The Hopper Property is located in southwestern Yukon and is directly accessible via a two-wheel drive road from the Alaska Highway. The Aishihik Hydroelectric Dam, one of the three main power generating hydroelectric stations in Yukon, is located 15 km south of the property along the same access road.

This 5800 hectare property hosts copper-gold porphyry targets and copper-gold-silver skarn showings. Historical diamond drilling (DDH) was performed in 1977, 1978 and 1989 while percussion drilling (PDH) was performed in 1980. This drilling focused on testing skarn mineralization. Highlights from historical drilling are shown in the following table.

Drill Type – Year – Hole

Interval width (m)*

Copper (%)

Gold (g/t)

Silver (g/t)

DDH-77-02

18.59

1.94

0.867

15.16

DDH-77-04

8.96

1.36

0.728

10.29

PDH-80-01

18.29

1.52

N.R.

N.R.

PDH-80-39

9.14

1.44

N.R.

N.R.

DDH-89-02

7.79

2.00

0.677

14.39

DDH-89-04

5.01

0.62

0.334

13.57

*Drill intercepts are reportedly between 80 and 90% of true width. Values for gold and silver were not reported (N.R.) for percussion drill holes.

The skarn zone is only partially tested by drilling. Mineralization has been identified in four horizons, and a recent VTEM survey outlined a 1300 m long conductor that coincides with the known mineralization and its projected extensions along strike. The porphyry target is outlined by widely spaced bulldozer trenches and soil geochemical results.


© Bonaparte Resources Inc. 2011
Property Overview
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2011 Exploration Results

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