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TABLE OF CONTENTS
S
UMMARY
.................................................................................................................................... 1
I
NTRODUCTION
............................................................................................................................. 3
P
ROPERTY
D
ESCRIPTION AND
L
OCATION
....................................................................................... 4
M
INERAL
T
ENURES AND
O
WNERSHIP
...................................................................................... 4
A
CCESSIBILITY
,
C
LIMATE
,
P
HYSIOGRAPHY
,
L
OCAL
R
ESOURCES AND
I
NFRASTRUCTURE
.................... 4
A
CCESS
................................................................................................................................ 4
C
LIMATE AND
V
EGETATION
..................................................................................................... 4
T
OPOGRAPHY AND
V
EGETATION
............................................................................................. 5
L
OCAL
R
ESOURCES AND
I
NFRASTRUCTURE
............................................................................. 5
G
EOLOGICAL
S
ETTING AND
M
INERALIZATION
.................................................................................. 6
R
EGIONAL
G
EOLOGY
............................................................................................................. 6
P
ROPERTY
G
EOLOGY
............................................................................................................ 8
M
INERALIZATION
.................................................................................................................. 11
E
XPLORATION
H
ISTORY
.............................................................................................................. 12
S
TRUCTURAL
A
NALYSIS
.............................................................................................................. 14
R
EGIONAL
1:1,500,000
S
CALE
A
NALYSIS
.............................................................................. 14
P
ROPERTY
1:100,000
S
CALE
A
NALYSIS
................................................................................ 20
T
ARGETS FROM THE
S
TRUCTURAL
S
TUDY
............................................................................. 24
CONCLUSIONS
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................... 26
STATEMENT
OF
EXPENDITURES .......................................................................................... 27
S
TATEMENTS OF
Q
UALIFICATIONS
............................................................................................. 28
R
EFERENCES
............................................................................................................................. 29
LIST OF TABLES
Table I. Xama Property Tenures. ............................................................................................... 4
Table II. Geochronology of Endako Batholith ............................................................................. 7
Table III. Geologic Map Units for the Xama Project Area ........................................................... 8
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1 -
Xama Property Location and Infrastructure Map. ....................................................... 3
Figure 2 - Xama Property tenure map. ....................................................................................... 5
Figure 3 - Xama property area geology. ..................................................................................... 9
Figure 4 - BC terrane map and significant deposits. ..................................................................15
Figure 5 - Regional scale linears identified based on topography. .............................................16
Figure 6 - Regional scale linears based on regional total field magnetics. .................................17
Figure 7 - Regional scale linears based on regional first vertical derivative magnetics. .............17
Figure 8 - Regional scale linears based on regional Bouger gravity. .........................................18
Figure 9 - Regional scale linear compilation ..............................................................................19
Figure 10 – Regional scale linear compilation on Bouger gravity map. ......................................19
Figure 11 - Regional scale linear compilation over GSC terrane map of BC. .............................20
Figure 12 - Property scale linears based on topography. ..........................................................21
Figure 13 - Property scale linears based on the digital elevation model. ...................................21
Figure 14 - Property scale linears based on total field magnetics. .............................................22
Figure 15 - Property scale linears based on first vertical derivative magnetics. .........................23
Figure 16 - Compilation of property scale linears over BCGS geology ......................................24
Figure 17 - Compilation of property scale linears with target locations. .....................................25