The Bird Dog showing is located approximately 25 kilometres north of Cranbrook.
Regionally, the area is underlain by sedimentary and volcanic rocks of the Helikian Aldridge Formation, Purcell Supergroup.
A series of lead-silver-gold - mineralized shears were located as a result of trenching in 1992. Highlights include grab sample KT 9202, which assayed 2.36 per cent lead and 31.2 grams per tonne gold, and sample KT 92-3, which assayed 489.6 grams per tonne silver and 21.2 per cent lead (Assessment Report 22872). A strong soil geochemical anomaly had been delineated on the east-facing slopes of Lakit Mountain, near the main ridge at elevation 1830 metres. This 100 metre by 200-metre anomalies overlies the Kootenay-King Quartzite, a stratigraphic horizon within the Aldridge Formation, known to host the Kootenay King (orebody) (082GNW009).
WORK HISTORY
The Kit 1 Claim was staked in 1988 by Tim Termuende to cover a small, abandoned trench thought to have been dug in the 1950s, which contained lead and silver mineralization within a 1-metre-wide quartz vein. In 1988, 3 soil samples and 3 rock samples were collected from the property. In 1989, further assessment work on the Kit 1 Claim was carried out by Little Bear Resources Ltd. Their work concentrated on defining mineralization exposed in the trench, and consisted of localized geophysics and prospecting, with 12 soil samples and 4 rock samples were collected. The Kit 2, 3 and 4 claims were staked in February 1990 and the Kit 5 Claims in May 1990, based on developments in the area of the property (Assessment Report 19203). During staking of the Kit 5 claim, prospecting was carried out along claim boundaries.
In 1990, Omega Gold Corp. acquired the Kit claims, collecting a total of 28 silt, 460 soil and 11 rock samples on the southern half of the Kit claim group (Assessment Report 20442).
In 1991 SCC Resources Inc. acquired the option to earn a 50 per cent interest in the property from Omega Gold Corp. Work included the collection of 676 soil samples and 15 rock samples (Assessment Report 22051). Soil sampling defined a 100 by 200-metre area of lead-zinc enrichment over an EM anomaly conductor that extends over 800 metres in length.
In 1992, Akiko Gold Corp. assumed ownership of the Kit property from Omega Gold Corp. This transfer did not affect the option agreement in place with SCC Resources Inc. Trenching was completed, with limited sampling carried out. A series of lead-silver-gold - mineralized shears were located as a result of this work. Assessment work on the Kit l-5 and Wild 1-5 claims (Kit Group) was carried out during the spring and late fall of 1992. The program consisted primarily of physical work, consisting of a 2-kilometre access road to an area of anomalous geochemical values located in 1990 (the Bird-Dog Zone). As a result of excavations during roadwork, a new gold mineralized structure was located (Assessment Report 22872).
In 1993 SCC Resources Inc. transferred its interest in the KIT property to Wild Horse Resources Inc., who maintained the option agreement with Akiko Gold Corp. Later in 1993, Wild Horse Resources conducted geological and geophysical fieldwork on the Bird-Dog grid area as well as grid establishment followed by geological and geophysical surveying in the Ford area. Highlights of Bird-Dog sampling includes chip sample K93T-02, which assayed 32.7 grams per tonne silver, 17.3 per cent lead, and 1.32 per cent zinc over 0.25 metre (Assessment Report 23357). Prospecting and stream-sediment sampling was carried out in the northern part of the property. Subsequent to ground surveys within the Ford vein area, 322 metres diamond-drilling in 4 holes were completed from two set-ups in 1994 (Assessment Report 23357). Copper, silver, and lead mineralization was intersected at depth, but widths and metal values were considered insufficient to warrant further work.
In 2017, Kootenay Zinc Corp conducted diamond drilling and geochemistry and geological surveys in the area as the Sully property (Assessment Report 37413).
