I GEOLOGICAL REPORT on the

I JAN 1 12000 I

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I Gold Commkwmer’s Office VANCOUVER, EX %C,r I

CARAMELIA PROJECT

Greenwood Mining Division British Columbia

North Latitude 49 07’ West Longitude 119 14’ 30”

NTS OS2E /3E Greenwood Mining Division

Prepared for Big Blackfoot Resources Ltd.

1300 S’h Street S.W. #501A

Calgary, Alberta T2R lB2

Prepared by RE. Miller B. Eng Sci., P. Geo.

P.O. Box 2941 Grand Forks, B.C.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SUMMARY

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INTRODUCTION

1.1 Location and Access 1.2 Topography and Physiography 1.3 Property and Claim Status 1.4 History

GEOLOGY and MINERALIZATION

2.1 General Geology 2.2 Regional Geology

1999 WORK PROGRAM

DISCUSSION of RESULTS

4.1 Procedure 4.2 Soil Sample Enzyme Leach Geochemistry

CONCLUSIONS and RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 Conclusion 5.2 Recommendation

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Figure #l Location and Access Figure #2 Claim Map Figure #3 General Geology Figure #4 Enzyme Leach Soil Geochem

Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E

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Expenditures References Statement of Qualifications Certificate of Analysis Statement of Work

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SUMMARY

This report pertains to the 1999 reconnaissance exploration program to evaluate the mineral potential of the 97 Next claim. The 97 Next claim is located near 49 07’ Latitude and 119 14’ 30” Longitude and is part of Big Balckfoot Resources Caramelia Project. The 97 Next claim underlain by Anarchist Series rocks and proximal to the historical McKinney Mines to the east, which also fall within the Caramelia Project, represents a favourable location for gold exploration. Gold and base metal targets include quartz veins, shear zones and skarns.

Historical records show that from 1894 to 1962 the Cariboo-Amelia Mine at Camp McKinney, which is located approximately 1500 metres to the south east of the 97 Bev claims, produced 124,452 tonnes grading 20.39 grn/tonne gold with credits for silver, lead, zinc, and silica, from a mesothermal quartz vein hosted by metasedimentary rocks. This production data includes 6.094 tonnes of ore averaging 36.41 gmtonne gold from a fault-off set portion of the vein.

Continued exploration efforts should include investigating the westerly extension of the main vein systems. The possibility for gold skarns, should be investigated as the Anarchist series metasedimentary rocks near 97 Next are similar to the host rocks at the Crown Jewel gold skarn deposit located approximately 22 km to the south in the State of Washington.

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 LOCATION and ACCESS

The 97 Next is located along the north west edge of Camp ?&Kinney 12 km north of Bridesville, B.C. near the Mount Baldy Ski Resort. It is found on mapsheet 82E/3E at 49 07’ Latitude and 119 14’ 30” west Longitude in the Greenwood Mining Division (Figure #l).

The property is accessible from Highway #3 via the Mount Baldy Road at a point 34 km east of Osoyoos or 15 km west of Rock Creek near the Rock Creek Canyon Bridge, then north along the Mount Baldy Road to the claim. Alternatively, access can he gained via Highway #97 from Oliver, B.C. then 36 km east to the claim area.

1.2 TOPOGRAPHY AND PHYSIOGRAPHY

The claim is located on a gentle to moderate undulating southwest exposed slope. The slopes are covered with grasses, sedges and willows in low lying and open areas and with Lodgepole pine, Tamarack and Douglas Fir along north faces and upland areas.

The claim, with rare exception, is glaciated and covered in a thick mantle of glacial till and fluvial sediments.

Elevations range from 1100 to 1600 metres above sea level with moderate relief. The claim is located in the interior Dry Belt and has relatively low precipitation

1.3 PROPERTY AND CLAIM STATUS (Figure #2)

The 97 Next consists of nine units with the pertinent data listed below:

CLAIM NAME TENURE # UNITS EXPIRY DATE*

97 Next 359679 9 October 3,200O

*Pending acceptance of this report

1.4 HISTORY

Camp McKinney was, at the end of the last century, an important center of gold production. It was first discovered in 1887 with active milling commencing in 1894. The main center of activity focused on the Cariboo-Amelia Mine which

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has undergone three separate phases of development. The main period of production lasted 11 years from 1894-1904. In subsequent years, chiefly from 1940-l 946 and 1960-1962, leasing operators produced a moderate amount of ore. Total production amounted to 137,184 tons of ore from which 8 1,603 ounces of gold and 16,527 ounces of silver was recovered.

Hedley (1940) during his examination of Camp McKinney indicates that the easterly striking Cariboo-Amelia vein averages 4 feet in width and consists of milky to bluish quartz carrying pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena and free gold. The vein which is frequently displaced by flat, south dipping faults, has been traced for a strike length of about 3,000 feet and a measured depth of 530 feet. Hedley also notes that the most productive stopes are in greenstones and that gold values also appear to be directly related to the vein width and the sulphide content of the vein.

Numerous other production efforts including shafts, cuts and pits attest to the activity in the Camp McKinney area.

2.0 GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION

2.1 GENERAL GEOLOGY

Glacial deposits cover a good portion of the area, but near Mount Baldy in the Camp McKinney area, rock exposures are numerous. Rocks in the area belong to the Anarchist series. The Osoyoos granodiorite batholith intrudes the formations to the west and south-west (Figure #3).

The Anarchist series consists primarily of rocks of sedimentary origin formations include pure and impure quartzites, greenstones and limestones. All are interstratified and most are well banded. Alteration has been extensive but no schistosity has been developed within the formations. Re-crystalization and silicification are general.

The normal strike of the sedimentary beds is northwesterly with a modest northeasterly dip. Locally there is some folding but of a minor nature and faulting is widespread.

2.2 REGIONAL GEOLOGY

The Camp McKinney area has been mapped regionally by Cockfield (1935) and in much greater detail by Hedley (1940). The geology of the camp consists of interbedded and, locally, finely banded and folded quartzites and

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Altered greenstones and argillaceous quartzite appear to trend north west onto the 97 Next claim near the south east corner and represent the only outcropping of older rocks observed within the claim boundaries as almost all of the claim is covered with recent sediment.

The main mineralization at Camp McKinney is related to metasediments that have been cut by auriferous quartz veins which in the main zone, averages 1.2 metres but widths up to 3 metres have been reported. Mineralization consists of pyrite, galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite and free gold.

3.0 1999 WORK PROGRAM

The 1999 work program, based on the 1998 Assessment Report recommendations, consisted of the collection of fourteen soil samples from fifteen stations spaced fifty metres apart along a north-south line in the extreme north eastern edge of the property. The soil samples were subjected to enzyme leaching and semi quantitative analysis. The enzyme leach technology was selected based on various technical reports and articles which suggested that this analytical technique may be able to detect metalliferous anomalies in areas of recent deep cover where the suspected ore zone or structural trend does not outcrop. The selection of the site to be tested within the 97 Next claim was based on a reconnaissance of the claims to the east of the 97 Next including parts of the LOU, EDWARD THE VII, Bev 21 and Bev 22, to determine the general strike and dip of exposed mineralized quartz bearing structures. Generally the mineralized structures of interest that could be projected towards the east boundary of the 97 Next, were striking north 60 degrees west from an area south and east of the EDWARD THE VII claim.

4.0 DISCUSSION OF RESULTS

4.1 PROCEDURE (Figure #4 Map in pocket)

Great care was taken to collect the soil samples well below the organic layer such that the samples were fairly dry and contained a minimal amount of organic material. This was done in order to prevent the possibility of contamination from organics and the potential change of oxidation state for manganese. The samples were sent immediately to the lab for sample prep. The initial point of the north-south line was started approximately fifty metres south west of the 97 Next L.C.P. The grid line was then established southerly, parallel

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to the 97 Next east boundary. Due to the inability to get below the organics at station 4S, no sample was taken at this point.

4.2 SOIL SAMPLE ENZYME LEACH GEOCHEMISTRY

Interpretation of the data was based on discussions with the geochemist employed by the lab that was utilized by Big Blackfoot Resources. These discussions were based on his knowledge of case studies. Prior to any analytical work, the laboratory geochemist suggested that if one was looking for a buried mineralized structure that one would most likely expect to see a low chlorine value directly over the structure with peaks of high values on each side of the structure. Further he suggested that titanium may behave in the same manner and that the rare earths may show positive values in close proximity to the suspected structure. When the analytical data was received, it appeared that the lowest chlorine value was central to the high peaked values on either side of the structural trend. The titanium showed two high values as “rabbit ears” on either side of the projected structural trend. There are weakly elevated anomalies for arsenic and rare earths, as well as zirconium within the trend projection along with a depletion of barite and manganese within the same zone. On the plan map of the claim, four geochemical profiles have been selected which depict the chlorine, manganese and barium lows as well as the zirconium high within the suspected buried structural zone.

5.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 CONCLUSION

It would appear that the enzyme leach technology has some value in investigating the potential for buried mineralized zones and related structures. This technique would provide a technique to investigate areas of the 97 Next claim that are covered with recent glacial fluvial sediments.

5.2 RECOMMENDATION

Complete two more lines of soil sampling 100 metres apart, west of the 1999 line, for enzyme leach analytical investigation.

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APPENDIX A EXPENDITURES

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EXPENDITURES

Consulting 2 days @$300,00/day Field Help

1 man x 2 days x $lOO.OO/day Field Vehicle

2 days x $45.00/day Assays $25.00 x 14 samples Shipping & Supplies Report & DraRing, Phone calls to Lab for Consultation, misc. office expenses

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$ 600.00

$ 200.00

$ 90.00 $ 350.00 $ 45.21

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APPENDIX B REFERENCES

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REFERENCES

EMPR, 1989. B.C. Mineral Exploration Review 1988, B.C. Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Information Circular 1989- 1, 1989.

EMPR., 199 1. MlNFILE/pC. B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Minfile #082ESWO20, revision date February 18, 1991.

Hainsworth, W.G., 1989. Report on the Phase 2 Operation (Diamond Drilling) Concerning Claims L752 Fontenoy, L753 Last Chance. Report for Bravo Resources Inc. dated July 21, 1989.

Hedley, M.S., 19940 Goelogy of Camp McKinney and of the Cariboo-Amelia Mine. B.C. Department of Mines Bulletin No. 6, 39pp, 1940.

Hickey, R. J., 1992. The Buckhom Mountain (Crown Jewel) Gold Skam Deposit, Okanogan County, Washington Economic Geology Volume 87, 1992, ~~125-141.

Hill, H.L. and Star&, L.P., 1960 the Camp McKinney Gold Mine. Paper presented to the 66th Annual convention, Northwest Mining Association, Spokane, Washington, December 2, 1960.

Lammle, C. 1993. Geophysical Report, Caramelia Project, Wiarton (L.8856) and Brook Mineral Claims, Last Chance (L75 1) and Fontenoy (L.752). Report submitted to McKinney Mines Corp., dated September 24, 1993.

Lammle, C. 1995. 1994 Assessment Work Program, Linecutting, Induced Polarization and Diamond Drilling Caramelia Project. Report submitted to Gold City Mining Corp., dated January 3 1, 1995.

Miller, R.E. Geological Report on the 97 Next Claims, Caramellia Project. Prepared for Big Blackfoot Resources Ltd. December 1998

Schroeter, T.G., Lund and Carter, G. (1989) Gold Production and Reserves in British Columbia: B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Open File 1989-92.

Templemann-Kluit D. (1989) Penticton Map Area, British Columbia; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File Map 1969.

APPENDIX C STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

I ROBERT E. MILLER, of Spokane, Washington U.S.A. DO HEREBY CERTIFY:

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THAT I am a Geological Engineer with a business address of P.O. Box 2941, Grand Forks, British Columbia. VOH 1HO.

THAT I am a graduate from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering (1969).

THAT I have practiced my profession continuously since graduation.

THAT I personally supervised the 1999 exploration program discussed in this report.

THAT I do not own or expect to receive any interest in the property described herein, or in any securities of any company rendered in the preparation of this report.

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