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Structure · Layer 02 of 11

Silver Cup Anticline.The district’s
structural backbone.

A folded geological framework linking Thor’s setting with the wider Silver Cup Mining District in southeastern British Columbia.

Geological framework
Silver Cup Anticline
Southwest limb
Thor deposit
Northeast limb
Historic mining centres

01 · Structural framework

One fold.
Two mineralized limbs.

The anticline organizes faults, fractures and hydrothermal pathways across the district. Mineralization occurs on both sides of the fold.

Taranis 3D interpretationGeological and geophysical features shown together. Interpretive surfaces are not a Mineral Resource estimate.

Northeast limb

Historic mining centres.

IXL · GYP · Nettie L. · Ajax

Southwest limb

The Thor deposit.

Ag–Au–Pb–Zn–Cu epithermal mineralization. Possible extensions beneath the Ferguson rockslide toward Slash and Abrahamson remain exploration interpretations.

02 · Field evidence

Deformation, preserved
in the rock.

Compression reshaped originally layered sediments through folding, faulting, shearing and recrystallization.

Broadview Formation

Folding & shearing.

Structural features preserved in the host rocks.

Broadview Formation

Coarse-grained greywacke.

The sedimentary fabric, seen up close.

03 · Exploration context

A framework for
the next test.

Mapping, airborne magnetics and magnetotellurics inform interpretations beneath cover. Concealed extensions require testing.

Original Taranis structural interpretation. Model colours retained from the source.

Six reasons the host-rock framework matters

  1. Metal deposition

    Rock–fluid reactions influence where metals precipitate.

  2. Fluid pathways

    Fractures and permeability guide mineralizing fluids.

  3. Alteration halos

    Mappable changes help guide exploration.

  4. Deposit geometry

    Rock behaviour influences vein shape and continuity.

  5. Mining conditions

    Rock competence affects support and dilution.

  6. System history

    Overprinting helps reconstruct geological events.

Continue the atlas · Layer 03 of 11

Epithermal Veins.

From the structural framework to the mineralized veins.

Silver Cup Anticline · Image detail

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