GEOLOGICAL- GEOPHY S ICAL- GEOCHEMICAL REPORT. on the KLI MINERAL CLAIMS KLIYUL CREEK AREA. Located 12 miles west of Aiken Lake, B. C.

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1 GEOLOGICAL- GEOPHY S ICAL- GEOCHEMICAL REPORT on the KLI MINERAL CLAIMS KLIYUL CREEK AREA Located 12 miles west of Aiken Lake, B. C. (56' 27' N, 126" 051 W) 94 3 ] g ~ Omineca Mining Division, B. C. G. A. Noel, P. Eng. August 27, 1971 Mines arid Petroleum RUSOU~CBS \ A~sESSIAEMT REPORT *- NO.... 3~k,$Mb@ -*

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page SUMMARY... 1 INTRODUCTION FIELDWORK GEOLOGY MAGNETOMETER RESULTS GEOCHEMICAL RESULTS CONCLUSIONS APPENDIX A APPENDIX B - Geochemical Analyses - Statement of Costs ILLUSTRATIONS, Figure 1 - Location Map 2 Figure 2 - Frequency Curve - Copper in pprn - NE of B/L 7 Figure 3 - Frequency Curve - Copper in pprn - SW of B/L 8 Figure 4 - Frequency Curve - Zinc in pprn - NE of B/L g Figure 5 - Frequency Curve - Zinc in pprn - SW of B/L 10 Figure 6 - Frequency Curve - Silver in pprn - NE of B/L 11 Figure 7 - Frequency Curve - Silver in pprn - SW of B/L 12 e + : d e J Map No. 1 - Geology - Kli Claims In Pocket ; e: Map No. 2 - Geochemical Soils - Copper in ppm - Kli Claims In Pocket > i d Map No. 3 - Magnetometer Survey - Kli Claims In Pocket

3 SUMMARY From July 1 to July 17, 1971 a five-man crew completed geological mapping, a ground magnetometer survey and a geochemical soil survey on the Kli claims, about 12 miles west of Aiken Lake, B.C., in the Omineca Mining Division. The property consists of four claims, Kli 1-4, which lie along the west side of Kliyul Creek. The property is underlain by porphyritic andesite of the Takla Group, which is intruded by an ultramafic plug. The volcanics are sheared and altered along the contact zone and small skarn zones have been developed in the volcanics along the walls of the sheared zone. A little chalcopyrite and pyrite occur in this skarn zone and, in places, in feldspathic dikes which cut all other rocks in the area. The magnetometer survey fairly well outlined the areas of ultramafic rocks. The geochemical soil survey outlined several anomalies over the area of ultramafic rocks as well as the copper mineralization in the skarn zones and feldspathic dikes. Further work is planned to investigate the copper soil anomalies over the ultramaf ic complex.

5 INTRODUCTION Between July 1 and July 17, 1971 a crew of five men was engaged in geological mapping, a ground magnetometer survey, and a geochemical soil survey on the Kli property, owned by El Paso Mining and Milling Company. The Kli property consists of four claims, Kli 1 to 4 inclusive, and is located in the Omineca Mining Division about 12 miles west of Aiken Lake, near the head of the Mesilinka River. The claims are on the west side of the Kliyul Creek and extend from 4100 feet elevation at creek level to about 5000 feet at their southwest end. From Germansen Landing, a secondary access road follows the north bank of the Omineca River westerly to Discovery Creek, then swings north crossing the Osilinka and Mesilinka Rivers, and finally follows the north side of the Mesilinka River n~rthwest to Aiken Lake for a total distance of about 80 miles. The Kli property requires servicing by helicopter from Aiken Lake. A total of 17 days was spent in geological mapping, and on the magnetometer and geochemical soil surveys by the five-man crew. A survey grid was laid out by compass and tape, covering an area 2800 feet long (northwest-southeast) by 2000 feet wide. Traverse lines were run N45OE for 700 feet southwest and 1300 feet northeast of a N45'W base line through the common claim corner, No. 2 Post of Kli 1

6 and 2 and No. 1 Post of Kli 3 and 4. Lines were spaced at 200 feet and stations at 100 feet. This grid was used for geological mapping as well as for the magnetometer and geochemical soil surveys. A number of chip samples were taken from the mineralized skarn zone about 50 feet west of the common corner of the four claims. The magnetometer survey was done with a McPhar M-700 flux gate magnetometer. This instrument reads from 0 to 250,000 gammas in five ranges with either positive or negative polarity. The baseline was run back and forth in a short time interval to establish magnetic control values for each traverse line. The magnetometer readings along each traverse were corrected after traverse closure using a time-magnetometer correction plot. The soil samples were taken from the "B" horizon where possible, using a 1-inch diameter auger. This horizon was found generally between six inches and one foot depth below the surface. A total of 345 samples was collected and analyzed for total copper, zinc and silver in parts per million by Warnock Hersey Ltd., 125 East 4th Avenue, Vancouver, B. C., using the following procedure: 1. The soil sample was air-dried at 150 F. 2. The sample was then sieved through a -80 mesh nylon and stainless steel sieve grams of the -80 mesh material were weighed into a test tube and digested for two hours in hot 70% ~ ~ and 1HN03. 0 ~

7 4. The sample volume was adjusted to 25 mls. and mixed thoroughly. 5. Analysis of copper, zinc and silver content was done by the atomic absorption method. GEOLOGY The Kli claims are underlain by andesitic volcanic rocks of the Takla Group of Upper Triassic and Jurassic age. These flows have been intruded by a small body of peridotite which extends along the southwest contact of a large tongue of quartz diorite occupying the northeast side of Kliyul Creek. This quartz diorite is part of the Ornineca intrusions and is probably younger than the ultramafic body. The ultramafic intrusives which include peridotite, hornblende gabbro, and hornblende diorite occupy the northeastern half of the claims area adjacent to the southwest side of Kliyul Creek and in general underlie Kli No. 1 and Kli No. 3 claims (See Map No. 1. ) The hornblende gabbro and diorite may have developed from reaction between the peridotite and the intruded volcanics. The volcanics which are mainly a porphyritic andesite show considerable alteration - saussurite and carbonate. Near the contact with the ultramafic, which trends N 50' W across the common corner of the four claims, the andesite has been intensely sheared

8 with the development of a chlorite-carbonate-serpentine schist zone. Fine grained skarn zones up to 50 feet wide have been developed in the andesite along both contacts of the chlorite-carbonate schist. This skarn is composed of epidote, calcite, garnet, quartz and possibly diopside. All of the above-qentioned rocks are cut by highly feldspathic dikes of monzonite to quartz monzonite composition. These dikes are particularly prevalent near the skarn zones and have a WNW trend roughly parallel to the sheared schist zone. Mineralization consists of chalcopyrite and pyrite irregu- larly disseminated through some of the skarn bands. Eleven chip samples were taken over an average length of ten feet for each sample and showed an average assay of 0.19% copper with a range between trace and 0.46% copper. MAGNETOMETER RESULTS The corrected magnetometer readings are plotted and con- toured at a 500-gamma interval on Map No. 3. The higher magnetic relief northeast of the baseline reflects the underlying ultramafic complex, in contrast to the subdued pattern southwest of the baseline over the volcanic rocks. GEOCHEMICAL RESULTS The geochemical results northeast and southwest of the baseline were treated separately due to the variation in geological

9 - ARlTHMETlC MEAN > 600 P.F! M OMITTED = PI? M. FIGURE 2 FREQUENCY CURVE - COPPER IN SOILS

12 ARlTHWlETlC MEAN = P.F! M. FIGURE 5 FREQUENCY CURVE - ZINC IN SOILS

13 1207 ARITHMETIC MEAN = 1.36 F!R M. FIGURE 6 FREQUENCY CURVE - SI LVER IN SOILS

15 environment. Frequency curves were plotted for both areas for copper, zinc and silver and these are included as Figures 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. The arithmetic mean of the soil sample assays in each case is shown on the respective plot. From an inspection of these curves, it was determined that the soil samples were not anomalous with respect to qinc and silver and that the background and anomalous values were very similar over both volcanic and ultramafic terrain; that is, southwest and northeast of the baseline. The copper soil analyses are plotted on Map No. 2 and the following ranges for anomalous values have been used based on Figures 2 and 3ad a background of 70 ppm copper: Anomalous Designation Range - ppm Cu Color (Map No. 2) Possibly Probably Definitely Yellow Orange > 350 Red Six main copper soil anomalies are outlined on Map No. 2. These are generally irregularly shaped, fairly extensive and of west to west-northwest trend. These anomalies are designated A, B,C, D, E and F on the map. Anomalies A, B and C occur in the ultramafic and may only reflect an inherently higher copper content of parts of this intrusive complex. Anomaly D and possibly part of anomaly E are considered due to northwest-trending monzonite di$es, which generally show some copper mineralization.

16 Anomalies E and F are probably due to the skarn type mineralization in the volcanics. CONCLUSIONS The skarn-type copper mineralization on the Kli property is closely related to a WNW-trending chlorite-carbonate schist zone which probably reflects a shear zone in the volcanics along the intrusive contact. The late f eldspathic dikes are considered to have been the mineralizers. The skarn zone itself is small and low grade. The copper soil anomalies over the ultramafic rocks warrant further investigations. G. A. Noel

17 APPENDIX A GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSES

22 - - - WAFINOCK HERSEY 1NTERNATIC)NAL LIMITED TEST PZSUZITS - Contld PROFESBIONAL SERVICES OIVISION Sample No, Copper Zinc Silver (pp) (pvi31 (ppn1) U 9S - 7E s , 1.7 9s - 9E S L IlE S - 12s s - 1% s

24 - - WARNOCU HERSEY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED profe6stonal SERVICES DIVISION...7 TICST RZSUiTS - Cont'd -. Sample No. Copper Zinc Silver Cpprn) tppn) c ( P P ~ U 1+WM E sGOE ON E E; \1-7+00E lt.00n - ScOOE lioon - 9M0E lm0n - 10+OCE l+con - ll.t.(?oe N - 12@OE i.I - 13.tcIOX l+oon - 1MOS i.5 1.cOC)N E i-i-uflii4-1i-go:j l-;.oow - 2& N - 340W B W l@on : OOf? - 6+OOW N - 740W O+OOE % E I N - 2QOZ i E m;r - t~eors I.i - 5i00E CON OE ?i - 8-i-CC)X I I

31 APPENDIX B STATEMENT OF COSTS

32 Form No. Z L r Wages and costs incurred in a detailed Geological - - Geochemical survey of the Kli Claims, l'rovince of British Columbia I Geo~hvsical a. &I mil: j Aiken Lake Area, Omineca M.D., B. C. 3, G. A. Noel 7 Of Vancouver in the.province of British Columbia. Bolotnnly BPS~~~P the following wages and costs were directly expended on a Geological - Geophysical - Geochemical survey of the Kli Claims between July lst, 1971 and July 17th, WAGES : D. Francis 17 days July 1 - July 17, $ 925./month J. Franzen 17 days July 1 - July 17, 600. /month r""" W R. Sketchley 17 days July 1 - July 17, 550. /month M. Hutchinson 17 days July 1 - July 17, 525. /month T. Potts 17 days July 1 - July 17, 525. /month TOTAL WAGES $ 1, GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS CAMP COSTS - $4.50/man/day TOTAL COSTS $ 2, Anb I make this solemn Declaration conscientiously believing it to be true, and knowing that it is of the same force and effect as if made under oath, and by virtue of the Canada Evidence Act. BorlaroB before me at Vancouver in the Province of British Columbia. this day of 1 I I I G. A. Noel A Notary Public in and for the Province of Britiah Columbia A Comn~issioner for taking affidavits for British Columbia

33 STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS The fieldwork for this report was done under the supervision of G. A. Noel, whose qualifications are outlined below: G. A. NOEL: P. Eng. (Geol. Eng. ), Manager of Canadian Exploration for El Paso Mining and Milling Company, Vancouver, B. C. Conpleted B.A. Sc. (Geology) at University of B. C. in 1950 and M.A. Sc. (Geology) at University of Toronto in 1951; employed by Kennco Explorations (Canada) Ltd. from May 1951 through March 1956 as a field geologist in B. C. and Yakon Territory under the supervision of J. S. Scott; employed by Utah Construction and Mining Co. from March 1956 through September 1969 in B. C. and Alaska mineral exploration as a project geologist, acting district geologist and senior project geologist under L.C. Clark, W. Bourret, H. G. Peacock and E. S. Rugg; employed by El Paso Mining and Milling Company in Vancouver, B. C. since October 1970.

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