Owl Creek Project (Copper) — Beyond Minerals

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 will refine the geological model and delineate potential drill targets:

Systematic geochemical sampling & detailed geological mapping at Zone C — establishing mineral and alteration vectoring to refine drill-ready targets
Prospecting Zones A, B, D and the Zone E expansion — confirming signatures consistent with Zone C and expanding the porphyry footprint
Notice of Work application to provincial regulators for a potential diamond drilling program

Read the full July 23 release →