SECOND YEAR ASSESSMENT REPORT OF PROSPECTING

ON

LIC. #’S 13300m, 13241m and 13248m

MIZZEN TOPSAILS,

CENTRAL NEWFOUNDLAND AREA

NTS 2H/02

BY

NATHANIEL NOEL MSc.

FOR

E. MICHELE NOEL

MINERAL LICENCES: 013300M

013241M 013248M

WORK CONDUCTED: LATE AUGUST 2008

TOTAL EXPENDITURES: 013300M 2712.00

013241M 750.00 013248M 1000.00

TOTAL CLAIMS: 013300M (6)

013241M (3) 013248M (4)

Table of Contents

Page Summary 1 Introduction 2 Location and Access 3 Physiography 3 Property Summary and Licence Status 5 Previous Work 5 Geology 6 General Geology 6 Detailed Geology 7 Current Program 8 Work Done 8 Results 8 License 13241M and 13300M 8 License 13248M 10 Conclusions and Recommendations 10 List of Expenditures 11 References 11 Appendix List of Figures Figure 1 Project Location Map 2 Figure 2 Claims Location Map 3 Figure 3 Access Map 4 Figure 4 Looking ENE from Gaffe Topsail. Hodges Hill NE of Badger is in the distance. 4 Figure 5 Looking SE towards Gaffe Topsail (left) and Main

Topsail (right) from Hodges Hill. 5 Figure 6 Granite Quarry at Quarry. 6 Figure 7 Geological map showing project location. 7 Figure 8 Hand polished slab of green granite. 9 Figure 9 Small mafic xenolith in green granite from the Summit Quarry. 9

SUMMARY Work consisting of sampling, and producing a polished slab, was conducted on license 13241m and 13300m which contains the Summit Quarry, located in the Topsails Granitic Intrusive Suite. A sample of the polished slab was sent to MacLeod Resources a dimension stone producer in Cape Breton. The stone was well received and they are currently attempting to test market it. An attempt was made to evaluate the trailway route into the Summit Quarry from the direction of Howley however extremely heavy rain made conditions for ATV use unsafe and the attempt was aborted. An attempt to make contact with the Newfoundland and Labrador Historical Society and the Newfoundland Railway museum, to discuss their interest in the old Lower Quarry at Quarry Station was made but produced little response. A landscape architect has expressed an interest in the quarried blocks that are stacked on the site however the author believes that the site should be designated a provincial heritage site and the site should be left undisturbed.

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INTRODUCTION This report covers mineral licences 13241m (3 claims), 13248m (4 claims), and 13300m (6 claims), consisting of a total of 13 claims located adjacent to the Newfoundland Trailway in the Gaff Topsails area (Figures 1 and 2) These claims were staked to cover ground prospective for several colours of dimension stone quality granite.

Figure 1 Project Location Map

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Figure 2 Claims location map LOCATION AND ACCESS The three blocks are located halfway between Badger and Howley and straddle or are adjacent to, the old Newfoundland rail bed. (Figure 3) The rail bed from Millertown Junction to the project area allows easy access by either pick up truck or ATV. The distance to the project area from Millertown Junction is about 40 km one way and takes about 2 hours by ATV. PHYSIOGRAPHY The area consists primarily of a large, relatively barren plateau which averages an elevation of 1500 feet. (Figure 4) Several large Tors rise up to 300 feet above the plateau. These include the Mizzen Topsail, Foretopsail, Main Topsail and Gaffe Topsail (figure 5) Evidence of glaciation is everywhere and the landscape is covered in large erratics (most local and angular) or well formed roches moutonees.

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Figure 3 Access map

Figure 4 Looking ENE from Gaffe Topsail. Hodges Hill NE of Badger is in the distance.

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Figure 5 Looking SE towards Gaffe Topsail (left) and MainTopsail (right) from Hodges Hill. Distance to Gaffe Topsail is approximately 65 km. PROPERTY SUMMARY AND LICENCE STATUS The project area comprises a total of 13 claims in 3 separate blocks. These include mineral licences 13241m (3 claims), 13248m (4 claims), 13300m (6 claims), (See figure 2) These claims were staked in the February, March, and September of 2007 and are in good standing. PREVIOUS WORK (From MODS 12H/02/Stn001 Granite was quarried from Quarry Station (Figure 2 and 6) by the Reid Newfoundland Company Limited in the 1890's for railway bridge abutments, (Martin, 1983). Stone from there was also used in building the railway station in St. John's (Baird, 1953). Fee Simple Grant - Reid Lot 48 was reverted to Crown Land, May 24, 1983.

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Figure 6 Granite Quarry at Quarry Station

Numerous other granite quarries were operated in this general area of the Topsails. Some consisted of little more than small pits or split boulders; but others were substantial excavations, where large surface 'benches' were quarried. The reason for these quarries may have been the ease of extracting small to medium sized blocks or cobble stones, due to surface jointing and/or fracturing. In the early 90’s a new quarry (Summit Quarry) was opened by Classic Stone. Test blocks were taken by Stoneworks Inc. and processed by Imported Stone in Boston using Pedrini equipment. Stoneworks reported a positive response to the tiles (Stone World, March, 1993). GENERAL GEOLOGY The entire area is underlain by granitic rocks of the Topsails Intrusive Suite. (figure 7) In this area these rocks consist of medium grained granite which can be found in various colors including, green, red, orange, yellow, and mauve. Kerr 1994 deduced that the base color of the granites was green. The yellow color was a surficial weathering cap which extended downwards for several meters. All other colours were considered to be the location of fluid conduits created during degassing episodes.

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Figure 7 Geological map showing project location. DETAILED GEOLOGY For a detailed description of the geology of the project area the reader is referred to Kerr 1994.

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CURRENT PROGRAM The current program consisted of a second site visit to the Summit Quarry and license 13241m in particular, cutting and polishing some samples from the Summit Quarry, further prospecting at Quarry Station, and checking out access to the Summit Quarry from the direction of Howley to the west. In addition, calls and emails were placed and messages left at the Newfoundland Historical Society to make them aware of the potential of the old quarry at Quarry Station as a provincial historic site. WORK DONE A total of 4 days was spent at the project area in late August of 2008. This included two travel days to and from St. John’s. One day was spent on the claim blocks and one day was spent travelling from Bishops Falls to Howley in an attempt to access the claims using the trailway from the west. Two additional days were spent slabbing and polishing samples collected from the Summit Quarry. This included time spent in discussions with Macleod Resources of Cape Breton, a dimension stone producer who have expressed an interest in the property. These discussions were of a technical nature and were not promotional. A number of calls and emails were sent to the Newfoundland Historical Society and Railway Museum regarding the old lower quarry at Quarry Station and its potential as a provincial historic site. Some interest was expressed in the cut blocks located at the Lower Quarry by a local landscaper. RESULTS License 13241m and 13300m Samples collected at the Summit Quarry were cut and one was hand polished. (Figure 8) During a discussion with Bill Warren of Island Industrial, who had been involved in the initial opening of the quarry, he had mentioned that there had been a problem with polishing the edges of the material. The problem appeared to be that during the polishing process feldspar crystals sometimes popped off. Using hand polishing techniques, this did not appear to be the case. A mechanical hand polisher is currently on order to check this.

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Figure 8 Hand polished slab of green granite

One of the samples which was cut, contained an inclusion of what appeared to be a fine grained gabbro or diabase. (Figure 9) This did not appear to be the norm however. Examination of several of the quarried blocks still remaining at the quarry site did not find any xenoliths. Examination of a large polished slab of the same material on display at the Terra Nova Granite store on Topsail Road had no xenoliths either.

Figure 9 Small mafic xenolith in green granite from the Summit Quarry.

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A polished sample of the green granite was sent to Chris Trider of Macleod Resources in Cape Breton. He has subsequently taken an interest in the material and is currently displaying it with the selection of stones his company has to offer. An attempt to access the site from the Howley Side was unsuccessful due to heavy rain the attempt was made. Large puddles which formed on the trail way made travelling by ATV unsafe at the time. License 13248m Attempts to draw the attention of the old Lower Quarry to the Historical Society and the Newfoundland Railway Museum did not produce any results. There are approximately 120 quarried blocks at the site which could be easily transported off the site for the purpose of landscaping. The historical connection of the blocks could provide added value. CONCLUSIONS AND RECCOMENDATIONS Additional material from the Summit Quarry should be collected so polished sample slabs can be produced for market test displays. MacLeod Resources has promised to continue to display the material when they attend shows. It should also be determined if there is a problem with polishing the edges of the slabs and if there is a way to correct the problem. Further attempts should be made to draw the attention of the Newfoundland Historical Society to the potential of the Lower Quarry before any attempt is made to remove any of the blocks there. The trailway between the Summit Quarry and Howley needs to be checked out to see if it is suitable for block transport, especially the trestles that are currently in place.

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LIST OF EXPENDITURES

EXPENDITURES COST

Days Worked (prospecting, site evaluation, digging test pits and travel (4 days @ 400.00/day)

1600.00

Vehicle (gas and maintenance ) + Travel/ (4 days at 150.00/day) 600.00

Accommodations and meals (4 days @ 70.00/day) 280.00

Quad Use 2 days @ 100.00/day (includes gas and maintenance) 200.00

Slabbing and polishing and technical discussions with MacLeoud Resourcces. (2 days at 400.00/ day includes cost of blade)

800.00

Administration and report writing (1 day) 400.00

Overhead @ 15% of 3380.00 582.00

Total 4462.00

Expenditure Allotment: 13241m…………….750.00 13300m…………….2712.00 13248m……………1000.00 REFERENCES

Kerr, A. 1994 Magmatic, Hydrothermal, and Surficial Processes in the Development of Multicoloured Dimension Stone Granites of the Topsails Plateau Area (NTS 12H/02) In. Current Research (1994) Newfoundland Department of Mines and Energy Geological Survey Branch, Report 94-1, pages 147 - 165.