The Mahatta showing is located on a northeastern ridge of Mount Kotzebue, approximately 18.5 kilometres west-southwest of Port Alice.

The regional geology consists of two thick volcanic and sedimentary cycles. The first is the Triassic Vancouver Group, consisting of the Karmutsen volcanics, Parson Bay and Quatsino limestones. The second is the Lower Jurassic Bonanza Group volcanics. These packages are intruded by the Middle Jurassic Island Intrusives. Prominent northeast trending faults transect the area.

Locally, quartz calcite veins, hosting chalcopyrite mineralization, occur in rhyolites.

In 1990, a quartz calcite vein was discovered and returned values of up to 25 grams per tonne gold (Assessment Report 21120). In 2008, sampling of the vein returned greater than 1 per cent copper, 17.2 grams per tonne silver and 56.45 grams per tonne gold (sample RA007; Assessment Report 30216).

Work History

In 1970, BHP-Utah Mines completed a program of geological mapping and soil sampling on the area as the Brad Group. In 1990, Pan Orvana Resources explored the area, as a part of the Madhat claims, and identified a number of mineralized zones. During 2008 through 2012, North Island Exploration completed programs of rock and soil sampling, prospecting and geological mapping. In 2014, Homegold Resources Ltd. completed an air photo geological interpretation program on the area as the Kluska 2 claim. The following year, North Island Operators completed minor program of geological mapping on the area as the Mahatta property. In 2019, V. Buddick completed a minor program of prospecting, geochemical (rock and soil) sampling and geological mapping on the area as the Mahatta 1-3 claims.