Warren Township Calcium Feldspar Project

Project Background

The Warren Township Calcium Feldspar Project is an advanced mineral development opportunity located near the Village of Foleyet, 100 km west of Timmins, Ontario. The project consists of three mining claims totalling 728.43 ha staked by Avalon in 2002, that are 100% owned by the Company. The three claims cover a portion of the Shawmere Anorthosite Complex hosting a large resource (in excess of 800,000 tonnes) of a high purity anorthosite consisting of up to 98% high calcium plagioclase feldspar.

Anorthosite is an unusual mafic igneous intrusive rock consisting of greater than 90% plagioclase feldspar. Previous work has demonstrated that this material can be processed to produce a high quality calcium feldspar raw material for the manufacture of reinforcing glass fibre and other industrial products such as mineral fillers. The location of the property near both road and rail transportation infrastructure and its proximity to markets in southern Ontario and the northeastern U.S. offers the potential for development of a low-cost, highly profitable industrial minerals operation.

Topography, Climate and Vegetation

The project site is typical of much of northeastern Ontario and the Canadian Shield. The property is relatively flat, with the anorthosite outcrops on the property forming local topographic highs. The average elevation on the property is approximately 390 m asl. Local topographic relief is in the order of 20-30 m. Within the claim boundary, outcrop exposure is approximately 40%, with the area of immediate mining potential. being approximately 80% exposed. The Carty-Warren road overlies the centre of the deposit area.