Chibougamau Copper Gold Projects
Field-testing of Apella's theories and model for the region, have been ongoing to date and the company is confident in carrying forward its multi-year exploration and development plans for the region.
Apella is confident that the Chibougamau camp holds exceptional opportunity for world-class mineral discoveries. This coupled with the fact that deep exploration in the Chibougamau district is relatively un-applied when compared to the renowned Sudbury, Timmins, Kirkland Lake, Noranda, Bousquet, and Cadillac districts where significant deeper extensions to resources have been made in recent decades, compels Apella's team to feel the Chibougamau camp provides an even further advantage.
The primary targets for Apella's aggressive exploration at Chibougamau will be near-surface significant mineralization and indicators of potential mineralization at depth. The latest techniques and technologies will be utilized throughout the programs. A recent marked increase in exploration activity in the Chibougamau region is confirmation that Apella is not alone in identifying the merits of this exciting, historical copper-gold mining district.
Cornerback Project (Surrounding the Corner Bay Deposit)
Located at the south end of Chibougamau Lake, the key CornerBack claim package surrounds the Corner Bay project which Campbell Resources currently operates as a producing mine.
The project was entirely covered by the 2006 GSC-sponsored MEGATEM survey, which clearly indicated anomalies related to the Corner Bay mineralization. Deeper search geophysics and drilling are required to determine any continuation of the Corner Bay mineralization onto the CornerBack Project.
Lost Island Project
Various Gold showings, anomalies have been pinpointed using results from an Airborne Magnetic survey
Kickoff Project
Located in the Nepton Bay area of Lake Chibougamau, the KickOff Project includes a number of copper-gold showings that were the focus of Apella's 2004 and 2005 trenching and drilling exploration programs. The GSC-sponsored 2006 MEGATEM survey covered the north half of the project and provided Apella with a number of targets to investigate.
Fieldgoal Project (Surrounds the Devlin Deposit)
Located at the south end of Chibougamau Lake, the FieldGoal Project claim package surrounds the claims covering the former Devlin copper vein deposit. The adjoining Devlin deposit is flat-lying and near surface and was the site of an exploration ramp in the 1980's that closed before developing ore due to poor market conditions. Deeper search exploration and drilling to determine other flat-lying mineralization and its extensions remains to be applied to Apella's FieldGoal Project.
Tailback Project
Located immediately adjacent the former producing Campbell Mine, Chib-Kayrand and Merrill copper mines, the TailBack Project is ideally located to contain along-strike and down-dip extensions of these vein systems. Recommended borehole pulse EM surveys remain to be carried out prior to further drilling.
Pointafter Project (Former Icon Mine)
Located at the south end of Lake Mistisinni, the PointAfter Project is comprised of a number of strategically assembled claims covering the former producing Icon copper mine.
