082F15 Pb8

PRODUCT
PRODUIT
PROVINCE OR
TERRITORY
LEAD
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Mining Division
Division miniere
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Lat.
Sl0Can
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District
District
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Long.
116°38'20"
Kootenay
Concession or Range
Concession ou rang
Lot
Lot
Sec
Sect.
49'45
Township or Parish
Canton ou paroisse
County
Comt6
TP.
Ct.
OWNER OR OPERATORIPROPRI~TAIRE
OU EXPLOITANT
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DESCR IPTION OF D EPOSITIDESCRIPTION DU GISEMENT
The h o s t rock i s P r o t e r o z o i c micaceous q u a r t z i t e of t h e
H o r s e t h i e f Creek Formation. A 2-4 f o o t wide q u a r t z v e i n
which p a r a l l e l s t h e bedding h a s been t r a c e d f o r about 1 8 0 '
and c o n t a i n s a m i n e r a l i z e d s h o o t of a p p a r e n t 80' l e n g t h . The
vein is w e l l mineralized with s p h a l e r i t e , galena, p y r i t e ,
c h a l c o p y r i t e , minor s t a n n i t e , and p o s s i b l y t e t r a h e d r i t e . The
s t a n n i t e i s c h i e f l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h s p h a l e r i t e , which
c o n t a i n s b l e b s of s t a n n i t e , g a l e n a , and c h a l c o p y r i t e
A
composite sample was found t o c o n t a i n more t h a n 2 p e r c e n t
t i n by s p e c t r o s c o p i c a n a l y s i s and 1 . 3 p e r c e n t by chemical
a n a l y s i s . A g r a b sample t a k e n i n 1922 from a p i l e of s o r t e d
o r e gave: Au, 0.02 o z / t ; Ag, 61.2 o z / t ; Pb, 75.7%, Zn, 5.4%.
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Associated minerals or products
Min6raux ou produits associks
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N.T.S. AREA
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82 F/15
RLGIONDU S.N. R.C.
REF. PB 8
REF.
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HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
HISTORIQUE DE L'EXPLORATION ET DE LA MISE EN VALEUR
HUMBOLT, SAILOR BOY
Humbolt c l a i m (Lot 2015).
UNCERTAINTY
300 m
FACTEUR D'INCERTITUDE
B r i t i s h Columbia
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NAME OF PROPERTY
NOM DE LA PROPRIETL
OBJECT LOCATE,D
OBJET LOCALISE
PROVINCE OU
TERRITOIRE
S i l v e r 7 g o l d , z i n c , copper, tin
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The p r o p e r t y i s l o c a t e d a t 5,000' e l e v a t i o n on an e a s t
f o r k of Crawford Creek about a m i l e west of Rose P a s s and
some 28 m i l e s west of Kimberley.
The Humbolt (Lot 2015) and S a i l o r Boy (Lot 2016) were
Crown-granted i n 1900 t o J . B . MacLaren. Workings d a t i n g
from t h a t p e r i o d i n c l u d e open c u t s and 1 3 8 ' o r more of
d r i f t s and c r o s s c u t s i n two a d i t s .
The p r o p e r t y w a s a c q u i r e d under l e a s e by G. Foulkes, of
Kaslo, i n 1922 and s o r t e d o r e was shipped i n 1923. The
Humbolt c l a i m was owned i n 1940 by Oscar Burden, of Kaslo.
Canadian E x p l o r a t i o n Company Limited i n 1946 re-opened t h e
workings t o examine t h e showings. Small o r e shipments were
made by l e s s e e s R. and G. Golak i n 1948, by Talmor Mines
Ltd i n 1952, and by D. Fulton and R. S u t t o n , of Cranbrook,
i n 1963.
The Humbolt and S a i l o r Boy c l a i m s were owned i n 1964 by
E.T. Coleman, of Nelson. An o p t i o n was a c q u i r e d by D. Wade
and a s s o c i a t e s , of Calgary, and 6 t o n s of o r e was shipped
from a b u l l d o z e d s e c t i o n of f l a t l y i n g v e i n . Mkssrs. Wade,
S u t t o n , F u l t o n and a s s o c i a t e s i n 1966 i n c o r p o r a t e d Rose P a s s
Mines Ltd t o a c q u i r e t h e Humbolt and S p r i n g Creek (82 F/10,
SN 1 ) p r o p e r t i e s .
The company s u b s e q u e n t l y s t a k e d 84
a d j a c e n t claims. Work on t h e Humbolt p r o p e r t y i n 1966-68
i n c l u d e d p o t e n t i a l s u r v e y s and 2,786' of diamond d r i l l i n g i n
23 h o l e s on I P anomalies. F u r t h e r diamond d r i l l i n g was
r e p o r t e d on t h e Humbolt p r o p e r t y i n 1971 and 1973. The
company name (Rose Pass) w a s changed i n 1974 t o Range
I n d u s t r i e s Ltd.
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O Mineral Policy Sector, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa
Q Secteur de la politique minirule, rninistbre de llEnergie, des Mines et des Ressources, Ottawa
REFERENCESIBIBLIOGRAPHIE
HISTORY OF PRODUCTIONIHISTORIQUE DE L A PRODUCTION
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Recorded p r o d u c t i o n under t h e names Humbolt (Humboldt) and +Rice, H . M . ~ . ;
M~~ A
~ B r ~i t i s h~ Colmbia;
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s a i l o r Boy f o r t h e p e r i o d 1923-1964 t o t a l s 57 t o n s . From t h i s
Mem. 228, p. 73, Geol. Surv. of Canada, 1941.
o r e 2,258 ounces s i l v e r , 53,133 pounds of l e a d and 7,852 pounds
of z i n c were recovered.
Reports o f PtLnister of Mines, B r i t i s h Columbia: 1900,
p. 984; 1922, p. 192i-k; 1946, p. 149; 1948, p. 137;
1952, p. 42; 1963, p. 49; 1964, p. 132; 1966, p. 227;
1967, p. 260; 1968, p. 262.
Geology, E x p l o r a t i o n and Mining; B r i t i s h Columbia Dept. of
Ylnes: 1971, p. 406; 1972, p. 56; 1973, p. 71.
Mineral Policy Sector;
Mines Ltd".
Corporation F i l e s :
"Rose P a s s
Geology of Canadian T i n Occurrences;
Mulligan, R.;
Economic Geology Report No. 28, Geol. Surv. of Canada,
1975.
MAP R E F E R E N C E S / R ~ F ~ R E N CCA
E SRTOGRAPHIOUES
Map 603 A, Nelson ( E a s t H a l f ) , (Geol.), Sc. 11':4 m i l e s
accomp. Memoir 228.
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Geol. Surv. of Canada, Open F i l e 929.
#Map 82 F/15, Kaslo, (Topo.)
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Sc. 1:50,000.
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REMARKSIREMARQUES
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