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Wawa-Holdsworth Project

Jun 4, 2020
 
 
Targeted Commodity:
 
Gold
 
Property Size and Position:
 
1,142 acres located 20 km northeast of Wawa, Ontario in Corbiere and Esquega Townships.
Close to Close to key infrastructure (rail, road, power, qualified workforce).
 
Net Ownership:
 
100% ownership
 
Overview:
 
Neighbouring Alamos Gold’s Island Gold Mine, Argonaut’s Magino Gold Project and
Goldcorp’s Borden project, the 1,142 acres land package hosts numerous gold showings occurring in a 500 metres-wide deformation corridor. Historic work by previous operators defined three gold targets on the Wawa-Holdsworth Project:
 
  • Greenstone-hosted quartz-carbonate vein deposits (Soocana Vein System and Reed- Booth Showing);
  • BIF-hosted gold deposits (gold-bearing pyrite zones in an Algoma-type iron formation); and
  • Gold-bearing Oxide Sands developed from the weathering of the auriferous Pyrite Zones.
 
 
The Company’s 2017-18 exploration program focused on the Oxide Sands because the loose, unconsolidated material could be mined as an aggregate. Despite encouraging initial results, the small resource was determined to be acid generating. With the economics of the exploitation of the Oxide Sands severely impacted, the Company elected to cease exploration at its Wawa-Holdsworth Project.
 
 

Source: https://macdonaldmines.com/projects/wawa-holdsworth-project/

PROJECT GEOLOGIST

Reporting to the CEO, the Project Geologist is responsible for planning, supervising, and reporting various exploration activities, managing field operations and training, mentoring and managing staff.

CORE TECHNICIAN

Reporting to the Project Geologist, the Core Technician will support exploration by handing, processing and sampling/cutting of diamond drill core, doing basic labour work and actively supporting field mapping and prospecting programs.

GEOLOGIST IN TRAINING (GIT)

Reporting to the Project Geologist, the GIT will be undertaking a support role for on-going surface exploration at the Company’s exploration projects.

EXPLORATION GEOLOGIST

Reporting to the Project Geologist, the Exploration Geologist will be undertaking a support role for on-going exploration at the Company’s exploration projects.

FIELD TECHNICIAN

Reporting to the Project Geologist, the Field Technician will support exploration by doing basic labour work and actively supporting field mapping and prospecting programs.