307244 * DELAWARE GROUP at. 49°10` Long, 116~25` ~~l~~~ In
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307244 * DELAWARE GROUP at. 49°10` Long, 116~25` ~~l~~~ In
PRODUCT PRODUIT LEAD PROVINCE OR TERRITORY NAME OF PROPERTY NOM DE L A PROPRIETE PROVINCE OU TERRITOIRE DELAWARE GROUP OBJECT LOCATE,D OBJET LOCALISE at. UNCERTAINTY FACTEUR D'INCERTITUDE M~ningDivision Division miniere 49°10' Long, Long. La t. ~~l~~~ District District Township or Parish Canton ou paroisse County corn t6 116~25' KOOt enay Concession or Range Concession ou rang LO^ ~ o t Sec Sect. TP. R. R. Ct. OWNER OR OPERATORIPROPRI~TAIREOU EXPLOITANT I n 1949: J.W. H i l l , Tucson, Arizona. DESCRIPTION OF DEPGSITIDESCRIPTION D U GISEMENT The country rock i s Precambrian Aldridge q u a r t z i t e w i t h minor s i l l s of P u r c e l l l a v a s . Strong s h e a r i n g i n t h e q u a r t z i t e beds conforms t o t h e i r s t r i k e of N7OE and d i p of 70°W. The d e p o s i t c o n s i s t s of a vuggy q u a r t z v e i n occupying a sheared f i s s u r e which s t r i k e s N30°W and d i p s s t e e p l y t o t h e w e s t . Pinching and swelling of t h e v e i n gives a v a r i a t i o n i n width from a few inches t o 20 f t . Galena occurs a s s t r e a k s and pockets i n t h e q u a r t z v e i n , c o n s t i t u t i n g a m i l l i n g grade of o r e . Small specimens of l e a d phosphate and copper p y r i t e have been found i n t h e vein. Associated minerals or products MinBraux ou produits assgci.4~ - Silver) zinc. . . B r i t i s h Columbia N.T.S. AREA 82 F/1 R ~ G I O NDU S.N. R.C. R E F . PB 1 R~F. HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT HISTORIQUE DE L'EXPLORATION ET DE L A MISE EN VALEUR This property i s l o c a t e d on t h e Arrow Creek s l o p e of R o l f e M ~ u n t a i nt o t h e n o r t h of Creston a t a n e l e v a t i o n of 4,350 f t . A seven m i l e a c c e s s road was b u i l t t o t h e mine i n 1950 from a p o i n t 5 m i l e s e a s t of Creston on t h e Creston-Cranbrook highway. Henry Roy & J . B . Gosselin s t a k e d t h e s e claims i n 1900. Their a r e a (Lot 2858) contained 51.65 a c r e s . No major development work was done on t h e p r o p e r t y u n t i l 1928 when i t was worked under o p t i o n by Messrs. Young & Hayden of Creston. Two prospect t u n n e l s were d r i v e n , t h e upper one 50 f t . i n l e n g t h , t h e second one 50 f t . lower down t h e h i l l was advanced 210 f t . t o a p o i n t 50 f t . beyond t h e f a c e of t h e upper t u n n e l . The following y e a r t h e claims were rebonded t o F.S. Rivers of Vancouver, B.C., but no development work i s recorded. Nothing more was done w i t h t h i s property f o r 20 y r s . w i t h t h e exception of a few tons of o r e shipped i n 1947. Ownership of t h e Delaware Group, c o n s i s t i n g of t h e Delaware No. 2, t h e V i r g i n i a , and t h e Ohio claims was obtained by J.W. H i l l i n 1949, H e gave a 5 y e a r l e a s e on t h e property t o R.W. & F,E. Crawford of Creston. The upper a d i t was lengthened t o 125 f t . and t h e 2nd a d i t was extended t o a t o t a l of 330 f t . of d r i f t s and c r o s s c u t s . A s t o p e was s t a r t e d on a 40 f t . s e c t i o n 200 f t . i n from t h e p o r t a l . P a s t t h i s s t o p e t h e v e i n i s c u t by a f a u l t b u t t h e v e i n was picked up on t h e o t h e r s i d e . Anather a d i t 100 f t . below No. 2 a d i t was d r i v e n f o r 65 f t . b u t t h e v e i n was n o t i n t e r s e c t e d . D r i f t i n g on t h e v e i n p a s t t h e f a u l t t o a p o i n t 300 f t . from t h e p o r t a l was done i n 1950. A s u b l e a s e was given i n 1951 and a small amount of o r e w a s shipped. About 1,700 f t . of diamond d r i l l i n g was done i n 1952. The v e i n below t h e lowest a d i t was i n t e r s e c t e d b u t t h e information obtained w a s inconclusive. Geophysical work done by McPhar Geophysics Ltd. i n 1958 was a p p l i e d t o assessment requirements. A copy of t h e r e p o r t on t h i s work may b e examined a t t h e o f f i c e of t h e Mining Recorder, Nelson, B.C. Mineral Policy Sector, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa Secteur de la politique minkrale ministkre de I'Energie, des Mines et des Ressources, Ottawa 307244 * HISTORY OF PRODUCTIONIHISTORIQUE DE LA PRODUCTION P r o d u c t i o n h a s b e e n i n t e r m i t t e n t t h r o u g h o u t t h e h i s t o r y of this p r o p e r t y . From 1929, when t h e f i r s t shipment of 1 7 t o n s was made, t o 1951, 285 t o n s o f o r e h a s b e e n s h i p p e d from t h e s e claims. From t h i s o r e 1 ounce o f g o l d , 1 , 2 4 2 ounces of s i l v e r , 61,807 pounds o f l e a d , and 1,179 pounds o f z i n c w e r e r e c o v e r e d . The l a s t shipment, amounting t o 33 t o n s , was made i n 1952. MAP R E F E RENCES/RL?FL?RENCES Map 603 A, Nelson, (Geol.) REFE RENCESIBIBLIOGRAPHIE R i c e , H.M.A.; Columbia; 1941. Nelson Map A r e a , E a s t H a l f , B r i t i s h Hem. 228, p . 76, Geol. Surv. o f Canada, Annual R e p o r t s , Dept. of Mines, B.C.: 1900, p. 982; 1928, p. 354; 1929, pp. 285, 360; 1949, p. 194; 1950, p. 152; 1951, pp. 41, 1 8 0 ; 1952, p. 145; 1958, p . 62. CARTOGRAPHIQUES 1":4 m i l e s - accomp. Mem. 228. , Sc. REMARKSIREMA ROUES Cornp./Rev. By Comp./r.+v. par Date B C I 82 F/SE - 41