iNTRUSIVES aROUND tHor & The Link to Epithermal Mineralization

Map Showing the location of a variety of intrusive rocks around the Thor deposit. The Silver Cup Anticline is the dominant control on the location of epithermal deposits in the area, and occurs along the northeast edge of the Kuskanax Batholith.

Eight km southwest of the Thor Project, the Trout Lake area hosts the well-known Max Endako-type molybdenum deposit; the age of this intrusive is well established at 80.2 MYA (Late Cretaceous).  The image to the left outlines all of the known intrusive rocks in the Trout Lake Area, from oldest to youngest. This area has a lengthy geological history of igneous events, ranging from the Jurassic to the end of the Cretaceous period.

Both the Galena Bay Stock and any prospective intrusive at Thor have been subsequently emplaced along the margins of the much older Kuskanax Batholith. This is a common occurrence with porphyry deposits in British Columbia.

At Thor, indications are that there is a substantive intrusive body located under the Thor epithermal deposit, and all of the recent exploration activity has been focused on understanding this important aspect of resource growth at Thor.