3.0 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION and LOCATION

 3.1 Property Description

 The Exploration Properties are comprised of 254 claims in 14 separate claim groups, with a total area of 15,065.07 hectares. The claims are owned 100 percent by 3929311 Canada Inc. Description of the claims has been derived from information obtained from the Mineral Title Office of the Quebec Ministry of Energy and Resources, effective February 11, 2002. As the Province of Quebec employs map-staking, claims are valid upon registration by the Mineral Title Office. All claims listed below are in good standing.

 3.2 Property Location and Access

 The subject Properties are located in Pontiac County in western Quebec, Canada, approximately 160 kilometers northwest of Ottawa, Ontario (Figure 1). The Properties lie within the Montreal Mining District.

 The Properties are located within 1:250,000 scale NTS mapsheet 31 K (Deep River) and, more precisely, within the 1:50,000 scale NTS mapsheets 31 K/06 (Lac St. Patrice), 31 K/07 (Lac Duval), 31 K/10 (Lac Doolittle), and 31 K/11 (Lac Bruce) (Figure 2). The approximate center of the Properties is at 46̊27'North Latitude and 77̊05'West Longitude, (UTM 5146000m N and 340000m E), about 75 kilometers orthnorthwest of the town of Fort Coulonge, Quebec, and 65 kilometers north-northeast of the town of Pembroke, Ontario.

 The Coulonge River separates the Properties into western and eastern groups. Both groups were previously accessible via the Picanoc Road but recent ice damage to the bridge over the river at a point west of Wright Lake has interrupted access to the eastern Properties via this route.

 Road access to the majority of the Properties, those west of the Coulonge River, is provided via the allweather Jim Lake road that departs from Provincial Highway 148 two kilometers north of Fort Coulonge. Most of the large Bryson-Branssat claim block is accessible via the Bryson Lake Road which branches from the Jim Lake Road at about kilometer 73. From the Bryson Lake Road logging roads and all-terrain vehicle trails give good access to most of this area. (Figure 2)

 The large Lamb Lake claim block is accessible via a road leading to the dam at the north end of Bryson Lake and departing east from the Jim Lake Road at kilometer 92. The extensive lake system allows for boat access to the more remote portions of these blocks. The smaller claim blocks (Skunk Lake, Moorhead, Lac Argent, Lac Forant, Lac Resolin, Lynch Lake) are accessible via the logging road network feeding onto the Jim Lake Road. (Figure 2)

 East of the Coulonge River, the Wright Lake and Coulonge East claim blocks, and portions of the large Bryson-Branssat block lying east of the Coulonge River are accessible, via smaller logging roads and trails, from the Picanoc Road. The Picanoc Road runs northwest from the village of Otter Lake, situated on provincial secondary Highway 301, which connects with Highway 148 at Campbell's Bay, 10 kilometers to the southwest. (Figure 2)

 The small Deer Lake and Swartz Lake claim blocks are accessible only by floatplane. The more remote portions of some of the above claim blocks, particularly the Lac Argent block, may also be most efficiently accessed by floatplane. The nearest floatplane bases are located at Pembroke, Ontario, about 70 kilometers to the south, and at Bluesea Lake, Quebec, about 80 kilometers to the east.

  3.3 Topography, Climate and Local Resources

 The relevant area lying west of the Coulonge River forms a moderately rugged plateau. Katz (1976) offers the following description of this area: " This upland surface could be described as an ice-scoured plain with striated grooved and polished surfaces, rock basins and rounded knobs interspersed with patches of glacial drift. The lithology and structure have controlled the erosion.... These primary rock structures have been disrupted by fault, joint and lineament patterns and the glaciation has preferentially eroded the rocks along these planes of weakness to produce aligned and patterned drainage."

 This resultant complex drainage pattern is controlled by faults and joints bounding large unevenly-tilted blocks of gneissic basement. The major hydrographic features are comprised of large lakes (Bryson, Lynch, Forant, Lamb), small lakes, ponds, swamps, and streams ultimately feeding into the Black River to the west or the Coulonge River to the east. Both the Black and the Coulonge Rivers flow southeastward into the Ottawa River. The Coulonge River occupies a steep-sided, straight, narrow valley and includes numerous rapids and small waterfalls. The Black River meanders along a wide sand-plain. Further to the southeast both these rivers plunge over waterfalls up to 40 meters (m) in height.

 East of Bryson Lake, the topography and drainage patterns exhibit a marked northwest-southeast fabric, paralleling the Coulonge River. The Wright Lake area is an exception in that the drainage and topography are irregular. The East Coulonge River which forms the eastern extremity of the Property area, is a wide, meandering stream that flows southeastward and occupies a sand plain.

 Elevations in the area range from a high of 505m east of the Lac Argent claim block, to lows of 225m on the southern part of the Coulonge River. On the moderately rugged plateau west of the Coulonge, elevations range from 400m near Lamb Lake to lake levels in the range of 285 to 265m. Elevations here average just over 300m. The Lamb Lake and Forant Lake areas feature flat, sand and gravel outwash plains. The area east from the Coulonge River is comprised of a series of southeast- striking ridges alternating with elongate lakes and southeast-flowing streams.

 Approximately 30 percent of the surface area of the Properties is covered by lakes. An additional 20 to 30 percent of the surface area is covered by low, sandy outwash plains, alluvium-filled stream valleys, andpoorly-drained, swampy areas. The remainder is comprised of low, rounded to steep-sided rocky hills and ridges. The majority of the latter terrain is covered by a thin, irregular patchwork of glacial tills with the consequence that the amount of bedrock exposure varies widely and on average only about seven percent of the total area is outcrop.

 The area is covered by a second-growth mixed boreal forest consisting of maple, poplar, birch, yellow birch, tamarack, white and red pine, and white and black spruce. Limited logging operations are currently in progress to the northwest of the area. Locally, there are stands of open deciduous bush, open stands of white and red pine with birch, thick boreal forest, and swampy bogs with alders, labrador tea, dwarf spruce and tamarack.

 The climate is humid continental, featuring cold winters and mild, variable summers. Snow accumulation averages two meters. Winter temperatures in the -20̊ to -30̊C range are common. Average summer temperatures range from +10̊ to +20̊C. Cool, rainy days are frequent, but summer temperatures can rise to the +30̊C range. The most convenient period for drilling in this area is during the winter months following freeze-up, normally from late January through to the end of March. During this time, frozen drill roads can be easily maintained, drill moves are easier, and less environmental damage is caused.

The Pontiac region of Quebec has a weak economy based upon logging, wood products, agriculture, and dolomite quarrying. Other significant activities include hunting, trapping, and sport fishing. Seasonal unemployment is high. Operations such as road construction and maintenance, and logging may be contracted locally. The local labor pool is insufficient in skills and numbers for a large-scale exploration or mine development program.

The immediate area, including the entirety of the 31 K map sheet, has no mining history other than uranium prospecting during the late 1970s. Farther to the southeast, there is currently a dolomite quarry in operation at Portage du Fort (Mazarin Mining Corp. Inc.), south of Campbell's Bay. The New Calumet Mine, on Grand Calumet Island near Campbell's Bay, produced a zinc-lead-silver concentrate during the 1960s. Several small mica quarries have produced in the past from an area just east of Otter Lake. There are abundant uranium-thorium prospects and showings just northwest of Otter Lake, and just south of Fort Coulonge.

 Water is abundant in the area and is adequate for any type of mining or processing operation. The Hydro Quebec power grid is approximately 60km south of the properties. The Ontario Hydro power dam at Rolphton, Ont. is approximately 50km to the southwest of the properties.