PROSPECTING REPORT o f

PRINCE J O H N PROPERTY

Skeena Mining Div i s ion NTS: 1 0 3 ~ / 1 3 ~ and I O ~ A / ~ W

L a t i t u d e 55' 59.9' N Longitude 129" 58.6'W

For Nor Con Exp lo ra t ion Ltd.

Owner and Operator: Nor Con Exp lo ra t ion Ltd. Author: Regis Cavanagh, Geologis t

Date: May10 , 1983

Q 8 : 8 C l 0 G I C A t B R A N C H A S S E , S S M E W T RrPoar

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART A Page

I n t r o d u c t i o n Loca t ion and Access Proper ty D e f i n i t i o n p r o p e r t y H i s to ry Brief Economic Assessment o f t h e P rope r ty General Geology Geology of t he P rope r ty Conclus ions C e r t i f i c a t e

PART B

Pro spec t i n g Program Summary I temized Cost Sta tement

F igu re s

1- Locat ion of t he P rope r ty 2- Topographic Map of t h e P rope r ty 3- C l a i m s Locat ion 4- Geological Map

Table

1- Rock Ana lys i s 2- L i s t of C l a i m s

Appendix

1- De ta i l ed I temized Cost Sta tement

References

PART A

INTRODUCTION

The copper -go ld-s i lver p o t e n t i a l o f t he a r e a i n t h e p rope r ty of Nor Con Exp lo ra t i on Ltd., was eva lua ted d u r i n g J u l y 29, t o August l l t h , 1982.

A p rospec t ing crew from Nor Con Exp lo ra t i on Ltd. c o n s i s t e d of a g e o l o g i s t , a p r o s p e c t o r - f i e l d manager, and a n a s s i s t a n t . I d e n t i f i c a t i o n of t h e rock types and l o c a l i z a t i o n of a known copper -go ld-s i lver showing r e s u l t e d from t h i s r e p o r t .

Locat ion and Access

The P r ince John P r o p e r t y i s l o c a t e d a t 55' 59.9' North of l a t i t u d e , and 129" 58.6' West o f l o n g i t u d e , on t h e west s i d e o f Bear R ive r approximately 8 k i l ome t r e s North of S t ewar t , B.C. Two NTS map nos. 1 0 3 ~ / 1 3 ~ and 1 0 4 ~ / 4 ~ ( s e e f i g u r e No. 2 ) covered t h e p r o p e r t y which r a i s e s from t h e v a l l e y l e v e l t o 900 met res , wi th a moderate t o s t e e p s lope . The mountain s i d e i s h e a v i l y f o r e s t e d wi th wes te rn hemlock, sp ruce , s l i d e a l d e r and D e v i l ' s c lub .

Access t o t h e c l a ims i s by h e l i c o p t e r , which i s based i n S tewar t .

P rope r ty D e f i n i t i o n

The Pr ince John P r o p e r t y of Nor Con Exp lo ra t i on Ltd. c o n s i s t s of n ine and t h r e e f r a c t i o n a l r e v e r t e d Crown Granted 2 P o s t C l a i m s : P r ince John Nos. 3 ,4 ,5 ,10 and 10 F r a c t i o n , Red B l u f f , Red Bluff Nos. 2 and 3, F o r r e s t , F o r r e s t No. 2 , F o r r e s t Wedge F r a c t i o n , and J i m F rac t i on .

The c u r r e n t owner and o p e r a t o r i s Nor Con Exp lo ra t i on Ltd. o f P r ince Ruper t , B r i t i s h Columbia.

P rope r ty H i s t o r x

I n about 1913, t he P r i n c e John Group c o n s i s t e d of t h r e e c la ims: P r i n c e John Nos. 1 , 2 , and 3, owned by J . H . N e s b i t t and Andrew Archie . Between 1914 t o 1917, t h e owners had done some work ( s u r f a c e s t r i p p i n g and about 25 met res o f c r o s s c u t i n . a m i n e r a l i z a t i o n of low-grade copper occu r ing i n a greens tone b e l t from 12 t o 18 met res wide.)

I n about 1917, t h e Granby Consol idated Mining, Smel t ing and Power Company opt ioned t h e P r ince John Group compris ing " twenty c la ims" . Some diamond d r i l l i n g done by the Granby Co. had been done so u n s a t i s f a c t o r y owing t o t h e s o f t s l i p s and f r a c t u r e s i n t h e fo rmat ion , t h a t i t was abandoned. A c r o s s c u t a d i t approximately 56 metres i n l e n g t h , a t t h e e l e v a t i o n of 715 met res , i s r epo r t ed

t o show 13 metres of s c h i s t o s e , s l a t e s and a r g i l l i t e s minera l ized wi th c h a l c o p y r i t e d i ssemina ted throughout t he s l a t e s , and i n narrow bands, v e i n l e t and small l e n t i c u l a r bunches l y i n g i n t h e bedding-planes and c r o s s - f r a c t u r e s . The minera l ized s e c t i o n would probably average about % copper and $1.00 (1919) t o t h e t o n i n gold and s i l v e r va lues . Also r e p o r t e d ; some f r e e gold found f a r t h e r sou th on 'the c la ims i n s m a l l q u a r t z ve in s .

I n about 1922, t h e P r i n c e John Group, comprising of n ine c la ims ( P r i n c e John Nos. 1 t o 9 ) i s under bond t o C . A . Mackenzie. A lower c r o s s c u t had been d r i v e n about 120 metres and i t i s r e p o r t e d t h a t a small l edge was c u t i n t h i s work, about 1.2 met res wide, a s s a y i n g about $8.00 (1922) i n go ld , s i l v e r , and copper va lues . I n t h e same y e a r , t h e Red Bluf f Group s i t u a t e d n o r t h of and a d j o i n i n g t h e P r ince John Group was a l s o under bond t o C.A. Mackenzie.

I n e a r l y 1923, C . A . Mackenzie s o l d f o r cash t o t h e New York Explora t ion Co., t h e P r i n c e John-Red Bluff Groups. T h i s company engaged C . A . Mackenzie t o s ecu re t h e c la ims from t h e owners, and t h e P r i n c e John Mining Company Ltd. w a s formed t o ope ra t e t h e p rope r ty . The P r ince John Mining Company's ho ld ings comprised of P r ince John Nos. 1 t o 10, J i m F r a c t i o n , F o r r e s t , F o r r e s t No. 2 and Wedge F r a c t i o n , P r ince John No. 10 F r a c t i o n , Red Bluff Nos. 1 , 2 , and 3, and Texas F r a c t i o n .

'L I n t h e same y e a r , 1923, a c r o s s c u t on t he Red Bluff

showing w a s d r i v e n 55 met res , and t h e l a s t 15 metres showed a s i l i c i f i e d zone i n t h e g r e e n s t o n e - s c h i s t c a r r y i n g good v a l u e s i n gold.

Late i n 1923, work w a s s topped due t o l i t i g a t i o n over t h e t i t l e o f t h e p rope r ty . And i n 1925, t h e Supreme Court a c t i o n r e s u l t e d i n a judgement i n f avour o f t h e defendent company, t h e P r ince John Mining Company Ltd. The V i c t o r i a Improvement Co. was t he p l a i n t i f f company. The p rope r ty has remained i d l e s i n c e 1923.

I n 1969, Echo Bay Mining Ltd. i s r e p o r t e d t o have done some work. Tournigan Mining Exp lo ra t i on Ltd. and Nick Benkovich of S t ewar t , held some c l a ims of t h e P r ince John Group between 1979 t o 1982. Most o f t h e s e c l a ims have been acqui red by G.E.M. Resources Ltd. i n 1982.

No r e p o r t s o f work h a s been l o c a t e d s i n c e 1923.

I n 1982, Nor Con Exp lo ra t i on Ltd. a cqu i r ed nine and t h r e e f r a c t i o n a l c la ims o f t h e P r ince John Group, a s de sc r ibed under "Proper ty Def in i t i on" ( s e e f i g u r e No. 3 ) and c a r r i e d o u t a p r o s p e c t i n g program on t h e p r o p e r t y d u r i n g t h e summer of 1982.

L

Brief Economic Assessment of the Property:

L The minera l iza t ion of the Prince John Group c o n s i s t s of low grade copper ca r ry ing gold and s i l v e r .

The copper-gold-silver showings on and adjo in ing the property of Nor Con Explorat ion Ltd. mer i t wel l f u r t h e r explora t ion t o a s s e s s the extension and q u a l i t y of the minera- l i z a t i o n .

General Geology:

The Stewart D i s t r i c t l i e s ad jacen t t o and inc ludes p a s t of the e a s t e r n margin of t h e Coast C r y s t a l l i n e Bel t which forms the western l i m i t of the Bowser Basin.

The o l d e s t Mesozoic rocks i n the d i s t r i c t a r e non- marine Hazelton volcanic e p i c l a s t i c s and sedimentary s t r a t a t h a t c o n s i t u t e p a r t of a t h i c k layered Lower J u r a s s i c suc- cessi.on. This succession i s o v e r l a i n by predominantly marine sedimentary Bowser strata of Middle t o Upper J u r a s s i c age. A v a r i e t y of i n t r u s i v e rocks comprising p a r t of the Coast C r y s t a l l i n e Bel t c u t s a l l the layered rocks of the d i s t r i c t .

The rocks of the Prince John Group a r e p a r t of the Hazelton assemblage ( ~ r o a v e , 1971 ) .

L Geology of the Property:

This s e c t i o n of the r e p o r t i s a d i g e s t of information c o l l e c t e d dur ing the prospect ing program and f a c i l i t a t e s the comprehension of the f i g u r e No. 4.

The s t r i k e of sedimentary and volcanic rocks i s northwest-southeast with a southwesterly d i p of about 60 degrees.

From t h e nor theas t of the map ( f i g u r e No. 4 ) toward the c e n t r e , the sequence of sedimentary rocks v a r i e s from dark grey s h a l e s , grey s i l t s t o n e s , dark grey ca lcareous conglomera- t e s and coarse sandstone, t o green volcanic conglomerates and brown mylonites i n the southeast . From the cen t re toward the southwest-west, t he re i s a s e r i e s of greenstones unconformably over l a id by grey sandstones and s i l t s t o n e s .

A monzpnitic dyke s t r i k e s northwest-southeast with a southwesterly d i p and c u t s the greenstones. One outcrop of dark grey hypabissal amphybole porphyre occurs i n the cen t re 1

of the map. . \

One d e x t r a l f a u l t i n the greenstone deplaced a t h i n banded pyroc las t i c bed mineralized with chalcopyr i te and

L ca r ry ing gold and s i l v e r (Sample Nos. C and D ) .

Elongated fragments i n conglomerates and mylonites show a east-west l i n i a t i o n plunging wester ly.

A l l rocks a r e v a r i a b l y s c h i s t o s e and t h e s c h i s t o s i t y i s s t r o n g e r i n c e r t a i n zones confined i n t h e greens tones , g reen vo lcan ic conglomerates and s h a l e s . No t r u e s c h i s t h a s been recognized.

Examination of rock samples from the greens tones and green vo lcan ic conglomerate i n d i c a t e d magnetic minera l s which could have d i s t u r b e d some compass r ead ing done du r ing the survey. For t h i s purpose, p r ecau t ion should be taken f o r a c u r a t e da t a .

Conclusions:

The m i n e r a l i z a t i o n on the P r ince John Group i s a low grade copper c a r r y i n g go ld and s i l v e r . The main su lph ides a r e c h a l c o p y r i t e and p y r i t e and occu r s i n a t h i n banded p y r o c l a s t i c bed i n greenstones .

Deta i led g e o l o g i c a l and s t r u c t u r a l mapping', sampling, i n s p e c t i o n of o l d works and t r e n c h i n g should be conducted t o a s s e s s t h e p rope r ty a f t e r having secured enough ground.

CERTIFICATE

Statement of Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s

I , Regis Cavanagh, of the c i t y of Prince Rupert, i n the Province of B r i t i s h Columbia, do hereby c e r t i f y :

That I am a geo log i s t f o r the Company "Nor Con Explorat ion Ltd." of #lo-342-3rd Ave. West, Prince Rupert, B r i t i s h Columbia, 604-627-1251 and t h a t I am r e s i d i n g a t 209-1200 Summit Ave. Pr ince Rupert, B r i t i s h Columbia, V8J-3Yl .

I f u r t h e r c e r t i f y tha t r

1- I a m a graduate of the Quebec Univers i ty of Chicoutimi (1977) P. Quebec; hold a B.Sc. degree i n Geological Engineering and I am a p ro fess iona l engineer r eg i s t e red with the "Engineers* Order of Quebec".

2- I have been p r a c t i c i n g my profess ion i n prospect ion, exp lo ra t ion and engineering through Canada f o r t h e p a s t s i x years .

3- The information f o r t h i s r e p o r t was obtained from p e r t i n e n t ma te r i a l a s c i t e d under r e fe rences and from a prospect ing program t h a t I have c a r r i e d out on the Prince John Property i n J u l y and August, 1982. g

Regis Cavanagh Geologist

May 10 , 1983 Prince Rupert, B.C.

PART B

PROSPECTING PROGRAM SUMMARY

The prospect ing crew of Nor Con Explorat ion has been mobilized i n Stewart from another proper ty , J u l y 28. Bad weather delayed the f l i g h t by h e l i c o p t e r t o the Prince John Property till the af ternoon of J u l y 30. Work was conducted from a f l y camp loca ted on Prince John C l a i m NO. 3. Demobilization was by h e l i c o p t e r from the Prince John property t o Stewart , and the next day, August 11 by seaplane from Stewart t o Prince Rupert.

The rock samples were analyzed by Acme Analy t ica l Laborator ies Ltdo of Vancouver ( s e e t a b l e 1).

ITEMIZED COST STATEMENT FOR

PRINCE J O H N PROPERTY OF NOR CON EXPLORATION*

Summary

Duration of Tota l Prospect ing Program: J u l y 29 - August 11, '82

a ) Tota l Wages b ) Tota l Food and Accomodation

$ 2673.58

c ) Total Transpor ta t ion 1147.55 1884.70

d ) Tota l Analysis 253.50 e ) Tota l Prepara t ion of Report 500.00 f ) Tota l Miscelaneous 196.29

g ) Tota l of Prospect ing Program $ 6655.62

* See Appendix 1 f o r d e t a i l e d Cost Statement.

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LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY l

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Assays of Rock Samples From Pr ince John P r o p e r t y

f o r Nor Con Exp lo ra t i on Ltd. (Atomic Absorp t ion)

Sample # on Sample # f o r Cu Ag Au F igure #4 Assayer % g/t oz/ton g/t oz/ton

C e r t i f i e d B.C. Assayer: Dean Toye of t h e f i r m Acme A n a l y t i c a l L a b o r a t o r i e s Ltd. of Vancouver,

Sample Type: Rock - crushed and pu lve r i zed t o - 100 mesh

Ag and Au by F i r e Assay

TABLE 2

L i s t of C l a i m s of P r ince John P rope r ty Hold

by Nor Con Exp lo ra t ion Ltd.

C l a i m Name Record # Mining Div i s ion Expiry

F o r r e s t 3457 Skeena May 17 , 1983

F o r r e s t Wedge Fr . 3457 Skeena May 17, 1983

F o r r e s t #2 3456 Skeena May 17 , 1983

J i m F r a c t i o n 3459 Skeena May 17 , 1983 'L

Pr ince John #3 3477 Skeena May 28, 1983

P r ince John #4 3478 Skeena May 28, 1983

Pr ince John #5 3453 Skeena May 17, 1983

Pr ince John #10 3460 Skeena May 17 , 1983

P r ince John #10 Fr. 3460 Skeena May 17 , 1983

Red Bluff 3454 Skeena May 17 , 1983

Red Bluff #2 3455 Skeena May 17 , 1983

Red Bluff #3 3458 Skeena May 17 , 1983

APPENDIX 1

b Deta i l ed I temized Cost Sta tement

a ) Wages Number of Days

T i t l e ( J u l y 29 - August 111 ~ a t e s / ~ a y

Geolog is t Prospec tor -F ie ld Manager A s s i s t a n t

T o t a l

b ) Food and Accomodation Number o f Days ate s / ~ a y Number of Persons ( J u l y 29 - August 11) per Person

c ) T r a n s p o r t a t i o n

Mob i l i za t i on - Demobi l iza t ion (S t ewar t - Pr ince John - S t e w a r t ) by h e l i c o p t e r between J u l y 29 t o August 10.

Taxi (August 1 1 ) i n S t ewar t

Demobi l iza t ion (S t ewar t t o P r ince Ruper t ) by Beaver Seaplane on August 11.

L a T o t a l

d ) Ana lys i s

Number o f Rock Samples Assay P r i c e

10 Cu $6 50 13 Ag and Au ( F i r e Assay) 12.00 13 Rock sample p r e p a r a t i o n 2.50

T o t a l

e ) Miscel laneous

O f f i c e c o s t s , p l u s , a i r -pho to (Gov.) Film and photos

T o t a l

f ) T o t a l of P rospec t ing Program

T o t a l s

$ 790.30 903.28 980.00

$ 2,673.58

T o t a l s

T o t a l

REFERENCES

BCDM MMAR 1914-155, 1917-66,84, 1918-76, 1919-64, 1922-70, 1923-76-77.

BCDM GEM 1970-75,79*

L Groove E.W. "Geology and Mineral Deposits of the Stewart Area", B u l l e t i n No. 58, BCDM, 1971.

GSC MAP 193A, 215A, 2 1 6 ~ , 315A

GSC MEM 175-1371 159-21,32*

EMR MRD CORPFILE (The Prince John Mining Cob )