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Dauntless
With historical assay results up to 16.6% Cu, 0.03 oz/t (0.8g/t) Au, and 2.5 oz/t (70.8g/t) Ag, the Dauntless property is situated just 15km northeast of the Zeballos gold camp. It also shares a common geological setting: located at the top of the Triassic Karmutsen Formation near a contact with Jurassic, and possibly Eocene intrusives.
Historically, the Dauntless area is underexplored. Three small programs were conducted in 1965, 1973, and 1985 by different operators. All three discovered new showings and anomalies but never completed follow-up work and were restricted to the southern half of the current property.
In 2025, new prospecting and mapping validated the presence of significant Fe-Cu+-Co skarn mineralization hosted within Karmutsen Formation basalt (assays pending). The 2025 program also determined that the property is situated at the top of the Karmutsen Formation (not the base as shown on regional maps) and confirmed the presence of analogous intrusive units to the Zeballos gold camp. Moss mat sampling identified widespread cobalt values >200 ppm in the unexplored north part of the property compared to an average value of 37 ppm for nearby regional geochemical survey samples.
Key Opportunities
- Confirmed mineralization located along the highly prospective Karmutsen-Quatsino contact, which hosts deposits such as the Benson Lake, King Midas, Major, and Merry Widow mines.
- Over 1000 ha of mostly unexplored ground with excellent access via new logging roads, less than 10 km from Woss, BC.
- Stable jurisdiction – the Dauntless property is located within the traditional territory of ‘Namgis First Nation, without overlapping land claims. In 2025, ‘Namgis finalized a joint decision making agreement with the provincial government, providing a clear regulatory framework and greater certainty than elsewhere in BC.
Hisnit
The Hisnit property is located on Vancouver Island’s northwest coast, and encompasses several showings within a large area of anomalous Cu-Ag-Co mineralization. The mineralization is located near a highly prospective Eocene pluton, similar to those associated with the Catface porphyry and the Zeballos gold camp.
- Hisnit South: a 5+ metre wide zone of Cu-Fe skarn style mineralization hosted in mafic volcanic rocks returns values up to 5.4% Cu, 19g/t Ag, and 1060ppm Co.
- Hisnit North: numerous quartz-epidote-sulphide veins and stringers hosted in mafic volcanic rocks and metapelites form a large zone of anomalous copper values over 0.1%, coincident with a major Cu-Co soil anomaly.
- Argonaut Point Vein and Hisnit Corner: a 30-50cm thick massive quartz-sulphide vein is associated with a large zone of anomalous Cu and an unexplored magnetic anomaly.
Historically, the geology of the Hisnit area was poorly understood and significant portions were mismapped. Recent geological mapping and petrographic studies provide strong evidence for Eocene magmatism on the property, which is geochemically comparable to the causative intrusions at the Catface deposit and may be related to mineralization. The mapping also determined that historical soil sampling did not cover some key prospective areas. This work provides a solid foundation for further exploration, with several targets ready for follow-up.
Key opportunities:
- Excellent access by logging road and sea, including a decommissioned barge landing site located on the property. An active marble quarry operates directly next to the property.
- District-scale potential with widespread Cu-Co anomalies in rock and soil samples, including numerous underexplored targets ready for follow-up.
- Recent geological mapping and petrographic studies confirm Hisnit’s geology is similar to that of the Catface deposit, and provide a robust framework for systematic exploration.
Jack and Mark Diatremes
In 1980, Charles Fipke and Stewart Blusson jump-started a helicopter with scrap car batteries and flew into the Rocky Mountains, discovering 24 diatremes near Golden, BC. Diamonds were ultimately recovered from two: the Jack and Mark pipes. Despite promising exploration, the major NWT diamond discoveries of 1991 drew focus away from the project and successful drilling results were never followed up.
The Jack pipe is at least 21 ha in size, making it one of the largest diamondiferous diatremes in the world. In 1986, 771 m of H-size diamond drilling was conducted on the Jack pipe. Two microdiamonds were recovered from part of the core in 1991 with a further 800 kg of core reportedly unprocessed. Follow-up bulk sampling in 1993 yielded a 2mm, 0.1 ct macrodiamond. All the diamonds recovered so far have been from heavily diluted crater facies rocks, which suggests potential for a high-grade underlying root zone.
The Mark occurrence consists of several small diatremes and breccia dykes. In 1983-1984, a single diamond chip was reported from the largest diatreme, “Big Mark”. Recovering diamonds from two separate diatremes is a strong indicator of the region’s potential.
Key Opportunities
- Confirmed diamondiferous diatremes, with 5 diamonds (including one 2 mm, 0.1 ct stone) recovered from the Jack pipe and one microdiamond from the Big Mark pipe.
- The diatremes may have formed in a similar tectonic setting to the Argyle diamond mine.
- Since the properties were last explored in 1993, glaciers have receded hundreds of metres, improving access and exposing new ground.
Cavalier
The Cavalier property covers over 1000 ha of highly prospective ground in the historic Zeballos gold camp. Unfortunately, this property is currently affected by the provincial government’s 2024 mining deferral orders that prohibit prospecting and exploration activity. Despite proactive engagement, we have yet to receive communication from Ehattesaht First Nation or the Ministry of Mines and Critical Minerals regarding a path forward. For more information, please contact us.
Other Properties
- Mt. Kitchener Property, Sayward, BC. The Mt. Kitchener property hosts a major deposit of Dallasite, a popular lapidary stone, as well as some copper mineralization. We are currently exploring dallasite as a dimension stone product.
- Tower Propety; Sayward, BC. Cu porphyry target.
- Serendipity-Mario Property; Sayward, BC. Polymetallic vein target.
- Marathon Property; Lake Cowichan, BC. Ultra high-grade intrusion-related gold quartz veins. Ideal for a focused exploration program or bulk sample production.
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