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1995, p. 8) They continued that "the grade calculated by
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Modern exploration in the area has been random and uncoordinated, as many small explorers and prospectors explored individual claims with little reference to past exploration or the competitor's results. Taken as a whole, the body of research covering the district appears to show it has the potential
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Greengoods belt noted on Faribault's plans, or whether the geologist was referring to a series of belts to the west (denoted Murdic, Gillies, McKenzie, and McNaughton on Faribault's plans) which may be a westward extension of the "Greengoods" belt and on which extensive drilling
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deposits in
Ontario lured the development capital and skilled labor force away." (Jacques Whitford and Associates Ltd., 1988). The following table of past producers and their results is derived from recent reports on the property for Atlantic Gold NL. (O'Sullivan, 2006) However, Sangster and Smith
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MacNaughton conducted several placer gold panning samples with positive results in 1995 (MacNaughton T., 1995). The
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Company. (1868). The prospectus, reports, and statistics of the Eureka Gold Mining Company of Nova Scotia : with a plan of the Wine Harbour Gold District : limited liability, capital stock, $ 100,000 in 100,000 shares of $ 1 each : to be organized under a special
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holes were drilled in the district. Details on these holes are unavailable, but from maps in the AMV's 1988 report, they are believed to be shallow. In 1987 and 1988, 38 holes were drilled totaling 18,149 feet of drilling. Gold was found in 26 of 38 holes. All the gold intersections were medium to
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Douglas Boddy included a first-person summary of the history of producers in the area (Boddy, 1991) which described the Plough lead/mine (to the south of the target property) in great detail as well as many of the other past producers and leads/quartz veins in the area. In its 1988 report for the
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Mazerolle stated that " an exploration program by Mineral Industries Limited bulk sampled some of the old workings. From the Plough Belt, 7,663 tons were mined. 5,655 tons milled yielding a recovery of about .175 oz/ton with recoveries ranging from 67% to 93.4%." (MacNaughton T.,
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Figure 3 below illustrates the known location of historic workings and some details of modern exploration work. At least 43 Diamond Drill Core samples taken by Acadia
Mineral Ventures are not included in this data set, nor are Reverse Circulation and RAB drilling by Atlantic Gold. The database
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Tons Ounces Grade g/t Napier Mill 1889-1898 36,052 26,104 0.72 22.70 El Dorado Mill 1889-1895 1,144 321 0.28 8.56 Adams Mill 1895-1901 2,297 1,058 0.46 13.86 McNaughton's 1898-1903 1,882 992 0.56 16.07 Guysborough 1899-1900 2,069 817 0.40 12.04
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Johnson in August 1966 and Theodore Koulomzinc in 1966 for Nicholas Onassis". The report (Koulomzine, D., H, & N, 1966) were not obtained or reviewed by the author.
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in several other reports indicated that gold was present in this form (Mills, 1993), (Mills, Paleoplacer Gold Investigation In Nova Scotia, 1993), (Mills, Evaluation of Gold Placer Potential of the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, 1992).
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by AMV was undertaken and where good results were obtained. According to AMV's 1988 report, the first eleven holes drilled adjacent "past producers" showed that "no significant results were obtained" (Black, 1988, p. 8).
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of gold (grading an average of 11.73 g/t) were extracted. The bulk of this extraction was from a series of open pits and underground workings. Historical exploitation of gold via surface pits is rare in
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on the job stated he had never seen as much gold mineralization and as widespread as he observed in these holes." (Dawe, 1990, p. 4) After reviewing Black's report it is not clear whether Dawe's
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484:(McDougall, 1989) for claims to the north and north-west of the district show evidence of additional leads and quartz belts on crown property. However, these are reported to be covered with thick
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Cole, C. D. (1993). Initial Technical Evaluation of an Agglomeration/Vat Leaching Process for Recovery of Gold from Ore Sample WH-Bulk*1. Halifax: Technical University of Nova Scotia.
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high-grade and narrow in width. (Black, 1988) Dawe reports that AMV drilled the Greengoods belt and "a number of the holes showed considerable gold mineralization and the
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Jaques Whitford and Associates Ltd. (1988, July 22). Retrieved December 27, 2009, from Nova Scan Database, Department of Natural Resources, Government of Nova Scotia:
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Wilco Mining Company, Jacques Whitford and Associates noted that "these operations ceased production for reasons other than depletion of reserves, such as inefficient
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MacNaughton, T. (2004, February 17). Retrieved December 2009, 2009, from Nova Scan Database, Department of Natural Resources, Government of Nova Scotia:
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Broome, H. J. (1981). Report on Airborne Geophysical Surveys on Behalf of Paneast Exploration Limited In Southeastern Nova Scotia. Sander Geophysics Ltd.
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MacNaughton, T. (2005, February 17). Retrieved December 27, 2009, from Nova Scan Database, Department of Natural Resources, Government of Nova Scotia:
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MacNaughton, T. (1996, February 17). Retrieved December 27, 2009, from Nova Scan Database, Department of Natural Resources, Government of Nova Scotia:
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radiate on the south-western portion of the district. The veins are interbedded, and most occur on the south limb of the south anticline (Ham, 2000).
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of the Cameron, McFarlane Leads and a quartz vein at Barachois Point by Durham Resources (Abolins, 1985). To the west, Seabright Resources conducted
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succession. These slate belts are thin, persistent features that are commonly only one to 5 feet thick and are referred to as belts by past workers.
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of Canada. Boddy's report includes a first-person recount (Boddy, 1991) that there were at least 11 known quartz belts (leads) described as follows:
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O'Sullivan, J. (2006, February). Retrieved December 27, 2009, from Department of Natural Resources, Nova Scan Database, Government of Nova Scotia:
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Koulomzine, T., D., J., H, M. J., & N, O. (1966). Gold, Wine Harbour, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. Report on Geology and Rock Geochemistry.
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McDougall, K. (1989, March 22). Retrieved December 27, 2009, from Nova Scan Database, Department of Natural Resources, Government of Nova Scotia:
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Sexton, A. J. (1988, January). Retrieved December 28, 2009, from Nova Scan Database, Department of Natural Resources, Government of Nova Scotia:
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Black, D. L. (1988, August 8). Retrieved December 28, 2009, from Nova Scan Database, Department of Natural Resources, Government of Nova Scotia:
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Oicle, G. (2000, January 28). Retrieved December 27, 2009, from Nova Scan Database, Department of Natural Resources, Government of Nova Scotia:
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Oicle, G. (1999, February 2). Retrieved December 27, 2009, from Nova Scan Database, Department of Natural Resources, Government of Nova Scotia:
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Mills, R. (1992). Evaluation of Gold Placer Potential of the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. Halifax: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources.
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Barrie, C. (1987, August 18). Retrieved December 28, 2009, from Nova Scan Database, Department of Natural Resources, Government of Nova Scotia:
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Hunter, D. (1989, May 15). Retrieved December 27, 2009, from Nova Scan Database, Department of Natural Resources, Government of Nova Scotia:
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Dawe, J. (1990, July 31). Retrieved December 27, 2009, from Nova Scan Database, Department of Natural Resources, Government of Nova Scotia:
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includes only one past producer is included when Faribault's map of the district show at least four distinct producing facilities in 1905.
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Mineral Industries Limited. (1937). Retrieved from Nova Scan Database, Department of Natural Resources, Government of Nova Scotia:
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in the host sediments. The old mine workings exploited leads – quartz vein-rich zones in slatey interbeds in the predominant
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Acadia Mineral Ventures (AMV) completed extensive exploration work in 1983, 1987 and 1988 in the district. In 1983 five
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soil and till sampling. One sample was reported with 36 ppb gold as an anomaly in its survey (Sexton, 1988).
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Sangster, A., & Smith, P. (n.d.). Retrieved from Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada:
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