The Martin occurrence is located about 8.7 kilometres west of Kitsumkalum Lake, 38 kilometres north-northwest of Terrace.
Jurassic to Cretaceous Bowser Lake Group sediments, predominantly greywacke, are intruded by granodiorite of the Cretaceous to Tertiary Coast Plutonic Complex. Gold-bearing quartz veins occur near the contact.
At the Martin occurrence, the main vein strikes 015 degrees and dips 55 degrees northwest. It follows a shear zone in granodiorite for 100 metres and is up to 0.5 metre wide. Mineralization consists of pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite, galena, pyrite, sphalerite and chalcopyrite. This quartz vein occurs in greywacke and consists largely of massive arsenopyrite. In 2003, the veins in the Martin and Rico-Bling (104I 225) areas were described as having coarse-grained, massive (bucky) and comb textures.
A 30.0-centimetre sample assayed 8.2 grams per tonne gold, 137 grams per tonne silver and 4.0 per cent lead (Minister of Mines Annual Report 1928). A second parallel vein, 50 metres from the main vein, assayed 6.8 grams per tonne gold and 12.3 grams per tonne silver over 0.18 metre (Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 205).
In 2003, two grab samples (CDK03R84 and TTKL03R088) are reported to have assayed 25.0 and 34.0 grams per tonne gold with 260.9 and 83.0 grams per tonne silver (Daignault, P.M., Sharp, R.J. (2007-12-27): 2007 Exploration and Geological Report for the Kalum Property; Hutter, J.M. (2012-02-22): Technical Report for the Kalum Property).
Another zone of mineralization, referred to as the Clutch zone, is reported down slope to the southeast of the Martin occurrence.
Work History
By 2003, Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. had acquired the 500-unit Kalum property to cover the Allard stock, a 4 by 11 kilometre intrusion that has been mapped west of Kitsumkalum Lake. The Kalum property encompasses several historically documented occurrences referred to in their 2003 Assessment Report 27417: Kalum (103I 019), Burn (103I 211), Quartz Silver (103I 018), Allard (103I 151), Misty (103I 213), Chris (103I 174), Martin (103I 020) and Hat (103I 173). Several new discoveries were made by Eagle Plains in 2003: Bling-Rico (104I 225), Tuppie (104I 228) and Tojo (104I 226). In 2003, Eagle Plains reported that the Martin vein belongs to the same vein system as those on the Chris occurrence and the overall system is said to consist of nine mineralized veins. No work is reported to have occurred on the Martin prior to the 2003 assessment.
In 2004, Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. continued exploration for an intrusion-related gold deposit on its Kalum property. The program comprised a 1500-line kilometre airborne geophysical survey, on-the-ground evaluation of targets and the drilling of 19 holes, totaling 1958 metres. The geophysical survey recovered magnetic and time-domain electromagnetic data.
In 2005, Eagle Plains Resources completed a program of soil, silt and rock sampling and geological mapping on the area.
In 2007, Mountain Capital Inc. optioned the property and in 2008 undertook a program of soil and rock sampling, a 4.1 line-kilometre induced polarization survey and 11 diamond drill holes on the Burn (MINFILE 103I 211) occurrence area. The option was terminated in May of 2009.
In 2009, Windstorm Resources Inc. entered into a Letter of Intent with Eagle Plains to earn a 60 per cent interest in the property and completed a program of prospecting, geochemical sampling and an induced polarization survey on the area.
In 2010, a program of geological mapping and six diamond drill holes, totalling 419.11 metres, were completed on the Tuppie-Cirque (MINFILE 103I 228) occurrence.
In early 2012, Clemson Resources Corp. entered into an Option Agreement with Eagle Plains Resources to acquire a 60 per cent interest in the property.
In 2020, Rex Resources completed a 247 line-kilometre airborne magnetic and radiometric geophysical survey on the area as the Kalum property.
