The Harper Creek Copper occurrence is located west of Harper Creek at an elevation of approximately 670 metres, approximately 1.5 kilometres north-northwest of the southwest end of North Barriere Lake.

Regionally, the area is underlain by the Graffunder Lakes, Skwaam Bay and Slate Creek units of the upper Paleozoic to lower Cambrian Eagle Bay Assemblage, which consist of micaceous quartzite, sericite-quartz schist, mudstone, siltstone, shale and calc-alkaline volcanic rocks. Local foliation strikes 135 degrees with a 5 degrees northeast dip. The Cretaceous Baldy Batholith, consisting of quartz monzonitic intrusive rocks, lies to the north.

Locally, volcanic tuffs host disseminated sphalerite and chalcopyrite mineralization.

In 1990, a chip sample (VA12373) assayed 7.9 grams per tonne silver and 0.833 per cent copper over 1.0 metre (Assessment Report 21208).

Work History

The area has been explored in conjunction with the nearby Percy (MINFILE 082M 219) occurrence and a completed exploration history can be found there.