The Vinon (Red Ridge) occurrence is located at an elevation of approximately 1000 metres on the northeast side of a northwest-trending ridge of Lookout Mountain and approximately 2.5 kilometres southwest of the community of Trail.
Regionally, the area is underlain by lapilli tuff with plagioclase and augite-bearing volcanic clasts of the Lower Jurassic Elise Formation (Rossland Group), which have been intruded by quartz monzonitic rocks of the Early Jurassic Rossland Plutonic Suite, granodioritic rocks of the Middle Jurassic Nelson Batholith, granitic rocks of the Eocene Sheppard Intrusions and syenitic to monzonitic rocks of the Eocene Coryell Plutonic Suite.
Locally, as identified by diamond drilling, mineralization comprises disseminations, blebs and hairline fractures of pyrrhotite, pyrite, minor to rare chalcopyrite and rare arsenopyrite in highly oxidized volcanics of the Elise Formation consisting of tuffs, mafic flows, flow breccias and pyroclastics, which seem to range in composition from andesite to felsite. The hostrocks have been variably silicified, sericitized and pyritized, with minor quartz, carbonate, iron carbonate and chlorite as fracture and breccia fillings. Felsic volcanic detrital rocks and flow breccias are generally more mineralized than other units.
The mineralization is believed to represent a gold-rich, copper-poor porphyry occurrence. It appears to have been deposited very early after deposition of the volcanic host because the best grades occur in fragmental rocks where higher original porosity and permeability may have played a role in channeling the mineralizing fluids. The volcanics are cut by late and unmineralized intermediate to felsic dikes.
In 1988, diamond drilling yielded intercepts of 5.0 grams per tonne gold over 10.4 metres, including 34.0 grams per tonne gold over 1.22 metres and 5.2 grams per tonne gold over 8.23 metres in hole No. 12; 0.7 gram per tonne gold over 10.6 metres in hole No. 11 and 0.7 gram per tonne gold over 4.72 metre in hole No. 10 (Assessment Report 18331).
In 1997, diamond drilling yielded intercepts of 0.84 gram per tonne gold over 166 metres, including 1.03 grams per tonne over 106.5 metres and values up to 12.22 grams per tonne gold over 3 metres, in hole 97-RP-2; 0.30 gram per tonne gold over 200 metres, including 14.62 grams per tonne gold over 2 metres, in hole 97-RP-3; 0.46 gram per tonne gold over 24.5 metres in hole 97-RP-4; 0.43 gram per tonne gold over 32 metres in hole 97-RP-5 and 1.87 grams per tonne gold over 12.5 metres in hole 97-RP-6 (Assessment Report 25249).
In 2007, diamond drilling yielded intercepts up to 6.443 grams per tonne gold with 0.121 per cent copper over 0.37 metre, 0.750 gram per tonne gold over 12.52 metres and 1.416 grams per tonne gold over 9.43 metres in hole RP07-07 (Assessment Report 30345). Another drillhole (RP07-09), located 250 metres to the southwest, yielded 1.256 grams per tonne gold over 1.5 metres (Assessment Report 30345).
The area has been explored since the late 1800s and by 1897 a crosscut had been driven for 6 metres on a large surface showing with values, apparently of gold, up to 0.6 gram per tonne (Hodges, 1897).
In 1987 and 1988, Tobex Resources completed programs of geochemical sampling, geological mapping, a 113.0 line-kilometre airborne geophysical survey and 14 diamond drill holes, totalling 936.0 metres, on the surrounding area as the Gold Dust claims.
In 1997, Loumic Resources Ltd. completed a program of geological mapping and six diamond drill holes, totalling 1013.1 metres, on the area as the Red Point property. In 1999, Inmet Mining Corp. completed a 16.9 line-kilometre ground electromagnetic survey on the area.
In 2006, Klondike Gold Corp. completed a program of soil sampling, geological mapping, 20.3 line-kilometres of ground geophysical surveys, a 317.8 line-kilometre airborne geophysical survey and five diamond drill holes, totalling 809.3 metres, on the area as the Red Point property. In 2007, a further program of six diamond drill holes, totalling 1077.4 metres, was completed on the property.
