Download - GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT
![Page 1: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
*- - ___ ._ - - - I _ _ _ - _. .. -
_ _ __ 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
![Page 2: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
TABLE OF CON'l'EN'I'S
,
. . ................ .- ..... .... - .. -. ~ ~~ ~ .- . .
- - __ - - -- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .--- ..
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
![Page 3: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
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
![Page 4: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
_ _ _
- -- - - - - I_ -
: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 .
![Page 5: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
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
![Page 6: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
LOCATION MAP
STEWART REGION
FIGURE 1
Scale I : 250,000 0 5 10 K m L-1
I J
![Page 7: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
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 .
![Page 8: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
f
C H A N N E L S A M P L E S
- 50 0 - - - - 4
L E C E N O
V E I N A N D M I N E R A L I Z E D S H E A R S
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.
![Page 9: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
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
- -
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 .
![Page 10: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
FIGURE
St ra t
2
4--r cn a, 0, C 3 0 t.
- - - - - ~ - . Uni ts Thickness
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
> 300 metres
1500 rn
300 rn
300 m
1400 rn
> 300 rn
![Page 11: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
LOCAL GEOLOGY c o n t i n u e d
-_ I- _-I - _______I_
_-- - ___-_ - 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?
![Page 12: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
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
![Page 13: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
CONCLUSION A N D RECOMMENDATION ---______ ------, - 4
I X I--- . - i _ _ -
--- -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 .
i
![Page 14: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
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 )
1
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 , - - -...._--_.
7 3 PP-
![Page 15: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
A P P E N D I X ONE
-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.
![Page 16: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . .
A P P E N D I X TWO
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
![Page 17: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
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 .
![Page 18: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
A P P E N D I X FOUR --
h ’ O . S I 0 ~ ~
NO. 81 I ~ _ _ _ No. s I z No. 8 I3
~
Cassiar Rainbow
liictic< 1s 60
IS ! 0 . 0 5 2 . I
1 Or. pcr Ton 1 O r . pcr TOII 0.0? 6 .0 i 0.01 0 .2
4 s j 0.03 0.5
6 .0 1 2 I 0.03 -___I___._
‘I’licsc sliowirigs, forriicrly oii [ t i c I<;iiribow arid [ t ic I<;iinbow E x - tcrision claim groups, irt . } 94.7- wcrc corl+rolIctl -by the Cassiar Rainbow Gold Mincs, Limited-and at that tinic were beatcd b y - - . h ’ -
- _ _ _ - - , C. I>. E. narkcr, of I’rcmicr. ‘I’hc showings are on locally knowi’as -tlic “ Trojan HorsL” on ihc cast sidc of Surnrnit L ground had bccn prcviously cxplorcd, and a map 011 pagc 65 of thc nritish Co- lumbia Minister of Mincs Annual Rcport for 1920 shows thc Whitc Moosc and War Eaglc ncar this location. Access is now by thc Granduc road which skirts thc lowcr slopc of the ridge abovc thc lakc. A road tunncl through thc Trojan Horse, complctcti in 1968 (drillcd and tested in 1967) i n order to avoid a scrious snowslidc s i t u at io n , pa sscd u ndc r t h c show i ngs w i thou t i n t cr scc t i rig sign i fic n n t ni i n cr a I i za t io n .
Note: Taken from 13. C . D e p a r t m e n t of M i n e s and P e t r o l e u m R e s o u r c e s , B u l l . N0.58 Geoloqy dnd Mineral D e p o s i t s of t h e S T c w a r t A r e a , B . C . 1971. G r o v e , 1.:. W .
![Page 19: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
![Page 20: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
![Page 21: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
![Page 22: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
![Page 23: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
![Page 24: GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RRPQRT](https://reader031.vdocuments.us/reader031/viewer/2022012518/6193168ab5e25e5cd509018d/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)