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_ _ __ MAPPING AND SAMPLING REPORT - . - . -

ON THE TIDE CLAIMS GROUP

(TIDE CLAIMS 83, 85, 87, 89, 91)

SKEENA M . D .

NTS 104 B/6E

LATITUDE : 56O 14 ' LONGITUDE: 130° 04'

G E O L O G I C A L B R A N C H A S S E S S M E N T R R P Q R T

BY: OSCAR BARIA

OWNER AND OPERATOR: ESSO RESOURCES CANADA LTD.

JANUARY 1984

STEWART, B.C. I

TABLE OF CON'l'EN'I'S

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SUMMARY

I

I1

I11

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

XI

Introduction

Location and Access

Physiography

Previous Work

Regional Geology

1983 Field Season

Local Geology

Mineralization

Conclusions and Recommendations

Re f e rence s

Metjhods of chemical analysis

Cost statement

Statement of qualifications

Appendix one

Appendix two

Appendix three

B. C. Department of Mines and Petro Resources Bull 58 notes Appendix four

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1, Location and Access

Figure 2, strat. column of Hazelton Group at Trojan Horse Ridge

Figure 3 , Cassiar Rainbow Gold Mines Ltd., plan of surface showing veins, shears,

diamond drill holes and assays

LIST OF MAPS

1. Index M.ap

2. Mineral Claim Map

3 . Claim Geologic Map

4. /Trojan Horse Tunnel Geologic Map ( incl . sampling assays)

5. Surface A u / A g Assay Map

6. Sample Location Map

1: 125,000 scale approx. or 1 i n . = 2 miles

1: 12,000 scale

1: 10,000 scale

1: 480 scale or 1 i n . = 40 f t .

1: 10,000 scale

1: 10,000 scale

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:I2 fNTRUDUCTJDN1. L . - - - --

The T i d e claims ( 8 3 , 8 5 , 87 , 8 9 , 9 1 ) is s i t u a t e d 26 m i l e s by d i r t road n o r t h

o f S t e w a r t B. C . a n d d i r e c t l y eas t o f Scottie Gold Mines and w a s s t a k e d by

Newmont Mining c l a i m e d on F e b r u a r y 2 7 , 1967 a f t e r t h e T r o j a n Horse Tunne l w a s

d r i v e n .

The claims were t r a n s f e r r e d o v e r t o E s s o Resources ( p r e s e n t owner and operator)

when Newmont r e l i n q u i s h e d i t s o w n e r s h i p o v e r t h e Granduc Mine.

P r i o r to Newmont, t h i s claim b e l o n g e d t o t h e Rainbow and t h e Rainbow e x t e n s i o n

claim g r o u p s and i n 1947 w e r e c o n t r o l l e d by t h e Cassiar Rainbow Gold Mines L t d .

C o n s t r u c t i o n of t h e t u n n e l commenced i n 1967 t o a v o i d s e r i o u s snow s l i d e con-

d i t i o n s and comple t ed i n 1968.

Cassiar Rainbow t e s t e d t h e E - W t r e n d i n g s h e a r z o n e s w i t h e l e v e n d r i l l h o l e s ,

m o s t l y d i p p i n g s o u t h (see f i g u r e 3 ) t r e n c h e s and w i t h p i c k e d samples, however ,

widh no e c o n o m i c a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t r e s u l t s . i

F i e l d work commenced i n Augus t 1 7 t o 1 9 and from September 1 t o 16, 1983 t o

d e t e r m i n e a n d reassess t h e p o t e n t i a l of t h e claims b e c a u s e o f i t s relat ive

c l o s e n e s s t o t h e S c o t t i e G o l d Mine a n d t h e h i g h p o s s i b i l i t y of t h e p r e s e n c e

of a s t r a t a b o u n d gold b e a r i n g h o r i z o n .

Mapping a n d s a m p l i n g w e r e done o n the claim g r o u p o v e r a t o t a l area o f 110 hectares

a t 1: 10,000 scale. Reconna i s sance mapping and s a m p l i n g w a s done o u t s i d e t h e claims

t o f i t t h e claim geo logy i n t h e r e g i o n a l s t r a t r i g r a p h y . The T r o j a n Horse Tunne l

w a s mapped t o locate a n y m i n e r a l i z a t i o n i n t e r c e p t e d i n t h e t u n n e l . Only o n e good

s e c t i o n o n t he eastd& w a s found t o be p o t e n t i a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t (0.168 oz. / t o n

over 2 . 7 m or 9 f t . ) . T h e r e w a s no c o n t i n u a t i o n of m i n e r a l i z a t i o n on t h e w e s t w a l l .

I1 LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY

The T i d e claims are l o c a t e d eas t of Summit Lake, and a c c e s s i b l e by d i r t road

2 6 m i l e s f r o m S t e w a r t , B . C .

P l e a s e see l o c a t i o n map ( f i g u r e 1 1 -

I11 PHYSIOGRAPHY

The t o p o g r a p h y has c o n s i d e r a b l e r e l i e f f rom crest and r i d g e s a t 3000' t o

3700 f e e t e l e v a t i o n , t h e T r o j a n Horse Ridge i s f l a n k e d east and w e s t by deep

g l a c i a l l y c u t v a l l e y s . The Summit Lake t o t h e w e s t of t h e claims i s dammed

by t h e Salmon Glacier fo rming a deep l a k e w i t h seasonal m a r g i n a l water l e v e l .

The 1 ke d r a i n s towards t h e Salmon R i v e r f rom t i m e t o t i m e e x p o s i n g a s i l t y

f l a t v a l l e y . P

LOCATION MAP

STEWART REGION

FIGURE 1

Scale I : 250,000 0 5 10 K m L-1

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PHYS I O G M P H Y c o n t inried

-- - - -T-e- -a rea is - v e r y - t h i n l y v e g e t a t e d b e c a u s e of i t s h i g h r e l i e f and t h e p r e s e n c e - - I_ i - _- 0 e f o u s avalancl5e sk idways and a g e n e r a l l y t h i n t o p s o i l c o v e r .

P r e c i p i t a t i o n i s p a r t i c u l a r i l y h i g h w i t h w i n t e r s n o w f a l l a v e r a g i n g 60 f e e t .

IV PREVIOUS WORK

The claims h a v e been p r e v i o u s l y e x p l o r e d by Cassiar Rainbow Gold Mines L t d .

d r i v i n g 11 h o l e s t e s t i n g east - w e s t s t r i k i n g s h e a r z o n e s .

S e v e r a l t r e n c h e s were dug a c r o s s s h e a r zones and c h a n n e l s ampled , however,

w i t h v e r y l i t t l e s i g n i f i c a n t r e s u l t s . The Tro. jan Horse T u n n e l h a s b e e n

p r o s p e c t e d w i t h no s i g n i f i c a n t m i n e r a l i z a t i o n e n c o u n t e r e d . P l e a s e see

accompanying r e p o r t a t i n d e x .

It i s w o r t h w h i l e t o men t ion t h a t numerous w o r k e r s have s t u d i e d t h e r e g i o n a l

geoliogy of Nor th Western B . C , which i n c l u d e d t h e g e n e r a l v i c i n i t y of T r o j a n

Horse Ridge . 1

V REGIONAL GEOLOGY

The geo logy o f T i d e Lake area i n which o u r claims a re l o c a t e d is made up of

a n e x t e n s i v e s e q u e n c e of v o l c a n i c and s e d i m e n t a r y f o r m a t i o n s o v e r l a i n by t h e

Bowser a s semblage and w i t h no d i s t r i c t b o t t o m l i m i t . The H a z e l t o n extends

a r e a l l y w e l l beyond t h e S t e w a r t r e g i o n of which t h e l i m i t s were d i s t i n g u i s h e d

by f o s s i l and s t r u c t u r a l e v i d e n c e . The uppe r s t r a t i g r a p h i c b o u n d a r i e s were

a c c u r a t e l y r e c o g n i z e d where t h e a s s e m b l a g e is o v e r l a i n by t h e Bowser u n i t s

w i t h a n a p p a r e n t a n g u l a r u n c o n f o r m i t y . I n t h e T i d e area t h e H a z e l t o n u n i t

t r e n d s n o r t h w i t h t h e Bowser u n i t s i n t h e east and bounded i n t h e w e s t by

g r a n o d i o r i t i c i n t r u s i o n s . As i n d i c a t e d i n t h e s t r a t i g r a p h i c column f i g u r e

t h e H a z e l t o n a s semblage where d e p o s i t e d e a r l y J u r a s s i c (S inemur ian ) and

m i d d l e J u r a s s i c ( l o w e r c a l l o v i a n ) t i m e . T h i s a l s o r e p r e s e n t s a n e u g e o s y n c l i n a l

i s l a n d a r c v o l c a n i c and s e d i m e n t a r y a s s e m b l a g e .

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SILTSTONE

QUARTZ W I T H PYRITE

D IAMOND- D R I L L HOLE W I T H D I P

Note: Taken from B . C . D e p a r t m e n t of M i n e s a n d Petroleum R e s o u r c e s , B u l l . N o . 58, G e o l o g y a n d M i n e r a l Deposits of the Stewart area, B . C . , 1971.

REGIONAL GEOLOGY I

__ L . _ ~ _ _ - --- . - I _----___ I t is n o t e w o r t h y to s a y t h a t most major and most of t h e smaller p r e c i o u s

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egasi!Ls-occ!+p w i t h t h e H a z e l t o n - G r o u p ( see map # 1 ) (A-ldr ick 1983) .

Recent r e c o n n a i s s a n c e o f t h e T i d e Tunne l r e v e a l e d a u n i t o f v o l c a n i c breccia

r e s e m b l i n g H a z e l t o n v o l c a n i c s . E a r l i e r t u n n e l mapping b y Newmont showed a 10,000'

t h i c k u n i t o f a r g i l l i t e i n c o n t a c t w i t h t h e g r a n o d i o r i t e . A l l u n i t s w e s t of t h e

Summit Lake s t o c k d i p s w e s t . A l l t h e s e i n d i c a t e t h a t a n a n t i f o r m s t r u c t u r e may be

p r e s e n t .

V I 1983 FIELD SEASON

A t o t a l of 2 3 man d a y s w e r e s p e n t i n mapping and s a m p l i n g b o t h s u r f a c e and

underground e x p o s u r e s i n c l u d i n g t h e 8 d a y s s p e n t i n mapping t h e T r o j a n Horse Tunne l .

The o l d t r e n c h e s were re sampled and t h e areas s u r r o u n d i n g t h e claims ( T i d e 8 3 , 85 ,

8 7 , 89, 91) w e r e mapped.

V I I

1 LOCAL GEOLOGY

The claims covers m o s t l y v o l c a n i c breccia and agglomerates w i t h a few s m a l l

g r e e n s c h i s t s e c t i o n s . The r o c k s t r e n d n o r t h and s t e e p l y d i p p i n g east ( ~ 8 0 1 . 0

These v o l c a n i c breccias are o v e r l a i n by m o s t l y s i l i c e o u s s i l t s t o n e s and a r g i l l i t e s ,

a l t h o u g h , graywacke p h y l l i t f k and pebble c o n g l o m e r a t i c o c c u r . Angu la r t o sub-

a n g u l a r f r a g m e n t s are found i n t h e v o l c a n i c breccias. Some of t h e s e f r a g m e n t s

are so c h e m i c a l l y c o r r o d e d and rounded so as t o be c o n s i d e r e d as agglomerates.

1

O v e r l a y i n g t h e v o l c a n i c breccia are a r g i l l i t e s which are w e l l bedded and con-

t i n u o u s . S u l p h i d e s ( m o s t l y py ) are found i n t h i s u n i t i n v e r y t h i n l a m i n a t i o n s

c r e a t i n g g o s s a n s w i t h l o n g areal e x t e n t . I n t e r c a l a t e d and o v e r l y i n g t h e a r g i l l -

i tes are s i l t s t o n e s i n v a r y i n g d e g r e e s o f s i l i c i f i c a t i o n , g e n e r a l l y v e r y f i n e

g r a i n e d and i n some p o r t i o n s , t h e q u a r t z h a s been r e c r y s t a l l i z e d . I n t h i s c a s e ,

d i s s e m i n a t e d py / PO is p r e s e n t i n l o w q u a n t i t i e s .

FIGURE

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Grey and rnaroon epiclastic volcanics

Massive a ride s i t e

Volcanic si It s t one Argillite

Sholes a n d siltstone

Volcanic breccia

r . ~ u t ~ coot.lct

u n d 1 f f e rent i a ted Volcanic s

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1500 rn

300 rn

300 m

1400 rn

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LOCAL GEOLOGY c o n t i n u e d

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_-- - ___-_ - I ,----'---- - ESeaU-Sk l ~ ~ ~ T ~ - e ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ c a p , t h e v o l c a n i c breccia- w a s n o t d e l i n e a t e d . T h e r e i s - - I--I---. -..- _--._-

- - ----- - ~ a - h ~ g h - - ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ t h a t t h e s i l s t o n e s , . - a r g f l l i t e s and greywacke-Lexposed- by - -- - _ - - - - _ _ - - -- --

t h e Salmon Glacier would e x t e n d n o r t h and w e s t of t h e v o l c a n i c breccia.

Towards t h e s o u t h of t h e T r o j a n Horse Ridge i s a n i r r e g u l a r l y shaped body o f

a n d e s i t e p r e v i o u s l y u n r e p o r t e d or m i s - i d e n t i f i e d i n ea r l ie r reports or maps.

The a n d e s i t e po rphyry s h o u l d be g i v e n d u e a t t e n t i o n b e c a u s e of i t s s p a t i a l

r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h t h e v o l c a n i c breccia, b e i n g a m i n e r a l i z e d u n i t .

The a n d e s i t e p o r p h y r y i s s e e n g r a d i n g t o g r e e n s c h i s t f a r t h e r s o u t h of t h e T r o j a n

Horse Ridge and t o w a r d s t h e c o n t a c t w i t h s e d i m e n t a r y r o c k s . I n c e r t a i n s e c t i o n s

t h i s r o c k h a s been a l tered t o maroon color, a l t h o u g h t h e p o r p h y r y f e l d s p a r

g r a i n s c o u l d s t i l l be s e e n and a re v e r y d i s t i n c t .

Towards t h e n o r t h , t h e v o l c a n i c s w e r e c u t o f f and d i s p l a c e d by a n o r t h eas t t r e n d i n g

f a u l t and bounded by t h e Summit Lake d i o r i t e . i 1

F i g u r e 2 shows t h e s t r a t i g r a p h i c column a t t h e T r o j a n Horse Ridge and t h e

r e l a t i v e p o s i t i o n o f t h e claims i n t h e s t r a t i g r a p h y of t h e H a z e l t o n g roup .

V i i MINERALIZATION

The m o s t s i g n i f i c a n t r e s u l t of t h e mapping and s a m p l i n g o f t h e T r o j a n Horse Ridge

is t h e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n of a p o t e n t i a l l y m i n e r a l i z e d h o r i z o n , l o c a t e d a t t h e contact

be tween t h e v o l c a n i c breccia, and t h e a r g i l l i t e s eas t o f t h e r i d g e . N o r m a l a s s a y s

a t t h e c o n t a c t a p p r o x i m a t e 0.05 02. per t o n . ' S t r i n g e r s of p y r i t e and p y r r h o t i t e

o c c u r pa ra l l e l to b e d d i n g e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e a r g i l l i t e s . G r a p h i t e or g r a p h i t i c

h o r i z o n s o c c u r w i t h t h e s u l p h i d e s w i t h a s s o c i a t e d f i n e s t r i n g e r s or discrete l a m i -

n a t i o n s of calci te . Away from t h e c o n t a c t , g o l d v a l u e s d r o p d r a m a t i c a l l y e x c e p t

where q u a r t z s u l p h i d e r i c h s h e a r z o n e s o c c u r .

3 pu?

MINERALIZATION c o n t i n u e d

- r i ch -=hqr z o n e s , t r e n d i n g w e s t e r l y , o c c u r w i t h i n t h e volcani-c-

2aese s h e a r -zmes werelever - seen krr the o v ~ r - ~ y ~ n ~ a r g r ~ b i t e s ; - - ~

- -

One q u a r t z su1phi.de r i c h zone r u n s w e s t t o ea s t and t h e n e x t e n d e d t o w a r d s t h e

n o r t h a f t e r coming i n c o n t a c t w i t h t h e a r g i l l i t e s . T h i s p a r t i c u l a r s u l p h i d e r i c h

zone is exposed w e s t o f t h e r o a d , i n t h e t u n n e l and o n top of t h e r i d g e , a l l of

which h a s been sampled and mapped (see map 3 , 4 and 5 ) . Numerous w h i t e q u a r t z

v e i n s t r e n d i n g w e s t e r l y , some up t o 2 f e e t t h i c k , a r e r e l a t i v e l y b a r r e n .

A l though p o c k e t s o f s u l p h i d e s are found i n a few places. The q u a r t z s u l p h i d e

r i c h z o n e s n o r m a l l y c a r r y g r a d e s of 0.01 o z . / T or less, a l t h o u g h , a few areas o n

t h e same zone migh t c a r r y v a l u e s up t o 0.05 oz. / T. 9 ? A @ *

Mapping and s a m p l i n g i n t h e T r o j a n Horse Tunne l shows no c o r r e l a t i o n be tween

t h e q u a r t z v e i n s and s u l p h i d e m i n e r a l i z a t i o n .

are n o r m a l l y found i n samples c o n t a i n i n g a b u n d a n t s u l p h i d e s o n e c a n s a f e l y s a y t h a t

+sold m i n e r a l i z a t i o n i s g e n e t i c a l l y r e l a t e d t o s u l p h i d e m i n e r a l i z a t i o n .

no s t u d y h a s y e t been done t o d e t e r m i n e which among t h e s u l p h i d e p h a s e s h a r b o u r

go l f .

no s t r a i g h t l i n e r e l a t i o n s h i p s w e r e found be tween them.

S i n c e anomalous v a l u e s (0 .01 oz./T)

However,

Anomalous copper v a l u e s correlate w e l l w i t h anomalous gold v a l u e s , a l t h o u g h

The o n l y e c o n o m i c a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t g o l d m i n e r a l i z a t i o n e n c o u n t e r e d i n t h e t u n n e l

is 0.168 oz. / t o n o v e r 2 . 7 m or 9 f e e t , found on t h e east w a l l 675 meters from t h e

s o u t h portal .

i z a t i o n .

The h o s t rock f o r t h i s anomaly i s t h e same q u a r t z s u l p h i d e r i c h r o c k d e s c r i b e d

earlier (see map # 3 ) .

Sampl ing on t h e w e s t w a l l d i d n o t show any c o n t i n u a t i o n of m i n e r a l -

A n a l y s i s o f t h e same sample by a separate L a b o r a t o r y showed t h e same r e s u l t .

S u l p h i d e m i n e r a l i z a t i o n i n t h e v o l c a n i c breccia, a s a u n i t , i s h i g h l y i r r e g u l a r and

sporadic.

p y r r h o t i t e , v e r y r a r e l y d o t h e y form s t r i n g e r s . I f found as s t r i n g e r s t h e y c o n t a i n

traces of c h a l c o p y r i t e .

They are m o s t l y d i s s e m i n a t e d , sometimes e u h e d r a l g r a i n s o f p y r i t e and

CONCLUSION A N D RECOMMENDATION ---______ ------, - 4

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--- -I- __-._ i -- --.. -.,-5s- -.-..&\ -- _ _ _ _ _ - ii

The q u a r t z sulphide r i c h z o n e s and t h e - v o l c a n i c Breccia - A r g i l l i t e c o n t a c t h o r i z o n -

w e r e i d e n t i f i e d as p o t e n t i a l l y economic m i n e r a l i z e d z o n e s of which r e q u i r e f u r t h e r

and more d e t a i l e d i n v e s t i g a t i o n .

The sampl ing i n t h e Tunne l of t h e q u a r t z s u l p h i d e zone showed t h a t g o l d m i n e r a l -

i z a t i o n is v e r y sporadic or i n t e r m i t t e n t i n n a t u r e . T h i s f a c t s h o u l d be t a k e n

i n t o a c c o u n t i n a n y f u t u r e e x p l o r a t i o n a c t i v i t y which would mean t h a t a l o t more

e x p o s u r e or accumula t ed d a t a is r e q u i r e d i n t h e case of a n y f u t u r e g r a d e , t o n n a g e

estimates and ore d e l i n e a t i o n .

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A l l d r i c k , D . V . (1983) Salmon R i v e r Project, S t e w a r t , B r i t i s h Columbia, B. C. M i n i s t r y of E n e r g y , Mines a n d P e t r o l e u m R e s o u r c e s . P a p e r 1983 - 1 p a g e 182 - 195

G r o v e , E . W . ( 1 9 7 1 )

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Geology a n d M i n e r a l Deposits of S t e w a r t A r e a , B. C . M i n i s t r y of E n e r g y , M i n e s a n d Petroleum R e s o u r c e s , B u l l . 58, 2 1 9 pp.

T i p p e r H . W . , Richards, T. A. (1976) Jurass ic Stratigraphy and History of North - Central

B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a , G e o l . Surv. of C a n a d a , Bull. 270 , - - -...._--_.

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-PROCEDURE f o r C u , P b , Zn a n d Ag b;y a t o m i c A b s o r p t i o n f

WeI';gblcurt ':I gm o f s a m p l e (-1;QCL- mesh r o l l e - d - -5Q-x)-- in-to--a .- -- - - 400 m l g r i f f i n l o w f o r m b e a k e r .

2 ) Add 2 5 rnls o f H C l , cover w i t h a w a t c h g l a s s a n d d i g e s t f o r 5 m i n u t e s .

3 ) Add 5 m l s o f H N O , , 2-3 rnls of HF a n d 10 m l s o f HC104

a n d h e a t s t r o n g l y t o a b s e n c e o f f u m e s .

4 ) Remove t o c o o l , a d d 2 5 rnls o f H C 1 a n d w a s h down w a t c h - g l a s s a n d b e a k e r s i d e s w i t h 5 0 rnls o f w a t e r .

5 ) R e c o v e r a n d h e a t t o b o i l i n g t o d i s s o l v e a l l s a l t s , remove a n d t r a n s f e r w i t h w a s h i n g t o a 2 0 0 m l v o l u m e t r i c f l a s k c o n t a i n i n g 2 5 m l s HC1.

6 ) C o o l , b u l k u p t o t h e mark a n d mix . F i l t e r e n o u g h s a m p l e ,

f o r A A w o r k o r d i l u t i o n s t h r o u g h a.'#.2 w h a t m a n f i l t e r i n t o a c l e a n a n d d r y L O O m l b e a k e r .

7 ) Run t h e f i l t r a t e a n d / o r i t s d i l u t i o n s f o r C u , P b , Zn a n d Ag. S e e N o t e 2 .

NOTE 1 ) A l l w a t e r u s e d i s d e m i n e r a l i z e d a n d a l l a c i d s a r e c o n - c e n t r a t e d t e c h n i c a l g r a d e .

2 ) I t i s n e c e s s a r y t h a t t h e HC1 c o n c e n t r a t i o n b e m a i n t a i n e d a t 2 5 % V / V f o r a l l s o l u t i o n s r e q u i r i n g Ag t o b e d e t e r m i n e d . I f Ag i s n o t r e q u i r e d , t h e H C L c o n c e n t r a t i o n c a n b e r e - d u c e d t o 1 0 % V/V.

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COST STATEMENT

The f o l l o w i n g d i r e c t cost were i n c u r r e d :

Wages: August 17 t o 1 9 , September 1 t o 1 6 , 1983, January 2 - 5 , 1984;

23 d a y s ; one G e o l o g i s t ; $ 157.43* / day .................. $ 3620.85

Cleaning , washing and s c a l i n g of t h e T r o j a n T u n n e l i n p r e p a r a t i o n for mapping:

September 7 , 1983; One f r o n t end l o a d e r i n c l u d i n g o p e r a t o r ; 8 h o u r s

a t $ 95.00 / h r . ................................................. $ 760.00

936.91 s i x yen; one day; $ 156.15* / man / day ...........................

Equipments:

One pick-up t r u c k ; t e n days ; 160 m i l e s ; $ 0.33 / m i l e ............ $

Misce l laneous ( o f f i c e s u p p l i e s , sample b a g s , t a g s , p i c k s e t c . ) ....

52.80

250.00

Chemical A n a l y s i s :

40 samples; Canada Wide p r o c e s s i n g a n a l y s i s by Au, Ag, Pb , Zn, Cu;

$ 5 / sample ..................................................... $ 200.00

40 samples; min-nen; f i r e a s s a y ; Au; $ 5 / sample ................. 200.00

TOTAL EXPENSES $ 6,322.36

* Wages and B e n e f i t s

STATEMENT OF OUALIFICATIONS

I , Oscar R . Ikiria o f S t e w a r t , B . C . , d o h e r e b y c e r t i f y t h a t :

1) I g r a d u a t e d w i t h a B a c h e l o r of S c i e n c e D e g r e e i n Geology f rom t h e

U n i v e r s i t y o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e s i n 1977.

2 ) I h a v e b e e n employed s i n c e t h a t t i m e i n v a r i o u s M i n i n g a n d E x p l o r a t i o n

Companies as G e o l o g i s t i n F i n e r a l s . S i n c e March 1982, I h a v e b e e n

employed b y Canada Wide Mines L t d . as G e o l o g i s t i n v o l v e d i n v a r i o u s

m i n i n g a n d e x p l o r a t i o n a c t i v i t i e s .

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