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Allies Gold-Copper Project field photo
Gold · Copper

Allies Gold-Copper Project

1,039.96 ha road-accessible project approximately 26 km northwest of Kamloops, British Columbia. Historic sampling includes high-grade gold values from quartz-veined porphyry float and subcrop, with additional copper, silver, and gold results.

Area
1,039.96 ha
Location
NW of Kamloops, BC
Targets
Au-Cu veins and broader Cu-Au systems
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Dividend Copper-Gold-Tungsten Project field photo
Copper · Gold · Tungsten

Dividend Copper-Gold-Tungsten Project

Eleven contiguous claims comprising 1,367.31 ha in the South Okanagan. The project includes skarn-hosted copper, gold, silver, and tungsten mineralization with historic workings and multiple exploration phases.

Area
1,367.31 ha
Location
East of Hedley, BC
Targets
Au-Cu-Ag-W skarn
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Clutch Opal-Diatomite Project opal or agate field photo
Opal · Agate · Diatomite

Clutch Opal-Diatomite Project

350.22 ha project near Falkland in the Kamloops/Vernon mining division. The property includes precious opal, common opal, agate-rich volcanic units, and diatomaceous earth potential.

Area
350.22 ha
Location
Near Falkland, BC
Targets
Precious opal, agate, DE
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Allies Gold-Copper Project

The Allies Property covers 1,039.96 hectares and is located approximately 26 km northwest of Kamloops, British Columbia, near Cannell Creek at the southern end of the Tranquille Plateau.

Allies property overview
Allies mineralized rock or workings
Allies access or field area

Property Map

Allies property map

Location and access

Access is provided by a major logging road from North Kamloops through the Batchelor Hills, passing Lac du Bois, McQueen Lake, and Pass Lake. The main access road is suitable for two-wheel-drive vehicles, while four-wheel drive is required on older logging and mining roads within the property.

Regional geology

The Allies area is underlain by Upper Triassic Nicola Group volcanic and sedimentary rocks formed in a subaqueous island-arc setting. The area includes picrite, Nicola greenstones, porphyritic dykes, felsic ash tuff, volcanic greywacke, and locally overlying Miocene basalts. Late Triassic to Early Jurassic alkalic intrusions, including the Iron Mask batholith, cut the Nicola Group and are regionally associated with copper mineralization.

Mineralization highlights

Main Allies Zone MINFILE 092INE044

  • Quartz veins and breccias hosted in feldspar porphyry, serpentinite, and volcanic rocks.
  • Historic samples include 48.6 g/t Au, 45.2 g/t Au, and 9.3 g/t Au with 13.8 g/t Ag from quartz-veined porphyry float and subcrop.
  • 1973 grab samples from the main workings yielded up to 1.30% Cu, 50.9 g/t Ag, and 7.2 g/t Au.
  • Mineralization includes pyrite, chalcopyrite, bornite, galena, and occasional visible gold.

Allies Southwest MINFILE 092INE192

  • Hosted in chloritized, oxidized shear zones cutting greenstone and porphyry.
  • Quartz-carbonate veins carry pyrite, malachite, and chalcopyrite.
  • Historic drilling returned 0.37 g/t Au over 12 m, including 1.32 g/t Au over 1 m.

Dodd’s / Allies South MINFILE 092INE194

  • Feldspar porphyry dikes with quartz-carbonate veining and sulphide mineralization.
  • Historic results include up to 1.9 g/t Au, 19.8 g/t Ag, and 0.68% Cu.
  • Drilling intersected 0.76 g/t Au over 6.35 m, including 1.25 g/t Au over 1.5 m.

History and exploration potential

The Allies Prospect was discovered by prospectors searching for the source of placer gold in the Tranquille River drainage. Work has included historic shafts and adits, geochemical sampling, VLF electromagnetic surveys, trenching, IP surveys, drilling, and magnetic/VLF-EM surveying. The project has potential for both high-grade gold veins and broader copper-gold systems, with key targets including the Allies Zone, Dodd’s, and Southwest areas.

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Dividend Copper-Gold-Tungsten Project

The Dividend Property consists of eleven contiguous claims comprising 1,367.31 hectares in the South Okanagan region of British Columbia, approximately 12 km east of the Nickel Plate Mine near Hedley.

Dividend property overview
Dividend skarn mineralization
Dividend historic workings or outcrop

Property Map

Dividend property map

Location

The project is approximately 250 km east of Vancouver and 24 km southwest of Penticton. The area is prospective for skarn-hosted copper, gold, silver, and tungsten mineralization.

Mineralization highlights

Dividend Zone MINFILE 082ESW124

  • En-echelon pyrrhotite-rich skarn lenses with chalcopyrite, scheelite, magnetite, pyrite, and minor wolframite.
  • Lenses range from a few centimetres up to 3 m wide and approximately 15 m long.
  • Historic results include 0.46% Cu and 6.8 g/t Ag; 0.26% Cu and 6.0 g/t Ag; and 0.44% Cu, 1.71 g/t Ag, 0.01% W over 2.5 m.
  • A UV-tested skarn sample returned 0.32% Cu, 3.43 g/t Ag, 0.82 g/t Au, and 0.33% W.

Lookout Zone MINFILE 082ESW053

  • Gold-bearing skarn and quartz-sulphide veins at intrusive-carbonate contacts.
  • Host rocks include chert, greenstone, argillite, granodiorite, and diorite.
  • Mineralization includes native gold in quartz with chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, and magnetite.
  • Historic samples include 0.21% Cu, 1.03 g/t Ag, 0.03% W, and a 1.5 m chip sample returning 0.11% Cu, 1.03 g/t Ag, 0.03 g/t Au.

History and exploration potential

The Dividend property was initially staked in 1900 after discovery of a pyrrhotite oxidation cap. Early work included shafts and open cuts, followed by geophysical surveys, rock sampling, soil sampling, magnetic surveys, and airborne geophysics. The project shows potential to host Au-Cu-Ag-W skarn mineralization associated with garnet-pyroxene alteration, sulphide-rich lenses, scheelite, wolframite, and intrusive-carbonate contacts.

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Clutch Opal-Diatomite Project

The Clutch Opal Property is a 350.22 ha project near Falkland in the Kamloops/Vernon mining division of British Columbia. The property includes the Clutch 1–4/JR and Pinaus mineral occurrences.

Clutch opal or agate sample
Clutch property outcrop or trench
Clutch property access or overview

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Clutch property map

Mineralization highlights

Clutch MINFILE 082LSW163

  • Agate is widespread throughout lahars and basalt flows as amygdule fillings, fracture coatings, and cavity infillings.
  • Common opal is present in vesicles and fractures across lahar and flow units.
  • Precious opal has been documented in Unit 4 red lahar near the centre of the property.
  • Associated minerals include jasper, tridymite-like phases, disseminated pyrite, and magnetite.

Pinaus MINFILE 082LSW159

  • Waterlain tuffaceous shale and siltstone occur at the base of a rhyolite succession.
  • Diatomaceous earth locally develops near the base of the rhyolite succession.
  • Property-scale potential includes opal, agate, and industrial mineral exploration.

Additional targets

  • 716 Zone: A 10–15 cm thick diatomaceous earth layer was discovered in trenching, with northerly trending fractures filled with agate and common opal.

Exploration potential

The Clutch Property shows characteristics of the Okanagan opal district, including abundant agate, confirmed precious opal occurrences, and geological settings similar to nearby opal-bearing systems. Recommended work includes trenching or ripping fresh bedrock, systematic mapping of fracture systems, and additional ground prospecting.

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BP Property

The BP Property consists of 11 mineral claims totaling 400.17 hectares near Olalla, British Columbia. The property includes the Star of Hope prospect and Allegro showing, with historic high-grade gold-silver-lead mineralization and broader porphyry-related gold-molybdenum potential.

Property Map

BP Property map

Mineralization highlights

Star of Hope Prospect MINFILE 082ESW051

  • Polymetallic vein system hosted in volcanic and sedimentary rocks intruded by diorite, gabbro, and porphyritic dikes.
  • Mineralization occurs in shear zones and quartz veins with pyrite, arsenopyrite, galena, pyrrhotite, and minor chalcopyrite.
  • Zone B returned 12.89 g/t Au, 43.54 g/t Ag, and 0.48% Pb from a quartz vein sample.
  • Additional high-grade sampling returned up to 41.83 g/t Au and 281.15 g/t Ag from dump material.
  • Drilling confirmed mineralization at depth, with samples reported up to 5.1 g/t Au over 0.2 m.

Allegro Showing MINFILE 082ESW027

  • Porphyry-related gold, molybdenum, and tungsten showing hosted in hornfels, metachert, quartzite, minor skarn, and intrusive rocks.
  • Silicified and pyritized hornfels near a quartz-feldspar porphyry dike returned 1.06 g/t Au and 12.68 g/t Ag over 1 m.
  • Molybdenite and powellite occur in fracture-controlled veins, with reported values up to 0.05% Mo and 0.02% W.
  • Exploration identified multi-element soil anomalies coincident with chargeability and resistivity anomalies.
  • The showing is interpreted as a porphyry-related Au-Mo system with skarn potential.

Exploration potential

The BP Property covers a mineralized corridor between Star of Hope and Allegro. Historic work has identified high-grade gold-silver-polymetallic vein mineralization, porphyry-related gold potential, molybdenum-tungsten mineralization, skarn-style alteration, and multi-element soil anomalies supported by geophysics.

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