Both the Li nc ol n Ni pi s s i ng and the Cadi l l ac Larder faul t s y s tem s are deep seated crustal structures that formed at the same time ex perienced a similar history of structural deformation concentrate gold in dilational structures situated north of the breaks ex hibit 2 phases of gold mineralization w ith similar geochemical signatures Conc l us i ons Both s tructures w ere i n pl ac e at the ti m e that gol d m i nerali z ati on w as depos i ted i n the Ki rkl and Lak e Cam p The Li nc ol n Ni pi s s i ng break i s c om parativ el y s i gni fi c antl y under ex pl ored 6km d e p th L a r d er G r o u p L a r d er G r o u p B l a k e R i v er Lincoln Nipiss i n g F Z C a dil l a c La rd e r F Z Go l d Go l d Lin coln Nipissing Def ormation Zo ne R i g h t C r u stal A r ch i tectu r e an d Pl u mb i n g Sy stem 2 0 0 5 L ith o p ro b e an d 2 0 1 8 M et al Earth seism ic d ata h ig h li g h t b o th the Cad il lac L ard er an d L in co ln N ip issin g structur es to b e m ajo r cru stal fau lt sy ste m s