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082F10 Pb9
PRODUCT PRODUIT LEAD PROVINCE OR TERRITORY NAME OF PROPERTY NOM DE L A P R O P R I L T ~ PROVINCE OU B r i t i s h Columbia TERRITOIRE N.T.S. AREA 82 F/10 RLGION DU S.N. R.C. REF. PB 9 REF. HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT HISTORIOUE DE L'EXPLORATION ET DE L A MISE EN VALEUR SPOKANE and TRINKET CLAIMS Located on t h e Munn Creek s l o p e , about 3 m i l e s by road from Ainsworth, t h e claims l i e i n a north-west t r e n d i n g l i n e a c r o s s UNCERTAINTY t h e southwest c o m e r of t h e Ainsworth townsite. Both claims at. 49044' ~ o n g . 116O55 FACTEUR D'INCERTITUDE La t. Long. were Crown g r a n t e d . t o . t h e P a c i f i c Bullion M. Co. i n 1893. The Mining Division Slocan District ROOtenay owners worked t h e p r o p e r t y from 1888 t o 1896 and from 1915 Division rniniere District through 1920. Leasers operated t h e mine from 1921 t o 1929. County Township or Parish Cornt.6 Canton ou paroisse By.1920 t h e d e p o s i t had been developed by two a d i t l e v e l s . Lot Concession or Range The upper l e v e l , a t an e l e v a t i o n 200 f e e t below t h e outcrop, Lot Concession ou rang was driven f o r over 900 f t . along t h e vein. Over 400 f e e t of Sec TP. R. t h i s was i n a n oreshoot t h a t was stoped through t o t h e s u r f a c e . Sect. Ct. R. The lower a d i t was s t a r t e d n o t f a r from t h e p o r t a l of t h e upper OWNER 0 R OPE RATORIPROPRI~TAIREOU EXPLOITANT and only 25 f e e t v e r t i c a l l y below i t , and d r i v e n f o r 360 f e e t on t h e f i s s u r e . The l a s t 220 f e e t of t h i s t u n n e l was on t h e 1962: Yale Lead & Zinc Mines Ltd., main o r e zone and 180 f e e t of t h i s p a r t of t h e d r i f t has been 25 Adelaide S t . W., stoped through t o t h e l e v e l above. Toronto. The Maestro S i l v e r Lead Mines Ltd. was formed i n 1937 t o develop t h e Maestro and Spokane mines b u t no work w a s done, and t h e company became defunct i n 1940. Ainsworth Mines Ltd., formed i n 1936 t o o p e r a t e t h e Banker mine, gained c o n t r o l of DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITIDESCRIPTION D U GISEMENT t h e Spokane and development work was resumed i n 1941. I n 1942 Ainsmore Mines Ltd. ( l a t e r Ainsmore Consolidated The country rocks a r e a r g i l l i t e , q u a r t z i t e and limestone Y h e s Ltd.) was formed t o o p e r a t e t h e Spokane. A s h a f t was of t h e Milford group. A s l i g h t l y warped r e g i o n a l d i p t o t h e SW a t 20 t o 60' i s due t o g e n t l e c r o s s s y n c l i n e s a t t h e sunk from t h e lower a d i t f o r 100 f e e t and from t h i s new l e v e l The Spokane warp 75 f e e t of d r i f t and a r a i s e w e r e p u t i n . i s centered Spokane and L i t t l e P h i l mines. about 800 f e e t s o u t h e a s t of t h e p o r t a l of t h e main a d i t . The Yale Lead & Zinc Mines Ltd. acquired t h e p r o p e r t y i n 1949 mine i s on t h e Maestro-Spokane f i s s u r e system which can be and l e a s e r s worked t h e mine i n t e r m i t t e n t l y through 1957. t r a c e d f o r 6-7,000 f e e t . It c o n s i s t s e s s e n t i a l l y of bedded v e i n s b u t does s p l i t and throw o f f c r o s s f r a c t u r e s . The d e p o s i t i s a crushed zone replaced o r cemented by q u a r t z . It i s from 3 t o 4 f e e t wide and c a r r i e s galena, s p h a l e r i t e , p y r i t e and c h a l c o p y r i t e . The orebodies appear t o b e a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e changes i n d i p , t h e most f a v o r a b l e a r e a s being t h o s e where t h e d i p s a r e low. OBJECT LOCATE-D OBJET LOCALISE ' Associated minerals or products illin6raux ou produits associ6s - S i l v e r , Zinc. .. . Mineral Policy Sector, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa Secteur d e la politique rnintrale Ptbre d e I'Energie, des Mines et des Ressources, Ottawa 589556 * - - HISTORY OF PRODUCTIONIHISTORIQUE D E LA PRODUCTION From 1899 t o 1958,2,966 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 54,697 ounces of s i l v e r , 3,306,458 pounds of l e a d and 59,495 pounds o f z i n c were recovered. Most of this o r e was from t h e Spokane c l a i m , t h e T r i n k e t c o n t r i b u t i n g o n l y a n i n s i g n i f i c a n t amount. I -- - - - -- -.- - R EFE RENCESIBIBLIOGRAPHIE uce,B.M.A. East Balf, British Mem. 228, p. 79, Geol. Surv. of Canada, ; Nelson Mep-Area, Columbia; 1941. Rice, H.M.A.; Geology and Mineral D e p o s i t s a t Ainsworth, B r i t i s h Columbia; P a p e r 44-13, Geol. Surv. of Canada. S c h o f i e l d , S.J.; Geology and Ore D e p o s i t s o f Ainsworth Mining Camp, B r i t i s h . Columbia; Mem. 117, p. 44 and maps, Geol. S u m . o f Canada, 1920. Annual Report, Dept. o f Mines, B.C.: 1952, pp. 156-159. Mineral P o l i c y S e c t o r ; C o r p o r a t i o n F i l e s : "Ainsmore Mines Ltd."; "Ainsmore Consolidated Mines Ltd.". MAP REFERENCES/R&F~RENCES CA RTOGRAPHIQUES Map 603 A, Nelson, (Geol.), Sc. 1":4 miles accomp. Mern. 228. - Map 1704, Ainsworth, (Topo.), -- ~ Sc. 1:24,000 - accomp. Mem. 117. ~p R EMAR KSIREMA RQUES I Cornp./Rev. B y Comp. / r h . par Date Date 08-62