The Seagull Intrusion first attracted attention in the 1980's when black (magnetite) PGE bearing sands were found. Attempts to measure the depth of the intrusion were made in the 1990's using airborne magnetics and gravity. In 1997 17 claims were staked over the black sand area by Bob Fairservice who in turn had optioned the claims to Avalon Ventures Ltd. Avalon carried out ground magnetometer, mapping, trenching of the black sand and auger hole drilling in the black sand as well as 8 diamond drill holes to depths on average of 140 m to test the PGE bearing black magnetite layer within the upper pyroxenite phase (on surface and sometimes 25 m depth).
The property was then optioned to East West Resource Corporation and Canadian Golden Dragon Resources Ltd. who earned a 50% interest in 2000 by spending $300,000 and then continued to earn a 60% interest by spending a further $700,000. This was finalized in 2001 with the completion of 10 holes, down hole EM, and a detailed aeromagnetic survey. Drilling in 2000 consisted of hole WM00-01 initially to 606 m, then deepened to 820 m where the lower contact was found to be at 571 m which yielded 1.65 gm PGE over 4 m. It was later discovered that this intersection was the east edge of a larger layer extending west not identified until 2004.
