The Tie occurrence is located approximately 5 kilometres east of the confluence of Red Creek and the Sustut River (showing #9, Assessment Report 4892).

Mineralization is hosted in Upper Triassic Moosevale Formation (Takla Group) volcanics and sediments. These rocks consist of andesitic and basaltic conglomerate, breccia, sandstone, tuff, and argillite. The rocks are bounded to the north by a west-northwest trending fault. Across this fault, Upper Triassic Dewar Formation (Takla Group) tuffs, sandstones and argillites are found. The strata lie within a large triangle defined by 3 major faults in the area; the north-northwest trending Sustut River fault, the northwest trending Pinchi fault, and the west trending Asitka River thrust fault.

Locally, a small hornblende feldspar porphyry dyke, striking approximately 150 degrees, cuts through pyroclastics. The dyke, exposed over a width of 15.24 metres for a length of 152.4 metres, is terminated to the east by a north-northwest trending fault (Assessment Report 4892). Approximately 600 metres to the south, altered andesitic tuff occurs near a shear zone.

Disseminated chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, bornite, and pyrite occur in the porphyry and disseminated chalcopyrite and malachite are found in andesitic tuff. A rock sample from the andesitic tuff assayed 0.26 per cent copper (Assessment Report 4892).

WORK HISTORY

The Tie 1-48 and Jan 85-112 claims were purchased by Vestor Explorations Ltd. from W.H. Hudson of Vancouver in April 1973. Between August 18th and August 26, 1973, a crew of four geologists and three assistants from Vestor Explorations Ltd. conducted a program of geological mapping and stream sediment sampling on the Tie and Jan claim groups. Some limited prospecting was carried out in the course of traverse geological mapping and 9 minor copper occurrences were discovered. About 200 stream sediment samples and a limited number of soil samples were obtained. Only 5 rock samples were collected.

In 1974, a combined magnetic and electromagnetic survey 640 kilometres in total length was completed on behalf of Rio Tinto (Assessment Report 4921). Several high conductivity anomalies were recommended for follow-up. The Rio Tinto survey encompassed the following MINFILE showing areas: TJ (094D 050), Park 2 (094D 052), East Ridge (094D 053), Pond (094D 054), Red Copper (094D 055), Eight (094D 074), Pluto (094D 075), Tie (094D 089), A462 (094D 102). The southern boundary of the survey is in the Tie vicinity, possibly to the north of it.