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The Fawn property is situated on the Nechako Plateau of central British Columbia, approximately 120 kilometres southwest of
Vanderhoof and 180 kilometres west of Quesnel. The property covers 1,005 acres, and includes the Buck claims 6 kilometres to
the east.
On the namesake Fawn claim (), four subparallel, easterly-trending
VLF-EM conductors
have been defined along
strike lengths of 700 to 2200 metres, with each remaining open along strike in at least one direction. Each of the four VLF
conductors is accompanied by silver-zinc-lead-arsenic soil geochemistry. The key area of interest is known as the Giver Zone,
where assays up to 12.9 grams (0.42 ounces) per tonne gold and 637 grams (20.48 ounces) per tonne silver have been documented.
Immediately east of the Fawn and included as part of the property, the Buck claims ()
cover a 3,000 metre long
zinc-arsenic-lead soil geochemical anomaly overlying Naglico Formation rocks, and referred to as the Rutt Zone. Stratabound
sphalerite-pyrrhotite mineralization, grading up to 4.69% zinc, is present in felsic ash tuffs. A primary area of interest
immediately south of the Rutt Zone is known as the Christmas Cake showing, where a 45 centimetre chip sample has assayed 542
grams (17.42 ounces) per tonne silver, 7.38% zinc, and 2.25% lead.
The most recent property assessment on the Fawn was completed in September 2008, and is documented in
on file with the Ministry of Mines in British Columbia. To quote from the report's introduction, “The Fawn property is an
epithermal Au-Ag prospect located within a cluster of significant, epithermal Au-Ag occurrences in the southern Nechako
Plateau of central British Columbia. These occurrences are structurally controlled and commonly associated with regional
lineaments. Several of these regional structures cross the Fawn property and are related to numerous showings in the area. Up
to 1997, several exploration programs consisting of geological, geochemical and geophysical surveys and diamond drilling were
conducted, focused primarily in the north part of the property. This work led to the discovery of the Giver Zone, a well
mineralized, structurally controlled epithermal gold-silver showing with drill results up to 2.0 g/t Au over 8.10 metres.
Despite exploration success on the Giver Zone, and significant indications of mineralization elsewhere, much of the property
remains relatively unexplored. The property is crossed by a major forest service road and recent logging has increased access
to all areas of the property. The property represents a low cost exploration bet with good potential.”
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