The Babit occurrence is located north of Mayo Creek on a steep southeast facing slope at an elevation of approximately 1050 metres.

Regionally, the area is underlain by Jurassic to Cretaceous Bowser Lake Group sediments which have been intruded by granodiorite and diorite of the Cretaceous to Tertiary Coast Plutonic Complex. The sediments consist of a northeast striking, southeast dipping sequence of banded siltstone, shale, argillite and minor conglomerate, sandstone and tuff.

Locally, at the Babit-Gatekeeper occurrence, 20-metre-thick zones associated with flat lying shear zones in a granodiorite host a series of 5- to 40-centimetre-thick mineralized quartz-carbonate veins with associated carbonate alteration. Mineralization includes galena, sphalerite, pyrite and arsenopyrite.

Another mineralized vein, referred to as the Pick vein, is exposed to the northeast at an elevation of approximately 1490 metres and is hosted within the diorite intrusive. The vein strikes north 80 degrees west and dips near vertically.

In 1987, a chip sample from the Pick vein assayed 4.8 grams per tonne gold and 380 grams per tonne silver over 0.70 metre (Daignault, P.M., Sharp, R.J. (2007-12-27): 2007 Exploration and Geological Report for the Kalum Property).

In 2005, a channel sample over a 0.7 metre width and 6.0 metre length assayed 7.3 grams per tonne gold (Daignault, P.M., Sharp, R.J. (2007-12-27): 2007 Exploration and Geological Report for the Kalum Property; Assessment Report 27417).

In 2009, a grab sample (DKKMR003) from the eastern end of the lower vein assayed 1.17 grams per tonne gold and 64.3 grams per tonne silver, while another grab sample (AHKMR040) from a small quartz vein located 120 metres above the lower vein and in the next gulley to the east yielded 6.93 grams per tonne gold (Murton, J.W. (2009-11-20): 2009 Exploration and Geological Report for the Kalum Property). Other samples taken approximately 100 metres and 1 kilometre further east yielded 2.04 and 0.15 grams per tonne gold, respectively, extending the strike length of the lower vein significantly (Murton, J.W. (2009-11-20): 2009 Exploration and Geological Report for the Kalum Property).

Work History

In 2003, Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. had acquired the 500-unit Kalum property to cover the Allard stock, a 4 by 11 kilometre intrusion that has been mapped west of Kitsumkalum Lake. The Kalum property encompasses several historically documented occurrences referred to in their 2003 Assessment Report 27417: Kalum (103I 019), Burn (103I 211), Quartz Silver (103I 018), Allard (103I 151), Misty (103I 213), Chris (103I 174), Martin (103I 020) and Hat (103I 173). Several new discoveries were also described.

In 2004, Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. continued exploration for an intrusion-related gold deposit on its Kalum property. The program comprised a 1500-line kilometre airborne geophysical survey, on-the-ground evaluation of targets and the drilling of 19 holes, totalling 1958 metres. The geophysical survey recovered magnetic and time-domain electromagnetic data.

In 2005, Eagle Plains Resources completed a program of soil, silt and rock sampling and geological mapping on the area.

In 2007, Mountain Capital Inc. optioned the property and in 2008 undertook a program of soil and rock sampling, a 4.1 line-kilometre induced polarization survey and 11 diamond drill holes on the Burn (MINFILE 103I 211) occurrence area. The option was terminated in May of 2009.

In 2009, Windstorm Resources Inc. entered into a Letter of Intent with Eagle Plains to earn a 60 per cent interest in the property and completed a program of prospecting, geochemical sampling and an induced polarization survey on the area.

In 2010, a program of geological mapping and six diamond drill holes, totalling 419.11 metres, were completed on the Tuppie-Cirque (MINFILE 103I 228) occurrence.

In early 2012, Clemson Resources Corp. entered into an Option Agreement with Eagle Plains Resources to acquire a 60 per cent interest in the property.

In 2020, Rex Resources completed a 247 line-kilometre airborne magnetic and radiometric geophysical survey on the area as the Kalum property.