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Holdsworth Property, Ontario
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: The Holdsworth Property is the potential to host Gold and Silver mineralization within three (3) distinct geological environments namely: PROPERTY HISTORY: Holdsworth Property - 1931 Drill Results Hole # 1 10’ @ 0.4 oz Au/ton 4’ @ 0.61 oz Au/ton Average Grade 16.0 g/t Au/4.3m Hole # 2 14’ @ 0.38 oz Au/ton 2’ @ 0.12 oz Au/ton Average Grade 11.9 g/t Au/4.9m Hole # 3 6’ @ 0.36 oz Au/ton 5’ @ 0.56 oz Au/ton Average Grade 15.5 g/t Au/3.4m
5’ @ 0.33 oz Au/ton 6’ @ 0.60 oz Au/ton Average Grade 16.4 g/t Au/3.4m Hole # 4 3’ @ 0.30 oz Au/ton 5’ @ 0.46 oz Au/ton Average Grade 13.7 g/t Au/2.4m Hole # 5 6’ @ 0.63 oz Au/ton 3’ @ 0.21 oz Au/ton 3.5’ @ 0.06 oz Au/ton Average Grade 12.7 g/t Au/3.8m
4’ @ 0.62 oz Au/ton 10’ @ 0.01 oz Au/ton Average Grade 6.3 g/t Au/4.3m Hole # 6 10’@ 0.21 oz Au/ton 10’@ 0.12 oz Au/ton 4’ @ 0.01 oz Au/ton Average Grade 4.8 g/t Au/7.3m 7’ @ 0.16 oz Au/ton 7’@ 0.71 oz Au/ton 10’@ 0.06 oz Au/ton 10’ @ 0.04 oz Au/ton 4’@ 0.68 oz Au/ton 9’@ 0.06 oz Au/ton 5’ @ 0.04 oz Au/ton Average Grade 6.9 g/t Au/15.8m The Soocana Mining Company Limited calculated a gold resource of 54,000 tons of material grading 0.556 oz/t (19.06 g/t) (NB: The above estimate of resources and assay values are historical and are non-NI 43-101compliant). In 1983 Falconbridge Nickel Mines optioned the property and conducted a series of airborne and ground geophysical surveys, rock sampling, soil sampling, geological mapping, relogging of the old drill core and drilled 5 diamond drill hole totaling 590 metres. Two holes tested the quartz veins, one drill hole tested an airborne geophysical anomaly, while the other 2 holes tested the pyrite zones. Falconbridge’s two drill holes into the quartz vein system failed to duplicate the grades published for the 1931 drilling. Between 1985 and 1989, Reed Lake Exploration Ltd drilled 37 diamond drill holes totaling 2399 metres, but failed to duplicate the 1931 drill results because of a geological mapping error that assumed that the vein system dips north as opposed to south. Reed Lake drilling, however, added considerable open pit potential to the property by intersecting a wide zone of secondary quartz veining and mineralization. PREVIOUS WORK COMPLETED: The next phase of work on this target was to include a pilot scale bench test on one or more bulk samples from the black sand deposit in order to predict costs and confirm gold and silver recoveries. A series of drill holes would be completed on the massive pyrite zone to systematically test for gold mineralization as well as locate additional potential sources of auriferous black sand. If the bench testing was positive, a second phase of work involving excavating would be carried out to determine the potential size of the black sand zones and define enough material to justify the cost of development. The following are the claims comprising the Holdsworth Property:
TITLE RESERVATIONS Parcels 785AWS and 786AWS - subject to Crown reservations of 5% of the acreage for roads, all trees, the right to use navigable waters and the adjoining banks, for a depth of one chain, for fishing purposes. Parcels 1478AWS and 1876AWS - subject to the same Crown reservations as apply to Parcels 785AWS and 786 AWS as well as the right of Algoma Central Corporation to all water powers; the right of way, not exceeding 100 feet in width, for railroad track; royalties on gold, silver, copper and nickel of 2% of market value of output up to $1,000,000, 3% thereafter up to $4,000,000 and 5% thereafter; 15 cents per long ton (2,240 pounds) of raw ore on iron ore (excepting siderite, pyrites or other sulphides, 10 cents per long ton of raw ore on siderite, pyrites or other sulphides and, on other minerals, not less than 15 cents per long ton of raw ore and not more than 5% of their market value. Black Sand Zone – The Black Sand Zone is one of the three gold prospects on the Holdsworth Property. It is a black granular oxide zone (referred to as ‘black sands’) overlying a massive pyrite zone (the “Algoma Iron Formation” – which is another of the three gold prospects). More detail on the Black Sand Zone is provided in the report of Seymour M. Sears (see “Geologist’s Report”, below). NET PROCEEDS ROYALTY: 2008 WORK PROGRAM: Hawk completed field exploration including line cutting, geologic mapping, rock chip sampling, a ground Magnetic Survey and a 34-hole 5,498m diamond drill program to test the Soocana Vein System (which was previously drilled by Soocana Mining Company in 1931, by Falconbridge in 1985 and Reed Lake Exploration in 1988). An Orbit-Garant drill rig, capable of drilling to a depth of 450m using NQ size core, was mobilized by Hawk. Using mapping and sampling, Hawk Uranium Inc., extended the Gold Mineralized Soocana Vein System to approximately 750 metres. Previous operators had outlined the Soocana Vein System over a strike length of approximately 300 metres, from L797+00E to L800+00E (based on Hawk’s grid). Hawk has outlined the vein from L796+50E to L804+00E. The vein varies in width from 0.5m to 2.5m. The initial phase of diamond drill testing of the gold mineralized Soocana Vein System was completed (see HUI NR 08-10-20) with a total of 5,498 metres drilled in 34 holes. A total of 2,442 samples were submitted to ActLabs in Thunder Bay for gold (Au) , silver (Ag) and 36 element ICP analysis, with results reported below (see Current Drill Results Chart below or HUI NR -09-01-13) . All but one of the 34 holes drilled intersected what is believed to be the Soocana Vein System. Hawk submitted a 250kg composite sample from 4 pit locations and 4 individual samples totaling 90kg from the Black Sands Zone to SGS Labs, Lakefield, Ontario for metallurgical testing. Initial indications from a ground magnetic geophysical survey with 12.5m station spacing on 100m spaced lines outlined two 2,200 metre zones of the Black Sands traversing the property. The zones appear to have a width of a minimum of 4m. An excerpt from the Sears Barry and Associates Ltd Report of October 2002 (the Sears Report*) prepared for Hawk Junction Capital Corp. (the predecessor company of Hawk Uranium Inc.) and authored by Seymour Sears P.Geo. includes the following comment in the summary to that report: “The Black Sand Zone is at least 8 metres (25 feet) deep. This oxide material contains highly elevated gold values ranging from trace to 14.2 g/t (0.42 oz/ton). Systematic sampling of the black material by Hawk Junction Capital Corp. in 1999, from a portion of one of these zones, the East Zone, has outlined an indicated resource of 11,760 tonnes having a grade of 3.45 g/t Au (0.10 oz/ton) and 29.99 g/t Ag (0.87 oz/ton). Additional material beneath the delineated zone as well as three other blocks of black sand occur within the immediate area, although these were not properly sampled and are therefore of undetermined size and grade. Four other zones of black sand are identified in other parts of the Holdsworth property, as well as geophysical conductors that may represent sulphides zones that have not been investigated. A preliminary mill test carried out by an independent consultant (Welch, Appendix 2) indicated an average of 98.7% recovery in a 48 hour agitated leach without crushing.” (The Sears Report was prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101. The results of the Sears Report have not been verified or confirmed by Hawk. The Report is filed on SEDAR as Schedule “H” to the December 12, 2002 Hawk Junction Capital Corp. Management Information Circular. The mill test referred to in the above excerpt was carried out by Dave Welch and is dated September 9, 1999.) A qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate from the above excerpt as current mineral resources or mineral reserves. Hawk is not treating the historical estimate as current mineral resources or mineral reserves as defined in sections 1.2 and 1.3 of National Instrument 43-101, and the historical estimate should not be relied upon. Hawk is investigating the possibility of custom processing this material, and evaluating the technical feasibility of applying custom processing to the zone. Soocana Vein System: Assay results from chip samples taken across the vein on L804+00E returned values of <0.2 ppm* Ag to 19.0 ppm Ag. A chip sample taken from L798+20E returned a value of 83.1 ppm (sample 20452). Final Metallic Sieve Gold Analysis and Aqua Regia Extraction – ICP/OES Silver geochem analysis is from the Thunder Bay and Ancaster, Ontario facilities of Activation Laboratories Ltd. (Actlabs), an independent laboratory based in Canada that is an ISO/IEC 17025 with CAN-P-1579 registered laboratory.
*1ppm = 1g/t Black Sand Zone:
*1ppm = 1g/t FINAL DRILL RESULTS: Hawk also shipped an additional 90kg (see HUI NR -09-01-13) of Black Sands material from the 4 pit locations in the Black Sands Zone to SGS Labs, Lakefield, Ontario for additional metallurgical testing. The following are highlights of the results from Hawk's 34-hole drill program on its Holdsworth Gold Property.
*Bracketed values are Metallic Sieve Au analysis and check results using Metallic Sieve analysis. Appendix A provides the comprehensive results for this 34-hole program, as well as information regarding the location, spacing and depth of each hole. As disclosed on Appendix A, the results from the holes that are not included in the preceding table returned no significant results. Appendix A: To view Appendix A table click here: http://hawkuranium.com/pdfs/Appendix_A.pdf The drilling indicated that at surface the more predominant and continuous quartz+ankerite veins are not mineralized over the entire length and gold mineralization appears to be structurally controlled. The exsolved sugary textured, white, crystalline quartz material occurring at the inflections of fold structures are mineralized with gold. It is believed that deeper drilling is required to test zones at depth where the fold structures flatten out and become more continuous. Michael Newbury, P.Eng, a "qualified person" as such term is defined by National Instrument 43-101, and a director of Hawk has reviewed the laboratory results that included the assay results disclosed, and has otherwise reviewed and approved the technical information disclosed on behalf of Hawk. Security and Quality Control Drill core was sampled in this secure facility by specially trained and supervised personnel. Samples were also sealed and stored in this secure facility before shipping to Actlabs in Thunder Bay. 2008 Summary It is envisioned that these pressure gaps coalesce at depths and are more continuous and as such can lead to a viable gold deposit at depths. The 2008 Summer Drill program consisted of 34 diamond drill holes totaling 5,498m and resulted in 2,422 samples being submitted to Actlabs of Thunder Bay for Gold, Silver and 36 elements ICP analysis. Hawk also shipped an additional 90kg of Black Sands material from the 4 pit locations in the Black Sands Zone to SGS Labs, Lakefield, Ontario for additional metallurgical testing. - (see NR May 4, 2009) CURRENT WORK PROGRAM Results of the 34-hole drill program are currently under review – follow-up is to be determined. Of the total of 340kg of material from the Black Sands Zones was sent to SGS Lakefield for metallurgical testing - (see NR May 4, 2009) Holdsworth Project: Black Sand Zone – Pitting Program ResultsMetallurgical studies are being conducted by SGS Group at their facility in Lakefield, Ontario. Preliminary results from those studies show that gold (Au) recoveries on the Black Sand material range from 69% to 90% in a 48 hours agitated cyanide leach test. SGS is an independent accredited analytical laboratory. Initially, 4 individual samples (Sample ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, & ‘D’) consisting of approximately 250kg that were extracted from the Black Sand Zone, were composited and demonstrated an average 69% Au recovery. When the samples were analyzed individually, recoveries were: Sample ’A’ – 89.8%, Sample ’B’ – 80.5%, Sample ’C’ – 45.6 % and Sample ’D’ 80.3% Au respectively (see table below).
SGS/Lakefield recognized that Sample ’C’ was a problematic sample and has since commenced additional tests on Sample ’C’ such as an “ultra fine grind” and a “Diagnostic Leach Study” which utilizes a sulphuric acid leach to dissolve any coatings that may be on the gold mineralization followed by a cyanide leach, a hydrochloric acid leach to dissolve any oxides present, and finally a second cyanide leach. It is hoped that these measures will provide an indication of the gold metallurgy and help explain why the sample is not amenable to direct cyanide leaching. Hawk plans to commence delineation and definition drilling using an auger or a sonic drill rig to quantify the gold and silver mineralization in the approximately 4400m of strike length of the 4m width and 8m depth of the Black Sand Zones this summer. As part of this program, Hawk will isolate and quantify separately, Sample ‘C’ type material which is known to exist over approximately 50m between Sample ‘B’ and Sample ’D’, and then evaluate the need for additional testing. The Company has signed a contract ( see NR 09-06-22) with Aardvark Drilling Inc. of Guelph, Ontario to carry out a 2,000 meter auger drill program on the Black Sands Zone of the Holdsworth Gold Project. The purpose of the program is to quantify the gold/silver resource in the Black Sands surface zone as a follow up to the metallurgical testing recently completed at SGS/Lakefield Laboratories. Upon completion Hawk will be able to complete a resource estimate and commence to determine the technical feasibility and economic viability of the Black Sands Zone.
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