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Detour Gold Corp. (DGC), the operator of the Detour Lake mine in Ontario, slumped the most in more than six years after saying Gerald Panneton resigned as chief executive officer as it faces “near-term challenges.”
Chief Financial Officer Paul Martin will serve as interim CEO while Detour Gold searches for Panneton’s replacement, the Toronto-based company said in a statement today. The shares fell as much as 33 percent, the most intraday since January 2007.
Detour Gold, whose biggest investor is hedge fund firm Paulson & Co., poured its first gold bar at Detour Lake in February. Its shares have slumped 87 percent this year amid a decline in gold prices and after the miner cut its production forecast in May and again earlier this month. The company is dealing with a slower-than-expected startup of ore output at the mine, Chairman Michael Kenyon said.
“Mine ramp-ups are challenging in any environment,” Kenyon today in a phone interview from London. “There always are little hiccups that people have to deal with.”
He declined to comment on the reasons for Panneton’s departure. Panneton, who began as CEO in 2006, couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
The company said Nov. 7 its operating costs will fall on improved efficiency and raising the ore-processing rate to the design capacity of 55,000 tons a day. We will see?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-25/detour-gold-slumps-after-ceo-resigns.html
Haven't been following too closely but definitely tempted to average down.This sounds about right:
http://seekingalpha.com/article/1868481-detour-gold-maybe-a-good-gold-speculation-but-not-for-the-faint-of-heart
Lots of theories and unpredictability out there. One I like from a radical viewpoint is to do with 'The Emperor is wearing no clothes'. That gold is just a rock. Main value is that is a store of value. This only works/continues if everyone continues to believe it so. So little is used for industrial purposes and it's so expensive to mine; and mostly all of the gold ever mined is still 'at hand'. Plus it is now being recovered from E Waste 20 times cheaper than mining it. I don't know that gold prices are manipulated or just 'managed' the way interest rates, inflation,etc,.. is being managed by central banks/gov'ts to float the global economy's boat. Haha..bwtfdik :).
When is Detour-Gold going-to announce-massive layoffs-like GBG Gold etc.?
http://www.greatbasingold.com
http://elkodaily.com/mining/waterton-lays-off-from-hollister-mine/article_59a88de6-563a-11e3-85cb-0019bb2963f4.html
http://www.financialpost.com/markets/news/Waterton+Global+Announces+Next+Phase+Value+Creation+Plan+Nevada+Mine/9210417/story.html
Waterton Global Resources lays off 182 from Hollister Mine, Esmeralda Mill! Ouch!
Detour Gold Corp. (TSE:DGC), the operator of the Detour Lake mine in Canada, dropped for the seventh consecutive session as BMO Capital lowered its price target on the stock.
Detour Gold sank 6.4 percent to C$3.53 at 1:20 p.m. in Toronto, stretching this year’s losses to 85 percent.
BMO Capital’s analysts cut their price target on the Toronto-based company’s shares to C$9.50 from C$12 in a note emailed to investors today.
Detour, which holds an “outperform” rating on the stock, said yesterday that its founder and chief executive officer Gerald Panneton resigned as the company faces “near-term challenges.”
The board appointed Paul Martin, Chief Financial Officer, as interim CEO. The company also appointed James Mavor, Vice President, Finance, as interim CFO.
At the end of the third quarter, Detour had cash and short-term investments of $156 million and working capital of $120.6 million.
“We expect the company has adequate cash and working capital over the near term and we do not see the need for an equity financing to enhance liquidity without seeing the revised 2014 mine plan,” said BMO’s John Hayes in the note.
BMO Research said it spoke to the interim CEO Martin and COO Pierre Beaudoin for clarification. It was made clear that there were no issues with the asset or discussions about a near-term financing that had precipitated the resignation, BMO Research added.
http://beforeitsnews.com/financial-markets/2013/11/detour-gold-target-slashed-at-bmo-capital-markets-2639744.html
Sincerely,
GPB
PS It is starting to look like the Great Basin Gold plunge? $9.50 pps this year, yea right!
Detour is trading at $3.50 pps; any thoughts?
Cheer$,
GPB
Detour Gold lost a quarter of its value after announcing that its CEO, Gerald Panneton, was resigning "effective immediately".
Detour is trading at $3.18 as of 2 p.m. ET. The company's 52-week range is $2.88 to $26.68.
The company's chief financial officer Paul Martin becomes interim CEO while the company searches for a new leader.
The company may need to make some financial adjustments. It is producing gold at a cost perilously close to the current spot price. In its Q3 from early this month Detour Gold announced cash costs of $1,214 per gold ounce. Spot gold as of today is trading at $1,247 per ounce.
No reason was given for the sudden departure.
"[We] all recognize the immense contribution Gerald has made to Detour Gold since 2006," wrote the company's chair Michael Kenyon.
"On behalf of the Board, I wish to extend our genuine appreciation for his dedicated service which has been instrumental in bringing Detour Gold from its early years as an exploration company, through the development of the Detour Lake gold mine and, ultimately, its achievement of commercial production on September 1st. The Board wishes Gerald well in his future endeavours."
Detour Gold is a mid-tier gold producer. Its flagship Detour Lake gold project is located on the northern most of the Abitibi Greenstone Belt in northeastern Ontario.
Year to date the company has lost 87% of its value.
http://www.mining.com/detour-golds-ceo-resigns-stock-craters-51432/
Detour gold is starting to look like Great Basin Gold?
Cheers,
Golden-Polar-Bear
PS In trading on Monday, shares of Detour Gold Corp (TSX: DGC.TO) entered into oversold territory, hitting an extremely high RSI reading, after changing hands as low as sub $3.00 per share. By comparison, the current RSI reading of the S&P/TSX Composite Index is high so... Not looking good!
For many investors, Gerald Panneton was Detour Gold Corp.
It was Mr. Panneton, a veteran geologist, who saw the potential of the Detour Lake gold property back in 2006, long after most of the industry lost interest in it. He acquired the Ontario-based project for a mere $75-million, incorporated Detour Gold and took it public. Under his leadership, the company identified more than 15 million ounces of reserves at Detour Lake. And earlier this year, it began production at what is now Canada’s biggest gold mine.
But for Mr. Panneton, it is all over. Toronto-based Detour stunned the street by announcing his resignation on Monday. The stock dropped 12% on the day (after falling as much as 33% at one stage), as investors worried about the future of the company without its chief executive and visionary.
“Investors are obviously shocked by the news, the suddenness of it,” interim CEO Paul Martin said in an interview. “And they’re wondering if it has anything to do with the operational performance of the mine, which we confirmed that it does not.”
Mr. Panneton did a great job of financing and building the Detour Lake mine, but the board was becoming fed up with the miner’s stock performance. It was down more than 80% in 2013 even before he resigned. The stock, currently worth $3.77, peaked at nearly $40 in 2011.
http://business.financialpost.com/2013/11/25/detour-gold-founder-and-ceo-resigns-as-miner-faces-near-term-challenges/
Given the balance sheet risk is fixed, I feel we will trade around $8.75 until the financing is closed and then go up from there. The underwriters will likely support the stock around $8.75 in the market.
(borrowed)
DETOUR GOLD ANNOUNCES C$153 MILLION BOUGHT DEAL OFFERING
Detour Gold Corp. has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters, led by BMO Capital Markets, under which the underwriters have agreed to buy 17.5 million common shares of the company at a price of $8.75 per common share, representing aggregate gross proceeds of $153,125,000. In addition, the underwriters will also have an overallotment option exercisable at any time until 30 days following the closing of the offering to increase the size of this offering by up to an additional 2,625,000 common shares for additional gross proceeds of up to $22,968,750. The company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for working capital during the ramp-up of the Detour Lake mine and for general corporate purposes.
Closing of this offering is expected to be on or about June 11, 2013, and is subject to certain conditions, including, but not limited to, receipt of all necessary securities regulatory approvals (including the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange
Detour Gold to File Financial Results for the First Quarter on May 10 2013 Guidance Revised
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 9, 2013) - Detour Gold Corporation (TSX:DGC) ("Detour Gold" or the "Company") reports that it will file its financial results for the first quarter of 2013 on May 10, 2013. Details of the Company's financial results are described in the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis will be available on the Company's website at www.detourgold.com or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The Company had reported its first quarter operational update on the Detour Lake mine located in northeastern Ontario on April 9, 2013. All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.
The Company remains on target to achieve commercial production in the third quarter of the year. Detour Gold has revised its 2013 production outlook to between 260,000 ounces and 320,000 ounces of gold to reflect a slower ramp-up than expected at the Detour Lake mine. Post-commercial production, total cash costs are expected to be between $800/oz and $1,000/oz for 2013.
The ramp-up of the Detour Lake mine is progressing with mill throughput and availability improving from the first quarter. In the first week of May, the processing plant recorded several days at a milling rate of between 40,000 and 50,000 tonnes per operating day.
The Company has reviewed its 2013 spending program and has identified $10 million of cost reductions over the remainder of this year, including the deferral of exploration and drilling activities, and the completion of a pre-feasibility for the Block A project. As of April 30, 2013, the Company had approximately $128 million in cash and short-term investments and has approximately $20 million available from its revolving credit facility.
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Detour Gold Pours First Gold Bars at Detour Lake Mine
http://www.detourgold.com/investors-centre/News-Releases/news-Release-Details/2013/Detour-Gold-Pours-First-Gold-Bars-at-Detour-Lake-Mine/default.aspx
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Detour Gold Pours First Gold Bars at Detour Lake Mine
http://www.detourgold.com/investors-centre/News-Releases/news-Release-Details/2013/Detour-Gold-Pours-First-Gold-Bars-at-Detour-Lake-Mine/default.aspx
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management performance often repeat itself -
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Gold to Rally Above $1,900 by End 2012: HSBC
Sunday, August 5, 2012 At 11:09PM
Gold could be one of the few assets to profit from the political and economic turbulence in the United States as the “fiscal cliff” approaches, potentially creating a rally in the precious metal later in 2012 for it to reach $1,900 per ounce by the end of the year, analysts at HSBC said.
“Economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions and the uncertainty of the U.S. November elections are theoretically gold-bullish,” and gold should perform better later in the year “when U.S. growth is poor and the dollar is weak,” a new HSBC report said.
“We expect prices to rally to above $1,900/oz by the end of the year.
Patience is the most important commodity.”
HSBC recommends holding onto gold as an asset that will gain in
value as investors fear the future of the euro and dollar with
governments and central banks expected to intervene to shore up
their currencies’ strength.
compare it to USA king pin -
Rothschild/Hitler super red puppets -
ussr khazar/bolsheviks copycatz -
99.666% against the PEOPLE -
http://www.newsfollowup.com/rothschild_libor_fraud_scandal_pilgrim_society_agius_chicago_obama.htm
Lew Rockwell ~ Gov't is Far Worse Than The Mafia
Announces Connection of the 230 kV Transmission Line and 75% Construction Completion at Detour Lake
Detour Gold Corporation (TSX: DGC) (“Detour Gold” or the “Company”) reports on the construction progress of its 100% owned Detour Lake open pit gold mine in northeastern Ontario. The project remains on budget and on schedule for gold production to start in the first quarter of 2013. All dollar amounts are in Canadian dollars.
The following project milestones have recently been achieved:
Project construction reached 75% completion mark on June 30 230 kV transmission line connected to grid on July 19 Pre-stripping reaches 10 million tonnes mined Process plant mechanical contract at 60% completion
New peak in construction activities with 1,550 workers at site Now over 279 Detour Gold employees at site and Cochrane office.
Gerald Panneton, President and CEO of Detour Gold commented, "We have achieved another significant milestone with the successful connection of the 230 kV transmission line, which will allow for the full commissioning of the grinding mills to start as planned before year-end. We are pleased with the performance of our contractors in achieving the 75% completion mark at the end of June. Our site and Cochrane team of 279 employees are actively preparing for the commencement of operations. The Company remains on budget with sufficient cash to complete the project construction and on schedule for gold production to commence in the first quarter of 2013."
Capital Expenditures Remain on Budget
Pre-production capital cost estimates for Detour Lake remain unchanged at $1.45 billion, of which approximately $969 million has been spent as of June 30, 2012 leaving $481 million to be spent. Approximately $1.29 billion has been committed (or 99% of all the contracts). The Company has approximately $576 million in cash and short-term investments, sufficient to fully finance the remaining project expenditures. As part of our risk management strategy, the Company is seeking a $100 million secured credit facility to provide additional financial flexibility and working capital during the initial mine ramp-up period.
230 kV Transmission Line is connected
The project site has been connected to a 115 kV connection since October 2011. With the completion of the transmission line to Pinard (Fraserdale Power Station), the new 230 kV connection was established on July 19. The 230 kV transmission line allows for the commissioning to start, providing more than the 85 MW of power consumption needed to service the entire Detour Lake mine operation once in full production. Thanks to Hydro One Networks’ team for their excellent support in finalizing the connection.
Detour Lake Construction 75% Complete
Construction progress is at the 75% completion mark. A significant portion of the remaining construction activities are within the process plant building where over 800 workers are installing
equipment and proceeding with the mechanical, piping, electrical and instrumentation (MPEI) contracts.
Status of construction progress is as follows:
Overall 94% of concrete is poured and 99% of steel is erected Concrete and building structure for the primary (gyratory) crusher is complete; mechanical installation underway
Geodesic dome installation is underway over the reclaim area
Secondary and pebble crushers are installed for both grinding lines
First grinding line mechanical installation is nearly completed; second grinding line
mechanical installation is progressing in parallel
Commissioning with water has started for the leach tanks
All the CIP tanks are installed; equipment installation in the gold room is underway
and reagents systems are well advanced
Mine service facility is nearing completion and expected to be operational in August
Civil construction of the first cell of the Tailings Management Area continues to advance on schedule.
As already reported in April 2012, the truck wash facility is now fully operational. In addition, Detour Gold has commissioned all four wings (400 rooms) of the permanent camp, which brings the total to 1,700 rooms available at site. This is providing construction planning flexibility in having more contractors at site to further advance construction progress.
Pre-stripping Activities Reaches 10 Mt Mined
The 2012 pre-stripping operation is well underway in the Calcite Zone (western portion) of the Detour Lake deposit. The Company has started its mining activities in this wide mineralized zone (50 to 150 metres wide) a lower grade zone (0.8 to 0.9 g/t), than the average grade of the mineral reserves, but much wider and easier to provide ore production in the ramp up year of the mine to sustain the throughput. The pre-stripping operation is supported by eight haul trucks, two hydraulic shovels and two additional excavators. The production rates are steadily increasing and have now reached a peak of nearly 120,000 tpd. The Company is still targeting to have up to 3 million tonnes of ore (at an average grade of 0.85 g/t Au) available for processing prior to the commencement of operations.
In preparation for the 2013 production plan, the Company will have by year-end 2012 a mining fleet at site of 26 haulage trucks (20 X 320 tonnes and 6 X 100 tonnes) with four shovels (two of 28/34 m3 and two of 48 m3) and two smaller excavators (for the 100 t trucks). The table below shows the status of the current mining fleet. A significant portion of these deliveries will be leased under the Company’s US$150 million lease facility with CAT Finance.
CAT 795F (320 t) CAT 777F (100 t) CAT 6060FS (28/34 m3) CAT 7495 (48 m3) CAT 385 (5 m3) * Includes 2 trucks supplied by Caterpillar as warranty units.
Equipment in use for mining
Additional Equipment in Equipment Assembly Line Available in 2013
Completed in To be Completed in 2Q 2012 3Q & 4Q 2012
The operational readiness planning is progressing on schedule in preparation for commissioning and start-up activities. The Detour Gold operation manpower is now at 279 employees with all 23 senior operational management positions filled. A significant portion of the employees are working on the open pit mine development. Currently, the Company is meeting its planned hiring rate expectations and is confident in meeting its 400 permanent employee target by year- end for its 2013 operational requirements.
Appointment of Senior Management Position
Detour Gold is pleased to announce the appointment of Jean-Francois Métail as Director of Reserve and Resources. Mr. Métail is a geologist with over 20 years of direct involvement in economic geology. Prior to joining Detour Gold in July 2012, Mr. Métail spent 16 years with Barrick Gold Corporation where he progressed to Director, Geology and Reserves Strategy with responsibility for geology functions as they relate to production and overall reserves strategy. He received a Bachelor of Science in Geology from Université de Montréal.
Detour Gold Launches its New Website
Detour Gold launched an entirely new website on July 18. You will find it easier to navigate the site and get quick access to our key online content areas. Learn about Detour Gold and stay abreast of our latest news and events at www.detourgold.com.
About Detour Gold
Detour Gold is a Canadian gold exploration and development company whose primary focus is to advance the development of its Detour Lake gold project, located in northeastern Ontario, towards production. Detour Gold's shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol DGC.
For further information, please contact:
Gerald Panneton, President and CEO Laurie Gaborit, Director Investor Relations Tel: (416) 304.0800 Tel: (416) 304.0581
Detour Gold Corporation, Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower, 200 Bay Street, Suite 2200, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J1
Detour Gold Corporat (DGC)
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Detour Gold Reports Additional Drill Results from its 2011 Drilling Program at Detour Lake Project in Ontario (3.54 g/t / 40.9 m & 2.92 g/t / 41.5 m in QK Zone)
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/Detour-Gold-Reports-marketwire-3289129109.html?x=0
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Detour Gold’s Transmission Line for Detour Lake Mine Connected to Ontario Grid
Detour Gold Corporation (TSX: DGC) (“Detour Gold” or the “Company”) announced today that the first segment of its transmission line of 135 kilometres from the Detour Lake project site to the Island Falls power station has been successfully connected to the provincial electrical power grid.
The transmission line will carry 115 kilovolts (kV) of current, which is well beyond what is required to support mine construction, and will provide significant savings as Detour Gold will no longer need to rely on the more expensive diesel power. Detour Gold received approval last August from the Ontario Energy Board to proceed with the construction of the second segment of the transmission line of 45 kilometres from Island Falls to Pinard transformer station (west of Fraserdale). Construction is scheduled to start in late 2011 with grid connection to follow in the second quarter of 2012, well ahead of the start of commissioning. At the completion of the second phase, the line will operate at 230 kV and deliver more than 100 megawatts (MW) of electricity during the operation of the Detour Lake mine.
The construction contract is with Detour Lake Constructors, a partnership led by Peter Kiewit Infrastructure Co. ("Kiewit"), with Moose Cree Constructors Inc. (Moose Cree First Nation), New Post Constructors LP (Taykwa Tagamou Nation) and Wahgoshig First Nation as Partners. Kiewit is responsible for the construction management and execution of the contract and PowerTel Utilities Contractors Limited is the transmission line subcontractor.
Senior Management Appointment
Drew Anwyll has been appointed Director of Operations for the Detour Lake mine. Drew will be responsible for planning and organizing the start-up of the operations scheduled for the first quarter of 2013.
Drew Anwyll, a mining engineer professional, brings over 20 years of international experience in operations start-up, construction and project management of both open pit and underground mines. Prior to joining Detour Gold, Drew worked for Allied Gold as General Manager Operations at the Gold Ridge gold mine where he led the recommencement and expansion of the mining operation. The vast majority of his career was with Barrick Gold Corporation and Placer Dome Inc. where his work included working at the open pit and underground Porgera gold operations (Papua New Guinea), the South Deep mine (South Africa), the Dome mine (Ontario) and the Campbell mine (Ontario).
Detour Gold has promoted Rachel Pineault from Director to Vice President Human Resources and Northern Affairs and Jim Robertson from Director to Vice President Environment and Sustainability. Since joining the Detour Gold team, both Rachel and Jim have shown strong leadership in their respective departments. Their wealth of experience will be a tremendous asset toward the future success and growth of the Company.
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Detour Lake increases gold reserves 31%, resources 16%
With nearly a 15-million-ounce gold reserve base at its Detour Lake project, Detour Gold officials are now considering increasing annual production.
http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page66?oid=119579&sn=Detail&pid=66
Author: Dorothy Kosich
Posted: Tuesday , 01 Feb 2011
RENO, NV -
Detour Gold corporation
announced a 31% increase in reserves and a 16% increase in mineral resources at its Detour Lake gold project in northeastern Ontario.
"With 14.9 million ounces [of proven and probable reserves], the Detour Lake deposit remains Canada's largest pure gold play and ranks fourth among the top ten largest gold reserves in North America," said CEO Gerald Panneton.
Detour also reported 20.5 million ounces in global measured and indicated mineral resources. Mine life has been increased from 16 years to 21 years with mill throughput ranging from 55,000 to 61,000 tpd.
Infrastructure construction at Detour Lake has already begun. Production at Detour Lake is expected to commence in early 2013. Panneton said Detour Lake "will be among the largest gold operations in North America."
Detour is initiating further economic studies to assess the potential for increasing the annual production profile once the project has reached production in early 2013.
Officials of the company have scheduled a conference call Tuesday morning to discuss the mineral resource and reserve with analysts.
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TSX: DGC
Nov 04, 2010 13:35 ETDetour Gold Receives Approval from Provincial Government to Commence Construction of Mining Facilities at Detour Lake
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 4, 2010) - Detour Gold Corporation (TSX:DGC) ("Detour Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received the Statement of Completion of the Class Environmental Assessment ("EA") (Category C) for the Disposition of Rights to Crown Resources from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Detour Gold has also received notice from the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry of acceptance of the Closure Plan for the Detour Lake mining project. These approvals allow Detour Gold to commence construction of the mining facilities for the Detour Lake project.
In addition to the above mentioned approvals, Detour Gold has also obtained the provincial Class EA for Temporary Power Supply (Diesel Generator of less than 5 megawatts) (Category B). The Individual EA for Permanent Power Supply (230 kV Transmission Line) was submitted to the Ministry of Environment and is now in the final review stage. The Company expects to receive approval for this EA in December 2010. The Company is continuing its permitting process with a Comprehensive Study Report for the federal EA.
Gerald Panneton, President and CEO commented: "We have crossed a significant milestone in the development of the Detour Gold project with the approval of these provincial EAs and Closure Plan. We are now in a position to commence construction of the mine, which is an important project for the economy of northern Ontario, providing significant employment for the local and surrounding communities."
Detour Gold is finalizing its agreements with local Aboriginal groups impacted by the Detour Lake project and anticipates these agreements to be ratified by the Aboriginal communities prior to year-end.
About Detour Gold
Detour Gold is a Canadian gold exploration and development company whose primary focus is to advance the development of its flagship Detour Lake gold project located in northeastern Ontario towards production. Detour Gold's shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol DGC.
Detour Gold to spend C$125 on mining support equipment, haulage trucks
Shares in the group rose on the announcement it will buy 18 Caterpillar trucks and various mining support equipment over the next two years for use at its Detour Lake gold mine
Posted:Friday,17 Sep 2010
(Reuters) -
Detour Gold Corp (DGC.TO: Quote)said it will spend C$125 million ($121.7 million) to buy mining support equipment and 18 Caterpillar haulage trucks over the next two years for its Detour Lake gold mine in north eastern Ontario.
With the order, the company has entered into commitments of about
C$304 million for the development of the Detour Lake project over the next 27 months, it said in a statement.
The Detour Lake deposit is Canada's largest pure gold play with
reserves of 11.4 million ounces, according to Detour Gold website. This is about 30 percent higher than its October 2009 estimate of 8.8 million ounces.
The Toronto-based gold explorer is evaluating financing proposals for the equipment purchases, including a proposal from Caterpillar Financial Services Corp, a unit of Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N: Quote).
The company said it expects to finalize the terms and conditions for the financing by October.
Six trucks of the initial purchase are to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2011, while 12 are to be supplied in the second half of 2012,Detour said.
The company said it signed an agreement with Toromont Industries Ltd (TIH.TO: Quote) for the life of mine requirement of up to 36 Caterpillar haulage trucks.
The company also named Julie Galloway as vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.
Galloway joins from FNX Mining Co where she was corporate secretary.
Detour shares, which have gained about 26 percent since it raised C$252 million for its Detour Lake project late June, were up 3 percentat C$31.75 in afternoon trade Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange.($1=1.027 Canadian Dollar) (Reporting by Gowri Jayakumar in Bangalore; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)
2010 Deep Drilling Program underway at Alexander (Photo of Longyear 55 deep drill rig)
Conquest holds several advanced stage gold properties in the Province
of Ontario, including the strategically important
Alexander Project, located in the heart of northwestern Ontario's
Red Lake gold mining district.
The Alexander Property is situated immediately to the east of Goldcorp's high grade Red Lake mine at Balmer town and has been independently called "the best located exploration property in the Red Lake Gold Camp."
http://www.conquestresources.net/pdfs/CQR_Investor_Presentation.pdf
Conquest has one projects located in the Detour Lake gold mining district of the Northern Abitibi Greenstone Belt,
referred to as the Sunday Lake Project -
http://www.conquestresources.net/news_breaking.php
The property is adjacent to the development project of Detour Gold Inc.
who are planning a "Super Open Pit"
to access a reported 13.2 million ounce gold resource.
Junior Bull Seasonals -
http://www.gold-eagle.com/gold_digest_08/wright080610.html
e.g.,
Conquest Amends Agreement With Detour Gold Corporation on Conquest's Properties Adjacent to Detour Lake Gold Project
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 10, 2010) -
Conquest Resources Limited -
(TSX VENTURE:CQR) announces that it has amended a previously
executed letter agreement with Detour Gold Corporation
("Detour Gold") pursuant to which Detour Gold will purchase
Conquest's interest in the Aurora Property and will have
an option to acquire a 50% interest in Conquest's
Sunday Lake Property.
Conquest has now entered into a separate agreement with
NVI Mining Ltd. ("NVI"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
Breakwater Resources Ltd., to purchase the remaining 40%
interest that it does not already own in the Aurora and
Sunday Lake properties located in the Detour Lake area, Ontario
and to purchase the 2% net smelter royalty interest therein
held by NVI.
The consideration for the acquisition from NVI is
$1.0 million to be satisfied through the payment by Conquest
of $500,000 in cash and the issuance, subject to regulatory
approval, of 3,125,000 shares of Conquest.
Under the amended agreement with Detour Gold,
Conquest will convey to Detour Gold, subject to regulatory
and other approvals, a 100% undivided interest in the Aurora
Property free and clear of the 2% net smelter royalty.
The consideration has been amended to a cash consideration of
$2.0 million, rather than $1.0 million, to reflect that at
the time of Detour Gold's acquisition from Conquest the
Aurora Property and the Sunday Lake Property will not be
subject to the 2% net smelter royalty and that Detour Gold
will not be obligated to incur any exploration expenditures
other than the Sunday Lake Expenditures (as defined below).
The consideration will still include the issuance, subject
to regulatory approval, of 100,000 shares of Detour Gold
to Conquest.
In addition, Detour Gold will have an option to acquire a
50% joint venture interest in the Sunday Lake Property by
completing $1.0 million in exploration expenditures on
the Sunday Lake Property (the "Sunday Lake Expenditures")
over the next two years with a minimum of $500,000 prior
to August 31, 2011.
The Aurora Property and the Sunday Lake Property each
remain subject to an interest held by Prism Resources Inc.
equal to 7.5% of the net profits from the properties.
The Sunday Lake Property lies immediately east of
Detour Gold's Detour Lake Project, along the eastern extension
of the Sunday Lake Deformation Zone, in what is believed to be
a prospective area of this relatively under-explored part
of the Abitibi Greenstone Belt.
The Aurora Property lies south of Detour Gold's Detour Lake Project.
Detour Gold is acquiring the Aurora Property to accommodate
the infrastructure requirements for the development of its
Detour Lake mine.
COMMENT
"We are very pleased to have reached an agreement with Breakwater and a revised agreement with Detour Gold which will be beneficial for all parties," said Terence McKillen, President and Chief Executive of Conquest.
"The amended agreement will result in a transaction value
to Conquest of approximately $4 million of which $1 million
will offset the acquisition by Conquest from Breakwater of
the 40% interest in the properties that it did not previously
own as well as the purchase of the outstanding royalty interest.
In addition, as part of the agreement, Detour Gold will expend
a minimum of $1 million on the Sunday Lake Property over a
two year period with a minimum of $500,000 per year.
Detour Gold's geological knowledge and expertise in the area
will be invaluable in the future exploration on
the Sunday Lake Property," added Mr. McKillen.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Conquest is exploring several gold projects in Ontario.
These include the Alexander Gold Project at Red Lake;
the Aurora and Sunday Lake properties at Detour Lake;
the King Bay Gold Project at Sturgeon Lake (60% interest);
and the Smith Lake Gold Project at Missanabie.
There are 83,713,637 shares of Conquest issued and outstanding.
This news release may include certain "forward-looking statements". All statements other than statements of historical fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization, resources and reserves, exploration results, and future plans and objectives of Conquest, are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Conquest's expectations are exploration risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by Conquest with securities regulators.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or the accuracy of this release.
For more information, please contact
Conquest Resources Limited
Terence N. McKillen
President & CEO
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or
Conquest Resources Limited
D. Brett Whitelaw
Vice-President
604-662-8633
or
Conquest Resources Limited
John F. Kearney
Chairman
416-362-6686
info@conquestresources.net
http://www.conquestresources.net
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Conquest-Amend[img]s-Agreement-With-Detour-Gold-Corporation-on-Conquests-Properties-Adjacent-TSX-VENTURE-CQR-1302858.htm
Detour Gold Corp. (TSE:DGC)
Last Price (USD) $27.78
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Detour Gold Corp. (TSE:DGC)
Last Price (USD) $22.75
Change ? 0.3 (1.34%)
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Last Trade 5/31/2010 4:10:03 PM
Detour Gold Signs Letter of Agreement With Conquest Resources for Claims Adjacent to the Detour Lake Project
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Apr 12, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
Detour Gold Corporation -
is pleased to announce that it has entered into a letter of agreement (the "LOA") with
Conquest Resources Limited -
("Conquest") pursuant to which Detour Gold will purchase
Conquest's interest in the Aurora and Tie-In claim blocks
(the "Aurora Claims") and will have the option to acquire a
50% interest in Conquest's joint venture interest in
the Sunday Lake claim block ("Sunday Lake Claims") located
immediately south and east of the Company's Detour Lake project,
respectively (the "Transaction").
Conquest has announced that it has earned an undivided 60%
interest in those properties, and has exercised its right
to earn an additional 40% interest from NVI Mining Ltd.
by completing the remaining $2.13 million exploration
expenditures prior to December 31, 2012.
Pursuant to the terms of the LOA, as consideration for Conquest's
interest in the Aurora Claims, Detour Gold will pay $1 million
in cash and will, subject to regulatory approval,
issue 100,000 common shares of Detour Gold to Conquest.
In addition, Detour Gold will complete the remaining $2.13
million in exploration expenditures on the Aurora Claims and
the Sunday Lake Claims prior to December 31, 2012, of which
a minimum of $1 million will be expended on
the Sunday Lake Claims.
After completing those expenditures, Detour Gold will have a
100% interest in the Aurora Claims and a 50% interest in a
joint venture with Conquest on the Sunday Lake Claims.
Detour Gold is acquiring the Aurora Claims to accommodate
the infrastructure requirements for the development of
its Detour Lake mine. In addition, the Conquest land package
allows Detour Gold to further expand its regional exploration
program on what is believed to be a prospective area of this
relatively under-explored portion of
the Abitibi Greenstone Belt.
Detour Gold's current land position of 274 sq. km would increase
to 362 sq. km.
The Transaction is expected to close in the second quarter
of 2010.
Closing of the Transaction is conditional upon (i) completion of satisfactory due diligence by Detour Gold;
(ii) receipt of regulatory, contractual and corporate consents
and approvals;
(iii) entering into of a formal agreement for the Transaction;
(iv) Detour Gold and Conquest entering into a joint venture
agreement providing Detour Gold with a right to earn a 50%
interest in Conquest's interest in the Sunday Lake Claims;
and (v) the satisfaction of other customary conditions.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/detour-gold-signs-letter-of-agreement-with-conquest-resources-for-claims-adjacent-to-the-detour-lake-project-2010-04-12-94170?reflink=MW_news_stmp
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Developing Detour Lake - Gold reserve of 8.8 M oz in Canada -
http://www.detourgold.com/i/pdf/DGC_10_02_BMO_Conference.pdf
Detour Gold Corporation - Presentation -
http://www.detourgold.com/i/pdf/DGC_10_02_BMO_Conference.pdf
Detour Gold Corpor C (TSE:DGC)
Last Price (USD) $19.09
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Conquest FURTHER CLARIFIES IT’S DETOUR LAKE AREA PROPERTY HOLDINGS
PRESS RELEASE
Conquest FURTHER CLARIFIES IT’S DETOUR LAKE AREA PROPERTY HOLDINGS
Toronto, Ontario - March 17, 2010 -
Conquest Resources Limited
(TSX-V: “CQR”) wishes to clarify that it has not acquired any interest
in the Detour Lake Gold Project being developed by Detour Gold Corp.
Conquest has been exploring its own Detour Lake Area properties
(Aurora and Sunday Lake) since 2002 through an option/joint venture
agreement with Prism Resources Inc. and Boliden Westmin (Canada)
Limited (subsequently acquired by Breakwater Resources).
On March 15, 2010
Conquest announced that it has signed an Amending Agreement to
an earlier Option Agreement with NVI Mining Ltd., an indirectly
wholly-owned subsidiary of Breakwater Resources Ltd., and successor
to Boliden Westmin (Canada) Limited, a signatory to the original
agreement, (collectively “Breakwater”) and with Prism Resources Inc.
whereby Conquest agreed to satisfy an outstanding payment obligation
to Breakwater of $200,000 through the issuance to Breakwater of
1,000,000 common shares of Conquest and thereby complete the
acquisition by Conquest of a 60% interest in the Aurora and
Sunday Lake properties, located at Detour Lake Ontario.
Conquest’s Aurora and Sunday Lake properties are located immediately
adjacent to the current mine development project being operated by
Detour Gold Corp. and Conquest has been requested by Detour Gold Corp.
to clarify that Conquest does not hold and has not acquired an
interest in Detour Gold Corp.’s “Detour Lake Gold Project”.
Detour Gold Corp.’s gold deposit lies approximately 500 metres to
the north of Conquest’s Aurora property, while Conquest’s Sunday Lake
property lies approximately 5 km to the east of Detour Gold’s proposed
open pit and is on the same Sunday Lake Deformation Zone.
The Proposed Site Plan for the Detour Lake Gold Project,
published by Detour Gold Corp., indicates that a substantial part
of the Mine Rock Stockpile from the proposed open pit mine is to be
located on Conquest’s Aurora Property Mining Leases.
Detour Gold Corp. has recently made an offer to Conquest to acquire
Conquest’s Detour Lake gold properties, which offer Conquest
considers inadequate and has not been accepted.
Conquest’s properties comprise a substantial land position in
the Detour Lake Area of northeastern Ontario.
Conquest’s properties are strategically located along five (5)
kilometers of the prospective Sunday Lake Fault structure and
also cover some sixteen (16) kilometers of east-west trending
fault zones within the parallel Lower Detour Lake Deformation Zone.
The Detour Lake Deformation Zone is part of the prolific Abitibi
Greenstone Belt and displays classic Abitibi style mineralization
along several east-west structural breaks in the immediate
Detour Lake area.
Conquest’s land position at Detour Lake is made up of mining leases,
mining claims and staked tie-on claims.
The land packages are designated as the Aurora Property and
the Sunday Lake Property.
Substantial exploration programs have been completed on the various
land holdings during the past 25 years, with over $10 million
in exploration expended on target development and diamond drilling
over the entire project area.
The majority of the historic work was carried out by Westmin Resources
(now Boliden-Westmin (Canada) Limited subsequently acquired by
Breakwater) and its former partner Placer Dome Inc., the then operator
of the historic Detour Lake Gold Mine.
Having optioned the properties from Boliden Conquest and its partners
have expended approximately $2.3 million on its Detour Lake area
properties since 2002.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Conquest is exploring several gold projects in Ontario.
These include the Alexander Gold Project at Red Lake;
the Aurora and Sunday Lake properties at Detour Lake;
the King Bay Gold Project at Sturgeon Lake (60% interest);
and the Smith Lake Gold Project at Missanabie.
Conquest is currently undertaking a drilling program on
its 100% owned Alexander Gold Project in Red Lake, Ontario
(See Press Release dated February 25, 2010).
There are 83,713,637 shares of Conquest issued and outstanding.
This news release may include certain "forward-looking statements". All statements other than statements of historical fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential mineralization, resources and reserves, exploration results, and future plans and objectives of Conquest, are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Conquest’s expectations are exploration risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by Conquest with securities regulators.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or the accuracy of this release.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Toll free: 1(877) 280-8633
D. Brett Whitelaw, Vice-President – (604) 662- 8633 - Vancouver
Rob Kinloch, Director – (306) 343- 5799 - Saskatoon
Terence N. McKillen, President & CEO – (647) 728- 4126 - Toronto
John F. Kearney, Chairman – (416) 362- 6686 - Toronto
info@conquestresources.net
http://www.conquestresources.net
http://www.conquestresources.net/pdfs/CQR_Investor_Presentation.pdf
http://www.conquestresources.net/projects.php
Haywood names Detour Gold, Capstone Mining, B2Gold as top picks this year
http://www.mineweb.co.za/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page67?oid=95396&sn=Detail
Haywood Securities analysts see many positives that should benefit gold and silver this year, and forecast a modest recovery in global base metals demand.
Author: Dorothy Kosich
Posted: Thursday , 07 Jan 2010
RENO, NV -
Haywood Securities top metals and mining picks this year are Detour Gold (TSX: DGC), Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI), Capstone Mining (TSX: CS), Farallon Mining (TSX: FAN), B2Gold (TSX: BTO), and Bear Creek Mining (TSX: BCM).
Metals and mining analysts Stefan Ioannou, Geordie Mark, Kerry Smith and Chris Thompson said Wednesday, "Gold continues to perform well, and we see many positives that should be supportive over the course of 2010."
"Additional concerns over the pace of a global economic recovery should also provide strong investor interest for both gold ETFs and gold equities," they advised. Haywood's estimated 2010 gold price is currently US$1,000 per ounce with spot gold currently around US$1,125 per ounce.
The analysts also forecast a silver price of US$15.25 for this year versus a spot price of $17.50/oz.
BASE METALS
In their analysis, Haywood said economic indicators suggest a modest recovery in global base metals demand which should help support base metal prices going forward.
Copper
In the short term the analysts expect copper prices will decline from their current levels "as a result of relatively modest overall fundamental demand growth coupled with high inventory levels-we note our 2010E average copper price forecast of US$2.75 per pound, London Metal Exchange inventory levels increased considerably during 2009, closing the year at approximately half a million tonnes-the highest levels since April."
"Over the longer term, we maintain our bullish outlook relative to historical levels and believe that U.S.-driven sentiment for soft demand will be overshadowed by global growth over the next two to three years, specifically in China, Asia, and India," they said.
"We are forecasting a decline in copper prices after 2011, reaching our long-term estimate of US$2.25 per pound in +2013 as new mine production comes on line," they added. "However, we continue to believe future mine production will depend largely on lower grade mines, which will redefine the industry's cost regime."
Zinc
Haywood has forecast an average zinc price of US$1 per pound this year, followed by an average zinc price of $1.15 in 2011. ‘We are forecasting that zinc prices will decline after 2011, reaching our long-term estimate of US$0.95 per pound in +2013," the analysts predicted. "Zinc prices could be volatile over the medium term, as new supply is not evident, and older mines are closed or mine lower grades."
Lead
The analysts estimate that lead will average US$1/lb this year and increase to $1.15/lb in 2011, then decline to a long-term estimate of 95-cents/lb in +2013. "The International Lead and Zinc Study Group forecasts lead consumption to increase by 3% in 2010," they said. "Additionally, Brunswick, one of the largest lead/zinc mines in the world, will close by the end of 2010 and provides further support for our positive outlook for both lead and zinc."
Nickel
"Reduced mine supply from production cutbacks announced last year should lead to a tight nickel market, and we anticipate nickel prices will increase to US$9 per pound in 2011, declining to our long-term estimate of US$7.50 per pound in +2013," the analysts said.
"The nickel market will be well supplied going forward, with production re-starts from Vale Inco (10% of world supply) once the strike is settled, another 4-5% from new mines coming on stream (Santa Rita and Talvivaara) and another 200,000 tonnes of new production (15% increase) under construction, including Koniambo, Ambatovy, Onca Puma and Barro Alto. In addition, the nickel pig iron produced from laterites in the Philippines and Indonesia continues to drop in cost and this material is also available to supply the nickel market going forward."
Molybdenum
Haywood predicts that molybdenum prices will increase to US$15/lb this year, and $20/lb in 2011, declining to a long-term estimate of $15/lb in +2013. "Looking ahead, we believe global molybdenum roasting capacity, currently at 480 million pounds per annum, is an important consideration, with some (arguably bullish) market commentators forecasting world consumption in excess of 480 million pounds within the next two years," the analysts said. "Looking further ahead, we expect growing demand fundamentals to dominate the molybdenum market, noting that the current list of greenfields projects lacks a significant number of large-scale ventures to potentially fill the expected supply deficit."
HAYWOOD TOP PICKS
Metals analyst Kerry Smith's top pick this year is Detour Gold, which he rated Sector Outperform and set a target price of $20.25 per share. "We remain bullish on the outlook for the company and believe that management will continue to deliver on reserve growth and are committed to development of this asset [the Detour Lake gold project in north-eastern Ontario," he wrote.
Smith suggests Detour Lake's gold reserves will increase from 8.81 million to at least 10 million ounces in the next resource/reserve update due to be released in the current quarter. "We believe investors will benefit from continued de-risking of this large gold deposit in Canada as Detour completes a full feasibility in Q2/10," he said. "Most importantly, the deposit is large, 100% owned, and has good infrastructure, making Detour Gold an ideal candidate for consolidation."
Top pick #2 for Smith is Alamos Gold, which he rated Sector Outperform with a $14/sh target.
"Alamos has completed a number of operational improvements in recent years, having a positive effect on crushing rates, increased leach recoveries, and lower operating costs at its 100% owned Mulatos mine in Mexico," Smith noted.
Meanwhile Alamos closed the acquisition of the Agi Dago and Kirazli project in Turkey last month. The two projects combined have a measured and indicated oxide resource of 1.3 million ounces of gold and 8.4 million ounces of silver.
Haywood expects Alamos to produce 200,000 ounces of gold in 2010 at total cash costs of US$325 per ounce increasing production to 350,000 ounces of gold production at total cash costs of $265/oz nu 2012.
Analyst Stefan Ioannou's top pick is Capstone Mining, which he rated Sector Outperform with a $3.50 per share target. "Low-cost producer status in low-risk jurisdictions, coupled with a strong balance sheet and proven management, separates Capstone from its peers," he said. "We believe recent share price weakness continues to provide a buying opportunity. Hence our SECTOR OUTPERFORM rating."
"In the sea of copper ‘development' stories, Capstone has successfully made the transition from explorer to producer ahead of many peers, providing investors with immediate exposure to positive cash flows from two low-cost mines, coupled with the ‘insurance' of a net-debt-free balance sheet," he added.
In his analysis, Ioannou highlighted the 45 million of annual copper production from Capstone's Minto mine in the Yukon and the 40 million to 45 million of copper production expected this year from the Cozamin mine in Mexico.
Ioannou second top pick is Farallon Mining, which he rated Sector Outperform with a target of 75-cents per share. He is particularly bullish about Farallon's G-9 polymetallic mine in Guerrero State, Mexico.
"G-9's low-cost production profile positions Farallon for immediate free-cash flow generation and represents and investment opportunity that has been overlooked and undervalued by the market," he said.
Analyst Chris Thompson's top pick is B2Gold Corp., which he rated Sector Outperform with a target of $1.75/sh. "B2Gold is an emerging gold mining with two producing assets-the Orosi and El Limon mines in Nicaragua, a past producer-the Bellavista mine in Costa Rica and explorations properties in Nicaragua, Columbia and Russia," he wrote. "Development enhancements are anticipated through exploration and resource growth in Nicaragua complimented by exploration activity in Columbia and Russia."
Thompson's second top pick is Bear Creek Mining, which he rated Sector Outperform with a target of $5.40 per share.
Bear Creek is developing two key projects, the Corani silver-lead-zinc project and the Santa Ana silver project, both located in Peru. "By advancing two significant silver-lead-zinc projects through to final feasibility, Bear Creek offers leverage to the silver, lead and zinc price," Thompson wrote.
"BCM has two top ten silver mines in the making, with lead and zinc credits and long life resources bases valued at US$0.24/ Eq Ag resource oz. Recent M&A activity highlights potential for further gains on the back of economic refinements and drilling at Corani + Santa Ana."
Developing Detour Lake - The largest gold reserve in Canada -
http://www.detourgold.com/i/pdf/DGC091008.pdf
ex..Conquest's Aurora and Sunday Lake claims at Detour Lake
total 88 square kilometers and are surrounded by Detour Gold Corp's
Detour Lake gold development property.
The Detour Lake Deposit is currently subject of a feasibility study
on the development of a 13.2 million ounce gold open pit resource
which lies approximately 500 metres immediately to the north
of Conquest's Aurora claims.
The Detour Lake gold camp lies within the prolific Abitibi
Greenstone Belt.
The Abitibi Belt has a history of world-class production from
over 100 gold mines totaling nearly 200 million ounces of gold
in historic production and current resources.
>>Is CQR your favorite stock right now?
I keep looking at the location-location-location and the potential
for a quick buy out in case they discover significant gold
next door to Goldcorp.
Mines need huge infrastructure, lots of capital and a good work force
and all is right there at your property line if significant
gold deposits are found.
It has the best chance for a quick JV or buyout I have ever seen
once the size and scope of gold deposit is determined.
The two deeper drill holes not yet reported could sure give a nice clue.<<
well said, ex....
http://www.conquestresources.net/pdfs/CQR_Investor_Presentation.pdf
Detour Mine - Open Pit Mine
Aurora Project, Detour Lake, Ontario
Project Overview
Located in the Northern Abitibi Greenstone Belt, adjacent to the Detour
and Casa Barardi gold mines and the Selbaie copper-zinc mine.
Over $3.7M in historic expenditures by major companies.
Drilling by Conquest identified and/or confirmed the presence of gold
mineralization in two areas.
The GB Zone has been confirmed as a major gold-bearing system with
potential for high grade gold lenses which has now been traced
by Conquest over a strike length of at least 1,800 metres.
At least three lenses of high grade gold mineralization have now
been encountered within the GB Zone.
The drilling on the Sagimeo Lake Shear encountered a new gold-bearing
zone associated with zinc sulphide rich quartz veins, and this zone,
the SLS Zone, has now been established as a significant new
gold-bearing system which strikes northward 4km to
the former Detour gold mine.
The Company has been exploring the possibility of farming out
the Aurora project and has been in discussion with a particular
party over the past 6 months.
However, no agreement has yet been reached.
Aurora and Sunday Lake - Proximity to Detour Gold Corp's Proposed Open-pit Development
Aurora and Sunday Lake - Claims on Landsat Image with Detour Gold Corp's Proposed Mine Planning
Aurora Project, Detour Lake, Ontario
Project Details
The Aurora Property comprises two separate claim groups:
(1) the Main Aurora Property comprises 12 mining leases and lies 4km
south of the Detour mine.
It is 16km in length and varies from 4km to 5 km in width; and
(2) the Sunday Lake Property comprises 3 mining leases and is located
about 4.5km due east of the Detour mine along
the Sunday Creek Deformation Zone
The properties are almost completely overburden covered.
As a result, most of the geological information has been obtained
from diamond drilling and from interpretation of geophysical surveys.
Since 1980, Boliden and various joint venture partners have expended
approximately $3.7 million.
Although the geological environment displays many similarities to that
of the Detour mine, the stratigraphic section on the Aurora Property
is considerably thicker and the structural geology more complex.
There is also a larger number and more complex history of igneous
intrusive bodies, which range from ultramafic to felsic in composition.
Diamond drilling by Westmin Resources Ltd.
(the predecessor company to Boliden) between 1981 and 1989 indicates
two major structural breaks on the Aurora Property called
the Northern and Central Breaks respectively.
Reverse circulation (RC) overburden drilling has detected four strong
gold-in-till anomalies at the bedrock interface in the vicinity of
the two breaks.
Several of the Aurora Property RC holes yielded heavy mineral
concentrate samples with gold-in-till anomalies of >15,000 ppb Au
(> 15g/t Au) and high counts of visible gold grains.
These are comparable with similar anomalies documented down-ice
from the Casa Berardi orebodies, located on the Quebec side of
the nearby provincial border.
Although cut-off points have not been completely defined on
the Aurora Property, it is believed that the Aurora deep
overburden anomalies are close to source.
Placer Dome completed an induced polarization survey and 32 diamond
drill holes in 1996 and 1997. Anomalous gold was intersected in
three holes on the Central Break, the strongest being 1 metre
grading 6.6 g/t Au in PD-064.
Significant visible gold mineralization was intersected in four
areas on a newly-defined break (the Southern Break) at the southern
margin of the Aurora Property.
Two of these intersections are potentially ore-grade.
The gold occurs as native gold associated with quartz veinlets and
as disseminations in sulphide and tourmaline-bearing tuffaceous
chemical sedimentary interflow horizons.
On Section 17,200E, hole PD-059 intersected 3 metres grading
46.2 g/t Au.
This was followed-up with a single hole 100 metres below the
intersection which did not intersect significant mineralization.
Hole PD-058, located 1.6 km to the east on Section 18,800E,
intersected 2.6 metres grading 21.6 g/t Au.
This was followed-up by PD-084 which intersected 2.0 m grading
10.0 g/t Au 70 m below PD-058 and PD-070 which intersected
1.0m grading 2.4 g/t Au 70 m above PD-058.
In the third area, located 300 metres northeast of PD-058 on
Section 19,000E, hole PD-053 intersected
4.9 g/t Au across 1.5 m In the fourth area, on Section 18,200E,
hole PD-075 returned 10.3 g/t Au across 0.9 m.
Potential
Conquest believes that the Aurora Property has significant potential
to host either a major gold deposit based on similarities in structural
and geological setting withother nearby mines within the Abitibi Belt
in Ontario and Quebec, or a poly-metallic volcanogenic base and
precious metal deposit similar to the nearby Selbaie mine
(copper-zinc-lead-silver-gold).
Conquest proposes to conduct a program comprising additional drilling
and exploration on the Aurora Property to follow up on the promising
high grade gold intersections previously encountered in
the North, Central and Southern structural breaks.
Aurora and Sunday Lake - Baselayer Total Mag with 2-VD Interpretation and Claim Boundaries
http://www.conquestresources.net/project_details.php?pid=2&s=m
dd..listen to..
Presentation by John F. Kearney, Conquest's Chairman on "InvestmentPitch.com"....
http://www.investmentpitch.com/media/514/Conquest_Resources_Ltd.__TSXV_CQR/
http://www.conquestresources.net/
imo. tia.
God Bless
Detour Gold - Location Maps -
http://tinyurl.com/yef7hk2
http://www.detourgold.com/s/DetourLake.asp
Detour Gold - Location Map -
Aurora Project, Detour Lake, Ontario -
CQR:TSX
Aurora Project
http://www.conquestresources.net/project_details.php?pid=2&s=o
Conquest has two projects located in the Detour Lake -
gold mining district
of the Northern Abitibi Greenstone Belt, referred to
as the Aurora Gold and Sunday Lake Projects.
The properties are immediately adjacent to the development
project of Detour Gold Inc. who are planning a
"Super Open Pit" to access a reported 13.2 million ounce
gold resource....
http://www.conquestresources.net/
Conquest's Alexander Project in the Red Lake Gold Mining
District of northwestern Ontario, lies immediately east
of Goldcorp's high grade Red Lake and Campbell mines and
is almost completely surrounded by Goldcorp's claim holdings.
The Red Lake mine complex operations at Balmertown collectively
contain over 28 million ounces of gold (reserves plus
historic production).
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.aspx?board_id=15069
Sentiment : Strong Buy
Imo. tia.
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