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METRIC EQUIVALENTS For ease of reference, the following factors for converting metric measurements into imperial equivalents are provided:
Amphibolite - a metamorphic rock that may have originated as a basalt lava flow or mafic dike/sill. Arsenopyrite - the most common arsenic mineral and principal ore of arsenic; occurs in many sulfide ore deposits, particularly those containing lead, silver, and gold. Assaying - laboratory examination that determines the content or proportion of a specific metal (ie: silver) contained within a sample. Technique usually involves firing/smelting. Boudinage - a structure common in strongly deformed sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, in which an original continuous competent layer or bed has been stretched, thinned and broken at regular intervals into bodies resembling boudins or sausages. Brecciated – broken into sharp-angled fragments surrounded by finer-grained material. Bulk Sample – a collection of representative mineralized material whose location, geologic character and metal assay content can be determined and then used for metallurgical or geotechnical testing purposes. Carbon-in-pulp - a method of recovering gold and silver from pregnant cyanide solutions by absorbing the precious metals within the solution onto granules of activated carbon. Care and Maintenance Basis - in reference to mining means the indefinite suspension of all operations except those services and personnel necessary to insure the safeguarding of mining property and assets against controllable acts. Carried Interest – the Company's working interest share of capital and operating costs are paid by another party for a specified period of time or until a specific event occurs. Chalcopyrite - a sulphide mineral of copper and iron. Clastic - fragments of minerals and rocks that have been moved individually from their places of origin. Core Samples - the cylindrical form of rock called “core” that is extracted from a diamond drill hole. Mineralized sections are separated and these samples are sent to a laboratory for analysis. Cross-cut - a horizontal opening driven from a shaft or haulage drift at an oblique or right angle to the strike of a vein or other orebody. Crown – Her Majesty the Queen in right of Saskatchewan as represented by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources. Cut-off Grade - the lowest grade of mineralized material that qualifies as a reserve in a deposit (ie: contributing material of the lowest assay that is included in a reserve estimate). Diamond Drilling – a type of rotary drilling in which diamond bits are used as the rock-cutting tool to produce a recoverable drill core sample of rock for observation and analysis. Dip – the angle that a structural surface, a bedding or fault plane makes with the horizontal, measured perpendicular to the strike of the structure. Disposition – rights granted by the Crown under a permit, claim or lease. Dore – the final saleable product from a gold mine. Drift - a horizontal underground opening that follows along the length of a vein or rock formation. Electrowinning – the process of recovering metal from solution by electrolysis. Exploration – work involved in searching for ore, from prospecting to diamond drilling or driving a drift. Face - the end of a drift, crosscut or stope in which work is taking place. Facies – the character and composition of sedimentary deposits. Fault – a fracture or break in rock along which there has been movement. Felsic – an adjective describing an igneous rock having mostly light colored minerals and rich in silica, potassium and/or sodium rich aluminosilicated minerals. Fire Assay - the assaying of metallic minerals by use of a miniature smelting procedure with various agents. Footwall - the rock on the underside of a vein or ore structure. Fracture – a break or crack in rock. Gabbro – a dark-coloured, plutonic rock with quartz between 0 and 5% and feldspar greater than 90%. Geophysical Survey - a scientific method of prospecting that measures the physical properties of rock formations. Common properties investigated include magnetism, specific gravity, electrical conductivity and radioactivity. Gneiss - a layered or banded crystalline metamorphic rock, the grains of which are aligned or elongated into a roughly parallel arrangement. Grade – the metal content of rock with precious metals, grade can be expressed as troy ounces or grams per tonne of rock. Granitoid – a light-coloured, plutonic rock with quartz between 20 and 60 percent. Head Grade – the average grade of ore fed into a mill. Hydrothermal – the products or the actions of heated waters in a rock mass such as a mineral deposit precipitating from a hot solution. Igneous – a primary type of rock formed by the cooling of molten material. Indicated Mineral Resource – is that part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape and physical characteristics, can be estimated with a level of confidence sufficient to allow the appropriate application of technical and economic parameters, to support mine planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. The estimate is based on detailed and reliable exploration and testing information gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes that are spaced closely enough for geological and grade continuity to be reasonably assumed. Inferred Mineral Resource – is that part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity and grade or quality can be estimated on the basis of geological evidence and limited sampling and reasonably assumed, but not verified, geological and grade continuity. The estimate is based on limited information and sampling gathered through appropriate techniques from locations such as outcrops, trenches, pits, workings and drill holes. ITA – Income Tax Act (Canada). Lens - a body of ore that is thick in the middle and tapers towards the ends. Lithostructural – an assemblage of rocks that is unified on the basis of structural and lithological features. LT - long tons. Mafic - igneous rocks composed mostly of dark, iron and magnesium-rich minerals. Mesothermal – a hydrothermal mineral deposit formed at considerable depth and in the temperature range of 200 to 300 degrees C (Celsius). Measured Mineral Resource - in reference to minerals, means a quantity is computed from dimensions revealed in outcrops, trenches, workings, or drill holes; grade and (or) quality are computed from the results of detailed sampling. The sites for inspection, sampling, and measurement are spaced so closely and the geological character is so well defined that size, shape, depth and mineral content of the resource are well established. Metamorphosed Rocks - rocks that are changed in character by processes of intense heat and pressure deep within the earth’s crust. Metallurgy – the study of the extractive processes which produce minerals from their host rocks. Mineral – a naturally formed chemical element or compound having a definitive chemical composition and usually a characteristic crystal form. Mineralization – a natural concentration in rocks or soil of one or more minerals. Mineral Reserve – the economically mineable part of a Measured or Indicated Mineral Resource demonstrated by at least a Prefeasibility Study. This study must include adequate information on mining, processing, metallurgical, economic and other relevant factors that demonstrate, at the time of reporting, that economic extraction can be justified. Mineral Resource – a concentration or occurrence of natural, solid, inorganic, or fossilized organic material in or on the Earth’s crust in such form and quantity and of such a grade or quality that it has reasonable prospects for economic extraction. The location, quantity, grade, geological characteristics, and continuity of a Mineral Resource are known, estimated or interpreted from specific geological evidence and knowledge. Muck - ore or rock that has been broken by blasting. Muskeg – a thick deposit of decayed vegetable matter forming swampy areas. Net Smelter Return Royalty/ NSR Royalty – a phrase used to describe a royalty payment made by a producer of metals based on a percentage of gross metal production from the property, less deduction of certain limited costs including smelting, refining, transportation and insurance costs. Pillar - a block of solid ore or other rock left in place to structurally support the shaft, walls or roof of a mine. Plunge - the vertical angle a linear geological feature makes with the horizontal plane. Porphyry - any igneous rock in which relatively large crystals are set in a fine-grained groundmass. Prefeasibility Study – a comprehensive study of the viability of a mineral project that has advanced to a stage where the mining method, in the case of underground mining, or the pit configuration, in the case of an open pit, has been established, and where an effective method of mineral processing has been determined. This study must include a financial analysis based on reasonable assumptions of technical engineering, operating, and economic factors, which are sufficient for a Qualified Person acting reasonably, to determine if all or part of the Mineral Resource may be classified as a Mineral Reserve. Probable Mineral Reserve – the economically mineable part of an indicated, and in some circumstances, a Measured Mineral Resource, demonstrated by at least a Prefeasibility Study. This study must include adequate information on mining, processing, metallurgical, economic and other relevant factors that demonstrate, at the time of reporting, that economic extraction can be justified. Proven Mineral Reserve – the economically mineable part of a Measured Mineral Resource demonstrated by at least a Prefeasibility Study. This study must include adequate information on mining, processing, metallurgical, economic and other relevant factors that demonstrate, at the time of reporting, that economic extraction is justified. Pulp - a mixture of ground ore and water. Pyrite - an iron sulphide mineral (FeS2), the most common naturally occurring sulphide mineral. Pyrrhotite - a bronze-colored, often magnetic iron sulphide mineral. Qualified Person – an individual who is an engineer or geoscientist with at least five (5) years of experience in mineral exploration, mine development, mine operation, project assessment or any combination of these; has experience relevant to the subject matter of the mineral project and technical report; and is a member in good standing of a professional association. Quartz – crystalline silica; often forming veins in fractures and faults within older rocks. Raise - a vertical or inclined underground working that has been excavated from the bottom upward. Refractory – ore that resists the action of chemical reagents in the normal treatment processes and which may require pressure leaching or other means to affect the full recovery of the valuable minerals. Resource – a concentration of mineral material in such form and amount that economic extraction of a commodity from the concentration is currently or potentially feasible. Locations, grade, quality or quantity are estimated from specific geological evidence. Sericite – a fine-grained potassium mica found in various metamorphic rocks. Shear Zone - a zone in which shearing has occurred on a large scale so that the rock is crushed and brecciated. Showing - surface occurrence of mineral. Shrinkage Stoping – any mining method in which broken ore is temporarily retained in the stope to provide a working platform and/or to offer temporary support to the stope walls during active mining. Silification – the insitu alteration of a rock, which involves an increase in the proportion of silica minerals. Sill - an intrusive sheet of igneous rock of roughly uniform thickness that has been forced between the bedding planes of existing rock; the initial horizontal drift along the strike of the ore vein. Specific Gravity - the ratio between the weight of a unit volume of a substance and that of water. Splay - one of a series of divergent small faults or fractures at the extremities of a major fault. Stope - an underground excavation from which ore has been extracted, either above or below a level. Access to stopes is usually by way of adjacent raises. Stratigraphy – the sequence of bedded rocks in a particular area. Tonne – a metric ton or 2,204 pounds. Tourmaline – a complex, crystalized silicate containing boron. Trenching - the process of exploration by which till is removed from a trench cut from the earth’s surface. Vein – a thin, sheet-like, cross-cutting body of hydrothermal mineralization, principally quartz. Waste – barren rock in a mine, or mineralized material that is too low in grade to be mined and milled at a profit. Working interest or WI - the interest held by Claude in land. This interest normally bears its proportionate share of capital and operating costs as well as royalties or other production burdens. The working interest percentage is expressed before royalty interests.
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