James Bay Project

Property Description and Location
This prospect is located in the west-central part of Township No. 2312 in Northwestern Quebec. It is 2 kilometres south of the Eastmain River and 100 kilometres east of James Bay. The property is readily accessible by paved road as the highway cuts through the property close to road marker kilometre 384. The road marker kilometre 384 means that they are located road wise, 384 kilometres from Mattagami where there is an airport and mining infrastructure.

The topography of the property is gently rolling to more flat lying. Much of the property is covered by muskeg. Outcrops are common in this area and they usually correspond to mounds or ridges above the surrounding plain. The property lies in the north-eastern part of the Superior geological province with the Eastmain greenstone belt.

Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography
The property is readily accessible by paved road as the highway cuts through the property close to road marker kilometre 384. The road marker kilometre 384 means that they are located road wise, 384 kilometres from Mattagami where there is an airport and mining infrastructure. The property can be accessed by aircraft with an airstrip only 15 kilometres away. There is a large truck stop, the Relais Routier gas station, located approximately 3 kilometres from the property with helicopter access. Fuel, electricity, motel and restaurant services are all available here.

The climate conditions can be variable from day to day according to the seasons but basically the winter season which can start in late October and can continue until April The temperatures can range from 5°Celcius to as low as -45°Celcius which is combined with a great deal of snow cover. During the summer months, the temperature can range from 15°- 35°Celcius with moderate rainfall and the occurrence of thunderstorms during exceptionally hot weather.

The Canadian Shield covers over 95% of Quebec, and contains some of the oldest igneous rocks in the world, dating back to the Precambrian period, over 1 billion years ago. The Canadian Shield is generally quite flat and exposed, punctuated by the higher relief of mountain ranges such as the Laurentians in southern Quebec, the Otish Mountains in central Quebec and the Torngat Mountains near Ungava Bay. The topography of the Shield has been shaped by glaciers, which explains the glacial deposits of boulders, gravel and sand, and by postglacial seawater and lakes which left thick clay deposits on some parts of the Shield. The Canadian Shield also has an intricate hydrological network of over a million lakes, peat bogs, rivers and streams. The property is located 2 kilometres from the Eastmain River which has a length of approximately 600 kilometres and flows westward. Just above the mouth of the river is
one of the oldest Hudson’s Bay Company posts that were founded in 1685. The river separates approximately 40 kilometres from its mouth and divides into two branches that are frequently interrupted by rapids and falls with one of the falls being 120 feet high. There are two hydro-electric stations (one is still under construction) located on the Eastmain River. The Eastmain-1 reservoir is 35 kilometres long with a total area of 603 square kilometres.

The boreal forest is the most northerly and abundant of Quebec's three forest zones and straddles the Canadian Shield and upper Lowlands regions of the province. Dominated by black spruce and carpets of moss, the ecology of this zone is heavily influenced by fire
disturbance regimes, meaning that forest fires are extremely important in defining the numbers of, and relationships between, living organisms in this zone. Because of the milder climate, the diversity of organisms is also higher, with approximately 850 plant
species and 281 vertebrates found here, including the Canada lynx and American marten. The boreal forest covers 27% of Quebec.