The article in English using Google translate.... The Champs d'or en Beauce, a sector of HPQ Silicium, began researching the source of gold that was mined at Saint-Simon during the 19th and 20th centuries in Using geophysics.
To achieve this, HPQ Silicium President and Chief Operating Officer Patrick Levasseur said that geophysical tests will be conducted along Chaussegros Range, 6th Range and Giroux Creek, to the confluence with the Gilbert River. It is this same kind of test, carried out along the Saint-Gustave rank last year, which allowed to discover a fault that is under the old gold deposits.
The president of HPQ Silicium adds that this type of discovery is very important in the mining industry: "Take for example Val-d'Or where there is a flaw called Cadillac. It extends over several hundred kilometers [approximately 320 km]. All the gold mines in the area are found along this fault, which goes to Ontario. So what we want to know is: "Is there a geology at Saint-Simon-les-Mines that resembles what exists in Val-d'Or" . "
This one makes an analogy between the mined gold at the time and a mushroom. "The top of the mushroom is gold that has dispersed in nuggets [and collected in the nineteenth and twentieth century] and the stem, which may be the fault, is the main vein," he compares.
These tests consist of placing a large electrical wire to which probes are attached at an equivalent distance from one another, for example at 50 m. The latter send electromagnetic waves into the ground, allowing the probes to determine the geological structure at this location.
"We are still at the first stage of exploration. What we want to find is to determine where the gold from the last centuries came from. That's why we will do these tests this fall, "says Levasseur.
Of course, the permission of the owners is necessary to carry out the exploration. "We're targeting all the owners [in the area] and we're asking for permission to have access to their land so that we can do the work and so far, it's going well. It is a very important element, "he insists.
"Most people have a knowledge of the history that there was in Saint-Simon. [...] It is part of the heritage of the municipality. Yes, my company has gold rights, but it's something that must be shared from the community's point of view. I believe in it as much as possible. [...] If one finds a large deposit in Saint-Simon, the economic benefits for the owners, for the city and for the region would be important, "concludes Patrick Levasseur.