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Vassal, Quebec
Highlights
- new grass-roots targets in a major gold producing belt
- located on strike from Destiny Gold Project
- targets include Abitibi-style shear-hosted quartz vein systems and gold rich VMS deposits similar to the LaRonde Mine, Quebec
- numerous airborne VTEM and magnetic anomaly targets
- excellent access
Location and Access
- 40km northeast of Amos, Quebec, in the Abitibi greenstone belt
- located west of Alto's Destiny Gold Project
- access is excellent via Quebec Provincial Highway 397 and a series of old logging roads
Size
- Approximately 57 square kilometres
Ownership
2010 Exploration Program
- Grid preparation and ground HLEM surveying over selected VTEM targets to confirm their locations and relative strength prior to drilling
- Diamond drilling of approximately 1700m
Vassal, Quebec
Maps
Vassal, Quebec
Geology
- In the Abitibi greenstone belt
- targets are Archean shear hosted gold systems similar to Destiny, other targets include Cu-Zn-Au rich VMS deposits, with similarities to the multi-million ounces Laronde Mine, associated with felsic volcanics and formational conductive trends
- the property lies on strike to the west of the mafic-intermediate volcanic belt that extends from the Destiny Gold Project
- no outcrops on the property so geology and structures are interpreted from airborne geophysics and 9 historical holes
History
Previous work was very limited. In 2008, Alto completed VTEM electromagnetic and helicopter-borne magnetic surveys over the property. Numerous EM conductors were detected many of which have direct magnetic association, including 10 high and medium priority targets with VMS-type signatures. Another seven high to medium priority structural targets (shear zones) were recognized from interpretation of airborne magnetic and VTEM data. These are being targeted for Abitibi-type shear hosted lode gold deposits.
Previous drilling was limited to only nine holes that were completed between 1973 and 1988. The Garland Showing, with drilled values of 47 g/t gold, 3.6% copper and 3.6% zinc lies 5km northwest of the property and lies along a volcanic-tonalite contact that extends onto the Vassal Property.
These are new grassroots targets in a major gold producing belt.
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