By Jacques Houle, P.Eng. April 2015. BC MINFILE BC ARIS Assessment Reports

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PARKSVILLE AREA GEOLOGY AND

MINERALIZATIONBy Jacques Houle, P.Eng.

April 2015

Data Sources

BC MINFILEhttp://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geoscience/MINFILE/Pages/default.aspx

BC ARIS Assessment Reportshttp://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geoscience/ARIS/Pages/default.aspx

BC MapPlacehttp://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geoscience/MapPlace/Pages/default.aspx

BC Mineral Deposit Profileshttp://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geoscience/MineralDepositProfiles/Pages/default.aspx

Parksville Area Infrastructure

BCGS 2005 Geology

GSC 1st Vertical Derivative Aeromagnetics

BC MINFILE Occurrences

2 Prospects Both Cu+/-Ag Quartz

Veins

11 Showings 5 Cu+/-Ag Quartz Veins 2 Cu Skarns 2 Porphyry Cu+/-Mo+/-

Au 1 Limestone 1 Sub-Bituminous Coal

2 Syngenetic 1 Limestone 1 Sub-Bituminous Coal

11 Epigenetic 7 Cu+/-Ag Quartz Veins 2 Cu Skarns 2 Porphyry Cu+/-Au+/-Mo

BC Mineral Deposit Profiles

Porphyry/Skarn/Vein Deposit Models/Profiles

Co-genetic and Co-spatial

Relationships!

Current Erosional Level determines

Deposit Depth!

MINFILE Clusters + Aeromagnetics

MINFILE Clusters + Geology

Parksville AreaKey Points• Diverse Geology

• 3 Sedimentary• 1 Volcanic • 3 Intrusive

• Varied & Early Stage Mineral Occurrences• 2 Syngenetic – 2 Types• 11 Epigenetic – 3 Types

Key Points in General1. Geology generalized but very useful2. Aeromagnetics suggests underlying geology3. BC MINFILE occurrence location data generally poor4. BC Mineral Deposit Profile assignments may be incorrect5. BC ARIS data must be reviewed for each MINFILE

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