The Mega occurrence is located south of the Bowron River and approximately 8 kilometres northwest of Purden Lake.

Regionally, the area is underlain by limestone, slate, siltstone and argillite of the lower Cambrian Gog Group, basaltic volcanics of the Mississippian to Permian Antler Formation (Slide Mountain Group), which have been intruded by Paleogene to Neogene feldspar porphyritic rocks.

Locally, on the former Mega 3 claim galena, sphalerite and chalcopyrite mineralization with associated silver and gold values are hosted in a quartz vein. The vein is reported to strike west-northwest. The area is underlain mainly by andesite, but some schist and limestone have also been mapped in the area.

On the former Mega 6 claim, a quartzite is reported to host a north-northeast–trending quartz vein with chalcopyrite.

Work History

In 1975, F. Nilsen prospected and sampled the area as the Mega 1-6 claims. Minor trenching was also reported to have been completed at this time. A hand-picked sample from the Mega 3 zone yielded 1.6 per cent zinc, 33.54 per cent lead, 0.45 per cent copper, 856 grams per tonne silver and 0.6 gram per tonne gold (Assessment Report 5539).

In 1980, Colin Campbell completed a program of geological mapping and soil sampling was completed on the northern slopes of Mount Bowron and west of the Mega occurrence. In 1985, Ronal MacArthur soil sampled the Mega claims.