Granite Creek Zone
In 1991, two holes were drilled north of the Empress deposit in the Granite Creek zone to determine whether the geological setting present at the Empress continues to the north. No molybdenum mineralization occurs in either the Empress deposit in the volcanic rock or in the underlying granitic rock. Hole 91-43, drilled 191 metres north of the Empress deposit, intersected 3 zones of molybdenum mineralization totalling 26 metres, over a 100 metre width, with an average grade of 0.020 % Mo. Hole 91-49, 57 metres northwest of Hole 91-43 intersected 133 metres of 0.029% Mo from 53 metres to 187 metres including, from 57 to 133 metres, 77 metres of 0.035 Mo. This was followed by 89 metres of 0.23% Cu and 0.007 opt gold. The molybdenite is in intensely altered volcanic rock to 109 metres then altered quartz diorite to 178 metres where it changes to a mixture of altered and unaltered quartz diorite.
The Granite Creek zone was again drilled in 2007 and 2008. The main objective of the programs was to follow the trends of both molybdenum and copper mineralization intersected in Hole 91-49. To accomplish that objective, three of the 2007 holes were drilled northwest, north and northeast of Hole 91-49. Hole 07-60, collared 70 metres northeast of Hole 91-49, intersected the following molybdenum mineralization:
The Granite Creek zone was again drilled in 2007 and 2008. The main objective of the programs was to follow the trends of both molybdenum and copper mineralization intersected in Hole 91-49. To accomplish that objective, three of the 2007 holes were drilled northwest, north and northeast of Hole 91-49. Hole 07-60, collared 70 metres northeast of Hole 91-49, intersected the following molybdenum mineralization:
| Drill Hole Number |
Interval (metres) |
Width (metres) |
Molybdenum (%) |
| 07-60 | 52.50 - 73.50 | 21.00 | 0.019 |
| 94.50 - 170.40 | 75.90 | 0.027 |
