The Goat Knob Bowl occurrence area is underlain by Lower Jurassic Telkwa Formation (Hazelton Group) volcanics. The volcanics are predominantly tuffs, agglomerates and grey to green andesites. Minor porphyritic (plagioclase and/or hornblende) flows and interflow sedimentary rocks are also present. The volcanic rocks are intruded by narrow quartz feldspar porphyry dikes which are 1 to 3 metres wide and strike northeast. The dikes, fine to medium-grained, are possibly related to the Eocene Kastberg Intrusions.

This Goat Knob area hosts several narrow carbonate-quartz-sulphide veins none of which are large enough to be a viable economic target. One larger vein system was mapped and sampled in detail as the vein structure was traceable over approximately 400 metres with the vein and vein stockwork locally attaining widths of approximately two metres. This area clearly demonstrated a strong relationship between the vein set and mafic dykes, with the vein emplaced parallel to the dyke often as 10-20-centimetre-wide veins along the dike and wallrock contacts.

Sulphides, mainly chalcopyrite, are found as fine to very coarse-grained crystals and blebs intergrown with the quartz, often within the ends of well-formed quartz crystals in the centre of the open space filling. The system has a dominant northwest trend of 340 degrees/56 degrees southwest with subordinate vein sets trending north-south and northeast, possible conjugate sets.

A number of samples were collected from this dike/vein which returned several anomalous gold and copper assays over widths of 1 to 2 metres. In addition, elevated silver, lead and zinc values were also obtained. Gold assays were up to 1.9 grams per tonne over 1.5 metres from sample #137135 with a high of 4.5 per cent copper, also over 1.5 metres, from sample #137139 (Assessment Report 25270).

Refer to Bearnx (094D 003) for related geological information and a common work history.