Thor

Overview of the Geology

Thor

IThor has numerous parallel horizones that extend 2 km along strike in a northwest direction. Mineralization is contained within a tabular unit called the Combined Metals Unit ("CMU") that contains galena, chalcopyrite, pyrite and sphalerite. The chief metals of interest are silver, lead, zinc, gold and copper.

The Foundation of Our Business

Rocks can be"Big-Business" and it is important to be able to understand what they tell us. They host all of the metals that we use in everyday life, include gold, silver, copper lead and zinc. To find out more information about Taranis, click on the View Page.

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The Quest & Remote Places

Ore deposits have been sought for thousands of years, and the most obvious deposits have been already mined-out. The quest for these deposits takes us to places that are remote. To find out more infomation on our Thor Project, click on the View Page.

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The Reward!

It is still possible to find gold, silver and other metals near surface provided you have all the "right stuff". The deposits need to be trenched and drilled to develop the mineral occurrences into Resources. To find out about the Resource Taranis has developed at Thor, click on the View Page.

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Experience

Many ore deposits are no longer found using the traditional prospecting methods, and require an indepth knowledge of not only geology, but other sciences including geophysics, computer science and geochemistry. To find out more infomation on our Directors, click on the View Page.

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The Single Tree in the Forest

Exploration is essentially seeing through the Forest and finding a valuable tree. Sometimes the tree cannot be seen with the naked eye and requires technology that was not available to old-time prospectors. To find out how we use geophysics in Finland, click on the View Page.

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Drill Baby, Drill

It is almost impossible to build a valuable Resource without using diamond drills. Diamond drilling is costly, and when done correctly it can be used to build an NI 43-101 Resource of valuable metals in the ground. To find out how we used drills to build a +1 M tonne Resource at Thor, click on the View Page.

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Separating Fact & Fiction

Once a promising deposit of metals is found, it is necessary to evaluate the ability to be able to recover these metals out of the ground. There are many means to refine and concentrate ore, including gravity separation, and flotation. To find out about the recent metallurgical work at Thor, click on the View Page.

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Focused Exploration

One of the main criticism of junior exploration companies by the public is the lack of focus to develop Resources on a Property. To discover more on the Resource at Thor, click on the View Page.

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NI 43-101 Resources

The objective of any exploration program should be the discovery and the identification of Mineral Resources that can ultimately be classified into an NI 43-101 Resource, and ultimately mined to the benefit of the economy and the company's shareholders. To find out more information about Taranis, click on the View Page.

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Where People Meet Challenges

Exploration is a capital intensive business, and it involves a lot of problem solving to find solutions to problems to test and evaluate the potential of an exploration property. To find out more information about our Directors, click on the View Page.

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Under that Landscape is Risk

Under all the beautiful landscapes and the setting sun, lies Risk! The prudent junior mining company learns how to manage risk carefully, and not casue excessive dilution to the shareholders of the company. To find out more information about our share capital, click on the View Page.

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The Tools

Exploration involves using a "toolbox" of equipment, each tool tailored to accomplish a specific objective in the exploration program. They can range from a hand-lens to an excavator, each looking to find an ore deposit. To see some images in our Gallery, click on the View Page.

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The News Contrail

Exploration involves getting your hands dirty to find the answers to the questions that guide the exploration directive, and this information needs to get publicised to inform shareholders of our progress. To find out more information about News Releases, click on the View Page.

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Geological Overview

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Thor Geology Map

Shown below is a schematic geological map of the Thor Property showing the relationship to some of the major features in the area.

Rock Types and Descriptions

A brief outline of the major rock forming units at Thor is tabulated below. Those rock units that host mineralization are shown with a (m) after the rock unit name. The rock units are also ordered youngest to oldest.

Rock Types and Brief Descriptions
Rock Unit	Brief Description	Typical Photograph (click on image for larger photograph)
Foot-Wall Black Sediments	The sediments found in the footwall of the deposit are highly foliated, and are black in color. They do not have significant quartz or ankerite veining.
Hanging Wall meta-sediments with quartz stockwork and highly altered groundmass (sericite and chlorite)	In close proximity to the Combined Metals Unit, the sediments are highly deformed and also intruded by quartz stringers.
Massive sulfide with quartz (m) found in the Combined Metals Unit	Some of the spectacular mineralization found in the Combined Metals Unit in the Blue Bell Zone. It is characterized by large quantities of galena, sphalerite and traces of chalcopyrite. It has very high silver grades.
Quartz-sulfide breccia (m) - Scab Zone	This rock type is part of the Combined Minerals Unit, and although not galena or sulfide-bearing, it does have appreciable quantities of gold and minor amounts of silver.
Massive galena (m) found in the Combined Metals Unit	Similar to the massive sulfide with quartz photograph shown above, but this time from the True Fissure Zone. This is an interesting photo since it shows the downhole progression from Green Tuffaceous Horizon to Mineralized Horizon and finally into the quartz-flooded Footwall Sediments.
Siderite and sphalerite in quartz-flooded zone (m)	Some of the quartz-flooded zones are mineralized with both ankerite and sphalerite. These two minerals have an identical color, but the ankerite is identifiable by its coarser crystal habit.
Green tuffaceous horizon	This unit sheds valuable information on the genesis of the deposit. It is found everywhere in the structural hanging-wall of the deposit, and is clearly a volcaniclastic marker horizon. Every drill hole passes through this marker horizon before entering the Combined Metals Unit..
Massive sulphide & carbonaceous sediments	Associated with the structural footwall of the deposit are sediments with large amounts of carbonaceous material (graphitic). It can be seen in the photograph in the top portion of the intercept of the Combined Metals Unit.

Geology

The Thor deposit is found in the Broadview Formation, an assemblage of largely sedimentary rocks with some volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks. Only abut 10% of the area exposes outcrop, and much of the area is covered by a thin veneer of colluvium which limits the exposure of rock in the area.

Age

The Broadview Formation has no fossils, so the age of the host rocks is not known for certain. However, some of the overlying rock formations suggest that the age is Cambrian (541-485 Million years ago). The age of the actual deposit is not known, however suggestions are that it is very old, and likely occured during the deposition of the Broadview Formation.

Structure

The structural geology of the area is very complicated, and includes numerous faults and folds. The most obvious feature at Thor is a large Antiformal structure called the Thor Antiform that trends north-northwest, and the bulk of the mineralization at Thor lies along the east flank of this antiform where it has been subjected to sinistral faulting.

Continuity

One of the crucial aspects of any ore deposit is the continuity of the mineralization. At Thor, the sulphide mineralization is tablular and is known to extend for almost 2.0 km. This portion of the deposit was drilled-off on 40 m wide sections and constitutes all of the Resource included in the NI 43-101 assessed by Roscoe Postle.