Blue Bell North Zone
In contrast to other zones found at
Thor, the Blue Bell North Zone is dominated by gold and silver
mineralization within a siliceous and tabular massive sulphide deposit. The
zone is exposed along strike for 89m underground and consists largely of
massive sulphide occasionally exhibiting delicate bands of pyrite, galena
and sphalerite.
Section 590m North
Section 590m North is the
northern-most end of the Blue Bell underground workings found at Thor. Underground
development was not extended beyond this area for unknown reasons over 70
years ago, despite the presence of high-grade mineralization likely correlating
with the St. Elmo Mine found further up the mountainside (see Taranis
News Release dated October 29, 2007). Chip sampling on Section 590m North
at the northernmost point returned high levels of gold and silver
mineralization..
590m North
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From (m)
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To (m)
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Au (g/t)
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Ag (g/t)
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Cu (%)
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Pb (%)
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Zn (%)
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Thickness (m)
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0.80
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2.70
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4.61
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233.0
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0.09
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1.33
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0.26
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1.90
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Section 547m North
A small cross-cut in this area
exposes the Blue Bell North Zone, and chip sampling returned the
following values..
547m North
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From (m)
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To (m)
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Au (g/t)
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Ag (g/t)
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Cu (%)
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Pb (%)
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Zn (%)
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Thickness (m)
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3.80
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6.20
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0.48
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58.24
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0.03
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0.29
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0.10
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2.40
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Section 517m North
The Blue Bell North Zone was exposed
in a small cross-cut and returned the following values.
517m North
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From (m)
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To (m)
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Au (g/t)
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Ag (g/t)
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Cu (%)
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Pb (%)
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Zn (%)
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Thickness (m)
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0.90
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1.70
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0.16
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18.91
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0.13
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0.02
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0.15
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0.80
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Section 501m North
The Blue Bell North Zone was chip
sampled in another small cross-cut, and returned high levels of copper
and precious metals.
501m North
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From (m)
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To (m)
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Au (g/t)
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Ag (g/t)
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Cu (%)
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Pb (%)
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Zn (%)
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Thickness (m)
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1.30
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2.80
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1.00
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242.65
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0.51
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0.05
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0.11
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1.50
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Area Between Blue Bell North and South Zones
Section 475m North
A wide crosscut (10 m) exposes the Blue
Bell Horizon here, but it is barren. This is believed to be the area that
separates the South Blue Bell Zone from the St. Elmo/Blue Bell North
Zone..
Blue Bell South Zone
The Blue Bell South Zone is enriched
in both base and precious metals. Several intercepts previously reported
(see Taranis News Release dated November 16, 2006) for the Blue Bell
South Zone in the Upper Blue Bell Adit include 3.03 g/t Au, 129.12 g/t
Ag, 0.12% Cu, 1.52% Pb and 5.80% Zn over 3.70 m (cross-Cut 1)
and 2.26 g/t Au, 92.69 g/t Ag, 0.12% Cu, 0.96% Pb and 7.49% Zn over 2.3 meters
(cross-Cut 2). A raise connects the Upper Blue Bell Adit to the Lower
Blue Bell adit, exposing the mineralization for over 60m on the dip-slope
and returned� a trace of Au, 60.0
g/t Ag, 0.60% Pb and 39.70% Zn over 0.97 m.
Section 418m North
Underground chip sampling located
immediately down-dip of the raise that connects to the Blue Bell Level 1 in the Blue Bell South
Zone (Level 2) returned the following values.
418m North
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From (m)
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To (m)
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Au (g/t)
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Ag (g/t)
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Cu (%)
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Pb (%)
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Zn (%)
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Thickness (m)
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2.20
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5.30
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0.24
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260.96
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0.09
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1.07
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0.12
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3.10
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Analytical work was completed by
AccurAssay Laboratories in Thunder Bay, Ontario that is accredited to
Standards Council of Canada, Scope of Accreditation 434 (conforms with
requirements of CAN−P−4D (ISO/IEC 17025), and CAN−P−1579).
Underground chip sampling was undertaken using a hammer and chisel
allowing the collection of representative samples normal to the strike
and dip of the mineralization.� Exploration
activities on the Thor property were overseen by John Gardiner (P. Geol.)
and Jim Helgeson (P. Geo.), both Qualified Persons under the meaning of
Canadian National Instrument 43-101.
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