Brican explores bulk tonnage bet in British Columbia

A former copper prospect is being re-examined by Brican Resources (VSE) for its potential to host large tonnage gold/copper mineralization.

A detailed IP survey was recently completed on the 1,854- acre MAN property located near Princeton, B.C., which the company says successfully delineated several zones that may contain disseminated sulphide mineralization. Only one of the zones had been previously drill tested.

President Gary Logan, B.Sc., describes the geological setting of its 100%-owned MAN property as typical of alkaline porphyry deposits like the Afton and Copper Mountain mines and the QR gold deposits near Quesnel. These deposits are characterized by large zones of disseminated sulphide mineralization, with values in copper and gold, usually mined by open pit methods.

The property was tested by drilling in the past and some of the higher grade gold intersections include: 10 ft grading 0.20 oz gold per ton; 20 ft grading 0.093 oz including 10 ft grading 0.15 oz. Brican says the potential for large zones of gold mineralization is suggested by additional intersections: 46 ft grading 0.02 oz; 49 ft grading 0.02 oz; 100 ft grading 0.03 oz, while sampling of a surface trench encountered an average grade of 0.10 oz over 46 ft. The best copper intersection is 0.45% over 210 ft.