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GEOLOGICAL, GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT REPORT KOT 1-4 CLAIMS NILKITKWA RIVER AREA OWINECA WINING DIVISION BRITISH COIDMBIA N.T.S. 93M/15W Lat: 55O 48' N Long: 126O 50' W 1 Owned by: Placer Dome Inc. Operated by: Placer Dome Inc. R. Boase August 1988

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GEOLOGICAL, GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT REPORT KOT 1-4 CLAIMS

NILKITKWA RIVER AREA OWINECA WINING DIVISION

BRITISH COIDMBIA

N.T.S. 93M/15W Lat: 55O 48' N Long: 126O 50' W

1 Owned by: Placer Dome Inc. Operated by: Placer Dome Inc.

R. Boase August 1988

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TABLE OF CONTENT S

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

2.1 Location and Access 2.2 Property Status

REGIONAL GEOLOGICAL SETTING

WORK PERFORMED

4.1 Introduction 4.2 Geology and Mineralization 4.3 Soil Geochemistry 4.4 Geophysics

CONCLUSIONS

STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES

STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

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APPENDIX I Rock Geochemical Data

APPENDIX I1 Soil Geochemical Data

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Table 1

Table 2

Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 3

Figure 4

Figure 5

Figure 6

Figure 7

Figure 8

Figure 9

Figure 10

Figure 11

Figure 12

Figure 13

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LIST OF TABLES AND ILLUSTRATIONS

Claim Schedule

Rock Sample Descriptions

Claim Location Map: Regional Scale

Claim Location Map: 1: 50 000 Scale

Regional Geology Map: 1:250 000 Scale

Grid and Rock Sample Location Map: 1:12 500 Scale

Kot Claim Geochemistry Cu (ppm) in Soils

Kot Claim Geochemistry Pb (ppm) in Soils

Kot Claim Geochemistry Zn (ppm) in Soils

Kot Claim Geochemistry Au (ppb) in Soils

Kot Claim Geochemistry Ag (ppm) in Soils

Kot Claim Geochemistry Ba (%) in Soils

Geophysics: VLF Profiles

Geophysics: Magnetic Profiles

Geophysics: Magnetic Profiles (filtered)

Geophysics: Posted In-Phase Data

Geophysics: Posted Quadrature Data

Geophysics: Posted Magnetic Data

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1.0 SUMMARY

The Kot 1-4 claims were staked to encompass a base metal (Pb,Zn) anomaly identified by a government sponsored geochemical survey.

The 1988 Kot program consisted of (1) grid location and construction; (2) ground geophysical (VLF and magnetometer) and (3) soil geochemical surveys.

The geophysical survey revealed two prominent north trending conductors. The soil geochemical survey showed only a few weak base metal anomalies. There is no apparent correlation between either of the geophysical conductors and the geochemical data.

2.0 INTRODUCTION

2.1 Location and Access

The Kot 1-4 claims are located approximately 120 km north northeast of the community of Smithers in Central British Columbia (Figure 1). The claims are located at the south end of the Nilkitkwa Range (latitude 55O 4 8 ' N; longitude 126O 50' W) in the southwestern portion of the Kotsine River Map sheet (N.T.S. 93M/15). The property is located midway between Kotsine Mountain and the Nilkitkwa River (Figure 2).

The Kot claims are most readily accessed by helicopter. The nearest road is situated near Boucher Creek on the east side of the Nilkitkwa River, approximately 30 km to the southeast. The Kot property is located roughly 22 km southwest of the British Columbia Railway track at Driftwood.

2.2 Propertv Status

The Kot 1-4 claims, owned by Placer Dome Inc. (P.O. Box 49330, Bentall Postal Station, 1600-1055 Dunsmuir St., Vancouver, B.C., V7X lPl), were staked in June and registered in July of 1985 (Table 1). They consist of four blocks each containing 20 mineral claims. The four blocks are centered about a common corner post located at UTM Northing 6186350 and Easting 635800 (Figure 2).

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$xDirv Date Claim Name Units Record No. Record Date

Kot 1 20 7117 July 4, 1985 July 4, 1989 Kot 2 20 7118 July 4, 1985 July 4, 1989 Kot 3 20 7119 July 4, 1985 July 4, 1989 Kot 4 20 7120 July 4, 1985 July 4, 1989

3.0 REGIONAL GEOLOGICAL SETTING

Figure 3, from Richards (1980), shows that the Kot property covers part of a large fault-bounded block of Jurassic age Volcanic and sedimentary strata which crops out in the upland ranges between the Nilkitkwa and Driftwood Rivers. The geology of the area is discussed in some detail by Tipper and Richards (1976). Tipper and Richards suggests that the Jurassic strata exposed in the Nilkitkwa and Driftwood Ranges reflects the development of a marine trough within the Hazelton volcanic arc. The package consists of four principal stratigraphic units. These are: (1) Unit lJTa (Figure 3), a basal unit of subaerial volcanic strata (Telkwa Formation: Bear Lake Facies): (2) Unit lJTm (Figure 3), an equivalent marine package: (Telkwa Formation: Kotsine Facies); (3) Units 1JN and lmJN (Figure 3), a mixed sedimentary and volcanic package (Nilkitkwa Formation) and (4) Unit MJS (Figure 3) an overlying package of fine classic sediment (Smithers Formation: Bait Member).

The Kot claims cover an area of anomalous stream sediment geochemistry underlain by volcanic and sedimentary strata belonging to the Kotsine Facies of the Telkwa Formation and to the overlying Nilkitkwa Formationb. The package is intruded by a sill or dyke of Early Jurassic diabase (Unit EJdb; Figure 3) which is correlated with a marine extrusive phase (Unit 1JA; Ankwell Member) of the Nilkitkwa Formation.

4.0 WORK PERFORMED

4.1 Introduction

The geochemical anomaly tested by the 1988 program is situated in a flat lying swampy area in claim block Kot 4. It was in this area that a grid was established (Figure 4), and the work was performed by a four-man crew.

The location of the property is such that it was accessed by helicopter from Smithers on a daily basis.

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T E R T I A R Y

E O C E N E

INTRUSIVE ROCKS

BABINE INTRUSIONS: feldspar porphyry (TBh), nicrodior i t e (TBd) , quartz d i o r i t e (TBqd), granodiorite (TBgcf), rhyo l i te - quartz eye porphyry-breccia (TBr ), undifferentiated (TB )

b i o t i te-feldspar porphry (mb), hornblende-

KASTBERG INTRUSIONS: porphyry, hornblende-feldspar porphyry and f e l s i t e

leucocratic b i o t i t e porphyry, quartz-eye

CR E TAC E O U S LATE CRETACEOUS

BULKLEY INTRUSIONS: mnzonite, hornblende porphyry, hornblende-quartz porphyry, undi f ferent iated

granodiorite, quartz d ior i te , quartz

EARLY CRETACEOUS

gabbro, d io r i te , mnzonite, augite-bladed feldspar porphyry

J U R A S S I C LATE J U R A S S I C

hornblende d i o r i t e

E A R L Y AND/OR MIDDLE JURASSIC

I Eldb I diabase

EARLY JURASSIC

E l quartz d io r i te , d i o r i t e and minor granite

CARBONIFEROUS A N D P E R M I A N

terpent in i te (genetically related t o Cache Creek Group)

/" Bedding - - - Fault (defined, approxiau-te) - Thrust f a u l t -+ Anticl ine

,+ Syncline

. / Paleocurrent d i rect lon

6 ' " Ph.D. thesis, Univ. B.C. . 1974. U: unpublished Univ. B.C. date, 1978)

- --- 6eol og i c contact (def i ned , approx i m t e )

63 K/Ar age date: B-biotite, H-hornblende (C: from N.C. Carter,

........ ... ... Approximate 1 i m i t o f exposure

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STRATIFIED ROCKS

f ERTIARY M I O C E N E

PALEOCENE A N D EOCENE

sandstone. conglomerate, s i l ts tone, coal, tuf f ; minor andesite (h) m CRETACEOUS

UPPER

171 CRETACEOUS

BRIAN BORU FORMATION: ac id t o intermediate volcanics; r h y o l i t e flows, breccia, and tuff ; b i o t i t e and hornblende porphyry flows, breccia, and lahar; tuffaceous s i l ts tone, sandstone. conglomerate; minor basal t

SUSTUT G R O U P (IUKR to' IKcg) TANGO CREEK FGiUlATI0:I: chert-quartz-volcanic pebble conglomerate, sandstone, s i l ts tone, and shale

SKLENA G R O U P (IuKT) A L B I A N . C E N O M A N I A N , AND ( 3 ) Y O U N G E R

RED ROSE FORMATION: wel l bedded sandstone, cher t pebble conglomerate, red g r i t t y si l tstone,and tu f f

A L B I A N

p y r i t i c , concretionary, black shale, interbedded f ine-grained sandstone

"Rocky Ridge volcanics": a1 ka l ine augi te porphyry, hornblende feldspar porphyry, t u f f , breccia, and agglomerate-lahar; 01 i v i n e porphyry, basal t aquagene basal t , t u f f breccia, and f 1 ows

H A U T E R I V I A N TO A L B I A N

"Kitsuns Creek sediments": conglomerate, s i l ts tone, shale, muscovite commn; minor coal ; dttritrl ,mainly a l l u v i a l , i n te r f i nge rs i n pa r t w i t h

sandstone, chert and quartz pebble

lKrh

H A U T E R I V I A N

p y r i t i c , concretionary, black shale; minor hterbedded sandstone; minor t h i n bedded grey limestone

H A U T E R l V l A N ( 3 )

chert-quartz-acld volcantc pebble congl e r a t e

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JURASSIC UPPER

JURASSIC

AND CRETACEOUS JURASSIC A N D L O W E R C R E T A C E O U S

H A U T E R I V I A N (?) "Upper Bowser Lake subdivision": Lower f loodpla in facies, channel sandstone dominant; overbank sandstone, s i l ts tone, shale,and coal; minor conglomerate with dominant carbonaceous and volcanic det r i tus; b i o t i t e , m i nor cher t , r a r e mscov i t e

BOWSLR L A K E GROUP

K I M M E R I D G I A N TO H A U f E R l V l A N (3)

"Intermediate Bowser Lake subdivision": Upper f l oodp la in facies (JKBuf), channel sandstone and conglomerate; subordinate o v e r b a d sandstone, s i l t s tone , shale, and marl; minor coal; Lower flood-

e___T; and overban sandstone, s i l ts tone, shale, marl and minor coal: l a i n fac ies ( JKBI), i n te r f i nge r ing channel sandstone-conglomerate

Del ta ic f r o n t ( i n t e r t i d a l ) fac ies (JKBdf), interbedded channei and overbank facies, r i p p l e and plane-laminated sandstone-siltstone, worm burrows and Ostrea-sandstone; La oonal facies ,black

i a t e d Bowser Lake Group (KB) includes IKBand uJB, d e t r i t u s mainly volcanic, minor grani te

s i l tstone, shale,'lesser sandstone, + minor imey nodules; Undi f ferent-

UPPER O X F O R D I A N A N D K l M M E R I D G l A N

"Lower Bowser Lake subdivision": interbedded channel sandstone and conglomerate. r i cm le and Plane

Del ta ic front ( I n t e r t i d a l ) fac ies (

laminated sandstone, s i l t s tone , shale; minor c & l , ' th ick shel led pelecypod beds, inc lud ing Ostrea, worm burrows comnon; Del ta ic 1 a i n fac ies (uJBd) , dune *riPp'led, and plane laminatedsandstone,

b t e d th in-shel led pelecypods, minor Ostrea sandstone members; De l ta i c slope fac ies (uJBs), f i n e g r a i n m t s t o n e , black shale, interbedded sandstone Lower Bowser Lake Group,(uJS) undi f feren iated; d e t r i t u s mainly volcanic, minor grani t ic ; minor grey limestone

LOWER A N D / OR UPPER O X F O R D I A N

"Netal tu l volcanics": Intermediate hornblende, b i o t i t e and augi te porphyry flows, brecciar t u f f , and agglomerate

"Trout Crcek beds": Lower beach facies (Urrcm), sandstone con lomerate and s i l ts tone, coqulnoid s a n e r fan-channel , facies YuJTCa ), conglomerate, sandstone, s i l ts tone; volcanic and g r a n i t i c de t r i t us ; minor coal

M I D D L E A N D UPPER JURASSIC C A L L O V I A N A N D LOWER O X f O R D I A N ASMAN FORMTION: we11 bedded, rwr ine black shale, s i l ts tone, sandstone and greywacke; minor conglomerate and 1 imestone

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LOWER A N D MIDDLE JURASSIC HAZELTON GROUP (mJr to I J T )

B A J O C I A N A N D B A T H O N I A N

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SMITHERS FORMATION: fe ldspathic, volcanic sandstone, greywacke, s i l ts tone, shale, tuff and tuffaceous sediments, g lauconi t ic sandstone (miss); minor conglomerate and sharpstone conglomerate;' very foss i l i f e rous

P L I E N S B A C H I A N TO B A J O C I A N

NILKITKUA FORMATION (undivided): wel l bedded tuffaceous greywacke, s i l ts tone, shale, sandstone, sharpstone conglomerate; ash f a l l t u f f , l a p i l l i t u f f , blue-grey tuff , breccia; minor limestone, aquagene basal t breccia, ash f low tuf f -breccia, diabase s i l l s

T O A R C I A N A N D B A J O C I A N

RED TUFF MEMBER: basalt, andesite, dacite, and r h y o l i t e

ANKUELC MEMBER: l a p i l l i t u f f and breccia; minor rhyo l i t e -dac i te t u f f and vo lcanic last ic sediments ( IJAo); submarine aquagene breccia, tu f f , volcanic breccla i n a limestone matrix, limestone, and greywacke ( I J M m )

non-marine red, maroon, green t u f f , flow,and breccia,

subaerial augi te andesite f l ow and breccia, red

S I N E M U R I A N

TELKUA FORMATION: subaerial ca lc-a lka l ine volcanics, red t u f f , l a p i l l i tuff , and breccia, amygdaloidal basalt, andesite flows and breccia, rhyol i te-dac i te f l ow breccia and tu f f . interbedded volcanic conglomerate, sandstone and mudstone ( ~Jlo); interbedded acid-intermediate red t u f f , l a p i l l i t u f f , breccia, red mudstone and sandstone and cobble conglomerate w i th grani t ic-volcanic d e t r i t u s ( I J k g ) ; marine basal t-andesi t e qreen laminated t u f f and breccia.

broken p i l l o w breccia, limestone, volcanic breccia with a limestone matrix, amygdaloidal f l ow and breccia, dac i te- rhyol i te breccia and t u f f , greywacke, a r g i l l i t e and sharpstone conglomerate (IJTm)

UPPER TRIASSIC mainly; nay includc Lower Jurassic and Pemian

"Si t l i ka assemblage@' : epidote-amphi bol i t e grade metapel i te, mtaconglolnerate, aetavolcanic and 1 inestone

UPPER TRIASSIC TAKLA GROUP: augite-feldspar porphyry flows, breccia and tu f f , limestone, volcanic breccia w i t h limestone matrix, black shales and greywacke

C A R B O N I F E R O U S A N D P E R M I A N

CACHE CREEK GROUP: f o l i a ted a rg i 11 i tc, greenstone and 1 imestone

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The grid was constructed using hip chains, compass and flagging. The work was contracted out. The geophysical and soil sampling surveys were performed by Placer Dome personnel.

4.2 Geoloav and Mineralization

Exposure on the area of interest is very poor. It is limited to only a couple of outcrops. In the area of the grid, the geology consists of north striking steeply dipping beds of shale, crystal tuff and laminated sandstone, all of the Telkwa Formation. Overlying the Telkwa Formation is the Nilkitkwa Formation, a mixed sedimentary and volcanic unit. A diabase sill within the Nilkitkwa Formation, located along the northerly trending ridge straddling the Kot 1 and Kot 2 claim line, forms the western boundary of favourable geology. (Figure 3)

Table 2 below documents the four rock samples taken during the 1988 program. The samples were sent to the Placer Dome Inc. laboratory in Vancouver for analysis. Results are listed in Appendix 1.

TABLE 2

SUMMARY ROCK DESCRIPTIOK

m!L& DescriDtion

26053 Grab sample from outcrop in creek bed. Rusty volcanic agglomerate. Calcite and quartz veining and flooding with up to 0.5% disseminated pyrite. No sulphides associated with the veins.

26054 Grab sample consisting of angular shale fragments uprooted by a fallen tree (not outcrop). Very sparse euhedral pyrite disseminations and calcite micro-veins.

26055 Grab sample from probable outcrop of rusty red crystal tuff. Outcrop forms a north, north- east trending ridge. Tuff is pyritic (0.1%) with some carbonate enrichment.

26056 Grab sample from possible outcrop. Small ridge at eastern edge of swamp. Black shale fragments with 5-10% quartz and calcite veining. Up to 0.5% disseminated pyrite and possibly very fine, dark sphalerite.

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Of the four rock samples submitted for analysis, none gave a significant response other than a moderate zinc anomaly. Sample number 26056, taken from a northerly trending ridge, contained 0.9% Zn 272 ppm Cu and 54 ppm Pb. This specimen contained quartz and calcite fracture fillings with only a minor amount of visible sulphides along fracture walls. Samples of red crystal tuff and fine laminated sediment are fractured, and contain quartz infilling and other vein signatures but were devoid of base or precious metal mineralization.

4.3 Soil Geochemistry

The first phase of the 1988 program involved the location of a grid that was used for the geophysical survey and for locating soil samples. The grid was centered over reconnaissance soil sample #330 taken during the 1985 program. (April 1986 Assessment Report KOT 1-4 Claims)

The grid consisted of a one kilometer, cut, baseline running north-south and tied into the creek located approximately 500 meters to the east. Crosslines were constructed at 50 meter intervals either side of the baseline. The crosslines were established by compass and hip chain and stations were marked with flagging every 20 meters.

In 1988, a total of 42 B horizon soil .samples were collected at 40 m intervals, along lines 10+00N, 12+00N, 14+00N and 16+00N (Figure 5).

The samples were shipped to the Placer Dome laboratory in Vancouver where the -80 mesh fraction was analyzed for Au, Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu and Ba. The analytical data are listed in Appendix 11. Figures 6-10 show the distribution of Cu, Pb, Zn, Au, Ag and Ba in the soil.

The data show that there are some weak base metal (Pb,Zn) anomalies. There are no significant precious metal anomalies. The highest zinc value (1280 ppm) occurred at station 10+00N 13+00E, in the southeast corner of the grid. The lead values obtained showed few significant anomalies (high value of 77 ppm at 16+00N 12+40E). Values ranged fairly consistently between 10 and 15 ppm.

The geochemical data show no positive correlation with the north trending VLF conductors identified in the area of the survey.

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4.4 GeoDhvsics

Survev Parameters

The geophysical surveys on the Kot claims were carried out during June 27-30, 1988. A total of 8.4 kilometers of line were surveyed. VLF readings were taken at 20m stations and magnetic readings at 10m stations. The station at Jim Creek (near Seattle, Washington) was used for the VLF survey.

EaUiDment Used

The magnetometer survey was conducted using a Geometrics G-856A portable proton magnetometer (memory- mag). The magnetometer data was tied to a base station value established on the grid. The data from the magnetometer was dumped out to floppy disk on a Kaypro I portable computer and eventually transferred to a Sun Microsystem work station for final plotting.

The VLF-EM survey employed a Geonics EM-16 which used the following transmitting station:

Jim Creek NLK 24.8 )dIz

VLF readings were also entered onto floppy disk in a Kaypro I computer and later transferred to a Sun Microsystem work station for final plotting.

Plottins of Results

The magnetometer survey results were plotted as plan maps of stacked profiles and posted data at a scale of 1: 2500 (Figure 12) An additional map was prepared after a five point filter had been applied to the magnetic data (Figure 13).

The VLF survey results were plotted as a plan map of the In-phase, Quadrature and Fraser Filter data at a scale of 1:2500 (Plan maps of posted data for in-phase and quadrature have also been plotted). The Fraser Filter data was calculated as per the method put forth by D.C. Fraser (1969, Contouring of VLF-EM data, Geophysics v. 34 p 958-967). See maps in the folder at the back of report (Figures 11, 14, 15).

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Results of Geouhvsical Survevs

Two prominent VLF conductors were detected in the VLF survey. Several apparent contacts were outlined on the stacked profile magnetic maps.

5.0 CONCLUSIONS

The 1987 Xot exploration program has revealed two prominent VLF conductors in the southeast corner of the grid and has not exposed any significant base or precious metal geochemistry.

The VLF conductors are still open to the north and this area is still geochemically untested.

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6.0 STATEWENT OF EXPENDITURE

EXPLORATION COST FOR 1988 ON

THE KOT 1-4 CLAIMS

Labour Cost

R. Boase (Geologist) 4 days @ $200/day $ J. Taylor (Field Assistant) 4 days @ $150/day $ Contract Labour 1 day @ $200/day $ Contract Labour 4 days @ $150/day $ Contract Labour 2 days @ $150/day $

Accommodation

July 27-30 for 2 people @ $ 80/day $

TransDortation

July 27-30 Northern Mountain Helicopters

800.00 600.00 200.00 600.00 300.00

640.00

Bell 206 12 hrs. @ $562/hr $ 6,749.48

July 27 Canadian Airlines Vancouver-Smithers return

2 @ $397 $ 894.00

Assay Costs

6 rock samples analyzed for Au,Ag,Pb,Zn,Cu,Ba

@ $ 17.20 each $ 103.20

42 soil samples geochemically analyzed for Au,Ag,Pb,Zn,Cu,Ba

@ $ 17.20 each $ 722.40

ReDOrt PreDaration

R. Pinsent R. Boase Draft Person Typist Computer Cost

1 day @ $4oO/day $ 400.00 3 days @ $200/day $ 600.00 1/2 day@ $2oo/day $ 100.00 1/2 day@ $200/day $ 75.00 1/2 day@ $150/day $ 150.00

TOTAL $12,934.08

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7.0 STATEMENT OF OUALIFICATIONS

I, Richard J. Boase of 2045 Boulevard Crescent, North Vancouver, British Columbia (V7L 3Y9), do hereby certify that:

1. I am a graduate of the University of British Columbia where I received a B.Sc. in Geology in 1987.

I personally examined the area covered by this report and have assessed the results of the work completed.

2 .

Richard J. Boase September 8, 1988

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8.0 REFERENCES

Richards, T.A. (1980): Geology of Hazelton (93M) Map Area: Geological Survey of Canada. Open File 720

Tipper H.W. and T.A. Richards, (1976): Jurassic Stratigraphy and History of North-Central British Columbia: Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 270.

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P L A C E R D O M E I N C ( V A N C O U V E R L A B O R A T O R Y )

GEOCHEMICAL DATA LISTING: BC GEN EXPL KOT

PDL lab data file: P8139 AREA : KOT MAPSHEET NO: VENTURE : BC GEN EXPL GEOLOGIST: R BOASE LAB PROJECT NO: 8139

PLEASE DISTRIBUTE RESULTS TO: RB RP LR EK MG RH LAB

REMARKS : “AU1 RESULTS REPORTED IN PPB” “COPY OF RESULTS TO R PINSENT”

STANDARD ANALYSIS METHODS USED BY PDL GEOCHEM LAB ARE LISTED BELOW: ALL RESULTS EXPRESSED AS INDICATED IN UNITS COLUMN BELOW ANY EXCEPTIONS FOR THIS PROJECT ARE NOTED ABOVE

REMARKS: INTERNAL LAB STANDARDS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED FOR REFERENCE. SAMPLE NUMBERS FOLLOWED BY * ARE DUPLICATE ANALYSES.

UNITS WT.G ATTACK USED TIME RANGE METHOD MO PPM 0.5 CU PPM 0.5 ZN PPM 0.5 PB PPM 0.5 CD PPM 0.5 NI PPM 0.5 CO PPM 0.5 AG PPM 0.5 AU PPM 10.0 AU1 PPB 10.0 U PPM 0.25 V PPM 0.5 W PPM 0.5 F PPM 0.25

AS PPM 0.5 SB PPM 0.5 BI PPM 0.5 MN PPM 0.5 FE % 0.5 HG PPB 0.25 BA % 0.25 NA % 0.5 K % 0.5 CA % 0.5 SR PPM 0.5 MG % 0.5 SN PPM 1.0 PT PPB 25.0 PD PPB 25.0 LO1 % 1.0

HCL04/HN03 HCL04/HN03 HCL04/HN03 HCL04/HN03 HCL04/HN03 HCL04/HN03 HCL04/HN03 HCL04/HN03 AQUA REGIA AQUA REGIA DIL HN03 HF/HCL04/HN03/HCL HCL04/H3P04 NA2C03/KN03 FUSION AQUA REGIA HCL/HN03 HCL04/HN03 HCL04/HN03 HF/HCL04/HN03/HCL DIL HN03/HCL

HF/HCL04/HN03/HCL HF/HCLOQ/HNO3/HCL HF/HCL04/HN03/HCL HF/HCL04/HN03/HCL HF/HCL04/HN03/HCL NH4I FUSION FIRE ASSAY FIRE ASSAY ASH 600 DEG C

HF/HI/OXALIC

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ATOMIC ABSORPTION ATOMIC ABSORPTION ATOMIC ABSORPTION A.A. BACKGROUND COR. A.A. BACKGROUND COR. ATOMIC ABSORPTION ATOMIC ABSORPTION A.A. BACKGROUND COR A.A. SOLVENT EXTRACT. A.A. SOLVENT EXTRACT. FLOURIMETRY SOLV. EX. ATOMIC ABSORPTION DC PLASMA SPECIFIC ION ELECTRODE DC PLASMA DC PLASMA A.A. BACKGROUND COR. ATOMIC ABSORPTION DC PLASMA A.A. COLD VAPOR GEN. ATOMIC ABSORPTION DC PLASMA DC PLASMA DC PLASMA DC PLASMA DC PLASMA A.A. SOLVENT EXTRACT. DC PLASMA DC PLASMA WEIGH RESIDUE

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APPENDIX 1

PLACER GEOCHEM ASSAY SYSTEM: DATA FROM BC GEN EXPL KOT

GRID SAMPLE PROJECT cu ZN PB AG BA AU1

26053 8139 27 9 33 0.7 0.11 5 26054 8139 80 330 12 0.4 <0.02 <5 26055 8139 8 102 8 <0.2 0.08 <5 26056 8139 272 0.90% 54 0.3 <0.02 <5 26056* 8139 270 0.90% 55 0.3 <0.02 5

test STD ZN-PB 8139 0.57%

All values in ppm except Aul (ppb) and Ba (%)

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APPENDIX 2

L10+00N L10+00N L10+00N L10+00N L10+00N L10+00N L10+00N L10+00N L10+00N L10t00N L10+00N L10+00N L12+00N L12t00N L12+00N L12+00N L12+00N L12+00N L12+00N L12+00N L12+00N L16+00N L16t00N L16+00N L16+00N L16+00N L16t00N L16+00N L16+00N L16+00N L16+00N L16t00N L16t00N L14 t OON L14+00N L14t00N L14+00N L14t00N L14+00N L14t00N L14t00N L14+00N L14+00N L14+00N

10t00E 81381, 10t40E 8138L 10+80E 8138L. 11+20E 81381, 11+60E 8138L 12+00E 8138L 12+40E 8138L 12+80E 8138L 13+20E 8138L 13+20E*8138L 13t60E 8138L 14+00E 8138L 10t00E 8138L 10+80E 81381, 11+20E 8138L 12+00E 8138L 12+40E 8138L 12+80E 81381. 13+20E 81381. 13t60E 81381, 14+00E 8138L 10+00E 8138L 10+40E 8138L 10+80E 81381, 11t20E 8138L 11t60E 81381, 12+00E 8138L 12+40E 8138L 12+40E*8138L 12+80E 8138L 13+20E 8138L 13+60E 8138L 14+00E 8138L 10+00E 81381. 10+40E 8138L 10t80E 8138L 11t20E 8138L 11+60E 8138L 12+00E 8138L 12+40E 8138L 12+80E 81381. 13+20E 8138L 13+60E 8138L 14+00E 8138L

CU

32 22 42 31 23 22 22 22 53 54 13 38 23 30 23 24 20 21 36 44 143 36 26 24 21 31 17 17 17 24 15 2 6 34 24 27 32 2 6 23 21 27 28 20 25 26

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140 90 187 112 102 182 200

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2 65 100 198 110 100 95 74 230 193 320 3 02 345 113 320 127 70 95 96 166

88 118 140 180 98 88 155 118 72 202 173 80 187 202

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5 10 2.5 2.5 2.5

25 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

All values in ppm except Aul (ppb) and Ba (%)

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