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The property is broken down into 3 geological domains from north to south (plan A). Following the claim boundary line between the No.1 and west to No.4 post is the interfingering intrusion of the Dryberry Batholith. For report simplicity, this intrusive unit is classified as “granite” and is #3 in the report’s geology legend. This latest intrusive body is a biotitic, medium grained, equigranular and pink to red in colour.
Occupying the northwestern quadrant of the claim and striking northeasterly through Kite and Trembe Lakes is rock units #2. They are labelled as ultramafic to intermediate intrusive/extrusive rocks of gabbro to pyroxenite appearing as a layered – differentiated – still like body. The gabbros are massive, medium to coarse grained, equigranular and green to dark green in colour. On the south flank of the gabbro is a thick unit of pyroxenite. Unit #3 is composed of basaltic flows. These rocks consist of massive and porphyritic (plagioclase crystals) flows and pillows. They are dark green to green and aphanitic to fine grained. These volcanic rocks comprise about 60% of the property lying just north of the Witch Bay ( Wendigo) Road and south to the No.2 corner claim post.
On examining the Witch Bay Mine occurrence, the east trending shear zone is about 1.5 km wide in basalt. The quartz vein lenses are fractured with chalcopyrite and pyrite. There is silicification and carbonate development within the zone. This structure seems to be a splay off the major northeasterly limb of a synclinal fold system.
Based on field examination and referenced to the modified geology map of the Witch Bay Area by government geologist Davies and Smith, 1984 (fig.3), the Wendigo Mine and the Witch Bay Mine occurrence on the south and the Stella Prospect to the north are located on the outside flanks of a regional syncline and lie proximal to the pyroxenite (peridotite) rock unit. the NE striking axis of the syncline and lie proximal to the pyroxenite (peridititite4) rock unit. The NE striking axis of the syncline passes through Lac La Belle bisecting the above noted showings. As previously noted at the Witch Bay Mine area, the gabbro-pyroxenite appear as layered.
The recommendation for the next phase of exploration is to focus on the ultramafic assemblage lying in the northwest quadrant of the claim. The grid system is to be oriented northwest, spaced at 100m with 25m stations. the grid system is to be oriented northwest, spaced at 100m with 25m stations. The grid is to be laid out north of the Witch Bay wendigo) Road. the first survey is to be detailed geology and rock sampling assaying for PGEs, Au, Cu and Ni. the second survey is to be a ground geophysical survey – magnetometer and VLF EM. This program is more in line with the geology and addresses the mineral hosting potential of the ultramatics.

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Summary
Three properties: Jenny Leigh, Hay Island and Scotty Island were examined on Lake of the Woods. There are a large number of gold showings and current interest is generally the result of spillover from Nuinsco’s discovery of about 1 million tons, grading 0.20 oz/ton gold in the Cameron Lake area, about 50 km to southeast. A total of 40 man days were spent on geological mapping, sampling and report preparation on the three properties by Ulrich Kretschmar in August and September.
There is a close similarity between the geology of the Jenny Leigh property and the adjacent Wendigo Mine where about 200,00 tons grading 0.33 oz/ton gold and 9.2% copper were produced during 199-1951. The value of this production would be about $30 million dollars at current metal prices.
Major lithologies consists of mafic volcanics and interbedded differentiated ultramafic flows of probably komatiitic affinity. These are folded in a series of tight isoclinal drag folds on the Wendigo property and the mine horizon is repeated by a major east-west tending syncline on the Jenny-Leigh property. Mineralization on both the Jenny-Leigh property and at the Wendigo Mine occurs in gold-bearing conformable siliceous, locally graphitic interflow sediments. Associated sulfides are mainly chalcopyrite and minor pyrrhotite and pyrite. Two separate horizons have been identified on the Jenny-Leigh property and the potential for the occurrence of others ins excellent. The best assay obtained from the stratiform mineralization is 0.15 oz/ton gold over 50 cm.
A two stage program is recommended. Initial work is to consist of line-cutting, remapping, stripping, trenching and an I.P. survey. If results of this program warrant it, a 3000 ft. drill program is proposed.