2012 stream sediment and soil geochemistry program on the
TRANSCRIPT
2012 Stream Sediment and Soil
Geochemistry Program
on the
Netson Lake Property
Kechika River Area
(NTS 94L/09, 94L/10, 94L/11, 94L/14, 94L/15, 94M/02, 94M/03 and 94M/06)
Liard Mining Division, Northeastern British Columbia
Latitude 58° 54' 10” N, Longitude 127° 04' 56” W
for
BCarlin Resources Ltd.
by
J.D. Rowe (B.Sc.), R.E. Greig (B.Sc.) and C.J. Greig (M.Sc. P.Geo)
February 6, 2013
Table of Contents
1.0 Summary and Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1-
2.0 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -2-
3.0 Location, Access, Physiography, Climate and Vegetation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -3-
4.0 Claim Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -5-
5.0 Regional Geology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -16-
6.0 Property Geology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -18-
7.0 History and Previous Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -22-
8.0 Stream Sediment Sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -24-
8.1 Stream Sediment Geochemical Results Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -26-
9.0 Soil Sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -110-
9.1 Soil Geochemical Results Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -111-
10.0 Prospecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -176-
10.1 Prospecting Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -176-
11.0 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -184-
12.0 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -185-
List of Figures and Tables
Figure 1. Netson Lake Project Location Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -4-
Figure 2. Netson Lake Project, Claim Locations as of Oct. 1, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -6-
Table 1. Netson Lake Property Claims as of Oct.1, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -7-
Figure 3. Netson Lake Project located in Kechika Trough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -17-
Figure 4. Netson Lake Project, Property Geology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -19-
Table 2. Geologic Formations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -21-
Figure 5. Netson Lake Project, Areas of Previous Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -23-
Figure 6. 2011-2012 Stream Sediment Zn Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -27-
Figure 7. 2011-2012 Stream Sediment Pb Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -28-
Figure 8. 2011-2012 Stream Sediment Ba Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -29-
Figure 9. 2011-2012 Stream Sediment Ag Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -30-
Figure 10. 2011-2012 Stream Sediment As Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -31-
Figure 11. 2011-2012 Stream Sediment Cu Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -32-
Figure 12. 2011-2012 Stream Sediment Mo Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -33-
Figure 13. 2011-2012 Stream Sediment Ni Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -34-
Table 3. Anomalous Thresholds of Various Elements Calculated for ICP
and XRF Analytical Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -36-
Figure 14. Area A Stream Sediment Sample Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -41-
Figure 15. Area A Stream Sediment Zn Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -42-
Figure 16. Area A Stream Sediment Pb Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -43-
Figure 17. Area A Stream Sediment Ba Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -44-
Figure 18. Area A Stream Sediment Ag Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -45-
Figure 19. Area A Stream Sediment As Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -46-
Figure 20. Area A Stream Sediment Cu Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -47-
Figure 21. Area A Stream Sediment Mo Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -48-
Figure 22. Area A Stream Sediment Ni Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -49-
Figure 23. Area B Stream Sediment Sample Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -50-
Figure 24. Area B Stream Sediment Zn Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -51-
Figure 25. Area B Stream Sediment Pb Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -52-
Figure 26. Area B Stream Sediment Ba Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -53-
Figure 27. Area B Stream Sediment Ag Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -54-
Figure 28. Area B Stream Sediment As Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -55-
Figure 29. Area B Stream Sediment Cu Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -56-
Figure 30. Area B Stream Sediment Mo Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -57-
Figure 31. Area B Stream Sediment Ni Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -58-
Figure 32. Area C Stream Sediment Sample Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -59-
Figure 33. Area C Stream Sediment Zn Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -60-
Figure 34. Area C Stream Sediment Pb Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -61-
Figure 35. Area C Stream Sediment Ba Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -62-
Figure 36. Area C Stream Sediment Ag Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -63-
Figure 37. Area C Stream Sediment As Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -64-
Figure 38. Area C Stream Sediment Cu Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -65-
Figure 39. Area C Stream Sediment Mo Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -66-
Figure 40. Area C Stream Sediment Ni Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -67-
Figure 41. Area D Stream Sediment Sample Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -68-
Figure 42. Area D Stream Sediment Zn Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -69-
Figure 43. Area D Stream Sediment Pb Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -70-
Figure 44. Area D Stream Sediment Ba Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -71-
Figure 45. Area D Stream Sediment Ag Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -72-
Figure 46. Area D Stream Sediment As Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -73-
Figure 47. Area D Stream Sediment Cu Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -74-
Figure 48. Area D Stream Sediment Mo Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -75-
Figure 49. Area D Stream Sediment Ni Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -76-
Figure 50. Area E Stream Sediment Sample Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -77-
Figure 51. Area E Stream Sediment Zn Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -78-
Figure 52. Area E Stream Sediment Pb Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -79-
Figure 53. Area E Stream Sediment Ba Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -80-
Figure 54. Area E Stream Sediment Ag Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -81-
Figure 55. Area E Stream Sediment As Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -82-
Figure 56. Area E Stream Sediment Cu Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -83-
Figure 57. Area E Stream Sediment Mo Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -84-
Figure 58. Area E Stream Sediment Ni Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -85-
Figure 59. Area F Stream Sediments Station Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -86-
Figure 60. Area F Stream Sediments Zn XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -87-
Figure 61. Area F Stream Sediments Pb XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -88-
Figure 62. Area F Stream Sediments Ba XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -89-
Figure 63. Area F Stream Sediments As XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -90-
Figure 64. Area F Stream Sediments Cu XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -91-
Figure 65. Area F Stream Sediments Mo XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -92-
Figure 66. Area F Stream Sediments Ni XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -93-
Figure 67. Area G Stream Sediments Station Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -94-
Figure 68. Area G Stream Sediments Zn XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -95-
Figure 69. Area G Stream Sediments Pb XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -96-
Figure 70. Area G Stream Sediments Ba XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -97-
Figure 71. Area G Stream Sediments As XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -98-
Figure 72. Area G Stream Sediments Cu XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -99-
Figure 73. Area G Stream Sediments Mo XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -100-
Figure 74. Area G Stream Sediments Ni XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -101-
Figure 75. Area H Stream Sediments Station Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -102-
Figure 76. Area H Stream Sediments Zn XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -103-
Figure 77. Area H Stream Sediments Pb XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -104-
Figure 78. Area H Stream Sediments Ba XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -105-
Figure 79. Area H Stream Sediments As XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -106-
Figure 80. Area H Stream Sediments Cu XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -107-
Figure 81. Area H Stream Sediments Mo XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -108-
Figure 82. Area H Stream Sediments Ni XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -109-
Figure 83. Area A Soil Sample Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -115-
Figure 84. Area A Soil Zn Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -116-
Figure 85. Area A Soil Pb Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -117-
Figure 86. Area A Soil Ba Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -118-
Figure 87. Area A Soil Ag Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -119-
Figure 88. Area A Soil As Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -120-
Figure 89. Area A Soil Cu Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -121-
Figure 90. Area A Soil Mo Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -122-
Figure 91. Area A Soil Ni Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -123-
Figure 92. Area B Soil Sample Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -124-
Figure 93. Area B Soil Zn Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -125-
Figure 94. Area B Soil Pb Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -126-
Figure 95. Area B Soil Ba Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -127-
Figure 96. Area B Soil Ag Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -128-
Figure 97. Area B Soil As Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -129-
Figure 98. Area B Soil Cu Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -130-
Figure 99. Area B Soil Mo Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -131-
Figure 100. Area B Soil Ni Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -132-
Figure 101. Area C Soil Sample Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -133-
Figure 102. Area C Soil Zn Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -134-
Figure 103. Area C Soil Pb Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -135-
Figure 104. Area C Soil Ba Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -136-
Figure 105. Area C Soil Ag Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -137-
Figure 106. Area C Soil As Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -138-
Figure 107. Area C Soil Cu Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -139-
Figure 108. Area C Soil Mo Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -140-
Figure 109. Area C Soil Ni Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -141-
Figure 110. Area D Soil Sample Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -142-
Figure 111. Area D Soil Zn Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -143-
Figure 112. Area D Soil Pb Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -144-
Figure 113. Area D Soil Ba Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -145-
Figure 114. Area D Soil Ag Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -146-
Figure 115. Area D Soil As Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -147-
Figure 116. Area D Soil Cu Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -148-
Figure 117. Area D Soil Mo Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -149-
Figure 118. Area D Soil Ni Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -150-
Figure 119. Area E Soil Sample Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -151-
Figure 120. Area E Soil Zn Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -152-
Figure 121. Area E Soil Pb Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -153-
Figure 122. Area E Soil Ba Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -154-
Figure 123. Area E Soil Ag Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -155-
Figure 124. Area E Soil As Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -156-
Figure 125. Area E Soil Cu Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -157-
Figure 126. Area E Soil Mo Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -158-
Figure 127. Area E Soil Ni Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -159-
Figure 128. Area F Soil Samples Station Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -160-
Figure 129. Area F Soil Samples Zn XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -161-
Figure 130. Area F Soil Samples Pb XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -162-
Figure 131. Area F Soil Samples Ba XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -163-
Figure 132. Area F Soil Samples As XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -164-
Figure 133. Area F Soil Samples Cu XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -165-
Figure 134. Area F Soil Samples Mo XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -166-
Figure 135. Area F Soil Samples Ni XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -167-
Figure 136. Area G Soil Samples Station Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -168-
Figure 137. Area G Soil Samples Zn XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -169-
Figure 138. Area G Soil Samples Pb XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -170-
Figure 139. Area G Soil Samples Ba XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -171-
Figure 140. Area G Soil Samples As XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -172-
Figure 141. Area G Soil Samples Cu XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -173-
Figure 142. Area G Soil Samples Mo XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -174-
Figure 143. Area G Soil Samples Ni XRF Geochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -175-
Figure 144. Area A Rock Sample Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -178-
Figure 145. Area B Rock Sample Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -179-
Figure 146. Area C Rock Sample Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -180-
Figure 147. Area D Rock Sample Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -181-
Figure 148. Area E Rock Sample Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -182-
Figure 149. Area F Rock Sample Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -183-
List of Appendices
Appendix I. Stream Sediment and Moss Mat Sample Analytical Results
Part A. XRF Analyses
Part B. ICP Analyses by ALS Chemex Laboratories
Appendix II. Soil Sample Analytical Results
Part A. XRF Analyses
Part B. ICP Analyses by ALS Chemex Laboratories
Appendix III. Rock Sample Analytical Results by ALS Chemex Laboratories
Appendix IV. Cost Statement
Appendix V. Personnel
Appendix VI. Statements of Qualifications
Appendix VII. Confirmation of Exploration and Development Work/ Expiry Date Change
1.0 Summary and Recommendations
The Netson Lake property consists of a large block of claims that covers a 100 km-long belt of
multi-element silt and soil anomalies that have been revealed by multiple programs of exploration. The
exploration target is sediment-hosted polymetallic sulphide mineralization containing values in zinc,
lead, silver, copper and possibly gold, with additional potential for discovery of skarn-type
mineralization. The most promising host rocks are Devonian to Mississippian Earn Group shales, but
other potential host units are comprised of Cambrian to Devonian clastic and carbonate stratigraphies.
The 2012 program of stream sediment and soil geochemical sampling was funded by a group of private
investors operating under the company name of BCarlin Resources Ltd. The claims are held for the
investment group by authors of this report; Jeffrey Rowe and Charles Greig.
The sampling program was undertaken to confirm and better define, multi-element anomalies
that had been indicated by previous sediment sampling in 2011 as well as by government-funded stream
and lake sediment sampling programs carried out from 1978 to 1997 (with additional analyses in 2010)
(Jackaman, 2011). Prospecting and geological evaluations were also undertaken in 2012 in selected
areas of geochemical anomalies to attempt to discover the sources of the anomalies.
Previous exploration work has been conducted in several parts of this extensive property,
predominantly in the 1980’s and 1990’s, with the most comprehensive work near the south end of the
block, in the Red Bluff Creek area. Previous work in the property area consisted mostly of stream
sediment and soil sampling, geological mapping, prospecting and hand trenching. Most of the work
focussed on exploration for sedimentary exhalative (Sedex) style mineralization. Several barite showings
have been discovered in shale outcrops and high zinc values have been returned from samples of gossan
material, some of which has been interpreted to have been deposited from solutions travelling along
fault zones or from hillside groundwater seeps. Only minor in-situ sulphide mineralization, other than
pyrite, has been reported. Much of the property area is covered by forest, with treeline at
approximately 1500 metres elevation. Shale units are recessive weathering, offering limited outcrop
exposure; however limestone units, often thrust over the shale, form rugged scarps in places.
The potential for sediment hosted mineralization is demonstrated by multi-element geochemical
responses in at least seven different areas of the property. Many of the anomalies are underlain by the
favourable Earn Group sedimentary rocks in the southern half of the property, and several of these have
had previous exploration, albeit rather limited. In the northern part of the property, stream sediment
anomalies are within areas tentatively mapped as Cambrian to Ordovician Kechika Group sediments.
Outcrop is restricted in the northern area, so there is a good possibility that Earn Group rocks are also
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present. This area has had virtually no previous exploration work. Due to lack of significant strong
geochemical response from samples in the northern area many of the claims were allowed to expire
following the sampling program.
Within the project area the key strongly anomalous elements defined by stream sediment and
soil samples include zinc, barium, silver and nickel and, to a lesser extent, arsenic, copper, molybdenum
and antimony. Other elements that are often enriched in association with these multi-element
anomalies include iron, manganese, thallium and mercury. Lead anomalies are sparse and generally do
not coincide with the zinc, barium, silver anomalies.
The first priority for further field work should be to attempt to identify potential sulphide
mineralization within extensive “slices” of Earn Group shales that have demonstrated highly elevated
metal values over broad areas. The most effective method of focussing on areas of potential
mineralization is to use airborne geophysical techniques to search for conductors. The best type of
survey to define conductors is electromagnetic (EM), however, the black shale units that commonly host
the sulphide mineralization may make interpretation of the results challenging, due to their possible
high conductivity. Versatile Time Domain EM (VTEM) airborne surveys have been utilized successfully on
properties located to the southeast of Netson, evaluating the same stratigraphic units (Canada Zinc
Metals Corp., 2012). Localized gravity surveys over the most promising conductor targets have also been
used to help distinguish sulphide mineralization from less-dense graphitic shale.
Once the most favourable conductors have been determined they should be followed up by grid
soil sampling, geological mapping, prospecting and ground geophysical surveys. Targets defined by these
methods that show potential for sulphide mineralization should then be tested by diamond drilling.
2.0 Introduction
The initial Netson Lake Project claims were staked in January, February and March, 2011 to cover
the strongest parts of a 100 km-long belt of multi-element anomalous stream and lake sediment
geochemistry documented in the re-release of government-funded sampling program results (Jackaman,
2011). Subsequently, these individual claim blocks were all linked together by an extensive block of
claims staked in October and November, 2011.
Several parts of the property have, in the past, been explored for sedimentary exhalative (Sedex)
style mineralization. Assessment reports that detail the previous exploration work are referenced in
Section 12.0 (References). In late 2011 and mid 2012 the company carried out geochemical exploration
programs in an area measuring approximately 85 km by 15 km, which confirmed many of the previously
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documented anomalies and are considered good exploration targets. Potential for the discovery of
mineral deposits is demonstrated by very strong polymetallic geochemical response from silt and soil
samples in areas underlain by poorly exposed Devonian shales and, in at least one area, by Silurian
shales.
The 2012 exploration program consisted of continuation of geochemical stream sediment
sampling begun in 2011, as well as soil sampling along reconnaissance-style lines within favourable shale
stratigraphy in the headwaters of some of the anomalous drainages. The sampling was undertaken in a
number of areas of the large property but was most concentrated in areas with the best geochemical
targets underlain by favourable host stratigraphy.
Maps and tables showing the results of the sampling program are included in this report. The
authors’ Statements of Qualifications are attached in Appendix VI while a list of personnel who worked
on the project appears as Appendix V. A Statement of Expenditures summarizing costs incurred for the
sampling, analyses and geological evaluation appears as Appendix IV.
3.0 Location, Access, Physiography, Climate and Vegetation
The Netson Lake property lies 70 km west, by air, from the village of Muncho Lake, B.C., which is
located on the Alaska Highway. The north end of the property is about 110 km southeast of the town of
Watson Lake, Yukon, which has supply stores and an airport with regularly scheduled commercial flights
(Figure 1). The claims lie immediately east of the Kechika River on NTS map sheets 94L/09, 94L/10,
94L/11, 94L/14, 94L/15, 94M/02, 94M/03 and 94M/06, centered at approximately 58° 54’ 10” N, 127°
04‘ 56” W. There are no roads in the property area although an old bulldozer trail extends southeasterly
from the Stewart-Cassiar highway and runs along the Kechika River on the west side of the property.
Short airstrips are maintained at outfitter’s camps at Scoop Lake and Terminus Mountain along the west
edge of the property. The 2012 exploration program was based at the camp of Scoop Lake Outfitters
and the crew gratefully acknowledges the hospitable accommodation provided by the Cary family.
Transportation on the property was provided by a Eurocopter A-star helicopter owned by Vancouver
Island Helicopters and fixed wing support was provided by Urs Schildknecht of Northern Rockies Lodge
based in Muncho Lake, BC.
The property lies in moderately rugged, densely vegetated mountainous terrain with elevations
ranging from approximately 600 metres ASL at the Kechika River to 1800 metres ASL. Treeline is at
approximately 1500 metres. Most of the area above that elevation is covered with alpine grass and
brush. Broad valley bottoms and plateaus are particularly swampy and covered with willow, spruce and
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swamp grasses. Most slopes are forested. The southern end of the property has higher elevations than
the north and typically provides better bedrock exposure on ridges above the treeline. Highest points
on the northern part of the property are about 1400 metres ASL.
Winters are long and cold and summers are warm with moderate rainfall. Field exploration can
be conducted from early June to mid-October when snow cover is mostly gone.
4.0 Claim Status
The Netson property, at the time of the work program, consisted of 446 claim tenures totalling
172,455 hectares. The outlines of the claims are shown on Figure 2 and a complete list of the claims, as
of October 1, 2012, is shown in Table 1. The tenures, as well as the tenure numbers, are illustrated on
the figures in Sections 8.1, 9.1 and 10.1 which show, in greater detail, the areas where the 2012
assessment work was performed. Following October 15, based on evaluation of the sampling results, a
number of the tenures at the north end of the property were allowed to expire. Assessment
expenditures were applied to the remaining tenures to extend the expiry dates of the majority of the
claims to October 18, 2013.
The original claims were staked in six separate blocks in January, February and March 2011.
Additional claims were subsequently staked in October and November, 2011 as well as in February and
May, 2012. The claims are held for an investment group (BCarlin Resources Ltd.) by two of the authors
of this report; Jeffrey Rowe and Charles Greig. Work for which assessment costs are claimed was
performed from June 4, 2012 to July 15, 2012. The Cost Statement is included in Appendix IV and the
Confirmation of Mineral Claim Exploration and Development Work/ Expiry Date Change is attached in
Appendix VII.
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Table 1. Netson Lake Property Claims as of Oct.1, 2012
Tenure Num Claim Name Map Num Issue Date Good To Date Area (ha)
844283 THAMERARSE 094M 2011/jan/24 2013/may/07 416.17
844302 THAMERARSE II 094M 2011/jan/24 2013/may/07 416.69
846581 CHEE1 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 397.74
846582 CHEE2 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 397.80
846583 CHEE3 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 397.81
846584 CHEE4 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.00
846585 CHEE5 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.06
846586 CHEE6 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.07
846587 CHEE7 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.08
846588 CHEE8 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.06
846589 CHEE9 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.06
846590 CHEE10 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.27
846591 CHEE11 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.33
846592 CHEE12 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.33
846593 CHEE13 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.35
846594 CHEE14 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.38
846595 CHEE15 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.38
846596 CHEE16 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.55
846597 CHEE17 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.58
846598 CHEE18 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.59
846599 CHEE19 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.60
846600 CHEE20 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.64
846601 CHEE21 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.65
846602 CHEE22 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.76
846603 CHEE23 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.84
846604 CHEE24 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.85
846605 CHEE25 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.89
846606 CHEE26 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.90
846607 CHEE27 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 398.96
846608 CHEE28 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 399.09
846609 CHEE29 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 399.10
846610 CHEE30 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 399.14
846611 CHEE31 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 399.14
846612 CHEE32 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 399.28
846613 CHEE33 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 399.31
846614 MOOSE1 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 399.35
846615 MOOSE2 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 349.33
846616 MOOSE3 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 399.57
846622 MOOSE4 094M 2011/feb/15 2013/may/07 416.24
849758 BEAR 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 400.92
849759 MELLOW YELLOW 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 401.39
849760 FOX 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 400.92
849761 VW VAN 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 401.53
849762 EAGLE 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 400.91
849763 BANANA 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 401.54
849764 KETCHY1 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 403.94
849765 MOOSE 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 400.91
849766 BIG BIRD 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 401.57
849767 FALCON 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 401.06
849768 KETCHY2 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 404.18
849769 CORN 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 418.19
849770 SALMON 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 401.05
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Tenure Num Claim Name Map Num Issue Date Good To Date Area (ha)
849771 SUNSHINE 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 401.72
849772 BEAVER 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 333.91
849773 BUTTER 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 401.83
849774 KETCHY3 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 387.53
849775 CANARY 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 401.78
849776 SUBMARINE 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 418.44
849777 RAVEN 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 400.71
849778 PEAR 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 401.91
849779 CROW 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 400.72
849780 DAFFODIL 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 418.70
849781 KETCHY4 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 387.71
849782 BUMBLE BEE 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 402.14
849783 WOLF 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 400.73
849784 POLKA DOT BIKINI 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 418.67
849785 KETCHY5 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 151.42
849786 GRIZZLY 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 400.64
849787 SLIP N SLIDE 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 418.98
849788 KETCHY6 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 403.94
849789 TURTLE 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 417.50
849790 ORPIMENT 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 418.95
849791 KETCHY7 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 404.19
849792 DEER 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 400.65
849793 COWARD 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 402.44
849794 ELK 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 200.35
849795 LEMONADE 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 419.23
849796 KETCHY8 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 404.38
849797 KARIBOU 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 400.52
849798 TOPAZ 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 419.20
849799 KETCHY9 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 337.15
849800 LNYX 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 400.44
849801 YOLK 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 418.99
849802 RUBBER DUCKY 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 335.52
849803 COUGAR 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 300.21
849804 KETCHY10 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 184.98
849805 MUSTARD 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 301.79
849806 KETCHY11 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 403.76
849807 KETCHY12 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 403.95
849808 KETCHY13 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 404.19
849809 KETCHY14 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 370.68
849810 KETCHY15 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 202.26
849811 KETCHY16 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 84.05
849812 KETCHY17 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 403.57
849813 KETCHY18 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 403.76
849814 C NILE 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 422.24
849815 KETCHY19 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 403.96
849816 KETCHY20 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 404.19
849817 OLD GIZA 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 422.24
849818 KETCHY21 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 404.39
849819 PAIN IN THE ASAM 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 337.77
849820 KETCHY22 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 269.52
849821 KETCHY23 094L 2011/mar/25 2013/may/07 185.31
849925 ODD-ZIPPER 094M 2011/mar/27 2013/may/07 249.66
849973 PUMA 094M 2011/mar/28 2013/may/07 399.27
849974 THAM 094M 2011/mar/28 2013/may/07 399.14
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Tenure Num Claim Name Map Num Issue Date Good To Date Area (ha)
849975 ER 094M 2011/mar/28 2013/may/07 399.05
849976 POLAR 094M 2011/mar/28 2013/may/07 415.85
849977 ARSE 094M 2011/mar/28 2013/may/07 398.92
849978 PAVEL 094M 2011/mar/28 2013/may/07 415.60
849979 TMA 094M 2011/mar/28 2013/may/07 398.85
849981 POLO 094M 2011/mar/28 2013/may/07 399.08
849982 PARIS 094M 2011/mar/28 2013/may/07 398.79
849983 PORTAL 094M 2011/mar/28 2013/may/07 415.56
849984 PLASMA 094M 2011/mar/28 2013/may/07 33.27
916049 G1 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 396.59
916069 G2 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 396.59
916089 G3 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 396.60
916109 G4 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 396.59
916129 G5 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 396.76
916149 G6 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 396.77
916189 G7 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 396.77
916229 G8 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 396.78
916249 G9 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 198.38
916289 G10 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 396.95
916309 G11 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 396.96
916329 G12 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 396.95
916349 G13 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 396.95
916369 G14 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 198.47
916389 G15 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 397.05
916390 G16 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 397.14
916391 G17 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 397.14
916392 G18 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 397.13
916393 G19 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 397.13
916394 G20 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 397.24
916395 G21 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 314.72
916396 G22 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 397.47
916397 G23 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 397.81
916398 G24 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 397.74
916409 G25 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 397.74
916429 G26 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 398.05
916449 H1 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 349.57
916469 H2 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 399.46
916489 H3 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 399.61
916490 H4 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 399.63
916491 H5 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 399.84
916492 H6 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 399.85
916493 H7 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 399.86
916494 H8 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 399.83
916495 H9 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 399.81
916509 H10 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 266.49
916529 H11 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 283.26
916549 H12 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 200.04
916550 H13 094M 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 400.08
916551 H14 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 400.28
916552 H15 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 333.54
916553 H16 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 400.46
916554 K1 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 334.28
916555 K2 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 401.33
916556 K3 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 301.16
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Tenure Num Claim Name Map Num Issue Date Good To Date Area (ha)
916557 K4 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 401.21
916558 K5 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 401.20
916559 K6 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 301.02
916560 K7 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 401.24
916561 K8 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 417.93
916562 K9 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 401.44
916563 K10 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 401.59
916564 K11 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 401.73
916565 T1 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 419.23
916566 T2 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 419.27
916567 T3 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 419.52
916568 T4 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 419.57
916569 T5 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 419.56
916570 T6 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 385.82
916571 T7 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 402.44
916572 T8 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 335.86
916573 T9 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 335.99
916574 T10 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 252.10
916575 T11 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 302.25
916589 T12 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 403.19
916609 T13 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 403.38
916629 T14 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 151.33
916649 V1 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 421.04
916669 V2 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 303.65
916689 V3 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 354.84
916709 V4 094L 2011/oct/15 2012/oct/15 354.72
916790 G27 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 397.98
916791 G28 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 414.93
916792 G29 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 414.85
916793 G30 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 414.84
916794 G31 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 415.19
916795 G32 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 415.17
916796 G33 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 415.16
916797 G34 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 415.43
916798 G35 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 415.47
916799 G36 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 415.47
916800 G37 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 415.66
916801 G38 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 415.78
916802 G39 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 415.78
916803 G40 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 415.87
916804 G41 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 416.06
916805 G42 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 416.07
916806 H17 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 400.04
916807 H18 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 333.37
916809 H19 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 250.14
916810 H20 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 317.03
916811 H21 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 400.09
916812 H22 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 400.36
916813 H23 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 399.94
916814 H24 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 400.23
916815 H25 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 400.50
916816 H26 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 399.93
916817 H27 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 400.21
916818 H28 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 400.49
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Tenure Num Claim Name Map Num Issue Date Good To Date Area (ha)
916819 H29 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 399.90
916820 H30 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 400.18
916821 H31 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 400.46
916822 H32 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 399.90
916823 H33 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 400.18
916824 H34 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 400.46
916825 H35 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 399.63
916826 H36 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 399.77
916827 H37 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 399.92
916828 H38 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 400.13
916829 H39 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 400.42
916830 K12 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 351.78
916831 K13 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 418.97
916832 K14 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 419.02
916833 T15 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 402.61
916834 T16 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 402.83
916835 T17 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 402.83
916836 T18 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 419.59
916837 T19 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 335.86
916838 T20 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 403.00
916839 T21 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 403.00
916840 T22 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 403.31
916841 T23 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 403.30
916842 T24 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 403.29
916843 T25 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 403.59
916844 T26 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 403.59
916845 T27 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 403.58
916846 T28 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 403.80
916847 T29 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 403.94
916848 T30 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 387.26
916849 V5 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 354.10
916850 V6 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 371.03
916851 V7 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 404.76
916852 V8 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 404.76
916853 V9 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 404.96
916854 V10 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 404.95
916855 V11 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 270.06
916856 V12 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 405.10
916857 V13 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 405.29
916858 V14 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 337.59
916859 V15 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 405.11
916860 V16 094L 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 421.99
916861 M1 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 413.67
916862 M2 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 413.91
916863 M3 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 414.15
916864 M4 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 413.68
916865 M5 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 413.91
916866 M6 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 414.16
916867 M7 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 413.68
916868 M8 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 413.91
916869 M9 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 414.16
916870 M10 094M 2011/oct/16 2012/oct/16 397.52
916990 D1 094L 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 386.18
916992 D2 094L 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 419.82
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Tenure Num Claim Name Map Num Issue Date Good To Date Area (ha)
917009 D3 094L 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 419.82
917029 D4 094L 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 403.07
917069 D5 094L 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 235.24
917070 D6 094L 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 420.11
917072 D7 094L 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 420.10
917073 D8 094L 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 420.09
917089 D9 094L 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 420.09
917110 D10 094L 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 268.99
917111 D11 094L 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 420.35
917112 D12 094L 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 420.34
917113 D13 094L 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 420.33
917114 D14 094L 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 420.55
917115 D15 094L 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 420.58
917116 D16 094L 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 403.88
917117 D17 094L 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 336.66
917129 G43 094M 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 415.30
917149 G44 094M 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 415.24
917169 G45 094M 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 415.24
917170 G46 094M 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 415.23
917171 G47 094M 2011/oct/17 2012/oct/17 332.18
931189 H40 094M 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 399.45
931209 H41 094M 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 416.14
931229 H42 094M 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 399.71
931249 H43 094M 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 416.41
931269 H44 094M 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 416.64
931309 H45 094M 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 333.44
931329 K15 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 400.86
931349 K16 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 400.99
931350 K17 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 401.18
931351 K18 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 401.37
931352 D18 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 419.50
931353 D19 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 419.77
931354 T31 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 386.40
931356 T32 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 353.06
931358 T33 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 420.45
931359 T34 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 403.77
931409 V17 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 101.23
931429 V18 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 151.97
931450 V19 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 219.62
931451 V20 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 269.33
931452 V21 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 421.09
931453 V22 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 421.04
931454 V23 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 421.34
931455 V24 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 421.28
931456 V25 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 421.28
931457 V26 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 421.53
931458 V27 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 421.52
931459 V28 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 421.52
931460 V29 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 421.51
931461 V30 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 421.78
931462 V31 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 421.77
931463 V32 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 421.77
931464 V33 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 421.76
931465 V34 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 421.76
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Tenure Num Claim Name Map Num Issue Date Good To Date Area (ha)
931466 V35 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 421.99
931467 V36 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 421.99
931468 V37 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 421.99
931469 V38 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 422.00
931470 V39 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 422.24
931471 V40 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 422.24
931489 V41 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 422.24
931509 V42 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 422.24
931529 V43 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 388.49
931549 V44 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 219.66
931569 V45 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 405.58
931589 V46 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 422.48
931609 V47 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 422.48
931629 V48 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 422.58
931649 V49 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 371.99
931669 V50 094L 2011/nov/24 2012/nov/24 405.81
931749 K19 094L 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 367.82
931769 K20 094L 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 418.45
931830 K21 094L 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 418.72
931949 K22 094L 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 418.67
931969 K23 094L 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 385.41
932029 K24 094L 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 418.83
932049 K25 094L 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 419.09
932069 K26 094L 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 419.09
932089 K27 094L 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 419.34
932109 K28 094L 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 419.34
932149 K29 094L 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 419.34
932169 K30 094L 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 419.59
932189 K31 094L 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 419.59
932209 K32 094L 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 419.59
932229 K33 094L 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 419.59
932289 L1 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 413.93
932309 L2 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 413.92
932329 L3 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 413.91
932349 L4 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 397.17
932389 L5 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 413.97
932409 L6 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 413.96
932429 L7 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 413.96
932449 L8 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.21
932469 L9 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.17
932470 L10 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.17
932471 L11 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.22
932489 L12 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.22
932490 L13 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.22
932509 L14 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.21
932529 L15 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 364.66
932549 L16 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.42
932569 L17 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.60
932570 L18 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.47
932571 L19 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.47
932572 L20 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.47
932573 L21 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.46
932574 L22 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.72
932575 L23 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.72
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Tenure Num Claim Name Map Num Issue Date Good To Date Area (ha)
932576 L24 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.72
932577 L25 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.72
932578 L26 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.82
932579 L27 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.81
932580 L28 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.80
932581 L29 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.79
932582 L30 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 415.01
932589 L31 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.99
932609 L32 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.98
932610 L33 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 414.98
932611 L34 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 249.02
932612 L35 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 415.08
932613 L36 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 415.07
932614 L37 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 415.07
932629 L38 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 332.48
932649 L39 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 415.33
932669 L40 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 415.32
932689 L41 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 415.32
932729 L42 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 415.58
932749 L43 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 415.57
932750 L44 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 415.57
932751 L45 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 415.57
932752 L46 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 415.56
932753 L47 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 415.83
932754 L48 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 415.83
932755 L49 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 415.83
932769 L50 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 415.82
932789 L51 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 415.82
932790 L52 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 415.81
932791 L53 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 415.81
932809 L54 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 415.83
932829 L55 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 415.81
932849 L56 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 416.10
932869 L57 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 416.08
932870 L58 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 416.08
932871 L59 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 416.08
932889 L60 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 416.07
932890 L61 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 416.07
932891 L62 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 416.07
932892 L63 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 416.07
932893 L64 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 416.04
932909 L65 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 399.62
932929 L66 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 399.67
932930 L67 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 399.65
932931 L68 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 249.79
932932 L69 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 416.32
932933 L70 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 416.32
932934 L71 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 416.32
932936 L72 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 416.28
932937 L73 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 416.29
932969 L74 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 316.61
932989 L75 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 416.58
933010 L76 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 416.58
933011 L77 094M 2011/nov/25 2012/nov/25 416.57
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Tenure Num Claim Name Map Num Issue Date Good To Date Area (ha)
949409 NET 094L 2012/feb/14 2013/feb/14 101.12
952994 Ahktung 094M 2012/feb/26 2013/feb/26 199.66
952995 Qawu Code Unavailable 094M 2012/feb/26 2013/feb/26 16.64
953004 Gollit!!!!! 094M 2012/feb/26 2013/feb/26 199.72
984937 Talnahk Nickel Deposit 094L 2012/may/09 2013/may/09 16.88
985803 E1 094L 2012/may/11 2013/may/11 334.64
985804 E2 094L 2012/may/11 2013/may/11 418.29
985805 E3 094L 2012/may/11 2013/may/11 334.82
985806 E4 094L 2012/may/11 2013/may/11 418.51
985807 E5 094L 2012/may/11 2013/may/11 385.07
985808 E6 094L 2012/may/11 2013/may/11 418.74
985809 E7 094L 2012/may/11 2013/may/11 418.72
985810 E8 094L 2012/may/11 2013/may/11 351.90
985811 E9 094L 2012/may/11 2013/may/11 418.95
985812 E10 094L 2012/may/11 2013/may/11 419.22
985813 E11 094L 2012/may/11 2013/may/11 419.49
Total Area (ha) 172454.9
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5.0 Regional Geology
The Netson Lake project is located immediately east of the Northern Rocky Mountain Trench, in
the north-central portion of the Kechika Trough (Figure 3). The Kechika Trough is a northwest trending,
sediment-filled rift basin, formed from Cambrian through Mississippian times on the western margin of
the MacDonald Platform, as an extension of the larger Selwyn Basin, located to the north.
Rifting appears to have begun during the Proterozoic, which initiated deposition of Proterozoic
to Cambrian Hyland Group, rift-related clastics, and Cambrian Kechika Group carbonaceous sediments
and siliciclastics. These were conformably overlain by Ordovician to Devonian, off shelf, fine-grained
siliciclastic and carbonate rocks of the Road River Group, which filled most of the trough.
Deposition continued with conformably overlying Upper Devonian to Early Mississippian
siliciclastics of the Earn Group, however, these rocks record the abrupt end of shallow-water carbonate
deposition and the subsequent laying down of deeper water, fine to coarse grained clastics. This change
in deposition has been attributed to onset of the Antler Orogeny to the south and the potentially
resultant rifting along the western margin of the miogeocline. Evidence for this model is supported by
thick tongues of westerly derived coarse sediments in western Earn exposures (Ferri et al, 1999).
Thrust faulting and folding, due to intense eastward compression during the late Mesozoic,
make up the dominant structural styles in the area. These folds and thrusts are inter-related and their
appearance and intensity depend on the structural competence of the rocks affected. The strongly
competent Cambrian carbonates tend to break, as opposed to fold, and slide along the less competent
shales, whereas the shales, being more ductile, react to compression by folding. The shales and other
less competent sediments also act as fault planes along which the more competent rocks slide.
Structural interpretations typically describe relatively tight, upright to northeast-verging folds with
thrust faults generally trending northwest and dipping steeply southwest. Interpretational northeast
section lines on government geological maps that include the property area show recurrences of
stratigraphic units in narrow, northwest-trending slices due to fold and fault repetitions (Ferri et al,
1999).
The subsidence and rift basin formation within the Kechika Trough during the Paleozoic period
fit the classic model for sedimentary exhalative and related deposits. The necessary tectonic activity for
these types of deposits often results in rapid facies changes, anomalous thickening of sediments, sudden
appearance of intra-formational breccias and conglomerates in starved-basin sediments and submarine
volcanic rocks. Many of these characteristics are seen in the typical sediments of the Late Paleozoic to
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Cambrian Kechika Group, the Cambrian to Devonian Road River Group and the Devonian to
Mississippian Earn Group.
The anoxic, starved–basin sedimentation environment is defined by the presence of cherty black
argillites or black, organic-rich shales and chemical sediments which occur at known stratigraphic levels
and host many of the known sulphide deposits in the Kechika Trough. Another important feature is the
presence of bedded barite with disseminations and/or fine laminations of pyrite which also indicate
proximity to a potentially economic exhalative centre.
The Kechika Trough displays all of these Sedex environment indicators as well as three known
major zinc-lead-barite deposits in the Gataga district, which lies 70 to 170 kilometres southeast of the
property (Figure 3). Driftpile is the northernmost deposit in the Gataga district and it has a reported
resource of 2.44 million tonnes averaging 11.9% zinc and 3.1% lead within a lower grade zone of greater
than 18 million tonnes. Eighty kilometres farther southeast, the Cirque deposit contains reserves
(quoted in 1994) of 24.7 million tonnes grading 8.5% zinc, 2.3% lead, and 50.8 g/t silver. A further 20
kilometres to the southeast, the Cardiac Creek deposit on the Akie property is currently being explored
and a recent resource estimate of indicated and inferred categories totals 29 million tonnes averaging
7.8% zinc, 1.5% lead and 12.5 g/t silver (canadazincmetals.com website, 2012).
6.0 Property Geology
The Netson Lake property is underlain by a number of fault-bounded slices comprised of a
succession of clastic and carbonate sedimentary rocks ranging in age from Upper Proterozoic to
Mississippian. Geology of the property is compiled from regional government mapping (Ferri et al, 1999)
and shown on Figure4. Stratigraphic units are summarized in Table 2.
The structural setting of the Netson property area is predominantly southwest -dipping
stratigraphy modified by tight northeasterly-verging folds and repeated by northwesterly-striking thrust
faults.
The oldest rocks, which are present mainly at the northern end of the Netson property, are Upper
Proterozoic to Lower Cambrian Hyland Group clastics, comprised of siltstone, shale, phyllite, sandstone,
conglomerate and minor limestone. Lower Cambrian Gog Group forms a long, fault-bounded (?) strip
extending along the east side of the southern part of the property. This Group locally contains a basal
section of massive, cliff-forming dolomite and limestone units that are overlain by units of calcareous
quartzite, siltstone and quartz sandstone. To the west of the property the Gog Group exposures are
predominantly limestone and calcareous sediments as well as an area of basaltic to andesitic volcanics.
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It is reported that the carbonate reef units may not be laterally extensive, as they are often time-
equivalent to starved basin clastic sediments of the same age (Ferri et al, 1999).
A large part of the north end of the property is mapped as Cambrian to Ordovician Kechika Group
calcareous and dolomitic phyllite, siltstone and quartzite with subordinate thin- to medium-bedded
limestone and dolomite. The Kechika Group is recessive weathering and poorly exposed in this area but
apparently conformably overlies the Gog Group.
Kechika Group lithologies are unconformably overlain by generally recessive and fine-grained
sedimentary rocks of the Ordovician to Mid-Devonian, Road River Group. The unconformity is marked
by an abrupt decrease in metamorphic grade. The lowest member of the Road River Group is a silvery-
grey weathering black shale sequence with thin interbeds of dark grey limestone and black chert.
Abundant graptolites distinguish this unit from a similar appearing sequence forming part of the
overlying Earn Group. Orange-brown weathering, relatively resistant calcareous and dolomitic siltstone
forms a reliable marker, which is correlative with a distinctive sequence known throughout Kechika
Trough and Selwyn Basin as the "flaggy mudstone”. The Road River Group is capped by an apparently
discontinuous, grey weathering, thin-bedded limestone unit with thin black chert intervals.
The Upper Devonian to Lower Mississippian Earn Group overlies Road River lithologies with
apparent conformity. Earn Group consists of variably graphitic, calcareous, pyritic siltstone, as well as
sandstone and conglomeratic turbidite units. Local units include porcellanite, dark grey limestone, plus
siliceous and baritic exhalite.
No intrusive rocks have been mapped on the Netson Lake property; however, they are known to
occur on the Boya property that adjoins Netson to the northwest. At Boya, irregular dykes, sills and
plugs of medium grained quartz-biotite-feldspar porphyry have been reported. Government airborne
magnetic mapping shows a weak to moderate magnetic high that underlies the Boya property and
extends southerly onto the northwest part of the Netson property, possibly indicative of intrusive
bodies in that area.
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Table 2. Geologic Formations
Upper Devonian to Lower Mississippian:
EARN GROUP
- slate (variably graphitic, calcareous, pyritic), siltstone, sandstone, conglomerate, porcellanite,
dark grey limestone, siliceous and baritic exhalite
Ordovician to Middle Devonian:
ROAD RIVER GROUP
- grey weathering thin-bedded limestone with thin black chert intervals
- silvery-grey weathering siliceous shale, minor thin black chert and cherty argillite
- brown weathering calcareous and dolomitic siltstone with wispy laminae of dark grey mudstone,
contains pyrite nodules; orange weathering dolomite interbeds
- silvery-grey weathering black, graptolitic shale; thin-bedded dark grey limestone; black chert
Upper Cambrian to Ordovician:
KECHIKA GROUP
- grey weathering banded light and dark grey calcareous phyllite with orange weathering
limestone intervals
- light grey weathering sandy dolomite, quartzite, limestone, dolomitic phyllite and dolomitic
siltstone
- grey-green weathering calcareous and dolomitic phyllite; nodular limestone interbeds
- argillaceous limestone, pale calcareous slate, pyritic and carbonaceous slate and shale; local
conglomerate and greenstone
Lower Cambrian:
GOG GROUP
- Interbedded quartz sandstone, siltstone and slate with local limestone
- massive to thickly bedded grey limestone with lesser interlayered quartzite and quartz
sandstones, carbonate breccia, local dolomite and rare quartz pebble conglomerate
Upper Proterozoic to Cambrian:
HYLAND GROUP
- slates, phyllites, brown sandstone, siltstone, shale, quartz pebble grits, conglomerate,
minor limestone
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7.0 History and Previous Work
Several areas within the current Netson property were previously staked and explored by a
number of companies, including Texasgulf Canada Ltd. in 1978, Esso Minerals Canada in 1980, Noranda
Exploration Company Ltd. in 1981-82, NDU and Falconbridge Ltd. in 1991-92, Cominco Ltd. in 1996-97
and Hunter Exploration in 1997 (Figure 5).
The greatest amount of work has been undertaken at the south end of the property, south of Red
Bluff creek, where Texasgulf sampling returned values up to 8.4% Zn from secondary calcareous spring
(tufa) deposits and Noranda outlined widespread areas of unusually high, coincident Zn-Cu-Mo-Ag
values in soil. NDU and Falconbridge also undertook work in this area, focussing on the potential for
shale-hosted nickel mineralization. Extensive nickel - zinc anomalies, with local coincident Ag, As, Mo
and Cu, were outlined by grid soil sampling but there is no published report of follow-up exploration of
the anomalies.
Previous exploration in other areas of the property primarily consisted of stream sediment
sampling and reconnaissance soil lines. Several strong zinc and barium anomalies were defined and
typically followed up with limited geological mapping and prospecting. One of the more significant
showings, discovered by Cominco in the central part of the Netson Lake property, consists of a
concordant gossanous zone, cross-cut by a three metre wide discordant breccia zone, which returned
anomalous zinc and barium values (up to 5.63% zinc and 3.2% barium). A number of showings of shale-
hosted, stratiform and nodular barite have been reported in the area but typically they are barren of
sulphide minerals.
A few zinc oxide-rich springs or gossans have been discovered but the sources of the zinc values
are unknown. It has been suggested that the springs could be located along thrust faults that may have
channeled zinc in solution to surface where it precipitated.
Nearby, to the northwest of the property, considerable work has been done by Texasgulf on the
adjacent Boya property, and later by Strategic Metals Ltd. Diamond drilling, totalling eighteen holes was
done from 1979 to 1981 to explore skarn showings with tungsten, molybdenum, copper and zinc values.
Low grade skarn and stockwork mineralization was intersected but the zones did not appear to be
continuous. The mineralization is hosted by Upper Proterozoic to Mid-Cambrian metamorphosed, fine
clastic rocks with narrow limestone interbeds, cut by irregular dykes of quartz-feldspar porphyry.
The historic reports that document this previous work are referenced in Section 12.0 and
summaries of the exploration results are outlined in a 2011 exploration report (Rowe and Greig, 2012).
The 2011 exploration conducted by BCarlin Resources consisted of selected stream sediment sampling
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on the property with a two-fold objective; first to confirm anomalous values that had been indicated by
government regional sampling and, second, to provide more detailed sample coverage that may help
pinpoint the source areas of the anomalies. Positive results from the 2011 program prompted the
additional exploration work undertaken in 2012.
8.0 Stream Sediment Sampling
The 2012 reconnaissance stream sediment sampling program was a continuation of work that
was begun in October, 2011 but halted due to inclement weather. The sampling was carried out by
employees of C.J. Greig and Associates from June 12 to 27, 2012, within a number of selected creeks
throughout the length of the property. The objective of the sediment sampling was to test for elevated
metal values emanating from favourable host rocks which, in many of the drainage basins, consist of
Devono-Mississippian Earn Group shale.
Stream sediment samples were mainly comprised of silt, sand and gravel, collected from the
active channels of the drainages. Some streams passing through swampy areas were of low velocity with
insufficient silt available for collection from the stream bed, so moss mat samples containing trapped silt
were collected from the stream banks in these locations. This material represents fine sediment that
was deposited during flooding periods when water overflowed the channel banks. Some stream beds
were dry, so silt from the channel bottom or overbank sediment was collected. A total of 734 silt and
moss mat samples were collected from approximately 50 separate stream branches in an exploration
area measuring approximately 80 km by 15 km. Samples were taken about every 200m to 300m along
the drainages, over stream lengths ranging from less than 1 km to over 6 km.
Stream sediment stations were marked with sample-numbered flagging and UTM co-ordinates
were recorded for each station using hand-held Garmin GPS units. Samples were placed in mesh fabric
Hubco bags marked with identifying numbers, transported back to base camp and laid out to dry on
racks in a drying tent for a minimum of two days.
Some of the dried samples were analyzed in base camp with a Thermo Scientific Niton Gold XL3t
500 GOLDDTM handheld X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Analyzer unit. The unit was operated in the ‘benchtop’
mode, instead of the ‘handheld’ mode by attaching to a test stand, and connected to a laptop computer
to which results were downloaded. A representative sample split was removed from each Hubco bag
and transferred into a Kraft bag containing a bar-coded sample number tag. This was done to maintain
consistency of container bag material analyzed as well as to ensure the sample material would fit in the
test stand.
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Prior to each XRF analysis, the sample tag was scanned with a barcode scanner that
automatically recorded the sample number in the computer. The sample was then placed on the test
stand and centered on the probe window; the test stand lid was then closed and locked, which
protected personnel from X-rays and ensured compliance with Canada Federal Regulations. The
analyzer was then run in “Soils” mode for 30 seconds, reading three separate “filters” of elements, at 10
seconds per filter. The three “filters” provided analytical values for a total of 33 elements. Data was
automatically recorded, saved directly to the analyzer and simultaneously downloaded to the computer.
For every 30 samples analyzed, a Canadian Certified Standard, named “Till-4”, was analyzed for quality
control, to check for drift in the readings. XRF data was compiled in an Excel spreadsheet and then
merged with the GPS locations for all samples to allow entry of the sample data into MapInfo GIS
computer software.
The resulting data from the handheld XRF unit was particularly useful in identifying anomalies
and allowing for follow-up within a short time frame in the field. It is however, important to note that
XRF analysis is not meant to replace formal laboratory analyses and the data provided by the XRF varies
in its accuracy for different elements and different sample types. It has been reported by other
exploration companies that the handheld XRF readings have shown good to excellent correlation with
results from lab analyses (Constantine Metal Resources, 2011). It is particularly useful for soil and
stream sediment sample programs, where the detection limit and range of the XRF instrument is
typically within the range necessary for identification of geologically significant values for base metals
and important pathfinder elements. Some of the base metals that have shown good correlation of
results include lead, zinc, copper and arsenic. Other elements have a high detection limit which in many
cases is too high to adequately represent anomalous areas of interest. The main elements that provided
useful information to guide exploration of the Netson Lake project were Zn, Pb, Ba, As, Cu, Mo, Ni, Fe
and Mn. Elements that have XRF detection limits that are too high to be useful include Ag, Au, Cd, Cs,
Hg, Pd, Sb, Sn, Te and W.
At the end of the sampling program all of the samples were packed into plastic bags, which were
packed into sacks, secured, addressed and shipped by courier to the offices of C.J.Greig & Associates in
Penticton, BC. The remaining samples that had not been analyzed in camp were analyzed by the same
XRF methods at the office in Penticton. All XRF analytical values for stream sediment samples were
compiled in Excel spreadsheets and are attached in Appendix I, Part A.
After compilation of all the analytical values and evaluation of the results it was determined that
the greatest potential for mineral discovery lies within the southern two-thirds of the property.
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Therefore, the decision was made to send all of the stream sediment and soil samples that were
collected from the southern two-thirds of the property, generally south of Moose Lake, to ALS Chemex
Laboratories in North Vancouver for 35-element ICP analysis. The objective was to determine the
accuracy of the various element values analyzed with the XRF unit and to receive values for some of the
elements that have an XRF detection limit that is too high for useful readings; in particular silver values.
A total of 470 stream sediment samples were packed into plastic bags, placed into sacks and
shipped to ALS Chemex where they were sieved and the -80 mesh fraction separated for analyses. At the
lab a suite of 35 elements was analyzed for each sample by dissolving a 0.5 gram cut in aqua regia and
using both ICP-MS and ICP-AES techniques to determine the element concentrations. The ICP analytical
results for the 470 stream sediment samples are attached in Appendix I, Part B.
8.1 Stream Sediment Geochemical Results Evaluation
The extensive area encompassed by the Netson Lake project has been the focus of two recent
programs of stream sediment sampling, which began in 2011 and continued in 2012. In 2011 a total of
388 stream sediment samples were collected and analyzed by ICP methods (Rowe and Greig, 2012). In
2012 an additional 734 sediment samples were collected and analyzed by hand-held XRF equipment,
with later analysis of many of the samples by ICP. Maps have been produced at 1:320,000 scale, showing
the project area with geology, together with all of the 2011 and 2012 sediment samples marked by
coloured symbols that designate anomalous values. There are maps for eight of the elements analyzed;
Zn, Pb, Ba, Ag, As, Cu, Mo and Ni (Figures 6-13).
Anomalous categories were determined for each element, independently for both ICP and XRF
results, and they are represented by variously sized and coloured symbols on the individual plots. For
each element, three symbol sizes in red, orange and yellow designate the anomalous values, with
deceasing sizes representing strongly, moderately and weakly anomalous categories. These three
categories generally constitute the upper 99th, 97th and 94th percentiles of the values. As well, smaller
green symbols represent the 85th percentile, which may constitute high background values and are a
useful indicator of weak enrichment, perhaps associated with specific rock types such as the Gunsteel
Formation of the Earn Group, which is known to contain high background values in elements such as
zinc and barium.
For some elements there was adjustment of the percentile ranges based on the authors’
experience with geochemical values in similar geological environments. The Zn, Ba, Ag and Ni values are
much higher than normal in some parts of this area. Therefore, the anomalous categories for these
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elements have been expanded to 97th, 92nd and 84th percentiles. This has the effect of showing less
definitive and broader anomalous areas that are, in large part, associated with Earn Group shales, but
also ensures that anomalies are not overlooked in other lithologic units that may have values that are
closer to the norm. A table (Table 3) was prepared to show the values of each percentile range for each
element and it also compares the values determined by ICP analysis versus values determined by XRF
analysis. Although the XRF unit, when properly calibrated, should output values that are equivalent to
values derived by ICP analysis, the XRF results for stream sediments were slightly lower for many of the
elements, including Zn, As, Fe and Mn. Other elements that showed better correlation were Pb, Cu, Mo
and Ni. Ba values were considerably higher for the XRF analyses, probably explained by the fact that
there is only partial Ba extraction from the acid leach used in the ICP determinations. Nevertheless,
when anomalous categories are calculated and plotted for each of the analytical techniques the element
plots show very similar patterns. This confirms that the XRF analyses for the majority of the elements
are valid and can be used to determine geochemically anomalous targets. Of course elements with XRF
detection limits that are higher than background values, such as Ag, cannot be adequately represented.
Regional geology, based on mapping by Ferri et al (1999), is shown on the property-scale
geochemical maps to illustrate a possible correlation between anomalous elements and specific rock
types. The northern part of the project area lacks bedrock exposure so the mapping is more generalized
and contact locations are more interpretive in this area. The objective of preparing the property-scale
maps was to highlight areas of significant geochemical anomalies to guide further exploration. It is
obvious that many of the strongly anomalous Zn, Ba, Ag, As, Mo and Ni values originate from areas that
have been mapped as Earn Group sedimentary rocks. Copper shows some correlation with Earn Group
in the southern area, but is less consistent. As well, there may be a less well defined association of these
elements with Road River and Kechika Group rocks locally in the northern area although, due to
uncertainties in the mapping, this is not confirmed and these areas may actually be underlain by Earn
Group. Lead anomalies do not show much correlation with the other elements and values are relatively
low. In the southern area lead anomalies are related to quartzite and limestone units and to the north
occur spottily in Kechika rocks.
The stream sediment sampling program was successful in defining many areas of geochemical
anomalies and, based on the quick generation of analyses using the XRF equipment, some of these areas
were immediately followed up with soil sampling geochemistry. The soil sampling program is discussed
below in Section 9.0.
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Table 3. Anomalous Thresholds of Various Elements Calculated for ICP and XRF Analytical Results
Silts Zn ICP Zn XRF Zn %ile Pb ICP Pb XRF Pb %ile Ba ICP Ba XRF Ba %ile Ag ICP Ag %ile As ICP As XRF As %ile
Strongly Anom 3440 2500 97 27 27 99 2400 5800 97 1.9 97 114 70 99
Moderately Anom 1820 1300 92 22 22 97 1900 4200 92 1.0 92 51 40 97
Weakly Anom 1235 800 84 20 20 94 1480 2900 84 0.7 84 29 24 94
High Background 749 420 68 16 16 85 980 1900 68 0.5 68 18 15 85
Background <749 <420 <16 <16 <980 <1900 <0.5 <18 <15
Silts Cu ICP Cu XRF Cu %ile Mo ICP Mo XRF Mo %ile Ni ICP Ni XRF Ni %ile Fe ICP Fe XRF Fe %ile Mn ICP Mn XRF Mn %ile
Strongly Anom 149 150 99 54 40 99 239 270 97 19.7 10.0 99 2940 3000 99
Moderately Anom 108 105 97 26 26 97 143 170 92 4.42 4.0 97 2110 1700 97
Weakly Anom 91 90 94 16 19 94 108 107 84 3.67 3.0 94 1430 1100 94
High Background 70 70 85 10 13 85 69 75 68 3.17 2.4 85 820 600 85
Background <70 <70 <10 <13 <69 <75 <3.17 <2.4 <820 <600
Soils Zn ICP Zn XRF Zn %ile Pb ICP Pb XRF Pb %ile Ba ICP Ba XRF Ba %ile Ag ICP Ag %ile As ICP As XRF As %ile
Strongly Anom 559 660 97 61 50 99 2790 4000 98 4.0 97 61 45 99
Moderately Anom 366 395 92 39 30 97 1660 2550 93 2.0 92 39 28 97
Weakly Anom 270 275 84 28 20 94 1150 1830 85 1.2 84 28 18 94
High Background 187 180 68 19 14 85 830 1300 74 0.7 68 17 13 85
Background <187 <180 <19 <14 <830 <1300 <0.7 <17 <13
Soils Cu ICP Cu XRF Cu %ile Mo ICP Mo XRF Mo %ile Ni ICP Ni XRF Ni %ile Fe ICP Fe XRF Fe %ile Mn ICP Mn XRF Mn %ile
Strongly Anom 178 130 99 56 45 99 80 87 97 5.63 3.70 99 1330 910 99
Moderately Anom 92 81 97 27 22 97 49 55 92 4.28 3.15 97 885 630 97
Weakly Anom 73 63 94 17 15 94 37 40 84 3.84 2.62 94 653 440 94
High Background 48 54 85 10 11 85 27 30 68 3.27 2.23 85 419 335 85
Background <48 <54 <10 <11 <27 <30 <3.27 <2.23 <419 <335
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Due to the large size of the property, detailed plots of the 2012 stream sediment sampling
results have been divided into eight map areas (A to H) at 1:50,000 scale, for which the southern 5 areas
display the ICP analytical results and the northern 3 areas display the XRF results (ICP was not done)
(Figures 14-82). On the southern maps, eight elements are plotted for each area (Zn, Pb, Ba, Ag, As, Cu,
Mo and Ni) as well as a sample station number map. On the northern maps seven of the same elements
are plotted, excluding Ag because all of the values were below the high XRF detection limit for Ag, which
ranged between 10 and 20 ppm. As well, the sample location maps show the claim outlines and tenure
numbers to indicate on which claims the assessment work was carried out. The specifics of the stream
sediment geochemical results are discussed for each detailed map area below.
Map Area A (Figures 14-22) contains only a few 2012 stream sediment samples, but the southern part of
this area had detailed sampling conducted in 2011, which returned multi-element anomalies with some
very high zinc values. Three 2012 samples in this same area also returned multi-element anomalies.
Reconnaissance soil lines were run in the area of this anomaly and are discussed in Section 9.1.
Considerable soil sampling has been conducted in the past in this area and has defined attractive zinc,
nickel targets (Carne, 1991). The streams primarily drain Earn Group shale, as well as Road River
sedimentary rocks, that have potential to host Sedex-style mineralization. In the northwest part of Area
A a single sediment sample returned strongly anomalous Pb. This stream drains a narrow strip of Earn
Group, but also limestone and older sediments of the Road River and Kechika Groups. This sample also
returned weakly anomalous Zn and As, but is less likely to be caused by Sedex type mineralization due to
low Ba, Ag and Ni values.
Some prospecting was undertaken in Area A in 2012 and limonitic gossan zones were discovered
and sampled, however no sulphide mineralization was seen. Continued prospecting and geologic
mapping should be undertaken in the areas of the anomalies. It is apparent that the Earn Group
stratigraphy hosts the sources of many of the anomalies, so additional stream sediment and soil
sampling should be undertaken along the trend of the unit to the northwest toward Area B. An airborne
Versatile Time-Domain Electromagnetic (VTEM) geophysical survey along the trend of the Earn Group is
also recommended to trace the favourable shale host rocks and define conductive sulphide bodies that
may exist at depth.
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Map Area B (Figures 23-31) contains several multi-element anomalous streams in the central area,
which is underlain by northwest-trending, fold- or fault-repeated strips of Earn Group shale. Many of the
streams draining the elongate ridge are anomalous in Zn, Ag, Mo, Ni and Sb with lesser Ba, As, Fe and
Mn. The geochemical signature is similar to other areas that show good potential for Sedex-style
mineralization. Pb in this area is low, but there is a sizeable drainage area underlain by quartzite and
sandstone approximately 4 km to the east that has strongly anomalous Pb values. Other element values
in this Pb-rich drainage area are all low to weakly anomalous, so the mineral potential there is
considered poor.
Previous soil sampling from historic work in some of the anomalous stream areas revealed high
values of Zn and Ba. Prospecting of these areas had discovered showings of barite with low metal values
as well as white tufa deposits with high zinc values that were interpreted to be hydromorphic. It appears
from the historic reports that little exploration was done in the anomalous areas because lead values
are low and zinc was believed to have been transported along deep-seated thrust faults. Soil sampling
was undertaken in 2012 in several of the anomalous drainages and the results are discussed in Section
9.1.
Follow-up work in Area B should include additional soil sampling to better define the anomalies,
with prospecting and geological mapping to search for the sources of the anomalies. Sampling should
extend to the northwest along the Earn stratigraphy trend. Airborne VTEM geophysics should cover the
Earn Group in Area B and extend southeast into Area A.
Map Area C (Figures 32-40) has quite extensive coverage by stream sediment sampling. The central part
of the map area contains three drainages with weak to moderate Zn, Ba, Ag and Ni anomalies that drain
Earn Group as well as Road River Group sediments, potentially containing Sedex mineralization. A
portion of the anomalous area was explored by Esso Minerals in 1980 by soil sampling, which defined
small spot highs of Zn and Ag. A stream in the west part of the map area has high Pb with associated Zn,
Ag, Cu and Ni. This stream drains a limestone unit which could contain vein or replacement
mineralization. Two streams in the northwest quadrant that partially drain Earn Group exposures have
elevated Zn and Ni but, with the exception of Sb, other element values are relatively low. Soil sampling
was undertaken in 2012 in some of the areas underlain by Earn and Road River Groups in Area C and
results are discussed in Section 9.1.
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Additional soil sampling is warranted in anomalous areas underlain by Earn Group, as well as
prospecting and geological mapping to search for the sources of the anomalies. Airborne VTEM
geophysics should cover the trace of Earn Group sediments in Area C.
Map Area D (Figures 41-49) contains a strong multi-element anomaly, including high Zn, Ag, As, Cu, Mo,
Ni and Sb in the central part of the map area, which has been mapped as Earn and Road River Groups.
This anomaly is along trend from the high values in the northwest quadrant of Area C. The drainage
immediately to the west was sampled in 2011 and also returned multi-element highs. A drainage 4 km
to the west returned high Zn and Ni. These streams are all within an area that was explored by Cominco
in 1996 by silt and soil sampling that defined 3 areas of enriched Zn, Ag, Cu and Ba values. In the north-
central part of Area D there is a strong Ba anomaly, but most other element values are low, with only
moderate enrichment of As and Ni. This drainage area is mapped as Road River Group but there may be
a fault slice of barite-bearing Earn Group cutting the creek. In the northeast quadrant of Area D a Cu, Ag,
Sb anomaly is within an area mapped as quartzite and sandstone; this is a lower priority anomaly.
Several reconnaissance soil lines were sampled in 2012 in anomalous areas underlain by Earn Group.
Multi-element anomalies were generated; these are discussed in Section 9.1.
As with the previous areas, the follow-up work for Area D should include additional soil sampling
in anomalous areas underlain by belts of Earn Group rocks and also by Road River rocks. Airborne VTEM
geophysics should cover the trace of Earn Group sediments.
Map Area E (Figures 50-58) contains only a few stream sediment samples and only one area had a
significant response. In the northwest quadrant two adjacent streams returned weakly to strongly
anomalous Zn, Ag, Ni, Mn and Sb. This area has been mapped generally as undivided Road River and/ or
Earn Groups since there is only limited exposure. Approximately 3 km to the south a small amount of silt
and soil sampling by Cominco in 1996 explored a Zn anomaly but there was little outcrop and no
mineralization was found. Soil sampling in 2012 between the anomalous drainages returned a few high
values, mainly Zn and Ni with minor As and Sb.
It is recommended that additional soil sampling be undertaken in the areas between the
anomalous drainages. Prospecting and geological mapping should be carried out in the areas of soil
anomalies.
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Map Area F (Figures 59-66) shows nine streams that were sampled at regular 200 m intervals, over
lengths of 1 to 2.5 km. Three streams in the central part of the area returned moderately to strongly
anomalous zinc and nickel values, however other element values were low. Host rocks in the anomalous
areas are mapped as calcareous, argillaceous to phyllitic rocks of the Kechika Group; however there is
limited bedrock exposure so it is possible that Earn Group rocks may be present in the area. Near the
north edge of the map area two streams have weakly to moderately anomalous As with local coincident
Zn, Cu or Mo. These may represent a different style of mineralization, possibly skarn-type, similar to that
found on the Boya property, located about 15 km to the northwest. Arsenic anomalies, with weak Zn, Ni
and Ag, were also defined in streams sediments to the south and east of these areas in 2011.
These anomalies in Area F are weaker than those identified farther south on the property and
they are considered to be of secondary priority for follow-up work. Follow-up work could consist of
reconnaissance soil lines sampled across the slopes in the anomalous drainage basins.
Map Area G (Figures 67-74) shows three drainages that were sampled in 2012. No significant anomalies,
aside from a single spot Cu high, were detected and the claims in this area were allowed to expire.
Map Area H (Figures 75-82) shows the sampling results from several streams at the north end of the
property, which is mapped as Kechika Group. There are no significant anomalies, with only two isolated
spot highs of Pb, as well as areas of Fe and Mn enrichment. No further work is recommended in this
area.
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