Historic copper-silver mine near south bank of Cowichan Lake - similar to Mount Sicker with approximately 300,000t of waste rock and various hazards that need remediation, and only 30km away.
On the south side of Cowichan Lake, about 30 km south of Mount Sicker and a few hundred metres off a paved road, the historic Blue Grouse and Sunnyside mines left high-copper waste and open physical hazards. The mines operated in 1917–1919 and again from 1956 to 1960.
A sampling program across the waste area, reported November 2024, returned 2.37% Cu with 12.8 g/t Ag at Blue Grouse and 4.31% Cu with 8.91 g/t Ag at Sunnyside, from an estimated 300,000t of high-copper waste. Sasquatch holds an option on the property (extended to 2030). Recovering the copper also means clearing acid-generating waste and making century-old workings safe (Blue Grouse is beside a well-used recreation area).
