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The Windflower Project is under an option agreement to Cayenne Gold Mines Limited of Vancouver British Columbia. The Project consists of 14 contiguous Crown Granted Mineral Claims located in the Kootenay District of British Columbia.
The gold bearing quartz vein systems, the target of exploration on the property, appear to be structurally related to major shear zones, which strike northwesterly across the property. Quartz veining varies from a few centimeters to 6 meters in width. The quartz veins appear to be associated with the regional fault structures. The quartz veins carry siderite, pyrite and associated gold mineralization. The quartz veins appear almost as stockworks in some areas.
With the wide horizontal widths of the mineralized zones, existing underground development, and good exploration potential, the Windflower Project is an advanced exploration project.
The Windflower Project is located on the eastern slope of Comaplix Mountain, located in the Duncan Ranges of the rugged Selkirk Mountains. The elevations on the property range from about 500 to 1500 meters, with the main showings at the 1040 meter elevation. The main showings are located on a bench with moderate slopes. Access to the Property
Road access to the Windflower Property is either from Revelstoke or Nakusp. From Revelstoke it is 50 kms via Highway 23 to Shelter Bay and then by ferry to Galena Bay. From Nakusp it is approximately 50 km to Galena Bay on Highway 23. From Galena Bay it is 24 kms via Highway 31 to Beaton. From Beaton it is 10 km on the Incomappleux Forest Service Road to the Granges Exploration Ltd. (Granges) campsite located on the west side of the Incomappleaux River. Access to the main workings on the Windflower Property is via a 71/2 km logging road just north of the Granges camp. The Scott Creek logging road switchbacks up a ridge between Scott Creek and Menhinick Creek. The property has good road access because it is situated in an active logging area.
In 1985 Granges started an aggressive mineral exploration program. Mineral exploration work included prospecting, geochemical survey, magnetometer survey (9.0 kilometers), electromagnetic survey (16.6 kilometers) and 607 meters of diamond drilling in 7 holes.
In 1986 diamond drilling on the Windflower Project totaled 7,489 meters from 61 holes. The main zone structure was traced with diamond drilling over a strike length of 400 meters, with widths between 2 and 9 meters. The zone was tested to a vertical depth of about 90 meters.
In 1987, diamond drilling totaled 9,862 meters from 77 holes. The goal of the drilling program was to expand the ore reserves and to establish continuity of the zone below the 90-meter level. Diamond drilling on the Windflower project over the 1985, 1986 and 1987 seasons indicates a strong gold bearing vein structure over a strike length of 400 meters. The mineralization is open to the north at depth.
From underground development during 1988 Granges collected a 9,675 tonne bulk sample grading 7.4 grams / tonne Au (Granges Windflower Feasibility Study). No stoping of the ore zones was done.
Vein and Stockwork hydrothermal mineral deposit types are being investigated on the Windflower property.
In the past, Polymetallic and Au-quartz Vein type mineral deposits have been found and mined.
The proposed exploration program will investigate both Vein and Stockwork type mineral deposits. Existing deposits and new targets will be explored. The exploration program will focus on understanding the controls, structure and frequency of the mineralized ore shoots.
The gold bearing quartz vein systems, the target of exploration on the property, appear to be structurally related to major shear zones which strike northwesterly across the property. Although overburden obscures the strikes and attitudes of most veins, there appears to be an en-echelon pattern to some of the veining, parallel or semi-parallel to the strike of the shears which have an azimuth of approximately 330 degrees. A few narrow cross cutting veins occur in proximity to the shear as well.
Gold mineralization has been located to date in
1. Veins parallel to the host rock
2. Veins cross cutting the host rock, and
3. Veins apparently flat lying on the crest of folds
4. Host rock phyllites associated with pyrite mineralization in the hanging wall or footwall sides of veins.
The proposed exploration program will investigate both Vein and Stockwork type mineral deposits. Existing deposits and new targets will be explored. The exploration program will focus on understanding the controls, structure and frequency of the mineralized ore shoots.