The Fred 1 occurrence is located at an elevation of approximately 1750 metres near the southwestern end of a north-south–trending valley, approximately 6.8 kilometres southeast of the junction of the Stikine and Chukachida rivers.

The area is situated within a Mesozoic volcanic arc assemblage, which lies along the eastern margin of the Intermontane Belt, a northwest-trending belt of Paleozoic to Neogene sediments, volcanics and intrusions bounded to the east by the Omineca Belt and to the west and southwest by the Sustut and Bowser basins.

Devonian-Permian Asitka Group crystalline limestones are the oldest rocks exposed in the region. They are commonly in thrust contact with Upper Triassic Takla (Stuhini) Group andesite flows and pyroclastic rocks. Takla volcanics have been intruded by Lower Jurassic granodiorite to quartz monzonite of the Black Lake Suite and are in turn unconformably overlain by or faulted against Lower Jurassic calc-alkaline volcanics of the Toodoggone Formation (Hazelton Group).

The dominant structures in the area are steeply dipping faults that define a prominent regional northwest structural fabric trending 140 to 170 degrees. In turn, high-angle, northeast-striking faults (approximately 060 degrees) appear to truncate and displace northwest-striking faults. Collectively these faults form a boundary for variably rotated and tilted blocks underlain by monoclinal strata.

Locally, at least five zone of mineralization have been identified.

The original discovery zone comprises an andesite hosting a quartz carbonate vein system with massive galena and minor sphalerite, chalcopyrite and pyrite mineralization. The mineralized zone has been identified over an area of approximately 5 by 20 metres.

In 1987, three samples (110758 through 110760) from the main (discovery) vein system yielded values of 3.70, 0.12 and 6.80 grams per tonne gold with 174.9, 1215 and 24.7 grams per tonne silver, respectively (Assessment Report 17247).

In 1988, samples (DRM-5 and JR-114) of talus from the discovery zone yielded 0.668 and 1.060 grams per tonne gold with 2.5 and 52.0 grams per tonne silver, respectively (Assessment Report 18465).

The second zone of mineralization, located approximately 200 metres northwest of the discovery zone, comprises a propylitic-altered basalt and/or meta-basalt hosting calcite veinlets with disseminated pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena and possible tetrahedrite with minor malachite staining over a 0.3 to 0.8 metre width that has been traced for 10 metres along strike.

In 1988, four samples (DM-1 to -3 and WM-1) from the zone yielded from 0.102 to 0.694 gram per tonne gold with 8.6 to 156.0 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 18465).

The third zone of mineralization, located approximately 300 metres southwest of the discovery zone, comprises a 0.30-metre wide quartz-calcite-barite breccia hosting disseminated pyrite, galena, chalcopyrite and trace malachite that has been traced along strike for 5 metres.

In 1988, two samples (BF-7 and CS-62) from the zone yielded 3.64 and 4.34 grams per tonne gold with 16.3 and 340.0 grams per tonne silver, respectively (Assessment Report 18465).

The fourth zone of mineralization, located approximately 650 metres southwest of the discovery zone, comprises a 7-centimetre wide quartz-barite veinlet hosting coarse blebs of chalcopyrite with minor bornite in a hematized rhyolite.

In 1988, an outcrop sample (BF-06) assayed 37.0 grams per tonne silver, whereas a nearby float sample (CS-60) of massive sulphides yielded 4.5 grams per tonne silver and 6.4 per cent copper (Assessment Report 18465).

The fifth zone of mineralization is reported approximately 900 metres to the south of the discovery zone and comprises an argillic-altered andesite hosting calcite stringers with minor bornite.

In 1987, two samples (110873 and 110874) from the area yielded 98.5 and 26.7 grams per tonne silver, respectively (Assessment Report 17247).

Work History

In 1986, Prolific Resources Ltd. completed a reconnaissance stream silt sampling program on the Stik 5 and Fred 1 claim. A brief reconnaissance geological mapping and prospecting program was carried out on these claims in 1987.

In 1988, on behalf of Prolific Resources Ltd., a field exploration program was completed on their 'Toodoggone' properties, comprising the Stik, Fred, Adoog, Doog, Jim and Mike claims. The objective of the program was to locate and evaluate the gold potential of epithermal quartz breccia systems on the claims. Exploration consisted of extensive prospecting, geological mapping, lithogeochemical sampling (355 rock), hand trenching (1 trench, 19 metres), and soil sampling (722).