The Vera zone is characterized by a large colour anomaly exposed at low, treed elevations to the west of Newmont Lake. These iron-rich gossans are best exposed in creek beds and gullies and are consistently present over a 1.5 kilometres strike length. These gossans of pyritic, intensely sheared Carboniferous to Permina Newmont Lake Graben Volcanics of the Stikine Assemblage form adjacent to the Newmont Lake plugs of the Triassic to Jurassic Copper Mountain Plutonic Complex. The gossans vary from 50 to 250 metres in width and follow this intrusive contact along its entire exposed strike length. Three main units were identified within the volcanics: plagioclase-pheric andesitic porphyry flows, lesser coarse epiclastics, and minor crystal tuffs. The monzonite is very homogenous, fine grained to weakly porphyritic, with hematite, chlorite and silica alteration along structure and adjacent to the contact with the volcanics. It is moderately magnetic nearer the center of the plug where no magnetite destruction is seen, and chlorite dominates over hematite.

Surface values for 2017 grab and chip samples yielded very low values in all elements and drilling at depth intersected only massive pyrite mineralization. Rock samples were reported to have copper staining (malachite) and possibly chalcopyrite. Assays were typically lower than 0.0047 per cent copper and 0.0025 gram per tonne gold (Assessment Report 30449). Two Drill holes (R-07-05 and R-07-06) tested the zone but yielded only negligible assay values.

WORK HISTORY

In 2013 Geotech Ltd. carried out a helicopter-borne electromagnetic (ZTEM) and aeromagnetic geophysical survey for Romios Gold Resources Inc over the Newmont Lake Block, comprising parts of the Newmont Lake property (Geophysics Report, Assessment Report 35016, Appendix VI). The following 21 mineral occurrences were covered by the survey: Ken (104B 027), 72 (Dirk) (104B (114), McLymont (104B 126), Northwest (McLymont), (104B 281), Jazzman (104B 282), Ridge (104B 325), Gab Northwest (104B 333), GAB 12 (104B 335), GAB 11 (104B 336), NEW (104B 379), Telena (104B 428), Bren (104B 429), Arseno (104B 432), Mon 2 (104B 433), Glacier Zone (104B 438), Camp Ridge (104B 441), Kirby NE (104B 442), Black Bear (104B 459), 2Bad (104B 460), Bridget (104B 462), O'Neil (104B 463.

In 2014, Romios Gold Resources Inc. conducted a prospecting and sampling program that included the evaluation of various showings and mineralized occurrences on the Newmont Lake and Trek Properties. A total of 314 rock chip samples and reconnaissance rock samples and 26 stream silt samples were collected.

In 2015, Romios Gold reported that a program of additional prospecting and sampling was carried out on the Burgundy Ridge discovery (Exploration and Mining in British Columbia 2015, page 135)

No work is reported for 2016 or 2017.

In January and February 2018, Geotech Ltd. carried out a helicopter-borne Versatile Domain Electromagnetic (VTEM) and aeromagnetic geophysical survey on behalf of Romios Gold Resources Inc. The survey covered three claim blocks: DIRK, KEN and NORTHWEST comprising parts of the Newmont Lake property and covered a total of 714 line-kilometres (Assessment Report 37492, containing Geotech Ltd Geophysical Report (Appendix Two)). The Vera occurs within the Northwest Block which also covers the following mineral occurrences: Northwest (McLymont), (104B 281), Jazzman (104B 282), Gab Northwest (104B 333), Cuba South (334), GAB 12 (104B 335), GAB 11 (104B 336), Arseno (104B 432), Syenite (104B 439), Cuba North (104B 440), Camp Ridge (104B 441), Kirby NE (104B 442), Kirby SE (104B 443), Thumper (104B 445), Black Bear (104B 459), Ray (104B 696), Arseno Ridge (104B 709), Vera (104B 710), Gerry (104B 713). The Vera showing occurs in an area of low airborne magnetics but areas of high magnetics occur just to the southwest and west. The Vera occurs along the western boundary of a very significant airborne electromagnetic anomaly (VTEM anomaly #2).

In December 2018, Crystal Lake Mining announced that it had acquired a 100 per cent interest in the 436 square kilometre Newmont Lake Project from Romios Gold.

In 2019, Crystal Lake conducted a drill program, on the Burgundy Ridge prospect area (104B 325) and the Northwest deposit. They also conducted extensive grassroots exploration.

See Northwest (104B 281) for details of work after the amalgamation of tenures by Romios Gold Resources Inc in the 2000s, when airborne geophysics was done over significant land areas and specific work on various occurrences.