The ELK 4 showing is exposed on the east side of a small pond about 750 metres south of Arlington Lakes.

The Arlington Lakes area was extensively prospected in the early part of this century, especially during the period 1910-13 when the Kettle Valley Railway was built. In 1970, Durocop Mines Ltd. prospected the general area around the ELK 4 showing. In 1971, Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas Ltd. carried out a magnetometer survey of the area. And in 1973, K.F. Brunning funded a soil geochemical survey and geological mapping of the area.

The showing is hosted by granodiorite of an unnamed Middle Jurassic intrusion. This intrusion has been previously mapped as the Nelson Intrusions (Geological Survey of Canada Map 1736A).

The showing consists of a 2.5-metre-deep pit which exposes a quartz vein containing pyrite and chalcopyrite. The vein strikes north 35 degrees east and dips 75 degrees northwest.

A similar mineral occurrence, the ELK 2 (082ENW005) showing, is located 220 metres to the north.

Work History

In 1996, Madman Mining Co. Ltd. completed a prospecting, soil sampling, and a VLF-EM geophysical survey on the property containing the occurrence.

In 2015, Explorex Resources Inc completed magnetic and VLF-EM geophysical surveys, a prospecting and sampling program on the property containing the occurrence. Highlighted results included a grab sample grading 0.11 percent molybdenum at the Elk 4 occurrence (Kemp, R. (2017-07-13): National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report on the Arlington Property).

In 2017, Coast Mountain Geological Ltd. completed an exploration program including soil sampling, rock sampling, and 26.4 line-kilometres of ground magnetic and VLF-EM surveys.

In 2018, Clarmin Exploration Inc. completed a prospecting and soil sampling program on the Arlington property (Assessment Report 36956). The property was returned to Explorex Resources Inc. in late 2018.