The Fox occurrence is located on the southwestern slope of Yeoward Mountain, approximately 90 kilometres east of Vernon.
The area is underlain by Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic Nicola Group sedimentary and volcanic rocks. In the area of the showings these consist of argillite, tuff, andesite, quartzite and limestone.
The largest mineralized area is on the Fox 16 claim. This area contains chalcopyrite and pyrite in argillites near the exposure of limy quartzose schists. A quartz vein, dipping 30 degrees southeast and approximately 1.2 metres wide, contains galena and pyrite.
Just to the west of this area, tuffaceous andesite containing minor disseminated pyrite and chalcopyrite is exposed for 61 metres. Approximately 100 metres to the west, an area with small quartz veins contains heavy arsenopyrite and pyrite in "tuff" rock.
The old shaft is approximately 150 metres to the north of the largest mineralized area on the Fox 16. The shaft is driven for 3.6 metres in a large, 1.2 to 2.4 metre wide quartz vein containing blobs of galena. Smaller cross cutting veins carry pyrite, pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite, galena and chalcopyrite. The silicified host rock contains disseminated sulphides.
Work History
There is an older shaft on the northwest corner of the claims from previous unrecorded work. During 1970 through 1974, programs of prospecting, soil sampling, trenching and an unknown amount of diamond drilling were completed on the area by D. C. King as the Fox claims. In 1978, Murray Ranking Developments completed a program of soil sampling program on the area as the Verna and Nugget claims. In 1983, Nakusp Resources completed a program of silt and soil sampling on the area immediately east as the J-One and Mac claims. Also in 1983, a heavy mineral study was completed on the Kelly claims, immediately southwest of the Fox showings, by C. F. Mineral Research Ltd. for David King. In 1993, a program of geological mapping, rock sampling and an 8.7 line-kilometre ground geophysical survey were conducted in this area by James McLeod for Harold Arnold as the Nugget and Monashee Gold claims. In 1994, Carbon Reef Resources completed a program of soil sampling, geological mapping and a 2.7 line-kilometre ground geophysical survey on the area as the Yeoward Mountain Gold property. During 1995 through 1998, programs of rock sampling, geological mapping and self-potential surveys were completed immediately to the northwest on the Nugget claim. In 1998 and 1999, the area immediately south was prospected and mapped as the Monashee claims. In 2016, the area was prospected by Aurum Vena Mineral Resources as the Lucky Fox claim. In 2017, Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. completed a program of soil sampling and a 470 line-kilometre airborne magnetic survey on the area as the Donna property. The following year, Pinnacle North Gold Corp. completed a minor program of soil and rock sampling on the property.
