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Commander owns six properties in north-central British Columbia hosting porphyry-style copper,gold and molybdenum prospects >> See Map & Historic Results. Mineralization is associated with Hogem Batholith intrusives and Takla volcanics. Seven are located within a 17 kilometre radius and proximal to access roads. Two (Abe, Pal) have drill-ready targets. With additional ground surveying the six remaining properties can be quickly brought to drill stage.

Numerous mines and sub-economic deposits have been identified in similar rocks extending northwesterly across the entire province. The Kemess Copper-Gold Mine is currently in production with a second deposit slated for production (Kemess North) in the final stages of the permitting process. Resumption of production is under review at the Mt. Polley Mine in the southern portion of the belt. The Iron Mask and Afton mines at Kamloops, QE Gold and Princeton Copper are past producers.

Improved metal prices and more favourable exploration climate has revitalized interest in porphyry targets in British Columbia.Commander welcomes joint venture proposals on these properties.

Location

During the 2005 Cordilleran Roundup in Vancouver, recent government mapping which highlighted the mineral potential of the company's properties was presented by P. Schiarizza.
See Map


The Abraham Creek intrusive complex was favourbly compared to the Iron Mask Batholith which hosts a number of porphyry deposits including the Afton Cu-Au deposit in southern B.C.
>>See Map

Maps & Figures from:
P. Schiarizza, L. Diakow, G. Nixon and R. Friedman:
Contrasting arc-magmatic histories and mineralization settings in the Toodoggone River and Johanson Lake map areas
2005 Cordilleran RoundUp Presentation, Vancouver, B.C.

Commander acquired the Abe and Pal properties by staking in 1990. Exploration work included ground magnetic and IP surveying, soil surveying, lithogeochemistry along with prospecting and mapping. Ten shallow holes encountered encouraging copper and gold values requiring further drill testing on Abe. Only a small portion of the Abe target was drilled. No drilling was competed on Pal

Both properties exibit classic geochemical and geophysical signatures characteristic of porphyry mineralizing systems. Lateral extent of the alteration and mineralization is indicative of large mineralizing systems. The limited drilling completed on Abe confirmed the presence of significant gold within the system.

For maps and target details on the properties see >> Maps & Details

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COMPARISON OF ABRAHAM CREEK COMPLEX & IRON MASK BATHOLITH

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BC Cu-Au-Mo Porphyries
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  • ABE >> see more
    Targets drill-ready,
    Abraham Creek Complex

  • TUT >> see more
    Known copper, gold mineralization,
    Abraham Creek Complex

  • PAL >> see more
    Targets drill-ready

  • TUT4 >> see more
    Known copper, gold molybdenum mineralization

  • MATE >> see more
    Known copper, gold mineralization

  • ATEN >> see more
    Known copper, gold mineralization

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ABE PROPERTY: TARGET HIGHLIGHTS

  • Favourable Host Rocks
     alkaline & calc-alkaline stocks intrude Takla volcanics

  • IP chargeability anomaly
     moderate to strong

  • IP Low resistivity
     associated with chargeability anomaly

  • Copper soil anomaly of >800 ppm Cu over 1 km2 area
     largely coincident IP anomalies

  • Gold soil anomaly of >200 ppb Au over 2 km2 area
     adjacent and parallel to copper soil and IP anomalies

  • Anomalous molybdenum
     in streams and 0.25% in outcrop

  • Evidence of porphyry-style alteration & mineralization
     Up to 2.3% Cu and 14 g/t Au in surface samples

  • Open in all directions
     previous drilling all vertical holes to <100 m depth

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TUT PROPERTY

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ATEN PROPERTY

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MATE PROPERTY

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PAL PROPERTY: TARGET HIGHLIGHTS

  • Favourable Host Rocks
     alkalic stock intrudes Takla volcanics

  • Evidence of porphyry-style alteration & mineralization
     on the flanks of a magnetic anomaly

  • Anomalous copper in soil
     Up to 4308 ppm Cu

  • Anomalous gold in soil
     Up to 294 ppb Au adjacent & parallel to Cu soil & IP anomalies

  • Magnetic High
     1200 m long with associated chargeability & Cu soil anomalies

  • IP chargeability anomaly
     coincident with magnetic anomaly and some Cu in soils

  • Open in all directions
     No previous drilling, exposure is very limited

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