Nelson 82 F/2 British Columbia REFPB 1 ALICE MINE Koo t enay
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Nelson 82 F/2 British Columbia REFPB 1 ALICE MINE Koo t enay
LEAD PRODUCT PRODUIT 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 This p r o p e r t y i s l o c a t e d about 2 m i l e s n o r t h of Creston on t h e h i l l s i d e above t h e railway, a t t h e 1,500 f t . e l e v a t i o n . Prospectors staked t h i s l o c a l i t y i n 1893 b u t very l i t t l e development work was done u n t i l 1901 *en550 f t . of c r o s s c u t t i n g , 150 f t . of r a i s i n g , and s e v e r a l hundred f e e t of d r i f t i n g was completed. I n 1904 t h e A l i c e Broughton Mining Co. took over t h e property, continued t h e underground development work and b u i l t a 50-ton c o n c e n t r a t o r . The m i l l operated p a r t t i m e d u r i n g t h e following-year and then o p e r a t i o n s ceased. I n 1925 t h e A l i c e Group, c o n s i s t i n g of t h r e e claims, t h e A l i c e , t h e A l i c e F r a c t i o n , and t h e Morning S t a r were acquired by t h e P o r c u p ~ n e . G o l d f i e l d sDevelopment & Finance Co. b u t v e r y l i t t l e development work was done. Ownership of t h e property was obtained by-Messrs. Constable & S t a p l e s i n 1949. A road w a s b u i l t t o t h e mine and t h e lower tunnel p a r t i a l l y cleaned out. The following year a l e a s e was given on t h e property and t h e mine dump was s o r t e d and shipped t o T r a i l . No work has been done s i n c e . t h a t time. Considerable caving of t h e o l d workings has taken p l a c e . OBJECT LOCATE,D OBJET LOCALISE Lat. La t. Nelson Mining Division Division rniniere Long. Long. 116'32 Koo t enay District District County Cornt6 Township or Parish Canton ou paroisse Lot Lot Concession or Range Concession ou rang Sec Sect. - 49007 R. R. TP. Ct. - - - OWNER OR O P E ~ T O R I P R O P R I L T A ~ R E OEXPLOITANT U I n 1950: Constable & R.B. Creston, B.C. K.C. REFPB 1 REF, HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT HISTORIQUE DE L'EXPLORATION ET DE L A MISE EN VALEUR ALICE MINE UNCERTAINTY FACTEUR D'INCERTITUDE N.T.S. AREA 82 F/2 DU S.N. R.C. REGION Staples, DESCRIPTION OF DEPGSITIDESCRIPTION D U GISEMENT The d e p o s i t c o n s i s t s of veins and l e n s e s of galena, c a r r y i n g i n a d d i t i o n a l i t t l e p y r i t e and q u a r t z b u t almost no s p h a l e r i t e . The r a t i o of silver t o l e a d i s about 113 ounce t o 1 per cent. The v e i n s and l e n s e s occur i n s t r o n g l y sheared and f a u l t e d a r g i l l a c e o u s q u a r t z i t e i n t h e main zone of f a u l t i n g running n o r t h from Creston. Post-mineral f a u l t i n g has d i s t u r b e d t h e o r e i n many p l a c e s , s o t h a t shoots a r e d i f f i c u l t t o f i n d and follow. Associated minerals or products Min6raux ou produits associ.4~ --- .. - . - I Silver) zinc. - . Mineral Policy Sector, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa Secteur de la politique minirale, ministire de llEnergie, des Mines et des Ressourceq Ottawa 507245 \ - . . - > - = - -- - ---- - -"-- - -- -- .- - - -- * - - - I - . A L HISTORY OF P R O D U C ~ I O N / H ~ S T O R /DE U ELA PRODUCTION This property was worked intermittently from 1900 to 1950Total ore shipped amounted to 7,618 tons. From this ore 2 oz. of gold, 17,309 oz.of silver, 1,222,459 lb. of lead, and 1,043 lb. of zinc were recovered. I - --- . . A - - REFERENCESIBIBLIOGRAPHIE Rice, H.M.A. ; Nelson %p A ~ East ~ Half, ~ , Columbia; Mem. 228, p. 76, Geol. Survey of Canada, 1941. Annual Reports, Dept. of Mines, B.C.: 1900, p. 854; 1901, p. 1035; 1903, p. 149; 1904, p. 133; 1905, p. 169; 1909, p. 119; 1925, p. 249; 1949, p. 193; 1950, p. 152. Mineral Policy Sector; Corporation Files: "Porcupine Goldfields Development 'and Finance Co.". - MAP R E F E R E N C E S I R ~ F ~ R E N CCA E SRTOGRAPHIQUES Map 603 A, Nelson Map-Area, East Half, Sc. 1":4 miles Mem. 228. - accomp. REMARKSIREMA ROUES ~ o r n p/ .d v . par Date Date -167 BCI 82 F/SE -7