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Radisson Mining Resources inc. is a public
mineral exploration company, listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V:
RDS). The Company is involved in the acquisition, exploration and
development of mineral properties. The Company’s projects are located in
the prolific Abitibi Region, in Québec, one of Canada's most productive
gold districts, as well as in northwestern Ontario, for its molybdenum
potential.
For several years, Radisson Mining Resources Inc. has
been focusing on two specific properties that form the O’Brien/Kewagama
project. A gold resource of more than 300,000 ounces of gold (calculated
prior to the implementation of National Instrument 43-101) has already
been defined, primarily in the 36E Zone. The project is wholly owned by
Radisson and is located at the heart of the Cadillac gold camp, which
has been enjoying exceptional success for several years with the
deepening of Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.’s La Ronde gold mine (8 million
ounces of gold) just north of the project; the discovery and development
of Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.’s Lapa deposit (1.7 million ounces of gold) 6
km east of the project, which will be brought into production in 2008;
and the recent discovery of three major gold zones by the Globex Mining
Enterprises-Queenston Mining joint venture on the Wood-Pandora project,
just east of the project, whose best drill intersection graded 22.6 g/t
over 45.8 metres. The O’Brien/Kewagama project covers a strike length of
nearly 4 kilometres of lithologies favourable for both Lapa-type and
Wood-Pandora-type gold mineralization.
A 4000-metre drilling program is underway on the
O’Brien/Kewagama project to test targets in geological settings similar
to those of showings recently discovered on the Wood-Pandora project, in
addition to testing known gold zones.
In light of the favourable price of gold and positive
results already obtained in drill holes identifying the 36E Zone, the
Company will re-evaluate the O’Brien/Kewagama project to determine
whether it is preferable to go ahead with underground bulk sampling from
shafts on the O’Brien and Kewagama properties or to continue diamond
drilling from the surface to increase known gold resources. To this end,
a scoping study will be carried out in 2006 by an independent consulting
firm.
The Company has also been evaluating its portfolio of
properties to effectively target future projects. The first result of
this operation was the identification of the Douay and Massicotte
properties, in northwestern Québec, as highly prospective for the
discovery of gold deposits. To attain its goals, the Company staked
additional claims surrounding its properties in 2005 and 2006. A total
of 407 hectares were staked around the Douay property and 12,066
hectares around the Massicotte and Lac Gignac properties, which now form
a single 15,800-hectare property (158 square kilometres). For the Douay
property, this represents a 4-kilometre band along the Casa-Bérardi/Douay/Cameron
corridor, and for the Massicotte group, a 20-kilometre band of
lithologies favourable for Detour Lake-type mineralization (5.2 million
oz. Au) along the Detour Lake Deformation Zone and 15 kilometres along
the Massicotte Deformation Zone, where several gold showings have been
discovered in the past.
Compilation work is currently underway to select the
most prospective sectors. Exploration work will be proposed for selected
targets, depending on the Company’s financial capability, and an
airborne survey is being considered for this year.
In fall 2005, the Company also acquired properties in
northwestern Ontario, south of Dryden, an area known for its molybdenum
potential. The Company selected this commodity for its value added as an
alloying agent in the steel industry due to its corrosion resistance,
strengthening properties and high temperature performance. There has
been relatively little exploration for this rare metal, which is
increasingly in demand. The four newly acquired properties contain
several molybdenum and a few gold showings. They cover a total area of
3,520 hectares. A preliminary prospecting program and an airborne
electromagnetic survey have already been carried out over all four
properties. The results of the analysis, which is underway, will guide
upcoming exploration work.
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Properties
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Area
(hectares) |
No. of
Claims |
Direct
interest |
Mineralization |
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Destor |
195 |
8 |
100.0% |
gold |
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Douay |
838 |
29 |
100.0% |
gold |
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Estrades |
278 |
18 |
100.0% |
copper, silver |
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Kewagama |
112 |
3 |
100.0% |
Gold |
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Lac Gignac |
7,861 |
298 |
100.0% |
Gold |
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Lépine |
330 |
22 |
100.0% |
Gold |
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Massicotte |
5,762 |
104 |
60.6% |
Gold |
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Massicotte JV |
998 |
18 |
60.6% |
gold |
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O'Brien |
576 |
20
1 ML |
100.0% |
Gold |
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Trécesson |
1,505 |
40 |
100.0% |
gold, copper, zinc |
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TOTAL for Québec |
18,456 |
561 |
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Highway |
512 |
6 |
100.0% |
molybdenum |
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Harper Lake |
192 |
1 |
100.0% |
molybdenum |
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Olsen Bay |
800 |
5 |
100.0% |
molybdenum |
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Grave Lake |
2,016 |
15 |
100.0% |
molybdenum, gold |
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TOTAL for Ontario |
3,520 |
27 |
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* 1=compilation 2=reconnaissance
3=ground surveys 4=drilling 5=development 6=production
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