The Pen 13 occurrence is located on a hill between Trout and Peachland creeks, approximately 3 kilometres south of the south end of Brenda Lake.

The area is underlain by clastic sedimentary rocks and basaltic volcanic rocks of the Upper Triassic Nicola Group that have been intruded by granodioritic rocks of the Lower Jurassic Brenda stock of the Pennask Batholith.

Locally, an 8-centimetre wide quartz vein with minor pyrite, tetrahedrite(?) and limonite is hosted in siliceous volcanics.

In 1991, a grab sample (PEN91-R32) from the vein yielded 4.28 grams per tonne gold and 38.1 grams per tonne silver, whereas two other outcrop samples (PEN19-R22 and -R33) of pyritic quartz veins, located several hundred metres southwest of the previous sample, 2.74 and 1.06 grams per tonne gold and 6.2 and 3.0 grams per tonne silver, respectively (Assessment Report 22304, page 18, Table 2).

Work History

The area was originally explored in the 1960s for copper-molybdenum mineralization similar to that of the Brenda (MINFILE 092HNE047) deposit to the east. The area immediately south of the occurrence has been explored in conjunction with the nearby Crest (MINFILE 092HNE288) occurrence and complete exploration history of the area can be found there.

During 1986 through 1990, Fairfield Minerals Ltd. completed prospecting in the area and subsequently staked the claims in 1990. During 1991 through 1996, Fairfield Minerals Ltd. conducted programs of prospecting, geochemical (rock, silt and soil) sampling and minor trenching on the area as the Pen claims.

In 2001, Terrace Ventures acquired the property and completed a program of prospecting and rock sampling on the area as the Peach claim. In 2004, a program of geological mapping and geochemical (rock and soil) sampling was completed on the claim.

During 2006 through 2012, Bitterroot Resources completed programs of rock, silt and soil sampling, geological mapping, trenching, 147.6 line-kilometres of ground magnetic surveys and a 66.2 line-kilometre ground induced polarization survey on the area as the North Brenda property.

In 2016, Gorilla Minerals Corp. completed a soil and rock sampling program on the area as the New Brenda property. In 2018, Flow Metals Corp. completed a program of geological mapping, spectral and structural analysis and rock sampling on the New Brenda property. The following year, a program of geochemical (rock and soil) sampling, structural analysis and minor trenching was completed on the property.