The Northern Miner December 26 2016 Issue 46

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Chasing large gold structure Lac La Hache / 3

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Finds suprise under Mexican Hat / 11

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Palmer’s Probe Metals consolidates ground

Arizona shares tumble on speculation

GOLD

| Deals around Val-d’Or East project reflect encouraging exploration results

ZINC

| Gowans-led junior rises on Taylor results, slides on metallurgical criticism BY SALMA TARIKH starikh@northernminer.com

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rizona Mining (TSX: AZ) shares slightly recovered on promising assays from the Taylor zinc-lead sulphide deposit at its Hermosa property, following a sharp decline after a mining publication raised concerns about the marketability of Taylor’s zinc concentrates, before sliding again. Located 10 km from the town of Patagonia and 80 km southeast of Tucson, Ariz., the high-grade zinc deposit contains 28.3 million indicated tonnes grading 10.9% zinc equivalent and 75 million inferred tonnes at 11.1% zinc equivalent, using a 4% zinc equivalent cut-off grade. Exploration success at Taylor this year coupled with higher zinc prices have skyrocketed the company’s shares. On Dec. 7, the stock touched a 52-week high of $3.49, up 947% from its 2015 close of 32.5¢. A day earlier the company had closed a $36-million bought deal with underwriters led by Scotia Capital, National Bank Financial, RBC Capital Markets, TD Securities and Raymond James. It sold 11.8 million shares at $3.05 apiece. Arizona shares, however, spiralled downward after the Global Mining Observer (GMO) claimed Taylor’s zinc concentrates contained too much manganese — possibly making them unsalable. The Dec. 11 article compared the See ARIZONA / 14

Probe Metals’ project manager Denis Chénard (left) and geologist Joël Laurin examine core sample from the Val-d’Or East property in Quebec.   PROBE METALS BY TRISH SAYWELL tsaywell@northernminer.com

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recent flurry of deals has almost doubled Probe Metals’ (TSXV: PRB) land position at its Val-d’Or East project in Quebec, and the latest set of assay results suggest why. Earlier in December, the junior announced two property transactions on the same day. In one it acquired a 100% interest from QMX Gold (TSXV: QM X) and its joint-venture partner in the Bonnefond North property, which extends Probe’s land package south of its Val-d’Or

“IT’S GOOD TO DO LAND CONSOLIDATION EARLY BEFORE YOU UNLOCK TOO MUCH VALUE.” DAVID PALMER CEO, PROBE METALS

East project. The new ground is along strike of Probe’s New Beliveau deposit, which sits around and underneath the past-producing underground Beliveau mine. The former mine, operated by Cambior from 1989

until 1993, produced 170,000 oz. gold at a grade of 3.15 grams gold per tonne. Probe’s New Beliveau deposit has an inferred resource of 9.1 million tonnes grading 2.63 grams gold per tonne for 770,000 contained oz. gold. Of that, 330,000 oz. at 2.4 grams gold are in-pit resources, and 394,000 oz. at 3.1 grams gold are underground. In a second deal, Probe signed an option and joint-venture agreement with Alexandria Minerals (TSXV: AZX) to earn up to 70% of 232 mining claims spread across 72 sq. km that it also plans to fold into its Val-d’Or East project.

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