3. Vein systems within the SAM unit are best developed along the northern periphery of a

series of thick lobes of the unit that together define an east-northeast plunging thickened

area. These thick portions of the gabbro may be primary and/or result from boudinage due to

deformation. General plunge of this thickened area is parallel to regional L2 elongation

lineation suggesting at least some structural influence. Further tracking of the SAM unit

thickness at depth may aid in following ore shoots and veins, or identification of other

prospective areas in the unit where it is of optimum thickness. Similar thickness occurs on

the south side of the thick lobe of the unit, immediately southeast of the mine workings.

Further evaluation of this area is warranted.

4. Degree of foliation development, and strain state of veins and dykes indicate that strain is