The Lorne occurrence is located at an elevation of approximately 800 metres adjacent to Sam Ross Creek and approximately 2.5 kilometres south west of the creeks' junction with the Endako River.

The geology of the region consists of: 1) a Mississippian to Triassic Cache Creek Group oceanic volcanic and sedimentary assemblage 2) the Upper Triassic dominantly mafic volcanic Takla Group 3) the Lower to Middle Jurassic Hazelton Group mafic to felsic volcanic and sedimentary rocks 4) the Upper Cretaceous to Lower Tertiary Ootsa Lake Group sedimentary and volcanic rocks and 5) the Oligocene and Miocene Endako Group. The region has been intruded by the Lower Jurassic quartz monzonite to granodiorite Topley Intrusive Suite, Upper Jurassic plutons of the Francois Lake Suite and plugs and stocks related to Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary volcanism.

The Lorne showing occurs in the vicinity of Sam Ross Creek where an outcrop of diorite of the Francois Lake Intrusive Suite is cut by a narrow fracture zone. This zone contains pyrite mineralization with associated potassium feldspar alteration. Minor specular hematite and fine scales of molybdenite have been identified in this area. Chalcopyrite occurs in trace amounts throughout the diorite.

Work History

During 1963 through 1967, Amax Exploration Ltd. completed programs of biogeochemical, water, rock, silt and soil sampling, geological mapping, a 20.2 line-kilometre ground magnetic survey and 15.3 line-kilometres of induced polarization survey on the area as the Lorne claims of the Sam Ross Creek property. Rock samples yielded up to 0.080 per cent molybdenum (Assessment Report 787).

In 1969 and 1970, Endako Mines Ltd. completed programs of soil sampling, an 8.0 line-kilometre induced polarization survey and a 23.0 line-kilometre ground magnetic survey on the area immediately east of the occurrence as the Sam claims.

In 1979, Placer Development Ltd. completed a program of geological mapping, soil sampling and a 22.0 line-kilometre ground scintillometer survey on the area as the Rain claims.

In 1980, Placer Development Ltd. completed three percussion drill holes, totalling 289.8 metres, on the area as the Storm claim.

In 2007, Nation River Resources Ltd. completed a program of rock, soil, and water sampling on the area as the MO and SR claims.