The HP occurrence is located approximately 2.5 kilometres east of Empress Creek and 5 kilometres north of Shinish Creek.

The region between Trout and Shinish creeks is underlain primarily by porphyritic biotite granodiorite of the Middle Jurassic Osprey Lake Batholith, characterized by large pink orthoclase phenocrysts. The granodiorite is intruded by several younger phases of the batholith, consisting of medium-grained leucocratic quartz monzonite and fine-grained alaskite/aplite. The intrusion exhibits weak to moderate hydrothermal alteration, consisting of kaolinization and minor sericitization of feldspar and partial chloritization of biotite.

Locally, molybdenite occurs as fracture coatings, predominantly in the quartz monzonite and alaskite. Rare disseminated molybdenite is also present. Traces of chalcopyrite are associated with the molybdenite.

In 1980, drilling is reported to have yielded intercepts of 0.025 per cent molybdenum over 48.7 metres (36.6 to 85.3 metres down hole), including 0.091 per cent molybdenum over 3.1 metres in hole 80-1 and 0.035 per cent molybdenum over 12.2 metres (54.9 to 67.1 metres down hole) in hole 80-2 (Assessment Report 8581).

Work History

In 1970, Argem Explorations Ltd. completed a 67.2 line-kilometre airborne electromagnetic survey on the area immediately southwest of the occurrence as the Blubel 1-32 claims.

In 1980 and 1981, Cominco Ltd. drilled eight percussion holes, totalling 784 metres, after completing soil and silt geochemical surveys in 1979 and 1980 on the area as the HP and OSP claims.

In 1997, Verdstone Gold Corp. and Molycor Gold Corp. completed a program of soil sampling and a 2.4 line-kilometre ground magnetic survey on the area as the HP property.