Mineral Exploration is the official publication of the Association of Mineral Exploration British Columbia.
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PorPhyry Projects Far Resources Ltd. at Tchentlo Lake; Kiska Metals Corp. at Redton; Rich Rock Resources at Tas and Eagle; Serengeti Resources Inc. at Osilinka, Rottaker, SYL and Fleet; and West Cirque Resources Ltd. at Heath. Around the Takomkane batholith, east of Williams Lake, Gold Fields Horsefly Exploration Corp. released a new resource calculation for the Woodjam copper-gold porphyr y deposit, which now stands at 227.5 million tonnes grading 0.31 per cent copper (indicated). The calculation includes the Southeast, Takom and Deerhorn zones. Happy Creek Minerals Ltd. reported good drill intersections on its Ridley Creek zone at the Fox tungsten skarn property northeast of 100 Mile House. Constantia Resources Ltd. commenced drilling at the Maggie porphyry copper prospect located north of Cache Creek. Work started after a program of community engagement that may set a 90 p78-103_BCExploration.indd 90 new standard for the industry. The largest exploration effort in the Guichon batholith (and possibly in the province) was by Teck Resources Limited near its Highland Valley copper-molybdenum mine near Logan Lake. Up to nine drill rigs were active at the Valley and Bethlehem pits. Within the Iron Mask batholith, near Kamloops, KGHM International continued engineering and baseline studies needed to advance its Ajax porphyry copper-gold project through federal and provincial environmental review processes. New data may result in substantial changes to project layout and design. Between Princeton and Merritt, Fjordland Exploration Inc. and Sumac Mines Ltd. commenced a phased program on the Dillard porphyry coppergold project, including mapping, geophysics and drilling. Sunrise Resources Ltd. completed a small drilling program at the Man-Prime property. Near Princeton, exploration at Copper Mountain Mining Corporation's namesake Copper Mountain Mine focused on areas north of Pit 2, on the Alabama trend, and south of Pit 3, with positive results. Sego Resources Inc. used reverse circulation drills to test the Cuba, Upper Regal, and Quintana zones at its Miner Mountain copper-gold project. Anglo Canadian Mining Corp. drilled the Combination zone of its Princeton copper-gold project adjacent to Copper Mountain Mine. Geoscience BC released geophysical and geochemical results of its Northern Vancouver Island Project in 2013. Junior and major companies followed with staking and initial reconnaissance work. Despite advances in 2011/2012 and a permit for additional drilling, Northisle Copper and Gold chose to put its copper-molybdenumgold North Island project on care and maintenance pending improvement in venture capital markets. w i n t e r 2 013 13-11-27 10:13 AM