of the Norcourt gold 

bearing vein system. 

During the sixties, exploration activities were carried out only on the southern half of the 

property. Successively, Bermont Mines Ltd and Billiken Mines Ltd owned the mining 

rights and completed magnetic surveys and drilling. Bermont Mines identified a gold 

bearing structure on Lot 51, Range VIII, close to the Tiblemont River. 

During the seventies over a period of four years, Valdex Mines Inc. completed some 

limited exploration works west and south of the Adelemont zone. On the portion east of 

the road 113, Solvang Explorations Ltd drilled eight holes in 1976. Overall, none of 

these works brought back significant results. 

The period extending between 1980 and 1984 was the most active for the exploration of 

the property. The central part of the property, west of road 133 and that hosts the 

Adelemont and Norcourt zones was acquired by Canadian Brosnan Mines Ltd. During 

this period, Brosnan completed 126 holes totalling 78 142 feet (23 679 meters) on both 

Adelemont and Norcourt zones. During this intense programme, a resource estimate was 

made by U. W. Jarvi of Mining Corp. of Canada in 1982. This historical estimation 

established a probable resource of 277 503 tons grading 0.119 oz/t Au on the Adelemont 

zone, from the surface to a depth of 550 feet, and a possible tonnage of 34 352 tons 

grading 0,124 oz/t Au on the Norcourt zone. The parameters retained for the estimate 

were adequate and could qualify for inferred resources in accordance with the actual NI 

43-101, except that assays certificates are no longer available. The qualified persons did 

not review the Mining Corp estimation and Upper Canyon Minerals Corp. (the issuer) 

does not consider that these resources as an up to date estimation of the resources on the 

property. 

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Project/Location Year GM Author Type of work Significant results/Comments 

R IX-Lot 53 1945-47 107 Courtmont Gold Mines Ltd Magnetic Survey 

R IX-Lots 42-47 8389 Drilling 11 holes Lot 45: 0,8 oz/t Au / 2.2 ft 

31880 Drilling 21 holes 0,61 oz/t Au / 3,1 ft 

R VIII-Lot 52 1945 8364 Norcourt Gold Mines Ltd Drilling 3 holes NSV described in this document 

vs 21 total holes drilled (other sources) 

Discovery of the Norcourt zone 

R IX-Lot 58,59 1945 8352 Scott Chiboug. Mines Ltd Magnetic Survey 

8353 Drilling, 3 holes, undef. Lengths 

R IX-Lot 48 1946 594 Adelemont Gold Mines Ltd Magnetic Survey Hole A-4: 0,152 oz/t Au / 51 ft 

Drilling 5 holes These holes are included in GM 595 

R IX-Lot 48 1945-47 595 Adelemont Gold Mines Ltd Drilling 22 holes/18 541ft A-6: 0,11 oz/t Au / 87,3 ft 

35657 A-8: 0,23 oz/t Au / 3,0 ft 

A-10: 0,115 oz/t Au / 15,0 ft 

A-23: 0,48 oz/t Au / 4,5 ft 

A-25: 0,577 oz/t Au / 3,0 ft 

R IX-Lot 48 1950 1076 Adelemont Gold Mines Ltd Drilling, 6 holes/4 087 ft H-1: 0,4 oz/t Au/ 6,0 ft 

H-6: 0,13 oz/t Au/ 5,0 ft 

R VIII-Lots 49-54 1962 12691 Bérubé-Dumont Magnetic Survey NE trending late fault // Senneterre road 

R VIII 1963 13445 Bermont Mines Ltd Compilation, includes GM 12691 

R VIII 1964 15393 Bermont Mines Ltd Drilling, 8 holes/4 808 ft H-3: 0,15 oz/t Au / 4,0 ft 

H-7: 0,18 oz/t Au / 2,0 ft 

R VIII 1969 23773 Billiken Mines Ltd Magnetic Survey - Bermont area EW trending mag anomaly 

R VIII 1969 25038 Billiken Mines Ltd Drilling one hole / 807 ft NSV reported 

R IX-Lots 53,54 1969 24855 Jeffery Sanders Mapping, trenches Show sediments/volcanites contact to the north 

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R IX east of 113 1969 24397 Naganta Mining Magnetic Survey 

Nemrod Mining 

Timrod Mining 

R IX-Lots 46,47 1970-71 27041 Valdex Mines Inc. Mag and EM Surveys 

R IX-Lots 46,47 1971 27320 Valdex Mines Inc. Drilling 1 hole/401 ft Graphite horizon 

R VIII-Lots 50,51 1973 28772 Valdex Mines Inc. Mag and EM Surveys 

R VIII-Lots 50,51 1973 29442 Valdex Mines Inc. Mag and EM Surveys 

R VIII-Lot 50 1974 29963 Valdex Mines Inc. Drilling 2 holes / 878 ft NSV 

R VIII-Lots 49,53 1973 29149 Goldsearch Syndicate Basal Till Sampling Very low Zn anomaly on lot 49 

R IX-Lots 48,49 1976 31836 Audet Gold Property Mag and EM Surveys Show some NE trending structures 

R IX, east of 113 1976 32778 Solvang Explorations Ltd Drilling, 8 holes / 5 031 ft S76-2: 0.23 oz/t Au / 1,0 ft 

S76-3: 0.16 oz/t Au / 1,0 ft 

Adelemont-Norcourt 1980 36033 Canadian Brosnan Mines Ltd Compilation Overburden established between 27-105 ft 

37391 I.P., Mag and Em Surveys Best values, all in oz/t Au over feet 

37320 Seismic Surveys 80-1: 0,30/10, 80-3: 0,35/9, 80-4: 0,18/7 

37321 Drilling, 17 holes/ 9 890 ft 80-4: 0,13/18,5 80-5: 0,22/4 80-6: 0,21/6 

37322 80-6: 0,22/15 80-10: 0,13/13,5 80-13: 0,12/36 

80-14: 0,11/12 80-17: 0,27/31,5 

R VIII and IX 1980 36563 Yvan Giasson VLF Survey 

R VIII and IX 1982 39521 Yvan Giasson Magnetic Survey 

R VIII and IX 1983 40533 Giasson-Diana Option Geochemical soils survey South-east part of the property. Isolated Au 

40534 anomalies, on strike with Adelemont-Norcourt 

Table 2b: Exploration History, part 2


Adelemont-Norcourt 1982 38417 Canadian Brosnan Mines Ltd Drilling, 52 holes / 26 550 ft Adelemont: 277 503t @ 0,119 oz/t Au probable 

Mining Corp. of Canada Evaluation and ore reserve estimate Norcourt: 34 352t @ 0,124 oz/t Au possible 

Numerous gold intersections, in oz/t and in ft 

81-37: 0,12/8 81-39: 0,12/19 81-51: 0,13/33 

81-56: 0,14/11 81-19: 0,10/31 81-22: 0,22/9,5 

81-26: 0,13/14 81-32: 0,19/69,5 81-34: 0,10/12 

Adelemont-Norcourt 1983 41089 Canadian Brosnan Mines Ltd Magnetic and I.P. Surveys Overall Norcourt intersections are more isolated 

41146 Drilling, 57 holes / 41 702 ft Numerous gold intersections, in oz/t and in ft 

83-71: 0,33/6 83-75: 0,13/6 83-76: 0,26/9 

83-88: 0,16/37 83-98: 0,17/16 83-102: 0,10/18 

83-114: 0,11/30 83-121: 0,16/15 83-122: 0,16/37,5 

Adelemont-Norcourt 1984 41616 Canadian Brosnan Mines Ltd Drilling, 15 holes / 13 193 ft Numerous gold intersections, in oz/t and in ft 

Noranda 122A: 0,32/5,5 124: 0,24/3,5 125: 0,14/4,2 

126: 0,17/2,5 126A: 0,10/8,5 126A: 0,125/20,5 

R VIII and IX east of 1984 41817 Noranda - Diana Option Magnetic Survey 

road 113 mostly Soils Geochemistry 

Mapping 

1984 Drilling, 2 holes/ 2 204 ft NSV 

1985 Drilling, 8 holes/ 6 687 ft 

1987 Drilling, 6 holes/ 6 037 ft 

1987 Drilling, 22 holes / 1 643 ft (498 m) 

Adelemont-Norcourt 1985-86 not public Exploration Brosnor Inc. Decline excavation 670 meters Ref: Groleau, Le Mouel 1985 

Resources estimation (in-house) Adelemont: 237 118 t @ 0,15 oz/t Au undiluted 

Norcourt: 289 050 t @ 0,15 oz/t Au undiluted 

resources above are not categorized 

Adelemont zone and 1986 not public Exploration Brosnor Inc. Drilling: 16 holes / unknown ft Ref.: Munger 1987 

R VIII-Lot 51 on Bermont area Numerous gold intersections, in oz/t and in ft 

86-159: 0,12/17 86-159: 0,16/18,5 

86-160: 0,29/7,5 86-161: 0,14/9 

86-162: 0,18/11 86-166: 0,43/14,5 

Drilling Adelemont from the decline 0,14 oz/t Au, average value from 114 samples 

20 holes / unknown ft 0,29 oz/t Au, Adelemont south, average 43 samples 

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During that same period, the portion of the property located east of road 113 was 

acquired by Yvan Giasson then transferred to Diana Resources Inc. 

In 1984, Noranda Mines Inc. optioned both Brosnan and Diana grounds. Fifteen new 

holes were drilled on the Brosnan property and thirty-eight holes on the Diana property. 

Only the Brosnan area intersected significant gold intersections along the already known 

zones. 

In 1985, Canadian Brosnan Mines Ltd changed its name to Brosnor Exploration Inc. 

Also in 1985, Groleau, P. and Le Mouel, H. reported a new historical resource estimation 

establishing Adelemont at 237 118 tons and Norcourt at 289 050 tons both at a grade of 

0.15 oz/t Au. This historical estimate does not qualify with NI 43-101 standards. The 

qualified persons did not review the Brosnor Exploration Inc. estimation and Upper 

Canyon Minerals Corp. (the issuer) does not consider that these resources as an up to date 

estimation of the resources on the property. 

Based on that re-evaluation the company undertook in the fall of 1985 a mine 

development program, namely a decline, 680 metres long reaching the Adelemont zone at 

a vertical depth of 100 metres, a few cross-cuts and underground horizontal drillings. 

The program was suspended in the summer of 1986. 

During 1986, Brosnor drilled 16 holes on the Bermont occurrence, some 500 metres 

south-west of the Adelemont zone. Results confirmed the old Bermont structure with 

numerous gold intersections (see table 1c). 

Munger, J. 1987 reports that some twenty horizontal holes were drilled from the decline 

into the Adelemont zone. The average gold content of 114 samples from that sampling is 

reported to be 0.14 oz/t Au. At present time, the core logs and samples intervals of those 

drill holes have not been located. No exploration work is reported since then. 

Mining titles covering the main gold occurrences were subsequently transferred or sold 

from Exploration Brosnor to Exploration Loubel, Gilles Fiset, Mines Abcourt and Société 

Minière Espalau Inc., the latter changing its name to Ced-Or Corporation. In 2007, Ced- 

Or Corporation sold all the claims to Explorations GYG Ltd, the current owner of the 

titles. 

On May 1, 2007, 0787912 B.C. Ltd. entered into the Option Agreement with Exploration 

GYG Ltee. Subsequently, 0787912 sponsored a validation drilling programme that 

included three holes totalling 582 metres on the presumed location of the Adelemont 

zone. Results confirmed the presence of the gold bearing structure from surface to a 200 

metres vertical depth. 

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7.0 Geological Setting and Mineralization 

7.1 Regional geology 

The Louvicourt area is located within the archean rocks of the Abitibi sub-province, 

Superior Province. 

The basement is composed of volcano-sedimentary belts trending generally east-west, 

and intruded by pre, syn or post-tectonic batholites. Within typical abitibian belts, 

volcanic units account for approximately two thirds of the total rock volume, the rest 

being equally distributed between sedimentary and intrusive rocks. 

Mineralogical assemblages are typical of the green schist regional metamorphism up to 

the amphibolite facies at the contact with intrusive bodies. 

The main structural features are: a penetrative east-west and steeply dipping schistosity, 

steeply dipping isoclinal folding, major east-west shear zones or deformation corridors, 

and late north-east south-west faults. 

7.2 Local Geology 

Mapping and geological interpretation, completed by Rocheleau, M. et al (MB 97-11), 

indicates that the property is centred on the Val d’Or litho-stratigraphic domain, a group 

of formations located between two major east-west deformation corridors (the Lake 

Guegen corridor to the north and the Lake Villebon corridor to the south). As defined by 

Imreh (1984), this area should correspond to the eastern extension of the La Motte – 

Vassan anticlinal south limb, younger formations being through the south. Table 3 

presents the regional stratigraphy, as defined by Imreh. 

From bottom up, the Val d’Or domain is composed successively of the Dubuisson, 

Jacola, Val d’Or and Héva formations. The distribution of these formations is shown on 

figure 3, based on geological interpretation presented in MB 97-11. 

These formations overlay the sedimentary units of the Garden Island Group (in the 

northern part of the property), mostly composed of finely bedded sandstones, siltstones 

and mudstones, along with some lensy conglomerates and iron formations. This 

sequence is characterised by omnipresent shearing which defines the limits of the Lake 

Guegen deformation corridor. 

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Table 3: Regional Stratigraphy 

(From Imreh, 1984) 

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7.2.1 Dubuisson Formation 

This formation is the uppermost lithostratigraphic unit of the Malartic Group. It overlay 

the Garden Island Group to the north along the southern limit of the Lake Guegen 

deformation corridor. To the south, the contact with the Jacola Formation corresponds to 

the first important ultramafic horizon occurrences. This latter contact coïncides to an 

east-west shear zone and is located just north of the Norcourt, Adelemont and Monique 

gold occurrences. 

The Dubuisson Formation, one to four kilometres thick, is composed mostly of basaltic 

and andesitic volcanic flows, with associated volcanoclastic horizons. Dominant facies 

are flow breccias (45%), massive flows (35%) and pillow lavas (20%). 

7.2.2 Jacola Formation 

The Jacola Formation is a mafic to ultramafic volcanic sequence, some 1.5 kilometres 

thick, that thins out eventually east of the property. The dominant facies are the massive 

flows and the pillow lavas. Previous exploration indicates that ultramafic horizons can be 

consistent units with considerable lateral extent. 

The bottom part of the Jacola Formation hosts at least the two main gold bearing 

structures of the property and the Monique gold occurrence to the west. 

The upper contact of the formation to the south with the Val d’Or Formation is defined 

by a significant change in the composition of the lavas. 

7.2.3 Val d’Or Formation 

The Val d’Or Formation is the thicker formation of the area reaching between 4 and 6 

kilometres locally. The contact with the underlying Jacola Formation is defined by the 

first occurrence of trachytic agglomerates and tuffs. 

Overall the Val d’Or Formation hosts three pyroclastic horizons interbedded with basaltic 

to andesitic volcanic flows. These cyclic flows are massive at the bottom and overlain by 

pillow lavas and breccia flows. 

The Val d’Or Formation hosts several gold and base metal deposits and occurrences 

among which the Louvicourt and Louvem Mines to the west. 

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7.3 Geology of the property 

Very few outcrops are present on the property. The portal of the Adelemont decline is on 

the edge of a large mafic volcanic outcrop. Most on the geological understanding comes 

from drill cores and therefore is concentrated on the Jacola Formation which hosts the 

Adelemont and Norcourt gold bodies (figure 4). 

The following details come from a document published by Gaudreau and als, MB 88-33 

who visited the property at the time and also had access to the drill cores and the decline. 

7.3.1 Basalts 

Mafic volcanic rocks of the Jacola Formation are homogeneous and fine grained dark 

green massive flows and pillow lavas. Some lava horizons show irregular concentrations 

of light green amygdules. 

These volcanic rocks suffered numerous alterations, namely: chloritization, 

carbonatization and silicification. Plagioclase remnants are now enclosed in an actinote, 

tremolite and chlorite rich matrix. Secondary minerals include carbonates, magnetite, 

quartz and pyrite. Amygdules described above are composed of epidote with a halo of 

iron oxide and chlorite. 

7.3.2 Ultramafic rocks 

Ultramafic lavas are interbedded with the basalts. They can be recognised by a darker 

colour (dark green to black), a very smooth surface, a very fine granulometry and a 

magnetic susceptibility. 

Two distinct facies were observed. The ultramafic rock can either be massive or 

schistose. The massive facies reveals a mineralogical assemblage composed of talc, 

tremolite, chlorite and carbonate with minor amounts of sericite and magnetite. The 

schistose facies is essentially composed of chlorite, talc and carbonate. 

7.3.3 Gabbro 

Some gabbroïc dykes a few metres thick and of unknown lateral extension were observed 

associated with the mineralized zones. These green to grey coarse grained dykes contain 

epidotized plagioclases in a chlorite, carbonate and magnetite matrix. 

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7.3.4 Feldspar porphyry 

Feldspar porphyry dykes and sills are cross-cutting or interbedded with the volcanic 

units. Thickness of these intrusions may reach 6 to 9 meters. The rock is light grey, 

generally foliated and composed of deformed and altered feldspath phenocrists in a 

matrix of quartz and albite. 

7.3.5 Structures 

The S0 planes measured within the lavas show an average strike of 280 0 and dip steeply 

(70 0 to 90 0 ) to the north. 

The most penetrative schistosity, S2, is conformable to S0, strikes between 280 0 and 300 0 

and dips 80 0 to 90 0 to the north. 

Regional shearing shows a lineation to the east between 75 0 and 90 0 , that plunges east at 

50 0 . 

The major structures known to occur can be grouped into two main networks. The most 

intense and laterally continuous are shear zones, tens to hundreds meters wide that 

develop most preferably within or along ultramafic horizons. They strike longitudinally 

to the main fabric, around 285 0 and dip 70 0 to 80 0 to the north. 

The second network consist of late faulting, striking 010 0 to 0205 0 that shows dextral 

displacement of the previous network. This system is parallel to the regional diabase 

dykes emplacement. 

7.4 Mineralization 

The Brosnor deposit has been studied by Gaudreau, R. Rocheleau, M. and Perrier B. who 

compiled the existing documents and descriptions relative to the property. They also 

examined and sampled the various mineralized zones and enclosing rocks from the core 

drilled and stored in Val d’Or. The following summary is mostly based on their study 

which is published by the Quebec Department of Natural Resources as MB 88-33: 

Géologie du gisement aurifère de Brosnor – Région de Val d’Or. 

7.4.1 Gold bearing structures 

Gold bearing structures of the property are located within relatively more competent 

mafic volcanites, feldspar porphyry dykes and sills close to an ultramafic lithological 

contact. 

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Two main types of gold structures/veins have been recognized: 

a) Tension veins: E-W striking and steeply dipping south or NW-SE striking with 

variable dip to the south-west. These structures (metric) are filled with quartz, 

carbonate, tourmaline, gold bearing pyrite and occasional free gold. This vein type 

deposit constitutes the most important gold bearing network and is represented by the 

Adelmont and Norcourt zones. Pyrite is coarse grained (centimetric) and carries the 

best gold values. 

b) Shear veins: E-W striking and steeply dipping north veins (mostly centimetric), 

conformable to the regional main tectonic fabric. These structures are filled with 

discontinuous lenses of quartz, carbonate, fuchsite with finely disseminated pyrite 

carrying generally smaller gold amounts than the tension veins. They constitute 

several isolated values intersected around both main gold zones. 

Most of the gold is locked inside pyrite grains as small inclusions or filling fracture and 

in a lesser amount as free gold in quartz. There is also a close association between gold 

mineralization and magnesium/iron rich tholeïtic basalts since the lithochemistry of this 

type of rock is much favourable to reduction and precipitation of minerals from 

hydrothermal solutions. 

To date, most of the exploration work has been concentrated on two of these vein 

deposits, the Adelemont and Norcourt zones, with some work on the Bermont zone. 

Figure 4 shows the distribution of the drilling completed to date on the three zones and 

highlight the most recent (2011) drilling programme. Pictures of the mineralized zones 

are presented in Appendix I. 

7.4.2 Adelemont Gold Zone 

According to historical drilling interpretation the Adelemont zone comprises six different 

and sub-parallel structures, all striking E-W and dipping 55 0 to the south, thus cross 

cutting the general stratigraphy. The mineralogy of these veins is an assemblage of 

quartz, carbontate, tourmaline and coarse pyrite. 

No 1 vein hosts 60% of the Adelemont ore resources. It was explored from the surface to 

a depth of 275 metres. It was recognized for at least 90 metres along strike, and its 

horizontal width is estimated at 3.6 metres. Figure 5 is a typical cross-section of one of 

the best part of this zone. It was prepared by Brosnor Exploration Inc. in 1988. We can 

see that the mineralized zones have been consistently intersected by exploration 

drillholes. The location of the decline and a cross-cut in the zone is also shown on this 

figure. 

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Veins no 2, 3, 4 and 5 are sub-parallel secondary structures intersected to the south-west 

of Vein no 1. Their lateral extension range from 30 to 60 metres with horizontal width 

around two meters. They were intersected from surface to a maximum depth of 100 

metres. 

Vein no 6 is located some 40 meters to the north-west of Vein no 1. This so called vein 

is in fact a quartz veins network that was intersected up to 240 metres deep and it is open 

at depth. Horizontal width of the zone is 4.5 metres and it was intersected along strike 

for approximately 45 metres. 

Additional drilling made in 2008 (Guimont, 2008) did not clearly establish the continuity 

and the orientation of these mineralized zones. Many core sections with gold values 

greater than 1g/t were intersected but no further interpretation aimed to explain the 

complex distribution of these mineralized sections and to link them to the known 

mineralized zones was made. 

A longitudinal view of the main zone (vein no 1) is presented on figure 6. This long 

section has been generated by Geopointcom (GPC) in 2011 (see section 9.3), a consultant 

that produced 3D modeling of both Adelemont and Norcourt Zones. Best grades define a 

mineral shoot with a plunge or rake of about 65 degree to the west. Lateral (east-west) 

boundaries of the zone remain to be defined by additional drilling, particularly under the 

100 metres depth. The deepest drill holes around the 300 metres level intersected the 

mineralized zone which is therefore opened down plunge. 

7.4.3 Norcourt Zone 

In the August 2007 Technical report made by the authors, we described the Norcourt 

Zone as interpreted by Noranda and Brosnor in the early eighties. At the time, three 

distinct zones, namely the Contact zone, the Diorite zone and the A zone, were 

considered to explain the mineralized sections intersected in the drill holes. 

Following the 2011 drilling, a revision of the drilling sections was made by the authors. 

It is now considered that the Norcourt Zone is a major structure, a shear zone, located at 

the contact between an ultramafic domain to the north and mafic volcanics to the south. 

The general trend of this structure is therefore conformable with the local stratigraphy 

(N105 0 ) and dips steeply to the north. This corresponds to the prior Contact zone. 

Major displacement along this structure favoured opening for the emplacement of the 

major quartzo-feldspathic porphyry dyke known to carry gold when altered. Movements 

along the main shear generated secondary low angle structures (30 degrees angle with the 

major shear). These secondary structures are schistose and fractured zones filled by 

quartz-carbonate veinlets that cross the general stratigraphy by dipping steeply to the 

south. They correspond to the tension veins type of mineralization. 

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The Norcourt mineralization would then be a single event of hydrothermal mineralizing 

fluids that travelled principally along the favourable openings that the major shear and its 

associated secondary structures produced. 

Typical mineralized facies would be the presence of alteration, silicification or leaching, 

with quartz-carbonate veinlets and accessory minerals such tourmaline, pyrite, hematite, 

fuchsite. 

The mineralization can occur at the interface between the mafic volcanics and the 

ultramafics, along the QFP dyke that invaded locally this lithological contact or within 

various lithologies where secondary structures are present. 

Figure 7 is a typical section from the 2011 interpretation of the Norcourt zone and figure 

8 is a longitudinal view prepared by GPC in the 3D modeling contract discussed above. 

The longitudinal view includes all the gold bearing sections intersected in the Norcourt 

area. GPC tried to regroup the various intersections in distinct zones, ending with eight 

different structures. At the time, the 2011 interpretation was not available and it is the 

opinion of the author that this eight zones concept should be revised in the light of the 

most recent model. 

7.4.4 Bermont Zone 

The Bermont zone (or zone 166) is located some 500 metres south-west of the Adelemont 

zone. It was discovered in 1964 by holes H-3 and H-7 drilled by Bermont Mines Ltd 

(GM 15393) which respectively returned 0.15 oz/t Au over 4.0 feet and 0.18 oz/t Au over 

2.0 feet. 

Follow-up drilling by Brosnor in 1986 confirmed the presence of gold bearing quartz 

tension veins within a silicified dioritic horizon. Munger, J. 1987 reports several gold 

bearing intersections from five of the seven holes drilled that year. Gold values typically 

range between 0.10 to 0.20 oz/t Au over 5 to 15 feet. A second zone (zone 161-162), 

parallel to the first one and located some 70 metres further north returned good values in 

1987. Hole 161 intersected 4.8 g/t over 2.7 metres and hole 162 intersected 6.2 g/t Au 

over 3.3 metres. 

Additional drilling made in 2008 and 2011 on the 166 Bermont zone intersected the 

mineralized structure. High gold values varying between 2.61 and 30.93 g/t. over 0.5 to 

1.6 metres were obtained. According to Kramo (2011) the high gold values of the 

Bermont zone are related to quartz-carbonate +/- tourmaline stringers and stockwork 

containing between 1 and 2% pyrite and to wall rock. The Bermont 161-162 zone was 

not drilled since acquisition by the issuer. 

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8.0 Deposit type 

The property hosts typical archean lode gold deposit. Gold leached from a rock source is 

mobilized by hydrothermal solutions and travels along permeable units such as major 

shear zones, to precipitate into smaller scale and more opened space structures like 

breccias or tension fractures. Filling material includes quartz, carbonates, tourmaline, 

chlorite and pyrite. Pyrite is generally produced by alteration of original iron oxide (ex. 

magnetite) in the fresh rock. 

Abundant literature suggests various sources for gold. Among others, previous studies 

indicate that appreciable amounts of gold can be liberated and leached away from 

ultramafic rocks during carbonatization. The geology of the property strongly suggests 

that the gold source of the Brosnor occurrences would be of this type. 

On the property, brittle deformation and open spaces developed in response to tension 

strains along main east-west shear zones within the more competent basaltic flows and 

feldspathic porphyry dykes. 

The deposit type on the property was therefore generated by the filling of tension spaces 

by quartz, carbonate, tourmaline and gold, within competent rocks, close to major 

structures and ultramafic units. This type of deposit is similar to the Kerr-Addison mine 

(Larder Lake) or the Astoria deposit (Rouyn-Noranda). 

More locally, directly on strike to the west, the Monique gold deposit occurs along a 

major steeply dipping E-W shear zone. Horizontal tension veins filled with gold bearing 

quartz are intimately associated with the main shear zone. Here, best grades are located 

directly at the main shear and horizontal tension structures intersections. 

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9.0 Exploration 

Exploration works executed on the property by previous owners are described in Section 

6.0 History. 

Since entering into the Option Agreement with GYG in 2007, the issuer carried out the 

following exploration works. 

9.1 2007 Programme 

A small exploration programme was executed that included localisation of previous 

works in the field, production of a digitised reference map, and drilling of three holes to 

validate the presence of the Adelemont gold zone. 

This was judged important considering that 30 years of inactivity have resulted in the 

disappearance of most of the original grids or other reference points. 

During the drilling supervision by Yves Gagnon P. Eng., four small mineralized 

stockpiles lying close to the decline portal has been sampled and their volumes estimated. 

Current stockpiles are estimated to contain some 1 400 metric tons grading 2.7 g/t Au 

(118 oz of gold). 


In March and April 2008, 17 holes totalling 3 650 metres were drilled on the Adelemont 

and Bermont Zone. This programme was supervised by Innov-Explo from Val d’Or, 

Quebec. Detailed results are presented in Section 10, Drilling. 

In April 2008 an in-hole (07-02) resistivity/IP survey was performed by Abitibi 

Geophysics to obtain the in-site response of the mineralized zone. The results show that 

the quartz-carbonate gold bearing veins are characterized by an increase in apparent 

resistivity and a decrease in apparent chargeability. Recommendation was made for an IP 

survey on the whole property using a surface dipole-dipole array (a=25 m, n=1 to 6). 


In March 2011 a magnetic and induced polarization and resistivity survey was executed 

by Geophysique TMC of Val-d’Or covering the western part of the property, in the 

Bermont and Norcourt zone areas. 

The magnetic survey outlined precisely the Ultramafics/Volcanics geological contacts 

while the IP survey only detected very weak or doubtful anomalous responses, some of 

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which could be possibly caused by finely disseminated mineralization located under a 

very conductive and masking overburden. 

A few IP tests with a large dipole (50 m) followed by diamond drilling to investigate the 

best magnetic and weak IP targets were recommended. 

From early February to mid-April, a drilling programme including 14 holes totalling 

3 090 metres was executed on the Norcourt and Bermont zones. Detailed results are 

presented in Section 10, Drilling. 

In April-May, 3D modeling of the Adelemont was completed by Geopointcom of Val 

d’Or. A resources estimate, not compliant with 43-101 was calculated. The objective of 

the modeling was to better visualize the distribution of the mineralization within the 

Adelemont zone. 

In June 2011, UCM mandated Claude Perreault of Expert Conseils Miniers U/G inc. 

(ECM) from Val d’Or to prepare a report supporting a request for an Authorization 

Certificate to dewater the Adelemont decline and to undertake underground development 

for exploration and bulk sampling (3 000-5 000 tons) of the Adelemont and Norcourt 

zones. This report includes a development plan, a detailed account of the surface and 

underground works to do, an estimation of the costs and a work schedule. 

In August 2011, 3D modeling was also done for the Norcourt zone. 

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10.0 Drilling 

Most of the previous drilling completed to date on the property is described in Section 

6.0, History. The most intense historical drilling campaign dates back to the mid eigthies. 

The core boxes of these older programmes are currently on the property of the Joubi 

Mine in Val D’Or. They were transferred a number of years ago from a storage of the 

formerly owner, Mines Abcourt, to the present site at the time of the acquisition of the 

property by Ced-d’Or Mines. A geologist supervised the move and a list prepared by Mr. 

Renaud Hinse of Abcourt indicates a total of 64 holes representing the 1981, 1983, 1984, 

1986, and 1987 drilling programmes, for a total of 1876 core boxes, were transferred. 

About 80% of those boxes are properly stacked in a regular core rack shelter in the field, 

and the remaining piled up on the ground. 

In the course of our 2007 visit, the state of the art of good core keeping has been 

observed. The boxes are properly identified mostly with a metal tag and the footage 

properly visible with small blocks at various intervals in the boxes. 

Drilling programs were executed by the issuer in 2007, 2008 and 2011. The core boxes 

of these drill holes have been stored on the property of JSL Company in Val d’Or. It will 

be transferred to the Brosnor property as soon as storage facilities will be erected. 


In the spring of 2007, a small three holes drilling programme was completed and 

financed by 0787912 B.C. LTD. 

Field visits were done by MM. Jean-Louis Robert and Yves Gagnon in order to assess the 

approximate location of the old drillings and to spot the collars of the three holes as 

precisely as possible to intersect the Adelemont Zone. 

Holes DDH-07-01 and 02 were positioned to intersect the Adelemont zone some 90 

metres deep, and DDH-07-03 for intersecting the zone around the 200 metres depth. 

Drilling was performed by Les Forages Pelletier Ltée, from Cap-Chat, province of 

Quebec. 

Holes succeeded and confirmed the Adelemont gold bearing structure as a series of vein 

networks located within mafic volcanics, striking east-west and dipping north, thus crosscutting 

the general stratigraphy. The vein material includes quartz, carbonates and minor 

amount of tourmaline and fine to coarse pyrite. 

Gold grades obtained were somewhat lower than the historical resources estimates but 

consistent with the stockpiles grades and the old core re-assaying described in section 

13.0. Table 4 summarizes the 2007 drilling results obtained. 

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Hole number From (m) To (m) Length (m) Grade (g/t Au) Lithology 

DDH-07-01 21,5 23,5 2 1,92 20% Qz-carb, 3% Py 

71 83 12 1,26 30% Qz-carb, 2% Py 

88 95,5 7,5 2,7 55% Qz-carb, 5% Py 

DDH-07-02 88 99 11 1,51 10% Qz-carb, 3% Py 

105 111 6 1,64 12% Qz-carb, 1% Py 

DDH-07-03 229,5 231,5 2 4,39 28% Qz-carb, 2% Py 

267,5 273,5 6 0,47 12% Qz-carb, 2% Py 

Table 4: Results of the 2007 drilling programme 

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This campaign began on February 29 and was completed on April 28, 2008. It comprised 

17 holes totalling 3 780 metres of NQ sized core including 14 holes (3 516 metres) on the 

Adelmont zone (holes 08-04 to 08-15, 08-19 and 08-20) and 3 holes (264 metres) on the 

Bermont zone (holes 08-16 to 08-18). Drilling was made by Foramex of Rouyn- 

Noranda, Quebec. A total of 1 550 samples including blanks, doubles and standards were 

sent to Laboratoire Bourlamaque of Val d’Or for gold assays. 

Table 5 summarizes the 2008 drilling results obtained. 


This drilling programme was completed between February 7 and April 17, 2011. It 

comprised 19 holes totalling 3,132 metres of NQ sized core which were drilled by Les 

Forages Dibar Inc. under the supervision of MRB & Associates of Val d’Or. A total of 

480 drill-core samples were sent to ALS Chemex Laboratories Ltd of Val d’Or for gold 

assays. 

The drilling programme targeted the Norcourt and the Bermont mineralized zones. On 

the Norcourt zone, 10 holes totalling 2,736 metres (BN11-21 to BN11-30) were 

completed to test the gold mineralisation hosted in the quartz feldspar porphyry (QFP). 

Hole BN11-27 was designed to test the downward extension of the QFP. Holes BN11-22 

and BN-11-29 were drilled to test the easterly extension of the mineralized structures and 

to explore the continuity of the QFP marker horizon. On the Bermont zone, 4 holes 

totalling 396 metres were completed; three holes (BN11-31 to BN11-33) were planned to 

intersect gold-bearing tension veins hosted in mafic volcanic rock, and one (BN11-34) to 

test the down-plunge projection of the mineralized zone. 

As shown on tables 6 and 7, the 2011 diamond-drilling campaign intersected significant 

gold-bearing intervals on both Norcourt and Bermont zones. Holes BN11-25 and BN11- 

26 confirmed the down-dip extension of the QFP to a vertical depth of 250 metres. The 

eastward extension of the QFP was confirmed by holes BN11-27 and BN11-28. Further 

east, holes BN11-29 and BN11-30 (both jammed and lost) and BN11-22 did not 

intersected the QFP. 

The assays show that gold mineralization in the Norcourt zone is associated with coarse 

grained pyrite that is hosted by sheared and altered QFP and in the mafic volcanic wallrock. 

Tables 6 and 7 summarize the results of the 2011 drilling programme. 

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Hole number From (m) To (m) Length (m) Grade (g/t Au) Lithology Zone 

DDH-08-04 155.0 156.0 1.0 6.53 qtz-carbonate vein (pyrite) Adelemont 

259.5 262.5 3.0 4.05 diorite, andesite 

Massive andesite 

DDH-08-05 190.6 191.1 0.5 3.18 Silicification zone Adelemont 

Schistose to massive andesite 

DDH-08-06 141.0 143.0 2.0 4.23 Silicification, pyrite Adelemont 

161.4 166.0 4.6 3.85 Silicification, pyrite 

Massive diorite 

DDH-08-07 216.6 217.3 0.7 2.64 15% quarts veins Adelemont 

Schistose diorite 

DDH-08-08 181.0 182.4 1.4 3.29 20-30% quartz-carbonate Adelemont 


DDH-08-09 273.8 277.6 3.8 4.64 20-30% quartz-carbonate Adelemont 


DDH-08-10 182.85 186.0 3.15 5.73 Qtz-Carb vein; tourmaline Adelemont 

202.2 205.5 3.3 4.35 Qtz-Carb vein; pyrite 


DDH-08-11 60.0 61.5 1.5 1.64 5% quartz-carbonate Adelemont 

Massive to porphyritic diorite 

DDH-08-12 58.4 59.3 0.9 2.65 2-3% pyrite Adelemont 

Diorite 

DDH-08-13 225.2 227.8 2.6 1.53 Quartz vein Adelemont 


DDH-08-14 229.9 230.5 0.6 2.92 5% quartz-carbonate Adelemont 


DDH-08-15 172.5 174.0 1.5 1.40 2% pyrite Adelemont 

Silicified andesite 

DDH-08-16 25.7 27.3 1.6 30.93 5% quartz-carbonate Bermont 

Silicified andesite 

DDH-08-17 57.0 60.0 3.0 1.62 3-5% quartz-carbonate Bermont 

Schistose andesite 

DDH-08-18 51.8 53.3 1.5 5.17 Qtz vein, tourmaline Bermont 


DDH-08-19 175.8 176.35 0.55 1.44 Qtz vein, fuchsite Adelemont 

Porphyritic diorite 

DDH-08-20 67.55 68.4 0.85 7.26 Altered diorite, 2-3% pyrite Adelemont 

DDH-08-18 51.8 53.3 1.5 5.17 Qtz vein, tourmaline Adelemont 

DDH-08-19 175.8 176.35 0.55 1.44 Qtz vein, fuchsite Adelemont 

DDH-08-20 67.55 68.4 0.85 7.26 Altered diorite Adelemont 

Table 5: Results of the 2008 drilling programme


BN11-22 158.0 161.4 3.4 1.17 Basalt 

165.0 166.6 1.6 6.66 Basalt 

176.2 177.0 0.8 8.51 Basalt 

BN11-23 135.5 135.9 0.4 1.36 Diorite 

138.0 138.6 0.6 2.61 Diorite 

140.4 141.4 1.0 1.26 Diorite 

147.8 148.5 0.7 2.57 Diorite (qtz veins) 

150.0 150.8 0.8 1.34 Diorite 

183.2 187.2 4.0 2.73 Basalt 

BN11-24 254.5 256.5 1.0 2.00 Basalt 

261.0 263.0 2.0 0.98 Basalt 

266.0 276.0 10.0 1.14 Diabase/basalt 

BN11-25 164.0 164.5 0.5 4.16 Diabase/basalt 

167.1 168.3 1.2 6.84 Andesitic basalt 


299.0 307.2 8.2 1.61 Quartz-feldspar porphyry 

BN11-26 199.0 200.9 1.0 1.81 Basalt 

210.2 218.0 12.8 1.43 Basalt 

303.4 308.2 4.8 8.12 Quartz-feldspar porphyry 

BN11-27 184.0 184.8 0.8 1.39 Basalt (qtz veins) 

192.0 193.0 1.0 1.48 Diorite (qtz-tourmaline veins) 

198.8 199.5 0.7 1.95 Diorite 

BN11-28 166.2 167.0 0.8 2.00 Basalt (qtz-tourmaline veins) 

170.3 171.0 0.7 1.76 Basalt 

Table 6: Results of the 2011 drilling programme - Norcourt zone


BN11-31 25.5 29.1 3.6 1.02 Andesitic basalt 


62.5 66.0 3.5 1.04 Andesitic basalt (qtz veins) 

Andesitic basalt (qtz veins) 

BN11-32 31.0 33.5 2.5 1.22 Andesitic basalt (qtz veins) 











Table 7: Results of the 2011 drilling programme - Bermont zone



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11.0 Sampling preparation, Analyses and Security 

None of the reports available give any information relative to the samples preparation, the 

name of the laboratory, transcripts and the type of assaying performed in the drilling 

programmes completed prior to 1987. This type of information was frequently absent 

from geological reports at the time. Some of the analyses, particularly the intense drilling 

programme by Mining Corp. may well have been conducted within the Noranda 

Exploration’s Rouyn-Noranda facilities. 

However, from drill logs and during the course of our spot check core examination in 

May 2007, we noted the following: 

- drilled core is cut in halves, one half (witness) still visible in numerous core boxes 

examined during our site visit. 

- sample intervals are variable, but mostly around 2,5 to 3,0 feet, with more discrete 

intervals if important geological features were present, such as vein or sulphides 

concentrations. 

- mineralized sections were split and assayed entirely as well as the footwall and hanging 

walls on the entire visible traces of quartz and/or sulphides. 

The reported mineralized sections in the various reports are weighted averages of several 

samples, which typically would include a significant gold value on both ends of the 

section. Without the cross-sections available, it was not possible to verify at large if 

mineralized sections coincide with a distinct and clearly recognisable geological horizon. 

For the 2007 drilling programme, core sections retained by field geologist Yves Gagnon 

were sampled by InnovExplo Inc., an exploration services company from Val d’Or. 

InnovExplo applies a sampling procedure described in detail in Appendix II. Within this 

procedure the selected core intersections are sawed to provide a one half split of the 

original whole core. The minimum sample length is 0.5 metre of BQ core and the 

maximum is 1.5 metres. 

Field duplicates, blanks and standards are inserted into the batches sent to the laboratory 

in order to assess precision, integrity and possible contamination during samples 

preparation. 

The samples were sent to Techni-Lab S.G.B. Abitibi Inc. facilities in Ste-Germaine-de- 

Boulé, province of Quebec. Assaying procedure followed by Techni-Lab is presented in 

detail in Appendix III. 

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The procedure is designed to meet all the requirements of the NI 43-101. Analysis of the 

results obtained from the laboratory showed that the values obtained during the 2007 

programme are reliable. 

For the 2008 exploration programme, core was logged and sampled by Barbara Guimont, 

consultant and according to the QAQC protocol of Innov-Explo Inc (see Appendix III). 

Samples were sent to Laboratoire Bourlamaque de Val-d’Or. There is no information on 

the assaying procedure. 

The 2011 drilling campaign was supervised by MRB & Associates. Drill core were 

logged by Barthelemy Kramo, M. Sc. P. Geo using Geotic Log software. The cores were 

cut using a rock saw: half of core is sent for assay and half retained for verification and 

reference purposes. One of two separate gold standards and blank samples (average 

grade lower than 0.01 ppm) were inserted into the sample stream every 25 samples. The 

samples were delivered in secured sample bags directly to ALS Chemex Laboratories in 

Val-d’Or, Québec for analyses. ALS Chemex is an accredited laboratory which has 

implemented an internal quality control program to ensure the precision of analytical 

methods and results. All core boxes were labelled with aluminum tags and were 

transported and stored temporarily at a secure facility in Dubuisson, QC. 

It is the opinion of the authors that the recent (2007 to 2011) procedures applied for 

preparing, assaying and secure the samples are compliant with the 43-101 standards and 

are considered to give reliable data. For the exploration programmes completed during 

the eighties by Mining Corp. of Canada and Canadian Brosnan Mines Ltd, it is not 

possible for the authors to comment on the sampling procedures since this information is 

not described in the available reports. 

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12.0 Data Verification 

12.1 1981 to 1987 drilling programmes 

From April 16 to April 20, a visit was made at the Joubi Mine, in Val d’Or where the 

diamond drill cores from the previous drilling programmes completed between 1981 and 

1987 have been stored a few years ago. 

A selection of significant intersections previously obtained was re-examined in order to 

confirm the descriptions found in the logs and to collect representative split core sections 

for re-assaying. 

The metallurgical tests carried out by Noranda around 1981, might likely be responsible 

for the lack of core along some gold bearing intersections. The entire half cores length, 

witness of the original sample for chemical analysis, may have been used for the 

composite metallurgical sample. Nevertheless, there was no problem finding sufficient 

remaining split cores for a representative re-sampling of the three main mineralized 

structures, namely the Adelemont, Norcourt and Bermont zones. 

For the Adelemont and Norcourt zones, the drill logs were available, and the original 

descriptions, main contacts and drilling tags correlate well with our observations. For 

that reason, we are confident that those check samples are very well located. 

For the Bermont zone, drill logs were still unavailable at the time of the visit. The 

samples selection was based on a brief listing from the Munger, J. report (1987) giving 

interesting gold assays from many core sections drilled in 1986. We were able to locate 

these sections and observed that they are composed of material (quartz veins mineralized 

with pyrite) similar to both the Adelemont and Norcourt zones. 

Finally, we also sampled vein material from a group of horizontal holes drilled from the 

decline in 1987 and for which Munger, J. (1987) reports an average grade of 0.14 oz/t Au 

from 114 different samples taken from these holes. We didn’t have the drill logs for 

these holes and we don’t know either how this average value was calculated. Anyhow, 

we took four samples from random mineralized split zones composed of vein material 

with pyrite. 

Results of the 17 cross-check samples collected are summarized in Table 8 and values 

compared to the original assays. The samples were delivered by the authors to the 

Techni-Lab S.G.B. Abitibi Inc. laboratory, in Ste-Germaine-de-Boulé, Quebec. The 

entire sections were ground, homogenised, split then submitted to fire assay and atomic 

absorption. 

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Sample No Zone Hole From To Length oz/t Au oz/t Au difference 

(feet) (feet) 2007 1981-1984 % 

A-1 Adelemont 83-76 796-805 9,0 0,24 0,20 + 20 % 

A-2 Adelemont 81-22 445-454,5 9,5 0,09 0,22 - 59 % 

A-3 Adelemont 81-22 496-513 17,0 0,07 0,10 - 30 % 

A-4 Adelemont 81-27 150-168 18,0 0,07 0,12 - 42 % 

A-5 Adelemont 81-34 693-705 12,0 0,07 0,10 - 30 % 

N-1 Norcourt 84-106 335-338 3,0 0,03 0,38 - 92 % 

N-2 Norcourt 84-102 687-505 18,0 0,05 0,10 - 50 % 

N-3 Norcourt 84-121 485-500 15,0 0,02 0,16 - 87% 

N-4 Norcourt 84-114 520-530 10,0 0,097 0,06 + 76% 

B-1 Bermont 159 316-326 10,0 tr 0,14 - 100 % 

B-2 Bermont 161 213,5-222,5 9,0 0,06 0,14 - 57 % 

B-3 Bermont 162 215-226 11,0 0,08 0,18 - 56 % 

B-4 Bermont 166 121-135 14,0 0,80 0,43 + 86 % 

H-1 Adelemont H-138 197-217 20,0 0,02 Not available 

H-2 Adelemont H-140 233,5-238 4,5 0,04 Not available 

H-3 Adelemont H-140 746-750 4,0 tr Not available 

H-4 Adelemont H-145 487-507 20,0 tr Not available 

Table 8: Re-assaying and comparison with historical results 

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12.1.1 Adelemont 

A total of nine different sections were re-assayed. They are divided in two groups, 

namely A and H. 

The A group is composed of 5 samples A-1 to A-5 taken in the main gold structure. 

Lengths of the samples range from 9 to 18 feet. The core logs of these holes drilled in 

1981 and 1983 were available and therefore possible to confirm the description of those 

mineralized intersections. 

Results obtained indicate that 4 of the 5 samples gave values in the range of 30 to 40% 

lower than the original results. Sample A-5 yielded a value of 0.24 oz/t, higher than the 

original assay of 0.20 oz/t Au, over a length of 9 feet. This confirm good grades of the 

zone at a vertical depth of 800 feet, a value much higher than the historical average grade 

of 0.11 oz/t Au to 0.15 oz/t Au.. 

The H group is composed of four additional samples taken from the horizontal holes 

drilled in the decline in 1987. No logs were available at the time of the sampling 

therefore we cannot directly correlate these with the 1987 results. The historical results 

report an average gold content of 0.14 oz/t Au from 114 samples collected in the 

horizontal holes. The four random samples are composed of vein material mineralized 

with pyrite. Although the low values obtained, from traces to 0.04 oz/t Au, no 

conclusions can be drawn, not knowing to which one or any of the 6 veins reported on the 

Adelemont these intersections correlate to. 

12.1.2 Norcourt zone 

For this zone, four samples were collected (the N group) in low grade and high grade 

previous intersections. On the high grade section of 0.38 oz/t Au (sple N-1), our cross 

check sampling gave a low value of 0.03 oz/t Au. Three of the four samples gave values 

lower that the original assays. One re-assay, sample N-4 ran higher, giving 0.097 vs 0.06 

oz/t Au. 

12.1.3 Bermont zone 

On the Bermont zone, four samples (the B group) were collected. Three out of four gave 

lower values than the reported results of 1987. Sample B-4 yielded a high value of 0.80 

oz/t Au, about twice that of the original assay of 0.43 oz/t Au. 

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12.1.4 Discussion 

The goal of our sampling was to confirm the presence of gold mineralization associated 

with the main quartz-pyrite vein systems of the Adelemont, Norcourt and Bermont zones. 

It is of common knowledge that the nature of gold (nugget effect) may cause high 

variability in the results obtained from the same core intersection. In order to attenuate 

this effect, we selected wider sections than the original sampling. In doing so, it is 

expected to get a more representative mean average value than proceeding with multiple 

shorter samples over the same section. Most of our core samples exceeded 10 feet long. 

Results suggest a gold content with a tendency of being somewhat lower than the results 

obtained originally. However, the 17 samples collected statistically represent a too small 

number of samples to draw a firm conclusion. Fact is that gold mineralization reported in 

each zone was encountered in all of our control samples. Best correlations were obtained 

from the Adelemont zone, where even if lower, the gold content was relatively constant. 

Results from the Norcourt zone are significantly lower than the original values exception 

of sample N-4, a 10 feet section (N-4) at 0.097 vs 0.06 oz/t Au. Results from the 

Bermont zone indicate an impressive high grade section (0.80 oz/t Au over 14 feet) 

which confirm the potential of that gold bearing structure for which the previous 

restricted drilling (Munger, 1987) reports several historical gold bearing intersections in 

excess of 0.10 oz/t over 10 feet. 

Finally, samples collected from the horizontal holes drilled from the decline in the 

Adelemont zone, obviously failed to match the results reported by Munger in 1987. 

However, not having the drill logs, we cannot correlate with confidence those results with 

the historical mineralized intersections. Our samples may have been taken from gold 

barren veins associated with the main mineralized horizon. 

It is the opinion of the authors that the limited re-sampling of the core confirms the 

presence of gold mineralization in a quartz veins system and that the lower grades 

obtained may be due to the small amount of new samples collected. This is supported by 

subsequent 2008 to 2011 drilling that intersected significant gold mineralization in all 

zones (see tables 5, 6 and 7). However, once the new interpretation of the Adelemont 

will be completed (see section 26.0 below), it is suggested to consider doing some 

drilling in interesting mineralized areas only supported by old drill intersections. 

12.2 2008 and 2011 drilling programmes 

No verification procedure was applied by the authors on the data obtained from these 

drilling programmes. Sampling of the mineralized sections was made by qualified 

geologists and, since assays were made in certified laboratories where rigorous internal 

analytical quality control is applied, it is the opinion of the authors that these data are 

sound and reliable. 

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13.0 Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Testing 

In the report dated February 16, 1982 by Mining Corporation of Canada Ltd, it is 

mentioned that a flotation test was done on a composite sample of drill cores from the 

Adelemont and Norcourt zones, at the Matagami Lake Mine mill. 

Detailed results are presented in a separate report that was not available to the author. 

Gold recovery reported exceeds 90% from floating a pyrite concentrate. 

It would be important, at a later date, to inquire for that information at the Matagami 

Lake Mine mill located in Matagami. 

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14.0 Mineral Resources Estimates 

As mentioned in Section 6.0 History, resources estimates were made by Noranda Mines 

Ltd / Canadian Brosnan Mines Ltd and by Exploration Brosnor in the early eighties, but 

these were not compliant with 43-101 standards. 

Drilling programmes completed by the issuer were done on both the Adelemont and 

Norcourt zones. As briefly mentioned in Section 7.0 Mineralization, the Adelemont zone 

was not re-interpreted after the 2008 results. The situation was similar for Norcourt after 

the 2011 programme. 

In order to support the re-interpretation of both zones, UCM mandated Geopointcom of 

Val d’Or to generate a 3D model of the Adelemont and Norcourt zones. The purpose 

was to establish, by a geostatistical approach, the mineralization by taking in account 

historical and recent drilling results. 

In the Adelemont zone the mineralization is contained in a strongly albitized, silicified 

and pyritized envelope, about 100 meters wide. This envelope is a stratigraphic horizon 

comprising units of basalt and diorite, 50 metres thick, interlayered between two 

ultramafic flows. Considering a cut-off grade of 2g/t Au the author delineated an 

optimized mineralized envelope subdivided in 15 x 15 x 2 metres blocks. By using 

geostatistical tools the optimized envelop is estimated to contain 864 350 metric tons 

grading 1.29 g/t. These resources are classified in the inferred resources category by 

Geopointcom but are not considered to comply with national instrument 43-101, the main 

reason being that it is not supported by a comprehensive geological model at the present 

time. 

In the Norcourt zone the auriferous mineralization was modeled as eight discordant 

lenses composed of quartz, carbonates, albite and biotite veins and veinlets which 

intersect a 50-100 metres thick horizon of basalt and diorite interlayerd between two 

ultramafic flows, as in the Adelemont zone. Using a block model similar of the 

Adelemont, Geopointcom estimated the tonnage of the eight lenses at 451 480 metric 

tons grading 2.46 g/t Au. These resources are classified in the inferred resources category 

by Geopointcom but are not considered to comply with national instrument 43-101, the 

main reason being that it is not supported by a comprehensive geological model at the 

present time. 

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20.0 Environmental studies, Permitting and Social or Community 

Impact 

In the event of subsequent underground development work, UCM has applied for an 

Authorization Certificate in accordance with the section 22 of the Quebec Environmental 

Quality Law. This Certificate was delivered by the Val d’Or and Rouyn government 

office on October 21, 2011. 

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23.0 Adjacent properties 

The Adelemont and Norcourt gold occurrences are located along an ESE-WNW major 

structure developed within the relatively more competent mafic volcanics. Directly on 

strike, less than one kilometre to the west of the Adelemont zone and just outside the 

western limit of the Brosnor property lays the Monique deposit. 

Discovery of the Monique gold occurrence is contemporaneous to the Adelemont and 

Norcourt zones, during the nineteen forties. Not much work was done on that zone until 

1983, when Louvem intersected several gold bearing structures. Exploration carried out 

at the time identified nine different gold bearing structures with sufficient continuity to 

estimate resources. Some of the structures were identified up to 500 metres deep. 

Gold mineralization is associated with quartz veins and stringers filling tension fractures 

within mafic volcanics and tuffs. Veins horizons display intense alteration and 

pyritization of the host rock. 

Latest exploration work reported by Exploration Monique Inc. in 1989-90 (GM 49924) 

indicates an unqualified resources of 1 078 000 Mt grading 5.75 g/t Au, and the discovery 

of two new gold bearing structures. The author did not verify the information reported in 

that public report and therefore cannot qualify the above historical resource estimate in 

accordance with NI 43-101. 

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24.0 Other pertinent data 

The presence of an existing decline on the property opens up exploration perspectives 

that were considered by UCM. Rehabilitation on the decline could give direct access to 

the Adelemont mineralization and considerably increase the understanding of the 

structures that control this mineralization. Also, from a decline, it is possible to consider 

opening exploration drift to be favourably positioned and save on deep drilling costs. 

Within the context of this project UCM mandated Claude Perrault, eng. to prepare a 

report in support to an Authorization Certificate that will include an estimate of the costs 

of dewatering the decline and proceed with underground development to explore the 

Adelemont zone. This Phase I, which includes extraction of a 3 000 to 5 000 tons bulk 

sample would amount to $5 millions. 

A Phase II has also been estimate. This would include additional sinking of the ramp to 

reach the Norcourt zone, additional development on Adelemont, 10 000 metres of 

underground exploration drilling, and bulk sampling on both zones. Phase II would 

amount to $12 millions. 

An executive summary and layout of this project is presented in Appendix IV. 

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25.0 Interpretation and Conclusion 

Based on historical works and recent exploration works completed by the issuer, we 

confer that the Brosnor property hosts gold bearing structures, striking east-west, in 

which quartz-carbonate-pyrite-tourmaline veins, concentrated in more competent rock 

units carry gold values in various amount. The most important structure identified to date 

hosts two main gold zones, namely the Adelemont and Norcourt zones. Two resources 

estimates have been conducted so far, before the underground development, one by 

Mining Corporation: 

Adelemont zone: 277 503 t @ 0.119 oz/t Au (4.08 g/t) to a vertical depth of 550 feet 

Norcourt zone: 34 352 t @ 0.124 oz/t Au (4.25 g/t) 

And one by Exploration Brosnor Inc: 

Adelemont zone: 237 118 t @ 0.15 oz/t Au (5.14 g/t) 

Norcourt zone: 289 050 t @ 0.15 oz/t Au (5.14 g/t) 

The qualified persons did not review these estimates and Upper Canyon Minerals Corp. 

(the issuer) does not consider that these resources as an up to date estimation of the 

resources on the property. 

The main Adelemont zone forms a mineralized shoot trending east-west, extending over 

a length of about 300 feet at a depth of 550 feet with a mean average width of 9.5 feet. 

The shoot plunges 55 degrees to the south-west and the zone is opened to the west and 

down plunge extensions as confirmed by the verification drill hole DDH-07-03 that 

intersected 2 meters averaging 4.0 g/t at a vertical depth of 200 meters. Limited reassaying 

indicated relative consistency of the grade, somewhat lower than the historical 

estimates with possible higher grades at depth. A geostatistical study made in 2011 was 

not able to bring a detailed understanding of the different structures of the zone. 

The Norcourt zone, which was confirmed by 2011 drilling, was re-interpreted by the 

authors in 2011 and is proposed to be a main structure developed at the ultramafic-mafic 

interface, with secondary splay faulting. It is principally open to the east but also at 

depth. 

The third area of great potential interest on the property is the Bermont zone located 

some 500 meters to the south-west of the Adelemont ore zone. This zone was discovered 

in 1964, but not drilled until 1986. Recent drilling by the issuer in 2007, 2008 and 2011 

confirmed the presence of at least one major ESE-WNW structure that may be related to 

the Monique deposit less than one kilometre to the west. That zone lies in a swampy 

terrain most accessible in winter time. 

Consequently, the authors consider necessary to continue exploration for gold on the 

Brosnor property as it is recommended and described in the next section. 

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26.0 Recommendations and Budget 

26.1 Exploration programme 

In order to continue and extend the potential of the known mineral deposits on the 

Brosnor property, we recommend a two-phase programme as follows: 

PHASE I: 

I-a) Adelemont Zone: Following 2008 drilling on Adelemont zone a factual report was 

submitted to the issuer that did not include a re-interpretation of the zone on the basis of 

the new data. This might explain the low grade obtained by geostatistical study that 

followed since the mineralized intersections were taken a being in a wide envelope 

instead of maybe thin corridors within this envelope. Even if the structural pattern 

appears to be complex, it is essential to proceed with a re-interpretation of all the data in a 

trial to discriminate the various major and minor mineralized structures of the zone. 

I-b) Drilling on Adelemont Zone: Following the re-interpretation of the data and the 

generation of a mineralization model, we suggest to make a provision for verification of 

this model by drilling. 

I-c) Drilling on Norcourt: The 2011 drilling programme extended the zone to the east, but 

the zone remains open in this direction. Also, following the re-interpretation done in 

2011, drilling should be done to verify various possible extensions of the model. 

I-d) Drilling on Bermont: Considering the good results obtained from previous 

programmes, it is proposed to continue the definition of this zone. 

PHASE II: 

II-a) Drilling of IP anomalies: A few interesting anomalies revealed by the IP surveys 

completed by the issuer deserved a follow-up by drilling. 

Figure 10 and Table 9 give present the details of the work recommended. 

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UTM Nad 83 Metres 

Hole no North East Azimuth Dip Length Comments 

11-35 5331333 321195 0 -60 375 Norcourt 

11-36 5331325 321245 0 -65 240 Norcourt 

11-37 5331375 321265 0 -45 150 Norcourt 

11-38 5331400 321285 0 -50 150 Norcourt 

11-39 5331410 321330 0 -55 275 Norcourt 

11-40 5331296 321386 0 -55 325 Norcourt 

11-41 5331312 321498 0 -45 150 Norcourt East 

11-42 5331312 321572 0 -45 150 Norcourt East 

11-43 5331185 320650 0 -45 175 Target 2 

11-44 5331185 320800 0 -45 175 Target 2 

11-45 5331698 320066 0 -45 175 PP Anomaly 1 

11-46 5331782 320817 0 -45 175 PP Anomaly 2 

11-50 5331415 320163 0 -50 200 Bermont 

11-51 5331415 320135 0 -50 200 Bermont 

11-52 5331415 320101 0 -50 200 Bermont 

11-53 5331415 320069 0 -50 200 Bermont 

11-54 5331415 320037 0 -50 200 Bermont 

11-55 5331459 320162 0 -45 125 Bermont North 

11-56 5331459 320100 0 -45 125 Bermont North 

11-57 5331459 320036 0 -45 125 Bermont North 

11-58 5331415 320236 0 -50 225 Bermont 

21 holes 4115 

Provision for Adelemont 1000 

5115 

Table 9: 2012 Proposed drilling programme



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26.2 Budget 

- PHASE I: 

I-a) Geological re-interpretation of Adelemont zone 

10 days at $700/day $ 7 000 

1-b) Drilling on Adelemont 

Programme preparation $ 2 000 

Provision 1 000 m @ $125/m (all inclusive) $125 000 

1-c) Drilling on Norcourt 

1 815 metres @ $ 125/m (all inclusive) $226 875 

1-d) Drilling on Bermont 

1 375 metres @ $ 125/m (all inclusive) $171 875 

1-e) Others 

NI 43-101 Report update for Phase I 

and filing for statutory purposes $12,000 

1-f) Contingencies 10% $55 250 

Total Phase I: $600 000 

- PHASE II: 

1-a) Already identified drilling IP targets 

700 metres @ $ 125/m (all inclusive) $87 500 

1-b) Drilling on Adelemont, Norcourt and Bermont 

Provision: 2500 m @ $125/m (all inclusive) $312 500 

1-c) IP survey and additional drilling provision $62 500 

1-d) 3D modeling $25 000 

1-e) Others 

NI 43-101 Report update for Phase I 

and filing for statutory purposes $12,000 

1-f) Contingencies 10% $50 500 

Total Phase II: $550 000 

Total Phase I and II: $1 150 000 

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27.0 References 

27.1 Statutory works listed at the Quebec Dept. Of Natural Resources 

GM 41146 - DIAMOND DRILL HOLE. 1984, Par L'ECUYER, R. 206 pages. 1 carte. 5 

microfiches. 

GM 41616 - DIAMOND DRILL CORE LOG. 1984, Par SULLIVAN, P, TREMBLAY, R. 114 

pages. 1 carte. 4 microfiches. 

GM 41089 - LEVES MAGNETIQUE, GRADIOMETRIQUE ET DE POLARISATION 

PROVOQUEE. 1983, Par LAVOIE, C. 17 pages. 20 cartes. 5 microfiches. 

GM 38417 - ORE RESERVE AND EVALUATION REPORT. 1982, Par LAROUCHE, C. 280 

pages. 1 carte. 7 microfiches. 

GM 37320 - RAPPORT DE SISMIQUE REFRACTION, PROGRAMME D'EXPLORATION 

1980. 1981, Par REID, R. 20 pages. 1 carte. 1 microfiche. 

GM 37322 - DIAMOND DRILL HOLE. 1981, Par DUMONT, P. 152 pages. 1 carte. 4 

microfiches. 

GM 36033 - RAPPORT SUR LA PROPRIETE. 1980, Par DUMONT, G H. 16 pages. 1 

microfiche. 

GM 36563 - RAPPORT SUR UN LEVE ELECTROMAGNETIQUE, PROPRIETE YVAN 

GIASSON. 1980, Par VEILLEUX, C A. 9 pages. 1 carte. 1 microfiche. 

GM 37319 - LEVES DE POLARISATION PROVOQUEE MAGNETOMETRIQUE ET 

ELECTROMAGNETIQUE. 1980, Par, G. 10 pages. 6 cartes. 2 microfiches. 

GM 37321 - ETUDE PAR SISMIQUE RELEXION ET REFRACTION, PROGRAMME 

D'EXPLORATION 1980. 1980, Par BOISVERT, B, GOUPIL, F. 25 pages. 1 carte. 1 microfiche. 

GM 31836 - GEOPHYSICAL REPORT ON THE AUDET GOLD PROPERTY. 1976, Par PARK, I 

G. 7 pages. 1 carte. 1 microfiche. 

GM 32778 - DIAMOND DRILL RECORD. 1976, Par PARK, I G, BOWDIDGE, C R. 58 

pages. 2 microfiches. 

GM 28772 - RAPPORT DE LEVES MAG ET EM. 1973, Par BERUBE, M. 5 pages. 2 

cartes. 1 microfiche. 

GM 29442 - SUPPLEMENT AU RAPPORT D'EXPLORATION MINIERE DU 20 

JUIN 1973. 1973, Par BERUBE, M. 2 pages. 1 carte. 1 microfiche. 

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GM 27041 - RAPPORT MAG-EM. 1971, Par BERUBE, M. 2 pages. 1 carte. 1 

microfiche. 

GM 23773 - REPORT ON MAGNETOMETER SURVEY. 1969, Par BERGMANN, H J. 4 pages. 1 

carte. 1 microfiche. 

GM 25038 - DIAMOND DRILL HOLE, LOUVICOURT TOWNSHIP GROUP. 1969, Par AGAR, 

D R. 3 pages. 1 carte. 1 microfiche. 

GM 15393 - 8 DDH LOGS. 1964, Par DUMONT, G H. 26 pages. 1 microfiche. 

GM 13445 - REPORT ON THE PROPERTY. 1963, Par DUMONT, G H, HONSBERGER, J A. 10 

pages. 1 carte. 1 microfiche. 

GM 12691 - RAPPORT SUR LA PROPRIETE. 1962, Par DUMONT, G H. 2 pages. 1 carte. 1 

microfiche. 

GM 01076 - LOG OF DIAMOND DRILL HOLE. 1950, Par DUMONT, G H, DUMONT, P. 28 

pages. 16 cartes. 4 microfiches. 

GM 00107 - REPORT ON THE PROPERTY, COURTMONT GOLD MINES LIMITED. 1947, 

Par INGHAM, W N. 2 pages. 1 microfiche. 

GM 00594 - INFORMATION REPORT. 1946, Par BUCKLAND, F C. 1 page. 1 microfiche. 

GM 00595 - REPORT ON WORKS EXECUTED IN 1946. 1947, Par BUCKLAND, F C. 3 pages. 

1 microfiche 

GM 08364 - REPORT ON THE PROPERTY AND 4 DDH LOGS. 1945, Par INGHAM, W N. 3 

pages. 1 microfiche. 

GM 08389 - EXAMINATION REPORT AND 1 DDH LOG. 1945, Par INGHAM, W N. 2 pages. 

1 microfiche. 

GM 31880 - REPORT ON MAG SURVEY WITH 1 APPENDIX. 1945, Par KOULOMZINE, T. 7 

pages. 1 carte. 1 microfiche. 

GM 35657 - LOG OF DIAMOND DRILL HOLE. 1945, Par DUMONT, G H. 51 pages. 1 

microfiche. 

GM 46109 - JOURNAL DE SONDAGE AU DIAMANT, DIANA OPTION. 1987, Par 

SULLIVAN, P. 64 pages. 2 cartes. 3 microfiches. 

GM 43594 - JOURNAL DE SONDAGE, PROJET DIANA 11-79. 1985, Par LAVERDIERE, G. 

37 pages. 1 carte. 2 microfiches. 

GM 41817 - REPORT ON 1984 WORK PROGRAM, DIANA OPTION. 1984, Par SULLIVAN, 

P. 11 pages. 9 cartes. 3 microfiches. 

GM 42134 - DIAMOND DRILL HOLE LOG, DIANA OPTION. 1984, Par SULLIVAN, P. 24 

pages. 2 cartes. 1 microfiche. 

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GM 40533 - REPORT ON A HUMIC GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY DONE ON THE GIASSON- 

LOUVICOURT TOWNSHIP GOLD PROJECT. 1983, Par HINSE, G J. 10 pages. 1 carte. 1 

microfiche. 

GM 40534 - A REPORT ON THE GIASSON PROPERTY LOCATED IN LOUVICOURT 

TOWNSHIP. 1983, Par HOGG, G M. 20 pages. 1 carte. 1 microfiche. 

GM 39521 - LEVE MAGNETIQUE, PROPRIETE DE YVAN GIASSON. 1982, Par LAROUCHE, 

C, TURCOTTE, R. 11 pages. 1 carte. 1 microfiche. 

GM 31428 - REPORT ON A MAGNETIC SURVEY AND AN ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY 

ON THE LOUVAX 2 PROPERTY. 1975, Par TREMBLAY, G A. 11 pages. 2 cartes. 1 microfiche. 

GM 29963 - 2 DDH LOGS. 1974, Par BERUBE, M. 8 pages. 1 carte. 1 microfiche. 

GM 30226 - REPORT ON MAG, EM & BASAL TILL GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS. 1974, Par 

TREMBLAY, G A. 21 pages. 3 cartes. 1 microfiche. 

GM 29149 - REPORT ON BASAL TILL GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY WITH 2 CERTIFICATES 

OF ANALYSIS. 1973, Par BLACK, E D. 14 pages. 1 microfiche. 

GM 27320 - RAPPORT DE TRAVAUX D'EXPLORATION. 1971, Par BERUBE, M. 7 pages. 2 

cartes. 1 microfiche. 

GM 25943 - TRAVAUX D'EXPLORATION MINIERE FAIT SUR LE GROUPE EST DES 

TERRAINS DE VALDEX MINES INC. 1970, Par BERUBE, M. 3 pages. 1 carte. 1 microfiche. 

GM 25944 - DIAMOND DRILL RECORD. 1970, Par BERUBE, M. 5 pages. 1 microfiche. 

GM 26033 - RAPPORT DE TRAVAUX D'EXPLORATION MINIERE. 1970, Par BERUBE, M. 7 

pages. 2 cartes. 1 microfiche. 

GM 24397 - LEVE MAGNETOMETRIQUE. 1969, Par SEGUIN, E. 4 pages. 3 cartes. 1 

microfiche. 

GM 24855 - LOCATION SKETCHES OF SURFACE WORK. 1969, Par . 2 pages. 1 microfiche. 

GM 08352 - REPORT ON THE PROPERTY. 1945, Par INGHAM, W N. 1 page. 1 microfiche. 

GM 08353 - REPORT ON MAGNETOMETER SURVEY. 1945, Par KOULOMZINE, T. 8 pages. 

1 carte. 1 microfiche. 

GM 05708 - REGIONAL GEOLOGICAL PLAN WITH LOCATION OF MINING 

PROPERTIES. 1938, Par PARADIS, A. 1 carte. 1 microfiche. 

GM 08357 - REPORT ON MAG SURVEY. 1937, Par VON HEYDEN, W. 6 pages. 2 cartes. 1 

microfiche. 

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27.2 Other references 

Bérubé, P. 2008. Upper Canyon Minerals Corp., Borehole Resistivity/Induced 

Polarization Survey, Brosnor Property, Louvicourt Township, Logistic and Interpretation 

Report, Abitibi Geophysique, May 2008 

Chénard, L., 1997. Rapport de qualification, propriété Louvicourt de Corporation Ced- 

Or, Géospex Sciences Inc., Août 1997. 

D’Amours, Christian , 2011a. Modeling of the Nordcourt sector located west of the 

municipality of Louvicourt, Prepared for Upper Canyon Mineral Corp, Géopointcom, 

August 2011. 

D’Amours, Christian, 2011b. Modeling of the Adelemont sector located west of the 

municipality of Louvicourt, Prepared for Upper Canyon Mineral Corp, Géopointcom, 

April 2011. 

Gagnon, Y., 2007. Diamond drilling campaign, Brosnor Property, for Tech Solutions 

Capital Corp. Summer 2007. 

Gaudreau, R., Rocheleau, M., Perrier, B., 1988. Géologie du gisement aurifère de 

Brosnor, Région de Val d’Or, Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources, MB 88-33. 

Groleau, P., Le Mouel, H., 1985. Rapport du calcul des réserves sur la propriété du 

canton Louvicourt, Les Mines Brosnan Ltée. 

Guimont, Barbara, 2008. Rapport présentant les résultats de forages (2008) sur la 

propriété Brosnor, Canton Louvicourt, Québec, Canada SNRC 32C/03, Rapport présenté 

à Upper Minerals Corporation. 

Imreh, L., 1982. Sillon de La Motte-Vassan et son avant-pays méridional. Synthèse 

volcanologique lithostratigraphique et gîtologique, Ministère de l’Énergie et des 

Ressources, MM-82-04. 

Jarvi, U.W., 1982. Ore reserve and evaluation report, Les Mines Brosnan Ltée, 

Louvicourt Township, Quebec, Mining Corporation of Canada Ltd, Feb. 1982. 

Kramo, B., 2011. Assessment work Report, 2011 Winter Diamond-Drill Program, 

Brosnor Property, Louvicourt Township, Quebec Canada (NTS 32C/03), Prepared for: 

Upper Canyon Minerals Corp., MRB & associates. 

Laganière, A., Lavoie, J., 1996. Caractérisation environnementale du site minier 

Abcourt, Louvicourt, Québec, Géospex Sciences Inc., novembre 1996. 

Munger, J., 1987. Rapport de qualification sur la propriété Louvicourt de Exploration 

Brosnor Inc. 

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Perreault, C., 2011. Demande de certificat d’autorisation pour des travaux de mise en 

valeur – Propriété Brosnor, Présenté par Upper Canyon Minerals Corp., Juin 2011. 

Rocheleau, M., Hebert, R., Lacoste, P, Racine, M, Gaudreau, R, St-Julien, 1997. 

Synthèse stratigraphique, paléogéographique et gîtologique : cantons Vauquelin, 

Pershing, Haig et parties des camtons de Louvicourt, pascalis et Denain, Ministère de 

l’Énergie et des Ressources, MB 97-11. 

Sullivan, P., Britt, C., 1984. Brosnan option, Norcourt zone, Report of 1984 drill 

program. Oct 1984. 

Tremblay, A. ,2011. Demande d’approbation d’un emplacement pour la disposition de 

stériles miniers, préparé pour le compte de : Upper Canyon Minerals Corporation, 

Consultation Geologic, Aout 2011. 

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Appendix I 

Mineralized zones (photos) 

(From MRB & Ass. 2011)

Plate 1: Qtz-carb-tourmaline mineralized zone:, sheared, 

altered. 

Plate 3: Altered, leached and fractured QFP 

Assessment Work Report – Brosnor 17 

Plate 2: First target hosted at Andesite/Diorite 

contact 

Plate 4: QFP with coarse pyrite

5.5-2 The Bermont Zone 

Assessment Work Report – Brosnor 18 

The Bermon gold mineralized zone is hosted in mafic volcanic rock of basalt-andesite 

composition. The mineralized zone consists of sub-parallel quartz-carbonate veins and 

stockwork (from cm-scale to 4.50 m thick) (Plate 5). Quartz is milky white and massive. 

The mineralized zone exhibits fine-grained pyrite hosted in laminated, sheared and altered 

wall rock. Pyrite rarely exceeds 2-3%. The main vein strikes east-west and dips toward the 

south. 

Plate 5: Bermont mineralized zone

Appendix II 

Sampling and Quality controls applied by InnovExplo Inc.

2007 Exploration program - Sampling, Assaying and QAQC Protocol 

The objectives of the QA/QC program is to monitor and document the quality and integrity 

of the sampling, preparation and assaying of samples for the project. Using a series of 

quality control samples, the entire sampling, sample preparation and assaying process 

have been monitored and evaluated for: 

• Suitability of field sample size by measuring precision of field duplicate samples; 

• Integrity of field sampling and sample shipment by monitoring results of field 

blanks and sample shipment procedures; 

• Possible contamination through the sample preparation and assaying process by 

monitoring results of field blank standards submitted as regular samples and the 

monitoring of laboratory analytical blank standard results; 

• Suitability of crushing/splitting/pulverization sizes by measuring precision of 

coarse and pulp duplicate samples; 

• The level of accuracy in the assaying were also monitored by measuring the 

accuracy of the laboratory internal certified reference standards and by assaying 

of “blind” certified reference standards in each batch of samples. 

Batch Size & Sample Types 

The protocol used is based on batch size of 81 samples with the following is a breakdown 

of the protocols to be used for the number, type and distribution of QC samples in each 

batch of samples shipped from the field and fused in the furnaces at selected laboratory. 

The number of QC samples has been co-ordinated with the maximum furnace batch size. 

Field sub-batch 26 regular samples including: 

23 regular samples; 

1 field duplicate sample selected at random; 

1 field blank 

1 Certified reference material (CRM). 

Two additional field sub-batches would be prepared totalling 3x26=78 samples in each 

batch shipment from the field. 

Samples shipped from the field should be identified by individual sample number including 

batch and sub-batch identification. 

For each sub-batch, 1 of each of the following samples would be prepared by the 

laboratory people and inserted into each sub-batch of 24 samples. 

1 coarse crush duplicate sample split selected at random 

This would bring the sub-batch totals to 26 samples totalling 3x26=78 samples for the total 

batch. 

The remaining 3 samples in the total fusible batch of 81 samples are reserved by the 

laboratory for the following samples and can be randomly added to the sub-batches. 

1 laboratory internal analytical blank standard inserted at random 

2 laboratory internal CRM’s inserted at random

Regular Samples 

The regular samples are provided from NQ drill core that will be split to provide a one half 

split of the original whole core. The remaining half split core will be kept in the core box 

as witness. The minimum sample length is 0.5 m and the maximum length 1.5 m. 

Standards (Certified reference material) 

“Blind” CRM’s - Two differing grade certified reference standards (CRM’s) should be 

inserted into the batch by the on-site geologist. The recommended CRM’s to be used are 

from Oreas of Australia and are identified below: 

CRM# OREAS 6Pa 1.65 g/t Au (+/-0.04) composed of a greywacke matrix 

OREAS 7Pa 3.00 g/t Au (+/-0.06) composed of a greywacke matrix 

The goal of the lower grade CRM is to monitor the accuracy of assaying at grades that are 

considered significant albeit below the cut-off grade level for the Discovery project. This is 

done to ensure that mineralized zones are not being missed due to poor assaying at 

grade levels that may be indicative of significant nearby ores. The mid-grade CRM will 

monitor the accuracy of assaying at both the cut-off and average grade level of the 

deposit. The high grade CRM will monitor the accuracy of the very important and 

frequently occurring high grade samples. 

Laboratory Internal CRM’s - In addition to the “blind” CRM’s that the laboratory will be 

provided to insert and assay, the laboratory will also insert 2 of its own internal CRM’s 

randomly in each total batch of 81 samples fused. 

Blanks 

Field Blank Standard – A field blank standard should be prepared from “barren” rock 

material from the project site or other potentially “barren” material. A field blank standard 

should be selectively placed after possible high grade samples (submitted as regular 

samples, blind to laboratory) to monitor potential contamination during preparation 

process. Unfortunately, no field blanks samples were assaying during 2006-2007 drilling 

program. 

Analytical Blank Standard – As is in the case of the CRM’s, the laboratory will insert its 

own internal analytical blank standard for quality control purposes and will be instructed to 

insert 1 analytical blank standard sample in each total batch of 81 samples fused. 

Duplicates 

A series of duplicate samples taken at each stage of the sampling and sample preparation 

process enables monitoring precision incrementally through each stage of the process. 

The number of duplicate types depends on the number of process steps and typically 

includes 3 duplicate sample types namely, the field duplicate sample, coarse crush 

duplicate sample and pulp duplicate sample. More complex sample preparation flow 

sheets may require additional duplicates such as in the case of a multiple stage crushing 

process. 

Field Duplicate Sample – A field duplicate sample should be prepared for 1 sample 

selected at random (with some bias to ensure results are included from all grade ranges) 

from each sub-batch of field samples and included as a regular sample so as to be “blind” 

to the laboratory. A total of 3 field duplicates would result in each total batch of 81 

samples.

Field duplicate results can be used to determine total precision (i.e. reproducibility) of the 

sample analysis from sampling through sample preparation. When used in conjunction 

with the other sample preparation duplicates the incremental loss of precision can be 

attributed to the various stages of the sampling, preparation and assaying process. For 

the field duplicate sample increment, this can indicate whether loss of precision is 

attributable to initial sample size. 

The samples to be analyzed are provided from the 2 nd half of remaining drill core that will 

be split to provide a ¼-split of the original whole core. The ability to directly compare 

results of previous sampling campaigns using half of the core to results from quarter core 

samples depends on whether each sample is adequate in size in relation to gold grain 

size and distribution and sampling methods/intervals used. 

Coarse Crush Duplicate Sample – The laboratory will be instructed to prepare a coarse 

crush duplicate for 1 sample selected at random from each sub-batch of samples. A total 

of 3 coarse crushed duplicate samples would result in each total batch of 81 samples and 

follow the same sample preparation and assaying procedures as the regular samples. 

The coarse duplicate sample (1000 g) to be analyzed will be taken after the primary 

crushing stage and proceed with the other regular sample. 

By measuring the precision of the coarse duplicate samples, a similar incremental loss of 

precision can be determined for the coarse crush stage of the process and provide 

indications whether sub-sample size of 1000 g taken after primary crushing for the 

crushed particle size is adequate to ensure a representative sub-split. 

Pulp Duplicate Sample – The laboratory will be instructed to prepare a pulp duplicate 

assay for 1 sample selected at random from each sub-batch of samples. A total of 3 pulp 

duplicate assays would result in each total batch of 81 samples. 

By measuring the precision of the pulp duplicate samples, a similar incremental loss of 

precision can be determined for the pulp pulverizing stage of the process and provide 

indications whether pulp size of 50 g taken after the pulverization of the crushed particle 

size is adequate to ensure a representative fusing and analysis. 

Other Considerations 

Visible Gold & High Sulphide Samples – Each field sample that contains visible gold or a 

large amount of sulphides will be systematically assayed using a metallic screen analysis. 

Analytical Finish Re-assaying – The protocols for initial analytical determination use AAS. 

Since the precision of AAS analytical gold determinations above 3.0 to 5.0 g/t Au is 

considered poor, all samples with initial results reported above 3.0 g/t Au will be 

immediately re-assayed using a gravimetric finish with both results reported by the 

laboratory.

Appendix III 

Assaying procedure followed by Techni-Lab

TECHNI-LAB S.G.B. ABITIBI INC. 

RÉFÉRENCES ET PROCÉDURES DU DÉPARTEMENT DE GÉOCHIMIE 

TECHNI-LAB S.G.B. ABITIBI INC. 

Mise à jour 

Juin 2006 

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RÉCEPTION ET PRÉPARATION DES ÉCHANTILLONS 

Voici les différentes étapes de manutention des échantillons avant l’analyse. Des procédures 

simples sont suivies pour prévenir les erreurs ou la perte d’échantillons. Des instructions sont 

également données pour éviter la contamination de ceux-ci. 

Réception et concassage des échantillons 

Lorsqu’un lot d’échantillon est reçu, ceux-ci sont classés et comptés. La liste ainsi produite, 

(feuille de projet) se voit attribuer un numéro d’entrée (# de projet). Cette liste est ensuite 

comparée à la demande d’analyse fournie par le client. Toute anomalie (par exemple : 

échantillon manquant ou surnuméraire, identification douteuse, contamination interéchantillons) 

doit être immédiatement signalée au chef d’équipe et au superviseur. Ce dernier 

contactera le client concerné dans les plus brefs délais, afin de décider avec lui des mesures à 

prendre pour rectifier la situation. 

De plus, chaque échantillon doit être accompagné de deux étiquettes d’identification (TAG). La 

première accompagnera la portion d’échantillon pulvérisée (pulpe) et la seconde avec le reste de 

l’échantillon concassé (rejet). 

Les échantillons sont classés par ordre de priorité et disposés dans les casseroles par ordre 

numérique. Une table comprend 4 rangées de 12 casseroles numérotées de 1 à 48. 

Les échantillons humides sont séchés au four durant une heure. 

Les sacs destinés à recevoir les échantillons sont identifiés d’après le numéro de projet et 

de l’échantillon. 

Les échantillons sont concassés au complet. Le concasseur à mâchoires permet d’obtenir 

une grosseur de particules assez grossières (maximum 1/8). L’échantillon concassé est 

par la suite passé plusieurs fois sur un séparateur, afin de limiter la masse à broyer tout en 

homogénéisant l’échantillon. 

La masse d’échantillon concassé retenue pour la pulvérisation varie de 200 à 300 

grammes. 

Pulvérisation des échantillons 

Un sac de papier est identifié pour recevoir chaque échantillon. 

Les plats et les anneaux sont conditionnés avec la silice avant de commencer la 

pulvérisation ce qui permet de nettoyer le plat et les anneaux et ainsi, éviter les 

contaminations entre les échantillons. 

Chaque échantillon est pulvérisé de 2 à 3 minutes de façon à obtenir une pulpe très fine 

(environ 80 % à 200 mesh). 

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L’échantillon peut ensuite être homogénéisé et soumis à la pyro-analyse. 

Pyro-analyse des échantillons 

Selon la nature de l’échantillon, le technicien peut devoir varier les quantités d’additifs. 

Un formulaire de données est rempli et les sacs de pulpes sont numérotés en suivant 

l’ordre indiqué sur le formulaire. 

Une série de 24 creusets est préparée incluant blanc, duplicata et étalon de référence qui 

seront répartis à intervalle de 7 échantillons. 

Les creusets sont remplis de 175 grammes de fondant #2 avec une cuillère de farine. 

Une portion de masse connue d’échantillon est pesée et ajoutée au fondant et à la farine 

dans les creusets. La masse d’échantillon pesée est de 15 grammes pour les analyses en 

grammes par tonnes et de 30 grammes pour les analyses en partie par milliard. 

Le mélange de chaque creuset doit ensuite être homogénéisé. 

Une solution de nitrate d’argent, composée de 25 grammes de nitrate d’argent dans 

500ml d’eau distillée et déminéralisée, est ajoutée à raison de deux gouttes pour les 

analyses en parties par milliards (ppb) et cinq gouttes pour les analyses en grammes par 

tonnes. Le tout est recouvert de borax pour empêcher les éclaboussures durant la fusion. 

Les échantillons sont enfournés pour la fusion, par série de vingt-quatre. La fusion dure 

quarante-cinq minutes à une température de 1093ºC. 

Ensuite, les échantillons liquéfiés sont versés dans des lingotières et refroidis à l’air. Ils 

sont recouverts pour éviter les éclaboussures de scories. 

Le refroidissement terminé, il faut marteler les culots obtenus pour en séparer la scorie et 

en faire un cube qui pourra être envoyé en coupellation. 

Les coupelles d’os de moutons sont préchauffées durant dix minutes avant d’introduire 

les culots de forme cubique. La coupellation dure environ une heure à température de 

954ºC. 

Lorsque la coupellation est terminée, les billes d’or et d’argent obtenues sont refroidies. 

Elles peuvent enfin être analysées par spectroscopie d’absorption atomique ou 

gravimétrie. 

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LES ANALYSES 

La pyro-analyse sert à extraire l’or de la gangue séchée et pulvérisée. Suite au processus, l’or se 

présente alors sous forme d’une bille d’or et d’argent. Cette bille peut être attaquée pour être 

analysée gravimétriquement ou par spectroscopie par absorption atomique. 

La concentration de l’or peut être exprimée en grammes par tonnes métriques (g/t), en onces par 

tonnes métriques (oz/t) ou en parties par milliards (ppb). Les masses d’échantillons utilisées pour 

les analyses en grammes par tonne sont habituellement de 15 grammes et pour les analyses en 

ppb, elles sont habituellement de 30 grammes. L’unité de masse arbitrairement utilisée dans 

l’industrie minière est «Assay/ton» qui équivaut à 30 grammes. Un demi «Assay/ton» équivaut à 

15 grammes. 

Les métaux peuvent être analysés directement par dissolution de la gangue séchée et pulvérisée. 

La masse d’échantillon normalement utilisée pour déterminer les métaux est approximativement 

de deux grammes quelquefois de un gramme et de un demi gramme pour les standards. La 

concentration des métaux est exprimée en parties par millions (ppm) ou en pourcentage (%). 

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LA PYRO-ANALYSE 

La pyro-analyse sert à extraire l’or de la matrice rocheuse, pour pouvoir en déterminer la 

concentration. La méthode se résume à fusionner du minerai avec de l’oxyde de plomb et des 

agents réducteurs. Un alliage de plomb, contenant de l’or et de l’argent coule alors dans le fond 

de l’échantillon du creuset, la scorie vitreuse étant moins dense que le plomb. Le culot de plomb 

refroidi ainsi obtenu est dégagé de la scorie solidifiée et fusionnée dans une coupelle, qui 

absorbera le plomb en laissant une bille d’or et d’argent. 

La fusion en creuset 

Voici une liste des réactifs utilisés pour la fusion : 

La litharge (PbO) 

Oxyde de plomb fondu et cristallisé de couleur rouge-orangée. C’est un agent oxydant et 

désulfurant. Sa température de fusion est de 883°C. En se réduisant, la litharge fournie le plomb 

qui absorbera l’or et l’argent. Elle se combine facilement à la silice et l’alumine pour former des 

silicates et des aluminates fusibles. 

Le carbonate de sodium (NaCO3) 

2 PbO + C → 2 Pb↓ + CO2↑ 

PbO + SiO2 → PbSiO3 

PbO + Al2O3 → PbAl2O4 

Ce produit est communément appelé du soda. Il possède une température de fusion de 852°C. 

C’est un fondant basique qui réagit avec la silice et l’alumine pour former des silicates et des 

aluminates complexes avec les oxydes métalliques. 

Le borax (Na2B4O7) 

Na2CO3 + SiO2 → Na2SiO3 + CO2↑ 

Na2CO3 + Al2O3 → Na2Al2O4 + 2 CO2↑ 

Le borax est un fondant acide utilisé pour dissoudre et se combiner avec les constituants basiques 

présents dans la gangue et ainsi, former des borates complexes facilement fusibles. Il est à 

remarquer que certains constituants acides se dissolvent également en présence de borax 

notamment la silice. 

La silice (SiO2) 

Na2B4O7 + 2 CaO → Na2O•2 CaO•2 B2O3 

La silice est un fondant acide très efficace. Elle réagit avec les oxydes métalliques dont la 

litharge, et produit ainsi des silicates fusibles. 

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La farine et l’amidon 

Ce sont des agents réducteurs, contenant du carbone, qui contribue à réduire la litharge en plomb. 

Le fer (Fe) 

Le fer est quelquefois utilisé comme agent réducteur et désulfurant. Il attaque les sulfures 

métalliques pour donner des métaux et du sulfure de fer. 

Le nitrate de potassium (KNO3) 

Le nitrate de potassium est un agent oxydant. Il est ajouté lorsqu’il y a un trop grand excès de 

substances réductrices dans la gangue. 

La fluorine (CaF2) 

4 KNO3 + 5 C + 2 SiO2 → 2 K2SiO3 + 5 CO2↑ + 2 N2↑ 

La fluorine améliore la fluidité de la scorie. 

La nature des minerais 

Minerai contenant des oxydes : 

Avec du minerai contenant des oxydes, on ajoutera plus d’agents réducteurs pour obtenir le 

plomb et réduire les métaux. 

Minerai sulfureux : 

Pour des minerais sulfureux, il y aura une réduction de PbO car les sulfures sont des réducteurs. 

En fait, à cause de la grande quantité de sulfures, il est nécessaire d’ajouter un agent oxydant pour 

éviter une trop grande formation de plomb. 

PbS + 3 PbO + Na2CO3 → 4 Pb + Na2SO4 + CO2↑ 

ZnS + 4 PbO + Na2CO3 → 4 Pb + Na2SO4 + ZnO + CO2↑ 

2 FeS2 + 15 PbO + 4 Na2CO3 → 15 Pb + Fe2O3 + 4 Na2SO4 + 4 CO2↑ 

La pyrite de fer, étant très réductrice, elle produira une trop grande quantité de plomb pour la 

cupellation ultérieure. Le nitrate de potassium est alors utilisé comme agent oxydant. 

2 KNO3 + 6 SiO2 + 5 Pb → 5 PbSiO3 + K2SiO3 + N2↑ 

2 FeS2 + 2 SiO2 + 6 KNO3 → Fe2(SO4)3 + K2SO4 + 2 K2SiO3 + 3 N2↑ 

Mélange commun utilisé pour la fusion en creuset : 

Minerai (15g) 

Soda (25 à 35g) 

Borax (10 à 15g) 

Farine (varie selon la nature de la matrice) 

KNO3 (varie selon la nature de la matrice) 

Litharge (60 à 75g) 

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Description de la fusion en creuset 

Les mélanges d’échantillons et de réactifs sont contenus dans des creusets fait d’argile réfractaire. 

La fusion s’effectue dans un four à moufle ou dans un four d’essai. La chambre de fusion est 

constituée de briques réfractaires et d’une plaque d’enfournement en carbure de silicium. Ce 

réceptacle est ventilé par l’arrière et chauffé par des éléments de carbure de silicium, installés 

sous la plaque d’enfournement. 

On traite une quantité connue de minerais, habituellement 15 ou 30 grammes, avec de la litharge 

et les autres réactifs nécessaires dans un creuset en argile réfractaire. Les réactifs sont choisis 

selon la nature de la matrice du minerai. Ils peuvent être sulfureux, acides, basiques, neutres ou 

contenir des oxydes. Il est donc nécessaire de bien connaître la nature de la matrice du minerai. 

Lors de la fusion, la litharge est réduite en plomb. L’or et l’argent sont alors absorbés par les 

gouttelettes de plomb fondu qui migrent vers le fond du creuset. 

La fusion s’effectue à 1050°C. Au commencement, il y a réduction de la litharge, un début de 

réaction du nitrate de potassium ainsi que la réduction partielle des oxydes. Le mélange, qui a été 

placé dans le creuset et bien brassé, commence à fondre. 

Ensuite, arrivent les réactions plus violentes. La farine, les sulfures et les autres réducteurs 

réduisent la litharge, les tellurures d’or et les sulfures d’argent en libérant les métaux qui sont 

entraînés vers le fond du creuset. Le carbonate de sodium et le borax réagissent pour produire la 

scorie dans laquelle les autres oxydes et l’alumine se dissolvent. Il y alors un violent dégagement 

de gaz contenant notamment du CO2, CO, SO2 et N2. 

Finalement, les réactions se terminent et la scorie se liquéfie davantage. Les petites gouttelettes de 

plomb peuvent migrer au fond du creuset en entraînant avec elles l’or et l’argent. 

Le temps nécessaire à la fusion est de 40 à 55 minutes, pendant lesquelles la porte du four est 

fermée. La température doit être soigneusement maintenue puisque, si elle est trop haute, il y a 

danger de volatilisation des composés d’or et d’argent. Par contre, si la température est trop basse, 

le culot de plomb est trop petit, ce qui fait que l’or et l’argent n’auront pas été complètement 

collectés. Après la fusion, les creusets sont vidés dans des lingotières. Après refroidissement, la 

scorie est brisée et le culot de plomb est récupéré en le martelant pour éliminer les traces de 

scorie. Le culot peut enfin être envoyé en coupellation. 

La coupellation 

L’or et l’argent sont séparés du plomb dans une coupelle à base de phosphate de calcium, obtenu 

par la calcination d’os de mouton. Lorsque le culot de plomb est placé dans la coupelle, il est 

chauffé dans un four à moufle avec la porte initialement fermée. Lorsque la porte est ouverte, la 

litharge se reforme à partir du plomb, par oxydation. La température du four doit demeurer autour 

de 880°C. La litharge qui se forme, ne doit pas faire une croûte sur la surface de la coupelle, mais 

elle doit imbiber ses pores en restant fluide. Une croûte se forme lorsque la coupelle a été placée 

dans le four à une température trop basse. 

Il faut donc préchauffer le four à 900°C durant 10 minutes avant l’introduction de la coupelle, 

pour éviter ce problème. Lorsque la fusion de la litharge s’effectue, et que celle-ci disparaît dans 

les pores de la coupelle, il faut descendre la température du four à 780°C, puisque l’oxydation du 

plomb est très exothermique, et que cela pourrait provoquer la volatilisation de l’or. La litharge 

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semble donc disparaître dans la coupelle jusqu’à ce qu’il ne reste, au fond de la coupelle, qu’une 

petite bille métallique composée d’or et d’argent. Le temps de coupellation ne doit pas dépasser le 

point d’étincelle. C’est-à-dire, le point où la bille prend un aspect étincelante, car la bille d’or a 

tendance à se volatiliser quand il n’y a plus de plomb. Du bismuth peut laisser sur la coupelle un 

anneau d’apparence caractéristique. Du cuivre, bien que facilement oxydable, peut également se 

retrouver dans la bille. 

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ANALYSE DE L’OR PAR LA MÉTHODE GRAVIMÉTRIQUE 

La gravimétrie consiste à déterminer la quantité d’or par des pesées successives après avoir 

obtenu la bille d’or et d’argent par la pyro-analyse (fire assay), puis en ayant séparé ses 

constituants par attaque à l’acide nitrique. 

La séparation de l’or et de l’argent est effectuée par attaque à l’acide nitrique, qui transforme 

l’argent en nitrate d’argent soluble, mais qui reste inactif sur l’or. L’or forme alors un agglomérat 

qui peut être lavé et pesé. La séparation est bonne quand l’alliage contient au moins deux fois 

plus d’argent que d’or. Empiriquement, la meilleure concentration d’acide nitrique pour cette 

attaque a été déterminée comme étant une dilution par cinq. Plus concentré, la réaction serait trop 

violente et l’or serait pulvérisé, ce qui rendrait sa pesée difficile. 

La séparation est effectuée dans des creusets de porcelaine, avec quelques millilitres d’acide. 

Après 20 minutes de réaction, la solution acide est décantée dans une casserole blanche pour 

éviter toute perte d’or. L’acide est éliminé et l’or est lavé trois fois avec de l’eau sans chlore. 

Après le chauffage et le refroidissement, l’or est pesé sur une balance de précision au cinq 

millièmes de milligrammes. La masse de l’or est alors déduite directement, et celle de l’argent, 

par la différence de masse avant et après l’attaque. 

Il est à noter qu’à cause de l’effet de pépite, il y a normalement de fortes variations entre les 

résultats de plusieurs analyses sur le même échantillon. 

Procédure expérimentale : 

1. Après la pyro-analyse, il faut ramasser les billes dans les creusets et les aplatir 

délicatement avec un marteau. 

2. Faire une digestion avec un volume de 5 ml d’acide nitrique à 20 % et chauffer sur une 

plaque pendant 30 minutes. 

3. Aspirer la partie liquide, dans laquelle se trouve le nitrate d’argent, dans le creuset. 

4. Rinser trois fois avec une solution d’ammoniaque dans de l’eau distillée et déminéralisée, 

dans un rapport un pour neuf. 

5. Remettre sur la plaque chauffante pour sécher la bille d’or. 

6. Passer la bille d’or à la flamme pour en réduire les oxydes. 

7. Procéder à la pesée. 

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Calibration de la balance gravimétrique : 

1. Lever les plateaux et enlever les disques métalliques des plateaux. 

2. Baisser les plateaux et appuyer sur la touche «autotarer». Il y aura apparition de 4 chiffres 

après le point. L’appareil se tare automatiquement en affichant 0,000. Les chiffres 

disparaissent automatiquement et l’échelle de pesenteur change à 200 mg. 

3. Lever les plateaux et mettre le poids de 100 milligrammes sur le plateau se situant à 

l’avant de la balance gravimétrique. 

4. Sur le clavier de la balance, il faut inscrire le chiffre 100,00 mg et peser sur la touche 

«calibration». 

5. Baisser les plateaux et attendre que le 100,00 mg disparaisse de l’écran digital. 

6. Remonter les plateaux et enlever le poids de 100,00 mg et remettre les disques 

métalliques sur les plateaux. Automatiquement, l’échelle de pesenteur se fixe à 200 mg et 

le nombre de chiffres après le point est de trois (0,000 mg). 

7. Peser sur la touche «autotarer» et peser les billes d’or. 

Calcul en ppm ou g/t 

Concentration en oz/t : 

Pesée de la bille (par gravimétrie) en mg X 29,167 

Masse de l’échantillon utilisé pour la fusion en g 

Exemple : 

0,042 mg X 29,167 = 0,082 oz/t 

15g 

Calcul en ppm ou g/t 

Concentration en ppm : 

Pesée de la bille (par gravimétrie) en mg X 1000 

Masse de l’échantillon utilisé pour la fusion en g 

Exemple : 

0,042 mg X 1000 = 2,8 ppm 

15g 

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ANALYSE DE L’OR PAR SPECTROSCOPIE AA 

Suite à l’obtention de la bille par pyro-analyse, celle-ci est dissoute dans de l’acide nitrique et 

chlorhydrique. La détermination de la concentration en or est ensuite obtenue par lecture sur 

spectroscopie d’absorption atomique. 

Teneur en ppb 

1. La bille d’or et d’argent est introduite dans un tube de 5 ml. 

2. 0,5 millilitre d’acide nitrique 50 % est ajouté. Le tout est chauffé dans un bain marie 

durant 30 minutes. 

3. 1 millilitre d’acide chlorhydrique est ajouté. Le tout est chauffé de nouveau dans un bain 

marie durant 15 minutes. 

4. Finalement, le volume est complété à 5 ml avec de l’eau du robinet, qui contient 

naturellement du calcium et du sodium. L’échantillon est mélanger, puis analysé par 

spectroscopie en absorption atomique sur flamme. 

Note : La limite de détection de la méthode donne 5 ppb. 

Calcul en ppb 

Concentration en ppb : 

Absorbance X volume utilisé en ml X 1000 

Masse de l’analyse en g 

Exemple : 

0,5 X 5 ml X 1000 = 83 ppb 

30g 

Teneur en g/t 

1. La bille d’or et d’argent est introduite dans un tube de 10 ml. 

2. Un millilitre d’acide nitrique à 50 % est ajouté. Le tout est chauffé dans un bain marie 


3. 2 ml d’acide chlorhydrique sont ajoutés. Le tout est à nouveau chauffé dans un bain marie 


4. Le volume est finalement complété à 10 ml avec de l’eau du robinet, qui contient 

naturellement du calcium et du sodium. L’échantillon est finalement mélangé, puis 

analysé par spectroscopie en absorption atomique sur flamme. 

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Note : La limite de détection de la méthode donne 0,06 g/t. 

Calcul en g/t 

Concentration en g/t : 

Valeur de l’absorbance X volume utilisé en ml 

Masse de l’échantillon en g 

Exemple : 

1,0 X 10 ml = 0,66 g/t 

15g 

Teneurs en oz/t 

La procédure expérimentale est la même que celle utilisée pour la teneur en g/t. Le même calcul 

s’applique avec un facteur de conversion. 

1 g/t = 0,0292 oz/t 

L’exemple précédent donnera en oz/t : 0,66 g/t X 0,0292 = 0,019 oz/t 

Note : La limite de détection de la méthode donne 0,002 oz/t. 

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PRÉPARATION DES STANDARDS DE CALIBRATION UTILISÉS 

EN SPECTROSCOPIE AA 

Les solutions standard utilisées par la spectroscopie en absorption atomique sur flamme sont 

préparées en diluant un certain volume d’une solution plus concentrée dans des ballons de 100ml. 

Standard (ppm) Solution originale (ppm) Volume à ajouter (ml) Volume à compléter (ml) 

100 1000 10 100 

50 1000 5 100 

20 100 20 100 

10 100 10 100 

5 100 5 100 

3 100 3 100 

1 10 10 100 

Les solutions d’or : 

Il faut ajouter 5 ml d’acide chlorhydrique dans les ballons de 100 ml et les compléter avec de 

l’eau froide du robinet. 

Les solutions d’argent : 


l’eau distillée et déminéralisée. 

Les solutions de métaux : 


l’eau distillée et déminéralisée. 

Le blanc pour l’or : 

Il suffi de faire une solution contenant de l’eau du robinet et de l’acide chlorhydrique. 

Le blanc pour les métaux : 

Il suffit de faire une solution contenant de l’eau distillée et déminéralisée avec un peu d’acide 

nitrique. 

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LE CONTRÔLE DE LA QUALITÉ 

L’or et les métaux sont analysés par série de 21 échantillons, accompagnés par un blanc dans son 

premier tiers, un double dans le second tiers et un standard dans le troisième tiers. La position de 

chacun est incrémentée d’une position, d’une série à l’autre et revient au début après la huitième 

série. 

Le blanc sert à déceler une contamination. Le double sert à vérifier la reproductibilité de la 

méthode. Le standard est un échantillon de concentration connue. 

Il y a trois types de standards utilisés pour l’or : 

- Le standard en parties par milliards (Rocklab) 

- Le standard en grammes par tonnes métrique (Rocklab) 

- Un standard certifié CANMET pour les vérifications périodiques. 

Il y a trois types de standards utilisés pour les métaux : 

- Le standard maison pour les métaux. 

- Le standard concentré, étalonné chez Techni-Lab. 

- Le standard certifié CANMET pour les métaux. 

La vérification des standards se fait à tous les mois pour l’or et les métaux sur une série de vingtquatre 

échantillons. La série pour l’or comprend sept standards maison en g/t, sept standards 

maison en ppb, sept standards certifiés et trois blancs intercalés dans la série. La série pour les 

métaux comprend onze standards maison, onze standards certifiés et deux blancs intercalés dans 

la série. 

Le calcul de chaque standard est calculé en faisant la moyenne des valeurs obtenues après avoir 

enlevé le plus grand et le plus petit des résultats. Le taux de récupération du standard certifié doit 

être supérieur à 90 %. Dans le cas contraire, une révision du standard ou de l’appareil peut être 

nécessaire afin de retrouver un taux de récupération acceptable. 

La mesure est prise sur un spectrophotomètre AA à ionisation par flamme. Les solutions standard 

ci-dessous sont utilisées pour produire une courbe de calibration. 

Tableau 1 : Solutions standard. 

Élément Concentrations (ppm) 

Or 1 3 5 10 20 50 100 

Argent 0,2 0,4 1,0 2,0 4,0 

Cuivre 5 10 20 50 100 

Zinc 5 10 20 50 100 

Fer 5 10 20 50 100 

Plomb 5 10 20 50 100 

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Assurance de la qualité 

Plusieurs procédures et contrôles sont utilisés pour assurer la qualité du travail effectué : 

1. Utilisation de blancs, duplicatas et étalons de références : chaque série 

d’échantillons, d’un nombre maximal de 21, doit obligatoirement être accompagnée 

d’au moins un blanc, duplicata et étalon de référence. Ces éléments de contrôle sont 

mobile, c’est à dire que leur position dans la série d’échantillon sera différente d’une 

série à l’autre. Cette approche permet à la fois de pouvoir identifier sans équivoque 

une série donnée, et de vérifier l’absence de contamination à l’intérieur des 

contenants (verrerie, creuset) utilisés. 

2. Utilisation d’étalon de référence provenant de sources reconnues (CANMET, 

Rocklab). Dans certains cas, un ou des étalons maison sont utilisés après avoir été 

étalonné. 

3. Granulométrie : un échantillon sur 20 est contrôlé pour la granulométrie, après 

concassage et pulvérisation, afin de répondre aux critères d’homogénéité et de 

reproductibilité des mesures. Un échantillon dépassant 10% de >8 mesh subira une 

seconde étape de concassage. Un échantillon dépassant 10% de > 200 mesh subira 

une seconde étape de pulvérisation; ces étapes additionnelles permettent un 

meilleur contrôle de l’homogénéité des échantillons. 

4. Un échantillon donnant des résultats non- reproductibles (analyse de l’or) sera réanalysé 

selon la technique de l’or grossier; cette technique permettra de déterminer 

si la disparité des résultats provient de la nature même de l’échantillon, ou de la 

méthode utilisée pour les premières analyses. 

5. Les résultats préliminaires transmis au client ne doivent pas inclure les valeurs 

originales des échantillons devant être ré-analysés. Les résultats des ré-analyses 

devront être vérifier et approuvés avant que ces résultats puissent être considérés 

comme officiels. 

6. Toute anomalie, dérogation, erreur ou doute quant à la validité du travail doit être 

immédiatement consigné sur le formulaire prévu à cette fin. Une copie du formulaire 

est acheminée au chef analyste, qui prendra les mesures nécessaires pour régler la 

situation; le formulaire original sera joint aux documents relatifs au projet concerné. 

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Critères d’acceptabilité des contrôles de la qualité 

Blancs : les blancs doivent en tout temps être inférieurs à la limite de quantification de la 

méthode; leur valeur sera soustraite au besoin des résultats des échantillons. Un blanc 

élevé peut entraîner une ré-analyse complète d’une série d’échantillons. 

Duplicata : la valeur acceptable d’un duplicata dépend de la limite de détection de la 

méthode employée et du résultat moyen échantillon/duplicata (voir tableau) 

Valeur moyenne obtenue Écart acceptable 

(duplicata/échantillon) 

0 à 20 ppb 50 % 

21 à 100 ppb 25 % 

101 à 500 ppb 15 % 

501 ppb et + 10 % 

0 à 0.20 g/t 50 % 

0.21 à 1 g/t 20 % 

1.01 g/t et + 10 % 

Étalons de référence (certifiés ou autre) : La valeur acceptable d’un étalon dépends de la 

méthode employée, ainsi que de l’importance de la valeur réelle : 

Valeur obtenue (étalon) Écart acceptable 

200 à 1000 ppb 10 % 

1001 et + 5% 

0.80 à 2 g/t 10% 

2 g/t et + 5% 

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Appendix IV 

Brosnor ramp rehabilitation 

Executive summary and layout

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY : DESCRIPTION AND BUDGET OF THE BROSNOR 

PROJECT OF UPPER CANYON MINERALS CORP (UCM) 

The work for the Brosnor Project will be done in two phases. 

Phase I aims to dewater and rehabilitate the existing ramp, to sample and map the 

development done in the Adelemont zone. It also aims to prolong the actual ramp 

by 115m in length to access the Adelemont zone 20m vertically under the sill that 

has been already excavated, that is to the elevation of -110 m and to extract ± 5, 

000 tonnes of ore. During Phase I, the mining site will be set up and permanent 

infrastructures such as the mine water setlling pond, the garage, office and dry will 

be built. The compressor and generator will be bought. The electricity will be 

supplied by a generator. A request for a mining lease will be presented to the 

MRNF as soon as the underground work starts. The surface work will be spread out 

over a period of three months and the underground work will take four months. The 

budget for phase 1 is $5,084,945 including 15% for contingencies. 

Phase II aims at prolonging the ramp to 509m to reach a vertical depth of – 180m at 

the Adelemont zone and developing the Norcourt zone by sinking a ramp of 410m 

in length starting from the existing ramp to reach a depth of – 130m at the Norcourt 

zone. The aim is the excavation of 315m drifts, crosscuts, and about ten diamond 

drill bay stations. From the underground openings, a diamond drill program of 

10,000m will define and explore the Adelemont and Norcourt zones and a bulk 

sample of a to-be-determined tonnage will be taken from each of these zones. On 

the surface, during phase II, a transformer and compressor will be bought and the 

core shack, mine rescue room and the enlargement of the dry will be built. The 

electricity will be provided by Hydro-Quebec. The underground work will be 

spread out over a period of nine months. The budget for phase 11 is $12,074,676 

including 15% for contingencies. 

The budget for phases I and II is $17,159,621 including 15% for contingencies. The 

total length of time for the work is 16 months. 

Val-d’Or, October 6,2011 

Claude Perreault, P. Eng.

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