An extensive property for substantial exploration potential.
Fresh insights pave the way for innovative exploration strategies
Allows for continuous operations, maximizing productivity.
Previous explorations provide a solid base for further investigations.
Ensures efficient operation and resource transportation.
An extensive property for substantial exploration potential.
Fresh insights pave the way for innovative exploration strategies
Previous explorations provide a solid base for further investigations
Previous explorations provide a solid base for
further investigations.
Renowned for its resource-rich lands, Northern Vancouver Island boasts extensive historical and current forestry operations, along with significant copper production from the Island Copper Mine (BHP 1971-1995).
Notable active exploration programs and ongoing developments are led by Northisle Copper and Gold, Coast Copper, and Arcwest.
The Quatsino First Nations have modern policy and a history of accommodating respectful and sustainable exploration and mining activities within their lands
A newly recognized & underexplored magmatic trend and mineralization has been identified, representing B.C.’s youngest known porphyry belt.
The Klaskish Plutonic Suite (Klakish River) originated from plate-edge effects created by the subduction of the Juan de Fuca plate around 7 to 4.6 Ma.
Initial indications suggest an adakite composition to the
Klaskish River and Lois Plutons. Adakite rocks suggest fertile
source melt conditions with studies characterizing 43 large – scale Au-Ag-Cu-Mo porphyry deposits worldwide found that 38 are associated with adakites.
Established Jurassic-aged (200-145 Ma) porphyry deposits on Northern Vancouver Island are endowed with moderate gold mineralization.
Upper Miocene (10-4 Ma) is a prolific time period of giant porphyry deposit formation in Central Chile and contiguous Argentina
Strong potential for porphyry-style Cu-Mo-Au mineralization in either the Miocene adakitic Klaskish Intrusives or the Jurassic Island Intrusives within the large NIC Property
The NIC Property has a rich history of exploration, with encouraging historical results especially within its three main target areas.
Compliance Energy’s 2011 drilling uncovered porphyry-style mineralization, with 0.101% Cu over 185.1m in drill hole 11-NICN-04.
Recent Mapping by Teck (2021) revealed that mineralization is linked to a northeast-trending dyke swarm, in the same orientation as the 2011 drillholes.
Historical results and recent geological insights at the Tent Target Area, offer exciting opportunities for the continued exploration and potential discovery of valuable mineral resources.
There is a clear opportunity to potentially expand known mineralization through drilling perpendicular to the mapped dykes at the Tent Target Area
Exploration along promising magnetic features within and adjacent to the Klaskish pluton
The Berkshire/Iron Cop Target Area is positioned in the southern segment of the NIC Property and northeast of the Late Neogene Lois Pluton.
Originally discovered by Rio Tinto in the 1960s and further examined by Brinco in 1984 mineralization hosted in quartz veins with samples returning up to 24.2% Cu and 94.6 g/t Au. Notable drillhole intercepts include 0.558% Cu over 11.3 m
(IC84-1) and 0.341% Cu over 25.4 m (IC84-2).  Area is open for further exploration as there has been no reported work since 1991.
Magnetite creation and destruction in near-concentric alteration zones of porphyry systems often display circular anomalies in magnetic data. Both the Klaskish River Pluton and the Lois Pluton exhibit encouraging magnetic features in concert with anomalous Cu-Mo-Au samples
Reduced to the Pole
Magnetic Field Intensity
(Linear Color Distribution)— Major Lineament Overlay
