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2004 Work Report

on the

Galway Vermiculite Claim 1235236

Galway Twp: Lots 17, 18, 18 Concession 6 Galway Twp,

UTM Zone 17 T Sheets 4955 7000; 4950 7000; 4955 6950; 4950 6950

Southern Ontario Mining Division

prepared by

Ulrich Kretschmar. Ph.D.

KRETSCHMAR INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCECORPORATION

408 Bay St., Orillia, ON, L4V 3X4

P: 705-326-1010 F: 705-325-4591

e-mail: [email protected]

for

Blue Marble Mining Corp34 Eglinton Ave. West. Suite 141

Toronto, On.M4R 2H6

Tel. 416-731-1288 Fax 416-928-3572

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Table of Contents

I.0 Introduction and Terms of Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l

2.0 Property Description and Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l

3.0 Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography . . . . . . . . , . 3

4.0 Property History and Local Mineral Exploration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.1 vermiculite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.2 Other minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

5.0 Regional Geological Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

6.0 Regional Mineralization and Mineral Exploration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

7.0 Mineralization on the Galway Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.1 Vermiculite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

8.0 Work Carried Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.2.1 Sampling Method and Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.2.2 Sample Preparation, Analyses and Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.2.3 Laboratory Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

9.0 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109.1 Prospecting and Reconnaissance traverses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109.2 Trench F, claim 1235236. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

II.0 Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

12.0 Recommended Budget for Galway Claim 1235236 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

13.0 References Cited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

14.0 Web site references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

List of Figures:

Figure 1: Location of Claims 1235236 Galway Twp......................................................... 3Figure 2: Claim 1235236, sampling schema of Archibald 2001.........................................8Figure 3: Reconnaissance mapping, sample locations................................................... 11

List of Tables:

Table 1: Claims Comprising the Galway Property, Southern Ontario Mining District . . . . l

Table 2: Galway Property, Claim 1235236, Samples description and locations........... 15

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1.0 Introduction and Terms of Reference

The work reported on was carried out by Ulrich Kretschmar, with the assistance of S. Maukonen. The work for this 12 July report was done during June and July 2004 on behalf of the client, Blue Marble Mining Corporation of Toronto. In April and May of 2003 21 days were spent reconnoitering the claims, the vicinity and working in the general area. Work was carried out in Galway Twp on claim 1235236, which has assessment work requirement deadlines of 12 July 2004 and requires the application of $2,676 of work.

During 2003, detailed work was carried out mainly in Trench F (1235236). The author is 1) implementing recommendations in assessment reports filed by Fred Archibald (Archibald, 2002a,b, No. 2.21330), 2) independently verifying results previously reported and 3) working in greater detail on the properties.

The work being reported on, in the reporting period consists of prospecting, reconnaissance geological mapping and orientation traverses, detailed mapping and sampling. Trenches and major topographic features were located and surveyed on the ground with a global positioning satellite unit (GPS) using the NAD 83 Datum on NAD 83 based topographic sheets that were obtained from the MNR office in Peterborough. Laboratory studies consisted of microscopic examination of mica, vermiculite and rocks collected in the trenches.

There has been a considerable amount of work in Galway Twp. and detailed work and assessment of its vermiculite potential is ongoing by the present author and other parties including, Regis Resources and Rhonda Smerchanski.

Sources of information on the area consist of government geological maps and reports (see References cited), as well as unpublished assessment reports written by F.T. Archibald for Blue Marble Mining Corporation. The latter were obtained from the client, Blue Marble Mining Corporation and Assessment Files in the MNDM Regional Offices in Tweed and Sudbury.

Previous work, detailed below, has been done on the Galway Twp. claims, that are the subject of this report. The objective of the current work has been to explore and trace the strike extension of vermiculite-bearing horizons from known occurrences and drilled off reserves in southeastern Galway Township, to assess grade and tonnage and mineral characteristics of vermiculite.

2.0 Property Description and Location

The Blue Marble Mining Corp. claims that are the subject of this report are located in Galway Twp. (Fig. 1) and consist of the following claims:

Table 1: Blue Marble Galway Property Details, Southern Ontario Mining District

Claim Number

baiway 1235236

j Recording Date| j j 10 ! viay Iyy9

Due Date

12 juiy 2004

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3.0 Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography

The claims are accessible via Hwy 49 between Bobcaygeon and Kinmount. The Galway claims lie to the west of Hwy 507 between Bobcaygeon and Gooderham, and west of an area designated by the Ministry of Natural Resources under the Lands for Life program as the Kawartha Highlands Signature Site. It is possible to reach claim 1235236, either from the north or from the south.

From the south, take White Valley road east from Hwy 49 or Bass Lake Rd from Hwy 36 at Nogies Creek, to a branch of the main snowmobile-ATV route E108 and proceed north 4.0 km to Trench F and a small trail to a clearing with hunt club buildings located on claim 1235236.

From the north, take Crystal Lake Rd. east of Hwy 49, past Crystal Lake, to Loom Lake Road, from which E108 is taken southeast,via secondary and logging roads and recreational trails.

Trench F is immediately beside road E108. one kilometre further north, along the main trail.

Exposure of extensively curved and folded bedrock is moderately good. Outcrop patterns have been enhanced through glacial and meltwater erosion. In Galway Twp, areas underlain by carbonate rocks show Karst features, with streams disappearing underground. Man-made exposures are limited. Regis Resources is operating several vermiculite open pits to the east of the area. The terrain is generally rolling to flat with overburden thickness varying from a few centimetres to tens of metres. Overburden depths are generally greatest in swamp-covered fault areas and glacial gouges.

Glaciation and differential erosion of softer units has resulted in a series of whalesback ridges, scoured along their crests, with scarps on their northern faces and frequent boulder accumulations on southerly exposures. Outcrops underlie 5 to 10 07o of the property and 400Xo of the property has thin overburden over outcrops. Carbonate-bearing units erode more readily than granitic gneisses and are generally covered by 10 to 80 cm or more of overburden.

Vegetation ranges from dense bush to open areas of semi-mature birch, maple, white pine, spruce and cedar. Logging has been minimal, except on patented lots, where white pine has been harvested. Birch and maple hardwoods are found on higher ridges and within sand and gravel deposits. Hard maple also grows preferentially in areas underlain by carbonate rocks. White cedar grows on the edge of the small un-namea lake in the SW corner of the property at the Shell Hunt Club and low and poorly drained areas of the property.

4.0 Property History and Local Mineral Exploration

The Galway claims cover the known strike extensions of vermiculite occurrences further to the south and west in Galway Twp and the claims are registered in the name of Blue Marble Mining Corporation.

There is one hunt camp on the claims. The Shell Hunt Club, claims to have been established in 1834. The nearest cottages, with power and telephone infrastructure lie to the west at Crystal and Loom Lakes.

4.1 Vermiculite

The claims were staked for Blue Marble Mining in 2000 along strike from known vermiculite occurrences in Galway Twp. lying to the SW.

Vermiculite was discovered in 1950 by Harvey Greene in Cavendish Twp. The discovery is described in detail by Guillet (1962) me area to the northeast of the original discovery has been explored and evaluated by private mining companies since then in eight Townships over a strike length of approximately 18 km (Archibald, 2002).

In the 1970's Goshawk Resources Inc evaluated a vermiculite deposit on the south shore of Catchacoma Lake (Cavendish East Zone), where vermiculite, formed as a residual accumulation - the result of the weathering of micaceous marble ~ occurs in three zones. In total these zones contain about 520,000 tonnes of low grade vermiculite with a high bulk density.

12 July 2004 Galway Twp. Work Report, Claim 1235236 4Between 1975 and 1977 renewed exploration was carried out for vermiculiteby C.W.Archibald Ltd. Vermiculite-bearing units were traced to the north and northeast through Galway and Cavendish Twps by C. Archibald, J. Archibald and F. T. Archibald. The result of their work showed that the mineral occurs in several lithplogically distinct units, in discontinuous pods over a strike length of at least 26 km. Exploration and development has taken place in several area along this strike length.

In 1976, Insulite Development Corporation outlined approximately 500,000 tonnes averaging H.0% vermiculite in Cavendish Twp. The project was found to be uneconomic and was abandoned.

The Cavendish West Zone (southeastern Cavendish Twp) was discovered and explored by F.T. Archibald. Between 1992 and 1997, a total of 264,000 cubic metres (396,000 tons) averaging 20.20Xo vermiculite was outlined in a detailed study (based on 1905 auger holes) over an area of 186 m width by 1190 m length to a depth of 1.5 m in an area west of the original discovery in Cavendish Twp. In a 1999 report (Archibald, 1999) vermiculite reserves are stated to be 3 million tons averaging 17.907o vermiculite to depths of between 6.0 m and 15.0 m. The mineral occurs in two beds of carbonate metasediment, approximately 1.2 km apart.

In 1998 Regis Resources Inc, used a backhoe excavator to delineate to a depth of 6.7 m, some 2.82 million tons averaging over 27.90Xo vermiculite. Several million dollars were raised by means of private placements and building was built (W. of Catchacoma Lake In Cavendish Twp) and a vermiculite beneficiation and exfoliation (?) operation was planned.

Regis Resources is listed as a producer of Fine, Micron and Superfine grades of vermiculite in the Vermiculite Association Membership Directory (Appendix C) A website devoted to Regis Resources and Vermiculite Canada is no longer in operation as of the date of this report. A verbal report stated that Regis was planning to begin production in March 2003 (Ram Sangster, MNDM, Southeastern District Monthly Activity, Summary, March 2003)

A summary of the Ontario Vermiculite Industry as of 2003 follows (from Industrial Minerals brochure [Gerow, 2003]:

Vermiculite deposits and occurrences are being examined in northeastern andsoutheastern Ontario. Hedman Resources Limited is in the processof optioning the Butler Township vermiculite property from Enviro IndustrialTechnologies Inc. The northeastern Ontario property is permitted for extraction of vermiculite.Construction of an on-site processing plant has been completed.Hedman Resources Ltd. holds the distribution rights for the vermiculiteproduct. In addition, Hedman has been appointed the exclusive marketingrepresentative of EFT for a five-year term.

Regis Resources Ltd. has completed permitting of the Cavendish Township vermiculite project and has completed construction of the on-site processing plant where an unexfoliated vermiculite concentrate will be produced. Response from customer testing of a 40-ton bulk sample has been positive. No asbestos has been detected in the vermiculite. Production is scheduled to commence in March 2003. Vermiculite Corporation of Canada holds unpatented mining claims in Galway and Cavendish Townships totaling over 4,000 hectares and has acquired rights to an additional 311 hectares of patented land. Metallurgical testing by the Ontario Research Foundation found no gangue or hazardous minerals associated with the vermiculite. Further tests by Lakefield Research found no asbestos. The company is currently in the process of obtaining the necessary Official Plan and Bylaw amendments and hopes to be in production in 2003. Planned extraction would initially be to a depth of 37 feet with 20,000 tonnes of fine-grained vermiculite produced in the first year

Blue Marble Mining Corporation has completed a preliminary evaluation ofvermiculite mineralization on its Galway Township property. The explorationprogram consisted of prospecting, mapping, till and bedrock sampling, trenching and analyses.One zone was successfully traced over a distance of 4,000 meters. Metallurgical testing ofsamples by the Ontario Research Foundation found no gangue or hazardous minerals associatedwith the vermiculite. Further tests by Lakefield Research found no asbestos and only minoramounts of non-fibrous types of tremolite.

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4.2 Other minerals

Mineral exploration for base metals, iron and industrial minerals, particularly mica, apatite, nepheline and feldspar was carried out in the past in the area in Cavendish, Anstruther Twps, and Galway Twps. Uranium-, molybdenum- and REE-bearing pegmatites, skarns and fluorite- apatite-calcite veins in metasediments and metavolcanics of the Hermon Group are most common. These deposits are apparently subeconomic today, although one purpose of the present exploration programs is to re-evaluate these findings.

5.0 Regional Geological Setting

The claims lie within the Grenville Geological Province, Central Medisedimentary Belt, Elzevir Terrane in the Harvey-Cardiff Arch domain, close to the terrane boundary with the Bancroft Terrane. Primary sources of information are Ontario Geological Survey Volume II on Geology of Ontario and a recent Abitibi transect work (Feb/March 2000 issue of Can. Journal of Earth Sciences).

Terranes and domains are distinguished by differences in rock types, internal structure, (stacking), metamorphic grade, geologic history and chronological differences and locally by geophysical signature. They are bounded by zones of intensely deformed layered rocks traceable for tens of kilometres. Grenyillian structural divisions represent the last stage in crustal evolution that transported and juxtaposed crustal terranes formed during earlier events. In some cases a major discontinuity between adjacent terranes, may correspond to tens to hundreds of kilometres of cut-out crustal section.

Within the area of the Galway claims, major rock types are granitic gneisses, volcanics, and thin bands of marble of the Middle Precambrian Burleigh-Anstruther Basement Gneiss Complex (Bright, 1974, 1975; Lumbers 81 Vertolli, 2000). The Harvey-Cardiff Arch consists of orthogneiss-cored domes, surrounded by narrow belts of metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks of the Hermon and Mayo Groups.

A description of the geology from the marginal notes by Bright, 1981 is as follows:

"Galway and Anstruther Townships lie near the western exposed boundary of the Late Precambrian volcanic-carbonate-rich sedimentary basin which forms the southern third of the Grenville Province of Ontario. The map-area straddles the central portion of the Bancroft uranium belt, which structurally coincides with the Harvey-Cardiff basement arch, an 80 km long linear series of five regional domes between Burleigh Falls on the south and Bancroft on the north.

The geology of the Anstruther Twp geological map-area is dominated by the 17 km wide Anstruther mantled basement gneiss dome in central Anstruther and eastern Galway Twps. The middle Precambrian basement complex exposed in the core region of this dome consists predominantly of sodic plagioclase-rich layered (stromatic) biotite and hornblende-biotite migmatite (unit la). Within the central portion of the dome, inhomogeneous to homogeneous diataxitic granodiorite and gneissic granodiorite are locally exposed. Late Precambrian metasediments and metavolcanics (units 2 to 7) of the Grenville Supergroup, unconformably overlie and mantle the basement gneiss complex along the flanks of the Anstruther dome. Regionally, the gneissosity-foliation of the basement migmatites along the flanks of the dome are concordant with a pronounced stratiform foliation-gneissosity in the mantling supracrustals The basement-cover contact itself is a broad zone of anatexis, migmatization, local infolding, and widespread "lit-par-lit" intrusion of late tectonic pegmatite sills (unit 12) into the supracrustal sequence.

All rocks in the map area were subjected to a Late Precambrian high-rank metamorphic event, the Grenville Orogeny, during which the basement gneiss complex was reactivated and became diapiric into the supracrustal rocks of the Grenville Supergroup; the Harvey- Cardiff basement arch was developed during this period of diapirism. At the same time the entire supracrustal sequence together with co-eval mafic to felsic (locally alkalic) intrusive rocks underwent polyphase deformation accompanied by regional metamorphism under conditions ranging from middle to upper almandine-amphibolite facies rank; preserved locally are small areas of upper greenschist to lower amphibolite facies rank.


Late tectonic felsic to intermediate plutonic rocks and pegmatite sills (units 11 and 12 respectively) were emplaced at successive stages, during and after culmination of this high- rank metamorphic event."

On published geological maps, the host rock to vermiculite occurrences in Galway Twp are shown as intermediate gneiss (unit 9) and micaceous marble (unit 5, Bright's 1981 map, published as Map P2422). In a subsequent compilation of the geology of Galway and Anstruther Twos. (Lumbers 81 Vertolli, 2000; Map P.3405), the same lithologies are described as alaskite suite intrusive rocks, unit 19g:

"gneissic, contaminated, metaluminous to marginally peraluminous alaskite, formed by the assimilation and reaction of marble with alaskitic magma. These rocks are mainly gneissic biotite-hornblende monzogranite and quartz syenite."

(present author's note: alaskite: oligoclase, quartz, microcline rock with no or few mafic minerals)

and unit 8b:

^medium to coarse-grained, gneissic, siliceous calcitic marble containing 2QVo to 60*36 siliceous impurities; commonly contains thin intercalated units of amphibole-rich metasedimentary rocks."


6.0 Regional Mineralization and Mineral Exploration

Mineral exploration for base metals, iron and industrial minerals has been carried out at several localities since before the turn of the 20th Century. With the subsequent discovery and development of economic uranium deposits during the early 1950s to the north near Bancroft, most exploration within the map area was directed towards uranium. A second major period of uranium exploration commenced in the area in 1968 with its focus on the Cavendish uranium deposit of Amalgamated Rare Earth Mines which underwent further diamond drilling and a feasibility study. During the 1975-1977, Imperial Oil carried out exploration in Anstruther and Cavendish Twps, and, as mentioned previously, Goshawk Mines Ltd drilled a surficial deposit of vermiculite, south of Catchacoma Lake in Cavendish Twp. During the same period, exploration programs were carried out on various uranium prospects in Anstruther Twp by Kerr Addison Mines Ltd and Camindex Mines. During 1975 and 1976, Biron Bay Gold Mines Ltd carried out further diamond drilling on their iron deposit (magnetite) in northern Anstruther Twp.

A Zinc occurrence held by Teck Corporation is known on Sl/2 Lot 12 Concession XVIII Cavendish Twp. Marginal notes to geological map P.2422 (Bright, 1981) show the following in Anstruther Twp: No.8. Uranium: Garland occurrence, Copper Lake Exploration Limited, which has 12 diamond drill holes for uranium and No. 19. Seymour Mining Company Ltd. (1956), but no further details are available. Pyrite is described in carbonate metasediments.

Mineral exploration for base metals, iron and industrial minerals, particularly mica, vermiculite, apatite, nepheline and feldspar was carried out in the past in the area. In Galway and adjacent Anstruther Twps, and Cavendish Twps. Uranium-, molybdenum- and REE-bearing pegmatites, skarns and fluorite-apatite-calcite veins in metasediments and metavolcanics of the Hermon Group are most common. These deposits are subeconomic today.

7.0 Mineralization on the Galway Property

7.1 Vermiculite

Vermiculite consists of a group of hydrated, trioctahedral, ferromagnesian aluminum, platy or micaceous silicate minerals. Commercial vermiculite is formed by weathering of biotite and iron-bearing phlogopite. It resembles mica, but has the ion exchange properties of zeolites and some clays. Within the internal structure lie water molecufes, which when rapidly heated to high temperature, transform into steam, causing vermiculite particle to increase in volume. This process of thermal exfoliation results in a lightweight and fire resistant product which finds use in construction products, agriculture, horticulture and other industrial applications.

Vermiculite is known in Galway Twp, within carbonate metasediments mapped as units 5 and 5a and to a lesser extend in granitic gneisses of Unit 9. The history of its discovery and development was presented in Section 4.0 of the present report. Fig. 2 is taken from Archibald (2001) and shows four lines of sampling carried out on claim 1235236. Shown are till sample numbers and percentages vermiculite. Of note are two samples in the NE corner of the claim, with 20 and 300Xo vermiculite reported.

7.2 Other minerals

No metallic or other prospects are encompassed within the Blue Marble Galway Twp claims 1235236, which are the subject of this report.

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FIGURE 2: Sampling Schema, Archibald (2001)

Assessment File 2.21330

Date; 12 July 2004 Scale: unknown


8.0 Work Carried Out

8.1 Summary of previous work

During 2003, work consisted of establishing access, locating, prospecting, sampling. Trench F, established in 1999-2000 by F.T. Archibald Consulting was mapped and resampled. Soil depth was variable from a few centimetres to less than l m and greater than 3 m in some areas. In the areas where vermiculite occurs, weathered rock and soil generally is greater than one metre deep. A magnetometer survey showed that there is contrast between marble and adjacent gneisses, which may be used to trace stratigraphy and which may have potential for tracing vermiculite-bearing marble horizons.

8.2 2004 Work

The remainder of the claim was prospected, several samples were taken and the limits of the vermiculite-rich carbonate-bearing sequences was established. GPS traverses and sample location points are shown on Fig 3. GPS coordinates of all traverse and sample points on the claim and nearby are listed in Appendix A.

8.2.1 Sampling Method and Approach

In trench F representative samples were taken in 2003 of vermiculite (see Table 2) and major lithologies were sampled as handspecimens (with a sledge hammer), and disaggregated rock, soil ana overburden (with a shovel).

8.2.2 Sample Preparation, Analyses and Security

Samples of soil, disaggregated bedrock and rock chips were collected by Ulrich Kretschmar, using a shovel and/or a sledgehammer from Trench F as shown in Table 2. along the length of the trench at each change in lithology or colour of the overburden or as established by previous work. Samples were put into plastic bags, which were closed with a twist-tie. No other person or persons had access to the samples, either in the field, in our offices or in transit to the laboratory. Samples were then personally delivered to the Research Lab of Kretschmar International Geoscience Corp. in Orillia by Ulrich Kretschmar where they processed by the standard techniques described below.

8.2.3 Laboratory Work

Soil and weathered rock samples from the trenches were examined under a binocular microscope. Hand specimen lithology was described using a hand lens to examine the rocks. Proportions of major rock forming minerals were estimated. Calcite-Dolomite ratio and carbonate content of the rock was estimated by testing with 100Xo dilute hydrochloric acid. Mica type, size and colour characteristics were described. The presence of yermiculite-mica was confirmed by propane torch exfoliation tests, which give a qualitative indication of presence or absence of vermiculite. Mesh size was estimated by examining the mica under a binocular microscope. Grade was visually estimated. Results are presented in Table 2.

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9.0 Results

9.1 Prospecting and Reconnaissance traverses.

During 2003 detailed geological mapping of Trench F showed one main vermiculite and mica bearing marble or carbonate unit. Based on government regional geological maps (Bright), private files (Archibald, 2001), assessment fifes (Archibald, 1999, 2000, 2091, 2002a, b [No. 2.213301), and traverses of trenches, the author inferred that the vermiculite-mica in trench F is simifar to other vermiculite-mica bearing horizons further to the south west in Galway Twp. On claim 1235236, the lithological units trends in a northeasterly direction (Fig 2). Geology shown on Fig.2, cannot be correlated with features on the ground, including claim corners, as the latter are several hundred metres from their correct location.

Vermiculite and biotite-rich units weather recessively, the result of which is a topography characterized by a series of northwesterly-trending ridges and hollows with an amplitude of several meters. Beige or bronze coloured mica (phlogopite or biotite) occurs within the soil overlying all mica-rich lithologies. Immediately along strike, to the NE from WP 758, the bronze mica unit disappear under a swamp. Exposure of the metasediments is limited, while gneiss and gabbroic rocks form a prominent topographic high and ridge.

During 2004, vermiculite-bearing carbonate units were traced. Trench F occurs in the SE corner of claim 1235236 and since lithology trends NE-SW, vermiculite bearing units strike onto adjacent claims. Traverses across stratigraphy (Fig 3) show the presence of at least two other vermiculite- bearing sequences. The northern limit of carbonates on claim 1235236 is formed by contact with a meta-gabbro, which forms a prominent north-east trending ridge in the northern part of the claim. Outcrop is poor to moderate. Granitic gneisses are interbedded with carbonated units and coarse grained feldspar-quartz pegmatites or pegmatitic schlieren are common.

Strike and dip determinations of foliation consistently indicate northeasterly (040) trends and dips ranging from 65 to 80 to the southeast.


9.2 Trench F, claim 1235236.

Orientation of the trench is 100". Mapping was possible from the material beside the trench and outcrops along strike. Details were provided in 2003. Exposure is good in several small areas adiacent to the ATV trail, and on the trail. Limited information could be obtained on the depth distribution of mica within the soil from observations made in Trench F, except to note that it is shallow, about 50 cm to l m at the most.

9.2.1 Stratigraphic sequence

The author's interpretation of the lithologies differs from that determined by previous workers as is shown in Figure 3. No stratigraphic top indicators were present, either locally or on the property as a whole. Two predominant types of marble were found.

Marble 1: Medium-grained grey to white marble. Massive, forming a SW-trending ridge. Blocky to angular weathering. Alternating 1-2 cm thick white and grey beds locally with some thicker units of white marble. Weathers smooth. Buff to cream coloured on weathered outcrop.

Marble 2: Distinctive knobby weathering surface with black biotite crystals weathering high. Reddish to brown weathering surface. Coarse well formed, twinned crystals of calcite and biotite books, euhedral up to 3 mm diameter. Unit has distinctive xenoliths several cm in diameter. These are either another marble (fine-grained, pink, less biotite) or biotite- amphibolite.

At WP 758 micaceous soil, characteristics.

Containing 300Xo mica, up to 3 mm in size, with weak exfoliation

At WP 760 a bronze mica schist occurs. Its width is unknown. The mica is very fine grained. The distinctive colour of this unit, its characteristic mineralogy and softness make it a potential marker horizon. A similar unit was found at location WP 4/5 south of Trench F.

9.2.2 Metagabbro north of WP 761, see Fig. 3

This distinctive unit consists mainly of dark green to black hornblende and white feldspar. It weathers high and is hard and dense and has a spotted appearance. Grain size is medium to fine. No direct contact was seen, but a valley, trending 040, south of WP 761 appears to mark the contact. No sulfides were found. It is similar to the gabbro found on claim 1191966.

Table 2: Description and location of Samples, Claim 1235236

Sample No. 8t GPS points 1

473

475

476

Mica ( 0Xo) 8t diam (mm)

0697800

0697843

0697820

Exfoliation character

4952474

4952942

4953079

Mica Type, Description 8t Location

Posts #3 1203002; 1203001 #1, 1249340#4

1235236; reddish mica unit

Hunt camp, dog houses, outhouses, same location as WP757


477

478

479

480

757

758

759

760

761

762

763

764

0697866

0697943

0698207

0698427

0697787

0697680

0697533

0697328

0697257

0697247

0697444

0697667

4952941

4952858

4953466

4953829

4953062

4953056

4953257

4953507

4953643

4953764

4954022

4953095

1235236, N end of trench near ATV trail, on road

edge of swamp, trench continues across it

in middle of 1235236, blocky white to grey marble, medium grained, well foliated, weathers high

jet

dog house hunt camp 111.5 km from Orillia, via south route

reddish soil with biotite-vermiculite

gneisses, felsic and metagabbro

bridge No. 2, sample of brownish, rusty weathering material, soft, micaceous unit on trail, just to N

jet two ATV trails

on logging road trending about 040

road to Vermiculite Pit WP485, close to WP706

N of dog house hunt club cabins, WP 400 m E of Post # 1 1203002

List and Description of GPS Waypoints , Sample Locations and Trenches on claim 1235236 and Galway Twp, during 2003 and 2004, using NAD 83 datum. Relevant data points are plotted on Fig 3.

Abbreviations:M = marblem - micabio = biotitephlog = phlogopite, sericiteampn = amphibolehbNhornblendeV= vermiculiteWo = wollastonitef s foliatione.g. = coarse grained; m.g^ medium grained; f.g. - fine grainedHS - hand specimenE108 = ATV and snowmobile trailNCV = NO COMMERCIAL VALUE* = potentially commercially significant, warrant further work

12 July 2004 Galway Twp. Work Report, Claim 1235236 14 10.0 Interpretation and Conclusions

Vermiculite-bearinq marbles and biotite-amphibole gneisses occur in Trench F and to the northeast and SE along strike. The information from Trench F and analysis of topography along strike, suggests that the vermiculite-bearing horizon in this area is narrow ^ 20 m).The sequence of rocks and their character in the stratigraphic section established in Trench F differs from that observed in Trench E, some 2 km to the NE along strike on claim 1191966.

The zone with the most favourable stratigraphy and commercial potential is 20 m thick in the middle of Trench F.

Vermiculite-bearing marble unit has a characteristic knobby weathering surface. No sandy weathering units were found. Vermiculite grains range up to 2 mm in size. A stratigraphic section through the carbonate sequence on Lots 24 and 25 shows no similarity with the geology indicated in Trench E. No indications of grades or tonnages can be made without further work.

Magnetometer surveys generally do provide an effective reconnaissance tool to trace stratigraphy in where rock types show major magnetic contrast. In general, yermiculite- bearing marble sequences shows lower overall magnetic susceptibility than biotite quartz- feldspar gneiss.

In the Galway Trench E (1191966), magnetic susceptibility was similar in both the marble and the host meta-volcanic amphibolite.

A unit mapped as amphibolite on claim 1191966 and "syenite-biotite gneiss" on claim 1235236, has the appearance of a meta-gabbro. Local sulfide blebs have been sampled on claim 1191966 and that portion of the gabbro on claim 1235236 underlain by gabbro should be prospected in detail.

11.0 Recommendations

1. Duplicate overburden drilling or excavation should be carried out in the NE corner of the claim, where 20-300Xo vermiculite has been described. Accumulations and concentrations of vermiculite should be sought in topographic depressions underlain by carbonates. Shallow core drilling or overburden drilling would delineate residual vermiculite accumulations in bedrock depressions and hollows. Exploration should be done with a small rubber-tired backhoe, which can readily travel through the bush.

2. For any substantial concentrations of vermiculite found, determine vermiculite bag yield, bulk density, exfoliation characteristics, mesh size. Estimate grades and tonnage.

3. The meta-gabbro occurring in the northern half of Lots 23 and 24 should be examined in detail for grain size variation that may be related to original differentiation. Sulfide-rich concentrations and horizons should be sought, sampledand assayed.

4. The marble and metasediments should be prospected for other industrial minerals, such as wollastonite, magnesite, brucite, high calcium marble, dolomite.


12.0 Recommended Budget for Galway Claim 1235236

15

Bulk Sampling, trenching

NQ core drilling 300 m @ $45/m in 50 m holesDrill and Cat Mobilization

Core logging, sampling, supervision

fifBiiMffias11 'Consumables

Travel, Accommodation

Transportation

Rentals, equipment, trailer, saw

Drafting, digitizing

Reports, Secretarial, Office, Reproduction

TOTAL

$ 20,000

$13,500

$1,000

$5,000

$3,500

Sl.OOO

12,000

$ 900

|1,500

$ 500

$2,500

$5 1,400


13.0 References Cited

Archibald F.T. (1999) Galway Vermiculite Deposit, private report prepared for Elliot Feder, Galway Township, Southeastern Ontario.

Archibald F.T. (2000) Till Sampling and Geological Report, Galway Township Vermiculite Group, Blue Mountain (sic) Mining Corp. Assessment File No. 2.20775.

Archibald F.T. (2001) Backhoe Excavation, Till Sampling and Geological Report, Galway Vermiculite Group, Blue Marble Mining Corp. NTS 31D9W. No. 2.21330

Archibald F.T. (2002a) Summary Report, C.W. Archibald Vermiculite Occurrence, Peterborough-Haliburton County, Southeastern Ontario.

Archibald F.T. (2002b) Assessment Report, Backhoe Excavator Trenching Program, GalwayTownship Vermiculite Group, Blue Marble Mining Corp. January 21, 2002. Assessment File No. 2.22325.

Bright, E.G. 1974: Galway and Anstruther Townships, District of Peterborough; p. 139-145 in Summary of Field Work 1974, by the Geological Branch, edited by V.G. Milne, D.F. Hewitt and K.D. Card, Ontario Div. Mines, MP59, 206 p.

Bright, E.G. 1975: Galway and Anstruther Townships, District of Peterborough, p. 94-97 in Summary of Field Work 1975, by the Geological branch, edited by V.G. Milne, D.F. Hewitt, K.D. Card, and J.A. Robertson, Ontario Div. Mines, MP63, 158 p.

Bright, E.G, 1976: Galway and Anstruther Townships, District ofPeterborough p. 94-98, m summary of Field Work, 1976, by the Geological Branch, edited by V.G. Milne, W.R. Cowan, K.D. Card and J.A. Robertson, Ontario Div. Mines, MP67, 183 p.

Guillet, G.R. 1962: Vermiculite in Ontario, with an Appendix on Perlite. Industrial Mineral Report No. 7. Ontario Department of Mines.

Harben Peter W. (2003) Vermiculite m The Industrial Minerals HandyBook, 4th Edition, p. 366-369.

Lumbers SL Vertolli (2000) Precambrian Geology, Gooderham Area, Ontario Geological Survey, Preliminary Map P3405, Scale 1:50,000.

Kawartha Highlands Signature Site: Draft Recommendation Report, Local Stakeholder Committee, August 2001.

Kretschmar, U.(2003) Work Report on the Anstruther Vermiculite Property. Claims 1193074- 6; 1191969-70. Assessment Report 6 March 2003. Assessment Work file # W0390.00349.

Potter, M.J., 2001, "Vermiculite" US Bureau Mines Annual Review- 2000. 5 p.

12 July 2004 Galway Twp. Work Report, Claim 1235236 17 14.0 Web site references

http://www.vermiculite.net/ Vermiculite Association

http://minerals.usgs.qov/minerals/pubs/commoditv/vermiculite/ USGS Commodity Study

http://www.vermiculitecanada.com/technical.htm Formerly operating link to Regis Resources Inc-Vermiculite Canada Corporation giving development status of Cavendish Twp. deposit. Link no longer active.

http://tech-db.istc.ru/istc/db/pra.nsf/we/1211 Research on diopside as a filler material to substitute for wollastonite.


Appendix A:18

List and Description of GPS Waypoints , Sample Locations and Trenches on the Galway Property 2002 to 2004 ( 1 NAD 27 datum). For UTM zone 17, to convert to NAD83, add 12 m to Easting and add 220 m to Northing.

GPS Waypoint 1

454

458

461

473

480

498

705

706

707

708

709

710

711

712

713

714

Easting

0697414

0697811

0697331

0697800

0698427

0699064

6.9836+12

6.9736+12

6.9976+12

7.0056+13

7.0096+12

7.0156+12

7.0286+12

7.0316+12

7.0446+12

7.0346+12

Northing

4953831

4953595

4952926

4952474

4953829

4954893

4953999 4958522

4953874 4954090

4955633 4955853

4956307 4956627

4953912 4954032

4952953 4953073

4953326 4953546

4954007 4954227

4952742 4952962

4952065 4952285

Description 81 Location

19 Apr 2003

claim corners #3 1203002; 1203001 #1, 1249340 #4

triangular jungle jet, S of claim group

V in road cut, NCV

jet 108 and 495000

sample amethyst pit

sample in ditch beside road, tourmaline, calcite, fg vermiculite, probably on BM claims

Strongman, survey corner, logged over area 329-0765

center of logged over area

Jeff Parnell road fill area on J P road

JP quarry, Shop 705-292-6587 Quarry 705-749-8553 Cell 705-760-6080


715

716

717

718

757

758

759

760

761

762

763

764

7.0486+12

7.0596+12

7.0846+12

7.0936+12

0697787

0697680

0697533

0697328

0697257

0697247

0697444

0697667

4953093 4953313

4953140 4953360

4951351 4951571

4951217 4951437

4953062

4953056

4953257

4953507

4953643

4953764

4954022

4953095

jet Parnell Rd and 108

E 108 jet with main road

FPL Aggregates, Mountain Lake Quarry800-787-4451 clear, crusher run aggregates, granite

jet 506 and Parnell Rd.

dog house hunt camp 1 1 1 .5 km from Orillia, via south route

reddish soil with biotite-vermic

gneisses, felsic and metagabbro

bridge No. 2, sample of brownish, . rusty weathering material, soft, micaceous unit on trail, just to N

jet two ATV trails

on logging road trending about 040

road to Vermiculite Pit WP485, close to WP706

N of dog house hunt club cabins, WP 400 m E of Post # 1 1203002

ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT AND MINES

Transaction No: W0490.01079

Recording Date: 2004-JUL-12

Approval Date: 2004-JUL-16

Work Report Summary

Status: APPROVED

Work Done from: 2003-APR-01

to: 2004-JUL-11

Client(s):

392771

Survey Type(s):

BLUE MARBLE MINING CORP.

GEOL

Work Report Details:

Claim*Perform Applied Assign Reserve

Perform Approve Applied Approve Assign Approve Reserve Approve

32,715 32,715 32,715 32,715 SO O SO 30SO 1235236 32,715 32,715 32,715 32,715

Due Date

30 2005-MAY-10

52,715 S2.715 52,715 32,715 SO SO SO 50

External Credits:

Reserve:

50

30 Reserve of Work Report*: W0490.01079

SO Total Remaining

Status of claim is based on information currently on record.

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Ministry ofNorthern Developmentand Mines

Date:2004-JUL-21

Ministers du Developpement du Nord et des Mines Ontario

GEOSCIENCE ASSESSMENT OFFICE 933 RAMSEY LAKE ROAD, 6th FLOOR SUDBURY, ONTARIO P3E 6B5

BLUE MARBLE MINING CORP. 141-34 EGLINTON AVE. W.. TORONTO, ONTARIO M4R 2H6 CANADA

Tel: (888) 415-9845 Fax:(877)670-1555

Dear Sir or Madam

Submission Number: 2.28052 Transaction Number(s): W0490.01079

Subject: Approval of Assessment Work

We have approved your Assessment Work Submission with the above noted Transaction Number(s). The attached Work Report Summary indicates the results of the approval.

At the discretion of the Ministry, the assessment work performed on the mining lands noted in this work report may be subject to inspection and/or investigation at any time.

If you have any question regarding this correspondence, please contact STEVEN BENETEAU by email at [email protected] or by phone at (705) 670-5855.

Yours Sincerely,

XVt ^ cRon.C. GashinskiSenior Manager, Mining Lands Section

Cc: Resident Geologist

Ulrich Horst Kretschmar (Agent)

Assessment File Library

Blue Marble Mining Corp. (Claim Holder)

Blue Marble Mining Corp. (Assessment Office)

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