The JT (J-T) occurrence is located at an elevation of approximately 1660 metres on an east-southeast facing slope, approximately 1.5 kilometres south-southwest of Mount Bunting.

Regionally, the area is underlain by volcaniclastic rocks of the Lower Jurassic Betty Creek Formation, calc-alkaline volcanic rocks of the Middle to Upper Jurassic Mount Dilworth Formation and undivided sedimentary rocks of the Middle to Upper Jurassic Hazelton Group.

Locally, area is underlain by volcanic rocks of the Betty Creek Formation overlain by a mixed felsic to intermediate pyroclastic tuff, pyritic tuff and limestone of the Mount Dilworth Formation. Syngenetic iron sulphide mineralization occurs at changes in lithology from pillowed flows to cherty exhalative and tuffaceous horizons. Quartz veins cutting these lithologies host gold values.

In 2019, a sample from a quartz vein cutting mafic volcanics assayed 8.2 grams per tonne gold, whereas samples of the cherty exhalative yielded up to 0.97 gram per tonne gold (Bravewolf Consulting [2020-07-17]: 2020 Technical (NI 43-101) Report on the Independence and Slippery Ian Properties).

Work History

In 2017, Richard Billingsley completed an airborne magnetic survey on the area. In 2019 and 2020, AUX Resources Corp. completed a program of prospecting, geological mapping and rock sampling on the area as the Independence and Slippery Ian properties.