ASSESSMENT REPORT TITLE PAGE AND SUMMARY

ASSESSMENT REPORT TITLE PAGE AND SUMMARY TITLE OF REPORT: 2015 Geological and Geochemical Assessment Report on the More Creek Property TOTAL COST: AUTHOR(S): Henderson, Sarah L. SIGNATURE(S): NOTICE OF WORK PERMIT NUMBER(S)/DATE(S): STATEMENT OF WORK EVENT NUMBER(S)/DATE(S ): 5594082 YEAR OF WORK: 2015

PROPERTY NAME: More Creek

CLAIM NAME(S) (on which work was done): 508124, 508337, 408606 COMMODITIES SOUGHT: Copper, Gold MINERAL INVENTORY MINFILE NUMBER(S),IF KNOWN: MINING DIVISION: Liard NTS / BCGS: 104G01, 104G02, 104B16 LATITUDE: _____57_____° ___00_______’ __________" LONGITUDE: _____130_____° _____27_____’ __________" (at centre of work) UTM Zone: EASTING: NORTHING: OWNER(S): Galore Creek Mining Corporation MAILING ADDRESS: Suite 3300, 550 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V6B 0B3 OPERATOR(S) [who paid for the work]: Galore Creek Mining Corporation MAILING ADDRESS: Suite 3300, 550 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 0B3 REPORT KEYWORDS (lithology, age, stratigraphy, structure, alteration, mineralization, size and attitude. (Do not use abbreviations or codes) Stikine, Stuhini Group, volcanics, Bowser Lake Group, Hazelton Group, Downpour Creek, VHMS, Paleozoic, Jurassic, Late Triassic, Eocene, rhyolite, basalt, gabbro, obsidian, sediments, Willow Ridge Complex, pyrite, More Creek, Galore Creek, Forrest Kerr fault, sinistral, Eskay Creek Rift REFERENCES TO PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT WORK AND ASSESSMENT REPORT NUMBERS: 1990 Assessment report on geological mapping, prospecting, rock, soil and stream sampling on the Burr 1-4 claim group (AR #20593) 1991 Geological, Geochemical, Geophysical Report on the Devil Property (AR #21087) 1991 Geophysical Assessment Report on the Devil 3, and More 1 and 2 claims (AR #21348) 2005 Seismic Refraction Assessment Report on the More Creek Property (AR #28423) 2006 Geotechnical Drilling Assessment Report on the More Creek Property (AR #28791) 2007 Geotechnical drilling, Geochemical Sampling, and Geological Mapping Assessment Report on the More Creek Property (AR #29749) 2014 Geological and Geochemical Assessment Report on the More Creek Property (AR #35253)

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TYPE OF WORK IN

EXTENT OF WORK

ON WHICH CLAIMS

PROJECT COSTS

THIS REPORT (in metric units) APPORTIONED (incl. support)

GEOLOGICAL (scale, area)

Ground, mapping

5Km road cut mapping 508124, 508337

408606 45,856

Photo interpretation

GEOPHYSICAL (line-kilometres)

Ground

Magnetic

Electromagnetic

Induced Polarization

Radiometric

Seismic

Other

Airborne

GEOCHEMICAL (number of samples analysed for …)

Soil

Silt

Rock

Other

6 lithogeochem 508124, 508337

408606 886

DRILLING (total metres, number of holes, size, storage location)

Core

Non-core

RELATED TECHNICAL

Sampling / Assaying

Petrographic

4 samples 508124, 508337

1009

Mineralographic

Metallurgic

PROSPECTING (scale/area)

PREPATORY / PHYSICAL

Line/grid (km)

Topo/Photogrammetric (scale, area)

Legal Surveys (scale, area)

Road, local access (km)/trail

Trench (number/metres)

Underground development (metres)

Other

Report Prep

408606, 508124, 508337

5,180

TOTAL COST

52,931

Galore Creek Mining Corporation Suite 3300, 550 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V6C 0B3 Tel +1 (604) 699-4572

2015 GEOLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT REPORT

ON THE MORE CREEK PROPERTY

Event Number: 5594082 Claims Worked On: 408606, 508124 and 508337

Located in the Galore Creek Area

Liard Mining Division British Columbia, Canada

NTS Map Sheet 104G01, 104G02 and 104B16

BCGS Map Sheet 104G.007, 008, 009 and 019 and 104B.099 57o 00’ North Latitude

130o 27’ West Longitude

Owned & Operated by

Galore Creek Mining Corporation Suite 3300, 550 Burrard Street

Vancouver, B.C. V6C 0B3

Prepared by Sarah Henderson, B.Sc.

Galore Creek Mining Corporation Suite 3300, 550 Burrard Street

Vancouver, B.C. V6C 0B3

May, 2016

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BC Geological Survey Assessment Report 35966

2015 Geological and Geochemical Assessment Report on the More Creek Property May, 2016

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 4

2.0 LOCATION, ACCESS & PHYSIOGRAPHY .................................................................................... 6

3.0 EXPLORATION HISTORY .......................................................................................................... 7

4.0 LAND TENURE AND CLAIM STATUS ......................................................................................... 9

5.0 2015 SUMMARY OF WORK ................................................................................................... 12

6.0 GEOLOGY ............................................................................................................................ 14

6.1 REGIONAL GEOLOGY ......................................................................................................... 14

6.2 PROPERTY GEOLOGY ......................................................................................................... 14

7.0 GEOCHEMICAL MAPPING & SAMPLING PROGRAM ............................................................... 19

7.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 19

7.2 SAMPLING ......................................................................................................................... 19

7.2.1 Lithogeochemical Sampling Results ........................................................ 22

7.2.2 Geochronology Sampling Results ........................................................... 24

7.2.3 Petrographic Work .......................................................................................... 25

7.3 GEOLOGICAL MAPPING .................................................................................................... 27

8.0 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS…………………………………………………………………………………………..29


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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: General Location Map 5

Figure 2: More Creek Property Claim Map 10

Figure 3: 2015 More Creek Field Stations 11

Figure 4: More Creek Property Geology 17

Figure 5: 2015 More Creek Sample Locations 21

Figure 6: Classification of 2015 Lithogeochemical Samples 23

Figure 7: Thin Section Photograph of Sample 2015SA0882 26

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: More Creek Property Mineral Claims 9 Table 2: 2015 More Creek Claims Sample Types and Locations 20

Table 3: Lithogeochemical Sample Descriptions 22

Table 4: Geochron Sample Description 24

APPENDICES

APPENDIX I References

APPENDIX II Statement of Expenditures

APPENDIX III Statement of Qualification

APPENDIX IV Assay Certificates (Attached Digitally)

APPENDIX V Analytical Procedures (Attached Digitally)

APPENDIX VI Petrographic Report (Attached Digitally)

APPENDIX VII Geological Maps


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1.0 INTRODUCTION

The More Creek property is located in northwestern British Columbia, 115 kilometres north of

the port town of Stewart. The Stewart-Cassiar Highway passes through the easternmost claims

in the group. The property consists of 14 mineral claims totalling 6,305.44 hectares owned by

the Galore Creek Mining Corporation, a jointly controlled operating company established to

direct the operation of the Galore Creek Project. Teck Resources Ltd. and NOVAGOLD

Resources Inc. each hold a 50% interest in this partnership created to build the Galore Creek

copper-gold mine. The 2015 field program on the More Creek property was completed under

the direction and effort of the Galore Creek Mining Corporation.

The Galore Creek access road route passes through most claims in the property. The road

begins approximately 15 kilometres north of the Bob Quinn Airstrip on the Stewart-Cassiar

Highway and will, upon completion, provide access to the Galore Creek alkalic porphyry deposit

125 kilometres to the west. Staging for the Galore Creek project was carried out from Sus

camp, located just off the Stewart-Cassiar Highway; however this camp has been

decommissioned, and staging for the main Galore valley camp is currently carried out from

Chi’yone Camp, located at kilometre 36 along the Galore Creek access road route. Both of these

road construction camps are within the More Creek property boundary.

This report documents the geological mapping and sampling program completed between

August 21, 2015 and September 4, 2015 on the More Creek property. The work on the More

Creek claims was conducted on mineral claims 508124, 508337, and 408606.


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Figure 1: General Location Map


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2.0 LOCATION, ACCESS & PHYSIOGRAPHY

The More Creek property is located in northwestern British Columbia, approximately 115

kilometres north of the tidewater port of Stewart, British Columbia (Figure 1). The Stewart-

Cassiar Highway (Highway 37) runs along the eastern edge of the claim group, with the Bob

Quinn Airstrip located immediately south of the eastern claims. The Galore Creek access road

route runs through the centre of the claims in the property. The road route is on the east side

of the upper Iskut River, and the north side of More Creek, crossing the Iskut River at the

confluence with More Creek (Figure 2). The property is located within the Liard Mining Division

at 57° 00’ North Latitude and 130° 27’ West Longitude.

The 2015 field program was based out of the Schaft Creek camp owned and operated by Teck

Resources Ltd., located northwest of the More Creek claim group. During the 2015 field

season, the Schaft Creek camp was accessed by Hawk Air flights to the Dease Lake Airstrip from

Vancouver via Smithers or Terrace. Helicopter travel between Dease Lake, the Schaft Creek

camp, and the More Creek claims was operated by Lakelse Air Helicopters.

The Galore Creek access road begins approximately 15 kilometres north of the Bob Quinn

Airstrip on the Stewart-Cassiar Highway. The Sus Camp, which is now decommissioned, was a

further 3 kilometre drive west on the access road. A branch road leads from the old Sus Camp

to a main staging area that has been used for the Galore Creek project, 2 kilometres to the

southeast. Staging is now carried out from Chi’yone Camp at km 36 on the Galore Creek access

road route.

The property straddles the eastern margin of the Coast Mountains. The western claims follow

the More Creek river valley, which has steep, rugged valley walls. The claim physiography

mainly encompasses the valley floor with minor sections of cliff bands along the river. The

eastern claims in the property lie within the broad glacial valley of the upper Iskut River, and

are characterized by much more gentle topography than the western claims. Elevations in the

property range from 400 metres along the Iskut River, to 1050m along the western valley walls.

Relief varies from moderate to extreme. The claims are below the tree line which lies at 1100

metres, and host forests of balsam fir, sitka spruce, alder, willow, devils club and cedar.


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3.0 EXPLORATION HISTORY

In 1990 Noranda Exploration Ltd. ran an extensive program on land currently making up much

of the western portion of the current More Creek property. Noranda’s 1990 program focused

south of the current More Creek claims but also included the Devil claims, covered by portion

of tenure 508338. The Devil claims were acquired by option from Santa Marina Gold Ltd. Prior

to 1990 there had been no work on the Devil property. In 1990 a program of airborne

geophysics, geological mapping and reconnaissance geochemistry was completed. The airborne

geophysical program consisted of electro-magnetic and magnetic surveys. The geochemistry

program included soil, silt, rock and pan sampling.

Reconnaissance sampling identified a large area of anomalous copper, manganese, vanadium

and zinc on the south side of More Creek, in the southeast portion of the claims. Although this

anomaly is outside the current claim boundaries, the favorable host lithology, felsic rocks of the

Downpour Creek facies are present in the current boundary. Grid sampling on the north side of

More Creek identified a multi-element anomaly in the northwest corner of the claims (Baerg et

al, 1991). Airborne magnetic data indicated that there is a major lithological break along More

Creek, with higher magnetic relief on the north side, suggesting the possibility of a higher

volcanic component (Baerg, 1991).

Also in 1990, Stow Resources Ltd. conducted a reconnaissance exploration program on the Burr

Property. The Burr Property is presently covered by tenure 508124 and the east half of tenure

508337. The program consisted of rock, soil and stream sampling as well as geological mapping

and prospecting (Bobyn, 1990).

During 2004 and 2005, NovaGold Canada Inc. acquired mineral claims 408606, 508124, 508337,

508338, 514542, 514545, 514548, and 514551. In 2005, NovaGold hired Frontier Geosciences

Inc. to conduct a seismic refraction survey at several proposed creek and river crossings along

the Galore Creek access road route. The purpose of the survey was to determine the

thicknesses and extent of overburden layering, and the depth and configuration of competent

bedrock surface. The work was carried out as a segment of the evaluation of the Galore Creek

access road route (Craig, 2006).

Field work on the More Creek property during the 2006 field season consisted of digital

mapping and geotechnical drilling programs. The drilling was performed along the Galore

Creek access road route at the Iskut River crossing on mineral claim 508124, and the Muskwie

Creek crossing on mineral claim 508338. Digital mapping, consisting of lidar and digital


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photography, was conducted on mineral claims 408606, 508124, 508337, 508338, 521935,

521936 (Petsel and Wu, 2007).

In August 2007 NovaGold Resources Ltd. and Teck Cominco Ltd. (now Teck Resources Ltd.)

established the Galore Creek Mining Corporation to develop the Galore Creek project. On

October 15, 2007 the More Creek property claims held by NovaGold Canada Inc. were

transferred to the Galore Creek Mining Corporation.

In 2007 NovaGold Canada Inc. operated a field program consisting of geotechnical drilling,

geochemical sampling and geological mapping. Geotechnical drilling was performed to develop

water wells for Sus Camp, located at kilometre 3 on the Galore Creek access road. The program

commenced on November 21, 2006 and ended on May 11, 2007. Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) and

geochemical sampling, conducted between June 2nd, 2007 and October 10th, 2007, consisted

of 168 samples collected from drill cuttings and blasted rock produced during road

construction. Sampling was conducted for exploration purposes, as well as to identify rock

which future road construction spoils could potentially generate acid drainage. Mapping

focused on the Galore Creek access road route between kilometre 32 and kilometer 37 (Petsel

et al. 2008).

In 2014 Galore Creek Mining Corporation completed a small field program consisting of

geological mapping and geochemical sampling on newly exposed rock outcrop along the Galore

Creek access road route, focusing between kilometre 19 and kilometre 24. Twelve rock outcrop

samples were collected in support of the mapping project; seven ICP samples, four

petrographic samples, and one lithogeochemistry sample. Mapping and sampling was

completed to identify and characterize rock types encountered, and to test for anomalous base

and precious metals.


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4.0 LAND TENURE AND CLAIM STATUS

The More Creek property consists of 14 mineral claims totalling 6,305.44 hectares. The claims

are listed in Table 1 and displayed on a claim map in Figure 2. This report covers work

completed on the More Creek property between August 21, 2015 and September 4, 2015.

The 2015 field work conducted on the More Creek claims includes geological mapping, and

eleven (11) rock samples taken for lithogeochemical, geochronological, and petrographic

analysis within mineral claims 408606, 508337 and 508124 (Figures 5), and applied to all More

Creek property claims held by the Galore Creek Mining Corporation. Under Event Number

5594082, assessment work was applied to the claims listed below in Table 1, which will be

advanced to May, 2017, subject to government approval of this report.

Table 1. More Creek Property Mineral Claims

Owner: Galore Creek Mining Corporation - Client No. 211373

Tenure No. Claim Name Owner Tenure Type Issue Date

Good To Date

Area (ha)

408606 VIA 17 211373 (100%) Mineral Claim 2004/mar/06 2017/may/27 500

508124 CV 1 211373 (100%) Mineral Claim 2005/mar/07 2017/may/27 440.17



514542 THOMAS 1 211373 (100%) Mineral Claim 2005/jun/15 2017/may/27 421.877




515244 ISKUT 1 211373 (100%) Mineral Claim 2005/jun/24 2017/may/27 422.16

521931 BQ 1 211373 (100%) Mineral Claim 2005/nov/04 2017/may/27 422.299

522111 BQ 13 211373 (100%) Mineral Claim 2005/nov/07 2017/may/27 70.397

545723 Thomas 5 211373 (100%) Mineral Claim 2006/nov/22 2017/may/27 87.8953

545725 CV 4 211373 (100%) Mineral Claim 2006/nov/22 2017/may/27 175.9993

566898 Thomas 6 211373 (100%) Mineral Claim 2007/sep/28 2017/may/27 211.1012

14 Mineral Claims Hectares 6,305.44

*Note: Indicated Good-To dates are subject to BC Ministry of Energy and Mines.

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5.0 2015 SUMMARY OF WORK

The Galore Creek Mining Corporation (GCMC) 2015 geological mapping and geochemical

sampling program included eleven (11) rock samples taken for geochemical analysis: 6

lithogeochemistry samples, 4 petrography samples, and one geochronology (age dating)

sample. Sampling and mapping occurred between August 21, 2015 to September 4, 2015,

within the boundaries of mineral claims 408606, 508337 and 508124, at a cost of $52,931.00.

This report discusses the work completed during that period. Details of the reported

assessment work expenditures can be found in Appendix II.

On March 7, 2016, under Event Number 5594082, $75,542.04 ($52,931.00 of assessment work

and $22,611.04 of PAC credits) was applied to the More Creek claims in Table 1, with the claim

expiry dates advancing to May 27, 2017 upon government approval of this assessment report.

The field program primarily focused on continued mapping and sampling of newly exposed

outcrop along the GCMC access road route, picking up from where mapping and sampling were

completed in GCMC’s 2014 program, and continuing east. An emphasis was placed on

adequately sampling the rhyolite unit suspected to be of Jurassic age encountered during the

2014 field program. A Jurassic age to the rhyolite would indicate potential for an Eskay Creek

rift type stratigraphy in the area. Determining the geological age of this rhyolite unit, due to the

economic potential associated with a Jurassic age, and identifying other areas with

mineralization potential was the main focus of GCMC’s 2015 field program.

Kilometres 14 to 19 along the access road were mapped and sampled in an effort to age date

and geologically characterize the lithological units encountered, and to explore for mineral

potential in the exposed road cuts. The west corner of the claim group was also briefly

prospected and sampled for any significant mineral showings. Development of the access road

route by GCMC has exposed new outcropping and allowed for ease of access for mapping and

sampling. Lithogeochemical, geochronology, and petrographic samples were collected to aid in

geological characterization of rock units encountered, interpretation of mapping, and to test for

anomalous base and precious metal values.

The majority of samples were collected from road cuts within the claims, with one sample

collected in the western part of the claim group in outcrop north of the access road (claim

408606). Six lithogeochemistry samples were collected: four from the felsic volcanic unit, one

from gabbroic intrusive unit, and one from volcanic outcrop in claim 408606, with sample

selection favouring the lowest alteration and weathering intensity. Four petrographic samples



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were collected from volcanic units between km 19 and 17, to aid in the characterization of rock

type and to check for deformation not visible in hand sample. A geochronology sample was

collected between km 19 and 17 to in an effort to determine the absolute age of the rhyolite

unit encountered during GCMC’s 2014 and 2015 field programs.

Samples were bagged in poly sample bags, zap strapped, and flown to Schaft Creek camp,

where they were stored in a secure location till shipment. The lithogeochemical samples were

shipped to ALS Minerals Laboratories in North Vancouver for sample preparation and analysis.

Standard, Blank, and duplicate samples were inserted into the lithogeochemical sample batch

by ALS Minerals. The petrographic samples were shipped to Vancouver Petrographics Ltd. in

Langley B.C, for thin section preparation, and then prepared sections were shipped to Blue

Metal Resources Inc. in Revelstoke BC, for thin section analysis. The geochronology sample was

shipped to the GCMC office in Vancouver, BC where the sample was cleaned, and then shipped

to Boise State University in Boise, Idaho for Uranium-Lead (U-Pb) dating of zircons.

Helicopter support for the project was provided by Lakelse Air Ltd., of Terrace, BC. The

following helicopter was supplied under charter arrangement or sublease: one Eurocopter

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6.0 GEOLOGY

6.1 Regional Geology

The following regional geology of the More Creek area is paraphrased from Logan (2000):

The More Creek area is located along the western margin of the Intermontane

Belt, adjacent to the high-relief mountains of the Coast Belt. The area is mainly

underlain by rocks of the Stikine terrane, which is composed of well stratified

Middle Paleozoic to Mesozoic sedimentary rocks, and volcanic and comagmatic

plutonic rocks of probable island arc affinity. The Paleozoic Stikine assemblage,

the Late Triassic Stuhini Group and the Early Jurassic Hazelton Group are

overlapped by the Middle Jurassic to Early Tertiary successor-basin sediments of

the Bowser Lake and Sustut Groups, Late Cretaceous to Tertiary continental

volcanic rocks of the Sloko Group, and Late Tertiary to Recent bimodal shield

volcanism of the Edziza and Spectrum ranges.

At least 7 discrete plutonic episodes can be recognized in the region: Late

Devonian, Early Mississippian, Middle (?) to Late Triassic, Late Triassic to Early

Jurassic, late Early Jurassic, Middle Jurassic and Eocene. In northwestern British

Columbia, the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic Copper Mountain Plutonic Suite

consists of numerous small alkaline and associated ultramafic bodies that occupy

a north-northwest-trending belt along the east side of the Coast Range. They lie

within the Stikine terrane and include the Bronson, Zippa Mountain and Galore

Creek intrusions.

6.2 Property Geology

The property geology is dominated by the Triassic Stuhini, Early to Middle Jurassic Hazelton,

and Middle to Upper Jurassic Bowser Lake Groups (Figure 5). The eastern claims in the claim

group lie within the Bowser Basin. The margin of the basin lies just to the west of the upper

Iskut River. West of the Iskut River, outcrop is dominated by sediments and volcanogenic rocks

of the Stuhini and Hazelton Groups. The regional scale N-S trending Forrest Kerr fault lies just 2

kilometres west of the claim group, and marks the boundary between the Paleozoic Stikine

assemblage in the West and Mesozoic rocks to the East. The Triassic Pass fault runs north-

south through the western portion of the claim group, separating rocks of the Hazelton group

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In the claim area the Late Triassic Stuhini group is represented by volcanic sandstone with

lesser mudstone and conglomerate, limestone, vesicular mafic volcanic fragmental, black flow-

banded pyritic rhyolite, and massive aphyric dacite (Alldrick et al., 2005). The geochemistry of

the Stuhini Group volcanic rock has a strong arc signature. The Stuhini Group has been inferred

to represent a Carnian to Norian age arc that built upon the basement Paleozoic Stikine

Assemblage (Logan et al., 2000).

The Early Jurassic Lower Hazelton group is represented in the claims by a fault bounded unit of

massive andesite to dacite flows, with lesser maroon-weathering volcanic conglomerate and

breccia of Sinemurian to Toarcian age (Alldrick et al., 2005).

The Eskay Rift resulted from an extensional regime in the Early to Middle Jurassic. Orientations

of dykes and feeder zones suggest east-west extension of the north-south trending regional

scale structure. The extensional regime of the Toarcian to Bathonian age gave way to sinistral

displacement imposed on the pre-existing rift weakness in the Middle to Late Jurassic (Alldrick

et al., 2005). Sinistral displacement on the Forrest Kerr fault has been dated to 172 to 167 Ma

by Uranium-Lead dating of syn and post kinematic plutons. It has an east-side-down throw of

greater than 2 kilometres, and a post mid Jurassic sinistral displacement of greater than 2.5

kilometres. This displacement has resulted in the Stikine Assemblage outcropping to the west

of the fault, with the Hazelton and Stuhini Groups exposed on the east side of the fault (Alldrick

et al., 2005).

The Middle to Late Jurassic Bowser Lake Group overlaps the older volcanic sequences. It is

made up of turbiditic shale, siltstone, greywacke, fine to medium grained sandstone and rare

conglomerate. The contact with the underlying Upper Hazelton Group is gradational (Alldrick

et al., 2005). South of More Creek the rocks of the Stuhini Group are thrust over, and in

sinistral fault contact with the Bowser Lake Group. Intrusives of the Early Jurassic Texas Creek

and the Middle Jurassic Three Sisters Plutonic Suite are found just west of the claims, along the

Forrest Kerr fault (Alldrick et al., 2005). Eocene rhyolite is exposed along the faulted contact

immediately north and south of More Creek.

A rhyolite unit is exposed along the faulted contact between the Triassic Stuhini and Bowser

Lake Groups, immediately north and south of More Creek. The age of this rhyolite is

inconclusive with mapping by Alldrick (2005) suggesting an Eocene age, while earlier mapping

by Read et al. (1990) believing the unit to represent felsic volcanism of the early Jurassic. Work



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completed in this area by Stow Resources (Bobyn, 1990) supported Read’s interpretation of an

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7.0 GEOCHEMICAL MAPPING & SAMPLING PROGRAM

7.1 Introduction

The 2015 More Creek claims geochemical sampling and mapping program was carried out

between August 21, 2015 and September 4, 2015, and focused on characterization of rock

types and identification of mineral showings in exposed road cuts within claim blocks 508124

and 508337. An emphasis was placed on adequately sampling the felsic volcanic unit (rhyolite

to rhyo-dacite) encountered during the 2014 and 2015 field programs that was suspected to be

of Jurassic age. Additionally, cliffs north of the access road in the westernmost claim of the

group (408606) were briefly prospected and sampled to test for anomalous base and precious

metal values. Eleven (11) rock outcrop samples were collected in support of the mapping

program; 6 lithogeochemical samples, four petrographic samples, and one geochronology (age

dating) sample. Sample locations are shown on Figure 5.

Rock samples were collected during geological mapping by geologists Alicia Carpenter and

Sarah Henderson. Petrographic and lithogeochemistry samples were collected in order to

better define observed rock types, and compare sample results to regional mapping. The

geochronology sample was taken in an effort to determine an absolute geological age for the

rhyolite unit that was mapped during GCMC’s 2014 and 2015 field seasons.

7.2 Sampling

Sampling occurred during the 2015 field program for the purposes of lithogeochemical,

geochronological, and petrographic analysis. At each lithogeochemistry sample location, 3 kg of

rock were chipped from outcrop using a rock hammer. The samples were chosen as

representative samples from the outcrop, with the majority of the lithogeochemical samples

being taken from the felsic volcanic package outcropping between kilometres 17 and 19. Effort

was made to ensure that the least-weathered, least-altered material was collected. About 2kg

of rock were taken at each petrographic sample location, with a focus on choosing samples that

best represented textures throughout the outcrop. Petrographic samples were taken from

outcrop for description of textures and minerals present that were not visible in hand

specimen. At the geochron sample location, about 5 kg of rock were chipped off the outcrop.

The geochronological sample was taken at the location of a 2014 lithogeochemical sample

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All samples were given field descriptions of lithology, alteration, and mineralization (where

present). Samples were bagged in poly sample bags, zap strapped, and flown to Schaft Creek

camp, where they were stored in a secure location until shipment.

Lithogeochemical samples were shipped to ALS Minerals Laboratories, in North Vancouver, for

preparation and analysis. Lithogeochem sample preparation consisted of typical drying,

crushing, splitting, and pulverizing (ALS code PREP-31). Samples were then analyzed using a

complete characterization package (CCP-PKG01) and XRF spectrometry (ME-XRF26) to quantify

the major, trace, and rare earth elements, and base metals and gold present. A description of

ALS analytical methods and QA/QC procedures can be found in Appendix V.

The petrographic samples were shipped to Vancouver Petrographics Ltd. in Langley B.C, where

unpolished thin sections were prepared, and then prepared sections were shipped to Blue

Metal Resources Inc. in Revelstoke BC, for thin section analysis. The geochronology sample was

shipped to the GCMC office in Vancouver, BC where the sample was cleaned, and then shipped

to Boise State University in Boise, Idaho for Uranium-Lead (U-Pb) radiometric dating of zircons.

Sample locations are shown on Figure 5. Table 3 below describes 2015 rock sample locations,

and sample type(s) at each location. Eastings and Northings for samples were recorded in the

field using a handheld GPS with 3 to 8 metres accuracy.

Table 2: 2015 More Creek Claims Sample Types and Locations

Field Station Sample Number

Sample type UTM* Easting UTM* Northing

862 2015SA862b Litho + Petrographic 416698 6322234

867 2015SA867 Litho 416588 6321934

869 2015SA869 Litho 416141 6321852

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7.2.1 Lithogeochemical Sampling Results

Six lithogeochemistry samples were collected during the 2015 field program. Table 3 below

describes the samples collected along with their copper and gold assay values. The assay

certificate from ALS Laboratories can be found in Appendix IV.

Table 3: Lithogeochemical Sample Descriptions

Field

Station

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862 2015SA862b Lithogeochem

+ Petrographic

East end of Outcrop 2. Finely bedded volcanic-

sedimentary, looks same as last outcrop, but a

gradational change with an increase in sedimentary

beds (up to ~30% of outcrop). Numerous faults

cross-cutting outcrop. Coarser beds within outcrop,

appearing pebble conglomerate-like, and typically

located adjacent to faults. Sample taken from a

finer-grained section with visible quartz crystals.

4 <0.001

867 2015SA867 Lithogeochem Outcrop 3, north side of rd, west end of outcrop.

Volcanics with minor beds @ 352/20.

6 <0.001

869 2015SA869 Lithogeochem New unit within O/C 4. Intrusive? Gabbro. ~5-10%,

2-3mm lathy white phenos, annd some 1-3mm,

0.5%, calcite replaced, white subhedral phenos

(feldspar). 1%, medium-grained disseminated py +/-

cpy. Carbonate veins. Sample taken for thin section.

20 <0.001

882 2015SA882 Lithogeochem

+ Petrographic

New outcrop. North side of road, east side of new

outcrop. Volcanic unit: Green-grey, fine-grained

matrix, with ~10% lathy chl altered hbl phenos or

flattened clasts, 2-4mm, but up to 2cm.

Clasts/phenos are aligned at 015/88. Hornblende (?)

phyric flow, or welded lapilli tuff? Rare large clasts

within matrix, (up to 5cm) - possibly volcanic

bombs/ejecta?

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887 2015SA887 Lithogeochem

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Crystal (possibly lithic) tuff with local bedding. Beds

at 337/86. Sample taken for litho and thin section.

63 0.001

890 2015SA890 Lithogeochem Outcrop north of Chi'yone camp in forest north of

access road. Mafic volcanic - crystal rich tuff. Mafic

crystals and plagioclase crystals observed. Hematite

and chlorite altered. No sulphides observed.

Bedding observed within outcrop @ 184/70.

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Copper and gold results above the analytical detection limit are plotted on Figure 5 for each

sample. Sample 2015SA890, taken from the claim 408606, returned the only anomalous Cu and

Au values at 116 ppm and 0.003ppm, respectively. This sample was taken from a volcanic

outcropping (interpreted to belong to the Stuhini Group) that plots as basaltic in composition

on the volcanic rock classification diagram below (Figure 6). The sample was chlorite and

hematite altered, and no sulphides were observed; however due to the anomalous copper and

gold values, further exploration, mapping, and sampling of outcrop within this claim is

warranted.

Figure 6: Classification of 2015 Lithogeochemical Samples

None of the samples taken from the eastern section of the mapping area returned anomalous

base or precious metal values. The majority of these samples plot as rhyolitic in composition,

and no sulphides were observed within the samples collected.

Sample 2015SA887 plots as a trachy-andesite on Figure 6, suggesting it does not belong to the

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and is likely a localized outcrop of an andesite unit further west that was encountered during

the 2014 program.

A gabbro unit, that is intercalated within the felsic volcanics (mapped at field station 869), plots

as a basaltic-andesite on Figure 6 above, thus is classified as a gabbroic-diorite intrusive

volcanic based on mineralogical composition.

7.2.2 Geochronology Sampling Results

One sample (2015SA910) was taken for uranium-lead (U/Pb) age dating of zircons, from the

large felsic volcanic unit (rhyolite to rhyo-dacite) exposed between kilometres 17 and 19 on the

access road. During GCMC’s 2014 field season a lithogeochemical sample was collected from

the rhyolite unit, and in 2015 the geochronology sample was collected from the same location.

A description and location of sample 2015SA910 are found in Table 5 below.

Table 4: Geochron Sample Description WPT UTM*_E UTM*_N Description Sample Type Sample #

910 415165 6322634

Volcanic rhyo-dacite. Fine-grained to aphanitic,

light grey felsic volcanic. Same location (WPT

843) where lithogeochem sample was taken in

2014. Sample taken for age dating – suspected

Hazelton Group Jurassic, or Eocene?

Geochron 2015SA910

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There has been some uncertainty in regards to the age of the unit; Alldrick et al. (2005) mapped

the unit as a quartz-phyric rhyolite of Eocene age, while Read (1990) interpreted the unit as a

felsic volcanic of the Early Jurassic. The rhyolite was also the focus of a geochemical sampling

program run in 1990 by Stow resources in the Burr claim group (Bobyn, 1990).

Results from the 2014 lithogeochemical sample were compared to whole rock analyses

collected by the BC Geological Survey (BCGS) in 2005. Comparison of REE values showed a

similar signature to the rhyolites of the rift-related Willow Ridge Complex of the Upper

Hazelton Group (Carpenter, 2014). Although this was not conclusive evidence, it supported an

interpretation of an early Jurassic age for the unit, which would have allowed for an Eskay

Creek rift type stratigraphy and favourable host rock for a VHMS deposit.

The 2014 sample results showed sufficient zirconium content (264 ppm) for zircon to form

within the rhyolite, making it a good candidate for U/Pb radiometric dating; thus the



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geochronology sample was collected from the same location as the 2014 lithogeochem sample.

Unfortunately however, no zircons were found in the sample that was collected in 2015 and

sent to Boise State University for age dating; therefore it was not possible to obtain an absolute

age for the rhyolite package located between kilometres 19 and 17 on the Galore Creek access

road.

Geological observation, and petrographic analysis of the felsic volcanics, discussed in the

following two sections, however, allows for the placement of the rhyolite as younger than

Jurassic in age, and likely not belonging to the Hazelton Group volcanics.

7.2.3 Petrographic Work

Four samples were collected for petrographic analysis to support geological mapping and

interpretation completed during the field program. Locations of these samples can be viewed

in Figure 4. Hand samples of representative rock types were shipped to Vancouver

Petrographics in Langley, B.C., where unpolished thin sections were prepared, then samples

were shipped to Blue Metal Resources, in Revelstoke, BC where petrographic descriptions were

completed. Petrographic descriptions excerpted from Febbo’s (2015) report are below:

Sample 2015SA862b (Rhyolite flow): Rock is fine-grained, flow banded, quartz

microporphyritic rhyolite flow with a groundmass of interlocking quartz-K-feldspar-

plagioclase. Disseminated leucoxene and anatase disseminated throughout groundmass

and secondary chlorite and hematite. Rock sample is a rhyolite based on modal

mineralogy of quartz, K-feldspar and plagioclase. The fine grain size, even distribution of

grains, irregular shape of phenocrysts and interlocking textures of grains are consistent

with an interpretation of a coherent rhyolite flow.

Sample 2015SA882 (Welded pumiceous rhyolite lapilli tuff): Rock is green-grey,

pumiceous, welded rhyolite lapilli tuff with eutaxitic foliation and leucoxene

disseminations; matrix of felsic glass and grains of feldspar replaced to chlorite-sericite.

The rock sample interpreted to have formed from explosive magmatic processes as a

felsic pyroclastic deposit. The abundance of bubble-wall glass shards in the matrix, wispy

pumice fragments, and absence of accretionary lapilli favour a magmatic as opposed to

phreatomagmatic eruptive process (McPhie et al., 2005). Internal grains of quartz in

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Figure 7: Thin Section Photograph of Sample 2015SA0882

Microphotograph of sample 2015SA882. Glass shard in: a) cross polarized light using the gypsum plate (first order

retardation) and b) plane polarized light. The shard preserves the bubble-wall and is composed of blocky to fibrous

quartz (qz) grains. Chlorite (chl) lines the bubble-wall and is disseminated in matrix. Image from Febbo (2015).

Sample 2015SA887 (Feldspar-quartz rhyodacite flow breccia): Rock is white-grey, fine-

grained, chlorite amygdaloidal, glassy, feldspar-quartz-phyric rhyolite flow breccia.

Clasts are poorly formed, mm-scale and are cemented by feldspar-quartz and calcite.

Secondary calcite and chlorite replace feldspar cut by a 2 mm wide ankerite-leucoxene

vein. Porphyritic textures, volcanic glass and amygdules all indicate a supracrustal

depositional setting. Fragmental porphyritic regions that are infilled by quartz-chlorite

are interpreted to represent flow brecciation.

Sample 2015SA910 (Rhyolite porphyry): Rock is fine-grained, flow-banded feldspar-

quartz porphyry flow or hypabyssal intrusion overprinted by chlorite and calcite

alteration that is cut by a calcite-leucoxene veinlet. Interlocking textures of quartz,

plagioclase and K-feldspar and even size and distribution of phenocrysts are consistent

with an interpretation of a coherent lava or intrusion.

Results of thin section analysis show little to no deformation within the samples taken between

kilometres 17 and 19 on the access road. Samples taken from these locales are all described by

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with the rhyolitic quartz-feldspar porphyry (Eqp) unit mapped by Alldrick et al. (2005). Also, no

zircons were observed or reported in thin section descriptions of the 2015 samples collected

from the rhyolite unit; thus conclusive age dating by measuring U/Pb radioactive decay in

zircons may prove to be difficult.

The full petrographic report by Blue Metal Resources can be viewed in Appendix VI.

7.3 Geological Mapping

Mapping efforts in 2015 occurred between kilometres 19 and 14 on the Galore Creek access

road route within claims 508337 and 508124. Various volcanic and sedimentary rock types

were encountered in outcrop and subcrop along the road. Claim 408606 was briefly prospected

north of the access road, but was not mapped.

Mapping along road cuts primarily focused on detailed descriptions and geological

characterization of the outcrop encountered between kilometres 17 and 19 on the Galore

Creek access road. The majority of the outcrops were identified or suspected as rhyolitic in

composition, with a gabbroic-diorite unit mapped in a few locations intercalated with the

rhyolite with faulted contacts. The rhyolites in this area have been interpreted as Eocene in age

by Alldrick et al. (2005), although no field stops were made in the rhyolite unit during that

particular mapping program, and as Early Jurassic by Read (1990). The REE signature from a

2014 lithogeochem sample collected by GCMC from the rhyolite matches Early Jurassic rocks of

the Willow Ridge Complex (Barresi & Dostal, 2005) which led to the interpretation that the

More Creek rhyolite may be Jurassic in age (Carpenter, 2014).

There is limited outcrop exposed by the road cuts between kilometer 17 and the west bank of

the Iskut River. From the east bank of the Iskut River (kilometer 15) to approximately kilometer

13, sediments of the Bowser Lake Group were encountered and mapped within claim 508337.

The Bowser Group sediments encountered ranged from mudstone to chert-rich pebble

conglomerate, in mm to metre scale beds. Field station 912 to the west of the access road, was

an area of chert pebble conglomerate subcrop. No samples were collected from the outcrop or

subcrop between kilometres 13 and 15.

At each mapping location, texture, alteration, and mineralization present within the outcrop

was recorded. Effort was made to interpret rock type; however textures in hand samples were

not always conclusive. Petrographic and lithogeochemical samples were taken to aid in the

interpretation of mapping. The absence of deformation textures in outcrop was noted, and this



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was verified in thin section samples. Little to no sulphides were observed at the mapping field

stations in 2015; however when present, sulphides were typically located adjacent to faulting.

Although this was not observed at any of the field stations in 2015, it is important to note that

during GCMC’s 2014 More Creek mapping program, at field station 886 (425171E, 6322644N),

black glass (obsidian) bubbles were observed within fractures at a rhyolite outcrop. This

observation has become important in limiting the age of the rhyolite unit, as U/Pb age dating

was not possible from the sample collected in 2015. The outcrop containing obsidian was

described in 2014 as follows (Henderson & Carpenter, 2014 field notes):

South side of road. Rhyolite with sulphides (probably just pyrite) seen on fracture

coatings. Mm scale black obsidian shards and bubbles occurring with sulphides

throughout outcrop. Qtz veins throughout. Sample taken of rhyolite with sulphides for

ICP assay (SA20140886).

As obsidian eventually devitrifies or hydrates, no obsidian older than Cretaceous age has ever

been identified (Miller, 2016). Although no obsidian was encountered within the felsic volcanic

outcrops mapped in 2015 between kilometres 17 and 19, these rhyolites are believed to be part

of the same volcanic package as the mapped rhyolite outcrop in 2014 at station 886. Through

this observation, the rhyolitic volcanic package located in the mapping area between the

Stuhini Group volcanics to the west, and the Bowser Lake sediments to the east, is interpreted

to be younger than Jurassic in age.

The gabbroic-diorite unit encountered during the 2015 field program, intercalated with the

rhyolitic volcanics with faulted contacts, is thus also interpreted to be younger than Jurassic in

age, and possibly younger than the rhyolite in relative age.

When compared to Alldrick et al.’s (2005) regional geology map, sample 2015SA887 falls within

the inferred boundary of a mafic volcanic tuff (uTb1) of the Stuhini Group. However, due to its

composition (trachy-andesite), and the textural observations provided in thin section analysis

by Febbo (2015), sample 2015SA887 has been interpreted to belong to localized outcrop of an

andesitic flow breccia, possibly unit ‘uTi1’ of the Stuhini Group volcanics. Unit uTi1 was also

encountered further west, during the 2014 More Creek mapping program.

A geological map detailing the interpretation from the 2015 More Creek geological mapping

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8.0 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS

During the 2015 field season, geological mapping and sampling were conducted between

kilometres 14 and 19 of the Galore Creek access road. A total of eleven (11) rock samples,

including six lithogeochemical, four petrographic, and one geochronology sample were

collected on the More Creek claims.

The main objectives of the geochemical sampling and geological mapping program were to

assess outcrops, which were exposed during the building of the Galore Creek access road, for

their economic potential and geological significance. In addition, the westernmost claim in the

group (408606) was briefly prospected for anomalous base and precious metal values.

Previously an early Jurassic age was suspected for rhyolites in the eastern portion of the map

area, which would have indicated potential for VHMS deposits in the area. Past work by Stow

Resources (Bobyn, 1990), and work completed in 2014 and 2015 by GCMC in the area of these

rhyolites has not found any significant anomalous base or precious metal values within the

claim boundaries.

Slightly anomalous copper and gold values were returned from a sample collected in the

westernmost claim (408606) in outcropping north of the access road. This sample was taken

from a basaltic volcanic outcrop (interpreted to belong to the Stuhini Group). No sulphides

were observed at the sample location; however the area was not thoroughly explored and

mapped, and due to the anomalous copper and gold values returned from the sample, further

exploration within this claim is warranted.

Results of mapping and petrographic work noting the absence of deformation textures within

the rhyolite unit of controversial age, and the presence of localized obsidian leads to the

conclusion that the rhyolite unit exposed on the access route between kilometres 19 and 17 is

not of Jurassic age (Hazelton Group). The author of this report is in agreement with the 2005

mapping interpretation by Alldrick et al. that the rhyolite unit is probably of Eocene age. With

this geochronological interpretation there is no longer potential for an Eskay Creek type VHMS

deposit associated with this unit. However, since an absolute age date was not obtained due to

the absence of zircons in the geochron sample collected, 2015 lithogeochem sample results

should be examined for zirconium content, and if possible more sample material should be

collected from various locations within the rhyolite and sent for U/Pb age dating.

Recommendations for future work include continued exploration within the westernmost claim

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Additionally, if conclusive age dating is desired for the rhyolite unit encountered during the

2014 and 2015 field programs, it is recommended that samples are collected from various

locations within the rhyolite for the purpose of U/Pb radiometric dating – in particular near the

origin of samples 2015SA862b, 2015SA867, and 2015SA882 which show elevated zirconium

content.



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APPENDIX I

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Property (Devil 1-4 claims), for Noranda Exploration Company Ltd., January 1991. AR #21087. Barresi, T. and Dostal, J. (2005). Geochemistry and Petrography of Upper Hazelton Group Volcanics: VHMS- Favourable Stratigraphy in the Iskut River and Telegraph Creek Map Areas, Northwestern British Columbia, Geological Fieldwork 2004, British Columbia Geological Survey, Paper 2005-1 Bobyn, M. (1990). Assessment report on geological mapping, prospecting, rock, soil and stream sampling on the Burr 1-4 claim group, for Stow Resources Ltd., December 1990. AR #20593. Carpenter, A. (2014). 2014 Geological and Geochemical Assessment Report on the More Creek Property, for

Galore Creek Mining Corporation. December, 2014. AR #35253. Craig, C.P. (2006). 2005 Seismic Refraction Assessment Report on the More Creek Property, for NovaGold

Canada Inc., June 2006. AR #28423.

Febbo, G. (2015) Petrographic Report for Galore Creek. Internal Report prepared by Blue Metal Resources, Inc.

Grill E., and Savell, M. (1991). Geological, Geochemical & Geophysical Report on the Wad 1 & 2, Sinter

1 & 2, Bill 2 Mineral Claims, More Creek Property, for Noranda Exploration Company Ltd. April 1991. AR #21311.

Logan, J.M., Drobe, J.R. and McClelland, W.C. (2000). Geology of the Forrest Kerr – Mess Creek Area, Northwestern British Columbia (104B/10, 15 & 104G/2 & 7W). British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, Bulletin 104, 164 pages. Mann, R.K., and Gale, D.F.G., (2004). 2003 Assessment Report on the RDN 1-18 and MOR 1-16, 18

Claims, for Rimfire Minerals Corporation and Barrick Gold Inc., March 2004. AR #27376. Miller, J. (2016). http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/obsidian. Department of Geosciences. Oregon State University.

Payne, J. (2014) Petrographic Report for Galore Creek. Internal Report prepared by Vancouver Petrographics Ltd.

Petsel, S.A., and Wu, S.W.M. (2007). 2006 Geotechnical Drilling Assessment Report on the More Creek Property,

For NovaGold Resources, January 2007. AR #28791

Petsel, S.A., Jutras, G., and Williams M. (2008). 2007 Geotechnical drilling, Geochemical sampling, and Geological Mapping Assessment Report on the More Creek Property, February 2008. AR #29749

http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/obsidian



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APPENDIX II

STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES



May, 2016

Statement of Expenditures

More Creek Geological Mapping and Geochemical Sampling program Period of Field Work: August 21, 2015 to September 4, 2015 Work Performed on Claims: 508124, 508337 and 408606

Indirect Sampling Costs: Helicopter Support – Lakelse Air Helicopters Ltd. Astar 350B2 ($1150/hr) – 18.1 hours $21,943

Helicopter Fuel (1567L @ $1.47/litre average) $1,705 Transportation – Airfare: Vancouver-Terrace-Dease Lake Roundtrip, two people: $2,708

Camp Support Costs: Food, safety, and maintenance crews

Camp accommodation rate pp/per day: $235 (3 crew @ 5 days, 2 crew @ 6 days) $6,345 Sample Assaying and Freight Costs: 6 lithogeochem @ ALS Minerals Labs $716 4 petrographic @ Vancouver Petrographics Ltd & Blue Metal Resources Inc $840 Shipping (Bandstra) $338 Geochemical Sampling and Report Preparation Costs: Geologists Alicia Carpenter and Sarah Henderson (August 21 to September 4, 2015) $13,156 Report preparation (GCMC) $5,180

Subtotal: $52,931 TOTAL WORK AVAILABLE FOR ASSESSMENT CREDIT: $52,931 FUNDS DEBITED FROM PAC (211373) $22,611.04 Total Assessment Work Applied to Mineral Claims: $75,542.04

Event Number: 5594082



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APPENDIX III

STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATION



May, 2016

APPENDIX IV

ASSAY CERTIFICATES

(Attached Digitally)

ALS CODE DESCRIPTION

WEI- 21 Received Sample Weight

LOG- 22 Sample login - Rcd w/o BarCode

CRU- 31 Fine crushing - 70% <2mm

CRU- QC Crushing QC Test

SPL- 21 Split sample - riffle splitter

PUL- 31 Pulverize split to 85% <75 um

ALS CODE DESCRIPTION INSTRUMENT

ME- XRF26 XRFWhole Rock By Fusion/XRF

OA- GRA05x WST- SEQLOI for XRF

ME- MS42 ICP- MSUp to 34 elements by ICP- MS

S- IR08 LECOTotal Sulphur (Leco)

C- IR07 LECOTotal Carbon (Leco)

ME- MS81 ICP- MSLithium Borate Fusion ICP- MS

ME- 4ACD81 ICP- AESBase Metals by 4- acid dig.

Au- ICP21 ICP- AESAu 30g FA ICP- AES Finish

This report is for 6 Rock samples submitted to our lab in Vancouver, BC, Canada on15- SEP- 2015.

Project: Galore Creek

P.O. No.: 13053

The following have access to data associated with this certificate:SARAH HENDERSON

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This is the Final Report and supersedes any preliminary report with this certificate number. Results apply to samples assubmitted. All pages of this report have been checked and approved for release.

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WEI- 21 Au- ICP21 ME- XRF26 ME- XRF26 ME- XRF26 ME- XRF26 ME- XRF26 ME- XRF26 ME- XRF26 ME- XRF26 ME- XRF26 ME- XRF26 ME- XRF26 ME- XRF26 ME- XRF26

Recvd Wt. Au Al2O3 BaO CaO Cr2O3 Fe2O3 K2O MgO MnO Na2O P2O5 SiO2 SrO TiO2

kg ppm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

0.02 0.001 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01

2015SA862b 2.16 <0.001 14.46 0.15 0.25 0.01 3.81 2.58 1.01 0.04 5.60 0.05 70.31 0.01 0.37

2015SA867 1.48 <0.001 13.16 0.20 0.18 0.01 3.17 3.24 0.66 0.04 4.88 0.04 72.34 0.01 0.31

2015SA869 2.22 <0.001 14.29 0.07 5.54 0.01 10.24 1.18 6.42 0.18 3.68 0.23 53.30 0.03 1.07

2015SA882 2.76 <0.001 14.17 0.22 0.25 <0.01 4.36 6.05 1.38 0.06 1.67 0.03 69.17 0.02 0.33

2015SA887 3.02 0.001 15.73 0.15 6.11 0.01 5.65 4.59 2.18 0.17 5.28 0.43 51.36 0.03 0.67

2015SA890 1.28 0.003 13.99 0.30 14.00 0.01 8.12 1.96 3.44 0.36 3.72 0.38 40.21 0.13 0.48

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OA- GRA05x ME- XRF26 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81

LOI 1000 Total Ba Ce Cr Cs Dy Er Eu Ga Gd Ge Hf Ho La

% % ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm

0.01 0.01 0.5 0.5 10 0.01 0.05 0.03 0.03 0.1 0.05 5 0.2 0.01 0.5

2015SA862b 0.84 99.62 1255 58.5 10 0.26 8.84 5.33 2.27 20.0 9.42 <5 10.1 1.87 28.7

2015SA867 0.75 99.83 1695 53.2 30 0.29 9.27 6.45 1.37 17.5 7.72 <5 9.3 2.07 26.9

2015SA869 2.92 99.41 549 18.1 40 1.20 4.61 2.95 1.07 15.1 4.05 <5 2.2 1.05 8.8

2015SA882 1.84 99.62 1935 65.8 <10 2.07 13.60 9.99 1.61 26.9 10.60 <5 10.8 3.25 33.3

2015SA887 6.61 99.28 1250 61.8 40 0.33 3.43 1.97 1.45 21.2 4.79 <5 4.7 0.71 35.5

2015SA890 12.90 100.35 2700 9.9 20 2.59 2.23 1.21 0.53 14.2 2.01 <5 0.9 0.49 6.0


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ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81

Lu Nb Nd Pr Rb Sm Sn Sr Ta Tb Th Tm U V W

ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm

0.01 0.2 0.1 0.03 0.2 0.03 1 0.1 0.1 0.01 0.05 0.01 0.05 5 1

2015SA862b 0.88 18.8 31.5 7.96 29.6 9.34 3 89.0 1.0 1.58 9.16 0.80 2.98 6 1

2015SA867 1.13 16.9 29.6 7.25 41.9 6.95 2 49.5 0.8 1.41 8.25 1.05 3.75 5 1

2015SA869 0.44 5.5 11.0 2.40 22.5 3.06 1 278 0.2 0.68 1.90 0.47 1.13 278 1

2015SA882 1.76 18.3 34.5 8.30 166.0 8.43 4 146.0 0.9 1.98 9.42 1.58 4.85 <5 1

2015SA887 0.26 42.6 25.7 6.93 87.9 5.00 1 266 1.9 0.61 5.71 0.28 2.68 154 1

2015SA890 0.22 3.8 5.4 1.17 41.7 1.56 1 1190 0.1 0.34 1.06 0.21 0.69 269 4


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ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- MS81 ME- 4ACD81 ME- 4ACD81 ME- 4ACD81 ME- 4ACD81 ME- 4ACD81 ME- 4ACD81 ME- 4ACD81 ME- 4ACD81 ME- 4ACD81 ME- 4ACD81 ME- MS42 ME- MS42

Y Yb Zr Ag Cd Co Cu Li Mo Ni Pb Sc Zn As Bi


0.5 0.03 2 0.5 0.5 1 1 10 1 1 2 1 2 0.1 0.01

2015SA862b 50.6 5.53 377 <0.5 <0.5 1 4 20 4 2 6 6 69 1.1 0.07

2015SA867 54.7 7.66 352 <0.5 <0.5 2 6 10 2 6 11 5 68 2.7 0.06

2015SA869 25.9 3.19 85 <0.5 0.5 31 20 20 1 16 <2 31 78 0.2 0.01

2015SA882 81.6 11.35 382 <0.5 <0.5 1 2 20 <1 <1 7 6 129 0.4 0.07

2015SA887 18.3 1.70 196 <0.5 <0.5 14 63 10 <1 19 14 10 72 2.1 0.06

2015SA890 12.7 1.45 28 <0.5 <0.5 17 116 40 <1 10 2 25 76 1.7 0.01


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ME- MS42 ME- MS42 ME- MS42 ME- MS42 ME- MS42 ME- MS42 ME- MS42 ME- MS42 S- IR08 C- IR07

Hg In Re Sb Sc Se Te Tl S C

ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm % %

0.005 0.005 0.001 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01

2015SA862b 0.024 0.089 <0.001 0.35 2.2 0.4 <0.01 0.03 0.03 0.03

2015SA867 0.035 0.074 <0.001 1.18 1.6 0.5 <0.01 0.06 0.27 0.04

2015SA869 0.006 0.029 0.001 <0.05 8.1 0.8 <0.01 0.04 0.06 0.07

2015SA882 0.026 0.062 <0.001 0.27 1.3 0.5 <0.01 0.08 0.02 0.05

2015SA887 0.053 0.044 <0.001 0.12 10.5 0.5 0.02 0.07 0.10 1.55

2015SA890 0.202 0.034 <0.001 <0.05 17.3 0.7 0.02 0.04 0.09 2.97


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Au- ICP21Applies to Method: C- IR07 CRU- 31 CRU- QC

LOG- 22 ME- 4ACD81 ME- MS42 ME- MS81

ME- XRF26 OA- GRA05x PUL- 31 S- IR08

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APPENDIX V

ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES


Lab Accreditation & QA Overview (rev05.00) Revision: 05.00 December 7, 2010 Page 1 of 9

ISO 9001

CRU-31

PUL-31

PDetectionLimit

cPc ( ) 100%

%Precision as a Function of Detection Limit

0.00%

20.00%

40.00%

60.00%

80.00%

100.00%

120.00%

1 2 5 10 20 50 100 200 500 1000 2000 5000 10000

Concentration (ppm)

% P

rec

isio

n

1 ppm DL

2 ppm DL

10 ppm DL

Fire AssAy Procedure

Au-icP21 and Au-icP22Fire AssAy Fusion icP-Aes Finish

Revision 01.01 | AUG 18, 2005 www.AlsGlobAl.com

sAmPle decomPositionFire Assay Fusion (FA-FUsPG1 & FA-FUsPG2)

AnAlyticAl methodInductively Coupled Plasma – Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES)

A prepared sample is fused with a mixture of lead oxide, sodium carbonate, borax, silica and other reagents as required, inquarted with 6 mg of gold-free silver and then cupelled to yield a precious metal bead.

The bead is digested in 0.5 ml dilute nitric acid in the microwave oven. 0.5 ml concentrated hydrochloric acid is then added and the bead is further digested in the microwave at a lower power setting. The digested solution is cooled, diluted to a total volume of 4 ml with de-mineralized water, and analyzed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry against matrix-matched standards.

method code element symbol units sAmPle

Weight (g)loWer limit

uPPer limit

deFAult overlimit method

Au-icP21 Gold Au ppm 30 0.001 10 Au-AA25

Au-icP22 Gold Au ppm 50 0.001 10 Au-AA26

January 10th

, 2014

Geochemical Package

Revision 04.00

Geochemical Package – CCP-PKG01

Complete Characterization

By combining a number of methods into one cost effective package, a complete characterization is

obtained. This package combines the whole rock package ME-ICP06 plus carbon and sulfur by

combustion furnace (ME-IR08) to quantify the major elements in a sample. Trace elements including

the full rare earth element suite are reported from three digestions with either ICP-AES or ICP-MS

finish: A lithium borate fusion for the resistive and rare earth elements (ME-MS81), a four acid

digestion for the basemetals (ME-4ACD81) and an aqua regia digestion for the volatile gold related

trace elements (ME-MS42).

The nature of Lithophile elements and the matrices in which they occur require stronger dissolution

procedures. The most accurate results will therefore be obtained using fusion as the dissolution

procedure.

Whole Rock Geochemistry – ME-ICP06 and OA-GRA05

Analysis of major oxides by ICP-AES

ME-ICP06

Sample Decomposition:

Lithium Metaborate/Lithium Tetraborate (LiBO2

/Li2

B4O7

) Fusion* (FUS LI01)

Analytical Method:

Inductively Coupled Plasma - Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES)

A prepared sample (0.200 g) is added to lithium metaborate/lithium tetraborate flux, mixed well and

fused in a furnace at 1025°C. The resulting melt is then cooled and dissolved in an acid mixture

containing nitric, hydrochloric and hydrofluoric acids. This solution is then analyzed by ICP-AES.

Results are corrected for spectral inter-element interferences and reported.

Element Symbol Units Lower Limit Upper Limit

Silica SiO2

% 0.01 100

Aluminum Al2

O3

% 0.01 100

Iron Fe2

O3

% 0.01 100

Calcium CaO % 0.01 100

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, 2014

Geochemical Package

Revision 04.00


Magnesium MgO % 0.01 100

Sodium Na2

O % 0.01 100

Potassium K2

O % 0.01 100

Chromium Cr2

O3

% 0.01 100

Titanium TiO2

% 0.01 100

Manganese MnO % 0.01 100

Phosphorus P2

O5

% 0.01 100

Strontium SrO % 0.01 100

Barium BaO % 0.01 100

OA-GRA05

Loss on Ignition


Thermal decomposition Furnace (OA-GRA05)

Analytical Method:

Gravimetric

If required, the total oxide content is determined from the ICP analyte concentrations and loss on

Ignition (L.O.I.) values. A prepared sample (1.0 g) is placed in an oven at 1000°C for one hour,

cooled and then weighed. The percent loss on ignition is calculated from the difference in weight.

Method Code Element Symbol Units Lower

Limit

Upper

Limit

OA-GRA05 Loss on

Ignition LOI % 0.01 100

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, 2014

Geochemical Package

Revision 04.00

Total Carbon – Method Code C-IR07


LECO Furnace

Analytical Method:

Infrared Spectroscopy

The sample is combusted in a LECO induction furnace. The generated CO2 is quantitatively detected

by infrared spectrometry and reported as percent carbon.

Method Code Element Symbol Units Lower Limit

Upper Limit

C-IR07 Carbon C % 0.01 50

Specialty Assay Procedure – Total Sulphur S-IR08


Various

Analytical Method:

Leco sulphur analyzer, Gravimetric

The sample is analyzed for Total Sulphur using a Leco sulphur analyzer. Sulphur dioxide released

from the sample is measured by an IR detection system and the Total Sulphur result is provided.

Method Code Element Symbol Units Lower

Limit

Upper

Limit

S-IR08 Sulphur S % 0.01 50

January 10th

, 2014

Geochemical Package

Revision 04.00

ME-MS81

Lithogeochemistry


Lithium Borate (LiBO2

/Li2

B4

O7

) Fusion (FUS-LI01)*

Analytical Method:

Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectroscopy (ICP - MS)

A prepared sample (0.100 g) is added to lithium metaborate/lithium tetraborate flux, mixed well and

fused in a furnace at 1025°C. The resulting melt is then cooled and dissolved in an acid mixture

containing nitric, hydrochloric and hydrofluoric acids. This solution is then analyzed by inductively

coupled plasma - mass spectrometry.

Element Symbol Unit Lower Limit Upper Limit

Barium Ba ppm 0.5 10000

Cerium Ce ppm 0.5 10000

Chromium Cr ppm 10 10000

Cesium Cs ppm 0.01 10000

Dysprosium Dy ppm 0.05 1000

Erbium Er ppm 0.03 1000

Europium Eu ppm 0.03 1000

Gallium Ga ppm 0.1 1000

Gadolinium Gd ppm 0.05 1000

Hafnium Hf ppm 0.2 10000

Holmium Ho ppm 0.01 1000

Lanthanum La ppm 0.5 10000

Lutetium Lu ppm 0.01 1000

Niobium Nb ppm 0.2 2500

Neodymium Nd ppm 0.1 10000

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Geochemical Package

Revision 04.00

Element Symbol Unit Lower Limit Upper Limit

Praseodymium Pr ppm 0.03 1000

Rubidium Rb ppm 0.2 10000

Samarium Sm ppm 0.03 1000

Tin Sn ppm 1 10000

Strontium Sr ppm 0.1 10000

Tantalum Ta ppm 0.1 2500

Terbium Tb ppm 0.01 1000

Thorium Th ppm 0.05 1000

Thallium Tl ppm 0.5 1000

Thullium Tm ppm 0.01 1000

Uranium U ppm 0.05 1000

Vanadium V ppm 5 10000

Tungsten W ppm 1 10000

Yttrium Y ppm 0.5 10000

Ytterbium Yb ppm 0.03 1000

Zirconium Zr ppm 2 10000

*Note: Minerals that may not recover fully using the lithium borate fusion include zircon, some

metal oxides, some rare-earth phosphates and some sulphides. Basemetals also do not fully recover

using this method.

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, 2014

Geochemical Package

Revision 04.00

ME-4ACD81 Addition of Basemetals


4-Acid (GEO-4ACID)

Analytical Method:

Inductively Coupled Plasma – Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES

A prepared sample (0.25 g) is digested with perchloric, nitric, hydrofluoric and hydrochloric acids.

The residue is topped up with dilute hydrochloric acid and the resulting solution is analyzed by

inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry. Results are corrected for spectral inter-

element interferences.


Silver Ag ppm 0.5 100

Cadmium Cd ppm 0.5 1000

Cobalt Co ppm 1 10000

Copper Cu ppm 1 10000

Lithium Li ppm 10 10000

Molybdenum Mo ppm 1 10000

Nickel Ni ppm 1 10000

Lead Pb ppm 2 10000

Zinc Zn ppm 2 10000

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, 2014

Geochemical Package

Revision 04.00

Geochemical Procedure – ME-MS42

Single Element Trace Level Methods Using ICP-MS


Aqua Regia Digestion (GEO-AR01)

Analytical Method:

Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

A prepared sample (0.50 g) is digested with aqua regia for 45 minutes. After cooling, the resulting

solution is diluted to 12.5 mL with de-ionized water, mixed and analyzed by inductively coupled

plasma-mass spectrometry. The analytical results are corrected for inter element spectral

interferences.

Element Symbol Units Lower

Limit

Upper

Limit

Arsenic As ppm 0.1 250

Bismuth Bi ppm 0.01 250

Mercury Hg ppm 0.005 250

Antimony Sb ppm 0.05 250

Selenium Se ppm 0.2 250

Tellurium Te ppm 0.01 250

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Issuing Authority: Erin Miller August 6, 2014 Page 1 of 10

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QUALITY ASSURANCE OVERVIEW

Laboratory Accreditation and Certification

ISO/IEC 17025 The North American analytical laboratories are accredited by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) for specific tests listed in the Scopes of Accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025, the General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories, and the PALCAN Handbook (CAN-P-1570). Accreditation to this ISO standard involves detailed, on-site audits to evaluate our quality

management system and verify the technical competence of our methods and personnel.

This technical verification includes the requirement for successful participation in inter-

laboratory proficiency testing programs and full method validation.

ALS has taken the additional step to list all sample preparation laboratories in North America

as part of the Scopes of Accreditation for our analytical laboratories. By doing this ALS

acknowledges that sample preparation is performed at locations that are monitored

regularly for quality control practices.

The scope of accreditation for ALS Geochemistry Vancouver includes the following methods:

Au-AA: Determination of Au by Lead Collection Fire Assay and AAS Au/Ag-GRA: Determination of Au and Ag by Lead Collection Fire Assay and

Gravimetric Finish PGM-ICP: Determination of Au, Pt and Pd by Lead Collection Fire Assay and ICP-AES ME-ICP41: Multi-Element (Ag, Al, As, B, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ga, Hg, K,

La, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, P, Pb, S, Sb, Sc, Sr, Ti, Tl, U, V, W, Zn) Determination by Aqua Regia Digestion and ICP-AES


Issuing Authority: Laura Glaubach October 23, 2015

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ME-MS41: Multi-Element (Ag, Al, As, B, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Fe, Ga, Ge, Hf, Hg, In, K, La, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Nb, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, Re, S, Sb, Sc, Se, Sn, Sr, Ta, Te, Th, Ti, Tl, U, V, W, Y, Zn, Zr) Determination by Aqua Regia Digestion and ICP-AES and ICP-MS

ME-ICP61: Multi-Element (Ag, Al, As, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ga, K, La, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Nb, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, S, Sb, Sc, Se, Si, Sn, Sr, Ta, Te, Ti, Tl, U, V W, Y, Zn and Zr) Determination by 4-Acid Digestion and ICP-AES

ME-MS61: Multi-Element (Ag, Al, As, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Fe, Ga, Ge, Hf, In, K, La, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Nb, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, Re, S, Sb, Sc, Se, Si, Sn, Sr, Ta, Te, Th, Ti, Tl, U, V, W, Y, Zn, Zr) Determination by 4-Acid Digestion and ICP-AES and ICP-MS

ME-ICP81: Al, Co, CU, Fe, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, S and Zn by Sodium Peroxide Fusion and ICP-AES

OG46: Ag, Cu, Mo, Pb, and Zn – Determination of Ores and High Grade Material Using ICP-AES Following an Aqua Regia Digestion

OG62: Ag, Cu, Mo, Pb and Zn – Determination of Ores and High Grade Material Using ICP-AES Following a Four-Acid Digestion

AA45: Ag, Cu, Pb and Zn – Determination of Base Meals Using AAS Following an Aqua Regia Digestion

AA46: Ag, Cu, Pb, Zn and Mo – Determination of Ores and High Grade materials Using AAS Following an Aqua Regia Digestion

AA61: Ag, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn – Determination of Base Metals Using AAS Following a Four-Acid Digestion

AA62: Ag, Co, CU, Mo, Ni, Pb and Zn – Determination of Ores and High Grade Materials Using AAS Following a Four-Acid Digestion

ME-ICP06: SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, Na2O, K2O, Cr2O3, TiO2, MnO, P2O5, SrO, BaO, Total - Determination of Major Oxides by Lithium Metaborate/Lithium Tetraborate Fusion and ICP-AES

OA-GRA05: LOI – Loss on Ignition ME-MS81: Ba, Ce, Cr, Cs, Dy, Er, Eu, Ga, Gd, Hf, Ho, La, Lu, Nb, Nd, Pr, Rb, Sm, Sn, Sr,

Ta, Tb, Th, Tl, Tm, U, V, W, Y, Yb, Zr – Determination of Rare Earth Elements by Lithium Borate Fusion and ICP-MS

ME-ICP41a: Multi-Element (Ag, Al, As, B, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ga, Hf, Hg, K, La, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Nb, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, S, Sb, Sc, Se, Si, Sn, Sr, Ta, Te, Th, Ti, Tl, U, V, W, Y, Zn) – Determination of Low Grade Ores by Aqua Regia Digestion and ICP-AES

ME-ICP61a: Multi-Element (Ag, Al, As, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ga, Hf, K, La, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Nb, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, S, Sb, Sc, Se, Sn, Sr, Ta, Te, Th, Ti, Tl, U, V, W, Y, Zn, Zr – Determination of Low Grade Ores by Four-Acid Digestion and ICP-AES

ME-XRF06: SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, Na2O, K2O, Cr2O3, TiO2, MnO, P2O5, SrO, BaO, Total – Determination of Major Oxides by Lithium Metaborate/Lithium Tetraborate Fusion and XRF

OA-GRA06: LOI – Loss on Ignition ME-XRF26: SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, Na2O, K2O, Cr2O3, TiO2, MnO, P2O5, SrO,

BaO, Total – Determination of Major Oxides by Lithium Metaborate/Lithium Tetraborate Fusion and XRF

OA-GRA05x: LOI – Loss on Ignition S-IR08: S – Determination of Total S by Leco Furnace and Infrared Spectroscopy C-IR07: C - Determination of Total C by Leco Furnace and Infrared Spectroscopy OA-VOL08: Fizz Rating, NP, MPA, NNP, Ratio (NP:MPA) – Acid Base Accounting



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The scope of accreditation for ALS Geochemistry Reno includes the following methods:

Au-AA: Determination of Au by Lead Collection Fire Assay and AAS Au/Ag-GRA: Determination of Au by Lead Collection Fire Assay and Gravimetric

Finish The scope of accreditation for ALS Geochemistry Val d’Or includes the following methods:

Au-AA: Determination of Au by Lead Collection Fire Assay and AAS Au-GRA: Determination Au by Lead Collection Fire Assay and Gravimetric Finish

Aside from laboratory accreditation, ALS Geochemistry has been a leader in participating in, and sponsoring, the assayer certification program in British Columbia. Many of our analysts have completed this demanding program that includes extensive theoretical and practical examinations. Upon successful completion of these examinations, they are awarded the title of Registered Assayer.

Quality Assurance Program

The quality assurance program is an integral part of all day-to-day activities at ALS Geochemistry and involves all levels of staff. Responsibilities are formally assigned for all aspects of the quality assurance program. As part of the program, checks are made to monitor quality at both sample preparation and analytical stages.

Quality Assurance Program Overview

Sample Preparation Quality Control

Quality Specifications Fineness of crushing and pulverizing checked and monitored according to method specifications. Sample Preparation Duplicates Inserted every 50 samples. Split taken from coarse crushed material.

Analytical Quality Control

Blanks, reference materials and pulp duplicates are inserted into every analytical run. Frequency details can be found on page 6.

Sample Preparation Quality Specifications Standard specifications for sample preparation are clearly defined and monitored. The specifications for our most common methods are as follows:

Crushing (CRU-31) > 70% of the crushed sample passes through a 2 mm screen

Ringing (PUL-31)



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> 85% of the ring pulverized sample passes through a 75 micron screen (Tyler 200 mesh)

Samples Received as Pulps >85% of the sample passes through a 75 micron screen (Tyler 200 mesh)

These characteristics are measured and results reported to verify the quality of sample preparation. Our standard operating procedures require that samples at every preparation station are tested regularly throughout each shift. Measurement of sample preparation quality allows the identification of equipment, operators and processes that are not operating within specifications. QC results from all global sample preparation laboratories are captured by the LIM System and the QA Department compiles a monthly review report for senior management on the performance of each laboratory from this data.



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Other Sample Preparation Specifications Sample preparation is a vital part of any analysis protocol. Many projects require sample preparation to other specifications, for instance >90% of the crushed sample to pass through a 2 mm screen. These procedures can easily be accommodated and the Prep QC monitoring system is essential in ensuring the required specifications are routinely met.

Sample Preparation Duplicates In addition to routine screen tests, sample preparation quality is monitored at ALS Geochemistry through the insertion of sample preparation duplicates. For every 50 samples prepared, an additional split is taken from the coarse crushed material to create a pulverizing duplicate. The additional split is processed and analyzed in a similar manner to the other samples in the submission. The precision of the preparation duplicate results is highly dependent on the individual sample mineralogy, analytes of interest and procedures selected for sample preparation. Therefore the data is most relevant at the client /project level. All preparation duplicate data is automatically captured, sorted and retained in the QC Database and available on Webtrieve™ for client review. The data is also available on the QC Data Certificates.



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Analytical Quality Control – Reference Materials, Blanks & Duplicates The LIMS inserts quality control samples (reference materials, blanks and duplicates) on each analytical run, based on the rack sizes associated with the method. The rack size is the number of sample including QC samples included in a batch. The blank is inserted at the beginning, standards are inserted at random intervals, and duplicates are analysed at the end of the batch. Quality control samples are inserted based on the following rack sizes specific to the method:

Rack Size Methods Quality Control Sample Allocation

20 Specialty methods including specific gravity, bulk density, and acid insolubility

2 standards, 1 duplicate, 1 blank

28 Specialty fire assay, assay-grade, umpire and concentrate methods

1 standard, 1 duplicate, 1 blank

39 XRF methods 2 standards, 1 duplicate, 1 blank

40 Regular AAS, ICP-AES and ICP-MS methods

2 standards, 1 duplicate, 1 blank

84 Regular fire assay methods 2 standards, 3 duplicates, 1 blank

Laboratory staff analyse quality control samples at least at the frequency specified above. If necessary, they may include additional quality control samples above the minimum specifications.

All data gathered for quality control samples – blanks, duplicates and reference materials – are automatically captured, sorted and retained in the QC Database.

Quality Control Limits and Evaluation Quality Control Limits for reference materials and duplicate analyses are established according to the precision and accuracy requirements of the particular method. Data outside control limits are identified and investigated and require corrective actions to be taken. Quality control data is scrutinised at a number of levels. Each analyst is responsible for ensuring the data submitted is within control specifications. In addition, there are a number of other checks.

Certificate Approval If any data for reference materials, duplicates, or blanks falls beyond the control limits established, it is automatically flagged red by the computer system for serious failures, and yellow for borderline results. The Department Manager(s) conducting the final review of the Certificate is thus made aware that a problem may exist with the data set.



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Precision Specifications and Definitions Most geochemical procedures are specified to have a precision of 10%, and assay procedures 5%. The precision of Au analyses is dominated by the sampling precision. Precision can be expressed as a function of concentration:

PDetectionLimit

cPc ( ) 100%

where Pc - the precision at concentration c c - concentration of the element P - the “Precision Factor” of the element. This is the precision of the

method at very high concentrations, i.e. 0.05 for 5%.

(M. Thompson, 1988. Variation of precision with concentration in an analytical system. Analyst, 113:

1579-1587.)

As an example, precision as a function of concentration (10% precision) is plotted for three different detection limits. The impact of detection limit on precision of results for low-level determinations can be dramatic.

%Precision as a Function of Detection Limit

0.00%

20.00%

40.00%

60.00%

80.00%

100.00%

120.00%

1 2 5 10 20 50 100 200 500 1000 2000 5000 10000

Concentration (ppm)

% P

rec

isio

n

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2 ppm DL

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Evaluation of Trends Control charts for frequently used method codes are generated and evaluated by laboratory staff on a regular basis. The control charts are evaluated to ensure internal specifications for precision and accuracy are met. The data is also reviewed for any long-term trends and drifts.



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External Proficiency Tests Proficiency testing provides an independent assessment of laboratory performance by an outside agency. Test materials are regularly distributed to the participants and results are processed by a central agency. The results are usually converted to a Z-Score to rate the laboratory’s result against the consensus value from all participating labs. All ALS Geochemistry analytical facilities in North America participate in proficiency tests for the analytical procedures routinely done at each laboratory. ALS Geochemistry has participated for many years in proficiency tests organized by organizations such as Canadian Certified Reference Materials Projects, and Geostats as well as a number of independent studies organized by consultants for specific clients. We have participated also participated in several certification studies for new certified reference materials by CANMET and Rocklabs. Feedback from these studies is invaluable in ensuring our continuing accuracy and validation of methods.

Quality Assurance Meetings A review of quality assurance issues is held regularly at Technical and Quality Assurance Meetings. The meetings cover such topics as:

Results of internal round robin exchanges, external proficiency tests and performance evaluation samples

Monitoring of control charts for reference materials Review of quality system failures Incidents raised by clients Results of internal quality audits Other quality assurance issues

The Quality Assurance Department and senior laboratory management participate in these meetings.

February 2014 REVISION 4.0

Geochemcial Procedure

R I G H T S O L U T I O N S | R I G H T P A R T N E R

ME-XRF26 – Silicate / Whole Rock by Fusion / XRF

Sample Decomposition: Lithium Borate Fusion (WEI-GRA12b)

Analytical Method: X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (XRF)

A prepared sample (0.66 g) is fused with a 12:22 lithium tetraborate – lithium metaborate flux which also includes

an oxidizing agent (Lithium Nitrate), and then poured into a platinum mold. The resultant disk is in turn analyzed

by XRF spectrometry.

The XRF analysis is determined in conjunction with a loss-on-ignition at 1000°C. The resulting data from both

determinations are combined to produce a “total”.

Analyte Symbol Units Lower Limit Upper Limit

Aluminum Al2

O3

% 0.01 100

Barium BaO % 0.01 66

Calcium CaO % 0.01 60

Chromium Cr2

O3

% 0.01 10

Iron Fe2

O3

% 0.01 100

Potassium K2

O % 0.01 15

Magnesium MgO % 0.01 50

Manganese MnO % 0.01 39

Sodium Na2

O % 0.01 10

Phosphorus P2

O5

% 0.01 46

Sulphur SO3

% 0.01 34

Silicon SiO2

% 0.01 100

Titanium TiO2

% 0.01 30

Revision 03.03

March 29, 2012

Sample Preparation Package

PREP-31

Standard Sample Preparation: Dry, Crush, Split and Pulverize

Sample preparation is the most critical step in the entire laboratory operation. The purpose of

preparation is to produce a homogeneous analytical sub-sample that is fully representative of the

material submitted to the laboratory.

The sample is logged in the tracking system, weighed, dried and finely crushed to better than 70 %

passing a 2 mm (Tyler 9 mesh, US Std. No.10) screen. A split of up to 250 g is taken and pulverized

to better than 85 % passing a 75 micron (Tyler 200 mesh, US Std. No. 200) screen. This method is

appropriate for rock chip or drill samples.

Method Code Description

LOG-22 Sample is logged in tracking system and a bar code label is

attached.

CRU-31 Fine crushing of rock chip and drill samples to better than

70 % of the sample passing 2 mm.

SPL-21 Split sample using riffle splitter.

PUL-31 A sample split of up to 250 g is pulverized to better than

85 % of the sample passing 75 microns.

Revision 03.03

March 29, 2012

Sample Preparation Package

Flow Chart -

Sample Preparation Package – PREP-31

Standard Sample Preparation: Dry, Crush, Split and Pulverize

LOG-22

Affix Bar Code and Log Sample in LIMS

CRU-31

Fine crushing of rock chip and drill samples

to better than 70 % < 2 mm

Receive

Sample

WEI-21

Record received sample weight

SPL-21

Split sample using riffle

splitter

Keep

RejectReject

The sample reject is

saved or dumped

pending client

instructions. Prolonged

storage (> 45 days) of

rejects will be charged

to the client.

Is sample

dry?

YES

Dry Sample

NO If samples air-dry

overnight, no charge to

client. If samples are

excessively wet, the

sample should be dried

to a maximum of

120°C. (DRY-21)

QC testing of

pulverizing efficiency is

conducted on random

samples (PUL-QC).

Retain

pulp for

analysis

Lab splits are required

when analyses must

be performed at a

location different than

where samples

received.

PUL-31

Up to 250 g sample split is pulverized to

better than 85 % < 75 microns

QC testing of crushing

efficiency is conducted

on random samples

(CRU-QC).

ALS CODE DESCRIPTION

WEI- 21 Received Sample Weight

LOG- 22 Sample login - Rcd w/o BarCode

CRU- 31 Fine crushing - 70% <2mm

CRU- QC Crushing QC Test

SPL- 21 Split sample - riffle splitter

PUL- 31 Pulverize split to 85% <75 um

ALS CODE DESCRIPTION INSTRUMENT

ME- XRF26 XRFWhole Rock By Fusion/XRF

OA- GRA05x WST- SEQLOI for XRF

ME- MS42 ICP- MSUp to 34 elements by ICP- MS

S- IR08 LECOTotal Sulphur (Leco)

C- IR07 LECOTotal Carbon (Leco)

ME- MS81 ICP- MSLithium Borate Fusion ICP- MS

ME- 4ACD81 ICP- AESBase Metals by 4- acid dig.

Au- ICP21 ICP- AESAu 30g FA ICP- AES Finish

This report is for 6 Rock samples submitted to our lab in Vancouver, BC, Canada on15- SEP- 2015.


P.O. No.: 13053

The following have access to data associated with this certificate:SARAH HENDERSON

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This is the Final Report and supersedes any preliminary report with this certificate number. Results apply to samples assubmitted. All pages of this report have been checked and approved for release.

Colin Ramshaw, Vancouver Laboratory Manager***** See Appendix Page for comments regarding this certificate *****

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Au Al2O3 BaO CaO Cr2O3 Fe2O3 K2O MgO MnO Na2O P2O5 SiO2 SrO TiO2 LOI 1000

ppm % % % % % % % % % % % % % %

0.001 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01

AMIS0304

Target Range - Lower Bound

Upper Bound

BP- 13 0.361

Target Range - Lower Bound 0.336

Upper Bound 0.380

CDN- PGMS20 1.185


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G307- 7 8.01


Upper Bound 8.34

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Upper Bound 0.056

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Total Ba Ce Cr Cs Dy Er Eu Ga Gd Ge Hf Ho La Lu

% ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm

0.01 0.5 0.5 10 0.01 0.05 0.03 0.03 0.1 0.05 5 0.2 0.01 0.5 0.01

AMIS0304 2600 8350 90 0.48 132.0 33.4 146.0 58.3 352 9 28.3 18.20 3580 1.95

Target Range - Lower Bound 2340 7280 70 0.34 119.0 30.6 135.0 47.8 309 <5 25.0 16.20 3250 1.83

Upper Bound 2860 8900 120 0.43 145.5 37.4 165.0 58.7 377 18 31.0 19.80 3970 2.26

BP- 13


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Upper Bound

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AMIS0304 >2500 3990 >1000 10.6 585 24 3530 11.6 33.9 460 3.41 25.9 367 5 392

Target Range - Lower Bound 4670 3610 925 9.3 543 22 3060 11.1 30.8 406 3.14 21.6 331 3 369

Upper Bound >2500 4410 >1000 11.8 664 29 3740 13.8 37.7 496 3.86 26.5 415 7 452

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Upper Bound

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Yb Zr Ag Cd Co Cu Li Mo Ni Pb Sc Zn As Bi Hg


0.03 2 0.5 0.5 1 1 10 1 1 2 1 2 0.1 0.01 0.005

AMIS0304 17.35 1170

Target Range - Lower Bound 15.25 1005

Upper Bound 18.75 1230

BP- 13


Upper Bound

CDN- PGMS20


Upper Bound

DS- 1


Upper Bound

DS- 1


Upper Bound

G307- 7


Upper Bound

GBM908- 10 3.0 1.8 26 3650 10 56 2250 2070 18 1060

Target Range - Lower Bound 1.9 0.6 22 3370 <10 57 2030 1860 14 939

Upper Bound 4.2 2.8 30 3890 30 71 2490 2280 20 1155

GBM908- 5 6.0 0.64 0.032

Target Range - Lower Bound 5.7 0.78 0.017

Upper Bound 7.1 0.98 0.043

GLG307- 4


Upper Bound

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In Re Sb Sc Se Te Tl S C

ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm ppm % %

0.005 0.001 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01

AMIS0304


Upper Bound

BP- 13


Upper Bound

CDN- PGMS20


Upper Bound

DS- 1 3.09


Upper Bound 3.25

DS- 1 2.58


Upper Bound 2.71

G307- 7


Upper Bound

GBM908- 10


Upper Bound

GBM908- 5 0.013 <0.001 0.14 1.5 1.3 0.05 0.36

Target Range - Lower Bound <0.005 <0.001 <0.05 1.3 0.5 0.03 0.31

Upper Bound 0.026 0.003 0.25 1.9 1.4 0.07 0.47

GLG307- 4


Upper Bound

GS310- 10 1.05


Upper Bound 1.13

GS310- 10 0.27


Upper Bound 0.29


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ppm % % % % % % % % % % % % % %

0.001 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01

MRGeo08


Upper Bound

OREAS- 104


Upper Bound

OREAS- 904 0.045


Upper Bound 0.049

OxJ111 2.16


Upper Bound 2.30

PD1 0.540


Upper Bound 0.576

PK2 4.97


Upper Bound 5.07

SARM- 43 47.65


Upper Bound 50.49

SARM- 45 26.38 0.10 0.78 0.04 12.60 3.08 3.46 0.10 0.84 0.08 49.62 0.01 1.82

Target Range - Lower Bound 25.48 0.07 0.72 <0.01 12.17 3.02 3.22 0.07 0.77 0.05 48.43 <0.01 1.71

Upper Bound 26.96 0.13 0.84 0.06 13.03 3.34 3.56 0.13 0.91 0.11 50.81 0.03 1.93

SCH- 1 2.63


Upper Bound 2.85

SY- 4 20.67 0.05 8.02 <0.01 6.23 1.66 0.55 0.11 7.25 0.12 49.85 0.14 0.29

Target Range - Lower Bound 20.07 <0.01 7.74 <0.01 5.95 1.56 0.49 0.08 6.81 0.10 48.70 0.11 0.25

Upper Bound 21.31 0.06 8.36 0.02 6.47 1.76 0.59 0.13 7.39 0.16 51.10 0.17 0.32


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0.01 0.5 0.5 10 0.01 0.05 0.03 0.03 0.1 0.05 5 0.2 0.01 0.5 0.01

MRGeo08


Upper Bound

OREAS- 104 1265 94.4 40 3.55 6.82 3.71 1.21 23.8 8.69 <5 6.6 1.35 45.4 0.47

Target Range - Lower Bound 1160 91.3 30 3.37 6.35 3.48 1.13 22.8 8.41 <5 6.1 1.21 43.4 0.42

Upper Bound 1415 112.5 80 4.15 7.87 4.32 1.45 28.1 10.40 12 7.9 1.51 54.2 0.54

OREAS- 904


Upper Bound

OxJ111


Upper Bound

PD1


Upper Bound

PK2


Upper Bound

SARM- 43


Upper Bound

SARM- 45 100.25


Upper Bound 102.00

SCH- 1


Upper Bound

SY- 4 99.64


Upper Bound 101.30


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MRGeo08


Upper Bound

OREAS- 104 26.5 47.0 11.70 117.0 10.45 7 106.0 2.6 1.25 153.0 0.53 125.5 18 3 35.0

Target Range - Lower Bound 26.3 44.5 11.50 112.5 9.42 6 102.5 2.5 1.24 137.0 0.50 113.5 6 <1 33.2

Upper Bound 32.6 54.6 14.10 137.5 11.60 11 125.5 3.3 1.54 167.5 0.64 138.5 27 5 41.6

OREAS- 904


Upper Bound

OxJ111


Upper Bound

PD1


Upper Bound

PK2


Upper Bound

SARM- 43


Upper Bound

SARM- 45


Upper Bound

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Upper Bound

SY- 4


Upper Bound


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0.03 2 0.5 0.5 1 1 10 1 1 2 1 2 0.1 0.01 0.005

MRGeo08 4.5 2.2 20 637 30 15 714 1100 12 807

Target Range - Lower Bound 3.2 1.2 17 586 <10 12 621 969 10 722

Upper Bound 5.7 3.4 23 676 60 18 761 1190 15 886

OREAS- 104 3.26 225


Upper Bound 3.80 267

OREAS- 904


Upper Bound

OxJ111


Upper Bound

PD1


Upper Bound

PK2


Upper Bound

SARM- 43


Upper Bound

SARM- 45


Upper Bound

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Upper Bound

SY- 4


Upper Bound


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MRGeo08


Upper Bound

OREAS- 104


Upper Bound

OREAS- 904


Upper Bound

OxJ111


Upper Bound

PD1


Upper Bound

PK2


Upper Bound

SARM- 43


Upper Bound

SARM- 45


Upper Bound

SCH- 1


Upper Bound

SY- 4


Upper Bound


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0.001 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01

BLANK <0.001

BLANK <0.001

Target Range - Lower Bound <0.001

Upper Bound 0.002

BLANK


Upper Bound

BLANK


Upper Bound

BLANK


Upper Bound

BLANK


Upper Bound

BLANK <0.01 0.01 <0.01 0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 99.71 <0.01 0.01

Target Range - Lower Bound <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01

Upper Bound 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02

BLANK 0.01


Upper Bound 0.02

BLANK


Upper Bound

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BLANK


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Upper Bound

BLANK


Upper Bound

BLANK


Upper Bound

BLANK 0.8 <0.5 <10 <0.01 <0.05 <0.03 <0.03 <0.1 <0.05 <5 <0.2 <0.01 <0.5 <0.01

Target Range - Lower Bound <0.5 <0.5 <10 <0.01 <0.05 <0.03 <0.03 <0.1 <0.05 <0.2 <0.01 <0.5 <0.01

Upper Bound 1.0 1.0 20 0.02 0.10 0.06 0.06 0.2 0.10 0.4 0.02 1.0 0.02

BLANK 99.77


Upper Bound 0.02

BLANK


Upper Bound

BLANK


Upper Bound

ORIGINAL 9.2 2.5 20 56.1 0.64 0.23 <0.03 45.2 0.50 <5 2.3 0.09 1.1 0.06

DUP 8.7 2.3 20 55.1 0.54 0.25 <0.03 45.6 0.53 <5 2.2 0.08 1.1 0.06

Target Range - Lower Bound 8.0 1.8 <10 52.8 0.51 0.20 <0.03 43.0 0.44 <5 1.9 0.07 <0.5 0.05

Upper Bound 9.9 3.0 30 58.4 0.67 0.28 0.06 47.8 0.59 10 2.6 0.10 1.7 0.07


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Upper Bound

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Upper Bound

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Upper Bound

BLANK <0.2 <0.1 <0.03 <0.2 <0.03 <1 0.1 <0.1 <0.01 <0.05 <0.01 <0.05 <5 1 <0.5

Target Range - Lower Bound <0.2 <0.1 <0.03 <0.2 <0.03 <1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.01 <0.05 <0.01 <0.05 <5 <1 <0.5

Upper Bound 0.4 0.2 0.06 0.4 0.06 2 0.2 0.2 0.02 0.10 0.02 0.10 10 2 1.0

BLANK


Upper Bound

BLANK


Upper Bound

BLANK


Upper Bound

ORIGINAL 72.5 1.1 0.34 458 0.42 339 21.4 43.1 0.14 4.17 0.05 11.60 <5 7 3.2

DUP 71.6 1.1 0.32 453 0.49 394 20.8 42.4 0.11 4.21 0.04 10.45 <5 8 3.1

Target Range - Lower Bound 68.2 0.9 0.28 433 0.40 347 19.9 40.5 0.11 3.93 0.03 10.40 <5 6 2.5

Upper Bound 75.9 1.3 0.38 478 0.51 386 22.3 45.0 0.14 4.45 0.06 11.65 10 9 3.8


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BLANK

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Upper Bound

BLANK


Upper Bound

BLANK <0.5 <0.5 <1 <1 <10 1 <1 <2 <1 <2

Target Range - Lower Bound <0.5 <0.5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <2 <2

Upper Bound 1.0 1.0 2 2 2 2 4 4

BLANK 0.1 <0.01 <0.005

Target Range - Lower Bound <0.1 <0.01 <0.005

Upper Bound 0.2 0.02 0.010

BLANK <0.03 4

Target Range - Lower Bound <0.03 <2

Upper Bound 0.06 4

BLANK


Upper Bound

BLANK


Upper Bound

BLANK


Upper Bound

ORIGINAL 0.46 25

DUP 0.55 23


Upper Bound 0.56 27


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0.005 0.001 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01

BLANK

BLANK


Upper Bound

BLANK <0.01


Upper Bound 0.02

BLANK


Upper Bound

BLANK <0.005 <0.001 <0.05 <0.1 <0.2 <0.01 <0.02

Target Range - Lower Bound <0.005 <0.001 <0.05 <0.1 <0.2 <0.01 <0.02

Upper Bound 0.010 0.002 0.10 0.2 0.4 0.02 0.04

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Upper Bound

BLANK


Upper Bound

BLANK


Upper Bound

BLANK <0.01


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0.001 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01

ORIGINAL

DUP


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APPENDIX VI

PETROGRAPHIC REPORT


Sarah Henderson,

Galore Creek Mining Corp.,

3300-550 Burrard Street,

Vancouver BC, V6C0B3

E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: 604-699-4738 December, 2015

Samples: 20155A862b, 20155A882, 20155A887, 20155A910

Summary: rocks are rhyolite and rhyodacite in composition and interpreted to be part of the Ootsa Lake

Group (Eocene) not Stuhini Group (Upper Triassic) as previously mapped.

Sample 20155A862b: Rock is fine-grained, flow banded, quartz microporphyritic rhyolite flow

with a groundmass of interlocking quartz-K-feldspar-plagioclase. Disseminated leucoxene and

anatase disseminated throughout groundmass and secondary chlorite and hematite.

Sample 20155A882: Rock is green-grey, pumiceous, welded rhyolite lapilli tuff with eutaxitic

foliation and leucoxene disseminations; matrix of felsic glass and grains of feldspar replaced to

chlorite-sericite.

Sample 20155A887: Rock is white-grey fine-grained, chlorite amygdaloidal, glassy, feldspar-

quartz-phyric rhyolite flow breccia. Clasts are poorly formed, mm-scale and are cemented by

feldspar-quartz and calcite. Secondary calcite and chlorite replace feldspar cut by a 2 mm wide

ankerite-leucoxene vein.

Sample 20155A910: Rock is fine-grained, flow-banded feldspar-quartz porphyry flow or

hypabyssal intrusion overprinted by chlorite and calcite alteration that ia cut by a calcite-

leucoxene veinlet.

Gayle E. Febbo

E-mail: [email protected]

Tel: 250-837-1606

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

Figure 1. Photographs of blocks of petrographic samples. Abbreviations: S0-primary foliation, leu-

leucoxene, py-pyrite and cb-carbonate.

Figure 2. Petrographic scans of thin sections. Locations of microphotographs indicated by figure numbers

3-10.

Sample Quartz Plag K-feldspar Leucoxene Anatase Chlorite Hematite Ankerite Sericite Pyrite Calcite

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Table 1. Summary of mineral abundance and average diameter estimates of petrographic samples.

Sample 20155A862b: Rhyolite flow

Description: Rock is fine-grained, flow banded, quartz microporphyritic rhyolite flow with a groundmass

of interlocking quartz-K-feldspar-plagioclase. Leucoxene and anatase disseminated throughout

groundmass and secondary chlorite and hematite.

Primary Minerals:

50% K-feldspar: colourless, amorphous, cloudy aggregates about quartz grains, range in size 1-20

µm in diameter, grain boundaries are interlocking with quartz.

35% Quartz: colorless, microporphyritic (50-200 µm diameter; Fig. 3) grains are subequant to

irregular and anhedral with 1st order birefringence. Cloudy grains due to fluid inclusions. In

groundmass grains are 1-10 µm in diameter and are amorphous-irregular and interlocking with K-

feldspar grains.

10% Plagioclase: 10-50 µm subhedral colourless laths, 1:4 aspect ratios, 1st order birefringence,

some with polysynthetic twins.

2% Anatase: pleochroic, green-purple, high relief, < 5 µm amorphous aggregates of grains in

groundmass (Fig. 4).

2% Leucoxene: 5-30 µm opaque grains disseminated in groundmass, pale white grey internal

reflections (Figs. 3,4).

Secondary Minerals:

1% Chlorite: pale green pleochroic, amorphous, 5-10 µm grains with anatase, replacements after

feldspar.

Tr Hematite: red-brown pleochroic < 20 µm grains in groundmass near leucoxene.

Interpretation: Rock sample is a rhyolite based on modal mineralogy of quartz, K-feldspar and

plagioclase. The fine grain size, even distribution of grains, irregular shape of phenocrysts and

interlocking textures of grains are consistent with an interpretation of a coherent rhyolite flow.

Figure 3. Photomicrograph of sample 20155A862b. Quartz (Qz) microphenocrysts measure 50-

200 µm and are irregular in shape; groundmass consists of <10 µm quartz and K-feldspar (Qz-

Kf); opaque leucoxene (Leu) dissemination adjacent to quartz; cross polarized light.

Figure 4. Photomicrographo of sample 20155A862b. Grains of anatase (An) are < 5 µm,

pleochoric green-purple; opaque 30 µm leucoxene (Leu) grains disseminated in groundmass, plane

polarized light.

Sample 20155A882: Welded pumiceous rhyolite lapilli tuff

Description: Green-grey, pumiceous, welded rhyolite lapilli tuff with eutaxitic foliation and leucoxene

disseminations; matrix of felsic glass and grains of feldspar replaced chlorite-sericite.

17% Clasts (lapilli):

12% Pumice fragments (fiamme): ~1 mm long, green fragments with aspect ratios of 1:10-20,

replaced to chlorite-sericite with lattice-preferred orientation, 5-10 µm quartz phenocrysts in

pumice clasts ( ~20% abundance in clast).

5% Lapilli fragments: lenticular-irregular, 200-500 µm long, quartz microporphyritic (10-100

µm), groundmass in clast is replaced to green-brown pleochroic chlorite.

83% Matrix (ash):

45% Glass: Cuspate silicic shards, some preserve bubble-walls, most 5-50 µm diameter,

colourless with internal blocky to fibrous quartz grains.

38% Grains: quartz, feldspar and secondary replacements to sericite and chlorite.

Primary Minerals:

55 % Quartz: colourless, cloudy, 5-50 µm subequant grains in matrix, some grains contain

undulose extinction, quenched grains in glass, and fine phenocrysts in fiamme.

22% K-feldspar: colourless grains measure 5-50 µm in matrix.

9% Plagioclase: colourless grains 5-40 µm in matrix, replacements to chlorite-sericite.

2% Leucoxene: 1-10 µm opaque grains with white-grey internal reflections disseminated in

matrix and fiamme.

Secondary Minerals:

10% Chlorite: 1-10 µm secondary replacement of fiamme, replacements of feldspar grains in

matrix.

2% Sericite: secondary, 5-10 µm grains in matrix with chlorite, replacements of feldspar.

Interpretation: The rock sample interpreted to have formed from explosive magmatic processes as a felsic

pyroclastic deposit. The abundance of bubble-wall glass shards in the matrix, wispy pumice fragments,

and absence of accretionary lapilli favour a magmatic as opposed to phreatomagmatic eruptive process

(McPhie et al., 2005). Internal grains of quartz in glass shards are interpreted to be a result of quench

crystallization.

Figure 5. Microphotograph of sample 20155A882. Glass shard in: a) cross polarized light using the

gypsum plate (first order retardation) and b) plane polarized light. The shard preserves the bubble-wall

and is composed of blocky to fibrous quartz (qz) grains. Chlorite (chl) lines the bubble-wall and is

disseminated in matrix.

Figure 6. Microphotograph of sample 20155A882. Two flattened pumice fragments (fiamme) replaced to

chlorite and sericite (chl-ser) in a matrix of dense glass shards and grains replaced to chlorite (chl), plane

polarized light.

Sample 20155A887: Feldspar-quartz rhyodacite flow breccia

Description: White-grey fine-grained, chlorite amygdaloidal, glassy, feldspar-quartz-phyric rhyodacite

flow breccia. Clasts are poorly formed, mm-scale and are cemented by feldspar-quartz and calcite.

Secondary calcite and chlorite replace feldspar cut by a 2 mm wide ankerite-leucoxene vein.

Primary Minerals:

63% Quartz: equant, phenocrysts measure 100-500 µm (~15% of rock; Fig. 7), hexagonal cross

sections, local fragmentation of porphyritic rock is cemented by < 10 µm diameter grains

intergrown quartz and calcite (Fig. 7).

15% Plagioclase: phenocrysts measure up to 500 µm, laths have polysynthetic twins, 1:4 aspect

ratios (~7% of rock) and 50 µm grains in groundmass (Fig. 8).

10% K-feldspar: amorphous grains in margins to quartz phenocrysts distributed in groundmass,

grains < 50 µm.

2% Calcite: colourless grains, extreme birefringence, grains cement clasts, 10-100 µm grains.

1% Leucoxene: opaque aggregates with white-grey internal reflections in margins to vein

measure 0.5-1.5 mm.

Tr Anatase: pleochoric green-purple, high relief, < 10 µm amorphous grains, 2nd

order

birefringence, intergrown with quartz in cement between porphyritic fragments.

Tr Pyrite: anhedral disseminations in groundmass, yellow internal reflections, 100-600 µm

diameter grains.

Secondary Minerals:

7% Chlorite: pleochroic green amorphous replacements of feldspar grains, infilling of vesicles

(amygdules), < 10 µm diameter grains(Fig. 7).

2% Ankerite: cloudy carbonate vein (2 mm) with hematite dusting, intergrown with leucoxene, 1-

20 µm diameter grains.

Tr Hematite: reddish-brown pleochroic to opaque aggregates in ankerite vein, amorphous, < 5 µm

diameter grains (Fig. 7).

Interpretation: Porphyritic textures, volcanic glass and amygdules all indicate a supracrustal depositional

setting. Fragmental porphyritic regions that are infilled by quartz-chlorite are interpreted to represent flow

brecciation.

Figure 7. Photomicrograph of sample 20155A887. Fragment of glass-bearing, chlorite (chl)

amygdaloidal, quartz-phyric (qz) porphyry cemented by quartz and anatase (an); secondary hematite

(hem), plane polarized light.

Figure 8. Grain of plagioclase (plag) with polysynthetic twins in finer quartz (qz) groundmass intergrown

with anatase (an), cross polarized light, sample 20155A887

Sample 20155A910: Rhyolite porphyry

Description: Fine-grained, flow-banded feldspar-quartz porphyry flow or hypabyssal intrusion

overprinted by chlorite and calcite alteration and cut by a calcite-leucoxene veinlet.

Primary Minerals:

50% K-feldspar: 20-100 µm diameter grains in the groundmass, grain boundaries are interlocking

with quartz, grains are subhedral (Fig. 9) with 1st order birefringence.

28% Quartz: subequant, irregular phenocrysts measure up to 400 µm, smaller irregular grains

with 1st order birefringence intergrown with feldspar in the groundmass (Fig. 9).

15% Plagioclase: phenocrysts 300-500 µm euhedral grains, secondary calcite alteration of

plagioclase phenocrysts, in groundmass plagioclase grains are subhedral laths that measure 50-

100 µm along the c-axis. Some glomerocrysts (Fig. 10) of plagioclase contain numerous

intergrown grains.

1% Leucoxene: opaque disseminations in the groundmass average 10 µm in diameter, white-

silver internal reflections.

Secondary Minerals:

5% Chlorite: pleochroic pale green, 2nd

order birefringence, amorphous to fibrous, secondary 5-30

µm diameter grains in groundmass.

1% Calcite: 5 µm colourless grains replace plagioclase, intergrowths with leuxocene in vein,

Type I calcite twins, extreme birefringence.

Interpretation: Interlocking textures of quartz, plagioclase and K-feldspar and even size and distribution

of phenocrysts are consistent with an interpretation of a coherent lava or intrusion.

Figure 9. Photomicrograph of sample 20155A910. Phenocryst of plagioclase (plag) in a groundmass of

quartz (qz), plagioclase and K-feldspar (kf). Vein of calcite (cal) and leucoxene (leu) overprint the

porphyry and relate to calcite alteration of the plagioclase phenocryst, cross polarized light.

Figure 10. Photomicrograph of sample 20155A910. Plagioclase phenocryst (plag; left) replaced to calcite

(cal) and plagioclase glomerocryst, cross polarized light.

Comparison with Payne’s (2014) samples:

Four samples from Payne’s (2014) report were collected from areas mapped as Stuhini Group (Upper

Triassic). These rocks are identified as andesite lapilli tuff, metamorphosed hypabyssal monzodiorite,

hypabyssal andesite, and an intermediate tuff (Payne, 2014). In contrast, the samples in this study are

significantly more felsic in composition ranging from rhyolite to rhyodacite (Fig. 11).

The samples of Stuhini Group are observed to have dynamically recrystallized plagioclase (Payne, 2014),

deformation by calcite twinning (this study) and dynamically recrystallized quartz (this study). Type II

tabular thick twins in calcite (sample 5A20140861) are indicative of deformation temperatures in the

range of 200-300°C (Passchier and Trouw, 2005; Fig. 12a). Deformation textures in quartz include

undulose extinction, deformation lamellae, sutured grain boundaries, bulging recrystallization (Fig 12b)

and dynamically recrystallized grains (Fig 12c). The temperature of deformation of quartz is bracketed

similarly between 200-300°C (Passchier and Trouw, 2005). Payne (2014) documented partly

recrystallized plagioclase grains in sample SA20140861; this recrystallization requires temperatures

above 400°C (Passchier and Trouw, 2005). In contrast, the samples of rhyolite and rhyodacite do not

preserve evidence for deformation of calcite, quartz or plagioclase. Hence, the rhyolite-rhyodacite

samples have undergone lower temperatures of deformation (< 125°C) as compared to the intermediate

composition rocks of Payne’s (2014) report (200-400°C).

Figure 11. Compositions of samples based on modal abundance of quartz (Q), alkali feldspar (A), and

plagioclase feldspar (P) are rhyolite to rhyodacite.

Figure 11. Photomicrographs of 2014 samples: a) sample 5A20140861 contains thick Type II twins in

calcite that measure 5-10 µm; b) sample 5A20140877 contains quartz grains with highly sutured grain

boundaries and local bulging recrystallization (blg); and quartz in sample 5A20140861 hosts several

smaller dynamically recrystallized grains that do not have fluid inclusions.

Discussion:

This petrographic research aims to determine if the volcanic rocks are part of the Stuhini Group strata

(Upper Triassic age; pre-accretion) as previously mapped or are part of the Ootsa Lake Group (Eocene

age; post-accretion). Eocene and younger aged deformation events regionally include low temperature,

brittle, strike-slip dextral faults such as the Brucejack fault to the south (Febbo, 2015). As Upper Triassic

strata have undergone several deformation events regionally (e.g. Early Jurassic, Febbo, 2015; mid-

Cretaceous; Evenchick, 2007), it is reasonable to assume that the difference in deformation temperature

estimates between the felsic and intermediate rocks relates to a difference in age. This difference in

deformation temperature estimates between the 2014 and 2015 samples is consistent with an Eocene age

interpretation for samples of this study.

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Cretaceous tectonic evolution of the central and southeastern Canadian Cordillera: exploring the links

across the orogeny. In: Sears, J.W., Harms, T.A., and Evanchick, C.A., eds., Whence the mountains?

Inquiries into the evolution of orogenic systems: a volume in honour of Raymond A Price, Geological

Society of America, Special Paper 433, pp. 117-145.

Febbo, G.E., 2015. Structural evolution of the Mitchell Au-Cu-Ag-Mo porphyry deposit, northwestern

British Columbia. Unpublished M.Sc thesis, the University of British Columbia, 329 p.

McPhie, J., Doyle, M., Allen, R., 2005. Volcanic textures: a guide to the interpretation of textures in

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ed., 366 p.

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Creek Mining Corporation, 11 p.



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APPENDIX VII

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