The Abe 4 (Peak) occurrence is located at an elevation of approximately 2020 metres near a mountain peak, south of Abraham Creek and approximately 5.5 kilometres north-northwest of the southwest end of Tutizzi Lake.

Regionally, the area is underlain by calc-alkaline and fine clastic sedimentary rocks of the Upper Triassic Takla Group that have been intruded by ultramafic and gabbroic to dioritic rocks of the Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic Aiken Lake Intrusive Complex. Quartz monzonitic to monzogranitic intrusive rocks of the Lower Jurassic Hogem Plutonic Suite and monzodioritic to gabbroic intrusive rocks of the Mesilinka pluton are exposed to the southwest and south.

Locally, near the mountain peak a shear zone in pyroxenite hosts malachite staining. Several hundred metres northwest of the shear zone, on the northwest slope of the mountain peak, narrow quartz veinlets in a feldspar porphyry and/or pyroxenite host pyrite-chalcopyrite±galena. Other mineralized shear or fracture zones are reported on the east to southeast slope of the mountain peak and may relate to the nearby Tutizzi Lake (MINFILE 094C 053) occurrence.

In 1992, a chip sample (12367) from the shear zone yielded 0.33 per cent copper over 3.0 metres, whereas a chip sample (12365) from the quartz vein zone yielded 0.63 per cent lead and 33.0 grams per tonne silver over 1.0 metre (Assessment Report 22860).

In 1998, a rock sample (RR-40), taken several hundred metres north of the occurrence, assayed 1.34 per cent copper, greater than 1.00 per cent lead, 237 grams per tonne silver and 59.33 grams per tonne gold, whereas another rock sample (RR-30), taken to the southeast of the occurrence yielded 0.11 per cent copper and 1.30 grams per tonne gold (Assessment Report 25856). A third rock sample (RR-038), located approximately 550 metres west-northwest of the occurrence, assayed greater than 1.00 per cent lead and 183 grams per tonne silver, and fourth rock sample (RR-28), taken southeast of the occurrence, assayed 2.53 per cent copper, greater than 1.00 per cent zinc and 31.0 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 25856 and 27730). No sample descriptions were provided.

In 2005, a grab sample (ABE05001) from a 0.5-metre-wide fracture zone hosting chalcopyrite, specular hematite, trace bornite with malachite and azurite from the southeast side of the mountain peak assayed 0.95 gram per tonne gold, 50.5 grams per tonne silver and 0.25 per cent copper, whereas four closely spaced grab samples (ABE05A through ABE05D) of pyroxenite with quartz veins hosting pyrite-chalcopyrite±galena taken from the northwest slope of the mountain yielded values up to 0.12 gram per tonne gold, 196 grams per tonne silver, 1.17 per cent copper and greater than 1.00 per cent lead (Assessment Report 27972).

In 2012, a grab sample (23951) of quartz vein with galena from the northwest slope of the mountain peak yielded 2.24 grams per tonne gold, 55.5 grams per tonne silver and 0.31 per cent lead, whereas a nearby grab sample (23994) of malachite-stained ultramafic assayed 0.84 per cent copper (Assessment Report 34124).

Work History

The area has been explored in conjunction with the nearby Welt (MINFILE 094C 149) occurrence and a complete regional exploration history can be found there.

During 1991 through 1994, Swannell Minerals Corp. completed programs of prospecting, geological mapping, geochemical (rock, silt and soil) sampling, a 13.1 line-kilometre ground magnetic survey, a 22.5 line-kilometre induced polarization survey and 10 diamond drill holes, totalling 897.9 metres, the area as the Abe 1-8 claims.

In 1998, Starfield Resources Inc. completed an extensive program of geological mapping, geochemical (rocks, silt and soil) sampling, a 35.8 line-kilometre ground magnetic and a 27.2 line-kilometre induced polarization survey on the Abe 1-8 and Norm 1-4 claims.

In 2004 and 2005, Commander Resources Ltd. completed programs of prospecting and geochemical (rock and soil) sampling on the Abe property. In 2007, Geoinformatics Exploration Canada Ltd. conducted a program of geological mapping, minor geochemical (rock and silt) sampling and five diamond drill holes, totalling 1600.0 metres, on the area as part of the regionally extensive Mesilinka property, which included the Abe property.

In 2012, on behalf of Commander Resources Ltd., a field program comprising reconnaissance prospecting, mapping and geochemical sampling was carried out on the Abe property. A total of 328 soil samples, 22 rock samples and 8 silt samples were collected and submitted for analysis.

During 2018 through 2021, Commander Resources Ltd. completed further programs of geological mapping and geochemical (rock and soil) sampling on the Omineca (Abe) property.