The High Peak occurrence is located approximately 1 kilometre southeast of Bootleg Mountain, at an elevation of approximately 2200 metres.

The area is underlain by argillites and quartzites of the Mesoproterozoic Aldridge Formation (Purcell Supergroup). These have been intruded by gabbro sills and dikes of the Middle Proterozoic Moyie Intrusions.

Locally, a diorite hosts fractured quartz veining with sparse chalcopyrite mineralization. Malachite and azurite are also reported.

Work History

An ore dump of unknown age is reported to contain approximately 10 tonnes of material. No signs of an adit have been reported.

In 1971, Kerr Addison Mines Ltd. conducted a regional program of geological mapping and geochemical (soil and silt) sampling on the area as part of the Dewar Creek project.

In 1983, Trans-Arctic Explorations completed a ground electromagnetic survey on the area immediately south as the P.C. 1 claim. Also at this time, Noranda Mining and Exploration Inc. conducted an airborne magnetic and electromagnetic survey on the area as part of the Mount Evans property. The following year a program of geological mapping was completed. In 1985 and 1986, Amstar American completed programs of geological mapping, soil and rock sampling and ground and airborne geophysical surveys on the area as the Bootleg and High Peak claims.

In 1993, Cominco Ltd. conducted an 8.5 line-kilometre ground electromagnetic survey on the area immediately north as the Mat claims.

During 1996 through 1999, Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. and Miner River Resources Ltd completed programs prospecting, geological mapping and geochemical (stream sediment, silt, soil and rock) sampling on the area immediately north as the Bootleg 1-4 claims. Stream sediment samples (RBBLSS-01 through -07), taken from an area centred approximately 3.4 kilometres to the north-northeast of the High Peak occurrence, yielded anomalous values of copper (92 to 1009 part per million), zinc (196 to 384 parts per million), lanthanum (130 to 280 parts per million) and yttrium (60 to 124 part per million), and soil sampling in the same area yielded values of up to 130 parts per million lanthanum and 273 parts per million yttrium (sample L2100N 0+00W; Assessment Report 24907 and 26186).

In 2011 and 2012, the area was prospected and sampled as the Wilcum property by DW Exploration. Also in 2011, a gravity survey was completed on the area immediately to the north as the Bootleg Mountain property by Edward Sanders.