In December 2007, a high-definition airborne magnetic and electromagnetic survey was carried out on the Malartic West property by Prospectair Inc. of Gatineau, Quebec. The technical compilation showed that the property has a similar magnetic pattern to Osisko’s Canadian Malartic gold property.

Location Map     Total Magnetic Field    Vertical Gradient   

Geological Map  Google Earth Property File

The linear magnetic signatures defined by the airborne survey on the Malartic West property have been interpreted as intrusives. If these are alkaline diorite porphyries like the intrusives associated with the gold mineralization on the Canadian Malartic property, similar gold potential can be expected on the Malartic West property.

Osisko Exploration made headlines in 2005 and a major staking rush took place in the meta-sedimentary rocks along strike from the discovery.

Very little exploration has been done since to test for gold on the new claims. We hope to repeat Osisko’s success by striking gold mineralization in the meta-sediments associated with the alkaline diorite porphyries.

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