OPAL LAKE, TEDIDEECH LAKE, KING NICKEL HISTORY OF

PRODUCT
PRODUIT
NICKEL
NAME OF
RTY
N o M DE LA PROPRIET~
OBJECT LOCATE,D
OBJET LOCALISE
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PROVINCE OU
TERRITOIRE
OPAL LAKE, TEDIDEECH LAKE, K I N G NICKEL
showing.
UNCERTAINTY
1,000
FACTEUR D'INCERTITUDE
Mining Division
Division miniere
PROVINCE OR
TERRITORY
m
at,
58'47'
Atlin
District
District
131'48 '40"
Cassiar
Township or Parish
Canton ou paroisse
County
Cornth
Concession or Range
Concession ou rang
Lot
Lot
Sec
Sect.
Long.
Long.
La t.
Tp.
Ct.
OWNER OR OPERATOR/PROPRI~TAIRE
OU EXPLOITANT
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DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITIDESCRIPTION D U GISEMENT
The showings l i e i n a b e l t of sheared s e r p e n t i n e and green
s t o n e , c l o s e t o a r e g i o n a l northwest t r e n d i n g f a u l t zone. Smal
f a u l t s and f r a c t u r e s t r a n s v e r s e t o t h e r e g i o n a l s t r i k e a r e
o p a l i z e d and l o c a l l y c o n t a i n c o n c e n t r a t i o n s of m i l l e r i t e . The
o r e h a s a b r e c c i a t e d , mottled appearance and ranges i n c o l o u r
from white t o green, grey, and black. The b r e c c i a fragments
a r e composed l a r g e l y of magnesite and o p a l . Quartz provides
t h e m a t r i x and a l s o forms v e i n l e t s which c u t t h e o p a l and
magnesite. The most abundant s u l p h i d e s a r e p y r i t e , m a r c a s i t e ,
and m i l l e r i t e . The m i l l e r i t e occurs l a r g e l y as microscopic
n e e d l e - l i k e c r y s t a l s . Much of t h e m i l l e r i t e i s disseminated i l
t h e q u a r t z , f r e q u e n t l y i n long sinuous bands p a r a l l e l t o t h e
margins o f t h e q u a r t z v e i n s . Millerite i s a l s o disseminated
throughout t h e masses of p y r i t e and marcasite. A sample of t h ,
o r e , s e n t t o t h e M n e s Branch, Ottawa, assayed 0.96% n i c k e l ,
Copper r e p o r t e d l y occurs n e a r where t h e f a u l t zone c r o s s e s t h e
Nahlin River.
(See 104 5/13, Cu 2)
B r i t i s h Columbia
N.T.S. AREA
104 3/13
R ~ G I O NDU S.N.R.C.
REF. N I 1
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HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT '
H I s T o R I a u E LIE LfExPLoRA T l o N E r oE LA M l s E EN vALEuR
These showings are l o c a t e d i n t h e v i c i n i t y of t h e Nahlin
River some 60 m i l e s west of t h e n o r t h end of Dease Lake.
The discovery was made by prospector Sigmund Muldal l a t e
i n 1954. The following year he r e t u r n e d , f u r t h e r prospected
t h e a r e a , - a n d staked a few claims on t h e main showings. I n
1956 Muldal.and h i s p a r t y returned t o s t a k e 56 claims f o r
Canadian Explorers Ltd. i n t h e Tagoon S i l v e r , Web, Opal, Nor,
J i m , and Windfall groups, extending n o r t h w e s t e r l y from Opal
Lake- f o r - a b o u t 5& m i l e s . L a t e r i n t h e year numerous o t h e r
p r o p e r t i e s were s t a k e d along t h e f a u l t zone, extending from
s o u t h e a s t of Tedideech Lake northwesterly a c r o s s t h e Nahlin
River, a d i s t a n c e of some 30 m i l e s .
Work by Canadian Explorers Limited during 1956-1957
c o n s i s t e d of about 1,000 f e e t of open c u t t i n g and 1,290 f e e t
of diamond d r i l l i n g .
Moneta Porcupine Mines, Limited, i n a s s o c i a t i o n w i t h
Cominex Corporation Limited, l o c a t e d 24 claims e a s t of and
a d j o i n i n g t h e Canadian Explorers ground. Some diamond d r i l l i n g was done by t h e company b e f o r e t h e claims were dropped i n
1957.
The B r i t i s h Yukon Exploration Company Limited staked
claims towards both t h e s o u t h e a s t and northwest e x t r e m i t i e s
of t h e f a u l t zone. Newkirk Mining Corporation Limited staked
64 claims on t h e southwest e x t e n s i o n of t h e f a u l t zone.
Conwest Exploration Company Limited staked a s t r i p of ground
a d j o i n i n g t h e above mentioned p r o p e r t i e s on t h e southwest.
S i l v e r Standard Mines Limited staked t h e King Nickel group of
44 claims on s t r i k e t o t h e northwest of Canadian Explorers
ground. Assessment work was r e p o r t e d and t h e claims were
abandoned i n 1958 a f t e r e x p l o r a t i o n work by o t h e r companies
on a d j o i n i n g p r o p e r t i e s proved disappointing.
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Associated minerals or products
Minbraux ou produits assocMs
Mineral Policy Sector, Department o f Ene~gy,Mines and Resources, Ottav
Secteur de la politique minirale, ministire de I'Energie, des Mines et des Ressources, O t t a ~
508793
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REFERENCESIBIBLIOGRAPHIE
HISTORY OF PRODUCTIONIHISTORIQUE DE L A PRODUCTION
Annual Reports, Dept. of Mines, B.C.:
1957, p. 5.
Mines Branch, Ottawa; Investigation No. MD 3186;
Flotation Tests on a Sample of Nickel Ore from a
Property of Canadian Explorers Limited, Located in
Northern British Columbia; Reports of the Ydneral
Dressing and Process Metallurgy Division, 1957.
Mineral Policy Sector; Corporation Files: "Canadian
Explorers Limited";
on eta Porcupine Mines, Limited";
"Silver Standard Mnes Ltd.".
Opal Lake Nickel Staking; Western Finer
October 1956, pp. 132-135.
MAP R EFERENCESIRLFLRENCES
CA RTOGRAPHIQUES
Map 21-1962, Dease Lake, B.C., (Geol.), Sc. 1":4 miles.
Map 104 5/13, Prairie Lake, B .C.,
(Topo .), Sc. 1:50,000.
REMARKSIREMARQUES
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