Doyon-Mouska-Westwood Mine Property (Preissac)
Canada /
Quebec /
Malartic /
Preissac
World
/ Canada
/ Quebec
/ Malartic
World / Canada / Québec / Abitibi
mine, mining, gold mine
The Doyon Division, which is owned by IAMGold Corporation, covers an area of 2,258 hectares and is situated within the Cadillac-Bousquet gold belt in the Abitibi region, one of the most prolific gold mining camps in Canada. The Doyon property consists of 116 claims and a mining lease that covers 1,381 hectares. The Mouska property is contiguous with the western border of the Doyon property. This 877 hectare property is held through 22 claims and two mining leases. It also includes the Westwood Property.
The first exploration activities reported on the Doyon-Westwood property date as far back as 1910. Towards the 1930’s and 1940’s, development works (shallow exploration shafts and drifts) were instigated by the Mooshla G.M. Company over the Mooshla-A and Mooshla-B occurrences both located in the western part of the Doyon-Westwood Property (Production of Mooshla-A : 4,444 tonnes at 27.0 g/t Au). Simultaneously (1938), O’Leary Malartic G.M. Ltd was working on the Westwood occurrence in the eastern part of the Doyon-Westwood Property (surface works, shallow shaft and drifts).
The Doyon site was the subject of more intense prospecting in the 1960’s by the prospector Arthur Doyon. In 1972, it became the co-property of Silverstack Mines Company Ltd and of SOQUEM, which carried out exploration works between 1972 and 1975. In 1977, Long Lac Mineral Exploration Ltd (Lac Minerals Ltd) took over Silverstack Mines Ltd, and a drilling survey of 120 holes brought the Doyon deposit into production in February 1980. In 1983, a surface exploration campaign led to the discovery of Doyon West Zones.
Through the years, exploration efforts were mainly concentrated on the Doyon Mine. In 1986 Cambior took over SOQUEM’s mine assets, including 50% of the Doyon Mine. Exploration programs were then conducted on Doyon from underground and on the Westwood-Warrenmac areas from surface. The Warrenmac sulphide-lens was delimited at that time. As of 1989 Doyon essentially became an underground mining operation. In 1994, Barrick Gold Corp. took over Lac Minerals Ltd assets and acquired its 50% interest in the Doyon mine. In January 1998, Cambior acquired Barrick’s 50% interest to become the sole owner. From 1986 to 2001 (Cambior, Lac Minerals and Barrick Gold), a total of 128 holes were drilled from the surface on the Westwood-Warrenmac occurrences. These drill holes were located South and East of the Doyon open pit on both eastern and western sides of the Bousquet Fault.
In 2002, Cambior’s Exploration team initiated geological compilation that led to target the favourable Bousquet Formation at depth where good alteration patterns were recognized. The first drilling phase from surface (2002) led to the Westwood and North Corridor mineralization discovery at depth, on the eastern side of the Bousquet Fault. A five-year exploration program followed, targeting the favourable Westwood corridor at depth. In the original scheme, project expenses for the entire program (Westwood and Mooshla) totalled $11.3 M to realize 50,000 metres of drilling and 2.6 kilometres of drift development excluding follow-up.
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The first exploration activities reported on the Doyon-Westwood property date as far back as 1910. Towards the 1930’s and 1940’s, development works (shallow exploration shafts and drifts) were instigated by the Mooshla G.M. Company over the Mooshla-A and Mooshla-B occurrences both located in the western part of the Doyon-Westwood Property (Production of Mooshla-A : 4,444 tonnes at 27.0 g/t Au). Simultaneously (1938), O’Leary Malartic G.M. Ltd was working on the Westwood occurrence in the eastern part of the Doyon-Westwood Property (surface works, shallow shaft and drifts).
The Doyon site was the subject of more intense prospecting in the 1960’s by the prospector Arthur Doyon. In 1972, it became the co-property of Silverstack Mines Company Ltd and of SOQUEM, which carried out exploration works between 1972 and 1975. In 1977, Long Lac Mineral Exploration Ltd (Lac Minerals Ltd) took over Silverstack Mines Ltd, and a drilling survey of 120 holes brought the Doyon deposit into production in February 1980. In 1983, a surface exploration campaign led to the discovery of Doyon West Zones.
Through the years, exploration efforts were mainly concentrated on the Doyon Mine. In 1986 Cambior took over SOQUEM’s mine assets, including 50% of the Doyon Mine. Exploration programs were then conducted on Doyon from underground and on the Westwood-Warrenmac areas from surface. The Warrenmac sulphide-lens was delimited at that time. As of 1989 Doyon essentially became an underground mining operation. In 1994, Barrick Gold Corp. took over Lac Minerals Ltd assets and acquired its 50% interest in the Doyon mine. In January 1998, Cambior acquired Barrick’s 50% interest to become the sole owner. From 1986 to 2001 (Cambior, Lac Minerals and Barrick Gold), a total of 128 holes were drilled from the surface on the Westwood-Warrenmac occurrences. These drill holes were located South and East of the Doyon open pit on both eastern and western sides of the Bousquet Fault.
In 2002, Cambior’s Exploration team initiated geological compilation that led to target the favourable Bousquet Formation at depth where good alteration patterns were recognized. The first drilling phase from surface (2002) led to the Westwood and North Corridor mineralization discovery at depth, on the eastern side of the Bousquet Fault. A five-year exploration program followed, targeting the favourable Westwood corridor at depth. In the original scheme, project expenses for the entire program (Westwood and Mooshla) totalled $11.3 M to realize 50,000 metres of drilling and 2.6 kilometres of drift development excluding follow-up.
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Coordinates: 48°15'50"N 78°32'10"W
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