Vortex/Sullipek/Vallières is a copper, molybdenum and gold project, located 25 kilometers west of Murdochville with 60 claims and having an area of 35 square kilometers.
The Vortex Zone (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)
A NI 43-101 compliant inferred resource estimate, completed by Claude Duplessis, Eng. of Goldminds Geoservices on February 2, 2017 (see report), defined 2,240,000 tonnes grading 1.09% Cu, representing approximately 24,000 tonnes of contained copper (1844’s portion of the Sullipek Deposit).
The mineral resource model was prepared using 349 historical drill holes, outlining three main copper-mineralized envelopes. Grade interpolation was performed using inverse square distance with a minimum of three composites based on 1.5-metre intervals. The model uses 5-metre cubic blocks (weighing 337.5 tonnes each) and an ellipsoid oriented NNW-SSE, with dimensions of 60 m × 40 m × 10 m.
The combination of both portions of the Sullipek Deposit—the Vallière and Vortex sectors—represents a historical mineral inventory that includes non-NI 43-101 compliant estimates. Notably, a 1993 Geostat study reported measured resources (Class II geological reserves) of 5.9 million tonnes grading 0.82% Cu. These historical estimates are not compliant with current standards, and therefore the mineralized material cannot be considered a current mineral resource.
A NI 43-101 compliant inferred resource estimate, completed by Claude Duplessis, Eng. of Goldminds Geoservices on February 2, 2017 (see report), defined 2,240,000 tonnes grading 1.09% Cu, representing approximately 24,000 tonnes of contained copper (1844’s portion of the Sullipek Deposit).
The mineral resource model was prepared using 349 historical drill holes, outlining three main copper-mineralized envelopes. Grade interpolation was performed using inverse square distance with a minimum of three composites based on 1.5-metre intervals. The model uses 5-metre cubic blocks (weighing 337.5 tonnes each) and an ellipsoid oriented NNW-SSE, with dimensions of 60 m × 40 m × 10 m.
The combination of both portions of the Sullipek Deposit—the Vallière and Vortex sectors—represents a historical mineral inventory that includes non-NI 43-101 compliant estimates. Notably, a 1993 Geostat study reported measured resources (Class II geological reserves) of 5.9 million tonnes grading 0.82% Cu. These historical estimates are not compliant with current standards, and therefore the mineralized material cannot be considered a current mineral resource.
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:
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
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
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
- Results: Recent analytical results indicate significant copper grades over conclusive intervals. Three stratigraphic levels show strong mineralization potential, confirming the property’s prospectivity for further exploration.
- 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
- The upper contact of the carbonate-bearing “Formation Indian Point”.
- 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