Nova Scotia Mineral Incentive Program
Prospector Grant
Application for Prospector Assistance Grant Contribution
Instructions:
Please Type or Print Clearly;
Use Additional Sheets if necessary;
Applications must be received (date stamped) by NSDNR no later than July 27, 2012;
Return to : G. A. O’Reilly, Program Coordinator
Nova Scotia Mineral Incentive Program
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources
1701 Hollis Street, PO Box 698
Halifax, N.S. B3J 2T9
1. Personal Information:
Name: John F. Wightman
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Address: 142 Granville Street
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City: Bridgetown
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Province Nova Scotia Postal Code B0S 1C0 |
Telephone(Home) 902-665-2521
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Other Contact (Telephone, e-mail, cell phone) 902-483-6616 |
Occupation: Prospector
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Prospector’s Identification Card No. 337 |
Indicate Education Level Attained MSc. Geology
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N Have you taken the Nova Scotia Prospecting Course? Yes No Year
N Any other prospecting course? Yes No If “Yes”, indicate where course was given
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Provide summary of your prospecting experience/include total years:
18 years
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2. Project Information: (Attach portion of claim map or other suitable map showing access)
Exploration License No. |
Claim Reference Map |
Tract |
Claims |
10269
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20 O 16 A |
49 |
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10269
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20 O 16 A |
50 |
PQ |
10283
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20 O 16 A |
71 |
AB GH JK PQ |
10283
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20 O 16 A |
72 |
BCD EFG KLM NOP |
10283 |
20 O 16 A |
73 |
CD EF LM NO |
10283 |
20 O 16 A |
74 |
AB GH JK Q |
10283 |
20 O 16 A |
95 |
A H |
10283 |
20 O 16 A |
96 |
CD E M |
3. Description of Project: (Attach separate sheet if necessary)
Estimated Starting Date of Project 15 October 2012
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Estimated Completion Date 15 January 2013 |
A) Location of the Work Program(s): Attach Map(s)
Dominique deposit area north of Plymouth, Yarmouth County, NS. About 4.5 kilometers east of Yarmouth airport. Please see attached maps. |
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B) Previous Work Completed on the Property by the Applicant or Others:
The Dominique Showing is a tin, indium and base metal prospect in Meguma Group metasediments near Yarmouth, southwestern Nova Scotia. The area was explored extensively by Shell Canada Resources in the late 1970's, at which time they outlined tin mineralization in chloritic shears and also greisen hosted tin in metasediments near the contact with a quartz monzonite pluton. The discovery of the large East Kemptville deposit diverted their attention from the Dominique area and exploration at Dominique was discontinued. In 1991 The Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources drilled four holes on the prospect and recorded indium values up to 90 ppm, associated with zinc sulphides. In 1997, the ground was staked by Votix Corporation Limited to investigate the indium, tin and zinc potential. The Votix work consisted of reviewing existing material, examining the extensive collection of drill core in the NSDNR core library and re-sampling of selected mineralized sections for previously untested indium. Results showed anomalous but erratic indium throughout the Dominique Showing. Two samples in different drill holes returned assays of 120 and 160 ppm indium. Shell had postulated a series of vertically dipping pencil-like pods of mineralization. It now appears, from the sections, that there is at least one and probably more sub-parallel shear zones, traceable over a considerable strike length. Three diamond holes were drilled by Votix, to test the up-dip extension of the main Dominique shear zone. All three holes cut significant tin ranging from 0.51% over 1.62 metres to 1.22% over 0.6 metres. John Wightman staked the property in 2005 and has carried out prospecting, ground magnetic, MMI soil geochemistry and gravity surveys on the property. This has resulted in the discovery of several locally derived boulders with significant lead, zinc, tin, silver and indium values. These are located near the Egypt Road, two kilometres to the north of the main Dominique Tin Showing. Similar magnetic signatures to the Dominique Showing are present and in addition to the already established potential of the Dominique Showing, have advanced the tin/indium potential of the property considerably. In addition to having significant indium and tin values similar to the Dominique showing, the lead and zinc values are appreciable higher than those obtained previously at Dominique. Prospecting and identification by proponent of high grade float field, with assays up to ~ 25% Pb, 6% Zn, >40 oz. Silver, ~1% Sn, about 2 km up-ice of 3 zones at Dominique. Review of 2nd derivative Aero-mag maps and preliminary recce gravity survey have identified suspected gravity anomaly indicative of a buried granite pluton and therefore the inferred location of suspected mineralized zones distal to intrusion. |
Please see attached maps. |
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C) Reasons for Conducting the Work Program(s):
To define location of mineralized zone distal to inferred granite intrusion which is suspected host to very high grade mineralized float assaying ~ 25% Pb, 6% Zn, >40 oz. Silver, ~1% Sn. |
Please see attached assays. |
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D) Description of the Planned Work (separate according to property if more than one):
This property is covered by extensive glacial till and outwash to a depth of >5 meters. Outcrop is very limited. Trenching has been non-productive. Indirect exploration methods are required. Gravity has been recommended by geologist, Don Black. About 100 gravity data collection points are suggested to supplement existing survey points acquired in previous surveys. |
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4. List of Estimated Expenditures Related to the Proposed Prospector Grant: (attach separate sheet if necessary).
Proposed Expenditures |
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Gravity Survey (100 data points)
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12,500.00 |
Interpretation of results
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$1,000.00 |
Field Expenses
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$1,000.00 |
Report Preparation
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$500.00 |
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Total NSMIP Prospector Grant Requested ($15,000 max.) |
$15,000.00 |
Declaration:
I hereby certify that the above information is, to the best of my knowledge, complete and correct. The undersigned also agrees to conform to conditions as outlined in the program information.
Name and Title of Applicant: John F. Wightman, Prospector No. 337
Signature ___________________________________________________________
Signed at Halifax this 27th day of July 2012.
Mail Completed Application and Additional Enclosures to:
G. A. O’Reilly, Program Coordinator
Nova Scotia Mineral Incentive Program
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources
1701 Hollis Street, PO Box 698
Halifax, NS B3J 2T9
The final report for all Prospector Grants must be received and date stamped at the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources office by February 15, 2013.
FORM 6209 20 NO SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA
FORM 6213 20 NO SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA
FORM 6223 20 NO SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA
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