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EXPLORATION
Latitude: 50°54'N
COMINCO L D.
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1991 EXPLORATION REPOR
CRYS PROPERTY
GOLDEN MINING DIVISION 1
NTS 82K.15W
ASSESSMENT REPORT
Longitude: 116O58'W
OWNER: COMINCO LTD.
OPERATOR: KOOTENAY EXPLORATION 1051 INDUSTRIAL ROAD #2 CRANBROOK, B.C. VIC 4K7
Work Performed August and September 1991.
Report by: P. W. Ransom Pr o j ec t Geol o g i s t
G E O L O G I C A L B R A N C H A S S I E S S M E N T R E P O R T
January 1992
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction ....................................... 1
1.10 Location and Access .......................... 1
1.20 Property nefinition .......................... 1
1.30 Property Descriptlon ......................... 1
1.40 History ...................................... 1
1.50 ObJective .................................... 2
1.60 Procedures ................................... 2
Detailed Data and Technical Interpretation ......... 2
2.10 Geology ...................................... 2
2.11 Rock Types .............................. 2
2.12 Stratigraphy ............................ 4
2.13 Structure ............................... 5
Prospecting ........................................ 5
Geochemistry ....................................... 5
4.10 Dfscussion of Results ........................ 5
4.11 Gold .................................... 5
4.12 Silver .................................. 6
4.13 Copper .................................. 6
4.14 Lead .................................... 6
4.15 Zinc ..................................... 6
4.16 Conclusion on Soil Sampling Results ...... 6 5.00 References .......................................... 7
Afiidavit ..................................................... 8
Author's Qualifications ....................................... 9
Exhibit "A" .................................................. 10
L i s t o f F i g u r e s
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Crys P r o p e r t y L o c a t i o n Map
Crys P r o p e r t y C l a i m O u t l i n e
G e o l o g i c a l Map of t h e Crys Area
Crys S o i l Geochem - Gold
Crys Soil Geochem - S i l v e r
Crys Soil Geochem - Copper
Crys S o i l Geochem - Lead
Crys S o i l Geochem - Z i n c
EXPLORATION
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COMINCO LTD.
WESTERN DISTRICT
199 1 'EXPLORATION REPORT
CRYS PROPERTY
GOLDEN MINING DIVISION
P.W. Ransom J a n u a r y 1992
1 . 0 0 INTRODUCTION
1 . 1 0 L o c a t l o n and Access
The C r y s p r o p e r t y is l o c a t e d a d j a c e n t t o C r y s t a l l i n e , C r y s t a l and R u t h Vermont C r e e k s , a l l east f l o w i n g t r i b u t a r i e s of Vowel l C r e e k . T h e s e waters s u c c e s s i v e l y f l o w t h r o u g h B o b b i e B u r n s C r e e k , S p l l l i m a c h e e n R i v e r , and e n t e r t h e C o l u m b i a R i v e r at S p i l l i m a c h e e n b e t w e e n Radium and G o l d e n . Access t o t h e p r o p e r t y is b y l o g g i n g r o a d f r o m Highway 93 at P a r s o n , a b o u t 2 0 km n o r t h of S p i l l i m a c h e e n ( F i g . 1). The r o a d c r o s s e s C o l u m b i a and S p i l l i m a c h e e n Rivers , B o b b l e B u r n s and Vowel l C r e e k s , t h e n r u n s a l o n g t h e west s i d e o f Vowel l C r e e k t o t h e p r o p e r t y . The NW c o r n e r of t h e p r o p e r t y Is j u s t beyond t h e e n d of t h e 10 km access r o a d t o t h e R u t h Vermont m i n e . The ea s t s i d e and s o u t h e a s t c o r n e r o f t h e p r o p e r t y is a c c e s s e d b y t h e main and s u b s i d i a r y l o g g i n g r o a d s and o n e e x p l o r a t i o n r o a d . A l t h o u g h r o a d s p r o v l d e access t o some e d g e s , h e l i c o p t e r Is n e c e s s a r y t o access most of t h e p r o p e r t y .
1.20 P r o p e r t y D e f i n i t i o n
The C r y s p r o p e r t y is 100% Cominco owned and c o n s l s t s o f 8 2 claim u n i t s ( F i g . 2 ) .
1.30 P h y s i o g r a p h y
T e r r a i n is m o d e r a t e l y t o v e r y s t e e p and c l i f f s a r e common. R e l t e f is s u b s t a n t i a l , u p t o 1400 m . C r y s t a l l i n e C r e e k Is s w i f t f l o w i n g and murky and u n s a f e t o wade a c r o s s . O t h e r c r e e k s a r e s m a l l . Lower e l e v a t i o n s a re c o v e r e d b y m a t u r e s p r u c e s t a n d s and a l d e r s l i d e a r e a s .
1 . 4 0 H i s t o r y
T a r g e t o f e x p l o r a t i o n work i n t h e r e g i o n h a s b e e n d i r e c t e d t o w a r d
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a R u t h Vermont Ag, Pb , Zn s u l p h i d e t y p e of d e p o s i t . The R u t h Vermont is h o s t e d b y a l i m e s t o n e u n i t w i t h i n a t h i c k s u c c e s s i o n of s l a t e i n t h e l o w e r p a r t of t h e H o r s e t h i e f C r e e k G r o u p . R u t h Vermont t o t a l s i z e i s 302,000 t o n s a t 68 o z / t o n Ag, 4 . 8 % P b and 5 . 4 % Z n . Most of t h e C r y s p r o p e r t y c o v e r s s t r a t a wel l i n t h e h a n g l n g w a l l o f t h e m i n e an,d b a s r e c e i v e d o n l y a c u r s o r y l o o k b y p r e v i o u s o p e r a t o r s i n c l u d i n g minor stream s i l t s a m p l i n g and some g e o l o g i c a l m a p p i n g . The o n l y g o v e r n m e n t m a p p i n g c o v e r i n g t h i s a r e a i s a t 1:250000 sca l e and i s i n a d e q u a t e as an a i d t o m i n e r a l e x p l o r a t i o n .
1.50 O b j e c t i v e
The o b j e c t i v e of t h e 1991 p r o g r a m was t o map, p r o s p e c t and c o n d u c t a n e x t e n s i v e mid- and b a s e - o f - s l o p e s o i l g e o c h e m i s t r y s a m p l i n g s u r v e y .
1 . 6 0 P r o c e d u r e s
Mapping , p r o s p e c t i n g and s o i l s a m p l i n g w a s d o n e i n a reas a c c e s s e d b y t r u c k and h e l i c o p t e r . Most of t h e c la ims a re i n t h e C r y s t a l l i n e C r e e k d r a i n a g e and two c o n t o u r l i n e s a b o u t 150 metres a p a r t were s a m p l e d on t h e n o r t h s i d e o f t h e c r e e k and a b a s e o f s l o p e l i n e on t h e v e r y s t e e p s o u t h s i d e . S h o r t l i n e s were r u n i n t h e u p p e r p a r t of C r y s t a l and R u t h Vermont C r e e k s and o n e l i n e a l o n g t h e ea s t b o u n d a r y of claims a b o v e t h e m a i n l o g g i n g h a u l r o a d . I n a d d i t i o n , some s a m p l e s were c o l l e c t e d o f f t h e claims f r o m t h e h a u l r o a d c u t b a n k w i t h t h e e x p e c t a t i o n t h a t an a n o m a l y , i f d i s c o v e r e d , m i g h t b e d e r i v e d f r o m C r y s claims d i r e c t l y u p s l o p e . On some l i n e s l a r g e , a b o u t 2 k g , s a m p l e s were c o l l e c t e d and on o t h e r s s a m p l e s were a b o u t 0 . 5 k g . L a r g e s a m p l e s were s c r e e n e d t o - 1 5 0 mesh and s e n t t o C o m i n c o ' s E x p l o r a t i o n R e s e a r c h Lab i n V a n c o u v e r t o b e a n a l y z e d f o r 20 e l e m e n t s by s e q u e n t i a l I . C . P , Hg b y c o l d v a p o u r a t o m i c a b s o r p t i o n a n d , on 50 gm o f m a t e r i a l , Au b y f i r e a s s a y . S m a l l s a m p l e s were s e n t t o t h e same l a b , s c r e e n e d t o - 8 0 mesh and a n a l y z e d f o r 20 e l e m e n t s by s e q u e n t i a l I . C . P . and Hg b y c o l d v a p o u r a t o m i c a b s o r p t i o n .
2.00 DETAILED DATA AND TECHNICAL INTERPRETATION
2.10 G e o l o g y
2.11 Rock T y p e s
Mapping ( F i g . 3) c o v e r e d much t h e same a reas as p r e v i o u s w o r k e r s s i m p l y b e c a u s e t h e most e x p o s u r e s t h a t c o u l d b e i n v e s t i g a t e d most r a p i d l y were i n a z o n e b e t w e e n c l i f f s and t h i c k f o r e s t . T h i s p r o v i d e d much n e e d e d f a m i l i a r i z a t i o n w i t h t h e r a n g e of r o c k t y p e s and d e f o r m a t i o n i n t h e a r e a . The names f o r t h e v a r i o u s r o c k t y p e s were c h o s e n t o b e as d e s c r i p t i v e as p o s s i b l e i n terms of c o m p o s i t i o n and m a j o r c o m p o n e n t s . A l t h o u g h most g e o l o g l s t s h a v e u s e d t h e term g r i t t o d e s c r l b e a c e r t a i n H o r s e t h i e f r o c k , t h a t
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term i s a v o i d e d b e c a u s e t h e d e f i n i t i o n can i m p l y a n g u l a r g r a n u l e s and p e b b l e s o r a c e r t a i n c a r b o n a t e c o n t e n t , f e a t u r e s n o t c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of t h e s e r o c k s .
T h e r e are t h r e e r o c k g r o u p s i n t h e area, a r g i l l i t e s , impure c a r b o n a t e s and s i l i c i c l a s t i c s . The a r g i l l i t e s a r e l a m i n a t e d t o t h i n b e d d e d , g e n e r a l l y ' well c l e a v e d and f o l d e d and a r e me tamorphosed i n t o s h a l e s , s l a t e s and p h y l l i t e s ; i f f a i r l y s i l t y t h e y would b e t e r m e d s u b w a c k e . The a r g i l l i t e s and s u b w a c k e a re g e n e r a l l y g r e y , l a m i n a t i o n s a re b l a c k ; c e r t a i n l a y e r s of f r e s h r o c k t h a t w e a t h e r l i g h t brown a re i n f e r r e d t o h a v e a m i n o r f e r r o a n d o l o m i t e c o n t e n t . P y r i t e may be p r e s e n t as s c a t t e r e d t o d i s s e m i n a t e d g r a i n s and o f t e n w e a t h e r s t o l i m o n f t e . Rare t h i c k s a n d t o g r a n u l e wacke b e d s and I m p u r e l i m e s t o n e d e b r l s f l o w s a r e f o u n d w i t h i n t h e a r g i l l i t e d i v i s i o n .
The i m p u r e c a r b o n a t e i s a d a r k g r e y l i m e s t o n e and a r g i l l a c e o u s l l m e s t o n e , near t h e t o p of w h i c h are q u a r t z s a n d and g r a n u l e wacke b e d s and l e n s e s . T h i s r o c k f o r m s a m a p p a b l e m a r k e r u n i t 30 t o 50 m t h i c k and i s near t h e m i d d l e o f t h e H o r s e t h i e f C r e e k G r o u p and may c o r r e l a t e w i t h c a r b o n a t e s t h a t a p p e a r t o be a t t h e same l e v e l t o t h e s o u t h ( B e n n e t t , 1985) and n o r t h (Ross & Murphy, 1988).
S i l i c i c l a s t i c s a re t h e d o m i n a n t r o c k t y p e e x p o s e d on t h e C r y s claims. The r o c k s a r e a l l wacke i n c o m p o s i t i o n , t h a t i s , t h e y a r e s a n d s t o n e s and c o n g l o m e r a t e s w i t h more t h a n 15% m a t r i x . The m a t r i x i s t h e a r g i l l a c e o u s componen t o f t h e o r i g i n a l s e d i m e n t . The v a r i o u s s i l i c i c l a s t i c r o c k t y p e s a re c l a s s i f i e d as f o l l o w s :
Wacke - l ow q u a r t z s a n d and h i g h q u a r t z s i l t c o m p o n e n t .
Q u a r t z wacke - a wacke w i t h i n excess of 50% q u a r t z s a n d .
G r a n u l e wacke - a wacke w i t h u p t o 20% q u a r t z g r a n u l e s .
Pebb le w a c k e - a wacke w i t h u p t o 20% q u a r t z p e b b l e s .
G r a n u l e c o n g l o m e r a t e - a r o c k w i t h i n e x c e s s o f 20% q u a r t z g r a n u l e s , c o m p o s i t i o n i s s t i l l wacke .
P e b b l e c o n g l o m e r a t e - a r o c k w i t h i n excess of 20% q u a r t z p e b b l e s , c o m p o s i t i o n i s s t i l l w a c k e .
The s l l l c i c l a s t i c s a re t h i c k t o v e r y t h i c k bedded , commonly g r a d e d b u t i n some i n t e r v a l s homogeneous , c o n t a c t s r a n g e f r o m s h a r p t h r o u g h v a g u e t o a m a l g a m a t e d , t o p s t o some b e d s a r e a r g i l l i t e ; t h i n b e d d e d a r g i l l i t e s u b w a c k e u n i t s up t o 4 m t h l c k a p p e a r t o c o n t i n u e u n i n t e r r u p t e d ( s e d i m e n t o l o g i c a l l y ) t h r o u g h o u t c r o p areas o f 500 metres .
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I n t h e a b o v e t h e W e n t w o r t h s t a n d a r d g r a i n s i z e terms u s e d a r e : T e r m S i z e ( m m ) -
S i l t Sand G r a n u l e P e b b l e
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and t h e McKee and Weir (1953) c l a s s i f i c a t i o n of b e d d i n g t h i c k n e s s as f o l l o w s :
Term T h i c k n e s s ( c m )
L a m i n a t e d T h i n Med i um T h i c k Very t h i c k
(1 1-10 10-30 30-100 >loo
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P r e v i o u s m i n e r a l e x p l o r a t i o n g e o l o g i s t s i n t e r p r e t e d r o c k s i n t h i s a r ea as p a r t of t h e l o w e r p a r t of t h e H o r s e t h i e f C r e e k G r o u p of H a d r y n i a n a g e . Nearest e x p o s u r e s of t h i s g r o u p a re 12 km SE. They a l s o mapped v a r i o u s s e d i m e n t s t h a t can b e g r o u p e d i n t o l i t h o s t r a t i g r a p h i c u n i t s s i m i l a r t o o t h e r s d o c u m e n t e d t o t h e s o u t h ( B e n n e t t , 1985) and n o r t h (Ross & Murphy, 1988). T h e s e l i t h o s t r a t i g r a p h i c u n i t s , shown i n F i g . 3, a re :
U n i t 4 Wacke, q u a r t z s a n d , g r a n u l e and p e b b l e wacke , and q u a r t z g r a n u l e and p e b b l e c o n g l o m e r a t e , t h i c k t o v e r y t h i c k b e d d e d ; r a r e i n t e r v a l s up t o 4 m t h i c k of a r g i l l i t e and s u b w a c k e , t h i n b e d d e d . Top n o t o b s e r v e d .
U n i t 3 L i m e s t o n e and d o l o m i t e , v e r y d a r k g r e y , t h i n b e d d e d t o
St r a t i g r a p h y
l a m i n a t e d . 30 - 50 m . t h i c k .
U n l t 2 Wacke, q u a r t z s a n d , g r a n u l e and p e b b l e wacke , and q u a r t z g r a n u l e and p e b b l e c o n g l o m e r a t e , t h i c k t o very t h i c k b e d d e d : r a r e a r g i l l i t e and s u b n a c k e . T h i s r a n g e of l i t h o t y p e s is l a r g e l y i n f e r r e d f r o m m a p p i n g by N o r c e n .
U n i t 1 A r g i l l i t e and s u b w a c k e , g r e y t o d a r k g r e y w i t h some b u f f w e a t h e r i n g b e d s a t t r i b u t e d t o p r e s e n c e of f e r r o a n d o l o m i t e , t h i n b e d d e d t o l a m i n a t e d , c o n t a c t s s h a r p and f l a t . I n t e r v a l s of s a n d , g r a n u l e , p e b b l e wacke and c o n g l o m e r a t e one t o s e v e r a l metres t h i c k h a v e b e e n r e p o r t e d . I n c l u d e d at d e p t h i s a l i m e s t o n e I n t e r v a l t h a t h o s t s t h e R u t h Vermont Ag Pb Zn d e p o s i t . Base n o t o b s e r v e d .
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2.13 S t r u c t u r e
G r o s s s t r u c t u r e o f t h e C r y s area seems t o b e g e n t l y SW d i p p i n g s t r a t a on t h e west f l a n k o f t h e g e n t l y NW p l u n g i n g P u r c e l l A n t i c l i n o r i u m . I n d e t a i l , mapp ing i n d i c a t e s f o l d s a re s p a c e d e v e r y 50-200 metres . B e d d l n g / c l e a v a g e i n t e r s e c t i o n s , w h i c h a r e a n i n d i c a t i o n o f f o l d p l u n g e , h a v e d o m i n a n t l y g e n t l e SE p l u n g e s . F o l d s g r e a t e r t h a n 200 metres ac ross h a v e b e e n o b s e r v e d i n c l i f f s f r o m a d i s t a n c e and h a v e b e e n i n f e r r e d f r o m i n t e r v a l s o f u n i f o r m d i p . T h r u s t f a u l t s h a v e b e e n o b s e r v e d at a d i s t a n c e i n c l i f f s
n f e r r e d on t h e b a s i s o f o v e r t u r n e d b e d d i n g . and two
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P r o s p e c t and s o i l e x a m i n e d common
PROSPECTING
ng w a s u n d e r t a k e n i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h g e o l o g i c a l mapp ing s a m p l i n g . Numerous q u a r t z v e l n s and v e i n l e t s were -
v e r y r a r e l y d i d t h e y c o n t a i n p y r i t e and e v e n less as g a l e n a . S p e c i m e n s of green a r g i l l i t e f r o m two
l o c a l i t i e s had m a l a c h i t e s t a i n and small q u a n t i t i e s o f f i n e c h a l c o c i t e and b o r n i t e . P r o s p e c t l n g was n o t e n c o u r a g i n g .
4.00 GEOCHEMISTRY
G e o c h e m i s t r y c o n s t i t u t e d t h e l a rges t p a r t o f t h e 1991 C r y s p r o p e r t y e x p l o r a t l o n e f f o r t . R e s u l t s are shown as f o l l o w s :
Au P l a t e 4 ( l a r g e s a m p l e s o n l y ) Ag P l a t e 5 ( l a r g e and s m a l l s a m p l e s ) c u P l a t e 6 Pb P l a t e 7 Zn P l a t e 8
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4.10 D i s c u s s i o n of R e s u l t s
4.11 Gold
T h e r e a r e t h r e e c l u s t e r s of f o u r o r l ess s a m p l e s a n o m a l o u s i n Au. O n e , i n t h e s o u t h w e s t , c o n s i s t s of a d j a c e n t s a m p l e s o f 14 and 30 ppb i n a b a c k g r o u n d g e n e r a l l y at t h e 2 p p b d e t e c t i o n l i m i t ; t h i s a p p e a r s t o h a v e l i m i t e d p o t e n t i a l . The s e c o n d , j u s t NW of C r y s t a l 1 n e C r e e k on t h e ea s t s i d e o f t h e p r o p e r t y , c o n s i s t s o f a d J a c e n t v a l u e s of 34, 5, 6, 61 and 27 ppb i n a b a c k g r o u n d of 2 t o 4 p p b a s i n g l e 21 ppb v a l u e 500 m SE on a n o t h e r l l n e i m p l i e s p o s s i b i l t y of c o n t i n u i t y a l o n g s t r i k e . F u r t h e r SE g o l d I s r e p o r t e d y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h q u a r t z v e i n s on c o m p e t i t o r c la ims . The t h i r d a n o m a l o u s a r ea i s a d j a c e n t t o C r y s t a l C r e e k on t h e c e n t r a l east p a r t o f t h e p r o p e r t y w h e r e 11 of 22 s a m p l e v a l u e s e x c e e d 10 p p b , t h e h i g h e s t i s 60 p p b . I n t h i s case, claims l i m i t t h e p o t e n t i a l . Small f o l l o w u p s a m p l i n g and p r o s p e c t i n g p r o g r a m s a r e n e c e s s a r y t o e v a l u a t e s i z e and a n y o r e p o t e n t i a l o f t h e s e anomal i es .
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4 . 1 2 S i l v e r
S i l v e r r e s u l t s were n o t e s p e c i a l l y e n c o u r a g i n g . The h i g h e s t v a l u e s (maximum 2 - 6 ppm) a r e I n t h e c e n t r a l e a s t e r n p a r t o f t h e p r o p e r t y i n t h e same a r e a t h e h i g h e s t Au v a l u e s came f rom. The o n l y o t h e r a r ea o f n o t e i s I n t h e v e r y NW c o r n e r of t h e p r o p e r t y w h e r e 7 of 11 a d j a c e n t s a m p l e s e x c e e d 1 . 0 ppm.
4 . 1 3 Copper
Copper r e s u l t s , much l i k e s i l v e r , were n o t p a r t i c u l a r l y e n c o u r a g i n g w i t h o n l y 9 v a l u e s b e t w e e n 6 0 and 1 0 6 ppm. The o n l y c l u s t e r i n g o f h i g h e r v a l u e s i s i n a n a r ea w h e r e 5 a d J a c e n t s a m p l e s e x c e e d 6 0 ppm near t h e c e n t r a l w e s t e r n p a r t o f t h e p r o p e r t y .
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Lead r e s u l t s seem t o b e d i s c o u r a g i n g . T h e r e a r e f o u r m a i n a r e a s w h e r e g r o u p s i n w h i c h more t h a n h a l f o f t h e v a l u e s e x c e e d 3 0 ppm. The l a r g e s t of t h e s e a r e a s I s on t h e c e n t r a l eas t p a r t o f t h e p r o p e r t y . The o t h e r s a r e c e n t r a l west, SW and SE.
4 . 1 5 Zinc
Z i n c r e s u l t s a re s i m i l a r t o l e a d r e s u l t s . G r o u p s I n w h i c h more t h a n h a l f o f t h e v a l u e s e x c e e d 50 ppm a re i n t h e same g e n e r a l a reas as t h e g r e a t e r t h a n 3 0 ppm l e a d g r o u p i n g s .
4 . 1 6 C o n c l u s i o n on s o i l s a m p l i n p ; r e s u l t s
Gold s a m p l i n g r e s u l t s i n d i c a t e t h r e e s m a l l areas w h e r e d e t a i l e d f o l l o w up s a m p l i n g c o u l d be d o n e . The small s i z e o f t h e a n o m a l i e s i n d i c a t e s t h e y a r e most l i k e l y c a u s e d b y small v e i n s , a f e w of w h i c h a r e known t o t h e SE, s u c h as t h e FE and HIL. Cu and Ag v a l u e s r e q u i r e n o f o l l o w u p , however a n y o t h e r s a m p l i n g s h o u l d i n c l u d e a n a l y s e s of t h e s e e l e m e n t s . The e l e v a t e d Cu o c c u r r e n c e s o c c u r w i t h i n t h e u p p e r s i l i c i c l a s t i c s u b d i v i s i o n of t h e H o r s e t h i e f C r e e k G r o u p e x p o s e d i n t h i s a r ea . T h i s i n t e r v a l a p p a r e n t l y h a s l i t t l e e x p l o r a t i o n p o t e n t i a l . The main a r e a w h e r e Ag, Pb and Zn a re e l e v a t e d i s u n d e r l a i n b y t h e l o w e s t ( a r g i l l a c e o u s ) u n i t of t h e H o r s e t h i e f C r e e k G r o u p i n t h e claim a rea . J u s t a f e w h u n d r e d metres u p s l o p e t o t h e west are v e i n s and b e d s w l t h s i g n i f i c a n t Ag Pb Zn v a l u e s ; t h e s e were e x p l o r e d b y o t h e r c o m p a n i e s a b o u t 10 y e a r s a g o . The R u t h Vermont d e p o s i t i s w i t h i n t h i s u n i t , b u t a t a l o w e r s t r a t i g r a p h i c l e v e l . The l i m i t e d h o l d i n g s i n t h e v i c i n i t y o f t h e s e e l e v a t e d Ag, Pb, Zn v a l u e s and l i k e l i h o o d t h a t t h e y a r e d e r i v e d f r o m t h e minor s u l p h i d e o c c u r r e n c e s a l r e a d y e x p l o r e d b y o t h e r s , I s a d i s i n c e n t i v e t o a n y f o l l o w i n g u p .
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B e n n e t t , S.M.H. 1985 T e c t o n i c s , S e d i m e n t a t i o n and M i n e r a l i z a t i o n on t h e E a s t F l a n k o f t h e P u r c e l l A n t i c l i n o r l u m , SEBC PhD. T h e s i s ( u n p u b . ) .
B e n n e t t , S . M . H . 1986 G e o l o g y o f t h e Mount F o r s t e r Map Area, MEMPR P r e l i m i n a r y Map 6 2 .
R e e s o r , J . E . 1973 G e o l o g y of t h e L a r d e a u Map-Area, Eas t H a l f , B . C . GSC Y e m . 369.
Ross and Murphy, 1988 T r a n s g r e s s i v e s t r a t i g r a p h y , a n o x i a , and r e g i o n a l c o r r e l a t i o n s r i t h l n t h e l a t e P r e c a m b r i a n Windermere g r i t of t h e S o u t h e r n C a n a d i a n C o r d i l l e r a . G e o l o g y , V16, p . 139-143.
P. W . Ransom P r o j e c t G e o l o g i s t
E n d o r s e d b y : D . A n d e r s o n , P . m - S e n i o r G e o l o g i s t
Approved by: u . ? ' . h b % r ! e / W . J. w o l f e Manager E x p l o r a t i o n W e s t e r n C a n a d a
D i s t r t b u t i o n : M i n i n g R e c o r d e r ( 2 cop ies ) WD E x p l o r a t i o n K o o t e n a y E x p l o r a t i o n
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I , P a u l W . P r o v i n c e of
1. T h a t s u c h ,
I N THE MATTER OF THE
B . C . MINERAL ACT
A N D
IN THE MATTER OF A SOIL GEOCHEMISTRY,
PROSPECTING A N D MAPPING PROGRAM
CARRIED OUT ON THE CRYS PROPERTY
i n t h e G o l d e n M i n i n g D i v i s i o n of
P r o v i n c e o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a
More P a r t i c u l a r l y N . T . S . 82K/15W
A F F I D A V I T
Ransom, of t h e r u r a l d i s t r i c t of W y c l i f f e , i n t h e B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a , make O a t h and s a y :
a m e m p l o y e d as a g e o l o g i s t b y Cominco L t d . and as h a v e a p e r s o n a l k n o w l e d g e of t h e f ac t s t o w h i c h I
h e r e i n a f t e r d e p o s e :
2 . That a n n e x e d h e r e t o and marked as E x h i b i t "A" t o t h i s my a f f i d a v i t is a t r u e c o p y of e x p e n d i t u r e s i n c u r r e d on a g r i d s o i l g e o c h e m i s t r y p r o g r a m c a r r i e d o u t o n t h e C r y s P r o p e r t y .
3. T h a t t h e s a i d e x p e n d i t u r e s were i n c u r r e d d u r i n g t h e m o n t h s o f A u g u s t and S e p t e m b e r 1991.
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AUTHOR'S QUALIFICATIONS
A s a u t h o r of t h i s r e p o r t , I , P . W . Ransom, c e r t i f y t h a t :
I am a g e o l o g i s t a c t i v e i n mineral e x p l o r a t i o n .
I am a g r a d u a t e of M c G l l l U n i v e r s i t y w i t h a d e g r e e of B a c h e l o r of S c i e n c e .
I h a v e b e e n c o n t i n u o u s l y e n g a g e d i n m i n i n g and e x p l o r a t i o n s i n c e 1966.
I a m a member of t h e G e o l o g i c a l A s s o c i a t i o n of C a n a d a .
I s u p e r v i s e d Cominco L t d . ' s C r y s soil g e o c h e m i s t r y , p r o s p e c t i n g and m a p p i n g p r o g r a m I n 1991.
, P. W . Ransom Pr o J ec t G e o l o g i s t
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EXHIBIT "A"
STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES
CRYS SOIL GEOCHEMISTRY PROGRAM
GOLDEN MINING DIVISION
SALARIES: N. Firt 13 days 8 $ll5/day R. Walker 20 days 8 $160/day D. Vanderkley 11 days 0 $115/day R. Tarapaski 9 days $115/day G. Joki - sample preparation
53.5 hrs B $ll/hr.
P. W. Ransom, organization and staff supervlslon; report writing 30 days 8 $300/day
TRUCKS: 46 days 0 $40/day
HELICOPTER: Can ad i an He 1 i Copt er s Bighorn He1 lcopters
LIVING EXPENSES AND DAILY GENERAL EXPENSES: Rent
Groceries Dally
ASSAYS AND ANALYSES: 137 samples 8 $13.25 248 samples @ $23.25
FRE I GHT : Loomis
DRAFTING AND REPRODUCTION: Suppl l es
TOTAL :
$1,495.00
$1,265.00 $1,035.00
$588.50
$3,200.00
$9,000.00
$1,840.00
$3,766.83 $1,460.55
$620.00 $ 8 0 8 . 0 4
$1,513.18
$1,815.25 $5,766.00
$172.27
$157.76
$34,503.38
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