The former Albion mine is located on Iron Creek, approximately 29 kilometres north west of Trail.
North trending quartz veins on Granville Mountain are thought to be genetically related to the intrusion of Eocene Coryell syenites into Carboniferous to Permian Mount Roberts Formation metasediments and Middle Jurassic quartz monzonites. Gold-bearing quartz vein systems occur within the quartz monzonite and average 1.2 metres thick. The north trending veins are generally steeply dipping to the east and are subparallel to two major joint orientations. Vein mineralization is dominated by pyrite occurring as disseminated, fine to coarse grained euhedral crystals and locally defining a crude banding. Galena, sphalerite and chalcopyrite also occur. Country rock in the vicinity of the quartz veins has undergone varying degrees of hydrothermal alteration. Sericite and clay is pervasive within a few centimetres of the veins. This alteration decreases in intensity away from the veins, towards a propylitic envelope composed of chlorite as fracture filling and altered mafic crystals. Epidote is also associated with mineralized veins and occurs as stringers, clots and floods. Observed footwall and hangingwall alteration zones obtained maximum widths of 0.7 and 2.7 metres, respectively. Silicification occurs locally, but is not restricted to one side of the vein.
The Albion showing is a north striking quartz vein, about 2 metres wide, containing pyrite, galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite and specularite and occurs within quartz monzonite. Production between 1939 and 1964 resulted in 25,255 grams of silver, 4418 grams of gold, 365 kilograms of lead and 337 kilograms of zinc from 541 tonnes.
All of the main vein systems on the Granville Mountain property have received intermittent work since 1898, when the Amazon claim block was Crown granted. Physical evidence of this work exists in the form of collapsed shafts, adits, opencuts and pits. In the 1940s, both Sheep Creek Gold Mines and Cominco examined the property and conducted extensive sampling of the vein systems. In 1962, Northern Syndicate Ltd. conducted diamond drilling on the Albion vein. Ground to the west and south of the Albion vein was examined in 1968 and a program of geological mapping, soil sampling and magnetometer survey was completed over an area covered by the Empire, Den and Lucky claims. In 1974, Ike Weibe, a local prospector, drilled 4 holes on the Albion vein and 2 holes on the Dubrovnik vein. Dolmage Campbell and Associated Ltd. conducted a brief property examination in 1979 but no detailed report was written. Eight holes were drilled on the Albion and Berlin/Alice L veins (082ESE084) in 1979. Extensive detailed geological mapping, soil sampling and VLF-EM and magnetometer surveys were conducted over two grid areas by E & B Explorations Ltd. in 1981. In 1983-84, F.M. Smith examined and sampled the Albion, Dubrovnik and Cascade-Bonanza veins. An orientation IP resistivity survey was completed across the Albion vein. Boundary Consolidated Exploration Limited and Prominent Resources Corporation conducted geophysical surveys in 1984 and drilling of 9 holes totalling 418 metres in 1984. A 2.6-metre drill intersection assayed 242 grams per tonne silver and 13.6 grams per tonne gold (Assessment Report 14330). Prominent conducted surveys and sampling in 1985. In 1992, Crown Resources Corp. conducted an airborne geophysical survey in the area. In 1994-1995, Gold City Resources completed geochemical sampling and a ground magnetometer survey. Grab samples returned up to 5130 parts per billion gold (Assessment Report 23713).
In 2006, Astral Mining Corporation conducted a helicopter-borne geophysical (electromagnetic) survey and sampling on the area as a part of the JJ property. At this time, six channel samples were taken from three sites along the main quartz vein at the Albion occurrence and yielded values of 0.014 gram per tonne gold from footwall material, while samples of quartz vein material yielded from 0.787 to 45.745 grams per tonne gold with a weighted average grade of 10.80 grams per tonne gold over 1.4 metres (Brittliffe, D., Terry, D. (2007-02-28): 43-101 Report on Exploration at the the Jumping Josephine Property, Southeastern British Columbia).
In 2007, a drilling program conducted by Astral Mining Corporation completed five holes at Albion and four holes at the Dubrovnik vein. The Albion vein was targeted for 230 metres along strike, split into four drill pad sites. The Dubrovnik vein was targeted for 50 metres along strike in four holes. Significant results were summarized by a grade of 1.14 grams per tonne gold over 4.5 metres at the Dubrovnik occurrence, and a complete summary of grades at Albion can be found in the technical report referenced (Turner, A. (2008-03-27): Technical Report on 2007 Exploration at the Jumping Josephine Property).
