Determination of pathfinder elements and alteration assemblages associated with gold mineralization at the Cunningham Property, Kirkland Lake Gold Camp

矿产勘探是安大略省经济的支柱，每年的矿产产量超过55亿美元，创造了90000个就业机会，18亿美元的出口，超过3亿美元的政府收入，并为所有加拿大人提供了更好的生活水平。阿比提比绿岩带是加拿大地盾中最大、最具经济价值的太古代花岗岩-绿岩岩层，也是凯迪拉克湖-拉德湖断裂的所在地，这是加拿大首屈一指的黄金趋势，从东部的魁北克Val d'Or金矿延伸到西部的安大略省Matachewan的Young Davidson矿山。沿着这一趋势开采出了超过1亿盎司的黄金，其中最大的一个金矿位于柯克兰湖。柯克兰湖营地本身已经从Kerr Addison、Macassa和lakesshore矿山等著名矿山开采出了4000万盎司的黄金。West Kirkland Mining Inc （WKM）总部位于不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华，是一家结构合理、资金充足的加拿大黄金勘探公司，在Kirkland Lake Ontario附近拥有重要的采矿权，沿着丰富的Cadillac-Larder Lake Break。West Kirkland Mining公司2012年的勘探预算为700万美元，并且有许多先进的勘探项目。在任何成功的矿产勘探项目中，钻钻都是一个关键但极其昂贵的组成部分。成本通常以数百万美元计，占公司年度勘探预算的大部分。为了在高度波动的行业中保持竞争力，WKM认识到从钻井工作中获取尽可能多的信息的重要性。对成矿带的矿物学、地球化学和方位的详细研究将有助于我们更好地了解成矿系统。这些知识对于提高勘探项目的成功率至关重要。通过利用此次研究合作中提出的先进科学工具，我们希望帮助WKM在市场上具有很强的竞争力，增加股东价值，并可能帮助发现矿山。

Mineral exploration is a pillar of Ontario's economy with annual mineral production topping $5.5 billion a year, creating >90,000 jobs, $1.8 billion in exports, more than $300 million in government revenue and a better standard of living for all Canadians. The Abitibi Greenstone Belt is the largest and most economically important Archean granite-greenstone terrane of the Canadian Shield and host to the Cadillac Lake-Larder Lake Break, Canada's premier gold trend that extends from the gold mines of Val d'Or, Quebec in the east to beyond the Young Davidson Mine in Matachewan, Ontario in the west. In excess of 100 million ounces of gold has been produced along this trend, with the largest single camp being in Kirkland Lake. The Kirkland Lake Camp itself has produced 40 million ounces of gold from such famous names as Kerr Addison, Macassa, and Lakeshore Mines. Headquartered in Vancouver, BC, West Kirkland Mining Inc (WKM) is a well-structured, well-financed Canadian gold explorer, with significant mineral rights positions near Kirkland Lake Ontario, along the prolific Cadillac-Larder Lake Break. With a $7 million 2012 exploration budget, and numerous advanced exploration projects West Kirkland Mining Inc is poised for success. Diamond drilling is a critical but exceedingly expensive component of any successful mineral exploration program. Costs are typically measured in millions of dollars, representing most of a company's annual exploration budget. In order to remain competitive in a highly volatile industry, WKM recognizes the importance of gaining as much information as possible from their drilling efforts. Detailed work on the mineralogy, geochemistry, and orientation of mineralized zones will better help us understand the mineralizing system. This knowledge is critical to increasing the success of their exploration programs. By utilizing the advanced scientific tools proposed in this research partnership we expect to help WKM to be highly competitive in the marketplace, deliver increased shareholder value, and possibly help lead to a mine being discovered.