The King Ed occurrence is located about 82 kilometres southeast of Fernie, and about 500 metres south of King Edward Peak.
The King Ed showing is underlain by Helikian Creston Formation rock of the Purcell Supergroup, consisting of dolomitic carbonate rocks. Much of the host stratigraphy in the region was historically reported as the Grinnell Formation. Locally, chlorite-altered, fine- to medium-grained quartzites interbedded with green and red argillites host disseminated malachite, chalcopyrite and possible bornite mineralization. The quartzite beds vary from 5 centimetres to 2.4 metres in width over a total thickness of approximately 15 metres and have been traced for a strike length of approximately 300 metres.
WORK HISTORY
In 1969, Akamina Minerals Ltd. conducted a regional mapping, and geochemical program on the Grinnell Formation, a section of which underlies the claims held by Mark V and Thor. Widespread occurrences of copper mineralization were located in the Grinnell and neighbouring formations. Some of these were trenched. Most of the resulting assays appear to have been in the 0.2 to 0.9 per cent copper range, with occasional grab samples assaying up to 5 per cent copper (Property File Document 810672). The mineralization is reported to have occurred as disseminations and fine fracture fillings in quartzite beds, in shales, and to some degree in dykes and quartz vein material.
In 1970, Strato Geological Ltd., on behalf of Mark V Mines Ltd and Thor Explorations Ltd. carried out a reconnaissance silt and soil geochemical sampling and prospecting survey on their ABC, DEF, GHI, and JKL claims which extended from the area north of Sage Creek to the southeast across Kishinena Creek (Assessment Report 2746). A total of 31 rock, 28 stream silt and 60 soil samples were collected for analysis High copper values in silts were found in the areas of claim ABC 29 (082GSE054), ABC 17, and DEF 35 (082GSE093), the latter are correlated with, and explained by a copper occurrence found during the 1971 program on Grid #2 (082GSE093).
In 1970, a geological report on the Langemark Group Sage Claims Nos. 5-16, 42, 44, 46 was completed on behalf of Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd (Assessment Report 2749). The claims were centred on Langemarck Mountain and may have been an overstaking of some of the ABC claims.
In 1971, soil geochemistry and geological mapping was completed and approximately 240 samples were collected on behalf of Mark V Mines Ltd and Thor Explorations Ltd. Several anomalous zones were indicated on the ABC, DEF, GHI, and JKL claims (Figure 3, Assessment Report 3336).
In 1972, Mark V Mines Ltd. extended the geochemical work was extended on the company's Sage Creek property. The claims involved were the ABC 1 to 4, and ABC 11 to 34. The soil sampling results revealed four soil new anomalies, in addition to an extension of the 1971 Grid #3 soil anomaly (ABC 16, 082GSE100) (Assessment Report 3931).
In 1975, Aquitaine Co. of Canada Ltd. completed a program of regional geochemical sampling, geological mapping and prospecting in the area.
Refer also to K-19 (082GSE075) and Lin 21 (082GSE049) for related geological and work history information.
