Projects
Hawk Ridge Project
History of Exploration at Hawk Ridge Property
- 1961 Sogemines discovered several showings and drilled Hopes Advance 5, 6 and 7
- 1962-1963 Sogemines and Falconbridge drilled and discovered Hopes Advance Main and Schindler zones
- 1971 Esso drilled 35 holes at Hopes Advance North
- 1971-1974 Premium Iron Ore, Falconbridge and Lone Star Mining discovered Pio Lake, Fold, Lava and Gabbro showings and conducted drilling and underground test mining at Pio Lake, 6,000 tonnes high-grade ore stockpiled
- 1987 Riverton Resources conducted geological studies
- 1988 Dan Larkin staked the Hopes Advance and Pio showings
- 1992 Phelps Dodge did a short field program on Hopes Advance 5, 6 and 7
- 1995-1997 Troymin Resources conducted mapping, surface and airborne surveys and drilled 117 holes
- 1997 Resource calculation completed on several zones (not compliant with NI 43-101)
- 1998 Metallurgical studies on samples from Hopes Advance Main and Schindler Zones
- 2001 PGE study by Dr. Jim Mungall, University of Toronto
- 2003 PGE compilation by Dan Beauchamp
- 2003 Merger of Troymin and Santoy Resources (now Virginia Energy)
- 2012 Orient Venture Capital options the property from Virginia Energy
- 2013 7,300 metre drill programDrill Program; 2014 Initial Resource; 2014 1,000 meter drill program
