Established in
1998, Wemindji Exploration's main goal was to create a specialized work force
for the mineral exploration companies that are and will be exploring on the east
coast of James Bay (Quebec).
Wemindji undertook the initiative to set up a training program for Cree
participants in prospecting and develop the local mining industry. This program
included several aspects of exploration skills such as reconnaissance mapping,
rock and minerals identification, claim staking (ground staking at the time),
map reading, line-cutting and basic geophysical instrumentation. Students that
successfully followed these training programs are currently working for
exploration companies in the vicinity area, or have staked and obtained their
own mineral properties.
Wemindji Exploration Inc. is a private company owned by Cree Nation of Wemindji
with the mandate to acquire claims and conduct mineral exploration on its
properties, set up joint ventures with companies exploring in the area, option
claims, develop on the job training programs, maintain community awareness of
local mineral exploration activities, and assist Cree prospectors with
government incentive programs.
Wemindji
Exploration Services Inc.
- Assists Cree Prospectors and Trappers to stake claims
and carry out field work on their own claims.
- Wemindji Services has a crew of line cutters,
sampling assistants, map plotting services, and transporting material to
camp sites.
- Consulting service to assist other first nations in
Canada in the Mining industry.
Exploration
Activities
Mayappo
Property
The Mayappo
property consists of 209 hectares and is partially covered by water, which
facilitates access by boat to most parts of the property.
The property is adjacent now to GoldCorp's Eleonore
Project where two major gold zones were discovered. The Ell lake and Roberto
gold zones are located 1km west and 2km north respectively of the Mayappo
property. The mineralized auriferous zones are both spatially and genetically
related to intrusive (diorite) bodies in contact with greywackes whereas the
copper-gold-silver and molybdenum mineralization is associated with quartz
veins in pegmatites and diorite bodies.
Field work
carried out to date consisted in reconnaissance geological mapping, local
prospecting and rock sampling both inland part of the Mayappo property in
order to evaluate the potential extensions of gold bearing mineralization and
assess the possible trends of the Roberto zones towards the Mayappo property.
Just like at the Roberto zones, sediments that host the gold mineralization at
the Mayappo property show bedding and cross bedding as well as widespread
potassic and andalusite alteration. Moreover and similarly, they host gold
mineralization and are cut by unfoliated granite pegmatites, which may mark
zones of weakness (tension) that allowed them to invade the sediments.
Mayappo Zone
(Roberto type mineralization):
The sediment hosted Au - (Ag,Sb,Mo) mineralization (Roberto type
mineralization) is located in greywacke in the northern central part of the
property near the contact with dioritic intrusions. The mineralization
consists in pyrrhotite with pyrite, chalcopyrite and silver-telluride as
accessory sulphides within quartz pegmatite veins. The host greywackes are
characterized by the presence of widespread potassic alteration and the
presence of aluminosilicates believed to be andalusite. These hosted sediments
vary in thickness 10 to 30 cm. Best values obtained in a grab sample revealed
4.99g/t Au, 40g/t Ag and 1.64%Cu. The table below shows some best gold results
obtained with associated silver, arsenic, copper, zinc, arsenic and antimony
values. Several other small values were obtained for this type of
mineralization in other sub-parallel veins and veinlets.
Helen
Lake Property
General
Geology:
The area consists of amphibolitized volcanic rocks squeezed between a foliated
granitoid unit to the south and granodiorite/diorite to the north. The
volcanic sequence is 100 to 500m thick and is composed of amphibolitized
basalt and mafic tuff.
Structures:
The trending of the deformation corridor varies as it follows the contact of
the granodiorite/diorite intrusion. The main showing is oriented SW dipping
80º N. A shear zone structure is observed across the property and thus has a
minimum length of 3km. Its width is unknown as it occurs mostly in the water.
For this reason Follow up geophysics and drilling is necessary.
Mineralization
and Results:
The type of mineralization found on Helen Lake area is structurally controlled
copper-gold mineralization. The main showing consists in up to 20-30%
chalcopyrite and pyrite. The best results were obtained from two grab samples
with 12.82 g/t Au, 2.66% Cu and 6.7 g/t Au, 4.9% Cu. Anomalous values of
molybdenum up to 0.2% are found locally.
Joint
Ventures
Dianor (TSX-DOR) - Metalex (TSX-MLX) - Wemex
This JV started in 2002 in order to carry out Regional diamond exploration
work in James Bay.
Dianor (TSX-DOR) - Metalex (TSX-MLX) - Wemex
This JV started in 2008 to carry out exploration work on 8 properties that
have been jointly staked. For more information visit: www.dianor.com
The
Exploration Team:
President:
Board of
Directors:
- Elmer Georgekish
- Geraldine Mark
- Wayne Morrison
- Chester Swallow
- Danny Tomatuk
- Mark Wadden
- Victor Blackned
Contact Person:
