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File Created: 17-Jun-2013 by Nicole Barlow (NB)
Last Edit:  17-Jul-2022 by Del Ferguson (DF)

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NMI
Name KJI, TIB, TRIO, CU 1, CU 2, IP2 Mining Division Alberni
BCGS Map 092E090
Status Showing NTS Map 092E16E
Latitude 049º 52' 41'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 126º 01' 26'' Northing 5529323
Easting 713817
Commodities Copper, Silver, Gold Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Wrangell
Capsule Geology

The KJI showing is located on a western ridge or Trio Mountain, approximately 1.6 kilometres east of Saunders Creek and 10.5 kilometres north-northeast of the town of Gold River.

Regionally, the area is underlain by Upper Triassic Vancouver Group volcanic rocks of the Karmutsen Formation intruded and altered by granodiorites of the Jurassic Island Plutonic Suite.

Locally, the area is underlain by quartz-calcite amygdaloidal basalt of the Upper Triassic Karmutsen Group which has been intruded by lamprophyre dikes, granodiorite dikes, feldspar-hornblende porphyritic dikes, hornblende granodiorite stock and a dioritic dike. Mineralization occurs as disseminated and vein pyrite, as well as chalcopyrite and molybdenite throughout the basalts, and copper sulphide mineralization with chalcocite, bornite and chalcopyrite.

In 2011, the best sample (80917) assayed 17.46 per cent copper and 52 grams per tonne silver with numerous others greater than 1 per cent copper (Assessment Report 32893).

In 2012, trench sampling (samples 1967966 through 1967970) yielded up to 2.7 per cent copper over 3.5 metres; including 8.6 per cent copper, 68 grams per tonne silver and 7.9 grams per tonne gold over 0.5 metre from the main trench (sample 1967968). Chip samples from the adjacent IP2 zone, assayed 1.3 per cent copper over 4.0 metres; including 16.9 grams per tonne gold, 55.4 grams per tonne silver and greater than 1.0 per cent copper over 1.0 metre (Sample 1968114; Assessment Report 33706).

In 1995, Orvana Minerals completed a program of geological mapping and geochemical sampling on the area as the Trio claims. In 2011, Universal Ventures Inc. discovered the KJI showing on the west side of Trio Mountain while doing a small sampling program. Universal Ventures Inc. also completed an airborne geophysics survey over the area in 2011. In 2012 and 2013, Universal Ventures Inc. completed program of rock and soil sampling, geophysical surveys and geological mapping on the Tib property focused on the KJI showing.

In 2018 an interpretive study was conducted on the Trio property by tenure holder K. Galambos. The study included air photo and geophysical interpretation as well as historical research and limited prospecting on the area surrounding Trio Mountain (Assessment Report 38109).

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 24090, *32983, *33706, *38109
EMPR EXPL 1985-C191
GSC MAP 17-1968; 1386A
GSC OF 463
GSC P 68-50; 72-44; 80-16
PR REL Universal Ventures Inc., Oct. 10, 2012
Turner, J.A. (2012-05-15): Technical Report NI 43-101 for the Tib Copper-Gold Property – Vanhall and Heb showings
EMPR PFD 671455, 671456, 671457

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