Surge Copper.
MINING IN NORTHERN B.C. A roundup of notable activity
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n June 2021, PWC reported that Canada’s mining
gold, molybdenum, and silver in the Measured and
sector performed fairly well during the COVID-19
Indicated categories.
pandemic, with initial uncertainty giving way to “a recovery for commodity prices that has delivered
significant gains to investors throughout much of 2020 and into 2021.”
The company is also earning into a 70 per cent interest in the Berg Property from Centerra Gold. Berg is a large, advanced-stage exploration project located 28 kilometres northwest of the Ootsa deposits. Berg contains
The report also states, “This agility put many Canadian
pit constrained 43-101 compliant resources of copper,
miners in a good position to benefit as prices of
molybdenum, and silver in the Measured and Indicated
commodities like gold, copper and iron ore began to rise
categories.
last year and have generally remained strong in 2021”.
Also making news in 2021 are the results from the
B.C.’s northern mining community was on the receiving
Consolidated Woodjam Copper Corp. drilling program at
end of many of these industry wins. Some of the more
the Woodjam copper gold porphyry project near the town
significant occurrences are as follows.
of Horsefly, approximately 50 kilometres northeast of the community of Williams Lake. Woodjam is located within
AT A GLANCE
the prolific Quesnel Terrane.
Surge Copper is advancing the Ootsa and Berg projects
The company has completed a 3913.63 m, nine-hole drill
in B.C. with large Cu-Au-Mo-Ag deposits surrounding a
program. Six holes completed in the Deerhorn Zone
mine and mill complex.
are in the lab and results are pending. Already released
The company owns a 100 per cent interest in the Ootsa Property, an advanced stage exploration project containing the East Seel, West Seel, and Ox porphyry deposits located adjacent to the open pit Huckleberry Copper Mine owned by Imperial Metals. The Ootsa Property contains pit constrained NI 43-101 compliant resources of copper,
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results include one hole in the Southeast Zone and two in the Megaton Target. Hole SE21-89 was collared in the higher grade copper-gold central portion of the Southeast Zone to reduce drill hole spacing for better definition and continuity. Two holes tested the Megaton IP target, approximately 2.0
