Quebec Chibougamau Goldfields Property

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This property is 100% owned by Chibougamau Independent Mines Inc. which gained control after Globex transferred the property effective December 29, 2012. It consists of 7 claims totaling 188 hectares and there is a 3% gross metal royalty to Globex.

The mine operated operated for 3 years from 1963 to 1966 producing 264,000 tons grading 1.74% copper and 3.09 g/t gold. Patino Mining sunk a shaft in 1956 and started the mining and milling of the ore. In 1970, Campbell Chibougamau Mines acquired the property and put a decline under the surface pillar of the main zone. This surface pillar (H zone) was mined by open cut. Production from 1970 to 1974 is reported at 264,000 tons grading 1.74% Cu and 3.08 g/t Au