The Anarchist occurrence is located at 1219 metres elevation on the banks of McKinney Creek, 6 kilometres south of Baldy Mountain. Bridesville, British Columbia is located 8.5 kilometres to the south-southeast.
The Anarchist claim was one of the earliest explored claims in the vicinity of the former Camp McKinney. Exploration began in 1894 by R.G. Sidley with development of two short shafts and an opencut. Property development continued through to 1899 with the Dynamite Reverted Crown grant (Lot 767) added in 1897. By 1898, three parallel veins had been discovered on the Anarchist claim. The main vein was explored by the two shafts previously mentioned, now 18 and 15 metres deep. Little other work was conducted on the Anarchist or Dynamite claims until 1984. In 1981, Empire Resources Inc. completed a 143 metres diamond drill program in 4 holes. During 2008 through 2012, Grizzly Discoveries Inc. completed programs of geochemical (rock, stream sediment and soil) sampling, geological mapping and airborne and ground geophysical surveys on the Dayton-Sidley area of the Greenwood Property.
Lithologies underlying the Anarchist occurrence consists of granitic rocks of the Middle Jurassic Nelson intrusions. The dominant composition is biotite granite. The dominant fractures strike 032 degrees. For a more detailed description of the surrounding geology refer to the Cariboo-Amelia occurrence (082ESW020).
Three parallel veins were discovered on the Anarchist claim over 9 metres width. The veins were traceable for up to 183 metres along strike. Drilling in 1981 did not intersect two parallel veins. All three veins strike 020 degrees and dip vertically. The west wall (hangingwall) of the main vein is silicified and bleached over a few centimetres and has a gneissic fabric. The footwall is composed of granite. Underground, the main vein has an average width of 1.4 metres. The vein width and dip is consistent throughout its traceable length.
The vein appears to follow an auxiliary fault structure of varying orientation. At the main shaft the fault strikes 032 degrees, dips vertical and is 150 centimetres wide. Thirty metres south, the fault strikes 360 degrees and dips vertical. The vein is visible at this point and is 60 centimetres wide. To the south 30 metres, the fault strikes 032 degrees and is 120 centimetres wide. Underground, the main vein has been displaced, a distance equivalent to the vein width, by near-horizontal faults.
Mineralization consists predominantly of pockets and blebs of pyrite and fine to coarse-grained galena in blebs up to 5 centimetres across. Small amounts of native gold, sphalerite, chalcopyrite and tetrahedrite are also reported in a white or locally rose quartz gangue. In 1894, a 41-centimetre ore streak was reported discovered on the main vein.
In 1981, gold values obtained from assay samples of drill core were low in both gold and silver overall (Assessment Report 9686). The best silver values was from the 3 metre interval from 22.2 to 25.2 metres in drillhole #2. The sample yielded 12.3 grams per tonne silver but only trace gold (Assessment Report 9686).
No production records could be found for the Anarchist occurrence and the Dynamite claim has received only exploration work.
