The area is underlain by Lower Jurassic Hazelton Group volcanics of the Telkwa Formation comprised of siliceous pyroclastics, mainly basalt and rhyolite flows, quartz feldspar ash flows, tuff and breccia. These volcanics are intruded by a Late Cretaceous to Eocene intrusions comprised of granodiorite and quartz-feldspar porphyry with associated dike swarms.

In 1968 and 1970 molybdenite in a quartz stockwork with disseminated chalcopyrite and malachite along fractures was mapped in flat lying volcanics along Loring Creek (refer to molybdenite stockwork showing in Assessment Report 1810). This mineralization is associated with granodiorite and quartz-feldspar porphyry dikes which crosscut the silicified volcanics.

WORK HISTORY

Refer to Old Tom (093L 034) for work done in the Loring Creek area prior to 1995.

The Loring 1 and 2 claims were staked in 1995 and a program was conducted by Hera Resources which resulted in the collection of 55 rock, chip and silt samples (Assessment Reports 24760). In 1996, Hera followed up with a program that resulted in the collection of 128 rock samples that were in the plotted vicinities of the Old Tom (093L 034), Hankin (093L 035), Loring (093L 036), Lava (093L 037).

The 2008 on the El Toro property of Lions Gate Energy Inc, a program of mapping, prospecting, 87 rock and 15 soil geochemical samples, GPS surveying of previous diamond drill hole collars, and underground and surface workings, an evaluation of the property (Assessment Report 30731), followed by a 1495 line kilometre airborne magnetic and electromagnetic geophysical survey which covered the following Loring Creek area showings: Lava (093L 037), Loring (093L 034), Old Tom (093L 039) and Hankin (093L 035) as well as the Crater Lake (093L 034) and Marmot (093L 038) showings (Assessment Report 30982). The Lava, Loring, Crater Lake, Marmot and Hope (093L 033) showings were not investigated in 2008. The Old Tom and Hankin showings were visited and described as forming a continuous zone that can be traced for at least 2.2 kilometres along the cliffs on the east side of Loring Creek. Some sampling was completed there.

In 2009, Lions Gate conducted a program that involved mapping, rock (37) and soil (568) geochemical sampling, and additional GPS surveying of previous diamond drill hole collars and old workings, concentrated on Hunter’s Basin, Hankin Basin (Loring Creek), the Loljuh and MSJ stocks, Wolverine showing and Starr Creek, and an MMI soil geochemical survey over the MSJ porphyry copper-molybdenum-gold target (Assessment Report 31515). In 2009, the Lava (093L 037), Loring (093L 034), Crater Lake (093L 034) and Marmot (093L 038) showings were investigated in 2009 with sampling completed. The Hope showing was not investigated.

Refer to Old Tom for a discussion of work done in the Lava vicinity from about 1901 to 1996. Refer also to King (093L 041) for general information on the El Toro property, a large property that was worked from 2007 to 2015) and contained the Hankin basin (Loring Creek area) as well as other basin areas.