The NW 48 occurrence is located approximately 1.7 kilometres southwest of Inkikuh Creek.

The area is underlain by quartz diorites to granodiorites of the Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic Guichon Creek Batholith. Border phase rocks to the west are in contact with Guichon variety (Highland Valley phase) rocks to the east.

Locally, on the NW 48 claim, minor showings of weakly disseminated chalcopyrite with faint malachite staining occurs in epidote-altered diorite of the Border phase of the Guichon Creek Batholith.

To the south-southwest of the previous zone, on the NW 69 claim, a leucogranite hosts minor chalcocite and malachite.

Work History

In 1956, New Jersey Zinc Exploration Co. Ltd. completed a program of soil sampling and a 55.5 line-kilometre ground magnetic survey on the area as the Toketic property.

In 1960, Northwest Ventures Ltd. completed a ground magnetic survey on the area as the VL claims. In 1967, Northlode Exploration Ltd. completed a 40.8 line-kilometre ground magnetic and induced polarization survey on the Bar and MB claims.

In 1976 and 1977, Leonard Peckham prospected the area as the Kik claims.

In 1980, Cominco Ltd. completed 60.0 line-kilometres of ground magnetometer and induced polarization surveys on the area as the Island property. The following year, 22.9 line-kilometres of induced polarization surveys were completed on the property. In 1982, Cominco Ltd. completed an induced polarization survey on the area as the Island property.