Kelowna Beaverdell Project Area Assessment Report
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KELOWNA BEAVERDELL PROJECT AREA ASSESSMENT REPORT GAMMA-RAY Spectrometer Ground verification Exploration and Prospecting Program Of the Trapping Creek- Sandrift Lake Claims Event #4189217 Kamloops Mining Division NTS 082E/10-11-14-15 UTM Zone 11 (NAD 83) Northing: 5495700 Easting: 365000 For Aldershot Resources Ltd Suite 900, Two Bentall Centre 555 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V7X 1M8 (Previous ARIS# 28172) By Auracle Geospatial Science Inc. January 2008 1 Table of Contents Executive Summary………………………………….……………3 Introduction………………………………………………..………4 Location and Access………………………………...…………….5 Mineral Tenure Status……………………..………………………7 Previous Work………………………………………………….....7 Regional Geography…………………………………………...….8 Mineralization Distribution Characteristics……………………….9 Local Geology of the Main Uranium Deposits in the Region…...11 2007 Work Program (Multi Instrument)…………………………14 • General Methodologies……………………………...………....14 • Equipment and Instrumentation………………………………..14 • Data…………………………………..……………………..….14 • Data Collection…...……………………………..…….….…....14 • Work Locations……………………………………………..….15 • Analysis ………………………………………….…...….……18 • Conclusions………………...……………………….….………19 Figures 1. General location Map 1:10,000,000……………………..…..24 2. Tenure Group location map………… 1:500,000 ……….….25 3. Site and Work Location Map 1:100,000………………….....26 4. Regional Geology 1:100,000……………………..….…27 5. NE section 1:5000……………………………….……..….…28 6. East Central section…1:5000 ………….………….…29 7. South East Section…1:10,000……………………………..…30 8. South West section…1:10,000…………….…………..….….31 Appendices: I Statement of Work II Assay and Gamma Ray response results for A) NE section B) E Central section C) SE section D) SW section III Statement of Qualification IV Assay Certificates 2 Executive Summary Auracle Geospatial Science Inc. was asked by Aldershot Resources Ltd. to carry out a field based exploration program as a continuation of the spectral analysis that was performed in 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 on several of its mineral claim tenures in British Columbia which were considered for their Uranium potential. Several uranium prospects and occurrences are situate within these tenures, primarily as paleochannel concentrations overlain by plateau basalt caps. Previous work involving spectral analysis, had included the compilation and integration of historic geological and geographic data, and as such became the base for CDGPS ground controlled exploration, by prospecting, ground based gamma ray spectrometric survey, soil and rock sample collection, microscopy and chemical analyses. This work was also intended as a ground truthing operation from which to try and test earlier conclusions and to continue the preceding season’s exploration results. Results of this work have verified some of the preceding work and added significant data to the spatial and geological data of the Aldershot Resources tenures. Possible extensions to known areas of mineralization were detected and these are suggested to become targets for further development. Auracle Geospatial Science Inc. January 2008 3 INTRODUCTION In early January of 2005 a large block of claims was staked over an area of prospective uranium bearing terrain located to the east of Okanagan Lake. The Trapping Creek- Sandrift Lakes project area includes over 15,000 hectares. These claims were staked on an area prospective for what has been described as “Basal style” uranium deposits as described by Larry D. Jones in the 1990 British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Open File Publication: Uranium and Thorium occurrences in British Columbia; B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Open File 1990-32. These claim blocks surround the previously explored Blizzard- Fuki-Cup Lake uranium prospects and cover similar favourable geology and host a number of showings with similar style of uranium mineralization. The Blizzard, Hydraulic Lake, Haynes Lake and associated deposits of the area collectively contain Historic Indicated and Inferred resources reported to 9 million tonnes of reserves or about 5.8 million kg Uranium. The rising demand and price of Uranium on the world market was the incentive for these acquisitions. The claims are held by Aldershot Resources Ltd who is funding this work. In 2005 and 2006 Aldershot Resources Ltd. contracted RM Resource Management to complete an extensive spectral interdisciplinary project which was also the basis of the 2006 assessment reports on these tenures. In 2006 Aldershot Resources Ltd. engaged Auracle Geospatial Science Inc. to continue the work established in the preceding report and to undertake a program of ground truthing, and exploration. This work program provided an opportunity to test the 4 conclusions of the preceding study and further define or reveal important correlations to existing geoscience data. In 2007 Aldershot Resources Ltd. again engaged Auracle Geospatial Science Inc. to continue to explore for Uranium Mineralization on these tenures. The Work is a continuation of the work conducted the previous season. LOCATION AND ACCESS (See Location Map –Figure1) Situated in the Kettle Valley, the subject claims cover a portion of a 30 kilometre long NW-SE trending zone stretching from 25 kilometres south-east of the City of Kelowna to 15 km north-east of the community of Beaverdell. Primary access to the area is via Highway 33, connecting Kelowna and Beaverdell to the Trapping Creek logging road and then north along the Trapping Creek, Copper kettle and Lassie Lake forestry roads. An alternate route from Highway 33 is via the Big White resort road and then south along the Big White - Trapping Creek Link Road to Trapping Creek. The property can also be reached from the south via the Beaver Creek Road, which runs between Beaverdell and Christian Valley, and connects with the Lassie Lake Road. Road distance from Kelowna to the property is about 80km. An extensive network of logging roads totalling over 300 kilometres provides extensive access to the area and links to Highway 33. The general topography of the area is gently rolling interior plateau which forms part of the semi-arid Okanagan Highlands. The terrain consists generally of hummocky bedrock exposures locally with cliff sections where plateau basalts are present. Elevations range from 750 meters in the Kettle River Valley to 1500 meters in the plateau lands. Surficial gravel and till deposits of variable thickness occur throughout the area locally; masking the underlying bedrock. The area is extensively covered by interior plateau forests including pine, spruce, tamarack and poplar. It was widely logged in the 1970’s and is now growing back with second growth. Some logging activity continues in the area which, along with the extensive road network, provides generally good exposure to the ground surface for satellite imagery. The eastern portion of 5 these tenures (the West slope of Christian Valley) is being intensively logged possibly as a result of Mountain Pine Beetle Infestation. Numerous stream channels are noted on topographic maps of the area linking a number of small shallow lakes, ponds and swamps. Many of the “streams” are actually dry washes or gullies with no evidence of running water. The country is generally dry although there was some running water in the larger creeks when the area was visited in October. Many of the lakes are designated forestry recreational areas. A good part of the area is used as range lands for local cattle ranches. This region is within the B.C. Provincial Government’s Mountain Pine Beetle Salvage Zone at present provides additional incentives to exploration. 6 MINERAL CLAIM STATUS These claims were staked by Matthew Mason in January 2005 and subsequently optioned to Aldershot Resources Ltd. Aldershot has a 100% interest, subject to terms of an option agreement, in these claims. (Please note the covering confirmation letter for a complete list of mineral tenures in this group) and a claim Map is inserted as Figure 2. PREVIOUS WORK Discovery of uranium mineralization in the Kettle Valley occurred in the Late 1960’s with the location of the Fuki deposit by Japanese geologists while conducting an automobile-borne radiometric survey for Power Reactor & Fuel Japan. This activity led to the later discovery of the Blizzard, Cup Lake, Hydraulic Lake and Haynes Lake deposits in the same area and prompted the British Columbia Uranium exploration flurry of the mid 1970’s. Many of these occurrences were discovered as late as 1979 just prior to the implementation of the B.C. uranium exploration moratorium. Due to reclamation of old exploration sites, new logging and regeneration of forests in the area most of the old explorations areas and drill-hole collars are impossible to locate. A total of 10 MINFILE and 61 Assessment (ARIS) reports were filed on historical blocks of claims within or near the current Aldershot claims described in this report. These documents are listed in the references and cover a wide range of mineral exploration ranging from geological mapping, geochemical sampling, geophysical surveys, radiometric surveys and diamond drilling predominantly in search of uranium mineralization. Additional work was carried 7 out in 2005/2006 in the manner of an interdisciplinary spectral analysis of this claim group for Aldershot Resources Ltd. By RM Resources Management Ltd. This work included an extensive examination of ASTER Spectral data, Digital elevation models and historic data for these claims and is contained in ARIS report# 28172. While