The MC Southeast occurrence is described as being located at an elevation of 336 metres on an east-facing slope, approximately 500 metres west of the Bear River and east of Palmey (MINFILE 104A 042) occurrence. The exact location of the occurrence is unknown.

The area is underlain by andesitic volcanic rocks of the Lower Jurassic Unuk River Formation (Hazelton Group) which have been intruded by granodioritic rocks of the Lower Jurassic Texas Creek stock. To the east quartz monzonitic rocks of the Eocene Coast Plutonic Complex are exposed.

Locally, a polymetallic quartz-sulphide (sphalerite-galena-chalcopyrite?) vein occurs along and near the west side of a major shear zone that trends northwest.

In 2010, a 1.0-metre chip sample from the vein exposed in the historical adit assayed 58.9 grams per tonne gold, 293.8 grams per tonne silver, 0.63 per cent copper, 1.79 per cent lead and 9.99 per cent zinc (Assessment Report 32552).

Work History

A historical, 7-metre-long and 1.5-metre-wide adit is reported to have been developed on the occurrence.

The area has been explored in conjunction with the nearby Dalhousie (MINFILE 104A 041) and Palmey (MINFILE 104A 042) occurrences and a complete regional exploration history can be found there.