Nelson 82 F/2 British Columbia REFPB 1 ALICE MINE Koo t enay

LEAD
PRODUCT
PRODUIT
PROVINCE OR
TERRITORY
NAME OF PROPERTY
NOM DE L A P R O P R I ~ T ~
B r i t i s h Columbia
PROVINCE OU
TERRITOIRE
This p r o p e r t y i s l o c a t e d about 2 m i l e s n o r t h of Creston on
t h e h i l l s i d e above t h e railway, a t t h e 1,500 f t . e l e v a t i o n .
Prospectors staked t h i s l o c a l i t y i n 1893 b u t very l i t t l e
development work was done u n t i l 1901 *en550 f t . of c r o s s c u t t i n g ,
150 f t . of r a i s i n g , and s e v e r a l hundred f e e t of d r i f t i n g was
completed. I n 1904 t h e A l i c e Broughton Mining Co. took over t h e
property, continued t h e underground development work and b u i l t a
50-ton c o n c e n t r a t o r . The m i l l operated p a r t t i m e d u r i n g t h e
following-year and then o p e r a t i o n s ceased.
I n 1925 t h e A l i c e Group, c o n s i s t i n g of t h r e e claims, t h e
A l i c e , t h e A l i c e F r a c t i o n , and t h e Morning S t a r were acquired by
t h e P o r c u p ~ n e . G o l d f i e l d sDevelopment & Finance Co. b u t v e r y
l i t t l e development work was done. Ownership of t h e property was
obtained by-Messrs. Constable & S t a p l e s i n 1949. A road w a s
b u i l t t o t h e mine and t h e lower tunnel p a r t i a l l y cleaned out.
The following year a l e a s e was given on t h e property and t h e
mine dump was s o r t e d and shipped t o T r a i l . No work has been
done s i n c e . t h a t time. Considerable caving of t h e o l d workings
has taken p l a c e .
OBJECT LOCATE,D
OBJET LOCALISE
Lat.
La t.
Nelson
Mining Division
Division rniniere
Long.
Long.
116'32
Koo t enay
District
District
County
Cornt6
Township or Parish
Canton ou paroisse
Lot
Lot
Concession or Range
Concession ou rang
Sec
Sect.
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49007
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TP.
Ct.
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OWNER OR O P E ~ T O R I P R O P R I L T A ~ R E OEXPLOITANT
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I n 1950:
Constable & R.B.
Creston, B.C.
K.C.
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HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
HISTORIQUE DE L'EXPLORATION ET DE L A MISE EN VALEUR
ALICE MINE
UNCERTAINTY
FACTEUR D'INCERTITUDE
N.T.S. AREA
82 F/2
DU S.N. R.C.
REGION
Staples,
DESCRIPTION OF DEPGSITIDESCRIPTION D U GISEMENT
The d e p o s i t c o n s i s t s of veins and l e n s e s of galena,
c a r r y i n g i n a d d i t i o n a l i t t l e p y r i t e and q u a r t z b u t almost no
s p h a l e r i t e . The r a t i o of silver t o l e a d i s about 113 ounce t o
1 per cent. The v e i n s and l e n s e s occur i n s t r o n g l y sheared
and f a u l t e d a r g i l l a c e o u s q u a r t z i t e i n t h e main zone of f a u l t i n g running n o r t h from Creston. Post-mineral f a u l t i n g has
d i s t u r b e d t h e o r e i n many p l a c e s , s o t h a t shoots a r e d i f f i c u l t
t o f i n d and follow.
Associated minerals or products
Min6raux ou produits associ.4~
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Silver) zinc.
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Mineral Policy Sector, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa
Secteur de la politique minirale, ministire de llEnergie, des Mines et des Ressourceq Ottawa
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HISTORY OF P R O D U C ~ I O N / H ~ S T O R /DE
U ELA PRODUCTION
This property was worked intermittently from 1900 to 1950Total ore shipped amounted to 7,618 tons. From this ore 2 oz.
of gold, 17,309 oz.of silver, 1,222,459 lb. of lead, and
1,043 lb. of zinc were recovered.
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REFERENCESIBIBLIOGRAPHIE
Rice, H.M.A. ; Nelson %p A ~ East
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Columbia; Mem. 228, p. 76, Geol. Survey of Canada,
1941.
Annual Reports, Dept. of Mines, B.C.: 1900, p. 854;
1901, p. 1035; 1903, p. 149; 1904, p. 133; 1905,
p. 169; 1909, p. 119; 1925, p. 249; 1949, p. 193;
1950, p. 152.
Mineral Policy Sector; Corporation Files: "Porcupine
Goldfields Development 'and Finance Co.".
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MAP R E F E R E N C E S I R ~ F ~ R E N CCA
E SRTOGRAPHIQUES
Map 603 A, Nelson Map-Area, East Half, Sc. 1":4 miles
Mem. 228.
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Date
Date
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