The M.U.T. (Posie 1) occurrence is located at an elevation of approximately 1480 metres, near the top of a hill separating Lost Creek to the north and Wilson Creek to the south.
Regionally, the area is underlain by quartz arenite sedimentary rocks of the Neoproterozoic to Lower Cambrian Hamill Group, undivided sedimentary rocks of the Cambrian Laib Formation and mudstone, siltstone, shale and fine clastic sedimentary rocks of the Ordovician Active Formation, which have been intruded by granodioritic rocks of the Cretaceous Anstey pluton. The sedimentary rocks are folded into a series of generally north-trending anticlines and synclines.
Locally, former trenches expose garnet-diopside skarn zones within hornfelsed areas of Ordovician Active Formation limy argillite and argillite with interfingered limestone of the Lower Cambrian Reeves member (Laib Formation) near their contact with Cretaceous granodioritic intrusive rocks. The skarn zones host disseminated pyrrhotite, sphalerite, pyrite and scheelite with minor chalcopyrite mineralization. Disseminated molybdenite and scheelite mineralization, semi-massive to massive sphalerite and pyrrhotite and anomalous fluorite occur in quartz veins within the sediments, aplite dikes and hornfels. Autunite or uranophane is reported to occur within argillites. Tremolite, wollastonite, actinolite, biotite, pyroxene and potassium feldspar are also reported associated with the skarn and hornfels zones.
Another zone of similar mineralization is reported approximately 750 metres downslope to the southwest and is referred to as the ‘1% WO3’ zone.
In 1977, a drillhole (A77-1), located at the main trenched area, intercepted zones of mineralized skarn yielding up to 1.46 per cent zinc over 0.5 metre, 0.33 per cent tungsten trioxide over 0.1 metre and 0.036 per cent molybdenum over 0.06 metre (Assessment Report 6667).
In 1978, a sample (9953D) 1.90 per cent tungsten trioxide (Assessment Report 7041). Two other samples taken from a zone exposed by a roadcut to the southwest of the trenches assayed 0.34 per cent tungsten trioxide and 0.72 per cent zinc and 0.15 per cent tungsten trioxide over 1.5 metres (Assessment Report 7041). Also, at this time two samples (01-9-77 and 02-9-77) from the ‘1% WO3’ zone yielded 1.09 and 1.01 per cent tungsten trioxide, respectively, over approximately 0.6 metre each (Assessment Report 7041; Property File - John R. Poloni [1978-06-23]: Report on the M.U.T. Group of Mineral Claims).
In 1979, channel samples from trench no. 4 yielded up to 0.28 per cent tungsten trioxide over 1 metre (Assessment Report 7849).
In 1980, diamond drilling from the main area of trenching yielded intercepts up to 0.192 per cent zinc over 3.0 metres in hole 80-1 and 0.334 per cent zinc over 9.0 metres, 0.310 per cent zinc with 0.140 per cent tungsten over 3.0 metres and 0.012 per cent molybdenum over 79 metres in hole 80-2 (Assessment Report 8564).
In 2008, two samples (08P0S-04 and 08P0S-11) from the area of former trenching yielded 5.18 and 1.05 per cent zinc with 0.102 and 0.107 per cent tungsten, respectively, whereas another sample (08P0S12) taken approximately 750 metres downslope to the southwest assayed 0.378 per cent zinc and 0.143 per cent tungsten (Assessment Report 30619).
The area has been historically explored since the early 1900s in conjunction with the nearby Molly (MINFILE 082FSW021) past-producing mine. In 1942, molybdenite and scheelite mineralization was identified in trenches by J. Gallo.
In 1977 and 1978, Westwind Mines Ltd. and Benson Mines Ltd completed programs of geological mapping, geochemical sampling and four diamond drill holes, totalling 610.8 metres, on the area as the M.U.T. claims. During 1979 through 1981, BP Minerals completed programs of rock, silt and soil sampling; geological mapping; 53.0 line-kilometres of ground geophysical surveys and six diamond drill holes, totalling 936.9 metres, on the M.U.T. claims.
During 1994 through 1996, Sultan Minerals Inc. conducted programs of geochemical sampling, geological mapping and a 510 line-kilometre airborne geophysical survey on the area.
In 2006 and 2007, Provident Resources Ltd. prospected the area immediately east as the God’s 5 claim. In 2008 and 2009, Sultan Minerals Inc. completed programs of rock sampling, a 402.0 line-kilometre airborne geophysical survey and one diamond drill hole, totalling 1881.0 metres, on the area.