082F14 Zn4
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082F14 Zn4
PRODUCT PRODUIT I I ' ZINC PROVINCE OR TERRITORY NAME OF PROPERTY NOM DE L A P R O P R I ~ T L PROVINCE OU TERRITOIRE CORK-PROVINCE MINE OBJECT LOCATE,D OBJET LOCALISE UNCERTAINTY FACTEUR D'INCERTITUDE Mining Divislon Division miniere Lat. La t. Slocan County Comtb District District Long. Long. 117'04 30" Koo tenay Township or Parish Canton ou paroisse Lot Lot Sec Sect. 4g054'30" Concession or Range Coocession ou rang TP. Ct. R. R. OWNER OR OPERATORIPROPRI~TAIREOU EXPLOITANT Base Metals Mining Corp. Ltd., 67 Richmond S t . W., Toronto. DESCR IPTlON OF DEPOSITIDESCRIPTION D U GISEMENT The country rocks a r e a n d a l u s i t e s c h i s t s , limestone and q u a r t z i t e s of t h e Slocan s e r i e s . The c o n t a c t w i t h t h e Nelson b a t h o l i t h l i e s 1,000 f e e t o r s o t o t h e n o r t h of t h e mine and probably u n d e r l i e s i t a t no g r e a t depth. The s t r a t a i n genera s t r i k e N70°E and d i p 80°SE. The main f i s s u r e v e i n , a sheared zone from 5 t o 6 f e e t wide, s t r i k e s N55-65OE and d i p s SE a t 75 On i t l i e t h e Black Fox, Daisy, Dublin, Cork and Province claims. Movement along t h e v e i n has o f f s e t t h e beds about 80 f e e t h o r i z o n t a l l y . O r e found i n t h e v e i n c o n s i s t s of an i n t i m a t e mixture of s p h a l e r i t e and galena with s m a l l amounts o p y r i t e and c h a l c o p y r i t e i n a gangue composed l a r g e l y of s i d e r i t e b u t i n c l u d i n g varying amounts of q u a r t z and c a l c i t e a s s o c i a t e d w i t h a l t e r e d wall-rock. Replacement o r e i s found a t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n of t h e f i s s u r e s w i t h t h e limestone and may extend f o r d i s t a n c e s up t o 100 f e e t from t h e v e i n on t h e hangi n g w a l l s i d e . On t h e f o o t w a l l s i d e t h e concentration of o r e minerals i s l e s s n o t i c e a b l e . Associated minerals or products Minefaux ou produits associbs - Lead, silver .. cadmium. B r i t i s h Columbia N.T.S. AREA 82 F/14 RLGION DU S.N. R.C. REF. ZN 4 R~F. HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT HISTORIRUE DE L'EXPLORATION ET DE L A MISE EN VALEUR This property, c o n s i s t i n g of 1 3 claims covering about 480 a c r e s , i s l o c a t e d on t h e s o u t h s i d e of Keen Creek about 1 0 miles by road from Kaslo. The Cork group of 8 claims w a s s t a k e d f o r t h e S i l v e r S t a r Mining Co. Ltd. i n 1900. The Province group, c o n s i s t i n g of 6 a d j o i n i n g claims, was s t a k e d i n 1902 and Province Mines Ltd. began t h e development work. For a number of y e a r s t h e s e two groups w e r e operated a s two mines, t h e Cork and t h e Province. The Province mine was operated by t h e Company o r by l e a s e r s u n t i l 1908. The Cork mine c l o s e d i n 1910 and remained closed t h e following y e a r although t h e management was taken over by t h e West Kootenay Corporation. A shipment of o r e , under t h e name of t h e S e l k i r k Mining Co. Ltd., was r e p o r t e d l y made from t h e Cork mine i n 1913. The two p r o p e r t i e s were combined i n 1914 under t h e name of Cork-Province Mines Ltd. and i t operated i n t e r m i t t e n t l y u n t i l 1930. Leasers made s e v e r a l small shipments of o r e from c l e a n up work on t h e s u r f a c e and from underground during t h e period 1930-1948. I n 1949 t h e property was acquired by Base Metals gining Corporation Ltd. and o p e r a t i o n s continued u n t i l l a t e i n 1953 when t h e mine was closed and t h e lower workings allowed t o flood. During t h e e a r l y y e a r s of o p e r a t i o n development work was c a r r i e d o u t on 5 l e v e l s . The main a d i t (NO. 3 l e v e l ) was driven a s a c r o s s c u t t u n n e l f o r 900 f e e t . It i s connected t o No. 1 l e v e l by a r a i s e and t o Nos. 4 and 1 5 l e v e l s by a 70" s h a f t , which was l a t e r deepened t o e s t a b l i s h a 6 t h l e v e l . I n 1952 a v e r t i c a l s h a f t was sunk from No. 3 l e v e l f o r 555 f e e t and Nos. 7 and 8 l e v e l s e s t a b l i s h e d . These new l e v e l s required c r o s s c u t s , each about 200 f e e t long, t o reach t h e v e i n . D r i f t s on t h e s e two lower l e v e l s i n d i c a t e d o r e of average mine grade but i n s u f f i c i e n t work was done t o determine i t s e x t e n t . London P r i d e S i l v e r Mines Ltd. acquired a 10 y e a r l e a s e on the property i n A p r i l 1964. During t h e summer t h e mine was r e h a b i l i t a t e d and t h e 150 t o n m i l l was put i n t o o p e r a t i o n i n September. Mineral Policy Sector, Department o f Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottaw, Secteur de la politique minkrale ministire de I'Energie, des Mines et des Ressources, Ottawc $09829 * HISTORY OF PRODUCTIONIHISTORIQUE DE LA PRODUCTION From 1900 t o 1953, 169,433 t o n s of o r e were shipped from t h i s p r o p e r t y . From t h i s o r e 56 ounces of gold, 456,973 ounces of s i l v e r , 11,278,513 pounds of l e a d , 14,986,081 pounds of z i n c and 105,791 pounds of cadmium were recovered. C a i r n e s , C.E.; D e s c r i p t i o n of P r o p e r t i e s , Slocan Mining Camp, B r i t i s h Columbia; Mem. 184, pp. 206-210, Geol. Sum. of Canada, 1935. L i t t l e , H.W.; Nelson Map-Area, West H a l f , B r i t i s h Columbia; Mem. 308, p. 188, Geol. Surv. o f Canada, 1960. 1904, pp. 159, 198; Annual R e p o r t s , Dept. of Mines, B.C.: 1922, p , 190; 1928, p . 305; 1951, p . 164; 1953, p, 13% 1964, p. 121. Summary Report 1925, p. 192 A, Geol. Surv. of Canada. Report of t h e Commission Appointed t o I n v e s t i g a t e t h e Zinc Resources of B.C. and t h e Conditions A f f e c t i n g T h e i r E x p l o i t a t i o n ; Rept No. 1 2 , pp 169-174, Mines B r . , Ottawa, 1906. . . Mineral P o l i c y S e c t o r ; Corporation F i l e s : "Cork Province "Base Metals Mining Corp. Ltd."; Mines Ltd."; "London P r i d e S i l v e r Mines Ltd. ". MAP R E F E RENCES/R#F#RENCESCARTOGRAPHIQUES Map 1091 A, Nelson, (Mining P r o p e r t i e s ) , Sc. 1 1 \ 4 m i l e s accomp. Mem. 308. Map 272 A, Slocan, (Geol.), Map 1090 A, Nelson, Comp. /rdv. par Date Date 11-64 . . (Geol.), Sc. 11':1 mile - accomp. Sc. 1":4 miles - - Mem. 173. accomp. Mem. 308.