The Slide occurrence is located on a ridge separating Butler and Valleau creeks, approximately 1 kilometre east of Bluff Lake.
Middle to Upper Triassic basaltic volcanics and sediments of the Cadwallader Group are intruded by quartz dioritic dikes and intrusions of the Late Triassic Cadwallader plutonic suite. The area lies between two major northwest-striking faults, the Yalakom and Tchaikazan faults, along the northeastern margin of the Coast Plutonic Complex. A splay of the latter, the Niut fault, occurs just south of the area of interest (Geological Survey of Canada Open File 1163).
Locally, a broad quartz-tourmaline zone with chalcopyrite is exposed in an area of malachite coated cliff faces.
In 2007, diamond drill hole (DDH 07-08), located near the oxidized cliff face, intercepted 20.73 metre of a porphyritic chloritc andesite and diorite with occasional fractures filled with chalcopyrite and bornite. A 0.25-metre drill core sample (8146) assayed 0.05 gram per tonne gold, 8.5 grams per tonne silver and greater than 1 per cent copper (Assessment Report 29526).
In 2013, because of bornite observed in unsplit core from 2007 drill hole BL 07-08, originally drilled by by Newmac Resources, Tchaikazan Resources split the core and sent it for analysis. Assay values from this core indicated two broad zones of anomalous copper values: 21.95 metres grading 0.0221 per cent copper from 136.2 to 158.1 metres, and 40.2 metres grading 0.0147 per cent copper from 170.2 metres to 210.4 metres (Assessment Report 34389). The hole was collared in quartz diorite and terminated in this unit at 230.7 metres. Mineralization appears to be associated with chloritic fractures with fine tourmaline, bornite and chalcopyrite.
Sampling on the Slide zone in 2015 yielded a 0.136 per cent copper and 1.15 grams per tonne silver assay from outcrop that previously yielded anomalous molybdenum values (Assessment Report 38580).
WORK HISTORY
In 2007, Newmac Resources completed a 14-hole diamond drill program, totalling 2389.4 metres, on the area as the Bluff claims (Assessment Report 29526).
In 2012, Susan Rolston formed Tchaikazan Resources Inc. to manage the expanding land holdings. Work since that time, has been undertaken on behalf of the company. The 2012 geochemical program consisted of rock sampling on three areas of the Bluff claim block. Notable samples were taken below the Bluff Lake Road in the area of Painted Bluff showing.
In 2013, the Tchaikazan Resources exploration and sampling program was focused on three areas within the expanded Bluff property: un-split core from BL 07-08 was split and sampled, the Cow Veins (092N 054) were sampled, and the possible extension was prospected, and sampling and prospecting continued in the Bornite Showing area (new MINFILE in 2022).
In 2013, Tchaikazan Resources split the unsplit core from 2007 diamond-drill hole (DDH) BL 07-08 because it had a noticeable amount of bornite mineralization throughout the length of the hole (Assessment Report 34389). It should be noted that Tchaikazan's 2013 Assessment Report 34389 mistakenly reported the unsplit core as being from DDH "BL 08-07" rather than BL 07-08. This error is corroborated, by comparing the "BL 08-07" drill log that Tchaikazan published in its 2013 assessment report (Appendix I), with that of the original logs for BL 07-07 and 08 published in 2007 drill Assessment Report 29526. No drilling was ever recorded for 2008.
In 2015, Tchaikazan Resources Inc prospected in the West Butler Creek area just upstream from the confluence of East and West Butler Creeks (Assessment Report 35754). Fifteen samples, six grabs and nine chips, were collected for assay from gossanous outcrops exposed along the deeply incised cliff faces bounding West Butler Creek. In addition, a review of mineralized structures in the “Pretty Pile” area, the Painted Bluffs and the Slide area was undertaken to more accurately locate and orient the local copper/gold and molybdenum mineralization (See Figure 6, Assessment Report 35754). The Slide showing is indicated as being very close to the given location of hole.
In 2019, rock geochemical and geological mapping was completed on the BLUFF, SOUTH BUTLER, BUTTS2, BLAKE S and BLAKE EXT claims by Tchaikazan Resources Inc. A total of 25 rocks were sampled of which 21 were sent for assay (Assessment Report 38580). Geologic mapping was carried out on 18 locations as the samples were collected. The program was successful in extending a copper-rich tourmaline breccia from its discovery outcrop to 500 metres to the north-west along a 330-to 340-degree trend along the Hayfield Bluffs. Sampling in the area of the Painted Bluff extended that mineralized zone some 150 metres to the south-east along a 135-degree trend. Also, 550 metres to the east of the painted Bluff, sampling at the Slide zone occurred.
Refer to Hayfield Bluffs (092N 071) for information on nearby, related geology and mineralization. See Newmac (092N 055), Mac (092N 054) and Bu (092N 030) for related geological information and work history details for the Bluff claims/property.
