The O.K. showing is approximately 10 kilometres southeast of the village of Iskut and 6.5 kilometres east-southeast of the Mabon (North ROK) developed prospect. Refer to MFJ prospect (104H 001) for local work history and updated local geology.
In 2013, OZ Exploration Pty Ltd carried out an exploration program on the ROK Coyote Project, under a Joint Venture agreement with Firesteel Resources Inc (Assessment Report 35259). OZ drilled 1740 metres in 3 three diamond-drill holes, conducted 26.5 line-kilometres of 3D offset line pole-dipole IP/resistivity surveying and 316 line-kilometres of airborne magnetic and radiometric surveying. Eight MINFILE occurrences were covered by the airborne survey with four of these (MFJ, West, B18 and O.K) also occurring within the IP/Resistivity survey boundaries. The 8 MINFILE occurrences are: MFJ (104H 001), West (104H 002), South (104H 006), Hi (104H 014), Coyote 3 (104H 024), B18 (104H 032), Silver Standard (104H 045) and O.K. (104H 046). A total of 3500 hectares of geological mapping was also completed. A number of chargeability and resistivity anomalies were discovered, some of which were tested during the 2013 drilling. See MINFILE occurrences MFJ (104H 001), O.K. (104H 046) and B18 (104H 032) for drill results.
Drill hole DD13RK002 was drilled underneath the “South Gossan” zone, a hematite-stained gossan which crops out part way down the southern slope of the ROK plateau. This drill hole was terminated much shallower than planned due to the intersection of a large aquifer causing drilling difficulties. The hole was lost at 389.2 metres. It was reported that the ground tested did not reveal any significant porphyry style indicators. The closest documented mineral occurrence is MINFILE occurrence O.K. (104H 046) about 800 metres east-southeast of drill hole DD13RK002.
In 2017, Colorado Resources entered into a purchase agreement, with Firesteel Resources Ltd. to acquire a 100 per cent interest in the ROK-COYOTE copper gold property. The ROK-COYOTE property occurs immediately south and east on trend of Colorado’s North ROK property and immediately north and west of Imperial Metals Red Chris property.
The O.K. showing is one of seven anomalous areas with greater than 200 parts per million copper plus elevated gold in soils, determined from historic and 2017 soil sampling, that characterize a nine-kilometre-long favourable mineralized trend. The trend extends from the Mabon (North ROK) developed prospect, southeast to Ealue Lake (Colorado Resources News Releases November 21,2017, January 18, 2018).
Four rock grab samples anomalous in gold and copper were obtained from the O.K. showing during the 2017 exploration program, returning up to 10.1 grams per tonne gold and up to 2.19 per cent copper (Colorado Resources News Release November 21, 2017).
On Sept 16 of 2020, Colorado Resources announced that it had changed its name to “QuestEx Gold & Copper Ltd.” effective September 28, 2020.
See MFJ (104H 001) for related information.
