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Sigma-Lamaque, Bourlamaque
Township
Century’s prime area for exploration
in Canada is the Sigma-Lamaque Complex and the claims
that abut the mine on the east side. The Sigma and
Lamaque mines both operated underground for most of the
last century and produced a total of approximately 9.4
million ounces. The underground mines were closed as a
result of low gold prices in the 1990s. An open pit was
later developed by McWatters Mining Inc. on the crown
pillar of the Sigma mine and is being operated by
Century today.
In addition to the underground
program, the West Plug deposit is situated on the
Lamaque property and was the subject of Century’s 2005
exploration drill program. Reserves and resources are
currently being calculated on this deposit and will be
included in Century’s reserve statement at year-end.
Bourlamaque Township Exploration
Properties
Century has a total of 8.4 km2 of
exploration properties in Bourlamaque Township. The
properties are either contiguous with or in close
proximity to the east side of the Sigma-Lamaque mine
property. These claims cover the eastern extension of
the mine mineralized zone, which has a strong east-west
orientation parallel to the Larder Lake-Cadillac break.
The strong east-west structures,
diorite plugs and dykes, which localize the
mineralization at Sigma-Lamaque, continue onto these
claims and host known mineralization similar to that on
the Sigma property. Evidence of this is given by
exploration drilling on the property which has produced
intersections of similar width and grade to that mined
at the Sigma mine. The historic intersections grading
greater than 3 g/t gold are given in the tables below.
The true width of the intersections is not known.
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Central
Diorite
Historic
Intersections > 3 g/t gold |
|
Hole ID |
Intersection (m) |
Value (g/t Au) |
|
NB-83-21 |
0.70 |
42.10 |
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NB-83-46 |
0.7 |
14.10 |
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NB-83-46 |
0.6 |
18.10 |
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NB-83-46 |
0.9 |
3.00 |
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NB-83-46 |
0.6 |
50.70 |
|
NB-83-46 |
1.2 |
8.65 |
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NB-83-47 |
0.6 |
8.7 |
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U-83-19 |
0.5 |
54.50 |
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U-83-19 |
0.80 |
13.40 |
|
U-83-27 |
0.50 |
19.00 |
|
U-83-28 |
0.50 |
17.30 |
|
U-83-57 |
1.00 |
10.80 |
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U-83-60 |
0.50 |
5.00 |
|
C-9 |
0.33 |
4.46 |
|
1369134 |
0.80 |
4.30 |
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Southern
Diorite
Historic
Intersections > 3 g/t gold
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Hole ID |
Intersection (m) |
Value (g/t Au) |
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2 |
0.25 |
29.15 |
|
80 |
0.43 |
12.41 |
|
82 |
0.61 |
3.87 |
|
82 |
0.30 |
238.32 |
|
82 |
0.46 |
14.40 |
|
92 |
0.61 |
3.89 |
|
92 |
0.61 |
9.09 |
|
92 |
0.61 |
7.48 |
|
92 |
1.22 |
4.04 |
|
92 |
0.30 |
5.52 |
|
94 |
0.40 |
7.92 |
|
94 |
0.3 |
7.82 |
|
96 |
0.3 |
3.43 |
|
96 |
1.68 |
108.25 |
|
103 |
3.05 |
10.66 |
|
UB-79-02 |
0.52 |
23.87 |
|
UB-79-02 |
0.11 |
63.43 |
|
UB-79-02 |
0.16 |
4.11 |
|
UB-79-02 |
0.61 |
3.09 |
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UB-79-02 |
0.61 |
25.37 |
|
UB-87-01 |
2.44 |
11.98 |
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Lac Langlade
Historic
Intersections > 3 g/t gold |
|
Hole ID |
Intersection (m) |
Value (g/t Au) |
|
6 |
1.21 |
21.25 |
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7 |
0.39 |
38.06 |
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7 |
0.64 |
19.20 |
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UM-88-03 |
1.00 |
10.97 |
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UM-91-02 |
1.08 |
5.08 |
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Auric West
Historic
Intersections > 3 g/t gold |
|
Hole ID |
Intersection (m) |
Value (g/t Au) |
|
U-83-55 |
1.6 |
9.30 |
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U-83-74 |
1.50 |
9.50 |
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U-83-74 |
0.50 |
5.20 |
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U-84-78 |
0.60 |
55.80 |
|
U-84-78 |
0.50 |
22.80 |
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85-90 |
0.34 |
15.10 |
The Aumaque mine is located slightly
east of the Lamaque portion of the Sigma-Lamaque
property and contains a fractured and mineralized
diorite plug similar to that of the Main Plug on the
Lamaque property. It was discovered in 1934 by the
Herbin Lake Gold Syndicate. In the period from 1944 to
1949, Aumaque Gold Mines completed underground
development to the 625 level and drifts on five levels
in addition to 11,585 m of surface drilling and 5,730 m
of underground drilling. The mineralization was found to
be consistent in style to that found in the Sigma-Lamaque
Complex and a historic resource was calculated. In the
period from 1987-1988, Alotta Resources Ltd. dewatered
and sampled the mine, completing a total of 7,941 m of
surface and underground drilling. A resource was
estimated from the results.
Louvicourt Township
Century has the Sigma II property
comprising 4.2 km2 in Louvicourt Township south of Aur
Resources’ Louvicourt mine. The Sigma II mine was mined
by open pit methods in the recent past and the ore
transported to the Sigma mill. The mineralization
continues to depth and will be re-evaluated in light of
the current gold price. Further drilling is needed to
complete this evaluation but is not been planned at this
time. |
