Comstock Project
Ideal Location In Southern B.C. Mining Country
First-time consolidation and comprehensive, modern exploration of 16 core, highly-mineralized showings
Active Mining & Discovery District With Nearby Milling Infrastructure
Proximity to:
Prominent epithermal and porhyry deposits (Craigmont, New Afton, Highland Valley)
Active mines (Teck Resources Highland Valley Copper, New Gold New Afton, Copper Mountain)
Milling facilities (Nicola Mining Craigmont, New Gold New Afton)
Recent discoveries ( Westhaven Gold Shovelnose, Kodiak Copper MPD)
Reduced Exploration Costs:
Adjacent to Coquihalla Highway (3 hrs from Vancouver, B.C.)
Existing internal road & trail infrastructure
Year-round exploration
Intersection of Established & Emerging Geological Belts:
Southwestern extent of established Quesnel Terrane (Copper/Gold Porphyry)
East-Central extent of emerging Spences Bridge Belt (Epithermal Gold)
Comstock Geology Overview
3,610 contiguous hectares
The property lies within the Western Belt of the Nicola Volcanic Group at the south-western extent of the Quesnel Terrane and East-Central extent of the Spences Bridge Gold Belt. The property sits near several prominent epithermal and porphyry deposits within the Nicola Group including Highland Valley Copper Mine, New Craigmont Mine, New Afton Mine, and the Copper Mountain Mine.
The geological setting of the Comstock Property allows for the potential of both volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits from the period of the Nicola arc emergence as well epithermal and porphyry deposit potential from its geographic location to intrusive bodies related to know porphyry-type mineral deposits.
Comstock Historic Exploration*
Milestones & Timeline
1880s: Copper and Gold mineralization was first discovered at the Victoria, Island, Charmer
1927: Small-scale production begins at Leadville Shaft (Ag-Pb-Zn), VMS deposit theory introduced
1970-80: Extensive trenching across property, various claims holders chasing VMS theory
1980s: Original Diane Zone Discovered
1988-89 drill holes totaling 567m, 60 m max depth, intercepting strong Copper & Gold
Copper prices collapsed, nearby Craigmont Mine closed
Original Diane project abandoned after 1989, despite strong shallow intercepts
1990-2000s: Disjointed claims ownership (Original, Leadville, LD claims groups), VMS theory continues
2011: Consolidation of Comstock begins, challenging VMS theory
2021-23: Final consolidation of 15 core historic showings
2023: First comprehensive airborne geophysics survey, identifying anomalies below Original Diane drilling
2024: Suspected zones of argillic, eptihermal, intrusion-related identified (VMS debunked)
Sampling Highlights (up to):
COPPER: 12 showings with sampling >1.0% Cu, incl 8 showings > 2% Cu, sampling to 27% Cu
GOLD: 4 showings with ≥ 19 gpt (up to 56 gpt Au), 8 showings with > 2 gpt Au
SILVER: Historic production of 1.86 oz/t Ag, sampling to 428 gpt Ag
ZINC: 4 showings with ≥ 1% Zn, historic production of 0.67%, sampling to 6.1% Zn
LEAD: Historic production of 16% Pb, sampling to 10.9%
1988 Shallow Drilling Highlights
Completed 1988 and limited to ~68 m true depth
9 holes, 570 m total
Original-Diane Zone:
Gold and Copper in all 9 holes
24.7 gpt Au intercept across (0.75m), > 2 gpt Au across (0.62m, 0.91m, 1.07m, 0.91m)
> 0.97% Cu intercepted in four holes (0.61 m, 0.92 m, 1.0 m, 1.22 m intervals)
*Copper assays capped at 10,000ppm and not re-assayed
Historic Leadville Shaft
Historic Trenching
*Sources
Nelles, D.M. - Diamond Drilling Report on the Stirling Group (Diane 1-5 Mineral Claims) for Abermin Corporation. July 20, 1988. AR 17721.
Historical drilling, rock sampling, and chip sampling results are historical in nature and have not been verified by a Qualified Person; therefore, they should not be unduly relied upon.