The Hewey showing is one of a number of zinc-lead showings located in the upper Richards Creek valley and is exposed high on the south side of Richards Creek valley in a south-flowing tributary stream.

Regionally, the Richards Creek valley is underlain by a conformable sequence of Lower to Middle Devonian Stone Formation dolomites, Middle Devonian Dunedin Formation micritic limestones and Devonian to Carboniferous Besa River formation shale. This sequence is overthrust by a panel of Stone Formation and Dunedin Formation strata, which is in turn overthrust by a package of Cambrian to Ordovician Kechika Group, Ordovician Skoki Formation and Silurian Nonda Formation rock.

Locally, fracture-controlled irregular pods of massive pyrite and marcasite with sphalerite-healed fractures and minor galena occur in the thrust panel of Stone Formation strata near the stratigraphic contact with overlying Dunedin Formation rock. White sparry calcite and quartz-filled cavities are associated with the mineralization.

Work History

In 1972 and 1973, Cominco Ltd. completed programs of geological mapping, geochemical sampling and at least 16 diamond drill holes, totalling 952.2 metres, on the area as the Ric claims. No assays were reported. In 2008, Douglas Herriott prospected and sampled the area as the Red Cat property. No assays were reported.