PRODUCT GOLD PRODUIT - Silver) copper, 505223 * PROVINCE

PRODUCT
PRODUIT
PROVINCE OR
TERRITORY
GOLD
PROVINCE OU
TERRITOIRE
B r i t i s h Columbia
N.T.S.AREA
103P/13
R ~ G I O NDU S.N.R.C.
REF. AU 2
RLF.
'
N A M E O F " O P E RTY
WIRE GOLD (GOLD BOULDER) (GOLD KNIFE)
NOM DE LA P R O P R I ~ T ~
HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
HISTORIRUE DE L'EXPLORATION ET RE LA MISE EN VALEUR
OBJECT LOCATE-D
This o c c u r r e n c e i s l o c a t e d on t h e n o r t h s i d e of t h e Marmot
OBJET LOCALISE
R i v e r j u s t below Kate Ryan Creek, about 44 m i l e s southUNCERTAINTY
at. 55"52'10"
Long. 129 "58 ' 20"
s o u t h e a s t o f Stewart.
FACTEUR D'INCERTITUDE
La t.
Long.
The Wire Gold group of 9 c l a i m s was l o c a t e d i n 1912 by
District
Cassiar
Mining D~vision Skeena
G.W.
Bruggy & a s s o c i a t e s . I n 1923 t h e p r o p e r t y c o n s i s t e d of
Division miniere
District
4
c
l
a
i
m s , t h e Wire Gold, and Wire Gold NOS. 2 t o 4 , owned by
County
Township or Parish
comt6
Canton ou paroisse
Messrs. F r a s e r , Dwyer, and Ryan, of S t e w a r t . Work d u r i n g
Lot
Concession or Range
1923-24 i n c l u d e d d r i v i n g a 40 f o o t l o n g a d i t on t h e v e i n . The
Lor
Concession ou rang
c l a i m s were o p t i o n e d by a Thomas Campbell, who o r g a n i z e d
Sec
TP.
R.
S t e r l i n g Silver-Lead Mines, Limited i n March 1925. The
Sect.
ct.
R.
company s o l d t h e c l a i m s t o a S.K. Green and h e i n t u r n s o l d
OWNER OR OPERATORIPROPRI~TAIRE
OU EXPLOITANT
t h e claims t o I n t e r n a t i o n a l Metals E x p l o r a t i o n Company, a
S e a t t l e o r g a n i z a t i o n r e g i s t e r e d i n B.C. i n 1926. Marmot
C o n s o l i d a t e d Mines, L i m i t e d , which was formed i n June 1927,
a c q u i r e d t h e Wire Gold, P a t r i c i a , and North Fork Basin prope r t i e s . No work was r e p o r t e d on t h e Wire Gold group by any of
t h e above companies. Marmot Consolidated Mines s u r r e n d e r e d
i t s c h a r t e r i n 1930.
The ground was a p p a r e n t l y r e s t a k e d by S t e w a r t Canal Gold
DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITIDESCRIPTION DU GISEMENT
Mines, Limited, J. K a a h t i of S t e w a r t , Manager, i n a b o u t 1937.
I n 1938 t h e claims were h e l d under o p t i o n by t h e C.M.X.
The c o u n t r y r o c k i s g r a n o d i o r i t e o f t h e Coast Range
i n t r u s i v e s . A p y r i t i z e d q u a r t z v e i n , 1 t o 2 f e e t wide, s t r i k e e S y n d i c a t e , which a l s o h e l d t h e Gold Drop p r o p e r t y a d j o i n i n g t o
N 2 5 " ~and d i p s 65' n o r t h w e s t . The v e i n c a r r i e s low v a l u e s i n t h e s o u t h . S t e w a r t Canal Gold Mines resumed work on t h e prope r t y i n 1939. Development work on t h e p r o p e r t y , as r e p o r t e d
gold.
i n 1939, i n c l u d e s open c u t s , one a d i t 176 f e e t l o n g , and a
second a d i t s t a r t e d . Small amounts of o r e were shipped t o t h e
P r o v i n c i a l Government Sampling P l a n t a t P r i n c e Rupert i n 1939
a n d 1940. The Gold K n i f e t u n n e l i s on t h e Emerald No. 3
claim.
Associated minerals or products
Minhraux ou produits associbs
-
S i l v e r ) copper,
--
.
.
Mineral Policv Sector. Deuartment of Enerev. Mincs and Resources. Otta
Secteur de lo politique minkrile, rniniitiride 1'.knergie, deyl%nes et des ~essources,'Ofta,
505223
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IISTORY OF PRODUCTIONIHISTORIQUE DE LA PRODUCTION
I n 1939, 11 t o n s of o r e were shipped from t h e Gold Boulder
l a i m . From t h i s o r e 4 ounces of g o l d , 5 ounces of s i l v e r , and
8 pounds of copper were recovered. I n 1940, 2 1 t o n s were
hipped from t h e Gold K n i f e claim. From t h i s o r e 22 ounces o f
o l d , 1 7 ounces of s i l v e r , and 73 pounds of copper were
ecovered
.
REFE RENCESIBIBLIOGRAPHIE
R e p o r t s of M i n i s t e r of Mines, B r i t i s h Columbia:
1912, p . 105; 1924, p . 59; 1925, p. 81; 1926, p. 87;
1928, p . 93; 1938, p. B 25; 1939, p. 67.
Hanson, George; P o r t l a n d Canal Area, B r i t i s h Columbia;
Memoir 175, pp. 128, 151, Geol. Surv. of Canada, 1935.
Mineral Policy Sector; Corporation F i l e s : " S t e r l i n g SilverLead Mines, Limited";
'%lamot Consolidated Mines,
~imited"
.
MAP REFE RENCESIRLF~RENCES CARTOGRAPHIQUES
[ap 215 A, S t e w a r t S h e e t , B.C.,
(Geol.) , Sc. 1":l m i l e
Memoir 159.
[ap 1 9 3 A, S t e w a r t Sheet, B.C.,
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accomp
(Topo.), Sc. 1:50,000.
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REMARKSIREMARQUES
Comp./Rev. By
Come. /r&. ear
Date
Date
1 01-68 1
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B C I 1 0 3 O-P
%
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96