Iron Mask, Hess JV, Ermantiger JV
Ni - Cu - Pt - Pd - Ag
Project Overview
| Status: | Phase II Drilling, Geological Mapping |
| Potential: | Excellent – for identifying new Offset Dykes and large zones of Sudbury Breccia Very Good – for discovery of sulphide zones along known and new offset dykes |
| Results: | Favourable Sudbury Breccia and Offset Dyke material mapped and identified, and locally associated with known sulphide showings. |
| Ownership: | Iron Mask - 100% Champion Bear Hess and Ermatinger JV properties - 50% Champion Bear, 50% Wallbridge. |
Project Description
The Sudbury North Range project consists of three contiguous properties that overlie approximately 40 km of favourable footwall stratigraphy in the prolific Sudbury Mining Camp.
Sudbury is one of the largest mining camps in the world, has been mining Ni-Cu ores for more than 100 years, and continues to make new discoveries of large, high value sulphide deposits. Significant recent discoveries, such as Xstrata's Nickel Rim Mine – the highest grade producer in Sudbury – have re-focused exploration to the under-explored footwall of the Sudbury Complex.
The large North Range project overlies the two distinct geological environments that are the target of footwall exploration work: 1) Offset Dyke; and 2) Sudbury Breccia-associated sulphides environments. On nearby properties, JV partner Wallbridge Mining has successfully discovered two new Offset Dykes and large zones of Sudbury Breccia.