Project :: Badshot
Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Revelstoke, B.C.
Len Lindstrim
Not your typical President/CEO
The Badshot Formation is often referred to as the formation that contains the largest lithological hosting potential for mineable deposits in the Kootenay Arc.
The Badshot Project is located approximately 65 km east-southeast of the City of Revelstoke within the Badshot Mountain occurrence situated on the divide between the Perry Lode Creek and the Badshot Creek. The Badshot tenure package occurs in the Trout lake stratigraphy at the northern end of the Kootenay Arc and is highly prospective for a significant polymetallic deposit.
Limited geological reports indicate that there are a series of flat lying parallel veins in the system, like the main vein mined in the 1900’s. The flat lying nature of the quartz veins plunge into the side of the mountain (north) with the upper most showing near the base of the mountain. It was estimated that approximately 100 feet exists between the valley plateau and the upper most showing.
Locally, the vein system is at the foot of a bluff along the contact of the northwest trending limestone band and a phyllite. The veins (< 1.0 m) consist of white sugary textured quartz with calcite and galena. Grey copper (tetrahydrite), pyrite and sphalerite are the main sulfides present. (1).
As these are historical figures they are not NI 43-101 compliant.
Badshot Production Summary
| Year | Tonnes Mined | Tonnes Milled | Mineral | Gms Recovered |
| 1896 | 54 | 54 | Ag | 416556 |
| Pb | 40,500,000 | |||
| Zn | ||||
| 1904 | 25 | 0 | Ag | 120,026 |
| Pb | 10,977,000 | |||
| Zn | ||||
| 1914 | 49 | 0 | Ag | 283,661 |
| Pb | 27,440,000 | |||
| Zn | 920,000 |
The property was visited by Liberty in August 2008 and the results from surface chip sampling around the old adits conducted by L. Buss PGeo are as follows:
| Sample # | Ag (g/t) | Cu (%) | Pb (%) | Zn (%) |
| 203658 | 4759 | 0.08 | 38.79 | 19.5 |
| 203661 | 2247 | 0.01 | 65.53 | 16.2 |
| 203663 | 310 | 0.09 | 9.04 | 5.83 |
Of the samples collected by L. Buss PGeo 7 chip samples averaged 1205.9 g/t Ag, 35.16% Pb and 6.46% Zn. The highest chip sample from a quartz vein in the ventilation raise (Adit 1) on the eastern edge of the vein exposure returned a value of 4759 g/t Ag 38.79% Pb and 19.5% Zn. The sample from a sugary vein on the eastern hanging wall of main Adit 1 (~1 foot thick) graded 2247 g/t Ag, 65.53% Pb and16.2% Zn. (2)
One of the Adit veins that assayed 2247 g/t Ag, 65.53% Pb, 16.25% Zn
A sample collected on the property further along the contact zone by local well known Kootenay prospector Jack Denny (and subsequently donated to the Nelson Chamber of Mines where it is on display) returned an assay value of 899 oz/t silver.
The Badshot is a favourable drilling project due to the high grade nature and geological lithology. Unfortunately positive hole angles would be required for the program otherwise major road construction blasting would be needed for the elevated drill pads. An estimated 3,000 to 5,000 meters would be good for an initial pass to determine the extent and number of mineralized zones. With the small tonnage – high grade potential of the deposit, more parallel quartz veins would need to be discovered at depth, for economic viability.
Liberty considers the property highly prospective for a significant deposit of silver, lead, zinc. Infrastructure into the property is fairly limited. However there is an old road/trail into the area from Gainer Creek via Trout Lake that Liberty intends to reopen in the spring to commence an exploration program with more modern techniques including airborne geophysics and initial drill program.
- BC MINFILE 00KNW033
- ECO TECH LABORATORY_Certificate of Assay AK 2008