Properties Shining Tree Gold Project
The Shining Tree Gold Project
Pro Minerals Inc.’s Shining Tree Gold Project is located at the heart of the prolific Shining Tree camp, which is part of the Abitibi greenstone belt in north-eastern Ontario; The Shining Tree camp, which was subject to a staking rush in 1996 (video of the rush can be found here, has been subject to heightened interest in recent months due to excellent assay results being announced from companies exploring in the camp. Creso Exploration Inc. (CXT-TSXV) recently announced an intersection of 82.5 metres of 13.3 G/T AU, from drilling on their Minto project and Platinex Inc. (PTX-TSXV) is currently carrying out an aggressive 11,500m drill program to further evaluate and expand their Herrick gold deposit which sits approximately 1200 metres North of Pro Minerals Shining Tree Project.
Pro Minerals’ 71.89 hectare Shining Tree Gold Project (also known as the Beilby Lake Property) occurs within 150m of auriferous quartz veins on the former Gold-Corona and Churchill occurrences. None of the identified targets on Pro Minerals claims have ever been drilled and surface mapping indicates that drilling rather than trenching is considered the best means to test these targets.
Pro has outlined several high priority drill targets from a Gradient IP Survey and completed all preliminary exploration. The recommended Phase One drilling program (which should commence after the completion of a small financing) will start by testing the >300m long Beilby Creek target on two sections spaced 150 metres apart to determine the nature and structure of shear zones, quartz vein zones and associated wall rock alteration in the volcanic stratigraphy. This target may be an along-strike continuation of south-westerly-trending auriferous veins occurring over a 200m breadth at the Gold-Corona and Churchill occurrences. Drilling will therefore test for multiple auriferous quartz veins in an area that is also along strike of shear zones mapped on the shores of Beilby Lake. Subsequent drilling of the Beilby Creek Target and other targets will be determined as results warrant.
