The ELK 3 showing is exposed on the east side of a railway cut about 250 metres south of Arlington Lakes. Included in the ELK 3 showing is an outcrop, approximately 320 metres to the northeast of the main showing, where copper (chalcopyrite?) has been noted (Assessment Report 3352, Figure 1).

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 3 showing. In 1971, Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas Ltd. carried out a magnetometer survey of the area. And in 1973, the area was prospected, and the geology mapped for K.F. Brunning.

The ELK 3 showing consists of a hornblendite outcrop containing chalcopyrite and pyrite as fine disseminations and in quartz-calcite stringers. Magnetite is common, as finely disseminated grains and in fracture fillings. The hornblendite appears to be a mafic intrusion in the Carboniferous-Permian Anarchist Group rocks. These are in contact with the Cretaceous Okanagan Batholith to the north.

The ELK 7 (082ENW004) showing, located approximately 450 metres to the north-northeast, also occurs in Anarchist Group hornblendite.

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.

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. Highlighted results included sample 1087862 grading 5.9 grams per tonne silver, and 0.31 percent copper (Kemp, R. (2017-07-13): National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report on the Arlington Property).

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.