The Rusty occurrence consists of copper mineralization in faulted sedimentary and volcanic rocks, 7 kilometres south-southeast of Niut Mountain, 5 kilometres west of Tatlayoko Lake.

Very little information on the occurrence is available (Geology, Exploration and Mining in British Columbia 1972). Some extra information may be gleaned from work on similar rocks in the Fly group of claims immediately to the north (Assessment Reports 10303, 17200).

The occurrence lies in a strongly faulted region underlain by Middle Triassic coarse clastic sedimentary rocks of the Hurley Formation (Cadwallader Group) occurring between the Tchaikazan fault and a probable splay fault to the northeast, the Niut fault, northeast of the Jurassic to Tertiary Coast Plutonic Complex (Geological Survey of Canada Open File 1163, Map 1713A). The Hurley sedimentary rocks are overthrust on the east by a panel of Middle to Upper Triassic basaltic rock of the Cadwallader Group and to the south the Hurley rocks are in un-faulted contact with the same basalts.

In the southeast corner of the 2011 airborne geophysical survey area, a secondary magnetic high occurs that does not appear to be directly correlative with topography. This magnetic high was reported to coincide with a resistivity high (R4) that encompasses the Rusty Showing area, keeping in mind that its exact location is unknown.

WORK HISTORY

In 1968, the area was staked and examined by Newconex and New Jersey Zinc. In 1972, Noranda conducted a regional silt sampling program on the area. Later than year, Vanco Explorations staked the area as the Fly 1-14 claims and conducted a program of geological mapping, rock sampling and a ground magnetometer survey. In 1973, five diamond drill holes, totalling 669 metres, were completed. In 1982, Vanco Explorations examined the area as the Fly claim. In 1987, a program of geochemical sampling and prospecting was completed on the area as the Gossan 1-2 claims. In 1991 and 1992, 808 Exploration Services examined and sampled the area as the Harvey property.

In early 2011, Geotech Ltd. of Aurora, Ontario conducted helicopter-borne magnetic and Z Axis Tipper Electromagnetic (ZTEM) geophysical surveys over the Buzz property of behalf of Strategic Metals (Assessment Report 32233). A total of 772-line kilometres of EM and magnetic data were recorded. In 2012, Strategic Metals compiled data from Condor Consulting’s geophysical interpretation together with previously obtained geochemical and geological data collected by other operators (Assessment Report 33014). MINFILE occurrences within the area of the geophysical survey include: Nuit Mountain (092N 020), Rusty (092N 044), Anthony (092N 064), Clipboard (092N 065), Fly (092N 044), Fly Creek (092N 074) and Harvey Gold (092N 073).

See Fly (092N 056) for related geological and work history details of the area.