The Fire Cat showing occurs in Cretaceous Kasalka basalt rock. The showing consists of highly fractured, moderately carbonate-zeolite-epidote altered amygdaloidal basalt. Carbonate and zeolite mineralization in the brecciated basalt is coarse grained, polycrystalline, exhibiting cockade open space-filling textures. Native copper mineralization is associated with strongly epidote altered, hydrothermally brecciated Kasalka group basalt. Grab sample C187070 from the Fire Cat showing contained 1.08 per cent copper and 7.1 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 29623).

WORK HISTORY

The Fire Cat claims were initially worked on by Noranda Inc. as part of their “CS” and “NS” claim groups (MINFILE showing 093E 090). Between 1973 and 1974 Noranda conduced geological mapping, induced polarization and magnetometer surveys, soil sampling surveys and conducted 738 metres of diamond drilling in eight drill holes. The Fire Cat claim area was subsequently staked by Placer Dome Inc. in 1989 under the claim name “Fire.” The “Fire” claims consisted of 85 claim units in five claim groups. Between 1989 and 1990 Placer Dome Inc. conducted stream sediment sampling surveys, rock sampling, and geological mapping. In 1990 Placer Dome Inc. also re-logged and re-sampled drill core from earlier Noranda drilling. In 1988, prior to Placer Dome Inc. the Fire Cat claim area was partially staked by Kerr Addison under the Ootsa claim group, but no work was recorded for the claims during this period. The Fire Cat and Hulk showings were first documented in 2007 by Rimfire Minerals Corporation who conducted a reconnaissance mapping, prospecting and surface geochemical survey program, which resulted in the collection of 11 rock, 122 soil and 23 silt samples. The soils samples were taken over the Fire Cat and Hulk showings.