The Haw (Hawk) occurrence is situated in the Swannell Ranges (Omineca Mountains), approximately 29 kilometres northwest of Old Hogem and 59 kilometres north-northeast of Takla Landing.

The area is underlain by mesozonal plutonic rocks assigned to the Late Triassic to Early Cretaceous Hogem Intrusive Complex which have been emplaced into volcanic 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, north to the Mesilinka River. The structural setting of the batholith and the intruded Takla Group is one of vertical tectonics associated with graben development (Bulletin 70).

Garnett (1978) shows the area as being underlain by leucocratic granite, quartz syenite and alaskite, which together represent a Cretaceous phase of the Hogem Intrusive Complex. Recent reports also describe pyroxenite and biotite pyroxenite cumulate lenses and pendants within these rocks, as well as widespread chlorite, epidote and local biotite alteration (Assessment Report 21713, pages 8, 9).

The age of the leucotonalite host to the Hawk veins, and which cuts the Duckling Creek has been determined to be Lower Jurassic (192 Ma) and has a significant inherited component (678+253/-234 Ma) (personal communication J. Nelson, 2003, data from Friedman, 2003).

Old reports describe chalcopyrite, bornite and pyrite occurring as disseminated grains within several gneiss lenses enveloped by Duckling Creek Syenite Complex rocks. More recently, sulphide mineralization comprising chalcopyrite and pyrite occurring as disseminations and fracture-fillings, has been reported within foliated syenite migmatite and leucocratic syenite. Malachite staining and local chalcocite was also observed on fracture surfaces. One chip sample (55003) of a 46-centimetre wide quartz vein with malachite staining assayed 2.13 per cent copper, while a selective grab (55908) of vuggy quartz vein float hosting 1 to 2 per cent galena analysed 14.47 grams per tonne gold and 11 grams per tonne silver (Assessment report 21713, page 10).

Several small but spectacular copper occurrences consisting of chalcopyrite-chalcocite-malachite mineralization were breifly desctibed in the 1991 work of Varitech. These are 2 kilometres north of the plotted location of the 1991 sampling.

HISTORY

The area in the vicinity of the Hawk property was first staked by Amoco Canada in 1972 following a regional exploration program aimed at discovering copper-molybdenum porphyry deposits within the Hogem Batholith. Amoco drilled four holes in 1974, none of which were assayed for gold content. Amoco’s target was disseminated copper mineralization apparently hosted in a biotite / muscovite gneiss unit trending northwesterly and located immediately northeast of the Radio zone (094C 139). No subsequent work has been conducted on this zone. Also see the Hawk (AD) (094C 138) for futher details.

During the late 1960s and 1970s the Hogem Batholith was explored for copper and molybdenum mineralization by Union Miniere Explorations and Mining Corp Ltd (UMEX) and their joint venture partner Wenner Gren. The work consisted of helicopter borne aerial magnetic surveying followed up by geological mapping and reconnaissance soil and silt sampling. Some detailed soil grids, silt surveys and geological maps were compiled in prospective areas.

During 1990, Major General Resources Ltd. and Varitech Resources Ltd. formed the Hogem Joint Venture to acquire properties encompassing the most prospective areas indicated by the UMEX data. In July of 1991, a substantial reconnaissance sampling program was undertaken on the Haw claim group which is south of the Hawk veins that were the subject of Amoco’s 1970s work. In 1991, Varitech Resources Ltd. undertook a reconnaissance rock and soil sampling program on the claims. An extensive copper anomaly was outlined. Two smaller gold soil anomalies are coincident with the copper anomaly. Significant new copper-gold mineralization was located within the soil copper-gold anomaly.

During 2005 through 2007, Lysander Minerals Corp. completed programs of silt and rock sampling, geological mapping and an airborne electromagnetic/resistivity survey on the area as apart of the Pinchi project.

In 2012, Tajiri Resource Corp. conducted a helicopter supported property-wide reconnaissance geochemical investigation of their OGK property. A total of 68 rock, 112 stream sediment and 383 soil samples were collected and submitted for assay. A helicopter supported airborne geophysical survey consisting of magnetics, VLF/EM and radiometric surveys over four blocks totalling 505 line-kilometres was also completed.