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4 GEOCHEMICAL REPORT ON THE GAZA 1, GAZA 2 and JERICHO 1 MINERAL CLAIMS 1. INTRODUCTION (i) Location and Access The Gaza - Jericho property is located approximately 58 kilometers southeast of Ashcroft, B.C., and is some 10 km southeast of Cominco's Valley Copper Division and 8 km to the east of Highmont Operating Corporation and Lornex Mines Ltd. deposits. It is situated at elevations from 1190 to 1525 metres above sea level. Access to the survey area is by 1.5 km of bush road (suitable for 4-wheel drive vehicles), which leaves the Ashcroft - Logan Lake highway between Indian Reserves Y14 and /I15 and crosses Witches Brook by a narrow log bridge. The drilling area is approximately 2% km southeast of Cominco' s "J. A. mineralization zone, 1.5 km northeast of the Gaza "Gap" mineralization showing and 1.5 km northwest of the Jericho adit mineralization zone. (ii) < H The property has been tested by induced polarization surveys and tunnel work, diamond and percussion drillings. Most of the exploration work was done during the period July 1963 to November Canadian Superior Exploration Ltd. explored the Jericho property during 1966 and 1967, and both the Jericho and, Gaza properties were taken under option by Tremar Mines Ltd. in Tremar conducted I.P. surveys in the vicinity of the Jericho adits and the Gaza claims, and did 1035 metres of percussion drilling in 11 drill holes on the gaza property during 1970 field season. Highmont Mining Corporation Ltd. optioned the property from Jericho Mines Ltd. and Gaza Mines Ltd. in A drilling program was immediately launched to test the property area along the strike of the Cominco's "J.A." zone. Drill holes were planned on a 490 metre square grid pattern, utilizing a combination of diamond and percussion drills.

5 Seventeen diamond drill holes and 30 percussion drill holes were completed, with totals of 2538 metres of diamond drilling and 2926 metres of percussion drilling. In 1979, another 502 metres of diamond drilling was done at the North and South dam foundation sites, before the construction of Highmont Tailings pond commenced. No significant mineralization was encountered in the last two drilling programs. ( i i i ) Summary of Work Done Q Canadian Superior had conducted a geochemical survey across most of the Gaza-Jericho property in 1966 (refer to Assessment Report #922 - Jeri cho Property in 1966). The result showed an area of anomalous copper zones trending NW-SE, from the east end of line 64s to the west end of 136S, with some coincident anomalous molybdenum zones (+3 ppm Mo.). (see I1Highmont Assessment Report #922-Jericho Property1'-by R.A.Dujardin in 1966.) The present geochemical survey was carried out to the north of these anomalous copper zones, to trace the possible extension of those zones. The soil survey lines were corresponding to the same grid system used by Canadian Superior. The total number of soil samples collected in this survey are 173, with a total length of ground travelled 840 metres. Approximately 46% of the work was performed within Gaza 2 and Jericho mineral claims of "Jericho Link" claim group and the rest of the work was performed within Gaza I. Therefore, the assessment work done on these two claim groups was apportioned according to the ratio above. 2. SURVEY PROCEDURE 173 samples were collected at intervals of metres along 1 ines spaced ranging 244 m and 122 m apart. Most of the samples were taken from the upper part of the B soil horizon at a depth of at least fifteen cm. Swamp areas were often sampled at greater depth. The samples were placed into paper envelopes and shipped to MIN-EN LABOR- ATORl ES LTD. (705 West 15th Street, North ~ancouver) for chemical analysis of the copper and molybdenum content. At Min-En the samples were processed, employing owing procedures for copper and molybdenum: the fol l-

6 0' After drying the samples at 95'~ soil samples are screened by 80 mesh sieve to obtain the minus 80 mesh fraction for analysis. 1.0 gram of each sample is digested for 6 hours with HNO and HC104 mixture. 3 After cooling samples are diluted to standard volume. The solutions are analysed by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometers. Copper is analysed using the'c H -Air flame combination, 2.2 but the molybdenum determination Cs carried out by CH CH N 0 gas mixture directly or indirectly (depending on $he2 2 sensitivity and detection limit required) on these sample so! utions. 4. SURVEY RESULTS AND INTERPRETATION Figure 2 shows the analytical values for copper and molybdenum in the soil samples on a plan map of the survey area at a scale of 1:4800 (in the envelope at the back of the report). The values of 400 ppm for copper and 7 ppm for molybdenum were chosen for anomalous values. These values were derived from the statistical analysis of sample values obtained from the last geochemical survey in the general area in July 1974 (detai 1s refer to Geochemical Assessment Report on the NAT, JAMES, DICK and HORN mineral claims - by A. J. Reed). - The 400 ppm copper isograd on figure 3 shows two anomalous areas. The only anomalous molybdenum values were found to coincide with the northern copper anomaly. The copper isograd plan (~igure 3) shows pronounced northeasterly alignment. The survey area occupies a steep northfacing hillside drained by seasonally intermittant streams. The glacial trend in the area is from northwest to southeast. Therefore the soil sampling gives no indication of, a glacial train anomaly derived from the adjacent ~ominco s J-A zone. - The northern anomaly is situated on a small dissected plateau along the Highland Valley and in a swampy area. The anomaly is probably just a "drain" anomaly with a source presently unknown. The southeastern anomaly has a pronounced northeasterly trend parallel to Gaza Gap mineralization zone. It seems that it probably representssmall areas of copper mineralization similar to that occuring on the GAP showing.

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8 ITEMIZED COST STATEMENT 1. Geochemi ca 1 Samp 1 i ng (~ept/84) $ Sample Preparation & Assaying (Sept/84) Drafting Travel 1 ing and Meals (From Vancouver to Logan Lake) (i) W.R. Bergey Chief Geologist Teck Corpora t ion (Aug-Sept/84) (ii) K. McKirdy Geological Staff Teck Corporat ion (~ept/84)' 5. Miscellaneous Pick Axe Consulting W.R. Bergey Chief Geologist Teck Corporation 0, (Aug-Sep t/84) 7. Preparation of Report 12 $60/hour Lou i s H. c. Tsang (~ov/84) Chief Geologist Highmont Operating Corporation. TOTAL $4, /

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12 , ' i:.... ~pp- ' P5LIJ-EN Labarat_ori. es Led, Sp~cialists in Hineral Envi~onwer!ts 7P5 UEEl 15th STFEET ESETi.: ~ & f ~ C ~ E.C, ~ V i [k$jci!c ~ 5 i:'7ti; jt2 Fi,;. ''e ik.i!s! 92$-5=; 4 fik (60$)'; r),-. 5EOCHEMICCIL AIdALYSIS CERTIF JC&TE - TELEX: iZf COMFfiNY: TECK EXPLOEGTIONS FILE: /PI FRDJECT: HIGHMONT MIFJES BGTE: SEFT. 21 /E4 ATTEN7' I l?id : &. BERGEY TYFE: SOIL GEDCHEM Cic hereby 51~r?I'fy thst the.folloi.=iing are eke rez;it!ltz cri the geochemical arlalysis made on 30.;a..mpEe.;.;~c.bmittei. 9 :5+,i;!'':,;.... ; -,i"] i:;. i,.ti.,;;.;i.':j:.; ;.:; I:? s 1.:; i:: 2 1. :.~'i ; \!A\!:' " ,.:E," '.',.i. j:.:i '::." i,j!.i 'i I- ::;.,.--.L :...-.'.. <::>\;,< :i.., 'i.. i,..*, r':ij.: -2 : =? ;:.. :..t :\. :.,;.;:I:.) :! t:, <-j t ? r'il.! ; i!.j.i.!... L.i I,:?.-"! i.:,., : 1.*,::.:.: i < L:..") (1.s ; : : s.-:,.....,;...=... i..,a...; *,(.3;.i!.-...? :.. F: : : a.f :,!...,,...,8,..,. i.j3 t;;;<,~;l::.!! i-. ;......z.. i.::. I.... '.,$i j. -;.,.'>+, ; ". i 1.: i c c;? c:.; <,') y-:.,.:: i.-..-*,. :-;,_... : G.! " I. ;..i I... J z:.; :.I. '..' i 1!" 5". ':'.",....,....;?!,.i,".j C _. : i.i.,..i : <,;*; a: 2 %,.: y-., i;.....:,,..,,..* 8....,...? , a.,. <...-. s.'''.a ' J. LA$.:::..,:..,.:; -: /,,.">,..., j..(.< -.: +.!.>'. : : : '.'...,,._* A: ;:, ;, i:.! '.-..,; j...., -. :... :.i: i r:-. e:,>-:,>.>, i.{,-.s... {. i.: i! - Ti.:!:..> -i.. A. i ' I... I..'.'.i!...!I..; "...." , " -.-! " Ci.' d..i"$t::..,,: 2 : 2.:.?..!...,.. c. r:.:; L:.: L1 t.,~... :L :..-.: i -... i <6..,.,,.:? C., $3 i j:.i t I. I..!.... I -,...,.'!,.*....,..,. I..:... I. j..'.s.t-c - i.' -. :Ci. :;, [> r >'! '-. + :.'t 3.,;...._: &. : I.i., I...,.! I..> "- - " ".-... "-... ;.I. :, r.....,. %<,:, L.!+'.; :i. c:: $..I c::' :.gr;..i-i..,rt L :Ti.!..!,(L.';:.! i..:.! I 3' " ;.,t r i. - -.<){"?!-;......*,...t,., ,,., :..,...! -~:>&.! 2..Gt :;I:.! -,!. r. i.. i :. I Ci ". -,"-.--.A, Certified by p-.--p..---p /11

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15 MIN-EN Laborataries Ltd Specialists in Mineral Environments 705 WEST 15th STREET WORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA V7H 112 ( DR (b04) TELEX: \ GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS CERTIFICATE COMPhNY: TECK EXPLORhTIONS FILE: /P4 PROJECT: HIGHMONT MINES DhTE: SEPT ATTENTION: W. BERGEY. TYPE: SOIL GEOCHEH He hereby certify that the fallowing are the results af the geochemical analysis made an 30 samples submitted. SAMPLE MO CU NUMBER PPM PPM

16 n :(b04) OR TELEX! WIN-EN Lab-raatories Ltd, Specialists in Hinerel Environments 705 WEST 15th STREET WDRTH VINCDUVER, B.C. CANADA V7H IT2 GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS CERTIFICGTE CDHP6NY: TECK EXPLORGTIONS FILE: /P5 PR0JECT:HIGHMONT MINES DGTEo SEPT. 21 /84 ATTENT I ON : W. BERGEY TYPEo SOIL GEOCHEM Ue hereby certify that the following are the results of the geochemical analysis made on 30 samples submitted. SAMPLE MO CU NUMBER PPM PF'M

17 t - -IS - HIN-EN Laborerckarims Ltd- Specialists in Mineral Environments 705 WEST 15th STREET NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. CLNLDA V7H 112 '4PT :(604) OR (604) GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS CERTIFICATE TELEX: COMPANY: TECK EXPLORATIONS - FILE: /P6 PROJECT: HIGHMONT MINES DATE : SEPT.21/84 ATTENT I ON: W. BERGEY TYPE: SOIL GEOCWEM #e hereby certify that the following are the results of' the geochemical analysis made on 30 samples submitted. SAMPLE MO CU NUMBER FPM PPM

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