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MINFILE No 093A 264

File Created:	27-May-2013	by	Nicole Barlow (NB)
Last Edit:	03-Jun-2013	by	Nicole Barlow (NB)

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		NMI
Name	JUNCTION, MOUNT POLLEY, JUNCTION ZONE, JZ	Mining Division	Cariboo
		BCGS Map	093A052
Status	Showing	NTS Map	093A12E
Latitude	052º 33' 34''	UTM	10 (NAD 83)
Longitude	121º 39' 25''	Northing	5824109
		Easting	591040
Commodities	Copper, Gold	Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt	Intermontane	Terrane	Quesnel, Plutonic Rocks

Capsule Geology

The Junction zone is part of the Mount Polley deposit (MINFILE 093A 008), located 56 kilometres northeast of Williams Lake, 5 kilometres west of Quesnel Lake and 8 kilometres southwest of Likely. The property is accessible from Highway 97 at 150 Mile House via 76 kilometres of paved road and 12 kilometres of forestry road.

The Mount Polley deposits occur within felsic Jurassic-Triassic Polley stock rocks, which have intruded Nicola Group volcanic rocks. The Nicola Group in the area comprises a sequence of alkali basalt breccias and Upper Triassic (Norian) flows overlain by polylithic breccias characterized by the presence of Lower Jurassic felsic clasts. The stock which hosts the copper mineralization is a complex of several intrusive phases ranging in composition from diorite to syenite. Polley stock of syenodiorite, monzonite porphyry and lesser pyroxenite composition forms the hills between Bootjack Lake and Polley Lake.

During the 1990s, work done on the Junction zone included soil geochemistry and an IP survey, followed by trenching and percussion drilling to a depth of 150 metres. Even though good copper grades were found, no more work was done until 2004.

In 2004, Imperial Metals Corp. reopened the Mount Polley mine, which led to increased exploration around the claim. The Junction zone was mapped and prospected along old trenches.

In 2005, Imperial Metals Corp. completed a small percussion drill program on the Junction zone.

In 2006, Imperial Metals Corp. completed the first diamond drillhole on the Junction zone to explore the depth extension of the anomalous copper values.

In 2007, Imperial Metals Corp. drilled a single hole into the Junction zone. This hole assayed 165.0 metres grading 0.38 per cent copper and 0.20 gram per tonne gold (Rees et al.,2009a).

In 2008, due to higher priorities elsewhere on the Mount Polley claim, Imperial Metals Corp. drilled a single hole into the Junction zone.

From 2009 to 2010, Imperial Metals Corp. completed a 32-hole drill program in the Junction zone. The highlights of this program include drillhole JZ-09-33, which assayed 16.16 metres grading 0.54 per cent copper and 1.25 grams per tonne gold (Assessment Report 32018).

For a complete property history and regional geology, see Mount Polley (093A 008).

Bibliography

EMPR ASS RPT 24759, 28270, *32018

EMPR PRELIM MAP 65; 67

GSC MAP 12-1959; 1424A; 1538G

WWW http://www.imperialmetals.com

Rees, C., Ferreira, L., and Roste, G. (2005): Geological report on the Mount Polley property and summary of 2003-4 exploration; internal report for Imperial Metals Corp., May 2005, 164 pp. plus app.

Rees, C. and Ferreira, L. (2006): Geological report on the Mount Polley property and summary of 2005 exploration; internal report for Imperial Metals Corp., March 2006, 158 pp. plus app.

Rees, C., Ferreira, L., and Roste, G. (2008): Geological report on the Mount Polley property and summary of 2006 exploration; internal report for Imperial Metals Corp., July 2008, 146 pp.

*Rees, C., Ferreira, L., Roste, G. and Taylor, C. (2009a): Geological report on the Mount Polley property and summary of 2007 exploration; internal report for Imperial Metals Corp., April 2009, 88 pp. 34

Rees, C., Ferreira, L., Roste, G. and Taylor, C. (2009b): Geological report on the Mount Polley property and summary of 2008 exploration; internal report for Imperial Metals Corp., November 2009, 80 pp.

EMPR PFD 673299