North 1 & 2 project– Cowichan lake, British Columbia
Nava Resources Canada Inc
UTM zone 10, 415000 E 541500 N
a VMS investigation
7 Dec 2007
Bryan Slim,MBA PEng
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Management Inc.
1763 Scott Road, North Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V7J 3J4 Phone: +1 604 986-7014
Fax: +1 604 986-7017
email: minestart@shaw.ca
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7 December 2007
Nava Resources Canada Inc
206-2306 McCallum rd
Abbotsford, BC
V2S 3P4
Attn; Mr Jagtar Sandhu, President
Dear Mr Sandhu,
North 1 & 2, Cowichan lake
We are pleased to forward your report on the review of the North 1 & 2 property in southern Vancouver island.
Our review, attached, shows your claims lie on mid-Paleozoic Sicker group rocks which are known host rocks for
VMS deposits in Vancouver island; a fact supported by extensive technical literature. Further support comes from
the exploration covering the general area of your property by BHP/Utah Mines from 1984-87 and field evidence of
mines active and closed as well the numerous showings at various stages of investigation.
As such, it is our professional opinion that your North 1 & 2 claims justify further exploration, initially as a follow-up
to the Utah Mines findings and recommendations and then as indicated from field-work. Recommendations are
made for a two-stage programme with stage one as a due diligence examination.
We thank you for this opportunity to be of assistance to Nava Resources and offer our services for the ongoing
development.
Yours sincerely
MineStart™ Management Inc
Bryan Slim, BSc, MBA, PEng
Consulting Mining Engineer
N27/07012.071
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2 TABLE OFCONTENTS
2 TABLE OFCONTENTS2
3 SUMMARY4
4 INTRODUCTION5
4.1 Client 5
4.2 Purpose of report 5
4.3 Sources of Information 5
4.4 Field Activity of the Qualified Person 5
5 RELIANCE ONOTHER EXPERTS6
6 PROPERTY, DESCRIPTION ANDLOCATION8
6.1 Preamble 8
6.2 Mineral Property 8
6.3 Location 8
6.4 Surface rights 8
6.5 Issuer Tenure 10
6.6 Areas of Mining Activity and Mineralized Zones 10
6.7 Environmental Affairs 11
7 ACCESS, CLIMATE, LOCALRESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE ANDPHYSIOGRAPHY12
8 HISTORY13
8.1 Prior Ownership 13
8.2 The Issuer 13
9 GEOLOGICALSETTING15
9.1 Preamble 15
9.2 Regional Geology 15
9.3 Local Geology 15
9.4 Property geology 16
10 DEPOSITTYPES18
10.1 Deposit Type 18
10.2 Exploration Strategy 18
11 MINERALIZATION19
17 ADJACENTPROPERTIES20
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21 INTERPRETATION ANDCONCLUSIONS25
211 Preamble 25
21.2 Background Review 25
21.3 Conclusions 25
22 DEVELOPMENTRECOMMENDATIONS ANDBUDGET26
22.1 Preamble 26
22.2 Specific Recommendations 26
22.3 Budget 26
24 SIGNATURE27
AUTHOR’SCERTIFICATE
TABLE
6-1 List of Nava Resources’ mineral tenures
7-1 30 year, annual weather averages for Lake Cowichan
17-1 Mt Sicker group past producers and prospects
17.2 Some assessment reports near the North claims
PLATE
6-1 Site and access for North claims
9-1 Regional geology map
17-1 Sicker group panels north and south of the Chemainus river fault
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3 SUMMARY
Nava Resources Canada Inc has recently acquired two mineral tenures near Lake Cowichan in southern Vancouver
Island in British Columbia. The adjoining claims cover about 637 ha in 30 cell units and lie on the eastern end of the
northern side of Cowichan lake.
Acquisition was predicated on the opportunity of discovering Volcanogenic Massive Sulphides (VMS) in a panel of
Sicker rocks which extend across the north shore of Cowichan lake in the general area where in 1984-87 BHP/Utah
Mines encountered, on their Striker property, encouraging mineralization including exhalative horizons, which
occasionally contained anomalous Mo, Cu, and Ag. Anomalous silt and heavy metal values (Cu-Pb-Zn-Ag-Au) were
also identified. The final assessment report described anomalous gold values in silt samples whose assay had to
relate to outcrops at a higher elevation “…thus suggesting a possible precious metal deposit”.
That volcanic strata of the mid-Paleozoic Sicker group are know to host VMS deposits in Vancouver island is not in
doubt; the technical literature is extensive and examples of mines active and closed is well documented as are the
numerous showings at various stages of investigation. That the potential of southern Vancouver Island is
recognized is also evident by the density of current mineral claims shown on two maps in this report.
Based on the analysis and conclusions that Utah Mines’ exploration identified some important geological
characteristics, which justify follow-up, a two-stage programme is recommended. Stage one, for which a budget of
$C 33 500 is reasonable, must be an initial field due-diligence based on a detailed analysis of the Utah Mines’ reports
for which copies of the larger scale maps must be acquired as well as related documents; stereo pairs, forestry maps
and remote sensing should be considered. Additional application for mineral tenures could be necessary. Stage
two, which would emerge from the findings and recommendations of stage one, could require a minimum $C 100 -
150 thousand to cover mapping, geochemical/geophysical surveys, trenching, sampling and analysis.
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4 INTRODUCTION
4.1 CLIENT
Nava Resources Canada Inc has received tenure to two mineral claims on Vancouver Island, issued under the
Mineral Titles Online system now in operation in British Columbia and has retained MineStart Management Inc to
review the project, draw conclusions and make recommendations.
4.2 PURPOSE OF REPORT
The directors of the company wish to take the company public on an “over the counter exchange” in the USA and
require the report to support such application.
4.3 SOURCES OF INFORMATION
The major source of information for this study has been the issuer files, which refer back to various assessment
reports and the MINFILE and detailed discussions with Mr Don Blackadar MSc a director of the company.1Specific
references to persons, reports and other information or data are recorded as footnotes to superscript text
notations.
4.4 FIELD ACTIVITY OF THE QUALIFIED PERSON
This project focuses on geological arguments, based on the professional and field experience of Don Blackadar and
supported by ‘adjacent historical geological exploration. Given the issuer has not yet carried out field work on the
claims, the MTO claim system does not require the traditional corner posts and since this qualified person has been
in the field in the area this author elected not to visit the site.2
1Assessment reports and the MINFILE are part of the active geological records of the British Columbia’s Ministry of Mines, Energy and
Petroleum Resources
2Don Blackadar is a graduate geologist with a BSc in 1976 from the university of Alberta (Calgary) and MSc 1980 from the University \of
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5 RELIANCE ONOTHER EXPERTS
This report presents, and is founded on, a geological argument developed by Mr Don Blackadar MSc, a director of
the issuer. Such arguments are based on Don’s professional training and experience during which he spent three
years as a senior geologist investigating Kuroko-type VMS in Sicker group rocks on Vancouver Island.3
Since this report isex postea, the qualified person has relied on Don Blackadar’s postulations and references to
third party information, reports and maps generated from either various exploration programs or testing and
evaluation carried out by companies or individuals. The data reported by these entities is generally presented
without comment as judged appropriate unless the qualified person is aware of the situation. Unless otherwise
stated the author has not independently confirmed the accuracy of the data.
As such the question of validation of this type of historical work requires due diligence in the field, which is outside
the scope of this assignment and falls under the issuer field work.
The descriptions of the properties provided herein, including tenure numbers or names, areas, locations and dates
etc., are those supplied by the British Columbia Ministry of Mines, Energy and Petroleum Resources via its MTO
system and are provided here for general orientation only and are not to be construed as legal descriptions.
No opinion on concession tenure is given or implied. It is for Nova Resources Canada Inc, the issuer, to monitor,
confirm and maintain the tenure. Similarly, the matters of accounts and contractual agreements for acquisition are
outside the scope of the author.
3Don Blackadar MSc is registered with the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologist and Geophysicists of Alberta as a life member,
which denotes non-practising. This designation was adopted a few years back by transfer from P.Geol as Don had moved to a career in IT.
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6 PROPERTY, DESCRIPTION ANDLOCATION
6.1 PREAMBLE
Part 6 Property describes the mineral claims and related matters.
6.2 MINERAL PROPERTY
The North project site encompasses two adjoining mineral tenures, which form one parcel of about 637 ha over 30
cells. Tenure details are listed in Table 6-1 and Plate 6-2 shows the site and general claim boundaries. Plate 6-2 is a
plot taken from the Mineral Titles On-line viewer and provided for Nava Resources Canada Inc for their due
diligence and validation
Application for the tenures was submitted via the new mineral titles on-line system implemented for British
Columbia in January 2005 and summarily described in §6.52.
Table 6-1 List of Nava Resources mineral tenures
Tenure Name Expiry date Area – ha cell units
56134 North 1 27 Aug 2008 446.149 21
56137 North 2 27 Aug 2008 191.244 9
totals 637.393 30
The mineral titles are subject to annual renewal and government permits for specific field-work – see § 653
6.3 LOCATION
The North property is in the Victoria mining division of British Columbia and lies on the north shore of Cowichan
lake in southern Vancouver Island about 30 km west of the town of Duncan and 10 km west of the town of Lake
Cowichan as per Plates 6-1 and 6-2. A nominal single-point UTM reference is 415000 E, 5414500 N, zone 10. The
applicable NTS map is 92c/16W.
6.4 SURFACE RIGHTS
The mineral tenures are for mineral rights only. Granting of surface rights is separate and usually associated with
mine development.
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6.5 ISSUER TENURE
651 ISSUER
The issuer is Nava Resources Canada Inc .
652 TENURESYSTEM
The MTO is based on longitude and latitude per the map base ‘North American datum 27’. The base is
gridding of the 1:50 000 map sheet areas into 10 x 10 grid which are referred to as units, which have
longitudinal dimensions of 45” by a latitudinal 30”.4Since lines of longitude converge to the north of the
equator while lines of latitude remain parallel with equator, the areal coverage of grids decreases from a
nominal 84 ha at the 49thparallel to about 64 ha in northern British Columbia.5These grid squares are
sub-divided into four cells, which then form the basis of the mineral tenures.
653 COSTS ANDFORFEITURE
An annual fee of $C 4.00/ha is applicable to continuing to hold the mineral claims. This can be paid either
as a registration charge for assessment reporting or as a substitute for the registration charge where there
is no field work to report.
For the North project, the payment renewal dates are shown in Table 6-1. Failure to pay by the given date
can lead to cancellation of the tenures.
654 OTHERRIGHTS
We are not aware of any rights, payments or other agreements and encumbrance to which the property is
subject.
6.6 AREAS OF MINING ACTIVITY AND MINERALIZED ZONES
Reports do not mention prior mining activity. Although limited historical exploration identified some
mineralization, reports have not described these as zones.
4the NTS 1: 50 000 map series encompass an area of 30’ longitude by 45’ latitude in the subject region
5the dimension ha, the symbol for hectare, has dimension of 100 x 100 m which is equivalent to an area of about 2.5 acre (1 sq= 259 ha)
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6.7 ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
671 ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES
Nava Resources advises it is neither aware of any environmental liabilities on the property and nor has any
ministry contact been made since the claims award was confirmed in August 2007.
We note, as a caution, that the high rainfall in the area at a nominal 2 m/a could require closer attention to
exploration planning and implementation, appropriate action for road design and development and for
possible future tailing disposal.
672 CURRENTPERMITS
The company and property will be subject to the various permit regulations of British Columbia. Nava
Resources at this stage has neither applications planned nor pending and are not aware of any in force.
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7 ACCESS, CLIMATE, LOCALRESOURCES,
INFRASTRUCTURE ANDPHYSIOGRAPHY
All weather road access to the property is to the west via highway 18 from the junction lying to the north of Duncan
on the north -south highway 19 running between the Nanaimo and Victoria – see Plate 6-1. Access to the various
logging roads on the property is gained at the village of Youbou.
The autumn and winter is a time of heavy rains and Table 7-1 shows the 30 year annual averages for the nearby
town of Lake Cowichan for the years 1971-2000.
Table 7-1. 30 year annual weather averages for lake Cowichan6
The town of Lake Cowichan is a small whereas Duncan is larger and can be expected to offer more resources.
Current surplus electrical powering availability in the area is unknown.
The site relief is high with a range up 800 m from a low of about 200 m near the lake.7The various streams running
of the south side could feed drilling needs.
Although significant logging was carried out about 20 years ago the area is reported to have extensive and typical
west-coast rain-forest.
6Environment Canada
7the lake surface is reported as being about 170 m asl
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Temperature:
dly av °C 2.8 4 6 8.3 11.9 14.6 17.5 17.8 14.8 9.8 5.2 2.5 115.2
Precipitation:
rain mm 279.8 231.3 209.2 120.9 84.6 56.7 38.2 42.1 62.8 200.7 331.3 276.1 1 933.7
snow cm 26.6 22.2 7.5 2.2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.7 8.5 20.6 88.5
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8 HISTORY
8.1 PRIOR OWNERSHIP
During 1984-87 BHP-Utah Mines held 31 claims (528 units) extending more or less along the north shore for the full
length of Cowichan lake and whose eastern end partially covered the current North property.8
Geological mapping revealed and described McLaughlin Ridge sediments and volcanics dominant on the eastern
side. While massive sulphides were not encountered, encouraging mineralization of various types was noted,
including exhalative horizons, which occasionally contain anomalous Mo, Cu and Ag. Significant Ba, Ag, Mo and Zn
values are also associated with syndepositional pyrite in argillite units and significant Au-Ag-Cu-Zn is associated with
several structures. Anomalous silt and heavy metal values (Cu-Pb-Zn-Ag-Au) were also identified.
The exploration over three years of lapsed time included mapping, airborne geophysics with ground follow up,
geochemical surveys and grid work in selected areas in the eastern part of the property focussed on the conductors
and geochemical anomalies for which details are given in several assessment reports9
8.2 THE ISSUER
With the property being acquired in only Aug 2007 the issuer has not yet carried out any exploration.
8the map in the relevant assessment report is too small to be clear – Freeze, J., C.; Geological and Geochemical report on the Striker
property, Victoria mining division, southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia (1 Sep 1988) – assessment report 17736
9Assessment reports 14302 (March, 1985), 13962 (October, 1985), and 15117 (October, 1986)
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9 GEOLOGICALSETTING
9.1 PREAMBLE
Section 9 Geology provides a description of the regional, local and property geology.10
9.2 REGIONAL GEOLOGY
Vancouver Island is dominated by rocks of the Wrangellia Terrane, which is interpreted to represent a Paleozoic
Island Arc assemblage accreted to the North American continent about 100 million years ago. Mid-Devonian
volcanic rocks of the Sicker Group, representing the basement of this complex and the oldest rocks on Vancouver
Island, are intruded by mafic sills and overlain unconformably by basaltic rocks of the Late Triassic Karmutsen
Formation. In turn these are overlain by limestones, argillites and tuffaceous sediments of the Quatsino and Parson
Bay formations, which with the Karmutsen Formation comprise the Vancouver Group. This sequence is overlain by
marine sediments and marine to subaerial volcanics Bonanza Group (middle Jurassic).
Sicker Group rocks, which are the known hosts of at least three volcanogenic deposits on the island, are exposed in
four major structural uplifts in southern and central Vancouver Island – Buttle lake, Bedingfield, Nanoose and
Cowichan lake – Plate 9-1.11Of specific interest is the Cowichan lake uplift where the North claims lie to the southeast
and just to the north of Cowichan lake. Southern Vancouver Island has a complicated structural history
characterized by a number of deformational events with frequent rejuvenation of previous structures. Paleozoic
assemblages have been displaced by a series of major southeast-trending upright to overturned faults.
9.3 LOCAL GEOLOGY
The Cowichan Uplift is underlain by lithologies typical of the Wrangellia Terrane (Sicker / Buttle Lake Groups,
Vancouver Group and Bonanza Group). These rocks are intruded by gabbroic sills and dykes which are coeval with
the Karmutsen Formation and by granodioritic rocks associated with the Early to Middle Jurassic Island Plutonic
Suite. Older units are overlain unconformably by clastic sediments of the Upper Cretaceous Nanaimo Group.
The Duncan-Cowichan area, where the North claim is located, is dominated by northwesterly-trending high-angle
reverse-faults, which generally place older rocks over younger rocks. Additionally, all sequences are cut by high
angle reverse faults, which result in a series of west-northwest-trending panels.
10the geological summaries in this section are based on notes and reports supplied by Nava Resources which in turn make reference to
third part documents including assessment reports
11Mortenson, J. K.; ”Stratigraphic and Paleozoic Studies of the Middle Paleozoic Sicker group and contained VMS occurrences, Vancouver
Island, British Columbia’. in BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources geological fieldwork 2005, paper 2006-1 pp 331-335
(2006)
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The Sicker group within the Cowichan lake uplift comprises three distinct volcanic/volcaniclastic assemblages,
which represent an oceanic magmatic arc – the Duck Lake formation as the oldest member and overlain by the
Nitnat Formation which in turn is overlain–possibly unconformably–by the McLaughlin Ridge Formation.
In the Duncan-Cowichan Lake area the McLaughlin Ridge Formation is exposed in two major structural panels,
separated by the Chemainus River Fault. To the north of the fault, the volcanics are predominantly intermediate
pyroclastics with common feldspar crystal-lapilli and heterolithic tuffs. In the Big Mount Richards / Mount Sicker
area, however, the McLaughlin Ridge includes a thick package of felsic quartz and feldspar crystal tuffs and dust
tuffs coeval with granodiorite and quartz porphyry dykes of the Saltspring Intrusive suite outcropping to the east
and on Saltspring Island. These felsic rocks are considered to represent a major magmatic / volcanic centre. Felsic
volcanics of the McLaughlin Ridge Formation thin to the west from this center, where they interfinger with andesitic
lapilli tuffs and breccias. Plate 9-2 shows the Sicker group rocks on either side of the Chemainus river fault12,13
9.4 PROPERTY GEOLOGY
The North property, which occurs within a panel of Sicker rocks, is parallel with but separate from the Sicker
assemblages which are hosts to the Lara and Sicker deposits to the north east.14This panel, which extends west
along the north shore of Cowichan lake and then northward to Horne lakes, is a complexly folded and faulted
assemblage of Sicker Group rocks represented primarily by the Nitnat and McLaughlin Ridge formations.
While no VMS deposits have been discovered to date in the panel running along the north shore of Cowichan lake,
the area is dominated by Sicker volcanics and contains a number of documented mineral showings. Many of these
showings are in structurally-controlled epigenetic vein systems probably associated with early to middle Jurassic
intrusive events. These include copper-molybdenum veins and stockworks within the intrusions and in adjacent
volcanic rocks. Some showings include significant gold and silver values.
The property is reported to be underlain predominantly by the Sicker Group, with McLaughlin Ridge sediments and
volcanics dominant. Work on this property is documented in a number of assessment reports from which the
following descriptions are derived. McLaughlin Ridge rocks, as mapped, divide grossly into 3 units, dominated by
diverse sedimentary lithologies with volcanic members particularly lower in the sequence. Volcanic rocks are
described as interbedded lithic and crystal tuff, cherty dust tuff, chert and minor lapilli tuff. The lower unit consists
of fine-grained andesitic lithic crystal tuffs and cherty tuffs with local coarse lapilli beds and dacitic tuff units.15
12the larger areas of mineral claims ‘blanket staking’ shown on this plate attest to the recognition of the mineral possibilities
13EMPRsource<http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/mining/geolsurv/MapPlace/MoreDetails/exploration.htm>http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/mining/geols
urv/MapPlace/MoreDetails/exploration.htm
14Mt Sicker VMS deposit lying west of the town of Crofton was in operation for some years associated with both a polymetallic barite and
mainly copper quartz ore types and are well documented in the BC Government MinFile.
15assessment reports 14302 (March, 1985), 13962 (October, 1985) and 15117 (October, 1986) as cited D Blackadar MSc
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10 DEPOSITTYPES
10.1 DEPOSIT TYPE
Nava Resources’ focus is on the polymetallic Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) deposits, and these will be the
primary exploration target on the North property.
As a group, VMS are rich in copper and zinc and also carry significant gold and silver values. VMS deposits are
associated with, and created by, volcanic-associated hydrothermal events in submarine environments and hence
occur within environments dominated by volcanic or volcanic-derived (volcano-sedimentary) rocks. They typically
occur as stratiform bodies within the enclosing host rocks, but may also include stringer ores, which can represent
feeder systems to the main deposits.
10.2 EXPLORATION STRATEGY
Exploration strategies in prospective belts include geological mapping to identify felsic volcanic rocks and
geophysical and geochemical techniques to identify prospective anomalous horizons, which can be explored by
back-hoe trenching, leading to drilling if justified by prior results. A polymetallic (Cu-Pb-Zn-Ag-Au-As-Ba)
geochemical signature, particularly one occurring at a stratigraphic interface can be of particular interest.
The North property may also be prospective for epigenetic gold mineralization related to post-Sicker intrusive
events.
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11 MINERALIZATION
From Nava Resources’ perspective, it is premature to describe mineralization until they have discovered some.
Section 8.1 refers to Utah Mines identification in the 1980s of mineralization on the eastern end of their then claim
block, which would have been at least in the vicinity of Nava Resources’s mineral tenure. While massive sulphides
were not encountered, encouraging mineralization of various types was noted, including exhalative horizons, which
occasionally contain anomalous Mo, Cu and Ag. Significant Ba, Ag, Mo, and Zn values are also associated with
syndepositional pyrite in argillite units and significant Au-Ag-Cu-Zn associated with several structures. Anomalous
silt and heavy metal values (Cu-Pb-Zn-Ag-Au) were also identified.
Although not specific to just the North property, a 1986 study grouped the Cowichan mineral showings into the
following categories:16
–volcanogenic, gold-bearing massive sulphides, which are the principal target in the Sicker Group.
–gold-bearing, pyrite-chalcopyrite-quart-carbonate veins along shears, which are quite common cutting Sicker
Group and Karmutsen Formation sills north of Cowichan Lake.
–epithermal gold-silver deposits within Bonanza Group volcanics.
–copper skarns developed in limy sediments apparently interbedded with basalts of the Karmutsen formation.
–copper-molybdenum quarts veins in granodiorite and adjacent country rock on several properties.
Chalcopyrite and pyrite, with or without molybdenite are the principle sulphides and minor sphalerite, galena
and arsenopyrite are also reported.
16Massey, N. W. d., and Friday, S. J.; “Geology of the Cowichan Area, Vancouver Island”, BC Ministry Energy, Mines and Petroleum
Resources, Geological fieldwork (1986)
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17 ADJACENTPROPERTIES
This report is an argument on the possibility of VMS occurring within the North 1 & 2 properties in a particular
group of rocks, and is based on the professional experience of a director and published technical papers. As such
we are using the term ‘adjacent’ here to mean ‘within particular rock groups’.
Reference has been made to several papers, assessment reports and MINFILE occurrences. In the following pages,
there is a geological map – Plate 17-1 – superimposed with the positions of various past producers and developed
prospects as adjacent properties near North 1 & 2 claims. Table 17-1 provides summary details of the producers and
prospects marked on the plate. Table 17-2 is a summary tabulation of some relevant assessment reports.
Of particular note is the following abstract from the Introduction to a current professional paper17
Volcanogenic strata of the mid-Paleozoic Sicker Group on Vancouver Island host the world class Myra Falls volcanogenic
massive sulphide (VMS) deposit (combined production and proven and probable reserves in excess of 30 million tonnes
of Zn-Cu-(Au-Ag) ore), as well as numerous other VMS deposits and occurrences, especially in the Big Sticker Mountain
area in the southeastern part of the Cowichan Lake uplift. Three of these deposits, the Lenora, Tyee and Richard III
(MINFILE occurrences 092b 001, 002, 003) have seen limited historical production and the Lara deposit (MINFILE
occurrence 092B 129) farther to the northwest, which also contains a significant drill-indicated resource….
References to reserves and resources above do not conform to 43-101 standards and should be viewed as historical
descriptions and shown here to offer support for the core argument of mineralization potential. Plate 9-1 shows
various sites places and distribution of the particular rock groups.
17Ruks T. and Mortenson, J. K.; ” Geological setting of Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Occurrence in the Middle Paleozoic Sicker group of
the Southeastern Cowichan Lake Uplift (NTS -92B/13 southern Vancouver island”. BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
geological fieldwork 2006, paper 20071 pp381-393 (2007)
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21 INTERPRETATION ANDCONCLUSIONS
211 PREAMBLE
Section 21 Interpretation and Conclusions reviews the project and draws conclusions.
21.2 BACKGROUND REVIEW
That volcanic strata of the mid-Paleozoic Sicker group are know to host VMS deposits in Vancouver island is not in
doubt; the technical literature is extensive and examples of mines active and closed is well documented as is the
numerous showing at various stages of investigation. That the potential of southern Vancouver Island is recognized
is also evident by the density of current mineral claims on the relevant rock groups as shown on two maps in this
report.
Utah Mines’ three seasons of field-work (1984-87) across the north shore of Cowichan lake has, for the eastern half
of the north shore, led to various highlights of which three significant ones are:
–identified the subject rock types and described some anomalous values of Mo, Cu and Ag in exhalative
horizons,
–described anomalous gold values in silt samples whose assay had to relate to outcrops higher up and thus
suggesting a possible precious metal deposit; further work was recommended ( a parallel was drawn with the
Debbie property in rock age)
–recommended fill-in detailed mapping and sampling for the eastern half of the property with selective
geophysics to follow
21.3 CONCLUSIONS
Based on the findings of this report, references as quoted, secondary data sources, discussions with and assistance
from those acknowledged as well as our professional judgement and analysis of information, all as noted in this
report, our conclusions are:
Øthe Utah Mines exploration identified some important geological characteristics which justify follow-up
ØNava Resources’ first task must be to commission a detailed search for the large scale plates which where an
integral part of the Utah Mines reports and to be followed be sufficient interpretation to carry out a due
diligence field programme; the need for additional tenures should not be overlooked
Ødetails for a second stage programme will arise from the findings and conclusions of stage one
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22 DEVELOPMENTRECOMMENDATIONS ANDBUDGET
22.1 PREAMBLE
Section 22 presents recommendations for technical work and provides a preliminary budget.
22.2 SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS
Thestage oneof the justified follow-up requires sufficient analysis to produce reasonably scaled field map(s) based
on the Utah and other reports, which may be found. This requires a visit to the Vancouver and Victoria geological
survey branches; stereo pairs and forestry maps may prove useful and at least a check for remote sensing data. It is
probable that the preliminary office work will highlight the need for additional tenures to cover areas of interest
noted in the older reports.
Such field maps need targets for due diligence with supporting notes and tactics. At this stage hand sampling will be
appropriate. The end-product of stage one must be a report, which recommends either further work or else
shutting down the project. The involvement of Don Blackadar is essential for this stage and an additional important
part of the stage one is to select a field geologist who can learn from the experiences of Don Blackadar.
Astage twoprogramme will emerge from a recommendation to move forward from phase one.
22.3 BUDGET
The stage one budget is preliminary and should be considered as an allowance to answer the above essential points
and assist in developing the next programme and budget. Line items are assumed to cover travel and other costs
where required.
$C
gathering old reports, maps etc 5 000
detailed review of reports and preparation of field maps/notes 6 000
requesting additional tenures (contingency) 2 000
field work –7 days two-geologists 15 000
sample (50) analysis 1 500
report preparation 4 000
total 33 500
Astage twoprogramme of a possible mapping, geochemical survey, trenching, samplings and analysis could well
require a bare bones budget of $C 100-150 000. If a stage two programme is justified, organization and permitting
will need to be crisp to implement in 2008.
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24 SIGNATURE
This report entitled ‘North 1 & 2, A VMS investigation’ and dated 7 December 2007
Signed and sealed as of 7 December 2007 in North Vancouver
MineStart™Management Inc
per
Bryan A. Slim, ARSM, BSc, MBA, PEng
Consulting Mining Engineer
1763 Scott Road, North Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V7J 3J4 Phone: +1 604 986-7014
Fax: +1 604 986-7017
email: minestart@shaw.ca
MineStart™
Management Inc.
7 December 2007
CERTIFICATE of AUTHOR
I, Bryan A. Slim PEng do hereby certify that:
1 I am an independent consulting mining engineer and principal of MineStart Management Inc
2 My academic qualifications are:
–Bachelor of Science in Mining from University of London, England - 1963
–Associate of the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College of Science and Technology in London, England - 1963
–Master in Business Administration from Simon Fraser University, Vancouver - 1990
3 My professional associations are:
–member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists in the Province of British Columbia, Canada
–Chartered Engineer in England
–member of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, England
–Mine Managers Certificate of Competency, Republic of South Africa
–member of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
4 I have been professionally active in the mining industry for 43 years since initial graduation from university.
5 I have read the definition of "qualified person" set out in National Instrument 43-101 and certify that by reason of my
education, affiliation with a professional association and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the requirements to be a
“qualified person" for the purposes of NI 43 -101.
6 I am responsible for the preparation of all sections of the technical report entitled ‘North 1 & 2, a VMS investigation’ and
dated 7 December, 2007 relating to the two mineral claims on the north shore of Cowichan lake on Vancouver Island. I
have not visited the property.
7 I have not had prior involvement with the property, which is the subject of the technical report.
8 I am not aware of any material fact or material change with respect to the subject matter of the technical report, which is
not reflected in the technical report, the omission of which makes the technical report misleading.
9 I am independent of the issuer, applying all of the tests in section 1.5 of National Instrument 43-101.
10 I have read National Instrument 43-101 and Form 43-101FI, and the technical report has been prepared in compliance
with that instrument and form.
11 Subject to agreement by Nava Resources Canada Inc, I consent to the filing of the Technical Report with any stock
exchange and other regulatory authority and any publication by them, including electronic publication in the public
company files on their web-sites accessible by the public, of the Technical Report, for reading only.
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12 This report is for use by Nava Resources Canada Inc subject to the terms and conditions of its contract with
MineStart™ Management Inc. That contract permits Nava Resources Canada Inc to file this report as a Technical
Report with Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities pursuant to provincial securities legislation. Except for the
purposes legislated under provincial securities laws, any other use of this report by any third party are at that party’s
sole risk. All rights reserved
Signed and sealed as of 7 December 2007 in North Vancouver
Bryan Slim,ARSM, BSc, MBA, MIMM, CEng, PEng
