The Swanson NE occurrence is located on a ridge separating two arms of Swanson Creek, approximately 7.2 kilometres southeast of the creeks’ junction with the Nechako River.

The area is underlain by undivided volcanic rocks of the Middle Jurassic Naglico Formation (Hazelton Group) and dioritic intrusive rocks of the Lower Triassic to Upper Jurassic Brooks diorite complex.

Locally, a gossanous basalt hosts pyrite-chalcopyrite–filled fractures.

In 2012, a float sample (SK12-94) of silica boulders, taken approximately 2.5 kilometres to the north-northeast of the occurrence, yielded 0.38 gram per tonne gold and 3.4 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 33466).

In 2014, a rock sample (FC-S14-06) from the occurrence assayed 2.64 per cent copper and 8.8 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 35212).

Work History

During 2010 through 2012, Kootenay Gold Inc, later Kootenay Silver Inc., completed programs of prospecting and rock sampling on the area as the Swanson-Hobson property.

In 2013 and 2014, Dedra Critchlow completed minor programs of rock and soil sampling on the area.