The LL showing is located at an elevation of approximately 1400 metres, on the north side of an east-southeast–flowing tributary creek of Skuhost Creek and approximately 1.7 kilometres upstream from Skuhost Creek.
The area is underlain by Guichon variety granodiorites of the Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic Guichon Creek Batholith (EMPR Map 30).
Locally, a cliff face exposes northeast-striking fracture systems that cut hornblende-augite-biotite granodiorite. Potassium feldspar, epidote and chlorite alteration is common within a fracture system. Chalcocite, minor bornite, quartz and secondary malachite occur in veinlets, varying from 10 to 15 centimetres in width, and as fracture fillings. The veins/veinlets strike 030 degrees and dip 60 degrees southeast. A bulldozer trench, located approximately 23 metres to the north, also exposed the same style of mineralization.
In 1975, a sample (0679) from a 15-centimetre wide lens of green gossan interlaced with bornite in a diorite assayed 42.36 per cent copper and 0.4 gram per tonne gold, whereas a grab sample (0680) of the diorite host yielded 0.60 per cent copper (Property File Document 11028).
In 1976, a chip sample (0902) of decayed vein material yielded 23.40 per cent copper and 103.3 grams per tonne silver, whereas a chip sample (0901) of wallrock from the northwest side of the vein yielded 0.49 per cent copper and 3.4 grams per tonne silver over 0.3 metre and a chip sample (0903) of wallrock from the southeast side of the vein yielded 0.08 per cent copper, 3.4 grams per tonne silver and 2.2 grams per tonne gold over 0.3 metre (Property File Document 11026).
In 2008, two samples (322623 and 322624) yielded 0.402 and 3.750 per cent copper with 2.6 and 28 grams per tonne silver over 6 and 0.5 metres, respectively (Assessment Report 30779).
Work History
In 1969, Cominco Ltd. completed a program of geological mapping and a 42.3 line-kilometre induced polarization survey on the area as the Bin claims.
In 1970, Phelps Dodge Corp. completed a 37.5 line-kilometre induced polarization survey on the area as the Bin claims. In 1973, Highland Chief Mines completed a program of soil sampling and a ground magnetometer survey on the area as the Egg claims. In 1977, All Star Resources completed a program of soil sampling, trenching and an induced polarization survey on the area as the All, LL and TC claims.
In 1985, Norsemont Mining completed an airborne electromagnetic and magnetic survey on the SV 1-13 claims.
In 2007 and 2008, Appleton Exploration completed programs of prospecting and soil sampling on the area as the Clapperton property.
During late 2008 through 2012, Happy Creek Minerals completed programs of geochemical (rock, silt and soil) sampling, geological mapping, three diamond drill holes, totalling 740.9 metres, an induced polarization survey and a 1463.0 line-kilometre airborne gamma ray spectrometer and magnetic survey on the area as the West Valley property.
From 2013 through 2019, Happy Creek Minerals Ltd. completed programs of geological mapping, geochemical (rock, silt and soil) sampling, a 32.3 line-kilometre induced polarization survey and re-interpretation of historical airborne geophysical data on the area as part of the Rateria-West Valley property.
