The Wildcat occurrence is located approximately 12 kilometres south of the Mount Milligan property (MINFILE 093N 194), approximately 65 kilometres north of Fort St. James and 150 kilometres northwest of Prince George.
The Wildcat area is underlain by calc-alkaline volcanic rocks of the Upper Triassic Takla Group. Triassic and Early Jurassic dioritic and monzonitic to syenitic rocks intrude the strata in the region. Drilling in 2007 by Terrane Metals Corp. intersected variably altered andesite, andesite lapilli and crystal tuff, gabbro, megacrystic plagioclase monzonite porphyry and fine-grained monzonite dikes. Rocks are weakly altered and exhibit dominant potassic alteration (potassium feldspar greater than biotite), propylitization (chlorite-epidote-carbonate-albite-pyrite), minor pervasive silicification and quartz veining.
Copper mineralization was intersected in the drillholes but was typically rare to weak. The best results were contained in hole WCO7-02, where weak chalcopyrite as interstitial fillings, disseminations and veinlets is observed over the entire length of the hole. Assays returned copper and gold values ranging from 71 to 705 parts per million copper and less than 0.001 to 0.72 gram per tonne gold with average copper content of 241 parts per million over 291 metres (Assessment Report 30000). In hole WCO7-03, mineralization was very weak (overall, similar to WCO7-01), occurring dominantly as rare specks and blebs of chalcopyrite. One semi-massive seam of chalcopyrite greater than pyrite-magnetite-calcite was intersected at 88.95 to 89.1 metres, where it assayed 0.6 per cent copper and 0.05 parts per million gold over 2 metres.
In the Wildcat property area, an aeromagnetic anomaly (high) south of Rainbow Creek was staked as the Bow claim group by HLX Resources Ltd. in 1989. A 17 line-kilometre ground magnetic survey defined the eastern flank of the anomaly (Assessment Report 19585). Further work was recommended but does not appear to have occurred.
In 1990, Continental Gold Corp. staked the Bee and Bonanza claims that lie within the same claim boundary. These were subject to an airborne (helicopter) magnetometer and very low frequency electromagnetic survey (Assessment Report 20416) that indicated at least two areas for geological investigation.
In 1991, the Geological Survey of Canada conducted a high-resolution airborne gamma ray spectrometric and aeromagnetic survey over the Mt. Milligan area. The Wildcat property area was also covered by this airborne survey. A strong northwest-trending magnetic (high) anomaly was indicated on the Wildcat 1 and 2 claims south of Rainbow Creek.
In 1994 and 1995, prospectors Robin Day and Larry Hewitt conducted a preliminary prospecting and soil sampling program on the Rooster claims along the northern edge of the aeromagnetic high (Rooster 1 group). The soil program outlined a copper anomaly, 400 metres long and open to the southwest. Eight new claims, the Rooster 23 to 30, were staked in this area. In 1996, an expanded grid and soil program (128 samples) defined a copper-in-till anomaly approximately 1500 metres long by 100 to 400 metres wide (Assessment Report 24858).
In 2003, the property was staked as the Wildcat 1 to 4 mineral claims by Richard Haslinger, Sr. of H.R.S. Resources Corp. A reconnaissance ground magnetic survey with differential GPS control was conducted to locate the airborne magnetic high on the ground. The highest readings, greater than 59 000 gammas, define a ‘bulls-eye’ magnetic high 800 by 600 metres in size (Assessment Report 27331).
In 2004, the property was optioned to Yankee Hat Industries Corp. who conducted grid soil sampling and prospecting surveys. The soil sampling confirmed the earlier soil-till copper anomaly and located several isolated gold and copper anomalies to the northwest. Anomalous copper, silver, gold, and palladium values were returned from prospecting near the core of the magnetic high (Assessment Report 27733). Further work was recommended but the option was dropped.
In 2006, Terrane Metals Corp. optioned the Wildcat property from H.R.S. Resources Corp. to investigate the mineral potential of the property and investigate the possibility of using part of the property as tailings storage from the proposed Mt. Milligan mine (Assessment Report 29097). In 2007, Terrane Metals drilled 1040 metres in four HQ holes (WCO7-01 to 07-04), testing a series of coincident geochemical and geophysical anomalies. Limited geological mapping was also undertaken (Assessment Report 30000).
In 2010, Cayden Resources Inc. completed 322.2 kilometres of helicopter-borne Z-Axis Tipper electromagnetic and aeromagnetic geophysical survey over the Wildcat property. The objective of these surveys was to map the structure and alteration associated with alkalic porphyry-related copper-gold mineralizing systems under the obscuring glacial cover, based on resistivity and magnetic susceptibility contrasts.
In 2011, six diamond drill holes (WC11-05 to WC11-10) were drilled to test high resistivity targets from the 2010 Z-Axis Tipper electromagnetic survey. Prospecting and reconnaissance mapping were also completed. A total of 1302.1 metres of drillcore were collected. Additionally, eight rock (grab) samples were collected throughout the property. Drilling indicated extensive areas of brecciation and alteration with locally associated anomalous copper and gold mineralization. The most significant intersection was 0.1 per cent copper over 37.8 metres (between 143.8 to 181.6 metres) and included a slightly higher grade section of 0.21 per cent copper and 0.06 gram per tonne gold over 10.65 metres (from 170.95 to 181.6 metres; Sample WC11-08; Assessment Report 32882).
In April and May 2017, Pacific Empire Minerals Corporation completed an induced polarization survey consisting of four lines totalling 15.2 line-kilometres. The purpose was to outline an area of high chargeability that coincides with variable and complex resistivity and magnetic geophysical anomalies. This purpose was achieved, and an additional induced polarization survey was performed using three 4.2 line-kilometres lines to further investigate and determine the anomalous chargeability zone.
In 2018, Pacific Empire Minerals Corporation completed a two-phase reverse circulation drilling program and tested induced polarization chargeability anomalies, airborne magnetic features and locally anomalous rock or soil geochemistry. Throughout the project, 15 short holes, totalling 695 metres, were drilled over three distinct target areas. No drillholes were successful in intersecting copper mineralization.
In 2021, Talent Infinity Resource Developments Inc. completed a program of soil sampling, a 11.5 line-kilometre ground penetrating RADAR survey and a 355.0 line-kilometre UAV magnetic survey on the Wildcat property.
