Bully Boy Mine Gold Property
Golden Rapture’s High-Grade Gold Venture in Ontario’s Historic Lake of the Woods
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The Bully Boy Mine Project is a 50/50 partnership agreement with Michael Staples of South Hopkins, Minnesota, to explore the historical Bully Boy Mine's four patented mineral claims located directly adjacent to Golden Rapture’s Phillips Township property, NW, Ontario.
Golden Rapture will become a 50% partner by conducting exploration on the four patented mineral claims, with 100% of exploration costs to be incurred by Golden Rapture. No cash payment or shares were issued in this agreement.
Exploration in the area is said to have started around 1885, when a large number of high-grade gold discoveries were made and many properties were brought into production during what became known as the ‘Lake of the Woods Gold Rush’. There are 2 mine shafts on the claims and numerous mineralized quartz veins can be seen on the surface.
A recent June , 2025 grab sampling program designed to test surface quartz veins in the area of the main shaft yielded great results, with the best high-grade assay result being 78.79 g/t Au or 2.78 oz/t gold."
291122
0.131 g/t Au
291123
1.090 g/t Au
291124
0.406 g/t Au
291125
0.200 g/t Au
291126
0.100 g/t Au
291127
1.811 g/t Au
291128
13.101 g/t Au
291129
78.790 g/t Au
291130
9.781 g/t Au
The historical records of the Bully Boy Mine are limited; however, archival Ontario Ministry of Mines files indicate that gold was first discovered in 1885 and that it was mined intermittently from 1898 to 1906: In 1900, the mining workforce consisted of nine individuals, including six miners.
In 1904, the Arizona Camp Bay Gold Mining Company assumed ownership of the property. Equipment formerly used by the neighboring Boulder Mining Company—including a hoist, compressors, boilers, and other mining machinery—was transferred to the Bully Boy site, and two shafts were developed on the property, reaching depths of 56 and 165 feet.
In 1905, New accommodations were constructed to house approximately 30 workers. A ten-stamp mill, located two miles from the mine, processed up to 18 tons of ore per day.
By 1906, the main shaft was deepened by 60 feet, and lateral drifting was initiated at the 200-foot level, and a new compressor plant was also installed. By the end of the year, the shaft had reached 216 feet, with two 100-foot drifts extending north and south.
The ore extracted from the mine was estimated to contain gold values between $12 to $2,000 per ton, indicating very high gold grades, considering that gold was priced at $20/ounce in 1906. The last reported info about the property was that a new mill was added to supplement the existing ten-stamp mill, but no additional mining activity or production numbers can be found for the last 119 years.