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CAMP : 035 Taseko - Blackdome Area CLAIM(S): Silver Bullet I-II,Lynx,Camelsfoo~ OPERATOR(S): Ashworth, C.E. AUTHOR(S): Leriche, P.D.;Yacoub, F.F. REPORT YEAR: 1989, 59 Pages- COMMODITIES SEARCHED FOR: Gold KEYWORDS : Miocene,Rhyolite,,Andesite WORK DONE : Geochemical,Geological GEOL 875.0 ha Map(s) - 1; Scale(s) - 1:10 000 ROCK 11 sample(s) ;ME SOIL 129 sample(s) ;ME Map(s) - 1; Scale(s) - 1:10 000 RELATED mREPORTS : 16583 i i LatNTS 5f 920/8 lgl~ \

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GEOLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL REPORT ON THE BULLET CLAIM GROUP

CLINTON MINING DIVISION

For

CLIVE ASHWORTH 1010 - 789 West Pender Street Vancouver, B.C. V6C 1H2

Peter D. Leriche, B.Sc., F.G.A.C. Fayz F. Yacoub, B.Sc. 718 - 744 West Hastings Street Vancouver, B.C. V6C 1A5

February 15, 1989 SUMMARY

Ashworth Explorations Limited carried out two field programs, consisting of geological mapping, rock sampling and soil sampling on the Bullet Claim Group during 1988.

The Bullet Claim Group consists of four continguous mineral claims (51 units) located in the Clinton Mining Division, approximately 65 kilometres west- northwest of Clinton, B.C.

Previous work includes a regional geochemical rock sampling survey performed for the B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources and two geological mapping, rock sampling, and stream sediment sampling programs completed in 1987 by Ashworth Explorations Limited. The 1987 geological mapping program confirmed the presence of Eocene volcanic rocks which correspond to the rock units described at the Blackdome Mine, located three kilometres west-northwest of the subject property. One rock sample collected during 1987 assayed 280 ppb Au.

The 1988 exploration programs outlined one large area of mercury and gold anomalies in rocks, soils and stream sediments. Anomalous values in mercury were obtained from the rock sampling, with values up to 420 ppb.

A second and third phase exploration program has been recommended. Phase I1 will consist of grid layout, soil sampling on the grid, geological mapping and rock sampling, at a total estimated cost of $42,000. Phase I11 is contingent upon targets being established from Phase 11. It would consist of additional fill-in soil sampling, hand trenching, blasting and backhoe trenching. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. SUMMARY i 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. LOCATION, ACCESS AND TOPOGRAPHY 1 3. PROPERTY STATUS 3 4. AREA HISTORY 3 5. PREVIOUS WORK 7 6. REGIONAL GEOLOGY 9 6.1 Blackdome Area Geology 11 7. 1988 PROGRAM 14 7.1 Scope and Purpose 14 7.2 Methods and Procedures 14 7.3 Property Geology 15 7.4 Mineralization and Rock Geochemistry 17 7.4.1 Geological Model 17 7.4.2 Rock Geochemistry 18 7.5 Soil Geochemistry 18 7.6 Discussion of Results 19 8. CONCLUSIONS 19 9. RECOMMENDATIONS 20 10. PROPOSED BUDGET 2 1 PERSONNEL 22 REFERENCES 23 CERTIFICATES 25 & 26 ITEMIZED COST STATEMENT 27 LIST OF FIGURES AND MAPS Figure 1: General Location Map 2 Figure 2: Claim Location Map 4 Figure 3: Regional Geology Map 10 Figure 4: Stratigraphic Column - Blackdome Mine 13 Map 1: Geology Map In pocket Map 2: Soil Sampling Grid I1 11 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A: Rock Sample Descriptions Appendix B: Analytical Results Appendix C: Analytical Techniques 1. INTRODUCTION

This report was prepared at the request of Clive Ashworth to describe and

evaluate the results of a geochemical survey on April 21, 1988 and a geological-

geochemical survey carried out from October 15 to 16, 1988 on the Bullet Claim

Group, Black Dome Mountain area, B.C. The report also describes the regional

geology and the past exploration activities in the area, and outlines a proposed

exploration program.

Mr. Leriche planned and supervised all fieldwork, and examined the subject

claims on April 21, 1988. Mr. Yacoub was the project geologist on the subject

claims from October 15 to 16, 1988.

2. LOCATION, ACCESS AND TOPOGRAPHY

The Bullet Claim Group is located in the on the Fraser Plateau

approximately 65 kilometres west-northwest of Clinton, B.C. and approximately 54

kilometres northeast of the town of Goldbridge (Figure 1). The claims lie within

NTS mapsheet 920/8 at latitude 51 18'N, longitude 122 26'W in the Clinton

Mining Division.

Access to the claims is via a gravel road which leads west from Highway 97

approximately 18 kilometres north of Clinton, to the Empire Valley Ranch. From

the Empire Valley Ranch, the Blackdome Mine road and a forestry access road

lead to the claims. Use of a four-wheel drive vehicle is recommended.

3

The terrain is characterized by gentle to moderate slopes descending into an east-west trending tributary of Porcupine Creek. Vegetation consists of fairly thick stands of pine and fir at lower elevations, with the higher ground and ridge crests more sparsely vegetated to barren. Elevation varies from 1140 metres on Porcupine Creek to 1692 metres in the northeast corner of the claims, giving a total relief of 552 metres.

3. PROPERTY STATUS

The Bullet Claim Group consists of three contiguous four-post mineral claims and one two-post mineral claim, totalling 51 units. The claims were grouped on

August 31, 1987. The claims are owned by Clive Ashworth of Vancouver, B.C.

Pertinent claim data is as follows:

CLAIM NAME RECORD NO. UNITS RECORD DATE EXPIRY DATE

Lynx IV 1981 16 Mar. 18/86 Mar. 18/89 Silver Bullet I 2089 1 Oct. 06/86 Oct. 06/89 Camelsfoot 2165 14 Mar. 27/87 Mar. 27/89 Silver Bullet I1 2166 - 20 Mar. 27/87 Mar. 27/89 Total 5 1

The total area covered by the claim group is 1,250 hectares correcting for

overlap.

AREA HISTORY

BLACKDOME

The first major find in the general area of the subject claims occurred in the

late 1940's with the discovery of gold-bearing quartz veins in the Black Dome

Mountain area, approximately three kilometres west of the western claim boundary of the Silver Bullet I1 claim. The following ten year period saw work

5 performed by Empire Valley Gold Mines Ltd. and Silver Standard Mines Ltd. including sampling, stripping, packsack drilling, trenching and the driving of two adits into the vein structures.

By 1972 additional gold-bearing quartz veins had been located west of the original claims. In 1980, Blackdome Explorations Ltd. completed additional work including trenching, drilling and underground exploration. Mine construction began in 1985 with underground development of the Number 1 and 2 veins on two levels and a 200 ton-per-day mill. Production commenced on May 16, 1986.

Reserves at December 31, 1987 were estimated at 245,615 tons with an average grade of 0.74 ounces of gold per ton and 2.15 ounces of silver per ton

(Blackdome Mining Corporation Annual Report, 1987).

The gold-bearing quartz veins at the Blackdome Mine are hosted by Eocene rhyolitic to andesitic volcanics which exhibit argillic wallrock alteration adjacent to the veins. A northeasterly trend is dominant in the structure, veins and host rocks. Northeast-trending normal faults cut the area and are believed to be related to movement along the Fraser Fault System during the Eocene epoch

(Harrop & Scroggins, 1987).

BOBCAT

Immediately southwest of the Blackdome property, and approximately seven kilometres west of the southwest comer of the Lynx IV claim, lies the Bobcat

Claim Group owned by Lexington Resources Ltd. 6

The Bobcat claims were originally staked in 1980 as the Pony claims and occupy the southwest extension of the same mineralized zone present on the Blackdome

Mine property. Highly anomalous gold results were obtained from soil samples collected in 1982 near the northwest comer of the Pony claims.

In 1986 the Pony claims lapsed and were restaked as Bobcat I, I1 and I11 claims and were subsequently sold to Lexington Resources Ltd. Between 1986 and the present, geological mapping, prospecting, geochemical soil sampling, geophysical surveys, trenching and diamond drilling have been performed on the claims with results showing good potential for finding epithermal Au-Ag mineralization similar to that at the Blackdome Mine.

BALLATAR

Ballatar Explorations Ltd. has optioned the EH1, EH3, EH5, EH6 and EH7 claims, located 6.75 kilometres west-southwest of the southwest comer of the Lynx IV claim. An airborne VLF-EM survey and reconnaissance geological mapping followed by mapping, soil and rock sampling and geophysical surveys have been performed on this property from 1984 to 1987. In 1988 a detailed soil sampling program was completed to be followed by trenching of soil anomalies and vein occurrences in October 1988. The soil sampling program returned values up to

790 ppb gold with additional results pending (Vancouver Stockwatch, November 7, ,' ,' 1988). Trenching and road building has uncovered additional altered shear zones in rocks believed to be stratigraphically equivalent to the host rocks at

Blackdome Mine (Vancouver Stockwatch, November 7, 1988). 7

OTHER PROPERTIES

The Lone claims are located approximately five kilometres east-southeast of the

eastern claim boundary of the Lynx IV claim, near the confluence of Lone Cabin

Creek and . In 1983, MineQuest Exploration Associates Limited, on behalf of GoldQuest I, carried out a program of stream sediment and contour soil

sampling. None of the samples were assayed for mercury and the highest result

was 310 ppb Au from a soil sample (Ridley, 1984).

The Pine claims are located .6 kilometres east of the east claim boundary of the

Camelsfoot claim, along Lone Cabin Creek. Work was completed on the claims in

1983 by MineQuest Exploration Associates Limited, on behalf of GoldQuest I.

The program consisted of soil and rock sampling and results were negligible

( Ridley, 1984) .

5. PREVIOUS WORK

According to Minfile records, no work previous to 1979 has been carried out on

the ground now covered by the Bullet Claim Group. However, much exploratory

work, including the gold-producing Blackdome Mine, has located anomalous gold

in areas outside of, but still in the general area of, the Bullet Claim Group.

A regional geochemical survey was completed in 1979 for the

Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources covering the area of NTS

920. Three rock samples of dacite were collected from the area now covered by

the Lynx IV claim and geochemical analyses were completed. Significant results

from the analyses of these samples are below: SAMPLE NO. SAMPLE LOCATION Hg (PP~)

Approximately .5 kilometres from confluence 120 of southern tributary of Porcupine Creek and Porcupine Creek. Sample obtained adjacent to tributary of Porcupine Creek.

Approximately central to Lynx IV claim. Adja- cent to Porcupine Creek.

In March 1987, limited geological mapping was completed on the Lynx IV claim by E. Grill on behalf of Ashworth Explorations Limited. The results of this work included the recognition of hydrothermal alteration, characterized by argillic, limonitic and secondary silicic alteration, and similarities between the rock units underlying the Lynx IV claim and the rock units of the Blackdome

Mine area. Two rock chip samples were collected and analyzed with no significant results (Grill, 1987).

From August 23 to 26, 1987, Ashworth Explorations Limited carried out a program of geological mapping and sampling, and geochemical silt sampling. The purpose of the program was to prospect the claim group for evidence of epithermal gold-bearing quartz veins and to interpret the geology of the claim group, relating it to the stratigraphic divisions used by Faulkner (1986) to map the area of Black Dome Mountain.

The geological mapping illustrated that the Bullet property was underlain by volcanic flows, and volcanic glass and float rocks of the Bubble Hotspring

Deposit. The rocks were interpreted to correspond with the volcanic package described by Faulkner for the geology of Black Dome Mountain. 9 Gold-bearing quartz veins were not located, however a rock sample of float quartz material, collected from the southwest corner of the Silver Bullet I1 claim, returned a value of 280 ppb Au (Yacoub, 1987).

6. REGIONAL GEOLOGY (Figure 3) The Bullet Claim Group is located in a region underlain by Mesozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks which lie within a northwest-trending, structurally complex zone along the western margin of the Intermontane Belt, east of the Coast Plutonic Complex. The Tyaughton Trough is a feature of the area and is characterized by marine sedimentary rocks of the Middle Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous Relay Mountain Group and the mid-Cretaceous Taylor Creek and

Jackass Mountain groups. An Upper Cretaceous succession of laterally discontinuous, nonmarine basinal deposits grading up into continental volcanic arc-related rocks, overlies the Tyaughton rocks with local angular unconformity

(Glover et al, 1987).

The Eocene volcanics which underlie the Bullet Claim Group are host to the Blackdome epithermal gold deposit. These volcanics are made up of andesitic to dacitic flows (locally vesicular and/or amygdaloidal), discontinuous units of flow- banded rhyolite, and unsorted andesitic to dacitic volcanic conglomerates.

Eocene (Glover et al, 1987) or Oligocene (Tipper, 1978) porphyritic rocks occur over a large area to the west of the Bullet Group. These are commonly carbonate altered and contain variable proportions of feldspar, hornblende, biotite and quartz phenocrysts. 7111. ptlirl .snd. clay. nvd 1111

EN PIQIm WWER

greywacke. sf1 tstone. pebble conglonw~~ale

WlLCOTlN GUWP

n~norrelate tuff and breccla

sllty sand. coarse reddish brown conglomerate. mlnor ash beds and llgnlte

breccia. and flows; Includes mlnor Lv

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CRETACEOUS

UPPER CRETACEWS (CEIWIIVI) KISSVALE GROL?

Interbedded "1 tstone,greywacke and conglomerate

HIMLE AN)I~LMR TRIASSIC AN) (7) LMR PAV lLlO1 GROW

CACW CREEK GRW IpcC?] Cttert.arsIlllte.shale.1reywacke. nlnor Itmestone lenses

FAUTS (sense of novmnt not lndlcatcd) - - - -

FIUT (rlght lateral transcurrent d~flned.approxlnate) A -7- ---7 FWLT (thrust or htgh-angle reverse) 'r- - Flat-lying Miocene plateau unconformably overlie the older rocks in the I I area. These basalts occur as medium to dark gray flows intercalated with minor I I amounts of volcanic breccia and volcanic conglomerate, and cap several ridges in the region, including Black Dome Mountain.

The Yalakom fault and the Fraser fault system are dominant features on the regional scale. The Yalakom fault divides the general area into two parts and is

characterized by relatively widely spaced northwest and northeast-trending faults and by east-trending folds probably related to dextral movement. The subject claims lie northeast of the fault zone.

6.1 BLACKDOME AREA GEOLOGY (after Faulkner, 1986)

The Black Dome Mountain area is underlain by a 500 metre thick sequence of Cretaceous to Tertiary volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks and related feeder dykes. The Tertiary volcanic pile in the area is roughly flat-lying and "layer cake" in configuration, ranging in composition from basalt, through andesite and dacite, to rhyolite. On the Blackdome Mine property, the Tertiary volcanics host several epithermal quartz veins carrying "bonanza-type" gold-silver mineralization. The following stratigraphic column, consisting of seven units (youngest to oldest) in the Blackdome Mine area, has been described by Faulkner (1986):

Stratigraphic Column - Blackdome Deposit (Figure 4) MIOCENE Basalt: Dark brown to black basalt and weakly porphyritic olivine basalt flows from the peak of Blackdome Mountain and occur extensively further northwest. A conspicuous but thin brick red agglomerate occurs at the base of the basalt wherever it is exposed. EOCENE Dacitic Domes: Dacitic andesite underlies part of the Ridge Zone and forms thin dome-shaped outliers further southwest. Dacitic andesite in the domes has a lower total iron content than the underlying dacitic andesite unit and weathered to a distinctive pale grey colour. These two rock units are probably comagmatic.

Dacitic Andesite: Underlying much of Blackdome Mountain is a sequence of grey-weathering, dark grey to greenish grey dacitic andesite flows. These are frequently porphyritic with pale plagioclase laths up to 5 millimetres long. Dyke-like bodies of similar composition occur in the southwest part of the map-area. Rhyolite: In the southwest part of the mine area is a sequence of pale, f low-banded rhyolite, welded tuff, and lapilli tuff. Irregularly interspersed is coarse to very coarse polymictic breccia. Lack of sorting and limited lateral extent suggest a localized slump or lahar origin.

Lower Andesite: An irregular and patchy sequence of mostly pyroclastic rocks occurs at the base of the rhyolite and parts of the dacitic andesite. It consists of welded tuffs, lapilli tuffs, and volcanic breccias of andesite composition. The breccia is particularly coarse in places with closely spaced bombs and blocks indicating proximity to a vent. Dacite: This unit consists of a sequence of porphyritic dacitic flows with some discontinuous tuff horizons. The dacite is fine-grained, greenish grey, and porphyritic. It weathers to a medium grey or brownish grey.

CRETACEOUS Greenstone: The oldest rocks in the mine area are chloritic andesite flows, tuffs, and agglomerate exposed in some of the lower creek valleys and also intersected in drill holes. (Faulkner, 1986) BASALT 24 0.6 Ma

DISCONFORMITY DAClTlC DOMES 51.5 f 1.9 Ma

DACITIC ANDESITE FWWS, PORPHYRtTIC FLOWS, FEEDER DYKES

RHYOLITE FLOW- BANDED RHYOLITE, LAPlLLl TUFF, LAHAR

COWER ANDESITE ANDESlTlC BRECCIA, TUFF AGGLOMERATE

OACITE PORPHYRITIC OACITE FLOWS, TUFFS

UNCONFORMITY ...... GREENSTONE ...... CHLORlTlC ANDESITE FLOWS, ...... TUFF, AGGLOMERATE aW ...... U ticncraiized stratigraphic column for rocks in the vicinity of the Blackdornc gold dcpcrsil FIGURE : 4 7. 1988 PROGRAM

7.1 SCOPE AND PURPOSE

During April and October 1988 three geologists (including the authors) and four geotechnicians performed geological mapping, rock sampling, and soil sampling.

The purpose of the two programs was to cover the property using geochemical

methods to define follow-up exploration targets. The expected target was an

epithermal gold-silver deposit similar to that found at Black Dome Mountain.

7.2 METHODS AND PROCEDURES

Geological mapping was performed at a scale of 1:10,000 (Map 1) over the

property. Control for mapping was established using altimeter, compass, hipchain

and landmarks (creeks, swamps, roads).

A total of 13 rock samples were collected and analyzed for gold, mercury and

multi-element ICP by Vangeochem Lab Limited and Chemex Labs Limited. See

Appendix B for analytical reports, Appendix C for analytical techniques and Map

1 for the rock sample locations.

A survey grid (Map 2) was laid out over an area roughly covering the Silver

Bullet I claim, the northern third of the Lynx IV claim and the southern half of

the Silver Bullet I1 claim. The purpose of the grid was to provide control for

soil sampling. A baseline was compassed, brushed out, slope corrected and

hipchained at an azimuth of 40 degrees for 1.4 kilometres. Cross-lines were

surveyed using compass, hipchain and flagging at 200 metre line spacings and 50 15 metre station spacings. Total line surveyed, including baseline and cross-lines, was 13.4 kilometres.

A total of 129 soil samples were collected at 50 metre station spacings. All samples were taken with a grub hoe from the B horizon (approximate depth of

25 centimetres), placed into marked Kraft paper bags, field dried and then sent to Chemex Labs Ltd. for gold, mercury and multi-element ICP (Appendix B). The lab results for mercury were plotted on a 1:10,000 scale map (Map 2).

7.3 PROPERTY GEOLOGY (Map 1) (after Yacoub, 1987) The Bullet group is underlain by rock units of volcanic rhyolite, flow-banded rhyolite, altered tuffs, and minor andesite and basalt.

EOCENE Andesite and Basalt: Dark-coloured volcanic rocks of intermediate to basic composition were located in small outcrops throughout Silver Bullet I, I1 and Camelsfoot claims. The rocks range compositionally from andesitic to basaltic lapilli tuffs and volcanic breccias.

Rhyolite, Flow-banded Rhyolite, Altered Tuffs: This rock unit consisted of flow-banded rhyolite intercalated with lapilli tuffs. The rocks range considerably in texture and composition with limited exposure. Colours vary from white cream, emerald green to tan and brown. This unit constitutes the dominant rock type on the subject claims. MIOCENE

Obsidian: Volcanic glass is exposed in a few locations on the Lynx IV,

Silver Bullet I1 and Camelsfoot claims. This unit typically includes banded rocks exhibiting conchoidal fracture and glass lustre. Colour varies within the rock from black, dark brown to olive and emerald green. It is probably contemporaneous with the Blackdome basalt and probably Miocene in age

(Church, 1986).

The Bubble Hotspring Deposit: Numerous float of this deposit was observed on the subject claims. The unit consists of yellow siliceous rocks with a shiny lustre.

RECENT Unconsolidated Alluvium Deposit: Alluvium is exposed in roadcuts throughout

the Lynx IV claim. This unit consists of nonsorted gravel, sand and silt material. Angular to sub-angular quartz material was located in the alluvium at

one location, 200 metres north of the camp.

The volcanic rocks encountered in the area of the Bullet Claim Group are similar to those described on Black Dome Mountain and appear to fall within the

volcanic package described by Faulkner, 1986. 17

7.4 MINERALIZATION AND ROCK GEOCHEMISTRY

7.4.1 Geological Model The target deposit expected on the Bullet Claim Group is an epithermal gold- silver deposit similar to that found at Black Dome Mountain.

According to the British Columbia Epithermal Model (Panteleyev, 19861, the Blackdome deposit consists of gold-silver-bearing quartz-carbonate veins relatively high up in the epithermal system. Elements typically associated with these deposits include mercury, arsenic and antimony. A regional geochemical survey jointly conducted by the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (B.C.RGS-3) and the Geological Survey of (Open File

774, 1983) shows that creeks surrounding the Blackdome deposit are highly enriched in mercury.

Another example of enriched mercury in the area of the Bullet Claim Group is on the Bobcat 11 claim, owned by Lexington Resources Ltd. Mercury anomalies in soils and rocks (argillic alteration zones) have been used to define trenching and drilling targets. Follow-up trenching and drilling has located gold and base metal mineralization in quartz veins. Gold geochemistry is generally low on surface.

Hence, mercury is considered to be the best pathfinder element in the area of the Bullet Claim Group. 18

7.4.2 Rock Geochemistry (Map 1) The following rock sample results are considered significant: SAMPLE VALUE DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION

SB88-R2 30 ppb Au Select sample; Olive green weathered rhyodacite 380 ppb Hg with large creamy green chalcedony fragments (5cm) with quartz veinlets. Centre of Lynx IV claim. BL88-R670 170 ppb Hg Chip sample across 500 cm of sheared crackle volcanic breccia zone. Vuggy with 10-20% li- monite in cavities, strong argillic alteration, remnant volcanic fragments. Southwest of centre of Lynx IV claim.

BL88-R67 1 420 ppb Hg Chip sample across 300 cm of crackle breccia zone. Moderate argillic alteration, limonite and minor hematite in cavities. Southwest of centre of Lynx IV claim (approx. 130 metres northwest of sample R670 1. BL88-R673 270 ppb Hg Float; Angular massive barren quartz vein material. Southwest of centre of Lynx IV claim (approx. 50 northwest of R670).

BL88-R675 120 ppb Hg Chip sample across 200 cm of argillic alteration zone. Light brown, soft clay in cavities, minor limonite, 10-15% quartz. Southwest of centre of Lynx IV claim (approx. 150 metres southwest of R670).

7.5 SOIL GEOCHEMISTRY (Map 2) The soil sampling survey was conducted to cover the general area where a 1987 float sample returned an anomalous result of 280 ppb Au. The area also contains evidence of geologically favourable hot spring formations.

The mercury results were the only significant results obtained from the 1988 soil sampling survey. 19

In the Black Dome Mountain area, mercury values of greater than 100 ppb are considered anomalous (Leriche and Yacoub, 1988, 1989). As a result, the following results are considered significant:

SAMPLE LOCATION VALUES (Hg, ppb) 12N 5+00W 130

2s 5+00W 150

7.6 DISCUSSION OF RESULTS The 1988 geological and geochemical surveys have outlined one anomalous area which will require follow-up exploration work.

The general area of interest is located in the southwest and central area of the

Lynx IV claim where one rock sample returned 30 ppb Au and five rock samples returned anomalous mercury values ranging from 120 to 420 ppb. The rock samples exhibited argillic alteration and were obtained adjacent to a fault structure observed from the 1988 mapping. This northeast-trending fault zone may be a conduit for epithermal solutions enriched in mercury, which would explain the anomalous mercury values.

8. CONCLUSIONS Both writers conclude that the Bullet Claim Group has the potential to host an epithermal gold-silver vein deposit for the following reasons: - The main host rock (Eocene volcanics) is favourable for hosting economic gold-silver quartz veins as seen at the Blackdome deposit. - Anomalous values in mercury from rock and soil samples, and one anomalous gold value from a rock sample, point towards the possible presence of an auriferous epithermal system on the Bullet Claim Group.

For these reasons further exploration work is recommended.

9. RECOMMENDATIONS

Phase I1

1) Layout approximately 28 kilometres of grid including a two kilometre

tieline/baseline extending along a 40 degree azimuth, following the regional trend. The grid should be positioned to enable grid sampling over the

entire Lynx IV claim. Line spacing should be at 100 metres. It should provide information on any anomalous trends in soils and on unsampled areas on the Carnelsfoot claim. 2) Soil sample the grid at 50 metre station spacings and 100 metre line spacings.

3) Geologically map and rock sample the entire property in additional detail to assist in correlating the volcanic stratigraphy with that present at the Blackdome deposit.

4) Use petrographic thin sections to aid in accurate rock identification and precise geological interpretation of the rock units present on the Bullet Claim Group.

Phase I11

Phase I11 is contingent upon targets being established from Phase 11. It would consist of additional fill-in soil sampling to better define any existing soil anomalies, hand trenching, blasting and backhoe trenching. 10. PROPOSED BUDGET

PHASE I1

(Geologist, Prospector, 3 Geotechnicians; 7 field days)

Project Preparation $ 600

Mob/Demob (includes transportation, freight and wages) 3,900

Field Crew 8,365

Field Costs 4,755

Lab Analysis Say 600 soil samples 8 $19/sample Say 60 rock samples 8 $22/sample 12,720 Thin Section Analysis - Say 10 sections @ $70/section 700

Supervision and Report 5,550

Sub-total $ 36,590

Administration 15% 5,489

Total $ 42,079

(Say $ 42,000)

Respectfully submitted,

Peter D. Leriche, B.Sc., F.G.A.C. PERSONNEL

The following personnel were employed during the October 1988 Field Program on the Bullet Claim Group:

Fayz Yacoub Project Geologist

Robert Paeseler Senior Geotechnician

Andrew Molnar Geotechnician

Patrick Wilson Geotechnician REFERENCES

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Brenwest Mining Ltd., News Release - Edge Group, Blackdome Area, Clinton, B.C., 1988.

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Glover, J.K., Schiarizza P. and Garver, J.I., 1987. Geology of the Noaxe Creek Map Area (920/02), B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Geological Fieldwork, 1987, Paper 1988-1.

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Watt, J.G.G., 1988. News Release, Ballatar Explorations Ltd., September 30, 1988.

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I, PETER D. LERICHE, of 3126 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., V6K 2R7, do hereby state that:

1. I am a graduate of McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology, 1980. 2. I am a Fellow in good standing with the Geological Association of Canada.

3. I have actively pursued my career as a geologist for ten years in British Columbia, Ontario, Yukon and Northwest Territories, Arizona, Nevada and California.

4. The information, opinions, and recommendations in this report are based on fieldwork carried out under my direction, and on published and unpublished literature.

5. I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the subject claims.

6. I consent to the use of this report in a Prospectus or Statement of Material Facts for the purpose of private or public financing.

Peter D. Leriche, B.Sc., F.G.A.C.

Dated at Vancouver, January 15, 1989 CERTIFICATE

I, FAY2 F. YACOUB, of 13031 - 64th Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia, V3W 1x8, do hereby declare:

1. That I am a graduate in geology and chemistry from Assuit University, Egypt (B.Sc. 1967), and Mining Exploration Geology of the International Institute for Aerial Survey and Earth Sciences (I.T.C.), Holland (Diploma 1978).

2. I have actively pursued my career as a geologist for the past fifteen years.

3. The information, opinions, and recommendations in this report are based on fieldwork carried out by myself, and on published and unpublished literature. I was present on the subject property on October 15 to 16, 1988.

4. I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the subject claims.

5. I consent to the use of this report in a Prospectus or Statement of Material Facts for the purpose of private or public financing.

Fayz F. Yacoub, B.Sc.

Dated at Vancouver, January 15, 1989 ITEMIZED COST STATEMENT - BULLET CLAIM GROUP

(Project Geologist, 3 Geotechnicians; October 15- 16, 1988 )

Project Preparation $ 175.00

Mob/Demob (includes transportation, freight and wages) 1,185.00

Field Crew Project Geologist $325/day x 2 days $ 650.00 3 Geotechnicians $2lO/day x 6 mandays 1,260.00

Field Costs Food and Accommodation $70/day x 8 mandays $ Communications 2 motorcycles and trailer Supplies 4x4 truck $llO/day x 2 days

Lab Analysis 129 soil samples @ $19.25/sample $ Au by FA/AA, Hg, Multi-element ICP 11 rock samples @ $21.75/sample Au by FA/AA, Hg, Multi-element ICP

Supervision and Report Supervision Report Writing Map plotting & Drafting Word Processing, Copying, Binding

Sub-total

Administration 15%

Total APPENDIX A

ROCK SAMPLE DESCRIPTIONS ROCK SAMPLE DESCRIPTIONS

SAMPLE NO. DESCRIPTION WIDTH (cm)

Chip sample; Sheared volcanic crackle breccia, light brown, vuggy with 10-20% limonite in cav- ities. Strong argillic alteration with remnant volcanic fragments. Chip sample; Crackle breccia zone. Light brown soft clay minerals due to moderate argillic al- teration. Limonite and minor dark brown hematite in cavities. Float; Angular massive quartz vein material, 6"x8", 2-3% white mica, minor limonite. Float; Angular massive quartz vein material, barren, no visible sulphides. Float; Angular to subangular white massive quartz vein material, 2-3% fine-grained pyrite, minor dark brown oxides.

Chip sample; Argillic alteration zone along road cut. 200 Light brown, soft powdery clay in cavities due to moderate argillic alteration. Minor limonite, 10-15% quartz.

Chip sample; Subcrop quartz vein, 10 cm wide, strik- 30 ing 310/90. White sugary quartz with 2-4% dark brown to black biotite, minor pyrite. Chip sample; Light green foliated volcanic outcrop with weak argillic alteration. Foliation 345/70E. No obvious mineralization. Chip sample; Moderate argillic alteration zone. White to light brown altered brecciated volcanic rhyolite with remnants of light brown laminated volcanic frag- ments. Float; Angular quartz vein material. White sugary quartz, dark brown oxides along cleavage.

Float; Angular 11X2' boulder of quartz vein material with 15-20% white mica and minor pyrite. APPENDIX B

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ICAP C3EQCHEMICAL ANALYSIS

A .5 6RAR SAMPLE IS DIGESTED WITH 5 RL Of 3:1:2 HCL TO HMO3 TO H20 AT 95 DE6. C FOR 90 l!INUTES AND IS DILUTED TO 10 RL UlTH MTER. THIS LEACH IS PARTIAL FOR SW,~N,FE,CA,PlCRlRG1BA,PD,AL,NA,K,U,PT AND SR. AU AN0 PO DETECTION IS 3 PPR. IS= INSUFFICIENT SAMPLEl ND= NOT DETECTEDl -= NOT ANALYZED

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4SHUORTH FXI'I ORAT I ON3 1 TI1 LIMIT I. IMI T PROJECT : l 5 1 POW NONE I 0 0 ' I I Au ppb Fuse 10 g sample FA-AAS Samples submitted to our lab ~n Vancouver BC 1 0 1 1 Hs oab HN03-HCI digestion AAS-FLAMELESS -fhis report was pr1:lted on 21-(XT-88 ',I :: I I 5lement so11 & rock ICP-A%- " 2 2 I 1 46 ppn. 32 element so11 & rock ICP-AES 9 2 1 1 I As pprn 32 element. soil & rock ICP-AES 9 2 4 I 1 Ba pprn 32 element. soil & rock ICP-AES

I 2 1 1 He ppnl XL element so11 & rock ICP-AES

_, I< ti ,rL. -.- alrme~~t6011 & rock ICY-AX, 9 2 7 1 1 Ca %: 32 element. soil & rock ICP-AES / CXEMEX ( NLPVMER 9 2 8 1 I Cd pprn 32 element. soil & rock ICP-AES I L 9 I I Co ppni 32 element. so11 & rock ICP-AES , CODE SAMPLES I 9 3 0 , I I Cr pprn 32 element. soil & rock ICP-AES 9 3 1 1 I Cu ppm 32 element, soil & rock ICP-AES 1 2 0 5 1 1 Rock Geochem: Crush,split.ring 9 1 2 1 I Fe %' 12 element soil & rock ICP-AES 233 ' I1 ICP: Aqua regia digestion 9 1 3 1 I Ga pprn 32 element soil & roct ICP-AES 9 > I I 1 Hg pprn 12 element so11 & rock ICP-AES , 11 3 4 1 1 K 12 element. so11 & rock ICP-AES i .I ir pyli~ r~ els~tlrnt boll & rock iCP -AES

I 9 3 6 1 I Mg %. 32 element. so11 & rock ICP-AES 9 3 7 I 1 Mn pprn 32 element. soil & rock ICP-AES 9 3 8 1 I Mo ppm: 32 element. so11 & rock ICP-AES 9 3 9 1 I Na %: 32 element. soil & rock ICP- AES 9 4 0 1 I Ni ppm: 32 element. soil & rock ICP-AES 9 4 1 1 I P pprn 32 element. soil & rock ICP-AES * NOTE I : 9 4 2 1 I Pb ppm: 32 element. soil & rock ICP-AES The 32 element ICP package is suitable for 9 4 3 ' I I Sb pprn 32 element. soil & rock ICP-AES trace metals in soil and rock samples. 9 5 8 1 1 Sc ppm 32 elements. soil & rock ICP-AES Elements for which the nltric-aqua regta 9 4 4 , I I Sr pprn 32 element. so11 & rock ICP-AES 9 4 5 TI %. 12 element. so11 & rock ICP-AES d~gestionis possibly incomplete are. Al. 1 I I 1 I TI pprn 12 element. soil & rock ICP-AES Ba. Be. Ca. Cr. Ga. K La Mg, Na. Sr TI. 9 4 6 9 4 i I I , U pprn 32 element. soil & rock ICP-AES TI. W. 9 4 8 / I I ' V ppm: 32 element. soil 8 rock ICP-AES 9 4,0 1 1 W ppm 31 element, soil & rock ICP-AES 9 5 0 i 1 1 Zn ppm 32 element, soil & rock PCP-AES To I\ SHWRTH EXFLORATI ONS LTD Pree?ro I-A TO;. Pages 1 Chemex Labs Ltd. 718 - 744 W. HASTINGS ST. Date 2I-OCT-88 Analytical Chemlsts Geochemists * Reglstered Assayers VANCOWER, BC Invoice 17 :I-8825770 V6C 1AS P.O. # .NONE 2 1 2 HROOKSBANK A\'E NORTH VANCY)IIVFK BRITISH CY)L.tMBIA. CANADA V71-2C1 Project I SI Comen ( s PHONE Ifill4) 984-0221

S-LE 4uppb Hg Al Ag As Ba Be BI Ca Cd Co Cr Cu Fe Ga Hg :: La PP~ % ppn PP PP PP PP % PP PP PP ppn % PP PP 6 ppn P.ae ?lo 1-B Tot. Pages 1 718 - 744 W. HASTINGS ST Date : 2 la-88 Chemex Labs Lid VANCOWER, BC Analytical Chemists + Geochemists * Registered Assayers Invoice 11 : 1-8825770 V6C IAS P.O. 2 12 RROOKSRANK A\'F . NORTH VANCOllI'El? ti ,NONE 13RITISH C33IIMI5IA CANADA V7.1-2C'I Project : 151 Cormen 1s . PHONF (bll4I 984-02?1 1 CERTHFICATE OF ANALYSIS A8 8 2 5 7 7 0 j

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------CERTIFICATE A8 8 2 5 7 7 1 ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES I DETECT 1 ON ASHWORTH EXPLORATIONS LTD DESCR I PT I ON METHOD L lMl T PROJECT : IS1 PO# : NONE '1 2 9 AU ppb: use 10 g sample FA-AAS Samples submitted to our lab in Vancouver. BC. 11 2 9 Hg ppb: HN03-HCI digestion AAS-FLAMELESS This report was printed on 25-OCT-88. 2 9 1 A1 %: 32 element, soil & rock ICP-AES 1 2 9 , Ag ppm: 32 element, soil & rock ICP-AES 1 2 9 As ppm: 32 element, soil & rock ICP-AES 1 2 9 Ba ppm 32 element. soil & rock ICP-AES 1 2 9 Be ppm: 32 element. soil 81 rock ICP-AES SAMPLE PREPARATION Bi pprn. 32 element. soil & rock ICP- AES i Ca %: 32 element. soil % rock ICP-AES Cd ppm: 32 clement, soil & rock ICP-AES DESCR I PT I ON Co ppm: 32 element, soil & rock ICP-AES Cr ppm: 32 element, soil & rock ICP-AES ------A- Cu ppm: 32 element. soil & rock ICP-AES sieve -80 mesh; soil, sed. 1 2 9 ' Fe %: 32 element, soil & rock ICP-AES Aqua regia digestion 1 2 9 Ga ppm: 32 element. soil & rock ICP-AES 1 2 9 Hg ppm: 32 element, soil & rock ICP-AES I 1 2 9 K %: 32 element. so11 & rock ICP-AES 1 2 9 La ppm: 32 element. soil & rock ICP-AES 1 2 9 Mg %: 32 element. soil & rock ICP-AES 1 2 9 Mn ppm: 32 element. soil & rock ICP-AES 1 2 9 Mo ppm: 32 element, soil & rock ICP-AES 1 2 9 Na %: 32 element, soil & rock ICP-AES 1 2 9 Ni ppm: 32 element. soil & rock ICP-AES 1 2 9 1 P ppm: 32 element, soil & rock ICP-AES 1 2 9 Pb ppm: 32 element, soil & rock ICP-AES The 32 element ICP package is suitable for 1 2 9 Sb ppm: 32 element, soil & rock ICP-AES trace metals in soil and rock samples. Sc ppm: 32 elements, soil & rock ICP-AES Elements for which the nitric-aqua regia Sr ppm: 32 element. soil & rock ICP-AES digestion is possibly incomplete are: Al, Ti %: 32 element, soil & rock ICP- AES Ba. Be, Ca, Cr, Ga, K. La, Mg. Na. Sr, Ti, TI ppm: 32 element. soil & rock ICP- AES 32 TI, W. U ppm: element, soil & rock ICP-AES V ppm: 32 element. soil & rock ICP-AES W ppm: 32 element. soil & rock ICP- AES Zn ppm: 32 element. soil & rock ICP-AES

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h Mo Na Ni P Pb Sb Sc Sr Ti TI U V W Zn PP PP '7% PP PP Ppn PP Ppn PPn % Ppn PP PPn Ppn PPn

289 < l 0.03 20 230 10 < 5 5 42 0.19 < 10 < 10 64 < 5 49 721 < 1 0.03 38 350 8 <5 7 57 0.17 <10 <10 69 <5 60 609

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Auppb Hg A1 Ag As Ba Be Bi Ca Cd Co Cr Cu Fe Ga Hg K La 8 Ppn Ppm PPn PP PPn % Ppn ppn PP PP % PP ppn % PP %

<5 120 <0.5 5 130 < 0.5 <5 180 <0.5 5 110 <0.5 <5 100 <0.5 ------(5 loo <0.5 5 130 <0.5 <5 110 <0.5 15 120 <0.5 < 5 80 < 0.5 To : ASHNORTH EXPLORATIONS LlD. Page No. : 2-B Tot. Pages4 718 - 744 W. HASTINGS ST. Date : 2 S-OCT-8 8 Chemex Labs Ltd VANCOWER, BC Analytical Chemists * Beochemlsts * Registered Assayers Invoice # : 1-8825771 V6C 1A5 P.O. # :NONE 212 BROOKSBANX AVE NORTH VANCOWER, . Project : 151 BRITISH COLtWBIA. CANADA V7J-2CI C~mntnts: PHONE (604) 984-0221 CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS A8 8 2 5 7 7 1 1

SAMPLE PREP hb MD Na Ni P Pb Sb Sc Sr Ti TI U V W Zn DESCRIPTION CODE PPn PP % PPn PPn PP PPn Ppn Ppn 5% PP PP PPn PPn Wm

BTS8-N OWE201 238 597 < 1 0.03 43 340 16 < 5 8 47 0.19

.------a- -- gI88SL8N 01WE 201 238 292 < 1 0.03 17 200 <2 <5 3 39 0.22 < 10 < 10 60 < 5 60 gT88SL8N 02+00E 201 238 470 < 1 0.03 22 190 6 <5 4 40 0.24

CERTIFICATION : 1 To : ASHWRlH EXPLORATIONS LlD. Page No. : 3-A Tot. Pages:4 Chemex Labs Ltd. 718 - 744 w. HASTINGS ST. Date : 2 3-48 VANCOWER, BC : Analytical Chemlsts * Geochemists * Registered Assayers Invoice # 1-8825771 V6C 1AS P.O. # 2 I 2 BROOKSBANK AVE NORTH VANCOL~VER. :m . Project : IS1 BRITISH COLkWIA. CANADA V7J-IC1 Comne n 1 s : PHONE (604) 984-0221 CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS A8 8 2 5 7 7 1

Au ppb Hg Al Ag As Ba Be B i Ca Cd Co Cr Cu Fe Ga Hg % Ppn PP PP PP PP % PP Ppn PP PPn % PPn PP % PP %

BT88SLON&O@V201238 <5 20 0.79 < 0.2 < 5 80 <0.5 <2 0.27 <0.5 6 19 6 1.72 < 10 < 1 0.08 10 0.18 BT38SLON HOW 201 238 < 5 30 1.32 0.2 5 120 < 0.5 < 2 0.46 <0.5 I I 3 1 IS 2.32 10

SAhWLE PREP MI hrb Na Ni P Pb Sb Sc St Ti T1 U V W Zn DESCRIPTION CODE PPn PPn % PPn PPn PPn PPn PPn PPn 5% PPn PPn PPn PPn PP gI88SL2S OWOOE 201 238 2190 < 1 0.02 27 300 <2 <5 4 61 0.14 < 10 < 10 43 < 5 137 303

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Au ppb Hg A1 A8 As Ba Be Bi Ca Cd Co Cr Cu Fe Ga H8 K La PP~ % PP PP~ PP~ PP" PP~ % PP~ PP~ PP~ PP~ 5% PP PP % PP %

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ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES MAIN OFFICE BRANCH OFFICES 1988 TRIUMPH ST PASADENA. NFLD VANGEOCHEM LAB LIMITED vANcouv~~B c v5L1~5 BATHURST. N B I (604) 251 -5656 I MISSISSAUGA. ONT FAX (604) 254 5717 RCNO. NEVADA. U S A a

January 16 1989

TO: Peter Leriche ASHWORTH EXPLORATION LTD. 718 - 789 West Pender St. Vancouver, B.C. V6C 1H2

FROM : Vangeochem Lab Limited 1988 Triumph Street Vancouver, British Columbia V5L 1K5

SUBJECT: Analytical procedure used to determine hot acid soluble for 28 element scan by Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrophotometry in geochemical silt and soil samples.

Method of Sample Preparation

(a) Geochemical soil, silt or rock samples were received at the laboratory in high wet-strength, 4" x 6", Kraft paper bags. Rock samples would be received in poly ore bags.

(b) Dried soil and silt samples were sifted by hand using .an 8" diameter, 80-mesh, stainless steel sieve. The plus 80-mesh fraction was rejected. The minus 80-mesh fraction was transferred into a new bag for subsequent analyses.

(c) Dried rock samples were crushed using a Jaw crusher and pulverized to 100-mesh or finer by using a disc mill. The pulverized samples were then put-in a new bag for subsequent analyses.

Method of Diqestion

(a) 0.50 gram portions of the minus 80-mesh samples were used. Samples were weighed out using an electronic balance.

(b) Samples were digested with a 5 ml solution of HCL:HNO3:HZO in the ratio of 3:1:2 in a 95 degree Celsius water bath for 90 minutes.

(c) The digested samples are then removed from the bath and bulked up to 10 ml total volume with dimineralized water and thoroughly mixed. MAIN OFFICE BRANCH OFFICES 1988 TRIUMPH ST PASADENA. NFLD VANGEOCHEM LAB LIMITED VANCOUVER. B c V~L1KS BATHURST. N B I (604) 25 1.5656 I MISSISSAUGA. ONT FAX (604) 254 57 17 RENO. NEVADA. U S A

3. Method of Analyses The ICP analyses elements were determined by using a Jarrel-Ash ICAP model 9000 directly reading the spectrophotometric emissions. All major matrix and trace elements are interelement corrected. All data are subsequently stored onto disk.

4. Analysts

The analyses were supervised or determined by either Hr. Eddie Tang, and, the laboratory staff.

Eddie Tang VANGEOCHEM LAB MAIN OFFICE BRANCH OFFICES 1988 TRIUMPH ST. PASADENA. NFLD VANGEOCHEM LAB LIMITED vwmuvm, sc va i~s BATHURST, N B QGC I (604) 25 1-5656 I MISSISSAUGA. ONT FAX (604) 254 57 17 RENO. NEVADA U S A

January 16 1989

TO: Peter Lerlche ASHWORTH EXPLORATION LTD. 718 - 789 West Pender St. Vancouver, B.C. V6C 1H2

FROM : Vangeochem Lab Limited 1988 Triumph Street Vancouver, British Columbia V5L 1K5

SUBJECT: Analytical procedure used to determine gold by fire assay method and detect by atomic absorption spectrophotometry in geological samples.

1. Method of Sample Preparation

a) Geochemical soil, silt or rock samples were received at the laboratory in high wet-strength, 4w x 6", Kraft paper bags. Rock samples would be received in poly ore bags.

(b) Dried soil and silt samples were sifted by hand using an 8w diameter, 80-mesh, stainless steel sieve. The plus 80-mesh fraction was rejected. The minus 80-mesh fraction was transferred into a new bag for subsequent analyses.

(c) Dried rock samples were crushed using a jaw crusher and pulverized to 100-mesh or finer by using a disc mill. The pulverized samples were then put in a new bag for subsequent analyses.

2. Method of- Extraction

(a1 20.0 to 30.0 grams of the pulp samples were used. Samples were weighed out using a top-loading balance and deposited into individual fusion pots.

(b) A flux of litharge, soda ash, silica, borax, and, either flour or potassium nitrite is added. The samples are then fused at 1900 degrees Farenhiet to form a lead "buttonH.

(c) The gold is extracted by cupellation and parted with diluted nitric acid. MAIN OFFICE BRANCH OFFICES 1988 TRIUMPH ST PASADENA. NFLD BATHURST. N B e (604) 251 -5656 I MISSISSAUGA. ONT FAX (604) 254 57 17 RENO. NEVADA. U S A

(dl The gold bead Is retained for subsequent measurement.

3. Method of Detection (a) The gold bead 1s dissolved by boiling with conentrated aqua regia solution in hot water bath.

(b) The detection of gold was performed with a Techtron model AA5 Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer with a gold hollow cathode lamp. The results were read out on a strip chart recorder. The gold values, in parts per billion, were calculated by comparing them with a set of known gold standards.

4. Analysts

The analyses were supervised or determined by Mr. Conway Chun or Mr. David Chiu and his laboratory staff.

~avigChiu VANGEOCHEM LAB LIMITED .s .s Z

MAIN OFFICE BRANCH OFFICES 1988 TRIUMPH ST PASADENA. NFLD. VANGEOCHUVl LAB LIMITED VANCOUVER. B c V~LIK~ BATHURST, N B I (604) 251 -5656 I MISSISSAUGA. ONT m FAX (604) 254 5717 RENO. NEVADA, U S A

January 16 1989

TO: Peter Leriche ASHWORTH EXPLORATION LTD. 718 - 789 West Pender St. Vancouver, B.C. V6C 1H2

FROM : Vangeochem Lab Limited 1988 Triumph Street Vancouver, British Columbia V5L 1K5 SUBJECT: Analytical procedure used to determine aqua regia soluble mercury in soil, silt, lake sediments and rock samples.

1. Method of Sample Preparation

(a) Geochemical soil, silt or rock samples were received at the labora in high wet-strength, 4" x 6n, Kraft paper .bags. k sdmples would be received in poly ore bags, (b) Dried soil and silt samples were sifted by hand using an 8" diameter, 80-mesh, stainless steel sieve. The plus 80-mesh fraction was rejected. The minus 80-mesh fraction was transferred into a new bag for subsequent analyses.

(c) Dried rock samples were crushed using a Jaw crusher and pulverized to 100-mesh or finer by using a disc mill. The pulverized samples were then put in a new bag for subsequent analyses.

2. Method of- Extraction (a) 0.50 grams of the minus 80-mesh samples were used. The samples were weighed out into test tubes with a top- loading balance. (b) The samples were digested with aqua-regia in a hot water bath for an hour.

(c) The samples were agitated and diluted with demineralized water to a fixed volume and left to settle. MAIN OFFICE BRANCH OFFICES 1988 TRIUMPH ST PASADENA. NFLD. VNGEOMEM LAB LIMITED vANmuv,~, ec v51. 16 BATHURST. N B I (604) 251 -5656 I MISSISSAUGA. ONT \t/~c FAX (604) 254 57 17 RENO. NEVADA. U S A

3. Method of Analysis

(a) An aliquot of the digested samples were mixed with H2S04, NaC1, & hydroxylamine sulphate-stannous sulphate as the reductant. (b) The vapour of the mixture was then drawn into the absorption cell. The Hg vapour was detected by a Techtron model AA5 atomic absorption spectrophotometer.

4. Analysts

The analyses were supervised or determined by Mr. Conway Chun or Mr. Eddie Tang and his laboratory staff.

Eddie Tang VANGEOCHEM LAB 212 Brooksbank Ave. Chemex Labs Ltd. North Vancouver, B.C. Canada V7J 2C1

Analytical Chemists Geochemists Registered Assayers Phone: (604) 984-0221 Telex: 043-52597

September 29, 1988

Ashworth Explorations Ltd. 718 - 744 W. Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6C 1A5 Dear Sirs: Enclosed are the following methods requested by you:

Hg ppb - code 20 Au ppb - code 100 32 Element ICP - code G32 Please feel free to call should you require additional information. Sincerely,

Susan Small 32 ELEMENT GEOCHEMISTRY PACKAGE - ICP-AES Prepared sample (0.5g) is digested with concentrated nitric-aqua regia acid at medium heat for approximately 2 hours. The acid solution is diluted to 25 ml with demineralized water, mixed and analyzed on a Jarrell-Ash 1100 Plasma unit after calibration with proper standards. Results are corrected for spectral interelement interferences.

*A1 0.01 % *Cr 1 PPm Mn 1 PPm *Na 0.01 % Sb 5 PPm Co 1 PPm Hg 1 PPm *Sr 1 PPm As 5 PPm Cu 1 PPm Mo 1 PPm *T1 10 PPm *Ba 10 PPm Fe 0.01 % Ni 1 PPm *Ti 0.01% *Be 0.5 ppm *Ga 10 PPm P 10 PPm *W 10 PPm Bi *La lo PPm *K 0.01 % U 10 PPm Cd 0.5 ppm Pb 2 PPm Se 10 PPm V 1 PPm *Ca 0.01 % *Mg 0.01 % Ag 0.2 ppm Zn 2 PPm *Elements for which the digestion is possibly incomplete.

Gold FA-AA ppb:

A 10 gram sample is fused with a basic litharge flux inquarted with 10 mg of Au-free silver and then cupelled.

Beads for AA finish are digested for 1/2 hour in 1 ml HN03, then 3 ml HC1 are added and digested for 1 hour. The samples are cooled and made to a volume of 10 ml, homogenized and run on the AAS with background correction.

Mercury ppb:

A 1 gm sample is digested with nitric acid plus a small amount of hydrochloric acid. Following digestion the resulting clear solution is transferred to a reaction flask connected to a closed system absorption cell. Stannous sulfate is rapidly added to reduce mercury to its elemental state. The mercury is then flushed out of the reaction vessel into the absorption cell where it is measured by cold vapour atomic absorption methods with a Varian Spectrophotometer. The absorbance of samples is compared with the absorbance of freshly - prepared mercury standard solutions carried through the same procedure.

~etectionlimit: 5 ppm