The Frisky occurrence is located at an elevation of approximately 470 metres on a northeast-facing slope on southern Texada Island and approximately 4.5 kilometres east-southeast of Mount Davies.

Regionally, the area is underlain by undivided sedimentary rocks of the Mississippian to Lower Permian Nanoose Complex (Buttle Lake Group), limestone, marble and calcareous sedimentary rocks of the Middle to Upper Triassic Quatsino Formation (Vancouver Group) and basaltic volcanics of the Upper Triassic Karmutsen Formation (Vancouver Group). The sedimentary and volcanic rocks have been intruded by granodioritic rocks of the Early to Middle Jurassic Island Plutonic Suite.

Locally, the area is predominantly underlain by basaltic volcanic rocks of the Upper Triassic Karmutsen Formation (Vancouver Group). The basalts range from feldspar porphyritic to augite porphyritic with amygdaloidal and aphanitic varieties also present. Pillow basalt flows are common. Limestone occurs locally as narrow lenses with limited lateral extent.

The Frisky occurrence area is underlain by basalt and andesite of the Karmutsen Formation intruded by at least two diorite stocks. Major shearing and faulting is evident at and near the intrusive contacts. The shear zones commonly host quartz-carbonate (iron carbonate) veining. Quartz veins also occur within both the volcanic and intrusive rocks. Mineralization comprises small amounts of chalcopyrite, pyrite and pyrrhotite within the veins.

In 1987, grab samples (Fr-87-55 to -57 and GS1-09) from pits assayed up to 0.1 per cent copper, greater than 1.0 per cent lead, 0.43 per cent zinc, 0.022 per cent tungsten, 1.85 grams per tonne gold and 26.0 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 17301).

In 1988, a chip sample (XR32342) from the occurrence area assayed 0.23 grams per tonne gold over 0.6 metre (Assessment Report 18671).

Work History

In 1987, a program of trenching, geochemical (rock, silt and soil) sampling and a 3.8 line-kilometre self-potential survey was conducted on the area as the Frisky claims. In 1988, Echo Bay Mines entered into a joint venture with Rhyolite Resources Inc., who then completed a program of prospecting, geological mapping, trenching and geochemical (rock, silt, soil and heavy mineral) sampling on the area as the Angel property.

In 2007, Northstar Mining Ltd. conducted a 2257.6-hectare remote sensing (spectral analysis) program on the area immediately west as the Dude-Tak properties. The following year, a prospecting program and a 500.0-hectare remote sensing (gamma-ray) survey was conducted. In 2009, a further 167.0-hectare remote sensing (spectral analysis) survey was conducted on the area immediately south as the Tak 2 claim.

In 2013, Northstar Mining Ltd. conducted a 19 000-hectare remote sensing (spectral analysis) survey on the area as part of the regionally extensive Texada Island property. In 2014 and 2015, Northstar Mining Ltd. conducted a geological interpretation program to identify future target areas for exploration on the Texada Island property.

During 2022 through 2024 Quadra Coastal Resources Ltd. conducted programs of prospecting, geochemical (rock and soil) sampling, LIDAR data reprocessing and a total of 553.2 line-kilometres of airborne magnetic surveys on the Texada Island property.