002 / BC · Cu · Au · Porphyry / VMS
Ticktock Property
Iskut-Eskay rift segment of the Stikine terrane, Golden Triangle, British Columbia · 23 km NW of past-producing Eskay Creek, between Enduro Metals' Newmont Lake and Aben Resources' Forrest-Kerr. Eskay-style VMS and Cu-Au porphyry targets.
Property purchase agreement with Troy Minerals Inc. (CSE: TROY). Announced March 12, 2025. Consideration: C$5,000 cash within five days of signing, 1,000,000 common shares within ten days of CSE approval, and C$250,000 in work commitments within four years. Troy retains a 1.0% NSR royalty. Subject to a four-month statutory hold on shares.
A1 / CONTEXT
Iskut-Eskay Rift Segment, Golden Triangle.
Ticktock sits within the Stikine terrane of northwestern British Columbia, in the Iskut-Eskay rift segment of the broader Golden Triangle. The property is located between Enduro Metals' Newmont Lake property and Aben Resources' Forrest-Kerr property in the Skeena Mining Division.
A2 / TARGETING MODELS
Two primary deposit-style targets are recognized in this part of the Golden Triangle:
Eskay-style VMS / volcanogenic precious-metal-rich subaqueous-volcanic-hosted Au-Ag, hosted in Lower Jurassic Hazelton Group felsic volcanic rocks and overlying mudstones. This is the deposit style of the past-producing Eskay Creek mine.
Cu-Au porphyry, associated with Early Jurassic to Eocene intermediate-to-felsic intrusive complexes that occur throughout the Iskut-Stewart-Galore camps. KSM and Galore Creek are regional analogs for this targeting model.
Ground-specific targets will be defined by further mapping, sampling and geophysics, building on the vendor work summarized below.
A3 / PROPERTY GEOLOGY
Near the Stuhini–Hazelton Contact.
The property lies wholly within the Stikine terrane, close to the contact between the Triassic Stuhini Group and the Jurassic Hazelton Group, informally known as the “Kyba red line”, which is spatially associated with many deposits in the Golden Triangle. It is underlain primarily by quartz diorite and lesser biotite diorite to tonalite of the McClymont Plutonic Suite, intruded by the younger, post-accretionary quartz-monzonitic McClymont Creek Pluton. Slivers of Devonian–Silurian Stikine Assemblage limestone host skarn-style mineralization in the northern part of the property.
Glacier coverage on the property retreated markedly between 2013 and 2020, exposing outcrop that was previously under ice.
A4 / MINERALIZED ZONES
- Northern zone
- Skarn & massive sulphidePyrite, chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite and magnetite in massive sulphide lenses, possibly with overlapping vein-hosted gold
- Eastern zone
- Probable skarnPyrite and malachite mineralization; very limited data
- Southern zone
- Gold-bearing quartz veinsQuartz veining and stockworks within volcanic rocks
Prior work includes multi-element soil geochemistry (Cu, Au, Ag, Mo, As, Sb, Zn, plus a 2022 soil program) and partial coverage by two regional airborne surveys: a 2013 VTEM and magnetic survey flown over the adjoining Forrest-Kerr property, and a 2018 survey over the Big Mac property. Total magnetic intensity suggests a north-northeast trend, with a magnetic high interpreted to reflect Devonian diorite surrounded by marine sediments.
A5 / ACCESS & SETTING
- Road access
- Within 4 kmvia the Eskay Creek mine access road off BC Highway 37 North; property access by helicopter
- Infrastructure
- Forrest-Kerrrun-of-river hydroelectric station and camp nearby, usable to support exploration
- Neighbours
- 23 km NW of Eskay Creek15 km SE of Enduro Metals’ NW Zone · 25 km NE of the historic Snip mine
A6 / FIELD PHOTOGRAPHS & MAPS
Photographs and maps: Troy Minerals Inc., Ticktock Property presentation, November 8, 2023. Historical and vendor information; the Company’s qualified person has not independently verified it.
Adjacent properties. The Ticktock property is located in the broader Golden Triangle region of northwestern British Columbia, which hosts a number of past-producing mines, currently-operating mines, and developments. These include, without limitation, the past-producing Eskay Creek deposit, the Brucejack mine, the KSM and Galore Creek deposits, and the Newmont Lake and Forrest-Kerr properties. Information regarding these adjacent or nearby properties is provided for geological and jurisdictional context only. Mineralization on adjacent or nearby properties is not necessarily indicative of mineralization on Molten Metals' Ticktock property.
Qualified Person. The technical content on this page has been reviewed and approved by Deepak Varshney, P.Geo., a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101. No NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate has been prepared on the property.
Forward-Looking Information. This page contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation, including statements regarding exploration plans, targeting models, and corporate work programs. Forward-looking information speaks only as of the date hereof and the Company disclaims any obligation to update it except as required by law.
Adjacent / Neighbouring Properties. References to nearby mines, deposits, showings, drill results, or production figures on properties not held by Molten Metals Corp. are provided for geological and jurisdictional context only. Mineralization on adjacent or nearby properties is not necessarily indicative of mineralization on Molten Metals Corp.'s properties. The Qualified Person has not verified the information disclosed by the holders of those properties.
Mineral Resources. No mineral resource or mineral reserve has been defined on this Property under NI 43-101 — Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. There is no guarantee that further exploration will result in the determination of a mineral resource. Mineral exploration is inherently speculative and involves significant risk.
Qualified Person. The scientific and technical information on this page has been reviewed and approved by Deepak Varshney, P.Geo., a Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101.