The Hill 1818 occurrence is located near the peak of a hill or mountain in the southern headwaters of Marble Creek, north of Lang Creek and approximately 4.4 kilometres south-southeast of the historical community of Cassiar.
Regionally, the area is underlain by quartz arenite sedimentary rocks of the Lower Cambrian Boya Formation (Atan Group), limestone, marble and calcareous sedimentary rocks of the Lower Cambrian Rosella Formation (Atan Group), limestone, slate, siltstone and argillite of the Ordovician to Silurian Road River Group and calcareous sedimentary rocks of the McDame Group. Granitic intrusive rocks of the Lower Cretaceous Cassiar Batholith are exposed to the west.
Locally, replacement type mineralization is reported in calcareous sedimentary rocks of the Lower Cambrian Rosella Formation (Atan Group). The mineralized zone has been traced for approximately 230 metres along a strike of 120 degrees.
In 2002, sampling of the Hill 1818 zone yielded 0.6 per cent lead, 1.0 per cent zinc and 82 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 27203).
In 2003, samples of oxidized surface exposures yielded up to 2.3 per cent lead, 3.8 per cent zinc, 212 grams per tonne silver and 0.2 gram per tonne gold (Assessment Report 27337).
Work History
In 1959, Totem Minerals Inc. completed a 238.0 line-kilometre airborne magnetic and electromagnetic survey on the area as the Vines claims. In 1969, Chapparal Mines Ltd. and Coast Silver Mines Ltd. completed a 486.0 line-kilometre airborne magnetic survey on the area. Four diamond drill holes were completed on the occurrence around this time.
During 1979 through 1981, Shell Canada Resources Ltd. completed programs of geological mapping, geochemical (rock, silt and soil) sampling, diamond drilling and ground geophysical (magnetic, electromagnetic and induced polarization) surveys on the area.
During 1998 through 2008, Eveready Resources Corporation completed programs of geological mapping, geochemical (rock and soil) sampling and trenching on the area as the Cassiar property. In 2014, BC Moly Ltd. completed a program of geological mapping on the Storie property.
