The Roger's Creek occurrence is located on the northwest side of Rogers Creek, approximately 11 kilometres north-northwest of the creek mouth.
The area is underlain by Miocene intrusions (Rogers Creek Pluton), presumed coeval Crevasse Crag Volcanics, all within the Coast Plutonic Complex and Cadwallader Terrane.
Locally, a widespread area exhibits propylitic (pyrite-carbonate-chlorite-epidote) alteration hosting several stages or styles of primary mineralization including:
1.) Wide spaced quartz-pyrite-chalcopyrite +/- bornite bearing B- and D-veins.
2.) Quartz-pyrite-chalcopyrite bearing A- and B- veins.
3.) Disseminated quartz-pyrite-chalcopyrite and quartz-pyrite-chalcopyrite veins and veinlets associated with zones of pervasive chlorite-sericite alteration.
Mineralization is reported to be primarily controlled by northwest (320 to 340 degree) trending structures, particularly near their intersection with 020 degrees trending structures.
The primary mineralization is cut by a large post mineral breccia pip which over prints the earlier mineralization. Late stage polymetallic (quartz-pyrite-chalcopyrite-galena-sphalerite-tetrahedrite) and sulphide-sulphate veins assemblages are reported to be present with in the breccia pipe.
In 2009, samples assayed up to 0.03 gram per tonne gold, 0.149 per cent copper and 83.5 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 31262).
In 2009 and 2010, diamond drilling yielded intercepts including 0.061 per cent copper, 0.002 per cent molybdenum, 0.4 gram per tonne gold and 1.255 per cent lead over 2 metres from WRC-001 and 0.2 gram per tonne gold over 120 metres from WRC-002, including 1.5 metres assaying 4.37 grams per tonne gold, 20 grams per tonne silver and 0.13 per cent copper (Assessment Report 33441).
In 2011, two diamond drill holes (MRC-006 and MRC-007) were completed on an IP anomaly located north of the previous drill holes in 2010. Drill Hole MRC-007 intercepted mineralized intervals assaying:
- 0.071 per cent copper over 3.0 metres from 200.4 to 203.7 metres
- 0.089 per cent copper over 8.0 metres from 222.0 to 230.0 metres
- 0.050 per cent copper over 16.7 metres from 363.0 to 379.7 metres
- 0.172 per cent copper over 12.3 metres from 422.2 to 434.2 metres
- 0.067 per cent copper over 6.0 metres from 447.0 to 453.0 metres
- 0.038 per cent copper over 150.9 metres from 345.6 to 496.5 metres
(Assessment Report 33441)
Work History
In 1983, Placer Development completed a program of rock, silt and soil sampling on the area as the Cloud claim. In 1985, Noranda completed a program of geological mapping and rock and soil sampling on the area as the RC 1-2 claims.
During 2007 through 2009, Wallbridge Mining Company completed programs of rock, silt and soil sampling, geological mapping and airborne and ground geophysical surveys on the area as the Roger Creek property.
During 2010 through 2012, Miocene Metals completed programs of rock, silt and soil sampling, airborne geophysical surveys and 7 diamond drill holes, totalling 3086.4 metres.
During 2013 through 2017, Carube Copper Corp. examined the area as the Rogers Creek property. In 2015, a program of soil sampling was completed on the I and IV zones and a 6 line-kilometre induced polarization survey was completed on the I zone. In 2016, a reconnaissance soil sampling program was performed along a newly build logging road in the area.