Clutch Opal Property

Clutch Opal Diatomite Project

Summary:

The Clutch Opal Property is 391.41 ha and comprises two key mineral occurrences — Clutch 1–4 (JR) and Pinaus—located near Falkland in the Kamloops/Vernon mining division of British Columbia. These showings present a compelling combination of gemstone (precious opal and agate) and industrial (diatomite) commodities with diverse geological settings.

Mineralization:

Clutch (MINFILE No 082LSW163)

• Agate: Widespread throughout lahars and basalt flows; occurs as amygdule fillings, fracture coatings, and cavity infillings, locally making up half the rock volume.

• Common Opal: Present in vesicles and fractures across the lahar and flow units.

• Precious Opal:

  • Documented in Unit 4 red lahar at the centre of the property.

  • Grains range from fine (1–2 mm) to larger fragments up to 4 cm.

  • Exhibits vivid green, blue, pink, and orange play of colour; facet-grade opal shows salmon to golden hues

• Associated Minerals: Jasper, tridymite-like phases, disseminated pyrite, and magnetite.

716 Zone:

• Discovery of a 10–15 cm thick diatomaceous earth (DE) layer in trenching.

• Northerly trending fractures filled with agate and common opal, with multiple stages of silicification and minor pyrite.

JR Zone:

• Quartz–agate–opal veins in fractured volcanics with iron-oxide staining.

Pinaus (MINFILE No  082LSW159)

• "At the Pinaus showing, waterlain, tuffaceous (rhyolite ash) shale and siltstone lie at the base of a rhyolite succession which passes upwards into rhyolite tephra and flows. The diatomaceous earth locally develops at the base of this succession."

Exploration Potential:

• The Clutch Property demonstrates all the hallmarks of the Okanagan opal district: abundant agate, confirmed precious opal occurrences, and structural/stratigraphic settings similar to the nearby Klinker deposit.

• Recommended work includes trenching/ripping fresh bedrock to expose unweathered material, systematic mapping of fracture systems, extensive potential for ground prospecting.

Property Available For Option or Purchase

Contact 

Email: buyminingclaims@gmail.com