The Syndicate occurrence is located along a south-flowing tributary of Des Creek, northwest of the McLeod River and approximately 12.7 kilometres west-southwest of the community of McLeod Lake.

Regionally, the area is underlain by basaltic volcanic rocks and fine clastic sedimentary rocks of the Triassic to Jurassic Takla Group.

Locally, a dozen or more quartz veins in argillite are exposed in a creek. The veins are mainly quite narrow, but one reaches a width of approximately 2 metres. They appear to cut across the bedding planes of the enclosing argillites, which strike northwest and dip northeast at varying angles. A well-pyritized dike is also present.

Sampling of the quartz veins returned values up to 2.4 grams per tonne of gold (Minister of Mines Annual Report 1932, page 102).

In 2021, a grab sample (366255) from an outcrop of argillites hosting a 10-centimetre-wide quartz vein assayed 7.43 grams per tonne gold (Assessment Report 39660).

Work History

In 1986, Plasway National Research Ltd. prospected and sampled the area. In 1987, Ezekiel Explorations Ltd. completed an airborne magnetic and electromagnetic survey on the area. In 1989, Ezekiel Explorations Ltd. completed a program of geological mapping and geochemical (rock, silt and soil) sampling on the area as the G North property. In 1990, a 124.0 line-kilometre ground magnetic and electromagnetic survey was completed on the property.

In 2010, a program of prospecting, geological mapping and rock sampling was completed on the area as the Bragg property.

In 2020 and 2021, Golden Planet Mining Corp. completed a regionally extensive program of prospecting, geological mapping, geochemical (rock, till and soil) sampling and a 4851.0-line-kilometre airborne magnetic and electromagnetic survey on the area as the Rider property.