The Lily May Ext., or Ford showing, is located approximately 25 kilometres north of Cranbrook.
Regionally, the area is underlain by Helikian sedimentary and volcanic rocks of the Purcell Supergroup.
At the Lily May Ext./Ford showing, a Cretaceous syenite dike cutting through Helikian Aldridge Formation (Purcell Supergroup) argillite, quartzite and greywacke is highly faulted, shattered and carbonatized. The Lily May Extension was initially explored by three tunnels, from 3 to 7.6 metres in length, exposing the dike as being 2 metres wide and of irregular shape. The dike is traversed by numerous quartz veinlets and has been replaced locally by quartz, which in places carries chalcopyrite, galena, pyrite, rare sphalerite, and minor siderite.
A 2.5-meter-wide quartz vein strikes 140 degrees, dipping 40 deg southwest, and is concordant with its shale host. The vein occurs upslope of the trenching conducted on the Lily May Extension showing in the early 1970s by Placid Oil Ltd. and is thought to be related to a quartz stockwork system associated with the syenite dike exposed in the Lily May Extension showing (Assessment Report 22051). The syenite dike and quartz stockwork are also thought to be an extension of the Lily May or Tit for Tat (082GNW020) showing found to the southeast.
WORK HISTORY
The Lily May Ext./Ford showing was first explored by Placid Oil Company in the 1970s and 1980s. Placid Oil Company completed trenching and geophysical work. It is thought to be an extension of the Lily May or Tit for Tat (082GNW020) showing found in the southeast.
The Kit claims, which encompass the showing, were staked in 1988 by Tim Termuende. Much of the exploration work was done south of Kootenay King past producer (082GNW009). Initially work was done on the old Lakit trench showing (082GNW086) and the new Bird Dog (Kit 5) occurrence (082GNW098).
In 1990, Omega Gold Corp. acquired the Kit claims and contracted Toklat Resources Inc. to conduct silt and soil sampling on the property.
In 1991, Omega Gold Corp. optioned the property to SCC Resources Inc., who completed soil and rock sampling and geophysical surveys. A 3-metre continuous chip sample returned 0.75 per cent copper and 6.8 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 22051).
In 1992, Akiko Gold Corp. assumed ownership of the Kit property from Omega Gold Corp. This did not affect the option agreement with SCC Resources Inc. Later in the year, SCC Resources Inc. completed road work, trenching and limited sampling.
In 1993 SCC Resources Inc. transferred its interest in the KIT property to Wild Horse Resources Inc., who maintained the option agreement with Akiko Gold Corp. Later in 1993, Wild Horse Resources conducted geological and geophysical fieldwork on the Bird-Dog grid area as well as grid establishment followed by geological and geophysical surveying in the Ford area. Prospecting and stream-sediment sampling was carried out in the northern part of the property. Subsequent to ground surveys within the Ford vein area, 322 metres diamond-drilling in 4 holes were completed from two set-ups in 1994 (Assessment Report 23357). Copper, silver, and lead mineralization was intersected at depth, but widths and metal values were considered insufficient to warrant further work.
In 2001, Craig Kennedy prospected the Spirit Dream Property, including the Ford Vein (Assessment Report 26587).
In 2004, Ruby Red Resources conducted mapping and prospecting on the H.D. 1-6, S.D. 1-14 and Spirit Dream 1-4 which covered ground on the east side of Wildhorse Creek from the Boulder Creek tributary north to, and west of, Victoria Creek where the claims then cross Wildhorse Creek to cover Spirit (082GNW095) and Palmayra (082GNW010) occurrences at the north end of the claim group. Three grab samples (P04-35A, 35B and 35C) were collected from the Lily May Ext. (Assessment Report 27505).
In 2019, Matthew David Fredlund conducted a magnetometer survey over his LMX property located adjacent to the Lily May Ext. occurrence. The Ford Vein was found to be exposed just off the LMX tenure but was identified by magnetometer readings to continue onto the LMX property. The only outcrop found was the “Ford Vein” in the road cut which exhibited azurite, chalcopyrite, iron pyrite, and carbonate (Assessment Report 38422).
Refer to Bird Dog (082GNW098), Dardanelle (082GNW019), and Lily May (082GNW020) for related geological and work history.
