Very interesting read here....read between the lines...!!!
Rumor has it the GBB are working on the same model.....
The Joanna Gold Project is located along the Cadillac Break, 20 km east of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec just off Highway 117 and two kilometers north-east of the Rouyn-Noranda airport . The Rouyn-Noranda mining district is well known for its base metal deposits associated with volcanic rocks and several gold deposits in the immediate vicinity of the Cadillac Break (fault) have been defined over the years.
The Joanna Gold Project comprises 155 claims and is divided into six sectors based on different ownership agreements. There are currently two major deposits identified to date, the Hosco deposit and the Heva deposit. Both deposits are accessible via gravel roads less than one kilometre from Highway 117.
The Hosco and Heva deposits are finely disseminated sulphide deposits with minor quartz veining located within a sedimentary basin on both sides of a branch of the Larder Lake Cadillac fault. The gold is associated with sulphides, primarily arsenopyrite. The mineralized corridor extends along a 2,200 metre east-west trend and can be followed down to a depth of 400 metres.
Following the optioning of the Joanna project in 2006, Aurizon carried out surface diamond drilling which resulted in the identification of large mineralized zones. Aurizon then evaluated the potential to mine lower grade and higher tonnage material with different mining methods including by open pit. This study was followed by infill drilling with the objective of confirming the grade and continuity of the new mineral resources.
The Hosco mineralization follows multiple distinct zones dipping between 50 and 60 degrees to the north with a western plunge. Mineralization is restricted to a 100 to 190 metre wide lower grade halo of 0.5 to 2.0 grams of gold per tonne. Mineralized zones along this corridor plunge to the west, and are usually narrower and less continuous in the western block and wider and more continuous in the eastern block.
