The Dill 8 occurrence is located approximately 3.6 kilometres southwest of the confluence of Siwash and Galena creeks and 9 kilometres east of the south end of Missezula Lake.

Regionally, the area is underlain by granitic intrusive rocks of the Middle Jurassic Osprey Lake batholith and granodioritic rocks of Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic age. To the west basaltic volcanic rocks of the Upper Triassic Nicola group are exposed.

Locally, a shear zone, 0.5 metre wide, cuts granite of the Middle Jurassic Osprey Lake batholith, near an andesitic dike. The shear is comprised of rusty orange to yellow-white clay gouge (decomposed granite).

In 1990, a sample (D90-R18) analyzed 0.039 gram per tonne gold, 12.5 grams per tonne silver and 0.0016 per cent copper (Assessment Report 21198).

Work History

During 1987 through 1991, Fairfield Minerals Ltd. completed programs of prospecting, geological mapping, geochemical (rock and soil) sampling, trenching and ground geophysical surveys on the area as the Dill property.