The Jua occurrence is located at an elevation of approximately 1040 metres on an east-facing slope, west of Guichon Creek and north of Stumbles Creek.

The area is situated near the southeastern perimeter of the Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic Guichon Creek Batholith. The area is underlain by the Border phase, which represents the oldest rocks in the batholith. Glacial debris covers most of the area, but quartz diorite is exposed in a few outcrops.

Two drillholes (1973) are reported to have intersected sparse native copper mineralization.

Work History

In 1972, Exel Explorations Ltd. completed a program of soil sampling and a 30.3 line-kilometre ground magnetic survey on the area as the Jua claims. The following year a 28.2 line-kilometre ground electromagnetic survey and a 62.5 line-kilometre ground magnetic survey were completed on the claims. The following year, two diamond drill holes were reported to have been completed on the area.

In 2000, Ahura Mining Ltd. completed a program of geological mapping and geochemical (rock and soil) sampling on the area as the Gord 1-10 claims.

In 2015, Nicola Mining Inc. completed a program of rock and soil sampling on the area as the Thule Copper-Iron property. The following year, a program of rock sampling and three diamond drill holes, totalling 1063.7 metres, on the Thule property.

In 2016, Nicola Mining Inc. completed a program of prospecting, rock sampling, geological mapping and five diamond drill holes, totalling 1063.7 metres, on the Thule Copper property.

In 2017, Nicola Mining Inc. and Clibetre Exploration Ltd. completed a program of geological mapping; a 27.0 line-kilometre induced polarization survey; a 24.5 line-kilometre airborne magnetic survey; 29 rotary drill holes, totalling 392.0 metres, and 5 diamond drill holes, totalling 2994.7 metres on the Thule Copper property.

In 2018, Nicola Mining Inc. completed a 9.0 line-kilometre ground magnetic and induced polarization survey, 70 percussion drill holes, totalling 1540.0 metres, and 16 diamond drill holes, totalling 6438.5 metres, on the area as the Craigmont property.

In 2019, Nicola Mining Inc. completed a program of soil sampling and five diamond drill holes, totalling 3649.0 metres, on the area as the New Craigmont property.