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|  | |  Introduction The Kilometre 26 Gold-Nickel Project is located in central British Columbia approximately 55 kilometres northwest of Fort St. James. The property was staked to cover the area where, in 1983, Cominco discovered a quartz-ankerite-magnesite-mariposite boulder which repeatedly graded 8.1 grams per tonne gold. The style of gold mineralization and alteration encountered at Kilometre 26 with the boulder is similar to what has been called Mariposite Ore, in the prolific Motherlode district of California. Preliminary prospecting has also encountered mineralized ultramafic boulders containing up to 0.21% nickel at Kilometre 26. The Kilometre 26 property covers fifteen kilometres of the Pinchi fault trace (4,862 hectares) and is centered on a strong magnetic anomaly indicated on the Quest West helicopter-borne magnetic and electromagnetic survey flown for the B.C. government (Geoscience B.C.) and published in January, 2009. Introduction The Kilometre 26 Gold-Nickel Project is located in central British Columbia approximately 55 kilometres northwest of Fort St. James. The property was staked to cover the area where, in 1983, Cominco discovered a quartz-ankerite-magnesite-mariposite boulder which repeatedly graded 8.1 grams per tonne gold. Preliminary prospecting has encountered mineralized ultramafic boulders containing up to 0.21% nickel at Kilometre 26. The Kilometre 26 property covers fifteen kilometres of the Pinchi fault trace (4,862 hectares). The style of gold mineralization and alteration encountered at Kilometre 26 with the boulder is similar to what has been called Mariposite Ore, in the prolific Motherlode district of California. Property History The Kilometre 26 property was drilled in 1986 by Ross Beaty's Equinox Resources Ltd. who optioned the property from Cominco. A total of 734 metres was drilled in 21 reverse circulation holes and 14 of these holes encountered bedrock. While no significant gold or arsenic results were obtained, several holes encountered ultramafic rock confirming the location of the Pinchi Fault which had been interpreted geologically based on a change from Palaeozoic (Cache Creek Group) outcrop on the west side to Mesozoic (Takla Group) outcrop approximately 400 metres distant on the east side. In 2009, Eastfield noticed the claims had lapsed and staked them. In 2010, when nickel was discovered on the Kilometre 26 property the claims were expanded. Geology The Pinchi Fault is one of the pre-eminent structural features in central British Columbia and is a major structural feature that separates distinct geological terranes. It extends in a north-south orientation for more than 450 kilometres. Current hot spring activity on the Pinchi Fault at Tchentlo Lake, located 50 kilometres to the north of the Kilometre 26 Property, confirms that its activity continues. The Pinchi Fault is predominantly known for several mercury deposits which occur along it, the most significant of which is the Pinchi Lake Mercury mine located 18 kilometres to the south of the Kilometre 26 Property. The Pinchi Mercury Mine, currently owned by Teck Ltd., was discovered in 1937 and was in production from 1940 to 1944 and from 1968 to 1975. Mineralization The evidence indicates that the Pinchi Fault has considerable gold potential that has remained hidden because of glacial overburden. Gold mineralization was largely unknown within the Pinchi Fault System until Cominco's discovery of the mineralized boulder in 1983. It can be surmised that the Cominco boulder was not in place but most likely is derived from a nearby source within the Pinchi Fault Zone. The boulder, which was analyzed repeatedly, averaged 8.1 g/t gold. The style of gold mineralization in the Cominco boulder is similar to gold mineralization at the Snowbird Gold Deposit and Eastfield's Indata property. The Snowbird gold deposit is located on a probable splay to the Pinchi fault 40 kilometres to the southeast of the Pinchi Lake Mercury Mine. The Snowbird deposit, located on the south shore of Stuart Lake, has had minor production with a small amount of ore grading approximately 9.0% antimony and 8.0 g/t gold. Mineralization is typically hosted in listwanite ("mariposite" rock). Drilling completed in 1986 included a 15 cm vein which graded 8,508.41 g/t gold from within a 1.5 metre interval that graded 788.58 g/t gold. Another probable splay to the Pinchi Fault exists on the Indata property 65 kilometres to the north of the Kilometre 26 Property. In 1987 Eastfield discovered significant gold mineralization at the Indata property. Drilling at Indata has included 24 drill intercepts where the average vein intercept is 1.5 metres wide with an average grade of 8.41 g/t gold and 52.43 g/t silver. This average includes one very high result of 4.0 metres grading 47.26 g/t gold and 2.00 g/t silver. Alteration encountered in drill holes at Indata includes talc magnesite which is often the less altered precursor to listwanite ("mariposite") hosting mineralization in the California Motherlode belt. Subsequent to the staking of the Kilometre 26 claims, the area became additionally significant because of exploration being undertaken in similar rocks 30 kilometres to the west at the Decar project being explored by First Point Minerals Corp. and Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., a major iron ore company based in Cleveland, Ohio. At Decar, ultramafic rocks similar to those which occur at Kilometre 26 host an unusual iron-nickel alloy that is being explored as a potential new source of nickel (non-sulphide). Preliminary prospecting has encountered mineralized ultramafic boulders containing up to 0.21% nickel at Kilometre 26. Comparable Target Type The Pinchi Fault with its terrane bounding character, ultramafic lithologies, mercury mineralization and hot spring activity is comparable to both the Melones Fault and the Stony Creek Fault and as such offers potential for the discovery of a world class gold deposit. The Melones fault in the Motherlode district of California is commonly cited as being comparable to the Pinchi Fault. The 200 kilometre long Melones Fault is the structure responsible for nearly 50 million ounces of placer gold and more than 100 million ounces of lode gold, most of which was produced in the nineteenth century. In the Motherlode district ultamafic rocks, often serpentinized, are frequently spatially associated with gold mineralization and define the deep structures that formed the hydrothermal conduits for gold bearing fluids. In earlier descriptions from California the altered product was often called "Mariposite" and more recently has been called "Listwanite". The Motherlode district is famous for spectacular bonanza gold grades that occurred near the edge and on the outside of the serpentinite bodies and for the exceptional down dip continuity of ore bodies. The Stony Creek Fault in California is also comparable to the Pinchi Fault. The Stony Creek Fault is a major terrane bounding structure separating the Coast Range Ophiolite sequence from the Great Valley sequence. In 1978, Homestake Mining discovered the Mclaughlin deposit on the fault at a then mined out mercury mine. Gold at Mclaughlin is associated with siliceous sinter and contains minor hydrocarbon. A total resource of 24.3 million tonnes grading 4.49 g/t gold was defined and the deposit has since been mined out. Recent exploration in 2007 completed by First Point Minerals Corp. identified a potential leading edge form of nickel mineralization in the general area of the kilometer 26 project. The recently completed Decar Nickel Property agreement between First Point Minerals Corp. and Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., a major USA based iron mining company, has been favorably received by the investment community as Cliff's metallurgical and operating experience with large scale magnetic separation techniques may have direct application to the Decar project. The Decar project hinges around the recent identification of a naturally occurring nickel-iron alloy called awaruite (essentially a natural form of stainless steel). Decar is located approximately 30 kilometers west of the kilometre 26 project where one rock (rubble) sample collected in 2009 exceeded 0.13% nickel and another 0.20% nickel. First Point recently announced additional awaruite discoveries in this belt. Status The Kilometre 26 project is owned 100% by Eastfield and is optioned to Oroandes Resource Corporation. Oroandes may earn a 60% interest in Kilometre 26 by spending $1,575,000 on exploration, issuing 275,000 shares and making $107,500 in payments by September 25, 2013. Twenty-six line kilometers of grid were cut in 2009 preparatory to ground surveys planned for 2010. Access The property is easily accessible by a major industrial road and recent logging has resulted in the addition of logging roads. Overview and Maps
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