The K9 mineral claims were staked in 2003 to cover stratabound poly-metallic mineralization first identified in the early 1900s. The property is owned 100% by Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. and contains no royalties or encumbrances. The claims are on strike with and surround the Great Dane crown grants which contain metal values of up to 62.6 g/t Ag. 2.60% Cu, 9.6% Zn and 14.0% Pb. Work on the property in the late 1990s indicates that this mineralization persists along strike, and is present within the K9 property boundaries. The area's favourable location and topography make it an excellent target for more advanced work, including trenching and diamond drilling.
The K9 property consists of 27 MGS claim units (1640 acres) located within the Fort Steele Mining Division, within NTS map sheet 82F/16W at 49° 30' N/116° 26' W, centred at UTM coordinates 5512617/540088 (see Location Map). It is situated 37 air-km by road from Kimberley , B.C. and is accessed by seasonally-maintained Forest Service roads. A high-voltage hydro electric line is located approximately 10km south of current property boundaries.
The property covers steeply-dipping phyllitic quartzites and dolomitic limestones belonging to the Proterozoic Creston and Kitchener Formations. A number of thick gabbroic sills are present within the claim area and may be related to mineralization. Bedding throughout the property area is vertical or sub-vertical, with beds striking north/south. No significant folding or faulting has been recognised on the property
Target mineralization on the K9 claims are stratabound massive sulphides within Creston Formation rocks. Such an occurrence exists within three small crown-granted titles (owned by E. Denny) situated within the K9 property boundary. A similar and possibly related showing was discovered through the course of work performed during 1996. This showing, located at elevation 6200 feet, has seen limited historic development, with a 7m-deep shaft sunk into a 2.7m wide pyrrhotite lens. No documentation has been found relating to the shaft.
Soil samples collected within the property area outline a geochemically anomalous interval over 1.5km in length, with vertical continuity of nearly 500m. The significance of this anomaly has yet to be established.
Mineralization was first discovered on what are now the Great Dane crown grants in 1901. Very little documented work is available for the property area, but numerous historical workings have been located on the property. Diamond drilling has never been carried out.
Based on data collected from the K9 claims, it is apparent that a potentially significant mineralized system is present within property boundaries. The presence of a prominent, continuous geochemical anomaly overlying steeply dipping rocks situated along strike with two known occurrences is encouraging and warrants further work.
A two-phase exploration program is recommended for the property. The first phase should focus on detailed geologic mapping of the entire property area, in conjunction with hand and blast trenching of areas within the geochemical anomaly. Further work should also be completed in and around the shaft area. Existing contour soil sample lines should be extended eastward to cover stratigraphy along strike with the currently-defined soil geochemical anomaly. The second phase of the program should consist of a 1000m (3300') diamond-drilling program, contingent on favourable results from Phase 1 work. A $200,000 budget is proposed for the above program.
Eagle Plains is currently seeking participation by third parties to assist in the advancement of the project. Eagle Plains is prepared to relinquish up to 60% of its interest in the property to suitable partners. |
