A Defined System. Not a Concept
The SV2 project is supported by:
Historic drilling and known mineralization Multiple identified target zones Geological interpretation consistent with system-scale potential This is not a grassroots exploration story.
The objective is to evaluate continuity and scale – not to make an initial discovery. That has been done already.
SV2 is a copper, molybdenum and gold project, located 25 kilometers west of Murdochville with 64 claims and having an area of 31 square kilometers.
The Vortex Zone (Sullipek East)The Vortex Zone, also known as Sullipek East, is located approximately 25 km west of the historic Gaspé Copper Mine and shares a similar geological environment.
In 2012, 1844 Resources announced a significant copper discovery at the site, intersecting:
- 29 metres grading 0.94% copper,
- Starting at just 5.2 metres from surface.
The Sullipek/Vallières Zone (Sullipek Deposit)The Sullipek/Vallières Zone, part of the larger Sullipek Deposit, is one of 1844 Resources’ cornerstone copper assets in the Gaspé Peninsula.
A NI 43-101 compliant inferred resource estimate, prepared by Claude Duplessis, Eng. of Goldminds Geoservices on February 2, 2017, defines:
When combined with the Vortex and Vallière sectors, the Sullipek Deposit contains historical mineral inventory, including non‑NI 43‑101 compliant estimates. For example, a 1993 Geostat study reported 5.9 million tonnes at 0.82% Cu (measured resources, Class II geological reserves). These historical estimates do not meet current reporting standards and cannot be classified as current mineral resources.
Significance: The Sullipek/Vallières Zone demonstrates substantial, well-defined copper mineralization and positions 1844 Resources as a key player in a high-potential district-scale copper system.
A NI 43-101 compliant inferred resource estimate, prepared by Claude Duplessis, Eng. of Goldminds Geoservices on February 2, 2017, defines:
- 2,240,000 tonnes grading 1.09% copper,
- Representing approximately 24,000 tonnes of contained copper (1844’s portion of the Sullipek Deposit).
- Grade interpolation: inverse distance squared with a minimum of three composites (1.5‑metre intervals)
- Block model: 5‑metre cubic blocks (337.5 tonnes each)
- Orientation: ellipsoids oriented NNW-SSE, 60 m × 40 m × 10 m
When combined with the Vortex and Vallière sectors, the Sullipek Deposit contains historical mineral inventory, including non‑NI 43‑101 compliant estimates. For example, a 1993 Geostat study reported 5.9 million tonnes at 0.82% Cu (measured resources, Class II geological reserves). These historical estimates do not meet current reporting standards and cannot be classified as current mineral resources.
Significance: The Sullipek/Vallières Zone demonstrates substantial, well-defined copper mineralization and positions 1844 Resources as a key player in a high-potential district-scale copper system.
Geology
The Vortex/Vallières Property
The property is located within the Appalachian tectonic province on the Gaspé Peninsula, specifically south of the McGerrigle Mountains, within NTS 22A13. It comprises 60 mineral titles and is divided into two adjacent blocks: the Sullipek-East block and the Sullipek Deposit block.
The property overlies sedimentary units of Siluro-Devonian age, which were deformed during the Acadian orogeny. This event generated the regional structural framework, characterized by open folds facing E–NE, with a general EW-trending orientation of the sedimentary units, and dips ranging from 10° to 45° southward. According to Wares (1988), the regional lithology can be grouped into three units, from bottom to top:
Two regional-scale faults are identified in the area:
The Chic-Chocs Fault, trending EW
The Madeleine River Fault, trending NE–SW
South of these major faults, an additional series of parallel NE–SW faults is interpreted. Local fracture networks trending NS and NW–SE, along with a less-defined NE–SW network, strongly controlled the emplacement of magmatic intrusions and associated vein systems in the region.
Intrusions in the area, aside from the plutons of the McGerrigle Mountains and Vallières de Saint-Réal and the Mont Hog’s Back sill, generally occur as EW-trending sills or dykes oriented NW to NE. These intrusions are syn- to post-Acadian in age, ranging from Middle to Late Devonian, and are part of the Lemieux intrusive suite.
Metasomatic alteration is notable near the metamorphic aureole of the McGerrigle Mountains. Regional metamorphism has transformed limestone into marble and siltstone into lime-silicate hornfels. Metasomatism, on the other hand, has altered marbles and hornfels into skarns and porcelanites. These two processes are distinct, with the majority of mineralized occurrences in the area associated with one or more hydrothermal metasomatic systems.
Sullipek East showing Data
Location: Approximately 25 kilometres west of Murdochville.
Hydrothermal System: The property is situated within a hydrothermal system roughly 1,000 meters in diameter.
Host Rocks: Exposed rocks are primarily porcelanite, belonging to the Formation Forillon and Formation Indian Point.
Copper Mineralization: Observed in two main forms:
Disseminated Mineralization: Occurs within centimetre- to pluri-decimetre-thick bands of calcarenite and is associated with retrograde alteration. The main mineral assemblage includes carbonate, chlorite, and chalcopyrite (C–C–C).
Vein Mineralization: Late-stage quartz–chlorite veins containing millimetric to centimetric chalcopyrite, with poorly defined orientations.
Exploration History: The property has been subject to multiple drilling campaigns:
Historical drilling: 21 holes from 1967 to 2001
Recent drilling: 12 holes total
The lower contact of the “Formation Forillon”:
The property is located within the Appalachian tectonic province on the Gaspé Peninsula, specifically south of the McGerrigle Mountains, within NTS 22A13. It comprises 60 mineral titles and is divided into two adjacent blocks: the Sullipek-East block and the Sullipek Deposit block.
The property overlies sedimentary units of Siluro-Devonian age, which were deformed during the Acadian orogeny. This event generated the regional structural framework, characterized by open folds facing E–NE, with a general EW-trending orientation of the sedimentary units, and dips ranging from 10° to 45° southward. According to Wares (1988), the regional lithology can be grouped into three units, from bottom to top:
- Le Groupe de Chaleurs
- Les Calacaires Supérieur de Gaspé
- Les Grès de Gaspé
Two regional-scale faults are identified in the area:
The Chic-Chocs Fault, trending EW
The Madeleine River Fault, trending NE–SW
South of these major faults, an additional series of parallel NE–SW faults is interpreted. Local fracture networks trending NS and NW–SE, along with a less-defined NE–SW network, strongly controlled the emplacement of magmatic intrusions and associated vein systems in the region.
Intrusions in the area, aside from the plutons of the McGerrigle Mountains and Vallières de Saint-Réal and the Mont Hog’s Back sill, generally occur as EW-trending sills or dykes oriented NW to NE. These intrusions are syn- to post-Acadian in age, ranging from Middle to Late Devonian, and are part of the Lemieux intrusive suite.
Metasomatic alteration is notable near the metamorphic aureole of the McGerrigle Mountains. Regional metamorphism has transformed limestone into marble and siltstone into lime-silicate hornfels. Metasomatism, on the other hand, has altered marbles and hornfels into skarns and porcelanites. These two processes are distinct, with the majority of mineralized occurrences in the area associated with one or more hydrothermal metasomatic systems.
Sullipek East showing Data
Location: Approximately 25 kilometres west of Murdochville.
Hydrothermal System: The property is situated within a hydrothermal system roughly 1,000 meters in diameter.
Host Rocks: Exposed rocks are primarily porcelanite, belonging to the Formation Forillon and Formation Indian Point.
Copper Mineralization: Observed in two main forms:
Disseminated Mineralization: Occurs within centimetre- to pluri-decimetre-thick bands of calcarenite and is associated with retrograde alteration. The main mineral assemblage includes carbonate, chlorite, and chalcopyrite (C–C–C).
Vein Mineralization: Late-stage quartz–chlorite veins containing millimetric to centimetric chalcopyrite, with poorly defined orientations.
Exploration History: The property has been subject to multiple drilling campaigns:
Historical drilling: 21 holes from 1967 to 2001
Recent drilling: 12 holes total
- 5 holes in 2009 totaling 2,149 meters
- 7 holes in 2011 totaling 2,572 meters
The lower contact of the “Formation Forillon”:
- 29.8 m at 0.94% Cu: DDH 11-V-04
- 21.0 m at 0.13% Cu: DDH 11-V-01
- 35.7 m at 0.18% Cu: DDH 11-V-05
- 1.9 m at 0.54% Cu: DDH 09-K-04
- 10.3 m at 0.57% Cu: DDH L89-1
- 11.2 m at 0.24% Cu: DDH 11-V-04
- 9.0 m at 0.15% Cu: DDH 11-V-06
- The IP1 Horizon
- 17.0 m at 0.3% Cu: DDH 11-V-04
- 7.0 m at 0.5% Cu: DDH 11-V-04
GEOLOGY of OSISKO METALS’
Gaspe Mine
Gaspe Mine
•Osisko Metals – 824 Mt advanced stage deposit
•Resource centered around two primary formations:
•Indian Cove Formation
•Shiphead & Forillon Formation
•1844’s Vortex/Sullipek formation shares the same formations, with confirmed mineralization.
•Resource centered around two primary formations:
•Indian Cove Formation
•Shiphead & Forillon Formation
•1844’s Vortex/Sullipek formation shares the same formations, with confirmed mineralization.
STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMB
Mines Gaspé Vs Sullipek
Mines Gaspé Vs Sullipek
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DRILLING RESULTS 1989-2009-2011 AND MINERAL RESOURCES
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MAPS
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GEOPHYSICS
REPORT
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Technical report
National Instrument
43-101 Sullipek Project (PDF)
43-101 Sullipek Project (PDF)
Qualified Person: Bernard-Olivier Martel, P. Geo, the Company's Director of Exploration, is a qualified person (as such term is defined in National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects) and has reviewed and approved the technical disclosure contained in this page