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Explore Develop Mine
Explore Develop Mine
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
Carrolls Corner / Carrols Farm Prospects
Prospect Overview
Two highly prospective exploration targets in close proximity to our Scotia Mine (3.5 - 4.0 kilometres away)
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Hosted within the same unit as the Scotia Mine’s Zinc & Lead deposit
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Limited historical diamond drilling has confirmed mineralization
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Mineral Rights covering both prospects are held by Scotia Mine Limited (subsidiary of EDM)(Exploration Licence 06268)
Geology
The Carrolls Farm and Carrolls Corner Prospects are hosted within the Gays River Formation ("GRFM") – the same paleo-carbonate reef unit hosting the Scotia and Getty Deposits at the nearby Scotia Mine. These Prospects have Mississippi Valley-Type mineralization, with zinc and lead occurring as sphalerite and galena in porous carbonates (primarily dolostone). The GRFM is underlain by metasedimentary rocks of the Meguma Supergroup, and overlain by evaporites (gypsum, anhydrite) of the Carrolls Corner Formation.
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These Prospects represent a possible southwestern extension of the economical mineralization hosted within the Getty Deposit.
Previous Exploration Results
Further drilling is required to determine the extent of mineralization in both Prospect areas. Drilling should target the fore-reef area, which typically contains higher grade mineralization.
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Considering the close proximity to our Scotia Mine, a Reverse-circulation drilling program of 20-30 holes is being considered by EDM.
Exploration Potential
The Prospect is at the stage that additional drilling is required to determine the extent of mineralization in this area. Relatively shallow bedrock mineralization makes an appealing target for a program of reverse-circulation (RC) drilling. The highly anomalous levels of lead and zinc in recent soil sampling results indicate at the unresolved potential in the West and House grids of the Eastville Prospect.