The Bear anomaly is located on the southeast side of Lambly Creek, approximately 13 kilometres northwest of Kelowna.

The area is underlain by Eocene sedimentary and volcanic rocks of the Penticton Group, unconformably overlying and in fault contact with Upper Triassic Nicola Group argillaceous sediments.

Locally, a conglomerate of the Springbock Formation (Penticton Group) host minor quartz-pyrite veins.

Work History

In 1988, Chevron Minerals Ltd. staked the Bear 1-2 and Lamb 1 claims and the following year undertook a program of geochemical (heavy mineral) sampling. Five heavy mineral samples yielded anomalous results ranging from 930 to 2700 parts per billion gold (Assessment Report 18904). In 1990, a program of soil sampling was completed and yielded anomalous values of up to 89 and 158 parts per billion gold (Samples 6S-15E and 6S-16E; Assessment Report 20263).

In late 1990, Inco Ltd., on the behalf of Chevron Minerals Ltd., completed a program of prospecting, geological mapping and geochemical (rock, silt and soil) sampling on the area.

In 1994 and 1996, Neall Lenard completed a prospecting, geological mapping and rock sampling program on the area as the Perma and Host claims.