The North Kwanika occurrence is situated in the Kwanika Range near the headwaters of a south-flowing tributary to Halobia Creek, approximately 46 kilometres east of Takla Landing.

The area is underlain by mesozonal plutonic rocks assigned to the Late Triassic to Early Cretaceous Hogem Intrusive Complex which have intruded volcanic and sedimentary rocks of the Middle Triassic to Lower Jurassic Takla Group east of the Pinchi fault zone. The plutonic rocks form an elongate batholith, extending from Chuchi Lake, and north to the Mesilinka River.

The principle rock type in the area of the occurrence is leucocratic quartz monzonite. A northwest trending intrusive contact between syenodiorite to monzonite and melanocratic diorite occurs nearby, and porphyritic quartz monzonite to granodiorite is in contact with syenodiorite to monzonite on the north side of the divide, near a small tarn. A north-striking fault cuts these rocks to the east.

Mineralization, in the form of segregated nodules of bornite, disseminated chalcopyrite, and associated malachite, is scattered and sparse, but reportedly extends north across the divide (Property File - Peto, 1971).

In 2011, rock sample M411110 of gossanous medium-grained hornblende diorite area assayed 0.39 per cent copper and 3.3 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 32504).

In 2019, a rock sample (19E99010) from a boulder of quartz-veined monzodiorite hosting pyrite and chalcopyrite assayed 0.120 per cent copper (Assessment Report 38697).

Work History

In 1971, the Burn group (Burn 1-52) was held by W.R. Bacon for the LUC Syndicate. Extensive exploration was undertaken between 1971 and 1979 as a result of stream sediment anomalies outlined on Burn Creek. Initial work in the area involved a stream sediment sampling program by the Luc Syndicate, with Placer Dome Exploration in the early 1970s. As a result, a number of anomalous areas on Burn Creek were found and claimed. Work included geological mapping, a geochemical soil survey (875 samples) covering Burn 1-26, 43-52, a 21 line-kilometre magnetometer survey and trenching on Burn 14-16. Work during 1971 to 1973 included a 22.5 line-kilometre induced potential survey and a geochemical soil and silt survey. In 1978, Placer Development Limited optioned the claims and completed geochemical sampling of soils, sediments and overburden, drilling and magnetometer surveys over the next two years. In 1979, the Snag and Siberia claims were added to the property.

During 2005 through 2010, Redton Resources and Geoinformatics Exploration Canada Inc. undertook work on the regionally extensive Redton property, which covered the Falcon (MINFILE 093N 068) occurrence to the south (just north of Nation Lake) and north to the Tak (MINFILE 093N 067) occurrence, approximately 6 kilometres south of the Omineca River. In 2005, a 5764.0 line-kilometre airborne magnetic and electromagnetic survey was completed on the area as the Takla-Redton property. In 2006, a program of geological mapping and geochemical (rock, silt, and soil) sampling was completed on the property along with 12 diamond drill holes, totalling 4032.5 metres, on the Takla-Rainbow (MINFILE 093N 082) and Tak occurrences. In 2007 and 2008, programs of geochemical sampling (rock, silt, and soil) sampling, ground geophysical surveys and 10 diamond drill holes, totalling 3784.0 metres, were completed on the property. This work centred primarily on the Takla-Rainbow occurrence to the north and Falcon occurrence to the south. In 2010, a subsequent AeroTEM survey by Redton Resources identified 65 electromagnetic anomalies on the property.

During 2011 through 2014, Kiska Metals Corp. (previously Rimfire Minerals Corporation) completed programs of prospecting, geological mapping, geochemical (rock, silt, and soil) sampling and ground geophysical surveys on the Redton property. A combined 11.2 line-kilometre ground induced polarization and magnetic survey was completed on the Halobia Creek area.

In 2019, Spearmint Resources Inc. completed a program of prospecting and rock sampling on the area as the Safari property.