Frontispiece. View west from the Clear Range toward the Coast Mountains. 2006 Exploration Program Spences Bridge Properties Spences Bridge Area (NTS 092I/05 & 092I/06 ), Kamloops Mining Division, Southern British Columbia for Bitterroot Resources Ltd., by S.T. Flasha (B.Sc.) & C.J. Greig (M.Sc. P.Geo.) January 26, 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Summary of Field Program and Results ....................................... -1- 2.0 Location, Access, and Physiography.......................................... -4- 3.0 Claims ................................................................. -6- 4.0 Geologic Setting & Mineral Occurrences...................................... -6- 5.0 Stream Sediment Geochemistry ............................................. -9- 6.0 Soil & Rock Geochemistry ................................................ -16- 7.0 Recommendations....................................................... -16- LIST OF FIGURES & TABLES Frontispiece. View west from the Clear Range toward the Coast Mountains. Figure 1. Location of the Spences Bridge properties, southern British Columbia. -2- Figure 2. Location of the Spences Bridge properties, showing selected producing mines and significant mineral occurrences in southern British Columbia. -3- Figure 3. Spences Bridge properties claim locations, Kamloops Mining Division, southern British Columbia....................................................... -5- Figure 4. View east down the valley of Murray Creek, toward the community of Spences Bridge, southern British Columbia. .............................................. -6- Table I. Claim information, Spences Bridge properties. -7- Figure 5. Regional geology, showing location of the Spences Bridge properties and selected producing mines and significant mineral occurrences in southern British Columbia. -8- Figure 6. 2006 silt and moss mat sample locations, eastern claim group. -10- Figure 7. 2006 silt and moss mat sample locations, western claim group. -11- Figure 8. Gold geochemistry in stream sediment samples, Spences Bridge properties. -13- Figure 9. Copper geochemistry in stream sediment samples, Spences Bridge properties. -14- Figure 10. Zinc geochemistry in stream sediment samples, Spences Bridge properties. -15- Figure 11. 2006 soil & rock sample locations, Spences Bridge properties. -17- LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix I. Stream Sediment Sample Locations & Geochemistry Appendix II. Soil Sample Locations & Geochemistry Appendix III. Rock Sample Locations, Descriptions, & Geochemistry Appendix IV. Cost Statement Appendix V. Statement of Qualifications -i- 2006 Exploration, Spences Bridge Properties, Bitterroot Resources Ltd., by S.T. Flasha & C.J. Greig 1.0 Summary of Field Program and Results Fieldwork conducted in 2006 on the Spences Bridge properties of Bitterroot Resources Ltd. consisted primarily of stream sediment geochemical sampling, with lesser rock and soil sample collection. A total of almost three hundred silt and moss samples were collected from sixteen drainages, with a total cost for the program of approximately $27,700. The goal of the program was to assess the potential of the claims to host gold mineralization, such as that discovered on the nearby Skoonka Creek property of Strongbow Explorations Inc. Bitterroot holds two properties, which are separated by approximately 2 kilometres (figs. 1 and 2). This report describes the work completed on both properties, as the program was executed simultaneously on both groups of claims, and the aims of the exploration programs were the same. On Bitterroot’s eastern claim group, Murray Creek, a major drainage which flows into the Thompson River from the west at Spences Bridge, yielded the best gold results in the stream sediment sampling, with a high of 1,060 ppb Au, and a supportive value of 618 ppb Au only 150 metres upstream. Unfortunately, creeks flowing from the Bitterroot claims into Murray Creek did not yield similar promise, as results for Au were typically below trace levels. In the western Spences Bridge claim group, very few gold anomalies are apparent, although drainages from the Clear Range exhibit elevated Cu and Zn. Because only a very limited amount of prospecting and soil sampling was carried-out on the property, the source of these base metals anomalies remains a possible target. Preliminary prospecting along the Snow Hill road system suggests that sulphides, mainly pyrrhotite and pyrite, are abundant within foliated metavolcanic rocks in that area, but rock and soil sampling did not yield results elevated in base metals. In general, the rest of the results of the 2006 stream sediment sampling program were disappointing. There are several possibilities for follow-up work. Aside from sourcing the base -1- Y UKO N TE RRIT ORY Atlin NWT L iar C A N A D A d R N Dease Lake Fort ne R ki Nelson ti S LEGEND / LÉGENDE BRITISH COLUMBIA Provincial capital Regional centres A L A S K A Fort St Stewart Trans-Canada Highway USA Williston John L Major road Ferry route International boundary F lr a se Queen Charlotte r Provincial boundary Islands Prince George A L R B Bella o E Williams c R k T Queen Coola Lake y A Charlotte M o F Sound C u PACIFIC OCEAN r n a o t s l a u e i m n r s R b i Golden Spences a Bridge R Vancouver Island Properties Kelowna Vancouver Penticton Cranbrook o m Trail ai Nan UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Juan de Fuca Str Victoria Scale / Échelle 100 0 100 200 300 km km Figure 1. Location of the Spences Bridge properties, southern British Columbia. -2- E E E E m m m m LillooetLillooetLillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 4 6 6 6 6 TTT rrr aaa nnn sss CCC aaa nnn aaa ddd aaa HH aaa WW YY HH 5600000 mN YY 5600000 mN 11 WW 22 YY Bitterroot Resources Ltd. 99 77 CC rrr rrr LoganLoganLogan LakeLakeLake Spences Bridge Properties eee eee vvv vvv iii iii RRR RRR $$Highland Valley Copper - Valley Mine nnn $$ nnn ooo ooo sss sss ppp ppp mmm mmm ooo ooo $$Highland Valley Copper - Lornex Mine hhh hhh H H TTT H H H TTT H H H TTT H W W W W W W W W W Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 SpencesSpencesSpences BridgeBridgeBridge 7 C C C C C C C C C $$Sam showing 5580000 mN 5580000 mN Skoonka Creek $$JJ Showing HHH FFF Property HHH rrr WW aaa YYY sss YYY eee 888 rrr RRR iii vvv eee rrr NN iii ccc ooo lll aaa LLLyttonytton RR iii vvv eee rrr 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Bitterroot Resources Ltd. 1 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y W W W W W W W W 5560000 mN W 5560000 mN H H H H H H H H H Date:8/1/2007 Spences Bridge Properties Author: Regional Claim Location Office: Drawing: SFlasha Scale: 1:250000 Projection: UTM Zone 10 (NAD 83) E E E E E m m m m m 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 5 0 10 0 0 0 MerrittMerrittMerritt 0 0 0 0 0 MerrittMerrittMerritt 0 0 0 0 0 0 kilometres 8 0 2 4 6 5 6 6 6 6 Figure 2. Location of the Spences Bridge properties, showing selected producing mines and significant mineral occurrences in southern British Columbia. -3- 2006 Exploration, Spences Bridge Properties, Bitterroot Resources Ltd., by S.T. Flasha & C.J. Greig metal anomalies in the Clear Range, the source of anomalies in Murray Creek merit more investigation. This is particularly so if the ground north of Murray Creek becomes available. In the meantime, a limited program of prospecting, contour soil sampling, and perhaps some in-fill stream sediment sampling immediately south of the anomalous stretch of the creek should be undertaken. To follow-up on the Snow Hill-Clear Range area anomalies, contour soil sampling and prospecting should be considered, as should in-fill stream sediment sampling. 2.0 Location, Access, and Physiography Bitterroot Resources’ Spences Bridge properties are located approximately 4 kilometres west of Spences Bridge, a small community near the confluence of the Thompson and Nicola rivers, and 5 kilometres east of the Fraser River Valley (figs. 1 & 2). Bitterroot’s properties are readily accessible from Spences Bridge via the Murray Creek Forest Service Road, which connects with the Trans Canada highway in the Thompson River Valley. The property can also be accessed from the west, via the Izman Creek Forest Service Road, which links the Murray Creek system to Highway 12, a paved road connecting Lytton and Lillooet (figs. 2 & 3). The forest service roads are well maintained, as logging is active in the area. The property lies a short distance east of the Coast Mountains, but is within the interior dry belt. The area is free of snow for the majority of the year, and is workable for at least eight months a year. Elevation on the property ranges between 500 and 1700 metres, resulting in a wide range of vegetation and terrain (fig. 4). Because of the lack of moisture in the summer months, stream sampling best accomplished during the runoff period in the spring, during snow melt. -4- E m 0 0 0 5 1 6 E m 0 0 0 0 1 6 5590000 mN E m 0 0 0 5 0 6 524330524330524330 MMuurrrrrrrraayyy CCrrrreeeekkk FFSSRR E 524329 m 524329524329524329 524328524328524328 0 524328 0 0 0 0 6 524326524326 524327524327524327 524323524323524323 524326524326 5585000 mN 524318524318524318 5595000 mN 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E terroot Resources Ltd. m Bit 0 0 Spences Bridge Properties SpencesClaim Bridge Location Properties with 0 5 1 524320524320524320 Surrounding Claims 6 2 Date:9/1/2007 Author: Office: Projection: UTM Zone 10 (NAD1 83) Contour Interval: 100m Drawing: SFlasha 0.5 kilometres Scale: 1:50000 0 Skwaha Lake E m Ecological 0 0 Reserve 0 0 1 6 5590000 mN 524321524321524321 524325524325524325 524324524324524324 Lytton First Nation E m 0 0 524322524322524322 0 5 0 6 -5- 111666000000 E m 0 0 0 0 0 5585000 mN 6 R R R R R R R R R S S S S S S S S S F F F F F F F F F k k k k k k k k k e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e r r r r r r r r r C C C C C C C C C n n n n n n n n n a a a a a a a a a m m m m m m m m m z z z z z z z z z I I I I I I I I I Figure 3.