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PRODUCT
PRODUIT
I PROVINCE OR
SILVER
PROVINCE OU
TERRITOIRE
TERRITORY
NAME OF PROPERTY
NOM DE LA P R O P R I ~ T ~
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Mining Division
Division miniere
56°03t30's
Lat.
La t.
Skeena
County
Comt6
Long.
Long.
129"46 ' 20"
Cassiar
District
District
Township or Parish
Canton ou paroisse
Lot
Lot
Concession or Range
Concession ou rang
Sec
Sect.
TP.
Ct.
R.
R.
OWNER OR OPERATORIPROPRI~TAIRE
OU EXPLOITANT
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N.T.S. AREA
RLGIONDU S.N.R.C.
REF. AG 22
RLF.
HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
HISTORIRUE DE L'EXPLORATION ET DE LA MISE EN VALEUR
This p r o p e r t y i s l o c a t e d a t t h e 3,600 f o o t e l e v a t i o n on
t h e n o r t h s i d e of a g l a c i a l tongue l y i n g i n t h e upper e a s t
f o r k of Roosevelt Creek, some 12 miles n o r t h e a s t of Stewart.
The 5 claim S t . Elmo group was owned during 1919-1920 by
Messrs. Cowan, McGinnis, and Watkins, of Stewart, who a l s o
owned t h e J u t l a n d group of claims l y i n g about 3 m i l e t o t h e
s o u t h a c r o s s t h e g l a c i e r . Exploration work on t h e S t . Elmo
was done i n open c u t s , and i n one s h o r t a d i t on t h e upper
lens.
The Bingo group of 4 claims, which a r e i n p a r t a r e s t a k i n g
of t h e S t . Elmo ground, was acquired i n 1946 by A. Cameron and
L. Robichaud, of Stewart. During 1947 a s h o r t a d i t was d r i v e n
on t h e lower l e n s , from which a small amount of o r e was shipped.
BINGO (ST. ELMO)
OBJECT LOCATE,D
OBJET LOCA LlSE
UNCERTAINTY
FACTEUR D'INCERTITUDE
B r i t i s h Columbia
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DESCR IPTlON OF DEPOSITIDESCRIPTION DU GISEMENT
The rocks on t h i s p r o p e r t y a r e medium-grained, s i l l - l i k e
i n t r u s i v e s , i n t r u d i n g and surrounding masses of a r g i l l i t e . The
a r g i l l i t e beds s t r i k e n o r t h e a s t e r l y and d i p g e n t l y s o u t h e a s t ward, except where crumpled l o c a l l y . The c o n t a c t s of t h e
a r g i l l i t e and i n t r u s i v e s s t r i k e about ~ 2 0 " E , though tongues of
t h e i n t r u s i v e s c u t i n t o t h e a r g i l l i t e s f o r a few f e e t . A
p y r i t i z e d f r a c t u r e zone, s t r i k i n g N70QE and dipping s t e e p l y
southward occurs i n s u r f a c e outcrop over a width of from 10 t o
20 f e e t . This zone can be followed f o r 500 f e e t up s l o p e
between e l e v a t i o n s of 3,600 and 3,800 f e e t . Within t h e zone
l i e s a v e i n which f o r most of i t s exposed l e n g t h i s from 1 t o
2 i n c h e s wide. It i s g e n e r a l l y narrowest where i t c u t s
a r g i l l i t e s and i s w i d e s t , about 1 f o o t , where i t c u t s i n t r u s i v e s . Two wider p o r t i o n s ( l e n s e s ) of t h e v e i n occur a t 50 and
125 f e e t from t h e lowest outcrop. I n an o l d a d i t t h e upper
l e n s decreases i n width t o 3 i n c h i n 20 f e e t . The v e i n
c o n s i s t s of c o a r s e l y c r y s t a l l i n e c a l c i t e , galena, and sphaleri t e , w i t h small amounts of fine-grained q u a r t z , t e t r a h e d r i t e ,
and c h a l c o p y r i t e .
Associated minerals or products
Min6raux ou produits associ6s
- zinc
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lead,
Mineral Policy Sector, Department o f Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottaw
Secteur de la politique minerale, minisfire de I'Energie, des Mines et des Ressources, Ottaw,
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HISTORY OF PRODUCTIONIHISTORIQUE DE L A PRODUCTION
I n 1957, 1 5 t o n s of s o r t e d o r e were s h i p p e d from t h i s
p r o p e r t y . From t h i s o r e 1,844 ounces of s i l v e r , 5,233 pounds
of l e a d , and 6,837 pounds of z i n c were recovered.
REFERENCESIBIBLIOGRAPHIE
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;
1919, p . 69; 1920, p . 57; 1947, p . 91.
Hanson, George; P o r t l a n d Canal Area, B r i t i s h Columbia;
Memoir 175, p . 147, Geol. Surv. of Canada, 1935.
MAP R E F E R E N C E S I R ~ F ~ R E N CCA
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RTOGRAPHIOUES
Map 216 A, Bear R i v e r S h e e t , B.C.,
accomp. Memoir 159.
(Geol.), Sc. 1":l m i l e
Map 217 A , Bear R i v e r S h e e t , B.C.,
(Topo.),
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Sc. 1:50,000.
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