082F14 Ag50

PRODUCT
PRODUIT
SILVER
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
The Mabou and Ohio a d i t s a r e l o c a t e d t o t h e southwest of
t h e E n t e r p r i s e mine a t about t h e 6,000 f o o t e l e v a t i o n . The
E n t e r p r i s e mine i s on t h e south s i d e of E n t e r p r i s e creek a t a
p o i n t about 8 m i l e s from Slocan l a k e .
The Ohio claim was owned and worked by Messrs. Kirkwood &
Wells i n 1898. They a p p a r e n t l y acquired t h e Mabou claim i n
about 1902 and development work was c a r r i e d o u t i n t e r m i t t e n t l y
on both claims through 1904. The Mabou and Riverside claims
were owned and worked by M r . R. Kirkwood i n 1905.
The p r o p e r t y l a y i d l e u n t i l 1919 when Mr. Kirkwood and
a s s o c i a t e s acquired t h e Mabou, Ohio, Empress Frac. & Summit
Frac. claims and resumed development work. The workings a t
t h i s time c o n s i s t e d of 3 a d i t s , 75, 50 and 1 5 f e e t long.
I n 1946 t h e k b o u , Obio, and Neepawa claims were acquired
by t h e Terley Mining, m l l i n g and Smelting Co. Six a d i t s on
t h e Mabou and Ohio claims were cleaned o u t b u t a p p a r e n t l y very
l i t t l e development work was done a t t h i s t i m e .
OBJET LOCALISE
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La t.
Sl0can
Min~ngDivision
Division miniere
County
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Lot
Lot
4g049'
Long.
Long.
District
District
117°201
ROOtenay
Township or Par~sh
Canton ou paroisse
Concession or Range
Concession ou rang
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Sect.
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R.
R.
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REF. AG 50
RLF.
HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
HISTORIRUE DE L'EXPLORATION ET DE L A MISE EN VALEUR
MABOU and OHIO CLAIMS
OBJECT LOCATE-D
UNCERTAINTY
FACTEUR D'INCER TITUDE
N.T.S. AREA
82 ~ / 1 4
R ~ G I O NDU S.N.R.C.
OWNER OR OPERATORIPROPRI~TAIRE
OU EXPLOITANT
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DESCR IPTION OF DEPOSITIDESCRIPTION D U GISEMENT.
The country rocks a r e c h i e f l y coarse-grained p o r p h y r i t i c
g r a n i t e of t h e Nelson b a t h o l i t h . I n p l a c e s more b a s i c phases
form i r r e g u l a r bodies of varying s i z e , most of which appear t o
be e i t h e r d i g e s t e d i n c l u s i o n s o r d i f f e r e n t i a t e s of t h e g r a n i t i c .
magma. The g r a n i t i c rocks a r e i n t e r s e c t e d by a few small,
b a s i c dykes. The l o d e s a r e mineralized f i s s u r e s s t r i k i n g about:
~ 5 0 'and
~ dipping 60 t o 8 0 ' ~ ~ . These claims a r e a d j o i n i n g and
t o t h e s o u t h of t h e Neepawa and E n t e r p r i s e p r o p e r t i e s . The
main Ohio v e i n i s considered t o b e an extension of t h e Enterp r i s e v e i n . The Mabou v e i n a l s o continues on i n t o t h e Ohio
claim.
Associated minerals or products
Mindraux ou produits associds
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Zinc, lead,
Mineral Policy Sector, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa
Secteur de la politique minkrale, ministire de I'Energie, des Mines et des Ressources, Ottawa
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HISTORY OF PRODUCTIONIHISTORIQUE DE LA PRODUCTION
The o n l y p r o d u c t i o n r e p o r t e d i s from t h e m b o u claim i n 194
when 4 t o n s o f o r e were s h i p p e d . From t h i s o r e 154 ounces of
s i l v e r , 300 pounds of l e a d , and 436 pounds o f z i n c were
recovered
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Cairnes, C.E.;
D e s c r i p t i o n s of P r o p e r t i e s , S l o c a n Mining
Camp, B r i t i s h Columbia; Mem. 184, p. 1 7 9 , Geol. Surv.
o f Canada, 1935.
Annual R e p o r t s , Dept. of Mines, B.C.:
1946, p. 167; 1948, p . 147.
MAP R E F E R E N C E S I R ~ F ~ R E N C
CARTOGRAPHIQUES
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Map 1091 A, Nelson, (Mining P r o p e r t i e s ) , Sc. lt':4 m i l e s
accomp. Mem. 308.
Map 272 A, Slocan, (Geol.),
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REMARKSIREMARQUES
Sc. 1":l mile
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accomp. Mem. 173.
1919, p . 130;