The Paradigm 2 area is underlain by a north-northeast trending package of chloritized, intermediate, massive to tuffaceous volcanics and argillites of the Lower Jurassic Hazelton Group. At least three narrow felsic fragmental bands have been mapped. These felsic layers yielded anomalous values in gold, silver, arsenic and antimony across a series of five contiguous 1.5 metre chip samples (Assessment Report 20624).

Fine grained disseminated pyrite and arsenopyrite comprise the only observed mineralization on the Paradigm property. Massive fine grained pyrite in concentrations of up to 20 per cent comprise the matrix of the felsic fragmental/breccia which was determined to be anomalous in gold, silver and arsenic. A 1-metre chip sample from a highly oxidized felsic fragmental outcrop assayed 0.6 gram per tonne gold and greater than 50 grams per tonne silver and greater than 0.2 per cent arsenic (Assessment Report 20624).

Work History

An airborne electromagnetic and magnetic survey was reported to have been conducted over the Paradigm 2 claim in 1988.

In 1989, extensive stream silt sampling combined with reconnaissance prospecting and lithogeochemical sampling was completed along the numerous drainage courses which cut across the Paradigm 2 claim and in the upland areas. A number of lithogeochemical samples yielded elevated to anomalous gold, silver, and/or arsenic values, and several stream silt samples yielded elevated silver or arsenic values. Heavy mineral samples collected from creeks draining the southern half of the claim yielded elevated silver, arsenic, cobalt, or zinc values, with one sample containing a gold value of 0.54 gram per tonne (Assessment Report 20624).

In 1990, Loki Gold Corp collected a total of 62 rock samples, 493 soil samples (366 contour and 127 grid controlled), and 61 stream silt sample. Results from the 1990 geochemical sampling over the property defined two zones of coincident anomalous gold, silver and base metal values (lead, zinc, cobalt). The first zone is related to mineralization within a pyritic felsic fragmental band. The second zone comprised 8 successive anomalous gold-in-soil samples collected at 25 metre intervals over 200 metres along a contour line.