Owl Creek Project (Copper)

Summary

Five zones on a 10 km structural strike

The Owl Creek Project covers 3,522 hectares — including the expansion claim staked in March 2026 — with excellent logging-road access, located approximately 30 minutes north of Pemberton, British Columbia. The property is held 100% with no encumbrances and has seen comprehensive surface exploration: mapping, soil sampling, a regional airborne magnetic survey and historical diamond drilling, including ten diamond drill holes at Zone C in 1971 (Seraphim 1971).

Highlights — five zones on the trend

Zone	Grab samples (Cu)	Notes
Zone A	0.15% – 1.99%	Highest-grade samples to date
Zone B	0.12% – 0.80%	Copper-bearing, open
Zone C	0.23% – 0.47%	Extensive malachite on surface (July 2026 site visit); ~1,000 m strike × 300 m width, open in all directions, connects with Zone D; drilled 1971 (10 holes)
Zone D	—	Diorite identified from soil & geophysical surveys; connects with Zone C
Zone E	—	Expansion claim staked March 2026 — mineralized diorite and volcanic outcrops mapped historically (Rayner & Witherly 1975)

Mapping and sampling completed only in selected areas — significant project-wide coverage gaps remain.

July 2026 site visit — key observations

Extensive malachite mineralization on surface, particularly within Zone C — confirming a continuous copper-bearing system
Pervasive phyllic alteration (sericite–silica–pyrite) demonstrating a strong hydrothermal alteration footprint, with vectoring toward the hotter potassic zone under way
Multiphase stockwork and veining — repeated pulses of mineralizing fluids and structural preparation in the host rock
A larger diorite intrusion footprint than previously mapped, and successful relocation of historical drill sites

Regional geology

Owl Creek lies within the Cascade Magmatic Arc, a continental-margin arc system extending more than 1,200 km from northern California into southwestern British Columbia (Hildreth, 2007). The Cascade Arc hosts numerous Miocene-aged intrusive zones associated with porphyry-style copper-molybdenum and copper-gold mineralization, making it regionally significant for porphyry exploration. Regional benchmarks include:

Mt. Margaret (SW Washington) — historical resources of 523.0 Mt at 0.36% Cu, 0.011% Mo and 0.24 gpt Au
New Prosperity (south-central BC) — M&I resources (0.15% Cu cutoff) of 1,109 Mt at 0.24% Cu and 0.007% Mo

Exploration potential

The five zones span a 10 km structural strike from Zone A to Zone E — potentially interconnected segments of one larger continuous porphyry system
Airborne magnetic data identifies multiple high-priority targets for future work
Previous programs lacked multi-element assays — gold and silver potential is untested

2026 Exploration Program

Following a successful July 2026 technical site visit that confirmed extensive malachite mineralization at Zone C, Beyond Minerals' 2026 field program is refining the geological model and delineating potential drill targets. Progress reported September 8, 2026:

High-resolution drone imagery completed — outlined outcrops and identified several zones of malachite mineralization, supporting structural and lithological mapping
Over 70 rock samples collected for Cu-Mo-Ag & Au analysis — more than 50 from Zone C (altered diorite and andesite), 14 from first-pass prospecting at Zones A and D, and 5 submitted for thin-section study
Zone A confirms porphyry-style alteration and mineralization — field crews identified potassic alteration and localized chalcopyrite–bornite mineralization
Notice of Work submitted for a diamond drilling permit

Read the full September 8 release → · July 23 release →