The Gail occurrence is located in a north-facing cirque at the headwaters of Tenakihi Creek, approximately 65 kilometres northwest of the community of Germansen Landing.

Pyrite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, and bornite are hosted in quartz veins within biotite-potassium feldspar monzodiorite of the Early Jurassic Hogem Plutonic Suite and within the intrusive rocks as well.

Work History

In 2009-10, C.O. Naas examined the provincial Regional Geochemical Survey data and MINFILE which led to the staking of the Thane Creek property tenures. A comprehensive compilation of historical exploration work was undertaken and identified four areas that indicated excellent potential for copper-gold mineralization. In 2010, a property visit was carried out and explored three of the target areas identified by the compilation program. Exploration consisted of geochemical sampling with collection of 10 silt samples and 69 rock samples. In 2012, Thane Minerals Inc. carried out exploration at multiple areas on the Cathedral property including the Tenakihi (094C 071), Link (094C 123), Osilinka (094C 050), Cathedral (094C 109, 181), Gail (094C 072, 133), Cirque (093N 093), and Lake (094C 188) zones. Exploration consisted of silt sampling, soil and talus fine sampling (contour and gridded), rock sampling, and geological mapping. A total of 36 silt samples, 785 soil and talus fine samples, and 749 rock samples were collected. Approximately 1525 hectares were geologically mapped at 1:10,000 scale. Analyses of soil and talus fine samples and selected rock and silt samples have been carried out by x-ray fluorescence (XRF). In 2020, Interra Copper Corp. completed a program of geological mapping, geochemical (rock, soil and stream sediment) sampling and a 14.0 line-kilometre induced polarization survey on the area as the Thane property.