Extract from MINFILE No 104F 002:
Development status: Undeveloped Prospect
A small stock of Tertiary-Cretaceous quartz monzonite porphyry intrudes moderately dipping Upper Triassic andesite and finely bedded siltstone. An annular ring of syenite with hornfels and amphibolites approximately one kilometre in diameter surrounds the intrusive. The syenite is thought to be a product of metasomatism and hydrothermal alteration. Quartz monzonite dykes up to 1.5 metres wide cut the syenite near the main intrusive stock. The whole complex is cut by light green lamprophyre and andesitic dykes.
A strong steeply dipping fracture system trending north and northeast cuts the syenite and to a lesser extent the quartz porphyry, volcanics and sediments. Magnetite, specular hematite and molybdenite occur in fractures. The molybdenite occurs as fine-grained disseminated flakes within the quartz veins. This type of veining and mineralization were observed over much of the claim area but mainly within the syenite.
The main mineralized zones appear to be peripheral to the intrusive stock. The zones have a north-south elongation parallel to the more prominent faults. They are approximately 60 by 120 by 300 metres in plan with vertical exposures of 90 to 300 metres. Surface material is highly oxidized leaving vuggy quartz veins with minor disseminations of molybdenite and powellite.
Average grades of 0.05 to 0.06 per cent molybdenite were obtained from surface samples. A 55 metre length of drill core contained 0.15 per cent molybdenite.
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