McBride Property

For complete information concerning the McBride River Property please click here to review in detail the November 2005 McBride River Geophysical Report prepared by Laurence Stephenson, P.Eng. and updated in April 2007.

Property Description and Location
The McBride Property is located 60 kilometres southeast of Dease Lake in northern British Columbia. The main British Columbia Highway 37 to Dease Lake is located 40 kilometres to the west of the claim groups comprising the McBride Property and an old winter road and placer mining trails come to within six kilometers of the McBride Property.

Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography
Access to the McBride Property is by helicopter with availability of locally based aircraft in Dease Lake. The winter road access to the claims comes off the main British Columbia Highway 37, approximately 10 kilometres to the south of Dease Lake. Dease Lake has regular scheduled air service from Smithers, British Columbia. Smithers and Terrace, British Columbia, which locally supply this region, are approximately 7 hours to the south along the main highway.

The area topography is rugged rising from the McBride River at 1000 metres to the top of area mountain ranges at over 1900 metres. The valleys are steep sided with forest vegetation of spruce, balsam and poplar trees with dwarf balsam and alder, grasses, lichen and mosses on the flat “mesa” like uplands and poorly drained areas above the tree line. Most of the claims lie in the latter environment with relief of 200 metres. Climate is also typical of the area with temperatures in the plus 10°C range for summer to the minus 15°C range during winter and substantial precipitation of over 700 mm including over 400 cm of snow during the October to April portion of the year. All the major river drainages flow year round and a dependable supply of water is available below the 1500 – 1600 metre elevation level.

The major river drainages of the claims flow to the Pacific Ocean and the continental divide between it and the Arctic Ocean lies a short distance to the north.

The region has had an active history in mining operations, has been permitted for mineral exploration and heavy equipment and operators are available. Smithers and Terrace, British Columbia and Watson Lake, Yukon are population centres with over 30,000 people and that are within a three to seven hour driveof the McBride Property. Dease Lake is 60 kilometres northwest of the McBride Property. All these centres have been intimately involved with mineral exploration and mining operations and are able to provide all amenities including police, hospitals, groceries, fuel, helicopter services, hardware and other necessary items. Drilling companies are present in communities nearby while assay facilities are located in Prince George and Vancouver, British Columbia.