The Sam property is underlain by steeply dipping east trending Pennsylvanian argillites and tuffs of the Stikine Assemblage. Molybdenite occurs in quartz veinlets that cut these rocks in a gossan zone. This assemblage strikes east northeast, dips moderately south and has been intruded by a Late Triassic diorite stock.

In 1990, Candela described molybdenum mineralization present in quartz-orthoclase stringers near an intrusive contact. Past work had focussed on this mineralization. At least five diamond drill holes totalling 1833.5 metres were drilled, three in 1961 and two in 1969. Core from the latter holes was relogged and sampled in 1990 by Candela. One value of 0.24 per cent molybdenum over 0.15 metre and gold values up to 60 parts per billion were obtained. Labels on the 1961 core boxes were not legible enough to allow relogging.

Work History

The property was first staked in 1961 as the Sam group of 8 claims by Southwest Potash Corporation on the basis of anomalous molybdenum values i n stream sediments. Work by the company during 1962 and 1963 included geochemical sampling, geological mapping, an airborne magnetometer survey over-97 line-kilometres and 937 metres of diamond drilling in 3 AX-size holes. Traces of molybdenite were reported in all holes. No further work was done by the company and the claims lapsed in 1968. Armstrong, Laus, Reeve, and Stollery restaked the property as the Ang 1-48 claims under the name 'Barrington Syndicate'. Coronet Mines Ltd optioned the property in August 1968 and staked the Ang 49-112 claims. An airborne magnetometer survey of the property in September 1968 revealed an anomaly located at the south end of the gossan zone. Coronet probably drilled the two 1969 holes totalling 896.5 metres relogged in 1990 by Candela.

In 1988, Continental Gold Corp.staked the Rush 1-4 claims in 1988 and carried out 12 person days of prospecting, collecting 83 rock and 11 silt samples. The southwest corner of the Rush claims covered the plotted location of the Sam showing.

In 1989, a more detailed prospecting effort was carried out by Equity Engineering Ltd for Candela Resources Ltd. One significant showing consisting of a quartz stringer with an average width of 0.2 metre was discovered. This showing was named the "Nod Vein" by Equity.

The 1990 Candela Resource conducted detailed stream sediment sampling, prospecting in areas not covered by Equity. A total of 21 heavy mineral samples, 13 silt samples, and 115 rock samples were taken. Particular attention was paid to the "Nod Vein" with 34 rock samples, mostly chip samples, taken from the vein and its wall rock. Maps showing work areas and sample were not included in the Assessment Report 21034 that described the 1990 work.