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File Created: 20-Feb-2013 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)
Last Edit:  28-Mar-2022 by Nicole Barlow (NB)

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NMI
Name BIG K, DILWORTH Mining Division Skeena
BCGS Map 104B020
Status Showing NTS Map 104B01E
Latitude 056º 09' 26'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 130º 03' 01'' Northing 6224083
Easting 434759
Commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc Deposit Types I05 : Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Stikine
Capsule Geology

The Big K area is underlain by rocks of the Lower Jurassic Unuk River Formation (Hazelton Group). Rocks in the area consist of volcanic breccia and andesite tuff, with interbedded siltstone, argillite and conglomerate. The area lies within the Portland Canal dike swarm, which consists generally of granodiorite/quartz diorite dikes.

The Big K is an area where 3 holes were drilled by Ascot Resources in 2008 adjacent to the Granduc road. The main target was a large radiometric anomaly. Two 2007 chip lines sampled along the road (samples 48035-48050) assayed 0.5 grams per tonne gold, 9 grams per tonne silver, 0.28 per cent lead and 0.87 per cent zinc over 16 metres; and (samples 49610-49627) assayed 0.5 gram per tonne gold, 11 grams per tonne silver, 0.31 per cent lead and 0.28 per cent zinc over 17 metres (Assessment Report 31000). Anomalous soils contributed to the potential of this area.

Drillhole HL08-55 was drilled northeast through the anomaly and across the Dumas Creek fault. A small series of dikes were intersected along the fault and a mineralized zone in the footwall. A 9 metre drill intersection assayed 1.0 gram per tonne gold and 12 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 31000). The zone is dark grey-black, fine-grained mudstone-rich volcanic rock. It is silicified with some quartz stockwork and pyrite.

See Yellowstone (MINFILE 104B 039) for related information and common work history on Dilworth property.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 28261, *29918, *31000, 32357, 33267, 35410, 38850, 39342
EMPR BULL 58, p. 170; 63
EMPR FIELDWORK 1982, pp. 182-195; 1983, pp. 149-164; 1984, pp.
EMPR OF 1987-22 316-341; 1985, pp. 217,218; 1986, pp. 81-92-102
GSC MAP 9-1957; 307A; 315A; 1418A
GSC MEM 132; 175, p. 171
GSC P 89-1E, pp. 145-154
CIM SPEC Vol. 37, pp. 202-215
Christopher, P.A. (2009-08-03): Technical Report on the Premier Gold Project
Kirkham, G. (2012-06-18): Technical Report on the Resource Estimate for the Premier Gold Property
Kirkham, G. (2012-08-20): Revised Technical Report on the Resource Estimate for the Premier Gold Property
Puritch, E. (2013-03-27): Technical Report and Resource Estimate for the Big Missouri and Martha Ellen Deposits, Premier Gold Property
Rennie, D.W. (2018-06-22): Technical Report on the Premier-Dilworth Project
Rennie, D.W. (2019-01-17): Technical Report on the Premier Project
Bird, S.C., Meintjes, T. (2020-02-28): Resource Estimate Update for the Premier Gold Project, Stewart, British Columbia, Canada
Ascot Resources Limited (2020-05-22): Premier & Red Mountain Gold Project Feasibility Study NI 43-101 Technical Report, British Columbia

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