British Columbia on tidewater on uninhabited Aristazabal Island near Bella Bella. Aristazabal Island is 600 kilometers north east of Vancouver and 200 km south of Prince Rupert on the BC coast.

Large areas of the claim group are underlain by medium to coarse-grained limestone. The rock weathers medium grey where exposed to sunlight but on the fresh surface it is typically white, and occasionally streaked with thin, discontinuous grey zones. Limited sulfide contamination is evident near the major intrusive contacts and in zones of lower overall purity. The major impurity encountered is dolomite [CaMg[CO3]2 ]. Widespread silicate contamination of the carbonate rocks is not in evidence.
The high-purity CaCO3 areas are characterized by solution erosion along jointing, which produces a very rough and abrupt micro-topography with a high proportion of bare outcrop. Soils are often thin to absent on areas underlain by pure limestone, consisting of moss and residual organics with little insoluble mineral matter. Conversely, low-purity limestones are typically found with better developed soils. Dikes easily escape notice because they are always covered by a thin layer of mineral soil and do not stand out topographically.

Small scale quarrying has been carried out on the island in the past with the most recent quarrying activity having taken place in the late 1960’s. Several exploration drilling programs have been carried out on the property over the last thirty years. The most recent program was completed in 1999 by North Pacific Stone Limited. The considerable amount of exploration done on the Laredo property has generated a substantial amount of geological information on the limestone deposit.

Extensive geological, engineering, environmental, mining and port studies are available. Potential markets are in chemicals, agriculture, construction and building materials.The limestone in the Laredo deposit is a high quality, high calcite stone which is very pure in both chemical composition and whiteness with portions of the deposit with very high purity (>98.5% CaCO3). As a result the stone will be suitable for use in critical applications such as sugar refining, pharmaceuticals, glass, decorative construction, roofing and paints. Of particular interest are the rapidly growing applications in flue gas desulphurization and toxic waste treatment.