The Missezula Lake occurrence is located approximately 400 metres west-southwest of the south end of Missezula Lake, and 3.8 to 4.0 kilometres east-southeast of the south end of Ketchan Lake.

The region southwest of Missezula Lake is underlain by the Eastern volcanic facies of the Upper Triassic Nicola Group, comprising mafic to intermediate augite and hornblende porphyritic pyroclastics and flows, and associated alkaline intrusions. The intrusions vary in composition from diorite to monzonite and are thought to be comagmatic with the Nicola Group, ranging in age from Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic. Much of the copper mineralization and associated alteration frequenting this portion of the Nicola Belt can be attributed to the emplacement of such intrusions.

Locally, malachite and hematite occur in several roadcuts, 300 metres apart, in red volcanic breccia and augite plagioclase porphyritic andesite and basalt of the Upper Triassic Nicola Group (Eastern Belt, Bulletin 69).

In 1985, a sample (R1900) of andesite with malachite and hematite assayed 0.887 per cent copper and 2.0 grams per tonne silver, and a second sample (R1600) of breccia with malachite, located approximately 285 metres northwest of previous sample, assayed 0.436 per cent copper and 1.2 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 14141, Drawing 13a).

Work History

In 1985, Vanco Explorations Ltd. completed a program of geological mapping and geochemical (rock and soil) sampling on the area as the Bloo, Climax and Thor claims.

In 2011, Moag Copper Gold Resources Inc. completed a program of soil sampling on the area as part of the Ketchan property. In 2013, West Cirque Resources Ltd. completed a program of geological mapping and rock sampling on the area as the Aspen Grove property. Also at this time, Christopher Delorme completed a 2.3 line-kilometre ground magnetic survey on the area as the Ketchan South property.

During 2014 through 2016, KZD Aspen Grove Holding Ltd. and Kaizen Discovery Inc. completed programs of prospecting and geological mapping on the Aspen Grove property. In 2017 and 2018, Christopher Delorme completed minor programs of prospecting and rock sampling on the area as the SDJV property.