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42D15NW8851 2 .6386 LOWER AGUASABON LAKE 010

REPORT ON

COMBINED HELICOPTER-BORNE

MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC

SURVEY

TERRACE BAY AREA

ONTARIO

1 t (i i o

BULLET ENERGY LTD.

by

AERODAT LIMITED

December 6, 1983

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1 . INTRODUCTION

2. SURVEY AREA

3. AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL

3.1 Aircraft

3 . 2 Equipment

3.2.1 Electromagnetic System

3.2.2 VLF-EM System

3.2.3 Magnetometer

3.2.4 Magnetic Base Station

3.2.5 Radar Altimeter

3.2.6 Tracking Camera

3.2.7 Analog Recorder

3.2.8 Digital Recorder

3.2.9 Radar Positioning System

3.3 Personnel

4. DATA PRESENTATION

4.1 Base Map and Flight Path

4.2 Electromagnetic Profile Maps

4 . 3 Magnetic Contour Maps

4.4 VLF-EM Contour Maps

5. INTERPRETATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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I Map l Airborne Electromagnetic Survey Interpretation Map

Map 2 Electromagnetic Profile Map(954 Hz coaxial configuration)

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1. INTRODUCTIONl

This report describes an airborne geophysical survey

l carried out by Aerodat Limited, Equipment operated

included a 3 frequency electromagnetic system, a VLF-

I EM system, a magnetometer and a radar positioning

m system.

The survey area near Terrace Bay, Ontario was flown

from May 31 to June 9, 1983 from an operations base at

fl Terrace Bay. A total of 1186 line miles were flown, at

a nominal line spacing of 100 meters.

This report on behalf of Bullet Energy Ltd. refers to

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miles (32.6 line kilometers).

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SURVEY AREA AND LOCATIONS

The index map below outlines the overall survey and

the location of the property to which this report

refers. The property outline and related mining

claim numbers are indicated on the maps accompanying

the report.

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3.1 Aircraft

The helicopter used for the survey was an Aerospatiale

l Astar 350D owned and operated by North Star Helicopters.

Installation of the geophysical and ancillary equipment

was carried out by Aerodat at Terrace Bay. The heli-

copter was operated at a mean terrain clearance of

60 meters.

3.2 Equipment

3.2.1 Electromagnetic System

l The electromagnetic system was an Aerodat/

Geonics 3 frequency system. Two vertical

l coaxial coil pairs were operated at 954 and

m 4479 Hz and a horizontal coplanar coil pair

at 4134 Hz. The transmitter-receiver separ-

I ation was 7 meters. In-phase and quadrature

signals were measured simultaneously for the

l 3 frequencies with a time-constant of 0.1

m seconds. The electromagnetic bird was towed

30 meters below the helicopter.

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ll *l 3.2.2 VLF-EM System

l The VLF-EM System was a Herz 1A. This

instrument measures the total field and

f vertical quadrature component of the signal

from NAA (Cutler, Maine, 17.8 kHz). The

sensor was towed in a bird 15 meters below

B the helicopter.

m 3 .2.3 Magnetometer

The magnetometer was a Geometrics G-803

proton precession type. The sensitivity

M o f the instrument was l gamma at a 0.5

second sample rate. The sensor was towed

l in a bird 15 meters below the helicopter.

l 3.2.4 Magnetic Base Station

B An IFG proton precession type magnetometer

was operated at the base of operations to

l record diurnal variations of the earth's

magnetic field. The clock of the base

station was synchronized with that of the

B airborne system to facilitate later cor-

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j record terrain clearance. The output from the

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3.2.5 Radar Altimeter

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instrument is a linear function of altitude

for maximum accuracy.

3.2.6 Tracking Camera

A Geocam tracking camera was used to record

flight path on 35 mm film. The camera was

operated in strip mode and the fiducial

numbers for cross reference to the analog

and digital data were imprinted on the margin

of the film.

3.2.7 Analog Recorder

A RMS dot-matrix recorder was used to display

the data during the survey. In addition to

manual and time fiducials, the following data

was recorded:

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high freq. quadrature

high freq. in-phase

mid freq. quadrature

mid freq. in-phase

low freq. quadrature

low freq. in-phase

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2 ppm/mm

2 ppm/mm

4 ppm/mm

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l Channel Input Scale

g 15 magnetometer 5 gamma/mm

14 magnetometer 2 gamma/mm

l 08 VLF-EM Total Field 2.5%/mm

09 VLF-EM Quadrature 2.5%/mm

l3.2.8 Digital Recorder

A Perle DAC/NAV data system recorded the survey

l data on cassette magnetic tape. Information

recorded was as follows:

lEquipment Interval

l EM 0.1 second

VLF-EM 0.5 second

i magnetometer 0.5 second

m altimeter 1.0 second

fiducial (time) 1.0 second

l fiducial (manual) 0.2 second

MRS III 0.2 second

3.2.9 Radar Positioning System

l A Motorola Mini-Ranger (MRS III) radar

l positioning system was used for navigation

and final flight path recovery. Distance

B from two established transponders is

m determined several times per second and a

navigational computer triangulates this

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l3.3 Personnel

Personnel directly involved with the survey operation

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B Pilot: Tosh Serafini/Roger Morrow

Equipment Operator/Technician: Pierre Moisan/Mike Blondin

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m 4 .1 Base Map and Flight Path

l Photo map bases at 1/10,000 scale were prepared

. by enlargement of aerial photographs of the areas.

* They were used during the course of the survey for

ff visual navigation and preliminary flight path

recovery.

lThe recorded MRS III radar positioning data was

l used to derive the final flight track position,

with an accuracy in the order of 10 meters. The

m flight paths were plotted at 1/10,000 scale and

m presented on screened topographic bases. Regis

tration was confirmed by a check with manually

l plotted fiducials and the general accuracy with

respect to photographic detail is within about 20

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l The electromagnetic data was recorded digitally at

a high sample rate of 10/second with a small time

8 constant of 0.1 second. A two stage digital filter-

m ing process was carried out to reject major sferic

events, and to reduce system noise.

* Local sferic activity can produce sharp, large

8 amplitude events that cannot be removed by conven

tional filtering procedures. Smoothing or stacking

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* residual response that can be confused with a geo-

* logical phenomenon. To avoid this possibility,

8 a computer algorithm searches out and rejects the

major sferic events.

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8 the application of a low pass digital filter. It

has zero phase shift which prevents any lag or peak

8 displacement from occurring, and it suppresses only

m variations with a wavelength less than about 0.25

seconds. This low effective time constant permits

B maximum profile shape resolution.

8 Following the filtering processes, a base level

correction was made. The correction applied is a

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linear function of time that ensures that the

corrected amplitude of the various in-phase and

quadrature components is zero when no conductive

or permeable source is present. The filtered and

levelled data were then presented in profile map

form.

The in-phase and quadrature responses of the

coaxial 4479 Hz and the coplanar 4134 Hz config

uration were plotted with flight path and presented

as a two colour overlay. The in-phase and quad

rature responses of the coaxial 954 Hz configur

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l The aeromagnetic data was corrected for diurnal

variations by subtraction of the digitally recorded

base station magnetic profile. No correction for

j regional variation was applied.

m The corrected profile data was interpolated onto a

regular grid at a 2.5 mm interval using a cubic

l spline technique. The grid provided the basis for

threading the presented contours at a 10 gamma

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The aeromagnetic data was presented with electro-

magnetic anomaly information.

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The VLF-EM signal from NAA, Cutler, Maine was

compiled in map form. The mean response level

of the total field signal was removed and the

l data was gridded and contoured at an interval

of 2%.

The VLF-EM data was presented with electro-

B magnetic anomaly information.

l As noted on the VLF contour map for area B, a

section of the data (lines 3640-4080) has been

B indicated as unreliable. It was found that one

m o f the 3 orthogonal receiver antennae was not

functioning. This would still permit variation

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bird orientation would lead to spurious variations,

Major anomaly trends can still be recognized but

one line variations are probably non-geologic.

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ll *5. INTERPRETATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

lM The electromagnetic profile maps were analysed to

* identify those responses typical of bedrock conductors.

l As discussed in Appendix I, the profile shape can

indicate the general geometry of the conductive source.

g Anomalies that exhibited the characteristics of a

^ horizontal conducting layer were attributed to conductive

overburden. Those with characteristics of a thin steeply

V dipping sheet were interpreted to be of bedrock origin.

Where the response shape was indufficiently diagnostic

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^ source the conductor axis was indicated as "possible".

The process of conductor identification was based entirely

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m conductance. However, this parameter was calculated by

application of the coaxial in-phase and quadrature response

l to the phasor diagram for the vertical half-plane model.

This was carried out by computer and the results are

m presented on the interpretation map in symbolized form.

l The estimated conductance is a measure of the conductive

properties of the source. A low conductance of say, 4 mhos

" or less is indicative of electrolytic conduction in faults

B or shears or possibly minor disseminated mineralization.

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l Higher conductances indicate that electronic conduction

is a factor and that significant sulphide or graphite

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l Gold, as a result of its low concentration, and certain

base metal sulphides due to poor electrical conduction,

cannot be expected to produce a high conductance anomaly.

tt Accessory conductive mineralization may produce a recog

nizable response, and indirectly provide an electromag-

I netic signature. Similarly, a fault or shear zone,

favourable to mineral emplacement, may be identified by

electrolytic, as opposed to mineral, conductivity.

The overall survey in the Terrace Bay area has identified

a large number of conductors interpreted to be of bedrock

origin. The conductivity anomalies may be associated with

l magnetic features and this relationship may provide an

indication as to the nature of the conductive source. It

is for this reason that the interpreted bedrock electro-

m magnetic conductor axes have been coded to indicate the

nature of magnetic association.

VLF-EM conductor axes have been outlined to indicate zones

of possible bedrock conductivity. They have not been

included where the conductive source was felt to be over-

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l In the survey area the relatively low level of magnetic

j activity to the west is characteristic of felsic or

metasedimentary rock. The more intense anomalies to

l the east may be associated with intermediate to mafic

volcanic rocks.

An HEM anomaly is noted on the southern margin of the

g block and is interpreted to be of bedrock origin. It

is of low conductance, typical of an electrolytic source

or minor sulphide or graphite mineralization. It may

l be associated with a zone favourable to gold mineralization

and ground follow-up investigation is warranted.

lRespectfully submittj

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GENERAL INTERPRETIVE CONSIDERATIONS

l Electromagnetic

j The Aerodat 3 frequency system utilizes 2 different

transmitter-receiver coil geometries. The traditional

g coaxial coil configuration is operated at 2 widely

^ separated frequencies and the horizontal coplanar coil

pair is operated at a frequency approximately aligned

tt with one of the coaxial frequencies.

m The electromagnetic response measured by the helicopter

system is a function of the "electrical" and "geometrical"

l properties of the conductor. The "electrical" property

of a conductor is determined largely by its conductivity

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| response is largely a function of the conductors shape

and orientation with respect to the measuring transmitter

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l Electrical Considerations

j For a given conductive body the measure of its conductivity

or conductance is closely related to the measured phase

tt shift between the received and transmitted electromagnetic

field. A small phase shift indicates a relatively high

l conductance, a large phase shift lower conductance. A

small phase shift results in a large in-phase to quadrature

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ratio and a large phase shift a low ratio. This relation-

I ship is shown quantitatively for a vertical half-plane

model on the accompanying phasor diagram. Other physical

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. relationships.

The phasor diagram for the vertical half-plane model, as

* presented, is for the coaxial coil configuration with the

B amplitudes in ppm as measured at the response peak over

the conductor. To assist the interpretation of the survey

l results the computer is used to identify the apparent

conductance and depth at selected anomalies. The results

B of this calculation are presented in table form in Appendix II

j and the conductance and in-phase amplitude are presented in

symbolized form on the map presentation.

The conductance and depth values as presented are correct

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situation. The actual geological source may be of limited

l length, have significant dip, its conductivity and thickness

M may vary with depth and/or strike and adjacent bodies and

overburden may have modified the response. In general the

l conductance estimate is less affected by these limitations

than is the depth estimate, but both should be considered as

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- 3 - APPENDIXl ll Conductance in mhos is the reciprocal of resistance in

ohms and in the case of narrow slab-like bodies is the

l product of electrical conductivity and thickness.

g Most overburden will have an indicated conductance of less

. than 2 mhos; however, more conductive clays may have an

apparent conductance of say 2 to 4 mhos. Also in the low

l conductance range will be electrolytic conductors in faults

and shears.

The higher ranges of conductance, greater than 4 mhos,

l indicate that a significant fraction of the electrical

conduction is electronic rather than electrolytic in

l nature. Materials that conduct electronically are limited

m to certain metallic sulphides and to graphite. High

conductance anomalies, roughly 10 mhos or greater, are

l generally limited to sulphide or graphite bearing rocks.

l Sulphide minerals with the exception of sphalerite, cinnabar

and stibnite are good conductors; however, they may occur

g in a disseminated manner that inhibits electrical conduction

through the rock mass. In this case the apparent conductance

" can seriously underrate the quality of the conductor in

fl geological terms. In a similar sense the relatively non

conducting sulphide minerals noted above may be present in

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l sulphides, and the electromagnetic response only relate

to the minor associated mineralization. Indicated conductance

g is also of little direct significance for the identification

of gold mineralization. Although gold is highly conductive

it would not be expected to exist in sufficient quantity

l to create a recognizable anomaly, but minor accessory sulphide

mineralization could provide a useful indirect indication.

In summary, the estimated conductance of a conductor can

8 provide a relatively positive identification of significant

sulphide or graphite mineralization; however, a moderate

l to low conductance value does not rule out the possibility

j of significant economic mineralization.

Geometrical Considerations

Geometrical information about the geologic conductor can

l often be interpreted from the profile shape of the anomaly.

j The change in shape is primarily related to the change in

inductive coupling among the transmitter, the target, and

the receiver.

j In the case of a thin, steeply dipping, sheet-like conductor,

the coaxial coil pair will yield a near symmetric peak over

l the conductor. On the other hand the coplanar coil pair will

pass through a null couple relationship and yield a minimum

li over the conductor, flanked by positive side lobes. As the

B dip of the conductor decreases from vertical, the coaxial

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the coplanar coil pair the side lobe on the down dip side

l strengthens relative to that on the up dip side.

l As the thickness of the conductor increases, induced

current flow across the thickness of the conductor becomes

l relatively significant and complete null coupling with the

j coplanar coils is no longer possible. As a result, the

apparent minimum of the coplanar response over the conductor

l diminishes with increasing thickness, and in the limiting

case of a fully 3 dimensional body or a horizontal layer

l or half-space, the minimum disappears completely.

l A horizontal conducting layer such as overburden will produce

a response in the coaxial and coplanar coils that is a

B function of altitude (and conductivity if not uniform). The

B profile shape will be similar in both coil configurations

with an amplitude ratio {coplanar/coaxial) of about 4/1*.

In the case of a spherical conductor, the induced currents

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restricted to any arbitrary plane as in the case of a sheet-

| like form. The response of the coplanar coil pair directly

g over the sphere may be up to 8* times greater than that of

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l In summary a steeply dipping, sheet-like conductor will

display a decrease in the coplanar response coincident

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•m strength of this coplanar null is related inversely to

the thickness of the conductor; a pronounced null indicates

l a relatively thin conductor. The dip of such a conductor

can be inferred from the relative amplitudes of the side-lobes,

lMassive conductors that could be approximated by a conducting

l sphere will display a simple single peak profile form on both

coaxial and coplanar coils, with a ratio between the coplanar

B to coaxial response amplitudes as high as 8.*

l Overburden anomalies often produce broad poorly defined

M anomaly profiles. In most cases the response of the coplanar

* coils closely follows that of the coaxial coils with a

relative amplitude ratio of 4.*

Occasionally if the edge of an overburden zone is sharply

defined with some significant depth extent, an edge effect

l will occur in the coaxial coils. In the case of a horizontal

conductive ring or ribbon, the coaxial response will consist

of two peaks, one over each edge; whereas the coplanar coil

will yield a single peak.

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*It should be noted at this point that Aerodat's

definition of the measured ppm unit is related to

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without normalization to the maximum coupled (coaxial

configuration). If such normalization were applied

to the Aerodat units, the amplitude of the coplanar

coil pair would be halved.

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l Magnetics

l The Total Field Magnetic Map shows contours of the

total magnetic field, uncorrected for regional varia-

| tion. Whether an EM anomaly with a magnetic correl-

H ation is more likely to be caused by a sulphide

deposit than one without depends on the type of

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EM and a magnetic anomaly may be caused by a conductor

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H in close proximity to a magnetic body. The majority

of conductors which are also magnetic are sulphides

l containing pyrrhotite and/or magnetite. Conductive

and magnetic bodies in close association can be, and

l often are, graphite and magnetite. It is often very

difficult to distinguish between these cases. If

* the conductor is also magnetic, it will usually

l produce an EM anomaly whose general pattern resembles

that of the magnetics. Depending on the magnetic

g permeability of the conducting body, the amplitude of

. the inphase EM anomaly will be weakened, and if the

' conductivity is also weak, the inphase EM anomaly

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VLF Electromagnetics

l The VLF-EM method employs the radiation from powerful

military radio transmitters as the primary signals.

l The magnetic field associated with the primary field

m i s elliptically polarized in the vicinity of electrical

conductors. The Herz Totem uses three coils in the X,

l Y, Z configuration to measure the total field and

vertical quadrature component of the polarization

l ellipse.

l The relatively high frequency of VLF 15-25 kHz provides

. high response factors for bodies of low conductance.

* Relatively "disconnected" sulphide ores have been found

l to produce measurable VLF signals. For the same reason,

poor conductors such as sheared contacts, breccia zones,

g narrow faults, alteration zones and porous flow tops

normally produce VLF anomalies. The method can therefore

be used effectively for geological mapping. The only

l relative disadvantage of the method lies in its sensitivity

to conductive overburden. In conductive ground the depth

l of exploration is severely limited.

l The effect of strike direction is important in the sense

of the relation of the conductor axis relative to the

m energizing electromagnetic field. A conductor aligned

B along a radius drawn from a transmitting station will be

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APPENDIX I

l in a maximum coupled orientation and thereby produce a

stronger response than a similar conductor at a different

l strike angle. Theoretically it would be possible for a

m conductor, oriented tangentially to the transmitter to

produce no signal. The most obvious effect of the strike

l angle consideration is that conductors favourably oriented

with respect to the transmitter location and also near

l perpendicular to the flight direction are most clearly

m rendered and usually dominate the map presentation.

The total field response is an indicator of the existence

" and position of a conductivity anomaly. The response will

l be a maximum over the conductor, without any special filtering,

and strongly favour the upper edge of the conductor even in

g the case of a relatively shallow dip.

l The vertical quadrature component over steeply dipping sheet

like conductor will be a cross-over type response with the

l cross-over closely associated with the upper edge of the

m conductor.

The response is a cross-over type due to the fact that it

is the vertical rather than total field quadrature component

l that is measured. The response shape is due largely to

geometrical rather than conductivity considerations and

l the distance between the maximum and minimum on either side

g of the cross-over is related to target depth. For a given

B target geometry, the larger this distance the greater the

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l depth.

l The amplitude of the quadrature response, as opposed

to shape is function of target conductance and depth

l as well as the conductivity of the overburden and host

m rock. As the primary field travels down to the conductor

through conductive material it is both attenuated and

l phase shifted in a negative sense. The secondary field

produced by this altered field at the target also has an

l associated phase shift. This phase shift is positive and

m i s larger for relatively poor conductors. This secondary

field is attenuated and phase shifted in a negative sense

l during return travel to the surface. The net effect of

these 3 phase shifts determine the phase of the secondary

l field sensed at the receiver.

J A relatively poor conductor in resistive ground will yield

a net positive phase shift. A relatively good conductor

in more conductive ground will yield a net negative phase

l shift. A combination is possible whereby the net phase

shift is zero and the response is purely in-phase with no

f quadrature component.

l A net positive phase shift combined with the geometrical

cross-over shape will lead to a positive quadrature response

l on the side of approach and a negative on the side of

m departure. A net negative phase shift would produce the

reverse. A further sign reversal occurs with a 180 degree

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B change in instrument orientation as occurs on reciprocal

line headings. During digital processing of the quad-

I rature data for map presentation this is corrected for

by normalizing the sign to one of the flight line headings.

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Ministry ofNaturalResources

Onlario

Report of Work

(Geophysical, Geological, Geochemical and Expenditures)

Type of Survey(s)

___ ̂ _Claim Hoider(s)

Address

The IV........42D15NWe051 2 .6386 LOWER AGUASABON LAKE 900

Township or Area

""l Prospector's Ucence"No7"

Survey Company

Name and Address of Author (of Geo-Technical report)

ti.C

j Date of Survey (from 8t t o)

Day l Mo. | Yr. Day j Mo. J Yr.

Total Miles of line Cut

Credits Requested per Each Claim in Columns at rightSpecial Provisions

For first survey:

Enter 40 days. (This includes tine cutting)

For each additional survey: using the same grid:

Enter 20 days (for each)

Man Days

Complete reverse side and enter total(s) here

Airborne Credits

Note: Special provisions

credits do not apply to Airborne Surveys.

Geophysical

- Electromagnetic

- Magnetometer

- Radiometric

- Other

Geological

Geochemical

Geophysical

- Electromagnetic

- Magnetometer

- Radiometric

- Other

Geological

Geochemical

Electromagnetic

Magnetometer

Radiometric/' {/jif J

Days per Claim

Days per Claim

-"

Days per Claim

Z*

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Expenditures (excludes power stripping)Type of Work Performed

Performed on Claim(s)

Oiculation of Expenditure Days Credits

Total Expenditures

S -h 15

Total Days Credits

-

Instructions

Total Days Credits may be apportioned at the claim holder's choice. Enter number of days credits per claim selected in columns at right.

Date Recorded Holder or Agent (Signature)

Certification Verifying Report of Work

Mining Claims Traversed (List in numerical sequence)Mining Claim

Prefix

TO*

NumberExpend. Days C'.

Mining ClaimPrefix

i;

NumberExpend. Days Cr.

Total number of mining claims covered by this report of work. Ho

1 hereby certify that 1 have a personal and intimate knowledge of the facts set forth in the Report of Work annexed or witnessed same during and/or after its completion and the annexed report is true.

having performed the work

Name and Postal Address of Person Certifying

Date Certified

-^i 3,0

Certified by (Signature)

1362 (81/9)

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Ministryof GeotechnicalResources ReP0rt

Ontario , Approval

Mining Lands Comments

-At

To: Geophysics

Comments

[^Approved (~l W ish to see again with correctionsDa Signature

To: Geology - Expenditures

Comments

[| Approved | ] Wish to see again with correctionsSignature

DTo: Geochemistry

Comments

[~] Approved |~| Wish to see again with correctionsSignature

l l

|To: Mining Lands Section, Room 6462, Whitney Block. (Tel: 5-1380)

1593 (81/10)

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1984 02 22

Your File: Our File:

632.6386

Mrs. Audrey HayesMining RecorderMinistry of Natural ResourcesP.O. Box 5000Thunder Bay, OntarioP7C 5G6

Dear Madam:

We have received reports and maps for an Airborne Geophysical (Electromagnetic and Magnetometer) survey submitted on mining claims TB 675170 et al In the Area of Lower Aguasabon.

This material will be examined and assessed and a statement of assessment work credits will be Issued.

Yours very truly,

J.R. MortonActing DirectorLand Management Branch

Whitney Block Room 6643 Queen's Park Toronto, Ontario M7A 1M3 Phone: 416/965-1380

A. Barrrdg

cc: Bullet Energy Ltd. 401595 Howe Street Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2T5

Aerodat Ltd. 3883 Nashua Drive Mlsslssauga, Ontario L4V 1R3

Attn: Scott Hogg

\

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GEOPHYSICAL TECHNICAL DATA

GROUND SURVEYS — If more than one survey, specify data for each type of survey

Number of Stations _________________________Number of Readings — Station interval ______________________________Line spacing —————Profile scale.—-——-——————————^—--—-——-.—.————-——,——.——.Contour interval.

Instrument ——U|

Accuracy — Scale constant.Z C

O

S

Diurnal correction method.Base Station check-in interval (hours). Base Station location and value -—.—.

InstrumentCoil configuration

Coil separation Accuracy

25

S

lJ ' ' (specify V.L.F. station)

Parameters measured.

Method: CD Fixed transmitter d Shoot back O In line d] Parallel line Frequency^^-^—————————^—^———

Instrument.Scale constant __

S*Corrections made.

Base station value and location.

Elevation accuracy.

Instrument ——^—^————-—-.^—^^——.——.—-—————————————^———-——.Method D Time Domain D Frequency Domain———Parameters - On time __________________________ Frequency —————

— Off time ___________________________ Range.— Delay time———--^—^^^^————————————— Integration time ,——..—————————————.^^^—.

Power.Q ttElectrode array.

Cll Z Electrode spacing .

Type of electrode

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SELF POTENTIALInstrument________________________________________ Range. Survey Method ———————————————————————————————————————————

Corrections made.

RADIOMETRICInstrument.Values measured .

Energy windows (levels)—————-^——^—————————-^.^^-—^—^-^-.—-^^———--

Height of instrument____________________________Background Count. Size of detector—^.^..——..———.——...^——^^———^.^-—————.—....-—-...——-Overburden .-—-——————.—.——..————.^^^^.^—^^^^-——.—--.—..———.———^—--

(type, depth — include outcrop map)

OTHERS (SEISMIC, DRILL WELL LOGGING ETC.)Type of survey.—^——————————————————

Instrument --—-^-——-————————————————

Accuracy____________________________

Parameters measured.

Additional information (for understanding results).

AIRBORNE SURVEYSType of siirvpy(s) ATERDKNF. GF.OPHVRTr.AT. SI1RVF.Y f VI .F, HEM, MAGNETICS) ——————————————

, . VLF - HERZ 1A, HEM - GEONICS 3 FREQ., MAGNETICS - GEOMETRICS G803 Instrument(s) ————————————————— i ———————————————————————————————— —— ————————(specify for each type of survey)

Accuracy _______________________________________________ — —————————————(specify for each type of survey)

Aircraft used _______ HELICOPTER ( ASTAR 350D ) ——————-————————————————————

Sensor altitude ______ 30 METRES _____________________________________________Navigation and flight path recovery m.thnH SAMR POSITIONING SYSTEM. GEOCAM TRACKING CAMERA.

RADAR ALTIMETER.Aircraft .ItitnH. 60 METRES____________________ Line s ; 100 METRES.... - .1186 LINE MILES n , . 20.2 LINE MILES Miles flown over total area___________________________Over claims only_____________

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GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY - PROCEDURE RECORD

Numbers of claims from which samples taken.

Total Number of Samples. Type of Sample.

(Nature of Material)

Average Sample Weight——————— Method of Collection————————

Soil Horizon Sampled. Horizon Development. Sample Depth————— Terrain-——-——————

Drainage Development——————————— Estimated Range of Overburden Thickness.

SAMPLE PREPARATION(Includes drying, screening, crushing, ashing)

Mesh size of fraction used for analysis____

ANALYTICAL METHODSValues expressed in: per cent

p.p. m. p. p. b.

DaD

Cu, Pb,

Others--

Zn, Ni, Co, Ag, Mo, As,-(circle)

Field AnalysisExtraction Method. Analytical Method- Reagents Used ——

Field Laboratory AnalysisNo. .—————————Extraction Method. Analytical Method . Reagents Used ——

Commercial Laboratory (. Name of Laboratory—— Extraction Method—— Analytical Method —— Reagents Used —————

.tests)

.tests)

.tests)

General. General.

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BULLET ENERGY LTD.

AIRBORNE ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY

INTERPRETATION MAP

TERRACE BAY AREAONTARIO

SCALE 1/10,000330 660 1320 ^^——^^—— 1/2 mile

100 200 5OO Kilometre

AERODAT LIMITED

DATE' May .June 1983

M. T. S. No : 42D,42 E

MAP No'

EM ANOMALY SYMBOLS

FM anomaly A, in -phase afpMude 7ppm Cor.Juctiuiy (h.cuness ronac 2 [see code) Based on 4479 Hi coaxial response

Possible bedrock conductor

•f—l—J—(—j—l T"™ Coincident magnetic anomaly

F lank in g magnetic a nomaly

VLF conductor axis

Suspected cultural anomaly

EM RESPONSE

Conductivity thickness in mhos

(D > 500(D 250 - 500

(T)' 125-250

(D 60- 125

© 30-60

© 15-30

© 8-15

(D 4-8

© 2-4

O < 2

25 Inphose response

Horizontal control .. . . . . . . . MRS m

Average bird height . . . . . . . . 30 metres

Line spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 metres

-N-

42D15NWM51 2.6386 LOWER AGUASABON LAKE 200

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BULLET ENERGY LTD.

AIRBORNE ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY PROFILES - 945 Hz (coaxial)

TERRACE BAY AREAONTARIO

330 660

SCALE 1/10,0001320 1/2 mile

100 200 500 l Kilo metre

AERODAT LIMITED

DATE^ May .June 1983

N.T.S. NO 42 D, 42 E

AP NO'

p.p.m. 30 T

20 :

IO :

O

In-phase

Quadrature

Horizontal control .. . . . . . . . MRS HI

Average bird height ... . . . .. 30 metres

Line spacing . . . . . .. . . . .. . 100 metrss \-N-

4eD15NW0051 2.6386 LOWER AGUASABON LAKE 210

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BULLET ENERGY LTD.

TOTAL FIELD MAGNETIC MAP

TERRACE BAY AREAONTARIO

SCALE 1/10,000O x*n K*n nvn 1/2 tn\\9330 660 ezo

100 200 5OO Kilometre

AERODAT LIMITED

DATE' May , June 1983

N.T.S. No-- 42D,42E

LEGEND

250 gammas

50 gammas

10 gammas

Horizontal control . . . . . . . . . MRS Ut

Average b ird height .. . . . . .. 45 fntlres

Line spacing . .. . . ... . .... 100 mttres

42D15NW0051 2.6386 LOWER AGUASABON LAKE 220

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BULLET ENERGY LTD.

VLF-EM TOTAL FIELD C ONTOURS NAA (MAINE) 17.8 KHz.

TERRACE BAY AREAONTARIO

330 660

SCALE 1 /10,0001320 1/2 milt

100 200 900 l Kitomttr*

AERODAT LIMITED

DATE: May , June 1983

N.T.S. NO-- 42 D, 42 E

MAP

49000*

LEGEND

5O 0Xo

2 0Xo

Horizontal control... .., . . , MRS in

Average bird h eight ... . .... 45 irntres

Line spdcing ... ..... ...., 100 m*tr*s

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