The Bin SW occurrence is located on the north side of Skuhun Creek, approximately 7 kilometres northeast of the creek mouth on the Nicola River.

The area is underlain by Guichon phase quartz diorite and granodiorite of the Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic Guichon Creek Batholith (mapped as Border phase rocks on Map 30). Hornblende and biotite constitute 15 to 25 per cent of the rock, with hornblende grains, locally chloritized, enclosing feldspar and quartz in a poikilitic texture. Biotite occurs as evenly distributed aggregates. Fine- to medium-grained, orthoclase-rich, leucocratic dikes and swarms of porphyritic, mafic dikes intrude Guichon phase rocks. Dominant fault directions and joint sets are southeast and south-southeast, respectively.

Minor irregular masses of bornite with associated weak chloritization occur in leucocratic dikes. A bornite vein is reported in old underground workings (Assessment Report 2088). Potassic alteration in the form of crystalline films and powdery secondary argillic alteration occur on fracture planes in shear zones. Abundant malachite and azurite are seen filling spaces and coating breccia fragments in a shear zone to the north of the property.

In 2012, a rock sample (3593625) assayed 0.376 per cent copper (Assessment Report 33522).

Work History

In 1969, Cominco Ltd. completed a program of silt and soil sampling, geological mapping and an induced polarization survey on the area as the Bin claims. In 1973, Highland Chief Mines completed a program of soil sampling and a ground magnetometer survey on the area as the Egg claims.

In 2007 and 2008, Appleton Exploration completed programs of prospecting and soil sampling on the area as the Clapperton property.

During late 2008 through 2012, Happy Creek Minerals completed programs of geochemical (rock, silt and soil) sampling, geological mapping, three diamond drill holes, totalling 740.9 metres, an induced polarization survey and a 1463.0 line-kilometre airborne gamma ray spectrometer and magnetic survey on the area as the West Valley property.

During 2013 through 2019, Happy Creek Minerals Ltd. completed programs of geological mapping, geochemical (rock, silt and soil) sampling, a 32.3 line-kilometre induced polarization survey and re-interpretation of historical airborne geophysical data on the area as part of the Rateria-West Valley property.