The Property occupies the National Topographic System (NTS) map sheets 42A/14 & 42H/03. The Property claims are situated in the prolific Porcupine Mining Division. This area of Ontario has historically hosted several significant gold, nickel, copper, and zinc mines & prospects, and is located approximately 30 kilometres northeast from Glencore’s Kidd Creek Mine and 15 kilometres north from Canada Nickel’s Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide Project.

Historically, there are approximately 3000 m of diamond drill holes on the property within the claim boundaries which returned anomalous Ni and Au values  (Ontario Drill Hole Database).

Location and Access

The Property is located approximately 60 kilometres north of the city of Timmins in northeastern Ontario. There are many developed prospects with provable resources & reserves as well as producing & past-producing mines within the vicinity of the project area, including the Crawford nickel deposit, which is approximately 15 kilometres to the south (Figures 1, 2 & 3).

The Beck-Ottaway project consists of three adjacent claim blocks known as A, B, and C, which are contained within four separate townships namely Beck, Ottaway, Lennox, and Nesbitt. The majority of the claims are located within the two townships of Beck and Ottaway. Claim A is located wholly in the Lennox township (Figure 3).

The Property can be accessed by driving 60 kilometres north of Timmins on highway 655 then take an off-road vehicle through swamp terrain approximately 5 kilometres due east. Alternatively, a seasonal winter trail is located approximately 20 kilometres due west of Cochrane, where the Property can be accessed by travelling approximately 8 kilometres due south (Figure 2).

There are many off-road vehicle trails throughout the property, but due to clay-rich soil conditions, the area is prone to flooding and standing water (Percival and Easton, 2007). If a helicopter is to be used in the future, pads must first be built for suitable landing sites.

Climate and Physiography

The Property is located within the Humid Mid-Boreal Ecoclimatic Region, which is characterized by warm and short summers, while winters are long, cold, and snowy (Ecoregions Working Group, 1989).

According to Environmental and Natural Resources Canada, temperatures in the region typically range from an average low of -23.0°C in January to an average high of +24.2°C in July. Average annual precipitation is 834.6 mm, with the highest levels being in the summer, while the average snowfall is 311.3 cm (Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data – Climate – Environment and Climate Change Canada).

The Property is located within the northern boundary of the Kirkland Lake Ecodistrict (3E-6) of the Lake Abitibi Ecoregion within the Ontario Shield Ecozone. The physiography is characterized by mixed forests, glaciolacustrine deposits, and Precambrian bedrock (Wester et al.).