BC Geological Survey Assessment Report 38436
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2019 TEST PITTING REPORT ON THE NAZKO PROPERTY CARIBOO MINING DIVISION BRITISH COLUMBIA BCGS MAPS 093B.082 AND 093B.092 LATITUDE 52° 55’ 32.3” N AND LONGITUDE 123° 44’ 10.8” W STATEMENT OF WORK EVENT: 5747079 Prepared for: CANLAVA Mining Corp. B140 5525 272nd Street Langley, B.C. V4W 1P1 Prepared by: R. A. (Bob) Lane, P.Geo. Plateau Minerals Corp. Date: September 5, 2019 NAZKO PROPERTY – 2019 ASSESSMENT REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................. 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 LOCATION AND ACCESS ............................................................................................................................. 2 1.2 PHYSIOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE .................................................................................................................. 2 1.3 PROPERTY STATUS AND OWNERSHIP ...................................................................................................... 2 1.4 DEVELOPMENT AND EXPLORATION HISTORY ......................................................................................... 4 2 REGIONAL GEOLOGY ................................................................................................. 6 3 PROPERTY GEOLOGY ................................................................................................ 7 4 MINERALIZATION ..................................................................................................... 9 5 2019 EXPLORATION PROGRAM .............................................................................. 12 6 INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS ...................................................................... 19 7 RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................................. 19 8 ITEMIZED COST STATEMENT – NAZKO PROPERTY ..................................................... 20 9 REFERENCES ........................................................................................................... 21 10 STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS ........................................................................... 23 LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1: NAZKO PROPERTY – LIST OF MINERAL TENURES ................................................................................................ 4 TABLE 2: TEST PIT LOCATIONS AND THICKNESSES OF TEPHRA .................................................................................... 13 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1: NAZKO PROPERTY - LOCATION ................................................................................................................................ 3 FIGURE 2: NAZKO PROPERTY - MINERAL TENURE ................................................................................................................. 5 FIGURE 3: NAZKO AREA - REGIONAL GEOLOGY ...................................................................................................................... 8 FIGURE 4: NAZKO PROPERTY – LOCAL GEOLOGY ................................................................................................................ 11 FIGURE 5: TEST PIT LOCATIONS ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 FIGURE 6: TEST PIT P19-3 ................................................................................................................................................................ 15 FIGURE 7: TEST P19-9 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 16 FIGURE 8: TEST PIT (ROAD CUT) P19-13 ................................................................................................................................... 17 FIGURE 9: TEST PIT P19-19 .............................................................................................................................................................. 18 CANLAVA MINING CORP. Page i NAZKO PROPERTY – 2019 ASSESSMENT REPORT 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Nazko property is located approximately 80 km west of Quesnel, British Columbia, and 10 km west of the village of Nazko, in the Cariboo Mining Division. The property is centered at 52°55’32.3” N and 123°44’10.8” W (NAD83), between Fishpot Lake to the west and Marmot Lake to the east. The Nazko property covers parts of BCGS maps 093B.082 and 093B.092. The Nazko property consists of two contiguous mineral leases that cover 400.00 hectares (ha) of land that are encompassed by seven mineral claims that cover 1,481.43 ha. The leases and claims that comprise the Nazko property are 100% owned by CANLAVA Mining Corp. (CANLAVA). Access to the property is west from Quesnel via the paved Nazko Road to the village of Nazko, then west along the well-travelled gravel 4000 Road to the Nazko cone and approximate centre of the property. The Nazko property covers the Recent Nazko cinder cone where scoria and tephra are currently being mined and processed on the mining leases into finished product by owner-operator CANLAVA. Underling rocks include prospective Eocence Ootsa Lake Group rhyolitic volcanics and Cretaceous Skeena Group fine to coarse-grained siliciclastics. The intent of the 2019 test pitting program was to identify new sources of black tephra principally on tenures 552589 and 552591 north of the mine leases. A total of 23 sites were investigated using either a John Deere loader and/or hand tools to excavate new test pits, clean previously dug pits, and/or clean off existing road cuts to expose fresh surficial material. Of the 23 sites evaluated, only two had thickness of black tephra that were greater than 1m. Both sites were on or near the northern margin of the mine lease and suggest that a blanket of the desirable black tephra may occupy the northern edge of the lease/southern edge of claims 552589 and 552591. It is recommended that CANLAVA continue with its test pitting program to explore for additional sources of black tephra to enhance its existing resource. A budget for a 1-week program of mechanical test pitting is an estimated $15,000.00. CANLAVA MINING CORP. PAGE 1 NAZKO PROPERTY – 2019 ASSESSMENT REPORT INTRODUCTION This assessment report has been prepared at the request of CANLAVA Mining Corp. (CANLAVA) to summarize results of a test pitting program completed in May - July 2019 on its Nazko property. This assessment report was prepared by independent Qualified Person R.A. (Bob) Lane, P.Geo. 1.1 LOCATION AND ACCESS The Nazko property is located approximately 80 km west of Quesnel, British Columbia, and 10 km west of the village of Nazko, in the Cariboo Mining Division. The property is centered at 52°55’32.3” N and 123°44’10.8” W (NAD83), between Fishpot Lake to the west and Marmot Lake to the east. The Nazko property covers parts of BCGS maps 093B.082 and 093B.092. Access to the property is west from Quesnel via the paved Nazko Road to the village of Nazko, then west along the well-travelled gravel 4000 Road to the Nazko cone and approximate centre of the property. Several tertiary roads, some of which are decommissioned, provide 4x4 and ATV access to several large clear cuts. Recent clearcut logging and associated road development south of Nazko cone provide good access to areas of thin overburden cover where road cuts expose previously hidden bedrock. 1.2 PHYSIOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE The Nazko property area is characterized by low rolling hills, with elevations ranging between 1090 and 1305 m above sea level (asl). Uniform glacial till generally less than 10 m thick covers bedrock. Exposed bedrock accounts for less than 10% of the property area; outcrop exposures generally limited to north- and west-facing hillsides and man-made road cuts. Much of the property has been logged since the mid-1980s. Forested areas contain a mixture of pine and spruce with minor alder undergrowth in low-lying areas. The climate is typical of a moderate continental setting at this latitude. Relatively cold winter conditions occur from November through March, and temperate summer conditions occur between June and September. 1.3 PROPERTY STATUS AND OWNERSHIP The Nazko property consists of two contiguous mineral leases that cover 400.00 hectares (ha) of land that are encompassed by seven mineral claims that cover an additional 1,481.43 ha (Table 1 and Figure 2). The tenures cover parts of BCGS maps 093B.092 and 093B.082. The leases and claims that comprise the Nazko property are 100% owned by CANLAVA Mining Corp. (client ID 275848). CANLAVA MINING CORP. PAGE 2 NAZKO PROPERTY – 2019 ASSESSMENT REPORT Figure 1: Nazko Property - Location CANLAVA MINING CORP. PAGE 3 NAZKO PROPERTY – 2019 ASSESSMENT REPORT Table 1: Nazko Property – List of Mineral Tenures Good To Title Number Claim Name Title Type Issue Date Area (ha) Date 316265 Mineral Lease 1993/AUG/20 2020/AUG/20 200.00 329933 Mineral Lease 1995/SEP/18 2019/SEP/18 200.00 552589 LAVA 7 Mineral Claim 2007/FEB/23 2020/MAY/03 155.86 552591 Mineral Claim 2007/FEB/23 2020/MAY/03 116.90 552592 LAVA 8 Mineral Claim 2007/FEB/23 2020/MAY/03 194.89 552593 LAVA 9 Mineral Claim 2007/FEB/23 2020/MAY/03 155.90 552594 LAVA 10 Mineral Claim 2007/FEB/23 2020/MAY/03 331.43 1041719 CANLAVA SOUTHWEST Mineral Claim 2016/FEB/01 2020/MAY/03 97.51 1047066 CANLAVA 2016 Mineral Claim 2016/OCT/04 2020/MAY/03 272.95 Mineral Claim Total 1,481.43