The Pine 9 occurrence is located on the south side of the Quesnel River, approximately 2.5 kilometres west of the community of Likely.

Regionally the area is underlain by alkali basalt of the Upper Triassic Nicola Group of the central Quesnel Belt. Intruding the basalt are dike-like monzonite-syenodiorite stocks. Hydrothermal activity associated with the stock has altered the surrounding volcanics in places with a propylitic mineral assemblage of epidote, chlorite and calcite.

Locally, former trenches and adit expose a mineralization shear zone hosted by diorite and volcaniclastic conglomerate in proximity of an andesite-hybrid contact. Mineralization consists of chalcopyrite, pyrite and minor pyrrhotite and the oxidation products of chalcopyrite (malachite and azurite) as fracture fillings to massive blebs.

In 1986, a grab sample (DR-85-4) of massive sulphide (primarily pyrite with minor chalcopyrite) assayed 0.136 per cent copper (Assessment Report 14399). The following year, a diamond drill hole (WDDH-87-1) intersected 0.75 metre yielding 5.62 grams per tonne gold (Assessment Report 17610).

Work History

In 1969, Ardo Mines completed a program of soil sampling, a 15.6 line-kilometre ground induced polarization survey and 749.0 metres of diamond drilling on the area as the Pine and Red Rock claims. In 1984 and 1985, Rhamco Resources completed ground magnetic and electromagnetic surveys on the area. During 1986 through 1988, Cedarmine Resources completed programs of rock and soil sampling, geological mapping, ground geophysical surveys and minor drilling on the area as the Dave claim. In 2019 and 2020, KORE Mining Ltd. completed programs of prospecting and geochemical (rock and soil) sampling on the area as part of the South Cariboo property.