Beekeeper Property The Geology South of Mint Lake. Cariboo Mining Division

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1 Beekeeper Property The Geology South of Mint Lake NTS: 93A/6 Cariboo Mining Division Claims: Beekeeper 1 #I2055 Beekeeper 2 #3892 Beekeeper 3 #7895 Beekeeper 4 #8503 Latitude: Longitude: 52 degrees 24 minutes North 121 degrees 20 minutes West Owner & Operator: Eastfield Resources Ltd Howe Street Vancouver, BC V6C 127 Author: J. W. Morton June, 1990

2 Table of Contents Page 'CI Summary Location, Access and Physiography claim Status History Regional Geology conclusions References Statement of Qualifications Cost Statement Appendix (Field Notes) List of Figures Location Map Figure 1 *w Geology South of Mint Lake Figure 2

3 - 1 - wv 1.1 SUMMARY On June 16, 1990, J.W. Morton conducted a one day geological and prospecting traverse south of Mint Lake (Figure 2 ). At the time of the work described in this report an induced polarization survey was in progress on the Beekeeper property. In 1987, Andre Panteleyev, mapping for the B.C. Ministry of Energy Mines and Petroleum Resources, mapped a small diorite stock south of Mint Lake. It has since been speculated that the sulphide system encountered in three drill holes completed on the opposite side of the claim group in 1987 might extend to Panteleyev's Mint Lake intrusive. (i.e. The Mint Lake stock might connect with the Kwun Lake stock). The diorite was not confirmed on June 16, although three exposures of magnetite rich gabbroic dykes were documented. 1.2 LOCATION, ACCESS AND PHYSIOGRAPHY 'cr The Beekeeper property is located 60 kilometers northeast of Williams Lake (Figure 1) and 10 kilometers northeast of Horsefly in central British Columbia (NTS: 93A/6). Road access is via 70 kilometers of paved road between 150 Mile House and Horsefly and then via 4 kilometers of gravel road toward Horsefly Lake and 8 kilometers of gravel and ranching roads into the property. The area is characterized by low drumlin-like hills approximately 50 meters high. Elevations on the property vary between 840 meters and 920 meters above sea level. Vegetation consists mainly of open fir-pine-aspen-birch forest although small sections of the claim block have been cleared to promote cattle and some areas have been selectively logged by local ranchers. 1.3 CLAIM STATUS Claim Units Record No. Recorded Beekeeper October 1, 1980 Beekeeper July 27, 1981 Beekeeper August 21, 1986 Beekeeper June 18, 1987 Claims lie within the Cariboo Mining Division.

4 w SCALE 1 : km BEEKEEPER LOCATION MAP DATE IDRAWN BY I DWG. R.M.C. /J.S. I L FIG. 1

5 - 2 - ysr PI 1.4 HISTORY Recent exploration activity in the Kwun Lake area commenced in the early 1970's during the search for porphyry copper-gold deposits associated with alkaline intrusive complexes. Initial exploration generally focused on aeromagnetic anomalies commonly associated with the intrusives. In 1973, Dome Mines (now Placer Dome Mines) and Newconex (now Gold Fields Mining Corporation) located claims over the alkaline Kwun Lake stock. On reduction of these claims in 1980, J. W. Morton acting for the Alexis Joint Venture Syndicate, staked the Beekeeper 1 claim to cover possible extensions of the stock. Other claims have gradually been added to form the current claim group. In 1981 Imperial Metals Corporation, operator of the Alexis Joint Venture Syndicate, conducted soil sampling, ground magnetic and VLF-EM surveys on the Beekeeper 1 claim. The work led to bulldozer trenching in 1984 and 1985 which exposed rusty, pyritic volcanics crosscut by quartz-ankerite shear zones. Several samples ran from 75 ppb to 765 ppb gold and samples contained up to 0.12% Mercury. In March 1986, Eastfield Resources acquired the property from Imperial and in February 1987, completed ground magnetic and IP surveys. In 1987 Lornex Mining Corporation optioned the Beekeeper property from Eastfield and completed three diamond drill holes totalling 506 metres. Two drill holes intersected pyrite, epidote and K-feldspar altered pyroxene porphyry while the third hole intersected pyritic monzodiorite. All three holes ended in significant sulphide mineralization. 2. REGIONAL GEOLOGY Beekeeper lies near the centre of the 30 kilometer wide Quesnel Trough - a regionally fault-bounded belt of Triassic-Jurassic volcano - sedimentary rocks. Near Horsefly, the oldest rocks form a basal unit of greywacke, siltstone and minor limestone (Panteleyev, 1987) which are overlain by approximately 5,000 meters of Upper Triassic subaqueous calcalkalic basalt flows, flow breccia, lahar and local epiclastic rocks. Overlying this basalt pile and generally in fault contact with it are Lower Jurassic polylithic felsic volcanoclastic rocks. Associated with the basaltic pile are cogenetic stocks of diorite to monzonite compositions. Those rocks that commonly host ore are usually spatially associated with these stocks.

6 - 3 - e The area is extensively block faulted into a series of steeply dipping westerly facing panels. West-northwest and northeast faults predominate. 3. CONCLUSIONS The geological and prospecting program completed on June 16 did not locate the indicated diorite stock. A sequence of chaotic felsic breccia was observed. This felsic breccia is somewhat heterolithologic and in large, consists of clast supported rounded clasts of monzodiorite. The stratigraphy of the section strikes north south and dips steeply to the west. The felsic breccia is in contact with a magnetite rich gabbroic unit in which magnetite grains to 0.5 centimetres are abundant. No significant hydrothermal alteration or concentration of sulphides was observed except for a single outcrop of felsic breccia which is described as rock #5 in the appendix. A map (Figure 2) outlines the observations determined from this work. 4, REFERENCES Durfeld, R.M., 1987; Morton, J.W., 1985; Morton, J.W., 1987; Report on the Beekeeper Property, Cariboo Mining Division, BC. Private report for Eastfield Resources Ltd. Bulldozer Trenching Program, Beekeeper Claims. Private report for Imperial Metals Corporation. Magnetometer and IP survey, Beekeeper project. Assessment Report for Eastfield Resources Ltd. Panteleyev, A., 1987: Quesnel Gold Belt - Alkalic Volcanic Terrane between Horsefly and Quesnel Lakes, BC. Ministry of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Resources Geological Fieldwork 1986, Paper Cann, R.M., 1988: Soil Geochemistry anddiamonddrilling 1987, Horsefly, BC. Assessment Report for Lornex Mining Corporation Ltd. and Eastfield Resources Ltd.

7 - 4 - w 5. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS I, James William Morton, of 2750 Alma Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, do hereby certify: 1. I graduated from Carleton University, Ottawa, in 1971 with a Bachelor of Science in Geology. 2. I graduated from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, in 1976 with a Master of Science in Soil Science. 3. I am a fellow of the Geological Association of Canada. 4. I supervised the work described in this report..- J. W. Morton, M.Sc., F.G.A.C. Dated at Vancouver, British Columbia, this 28th day of June, Qlv 6. COST STATEMENT June 15, 1990 June 16, 1990 June 17, 1990 J. W. Morton - Travel J. W. Morton - Field Day J. W. Morton - Travel Report Preparation TRAVEL $ $ APPENDIX - FIELD NOTES J. W. Morton in the company of R. Durfeld The Beekeeper claim was accessed by vehicle from the Gardner road and then through the Antypowich ranch to the ARDA pasture. From this point the party walked to the north end of Tommy Lake and east to the north shore of Mint Lake. crr Outcrop #1 (Midpoint North Shore Mint Lake) Olivine bearing amphibole rich basalt, autobrecciated, strongly magnetic, vesicles filled with carbonates and zeolites, in contact with mafic tuff or volcaniclastic to east. Contact appears to be stratigraphic striking at 185 degrees dipping 80 degrees to the west.

8 - 5 - W w Walk around the northeast end of Mint Lake and begin traverse at first point of commencement (POC #l). From POC #1 proceed at 170 degrees. At 110 meters, calcareous basalt rubble. At 180 meters, chaotic felsic breccia rubble including monzodioritic clasts and hematitic clasts. Clasts are rounded and generally less than 2 centimetres in diameter. At 295 meters, grey-green rock, very magnetic, felted texture, probably a gabbro dyke (Rock #2). At 362 meters, magnetic gabbroic rock. At 478 meters, end of first line and second point of commencement (POC #2). From POC #2 proceed at 090 degrees. At 11 meters, felsic breccia, rounded trachyte to monzodiorite clasts to 2 centimetres, somewhat heterolithologic, clast supported, lots of epidote and dusting of hematite (Rock #3). At 31 meters, 58 meters and 100 meters, felsic breccia. At 120 meters, contact between felsic breccia to west and magnetite rich gabbroic rock to east contact at 185 degrees dipping 80 degrees to the west (Rock #4). At 160 meters end this line and establish point of commencement #3 (POC #3). From POC #3 proceed at 180 degrees. At 101 meters, end this bearing and establish point of commencement #4 (Poc # 4). From POC #4 proceed at 090 degrees. At 130 meters, felsic breccia with carbonate veining. Lots of magnetite, minor pyrite (Rock #5). At 330 meters end this line and establish point of commencement #5 (POC #5). From POC #5 proceed at 180 degrees. w At 188 meters, encounter east-west bush road. Walk easterly along road until it swings southerly to small ranch and then Horsefly Lake.

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