The Kim occurrence is located on a north-flowing tributary of Menard Creek, west of the Ingenika River, approximately 154 kilometres north-northwest of the community of Germansen Landing. The showing was discovered in 1997 by the British Columbia Geological Survey (Fieldwork 1997; Open File 2001-2).
The area of the Kim showing is cut by a north-trending fault that separates andesitic rocks of the Upper Triassic Savage Mountain Formation (Takla Group), to the west, from an undifferentiated package of Upper Triassic volcanics (Takla Group), to the east. Both volcanic packages are represented by aphanitic to porphyritic (feldspar) andesites. The undifferentiated volcanics are cut by a medium-grained gabbro with phenocrysts of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene.
The Savage Mountain volcanics are cut by northwest-trending dikes of pink porphyritic granodiorite that contain hornblende and plagioclase phenocrysts in a matrix of quartz, plagioclase and orthoclase. Close to the north-trending fault, which the dikes terminate against, the matrix is chlorite altered. A 60-metre pyritic and propylitic envelope exists on either side of the fault. A serpentinite-altered zone is developed around the gabbro intrusion and is more pervasive near the fault. Serpentinization overlaps on both sides of the fault and is fairly widespread near the mafic intrusion.
The Kim showing is found about 600 metres south of the ARD showing (MINFILE 094D 090) along the same fault structure. The showing appears to be immediately south of the pinch-out of gabbro against the fault (Open File 2001-2). Pyrite and chalcopyrite are found as selvages within foliation of chloritized and propylitized volcanics. Thin carbonate veinlets also occur as selvages within the foliation. South of here (about 150 metres), a granitic body terminates against the fault. Here there is a gossan with silica and pyritic alteration of the intrusive rock at the fault. In 1997, a grab sample yielded 3.4 per cent copper (Open File 2001-2).
In 2015, a rock sample (R2034563) from the Kim showing assayed 1.425 per cent copper. Two samples (R203461 and R203462) were collected from the nearby gabbro which hosted localized pyrite veining up to 0.5 centimetres thick. Sample R203461 yielded 0.19 per cent copper and 252 parts per million nickel (Assessment Report 35565).
Work History
In 1973, Denison Mines Ltd. completed a program of geological mapping, soil sampling and a 21.0 line-kilometre ground magnetic survey on the area Ard claim group.
In 2015, High Power Exploration conducted property wide, broadly spaced geochemical sampling and reconnaissance style mapping and prospecting on key target areas on their large Menard property which covers eight occurrences (ARD, 094D 090); Kim (this description); Overstall, 094D 154; Verna, 094D 173; Menard Pass, 094D 049; Garry, 094D 175; Nightfly, 094D 155; and Nikos, 094D 085. A total of 10 days field work were completed and included the collection of 78 stream silt sediment samples of first and second order creeks across the property, the collection of 202 “B” horizon samples on topographic contour lines on approximately 100 metre-spaced samples in areas with outcrop or thin cover, and the collection of 294 "Ah" horizon soil samples on topographic contour lines with 100 metre-spaced samples in areas with thick till cover. Several recorded MINFILE occurrences and key target areas were prospected. A total of 59 rock chip samples were also collected during prospecting traverses.
In 2021, Wedgemount Resources Corp. completed a program of geochemical (rock and soil) sampling and spectral analysis on the area as the regionally extensive Cookie property.
