The Takla 3 occurrence is located at an elevation of approximately 1600 metres on a west-northwest–trending ridge, east of the Klawli River and approximately 4.0 kilometres south-southwest of the peak of 'Adade Yus Mountain.

The area is underlain by volcanic and sedimentary rocks of the Lower Jurassic Chuchi Lake Formation of the Middle Triassic to Lower Jurassic Takla Group. Regionally, the Takla rocks are intruded by the southeastern end of the Late Triassic to Early Cretaceous Hogem Intrusive Complex. This part of the Hogem complex consists mainly of monzonitic and syenitic intrusive phases of Early Jurassic age.

Three copper showings occur along a west-northwest trending ridge, over a length of about 1.5 kilometres. The westernmost showing consists of chalcopyrite and malachite in augite porphyry. The rocks are flooded with epidote and propylitically altered. A sample taken for analysis yielded 0.55 per cent copper and 0.055 gram per tonne gold (Assessment Report 22142, page 19). About 500 metres east-southeast, minor chalcopyrite was noted in a quartz stringer in brecciated tuff. A further 900 metres east-southeast, near the highest point of the ridge, minor malachite staining was noted in a quartz stringer in tuff.

In 2013, a sample (no. 005), taken approximately 250 metres west of the main Takla 3 occurrence, is reported to have yielded 0.58 per cent copper, 9.9 grams per tonne silver and 0.411 gram per tonne gold (Assessment Report 34717). Also at this time, chip sampling of trenches on a new zone of mineralization comprising chalcopyrite and trace bornite and abundant malachite in epidote-chlorite–altered feldspar porphyry andesite flows and augite-phyric andesite flows, identified during road building and located approximately 500 metres west-southwest of the main Takla 3 occurrence and at an elevation of approximately 1480 metres, yielded up to 0.421 per cent copper and 0.152 gram per tonne gold over 2.0 metres in trench TR-2013-2 and 0.407 per cent copper with 0.116 gram per tonne gold over 3.0 metres in trench TR-2013-3 (Assessment Report 34717).

Work History

The area has been explored in conjunction with the nearby Col (MINFILE 093N 101) occurrence to the south and the Klawli (MINFILE 093N 032) occurrence to the north, and a complete exploration history of the area can be found there.