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Shane Ryan · Ontario Prospector · Licensed 2026
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Targets
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Claims
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Cells
Au·REE·Ni
Commodities
~225 ha
Total Area
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Selection methodology: Each cell was ranked by a province-wide geoscience scoring model integrating Government of Canada till geochemistry surveys, airborne EM and magnetic data, Ontario mineral occurrence databases, historical assessment report density, and structural geology — across all 28,207 scoreable cells in Ontario. No opportunistic staking. All blocks represent top-tier results for their respective target commodities.
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Sebastopol / Renfrew
Active
REE · U · Th · Y ·NTS 31F06J·7 cells·~29 ha ·Staked May 17, 2026·Due May 2028 ·~1h Pembroke
Claims: 1046615–1046621
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Assessment Reports
📄 Sharpmin 1996 Apatite Analysis -- Turner's Island electron microprobe (Y=4,335 ppm confirmed) #31F06NE0001 📄 Harper 1992 Geological Report -- Turner's Island prospect mapping #31F06NE9548 📄 Harper-Bolton 1993 Prospecting -- Sebastopol Township claim SO 1040702 #31F06NE9550
Key Signals
Y = 4,335 ppm — Confirmed yttrium in apatite, 1996 electron microprobe, Turners Island. Typical REE cut-off ~1,000 ppm Y.
Rad score 100.0 — Maximum regional radiometric anomaly. U = 31–37 ppm, Th = 28–42 ppm.
5 mines / 5km — Five abandoned mines within 5km including Turners Island apatite mine (1879–1882, 200 tons).
25 OMI occurrences — REE, Ce, La, Nd, U, Th, Zr, apatite, zircon within 10km.
1943 NRC investigation — National Research Council specifically investigated for REE. Rediscovered ground.
Work History
YearCompanyWorkKey Finding
1879-82Turners Island MineUnderground mining200t apatite produced; site is adjacent to staked cells
1943Natl Research CouncilREE investigationNRC specifically investigated for rare earth potential
1996OGS (unpublished)Electron microprobeY = 4,335 ppm in apatite confirmed, Turners Island
2011REM Inc.Assessment samplingGeochemical work; assessment 20011324 filed on Geology Ontario
These cells: No drilling on record — first-time staking May 2026. Adjacent to Turners Island Mine.
Why it matters
Rare Earth Elements are inside every EV motor, wind turbine, and defence system. Canada formally designated them critical minerals. This ground sits in the Bancroft Pegmatite District with confirmed yttrium 4× the typical economic cut-off. The site was investigated by the National Research Council in 1943 — that level of institutional interest on a 29 ha block is rare.
Comparable: A Bancroft-district REE block was optioned in February 2026 for $100K cash + $100K shares + 2% NSR. This block has more historical documentation per hectare than that transaction.
Beardmore–Geraldton
Active
Orogenic Au · Magnetic Sulfide ·NTS 42E15·29 cells·~121 ha ·Staked May 22, 2026·Due May 2028 ·Hwy 11 corridor
Claims: 1047358–1047375, 1047466–1047469
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→ Equinox Gold (TSX:EQX) is operating the Greenstone Mine 14.9km SW on the same Beardmore-Geraldton Greenstone Belt — Canada's newest large-scale gold producer, commissioned 2024. D054 sits on the same N80°E structural trend.
Key Signals
5.76 ppb Au (FA) — Gold-in-till on anchor cell D054. 3.8× regional background. Upice signal confirmed by GSC Memoir 435 (Thorleifson 1993).
16.2 g/t Au — Hutchison Lake Mine average grade, 6.5km SW of D054 on the same N80°E structural trend. High-grade by any global standard.
CPI1 = 376 ppm — Airborne EM bedrock conductor on E-series block. TMF +592 to +1,235 nT — BIF-hosted sulfide character.
0.22 km to fault — D054 is 220m from a mapped structure. Typical proximity for orogenic Au trap sites.
INCO drilled 2.27km away, 1970 — INCO targeted Ni-Cu-PGE 2.27km from D054. Results are not digitized — MNDM archive request outstanding.
Work History
YearCompanyWorkKey Finding
1930s-50sVarious operatorsGold miningHutchison Lake Mine: 16.2 g/t Au avg; multiple shafts on N80°E trend
1970INCO Ltd.Exploration drillingDrilled 2.27km from D054; Ni-Cu-PGE targets; results undigitized
1993GSC / ThorleifsonTill geochemistryGSC Memoir 435: Au-in-till NE of Beardmore — upice signal confirmed
1997AerodatAirborne EM/MagE-series EM conductor (CPI1=376 ppm) identified; never drilled
2026Shane RyanCell stakingD-series primary block + E-series EM conductor — first staking
These cells: No modern drilling. E-series EM conductor identified 1997 — IP follow-up is the recommended next step.
Why it matters
The Beardmore-Geraldton Greenstone Belt has produced gold since the 1930s. Hutchison Lake Mine — 6.5km from D054 on the same N80°E fault trend — averaged 16.2 g/t Au. The primary block captures the upice geochemical signature in till. The E-series sub-block covers a 1997 airborne EM conductor that has never been drilled.
Comparable: Ground on the Beardmore-Geraldton belt with confirmed structural setting and geochemical anomaly has seen option deals at $15–40/ha + 2% NSR for drill-ready targets. At $25/ha this block = ~$3,025. Historical high-grade mine context typically commands a premium.
Matachewan
Active
Ni · Cu · PGE ·NTS 42A02H·13 cells·~54 ha ·Staked May 24, 2026·Due May 2028 ·Timiskaming District
Claim: 1047506 (42A02H249–253, 269–273, 290–292)
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Assessment Reports
📄 Camphor Ventures 1997 Heli-EM/Mag/VLF Survey — Anomaly D, 1,500 ppm Ni
Key Signals
1,500 ppm Ni — Anomalous Ni in target intrusion from 1997 Aerodat heli-borne survey (Camphor Ventures). Paired with 1,500 ppm Cr and 27% MgO — confirmed ultramafic chemistry.
Anomaly D (heli-EM) — Discrete EM anomaly from 1997 helicopter-borne EM/Mag/VLF survey. Identifies the mafic/ultramafic intrusive body directly. Surveyed but never drilled.
27% MgO confirmed — Ultramafic chemistry confirmed in chip samples. Same rock package that hosts Ni-Cu-PGE deposits across the Superior Province.
Work History
YearCompanyWorkKey Finding
1997Camphor Ventures / AerodatHeli-EM/Mag/VLF + chip samplingAnomaly D identified; 1,500 ppm Ni, 27% MgO confirmed
2026Shane RyanCell staking13 cells over Anomaly D — never drilled in the 29 years since survey
These cells: No drilling ever on the geophysical anomaly. IP/TDEM ground survey is the recommended next step.
Why it matters
Ni-Cu-PGE deposits in mafic/ultramafic intrusions are among the most economically significant mineral systems globally. This block covers a geophysically-defined, geochemically-confirmed ultramafic intrusion surveyed in 1997 and then abandoned — not because the target failed, but because the commodity cycle moved on. It has never been drilled.
Comparable: Ontario Ni-Cu-PGE exploration targets with confirmed geophysics have optioned at $20–50/ha + 2% NSR. Critical mineral incentives (Federal and Ontario) make nickel ground increasingly attractive in 2026.
South Timmins
Active
Orogenic Au ·NTS 42A03C·7 cells·~29 ha ·Staked May 24, 2026·Due May 2028 ·Abitibi Belt
Claims: 1047507–1047511 (C151–153, C165–168)
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Assessment Reports
📄 Barrick / Aerodat 1988 Airborne Magnetics -- magnetic linears over iron formation #20000021189
→ New Break Resources (CSE:NBRK) holds claims directly adjacent with an active 10,000m drill program in 2026 targeting the Zavitz Gold Zone on the same mafic volcanic iron formation units these cells cover. $24M market cap.
Key Signals
Adjacent New Break (NBRK) drill program — 10,000m drill program 2026 on Zavitz Gold Zone. Same mafic volcanic iron formation unit. Claims directly adjacent to these cells.
Mafic volcanic belt — Unit 5 bedrock confirmed (basalt, andesite, iron formation). Granite-greenstone contact — structural setting for Abitibi orogenic Au.
Semple fault IP target — 2022 Cloudbreak report: Au + Cu in iron formation; IP survey on Semple fault zone explicitly recommended. Never conducted.
Top 500 / 28,207 cells — Province-wide geoscience scoring ranked these cells top 500 of all Ontario before any staking decisions were made.
Work History
YearCompanyWorkKey Finding
1988Barrick / AerodatAirborne magneticsMagnetic linears identified over iron formation (see PDF above)
2022Cloudbreak Expl.AssessmentAu + Cu anomaly; IP survey on Semple fault recommended — never executed
2026Shane RyanCell stakingC-series cells on Semple fault trend — adjacent to active NBRK drill program
These cells: No drilling. IP survey recommended in 2022 and still unexecuted — the obvious next step.
Why it matters
The Abitibi Greenstone Belt has produced over 180 million ounces of gold — the most productive in Canadian history. These cells sit on the granite-greenstone contact in the same iron formation units New Break is actively drilling in 2026. The 2022 IP survey recommendation on the Semple fault has never been executed, leaving the most direct geophysical follow-up undone.
Comparable: Abitibi Au exploration targets adjacent to active drill programs typically option at $30–75/ha + 2% NSR during active discovery campaigns. Proximity to the Zavitz Gold Zone drill program is the key value driver.
Clay-Howells Carbonatite
Active
REE · Nb · Fe ·NTS 42G16B/H·5 cells·~21 ha ·Staked May 2026·Due May 2028 ·Hearst District
Claims: 1047512–1047514, 1047528 (B103, B104, B389, H173, H214)
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→ Argyle Resources (CSE:ARGX) drilled 7 holes on the eastern carbonatite body in 2025. B103/B104 sit on the western strike extension the 2010 drilling report explicitly flagged as open and undrilled after 96 holes.
Assessment Reports
📄 REM Inc. 2010 Drilling — 0.694% TREO / 105.5m — western ext. flagged open #20011336 📄 REM Inc. 2011 Drilling — EM-targeted followup on western contact 📄 Argyle Resources 2025 Drilling — 0.76% TREO maximum
Key Signals
0.694% TREO / 105.5m — Drill-confirmed REE grade over 105.5m interval. REM Inc. 2010. Economic REE cut-off typically 0.3–0.5% TREO.
0.76% TREO maximum — Argyle Resources 2025: 49 samples above 0.17%, 20 above 0.30%, 6 above 0.50% TREO.
Open to the west — 2010 report: “carbonatite remains open along strike to the west.” B103/B104 are on that untested extension. All 96 historical holes are on the eastern body.
96 historical drill holes — 1955–2025: Mattagami Mining, Chibougamau, Bewabik, Argor, REM Inc., Argyle Resources. Western extension is the gap every geologist can see.
Argyle active 2026 — CSE-listed junior, optioned Apr 2025, drilled 7 holes, results published. Adjacent claims active. Active exploration raises discovery probability.
Dike contact in H214 — OGS MRD126 dike line runs through 42G16H214. Dikes in carbonatite complexes are REE-bearing feeder structures. Road access confirmed via satellite imagery.
Work History
YearCompanyWorkKey Finding
1955-73Mattagami / ChibougamauDiamond drilling (40+ holes)Discovery + delineation of eastern carbonatite body
1980sBewabik, Argor et al.Additional drillingFurther delineation; cumulative 96 holes on eastern body
2010Rare Earth Metals Inc.Diamond drilling0.694% TREO / 105.5m; western extension explicitly flagged as open
2011REM Inc.EM-targeted drillingAssessment 20011336 filed; EM anomaly targeted on western contact
2025Argyle Resources (ARGX)Diamond drilling (7 holes)0.76% TREO max; eastern body confirmed; results published 2025
2026Shane RyanCell stakingB103/B104 on the western extension — unstaked until now
These cells: First staking of the western strike extension. All 96 historical holes are on the eastern body.
Why it matters
This is the most data-rich block in the portfolio. The Clay-Howells carbonatite has been drilled 96 times since 1955 — the geology is not in question. These cells capture the western strike extension the 2010 drilling report explicitly recommended for follow-up. An active CSE-listed junior (Argyle Resources) is working adjacent ground in 2026. REE and Nb are both designated critical minerals under Canada's Critical Minerals Strategy.
Comparable: Argyle Resources optioned the adjacent Clay-Howells ground in April 2025. A northern Ontario REE block with drill-confirmed grades optioned in 2025 for $150K + 2% NSR. B103/B104 represent the gap every drill plan eventually needs to address.
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