The Asitka 60 occurrence is located approximately 2.5 kilometres east of Asitka Peak. The regional geology is similar to that of the A-4 occurrence (094D 087), which is approximately 2 kilometres to the north-northwest.
Locally, the area is underlain by the Upper Triassic Savage Mountain Formation (Takla Group). This formation consists of greenish to red-brown intermediate porphyritic flows, chloritic tuffs and agglomerates, and minor intercalated epiclastic sediments. These stratified rocks are intruded by the Early Jurassic Asitka Peak stock. The stock ranges from hornblende and/or biotite granodiorite to quartz diorite. These rocks are cut by mafic dykes, generally less than 3 metres thick, which are finely feldspar porphyritic (Assessment Report 5202). The volcanics are cut by thin east-trending granodiorite to quartz diorite dikes.
Mineralization occurs near the contact between volcanic and intrusive rocks. Copper mineralization is hosted within epidote, actinolite, quartz and calcite-bearing altered volcanics. A massive magnetite lens, a little over 1-metre wide, is associated with disseminated chalcopyrite and copper carbonate-bearing skarned volcanics (Assessment Report 5202). Massive, lensoidal chalcopyrite, approximately 0.45 metre wide, occurs less than 65 metres to the south of the magnetite lens (Assessment Report 5202). Malachite staining is common.
In 1991, International Corona collected 6 consecutive(?) chip samples along a northerly trending line totaling 6.7 metres (samples 64623 to 64628). The northern chip (0.6 metre) and the southern chip (1.5 metres) were only 0.081 and 0.086 per cent copper repsectively; the 4 chip samples in the centre graded (from north to south) 0.44, 0.29, 0.12 and 0.48 per cent copper (Geochemistry Map, Assessment Report 22018). Samples were derived from rusty, limonitic and albitized feldspar porphyry with minor quartz carbonate and all with blebs and chalcocite, malachite and pyrite. It is not clear if the copper mineralization only occurred in or with the quartz carbonate nor are reports clear on the character of the quartz carbonate (veins?, stringers?, clots?, etc.). The description of sample 64627 was minus the quartz carbonate indicated in the other samples. But also, unlike the other samples, had "siliceous blebs" with sulphides and malachite, which happened to be the sample with 0.48 per cent copper.
In 2019, the northern, north-northeast trending IP line was put in about 350 metres west of the Asitka 60 occurrence (Assessment Report 39133).
WORK HISTORY
The first documented exploration venture was in 1962 by consulting geologist G.L Holbrooke for W. Savage. This verified exploration yielded evidence of strong vein structures carrying possibly important copper mineralization, found in Assessment Report 0475, “Report on Savage Arjay Group”.
In 1965, 185 claims were staked by Black Giant Mines Ltd with short programs of diamond drilling, prospecting, mapping and trenching.
In August and September of 1973, a preliminary exploration program consisting of geological mapping, prospecting, line cutting, geochemical soil sampling and magnetometer survey was carried by Nomad Mining. Exploration and Diamond drilling was conducted on the southern portion of the current property claims in 1974 by Nomad Mining Ltd who completed four diamond core holes, totaling 2218 feet.
No recorded work between 1975 to 1980.
In 1981, prospecting was conducted in the area northeast of Asitka Peak by John Mirko (Assessment Report 9546). In 1981, a portion of the property was restaked as the Asitka Peak claims and minor prospecting and sampling was completed. In 1989, the area northeast of Asitka Peak was restaked as the Asitka 1,3 and 4 by K.V. Campbell. Minor geochemical soil and rock chip sampling and prospecting was conducted (Assessment Report 20006).
The SIT claim group, staked in 1990 for International Corona Corporation, includes the Sit 1 (242823, Sit 2 (242828, Sit 5 (242831), Sit 6 (242832) and Sit 7 (242833) claims. The geological mapping was performed 1991 (Assessment Report 22018). Work included 25 man-days in the field, when 100 rock and 24 moss mat samples were collected. A large area between Asitka Lake, on the south, and Johanson Lake on the north, was prospected by Corona.
In 1994, a block of 8 claims totaling 84 units covering the core area was staked by Lucero Resource Corp. Subsequently, an additional 15 claims totaling 300 units was staked by Lucero in 1995. In April, 1995, a combined, airborne, HEM/magnetometer survey was completed over most of the property on behalf of Lucero Resource Corp. A total of 1062 kilometres were flown over the Gold A property (Assessment Report 24014). The data outlined a number of magnetic highs in areas of known calc-silicate alteration and/or areas which are predominantly overburden-covered and which are peripheral to known areas of intrusive rock. In August, 1995, four of these areas were gridded by soil samples to see what kind of correlation existed between magnetics and mineralization. A total of 986 soil samples were collected mostly from the “B” horizon (Assessment Report 24227).
In 2018, Serengeti Resources completed a one day “first pass” exploration on the Arjay property in order to determine if further work was warranted. The property yielded 3 high grade copper samples along a small 0.1 to 1 metre wide quartz shear zone that appears to be continuous along 250 metres (Assessment Report 38158). These samples were taken just east of Asitika Lake showing (094D 146) and are likely part of that showing.
In July of 2018, John Bot a contracted R. Beck Consulting Services to conduct a short sampling program along the gossanous hillside of the western flanks of Asitka Mountain (Assessment Report 37708). Eleven of 12 samples collected during the program were taken along a northwest trending traverse west of Asitka 25 (094D 097) and Asitka 29 (094D 094). A more significant sample was taken between Asitka 10 (094D 148) and Asitka 19 (094D 096).
In 2019, Peter E. Walcott & Associates Limited undertook an induced polarization survey over parts of the Arjay/Goldway property for Serengeti Resources Inc (Assessment Report 39133). In total, some 7.8-line kilometres of induced polarization surveying was completed on two traverses. The program was completed in order to test for the presence of chargeability and resistivity features below and adjacent to anomalous geochemical copper, gold, and silver values and airborne magnetic anomalies. Results of both IP surveys at Arjay-Goldway were reported to have displayed strong chargeability and resistivity results. One east-west line line was put in about 3 kilometres south of Asitka Lake. The other line had its southern point about 800 metres west-northwest of the Asitka Lake mineral occurrence (094D 146) in a significant creek valley, extending north-northeast within the valley and beyond for about 3.5 kilometres.
