GEOQUEST CONSULTING LTD. Geological Consulting f 823690 Werner Gruenwald, B.Sc GEOLOGIST Ate 4 ? 1990 R.RJ3, Sitell.Comp. 180 Vernon, B.C. V1T 6L6 Telephone (604)549-5192 November 30, 1990 GEOQUEST CONSULTING LTD. RR#3, Site 11, Comp 180 Vernon, B.C. V1T 6L6 Minnova Inc . 3rd Floor, 311 Water Street Vancouver, B.C. V6B 1B8 Dear Ian: Pursuant to our telephone conversation, I am submitting an information package on a recently discovered showing near Cherryville, B.C. The work carried out thus far has been very preliminary. With the except ion of minor hand trenching and reconnaissance geochemical work, very 1ittle has been done on the showing. If you have any questions with regard to this property do not hesitate to call roe. Yours truly, GEOQUEST CONSULTING LTD. Werner Gruenwald, B. Sc.
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G E O Q U E S T CONSULTING LTD .
Geological Consulting
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823690 Werner Gruenwald, B.Sc
GEOLOGIST Ate
4 ? 1990
R.RJ3, Sitell.Comp. 180 Vernon, B.C. V1T 6L6
Telephone (604)549-5192
November 30, 1990
G E O Q U E S T C O N S U L T I N G L T D .
RR#3, Site 11, Comp 180 Vernon, B.C. V1T 6L6
Minnova Inc . 3rd Floor, 311 Water Street Vancouver, B.C. V6B 1B8
Dear Ian:
Pursuant to our telephone conversation, I am submitting an information package on a recently discovered showing near C h e r r y v i l l e , B.C. The work carried out thus far has been very preliminary. With the except ion of minor hand trenching and reconnaissance geochemical work, very 1 i t t l e has been done on the showing. If you have any questions with regard to t h i s property do not hesitate to c a l l roe.
Yours t r u l y ,
G E O Q U E S T C O N S U L T I N G L T D .
Werner Gruenwald, B. Sc.
AJ-1 PROPERTY
OWNERS:
A l l a n Harvey (50%) - Box 67, C l i n t o n , B.C. VOK 1V0
John Harvey (50%) - 1130 Sugar Lake Road, C h e r r y v i l l e , B.C.
CLAIMS t
AJ-1 c l a i m , 20 u n i t s (1,250 h e c t a r e s ) .
LOCATION: The p r o p e r t y i s l o c a t e d 48 k i l o m e t r e s e a s t s o u t h e a s t of
Vernon, B.C. The n e a r e s t community i s C h e r r y v i l l e , l o c a t e d 5.5 km t o the n o r t h n o r t h e a s t . The p r o p e r t y l i e s w i t h i n the Vernon M i n i n g D i v i s i o n on Map No. 82L/2E.
ACCESS:
The p r o p e r t y i s a c c e s s i b l e by a l o g g i n g road t h a t branches o f f the C r e i g h t o n V a l l e y Road. The j u n c t i o n of t h i s road and Highway 6 i s s i t u a t e d j u s t 6 k i l o m e t r e s t o the e a s t . A major hydro t r a n s m i s s i o n l i n e t r a n s e c t s t he nor t h e r n m o s t p o r t i o n of the c l a i m .
PHYSIOGRAPHY AND VEGETATION:
The p r o p e r t y i s s i t u a t e d a l o n g t h e w e s t e r n f l a n k of t h e Monashee M o u n t a i n s . A prominent w e s t - n o r t h w e s t e r l y t r e n d i n g r i d g e t r a n s e c t s t h e s o u t h e r n h a l f of t h e c l a i m . S l o p e s a r e moderate t o s t e e p i n both n o r t h e r l y and s o u t h w e s t e r l y d i r e c t i o n s . T o t a l t o p o g r a p h i c r e l i e f i s 1,800 f t (~550m) w i t h the h i g h e s t e l e v a t i o n s r e a c h i n g 4,200 f t . The c u r r e n t a r e a of i n t e r e s t i s s i t u a t e d a t a p p r o x i m a t e l y t he 3,000 f t (915m) e l e v a t i o n .
The m a j o r i t y o f t h e p r o p e r t y i s w e l l f o r e s t e d . V e g e t a t i o n i n c l u d e s f i r , c e d a r , p i n e and l a r c h , i n t e r s p e r s e d w i t h b i r c h , p o p l a r and maple. Underbrush i s g e n e r a l l y not t h i c k , a l l o w i n g f o r r e l a t i v e l y easy t r a v e r s i n g .
S e l e c t i v e l o g g i n g has ta k e n p l a c e i n the n o r t h c e n t r a l p o r t i o n of t h e c l a i m . Recent c l e a r c u t l o g g i n g has ta k e n p l a c e on t he r i d g e t o p i n t h e s o u t h e a s t e r n p o r t i o n of the c l a i m . The extreme n o r t h e a s t e r n c o r n e r of t h e c l a i m c o v e r s p r i v a t e l a n d ( L o t 236). S i n c e a c c e s s i s not th r o u g h t h i s l a n d , no problems a r e a n t i c i p a t e d .
The o n l y d r a i n a g e t h a t t r a n s e c t s t h e c l a i m i s F e r r y Creek, found near t h e southwest c o r n e r .
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HISTORY:
The a r e a f i r s t r e c e i v e d a t t e n t i o n w i t h t h e d i s c o v e r y of p l a c e r g o l d i n C h e r r y Creek d u r i n g t h e e a r l y 1870's. By the t u r n of t h e c e n t u r y , o v e r 5,000 oz of g o l d had been r e c o v e r e d . Minor amounts of p l a c e r g o l d have r e p o r t e d l y been r e c o v e r e d from t r i b u t a r i e s such as Heckman and F e r r y Creeks ( e a s t and west of the AJ-1 c l a i m ) .
D u r i n g t h e 1930's, a 7-8 metre s h a f t was r e p o r t e d l y sunk on a c o p p e r - s i l v e r ( ? ) o c c u r r e n c e on what i s now p a r t o f the AJ-1 c l a i m . No v a l u e s were r e p o r t e d , however some encouragement must have i n i t i a t e d such work. T h i s s h a f t , l o c a t e d a p p r o x i m a t e l y 300 metres w e s t e r l y o f the AJ showing i s s t i l l open.
No m i n e r a l o c c u r r e n c e s a r e i n d i c a t e d f o r t h e AJ p r o p e r t y a r e a on any p u b l i s h e d d a t a t h a t has been r e v i e w e d .
GEOLOGY:
A c c o r d i n g t o t h e G e o l o g i c a l Survey of Canada (Memoir 296) the AJ p r o p e r t y i s u n d e r l a i n by a w e s t - n o r t h w e s t t r e n d i n g sequence of r o c k s b e l o n g i n g t o the P a l a e o z o i c Cache Creek Group. A n d e s i t i c l a v a and t u f f s , a l o n g w i t h minor a r g i l l i t e , q u a r t z i t e and l i m e s t o n e , r e p o r t e d l y u n d e r l i e the m a j o r i t y of the p r o p e r t y . In the s o u t h w e s t e r n p o r t i o n of the c l a i m l i m e s t o n e predominates a l o n g w i t h minor a r g i l l i t e , q u a r t z i t e s and a n d e s i t i c v o l c a n i c s . Bedding a t t i t u d e s i n d i c a t e a w e s t - n o r t h w e s t e r l y s t r i k e and d i p s r a n g i n g from 50° t o 75° t o t h e s o u t h . A n o r t h - n o r t h e a s t e r l y t r e n d i n g f a u l t west of F e r r y Creek s e p a r a t e s t h e Cache Creek assemblage from t h e much o l d e r (pre Cambrian) g n e i s s and s c h i s t of t he Monashee Group, now r e f e r r e d t o as p a r t of t h e Shuswap Metamorphic Complex. E x t e n s i v e g r a n i t i c i n t r u s i o n s of Mesozoic age a r e i n d i c a t e d s e v e r a l k i l o m e t r e s t o the s o u t h of the AJ-1 c l a i m .
More r e c e n t d e t a i l e d mapping by O k u l i t c h and Campbell (Open F i l e 637) has r e d e f i n e d t h e r o c k s u n d e r l y i n g t h e AJ p r o p e r t y as p a r t of t h e Thompson Assemblage ( i n c l u d e s Cache Creek Group e t a l ) . The n o r t h e r n p o r t i o n o f the c l a i m i s i n d i c a t e d as u n d e r l a i n by a r g i l l i t e , s a n d s t o n e , q u a r t z i t e and s i l t s t o n e , w i t h minor l i m e s t o n e , c o n g l o m e r a t e , b r e c c i a and t u f f . These r o c k s a r e bounded ( o v e r l a i n ) t o the s o u t h by a sequence c o m p r i s e d of massive l i m e s t o n e w i t h minor c o n g l o m e r a t e and c h e r t . N orthweste r l y s t r i k e s and s t e e p s o u t h e r l y d i p s a r e i n d i c a t e d f o r r o c k s i n the p r o p e r t y a r e a . The i n t r u s i v e r o c k s found s o u t h of the c l a i m a r e a a r e c l a s s i f i e d as p a r t of the V a l h a l l a and N e l s o n P l u t o n i c r o c k s .
F i e l d o b s e r v a t i o n s t o da t e i n d i c a t e t h a t t h e above g e o l o g i c d e s c r i p t i o n s a r e r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e .
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MINERALIZATION:
As mentioned p r e v i o u s l y , no m i n e r a l o c c u r r e n c e s a r e documented f o r t h e AJ-1 c l a i m a r e a (see m i n e r a l i n v e n t o r y map). I t was d u r i n g t he c o u r s e of l o g g i n g t h a t Mr. John Harvey n o t i c e d m a l a c h i t e s t a i n i n a narrow q u a r t z r i c h zone a l o n g a road c u t . T h i s zone has been exposed by hand t r e n c h i n g f o r a p p r o x i m a t e l y 4¬5 metres a l o n g t h e road c u t . The m i n e r a l i z e d zone measures from 15 t o 25 cm i n w i d t h , s t r i k e s e a s t - s o u t h e a s t and d i p s 70°± s o u t h -southwest ( i n t o t h e h i l l ) . T h i s a t t i t u d e i s s i m i l a r t o t h e ho s t p h y 1 1 i t e / a r g i l 1 i t e sequence s u g g e s t i n g the zone may be i n p a r t s t r a t i g r a p h i c a l l y c o n t r o l l e d . The w a l l rock c o n s i s t s of a weathered, grey p h y l l i t e t h a t l o c a l l y c o n t a i n s c o n f o r m a b l e q u a r t z l e n s e s ( b o u d i n s ? ) . The c o n t a c t w i t h a t h i c k sequence of and e s i t i c r o c k s ( t u f f s and f l o w s ) i s s i t u a t e d a p p r o x i m a t e l y 50 metres u p h i l l and s t r a t i g r a p h i c a l l y above the AJ showing.
D e t a i l e d e x a m i n a t i o n of the zone r e v e a l s q u a r t z gangue l o c a l l y c o n t a i n i n g w h i t e t o f l e s h c o l o u r e d c a l c i t e . The q u a r t z o f t e n c o n t a i n s p a t c h e s of b r i g h t l y c o l o u r e d , porous l i m o n i t e and i s o f t e n m a l a c h i t e s t a i n e d . O c c u r r i n g w i t h i n t he q u a r t z , a r e i r r e g u l a r p a t c h e s o f a dark brown t o so o t y g r e y , amorphous m i n e r a l t h o u g h t t o be t e t r a h e d r i t e . L o c a l l y , t h i s b l a c k m i n e r a l i s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h an amorphous, o l i v e g r e e n, a l t e r a t i o n m i n e r a l ( p y r o m o r p h i t e ? ) . I n t h e b r i g h t l y l i m o n i t i c a r e a s , remnant g r a i n s of c h a l c o p y r i t e ± p y r i t e a r e l o c a l l y p r e s e n t . M i n o r amounts of ga l e n a have been o b s e r v e d i n a few i n s t a n c e s .
SAMPLING:
T h i s zone was o r i g i n a l l y sampled (grab) by Mr. A l l a n Harvey w i t h t h e samples b e i n g s u b m i t t e d t o E c o t e c h Labs of Kamloops, B.C. The r e s u l t a n t a s s a y s i n d i c a t e d v e r y h i g h c o n c e n t r a t i o n s of g o l d (3.73 o z / t ) and s i l v e r (70.6 o z / t ) a l o n g w i t h s u b s t a n t i a l amounts o f co p p e r , l e a d and z i n c (see assay s h e e t ) . Check a s s a y s by Kamloops R e s e a r c h r e v e a l e d s i m i l a r l y h i g h g o l d / s i l v e r concent r a t i o n s . Sampling of the zone by t h e w r i t e r r e t u r n e d g o l d / s i l v e r a s s a y s o f 2.58 and 69.7 o z / t o n r e s p e c t i v e l y over a s t r i k e l e n g t h o f 1.5 metres (see a s s a y s ) . I n view of t h e f i e l d o b s e r v a t i o n s , t h e s e a s s a y s suggest t h e p r e s e n c e of a r g e n t i f e r o u s t e t r a h e d r i t e (Cu, A g ) . Sampling of the w a l l r o c k s and q u a r t z r i c h p h y l l i t e r e t u r n e d o n l y background g o l d / s i l v e r v a l u e s . G r a v i t y c o n c e n t r a t i o n of t h e f i n e s from t he AJ showing r e v e a l e d abundant v i s i b l e n a t i v e g o l d and p o s s i b l e e l e c t r u m . ICP a n a l y s i s of a rock c h i p sample t a k e n by t h e w r i t e r a l s o r e v e a l e d anomalous l e v e l s o f a r s e n i c , cadmium and antimony ( t e t r a h e d r i t e ) .
S i t u a t e d w e s t - n o r t h w e s t e r l y and 250-300 metres from the AJ showing i s an o l d s h a f t t h a t was put down on a q u a r t z v e i n / b r e c c i a zone i n a r g i l l i t i c r o c k s . With t h e e x c e p t i o n of d i s s e m i n a t i o n s of p y r i t e , no o t h e r m i n e r a l i z a t i o n was o b s e r v e d . A grab sample o f q u a r t z r i c h m a t e r i a l from t h e dump d i d not r e t u r n any anomalous p r e c i o u s metal v a l u e s .
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Sampling o f s o i l s a l o n g s e v e r a l s h o r t g r i d l i n e s and road c u t s f a i l e d t o d e t e c t any anomalous g o l d v a l u e s w i t h t he except i o n o f sample A J 0+00 which was t a k e n from s o i l above the AJ zone. I n s u f f i c i e n t s a m p l i n g depth and d o w n h i l l t r a n s p o r t of abundant decomposed p h y l l i t e may have masked any p r e c i o u s m e t a l s i g n a t u r e . Copper, z i n c , s i l v e r , a r s e n i c , cadmium and c a l -c i u m / s t r o n t i u m ( ? ) may prove t o be u s e f u l p a t h f i n d e r elements (see ICP r e s u l t s ) .
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
The A J showing r e p r e s e n t s a newly d i s c o v e r e d , h i g h grade, p o l y m e t a l l i c o c c u r r e n c e c o n t a i n i n g s u b s t a n t i a l c o n c e n t r a t i o n s of g o l d and s i l v e r a l o n g w i t h c o p p e r , l e a d and z i n c . A l t h o u g h t h e p r e s e n t e xposure i s r e l a t i v e l y s m a l l , t h e " s t r a t a b o u n d " n a t u r e , p r o x i m i t y t o a v o l c a n i c - s e d i m e n t a r y c o n t a c t w i t h i n Cache Creek Group r o c k s and t h e h i g h p r e c i o u s metal v a l u e s a r e seen as p o s i t i v e f a c t o r s . The l o c a t i o n , a c c e s s and p r o x i m i t y t o power are v e r y f a v o u r a b l e . T h i s o c c u r r e n c e s h o u l d be viewed more as an i n d i c a t o r o f t h e m i n e r a l p o t e n t i a l w i t h i n a f a v o u r a b l e g e o l o g i c s e t t i n g r a t h e r t h a n as an i s o l a t e d anomaly. E x p l o r a t i o n s h o u l d be d i r e c t e d a t d e t a i l e d g e o c h e m i c a l , g e o l o g i c a l and p o s s i b l e g e o p h y s i c a l e v a l u a t i o n of the c e n t r a l p o r t i o n of t h e c l a i m . T r e n c h i n g , by means of an e x c a v a t o r , s h o u l d be used t o f u r t h e r d e l i n e a t e t h e A J showing as w e l l as any anomalous a r e a s .
ACME ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES LTD. 852 E. HASTINGS ST. VANCOUVER B.C. V6A 1R6 GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS CERTIFICATE
Kamloops Research & Assay Lab. PROJECT K10264 F i l e # 90-4934 912 - 1 Laval Crescent, Kamloops BC V2C 5P5
PHONE(604)253-3158 FAX(604)253-17 J
SAMPLE* Mo Cu Pb Zn Ag Ni Co Mn Fe As U Au Th Sr Cd Sb Bi V Ca P La Cr Mg Ba T1 B Al Na K W ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm X ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm X X ppm ppm X ppm X ppm X X X ppm
1CP - .500 GRAM SAMPLE IS DIGESTED WITH 3ML 3-1-2 HCL-HN03-H20 AT 95 DEG. C FOR ONE HOUR AND IS DILUTED TO 10 ML WITH WATER. THIS LEACH IS PARTIAL FOR MN FE SR CA P LA CR MG BA TI B W AND LIMITED FOR NA K AND AL. AU DETECTION LIMIT BY ICP IS 3 PPM. - SAMPLE TYPE: PULP
DATE RECEIVED: OCT 1 1990 DATE REPORT MAILED SIGNED BY .TOYE, C.LEONG, J.WANG; CERTIFIED B.C. ASSAYERS
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Kamloops Research & Assay Lab. PROJECT G2300 F i l e # 90-4930 912 - 1 Laval Crescent, Kamloops BC V2C 5P5
SAMPLE* Mo Cu Pb Zn Ag Ni Co Mn Fe AS U Au Th Sr Cd Sb Bi V Ca P La Cr Mg Ba Ti B Al Na K w ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm X ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm % x ppm ppm % ppm x ppm X X X
ICP - .500 GRAM SAMPLE IS DIGESTED WITH 3ML 3-1-2 HCL-HN03-H20 AT 95 DEG. C FOR ONE HOUR AND IS DILUTED TO 10 ML WITH WATER. THIS LEACH IS PARTIAL FOR MN FE SR CA P LA CR MG BA TI B W AND LIMITED FOR NA K AND AL. AU DETECTION LIMIT BY ICP IS 3 PPM. - SAMPLE TYPE: PULP
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SAMPLE* Ho Cu Pb Zn Ag Hi Co Mn Fe As u Au Th Sr Cd Sb Bi V Ca P La Cr Mg Ba Ti B Al Na K W ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm X ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm X i : X ppm ppm X ppm X ppm X X X ppm
ICP - .500 GRAM SAMPLE IS DIGESTED WITH 3ML 3-1-2 HCL-HN03-H20 AT 95 DEG. C FOR ONE HOUR AND IS DILUTED TO 10 ML WITH WATER. THIS LEACH IS PARTIAL FOR MN FE SR CA P LA CR MG BA TI B W AHD LIMITED FOR HA K AHD AL. AU DETECTION LIMIT BY ICP IS 3 PPM. - SAMPLE TYPE: PULP J n n r L_L I i r e r u t r /y
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Kamloops Research & Assay Lab. PROJECT K10276 912 - 1 Laval Crescent, Kamloops BC V2C 5P5
SAMPLE* Mo Cu Pb Zn Ag Ni Co Mn Fe As U Au Th Sr 1 Cd Sb Bi V Ca P La Cr Mg Be Ti B Al Na K W ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm X PP» ppm ppm ppm ppm PPi> ppm ppm ppm X % ppm ppm X ppm X ppm X X X ppm
ICP - .500 GRAM SAMPLE IS DIGESTED WITH 3ML 3-1-2 HCL-HN03-H20 AT 95 DEG. C FOR ONE HOUR AND IS DILUTED TO 10 ML WITH WATER. THIS LEACH IS PARTIAL FOR MN FE SR CA P LA CR MG BA TI B W AND LIMITED FOR NA K AND AL. AU DETECTION LIMIT BY ICP IS 3 PPM. - SAMPLE TYPE: PULP
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February 28, 1991
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Attention: W. Gruenwald
Dear Werner:
Thank you for submitting your C h e r r y v i l l e property to us for review. I apologize for having taken so long to respond.
Unfortunately the property does not f i t with our current plans and we w i l l not be able to become involved. I agree with your conclusions that i t should be viewed more as an i n d i c a t i o n of the mineral p o t e n t i a l within a favourable geologic s e t t i n g rather than as an i s o l a t e d anomaly, but I'm a f r a i d that we have designs on more advanced projects at t h i s time.
I wish you success with your e f f o r t s and look forward to reviewing more submittals from you i n the future.