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PRODUCT
PRODUIT
GOLD
NAME OF PROPERTY
NOM DE LA PROPRIETL
PROVINCE OR
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B r i t i s h Columbia
N.T.S. AREA
82 ~ / 1 3
RLGIONDU S.N. R.C.
R E F . AU 1
RLF.
HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT '
HISTORIQUE DE L'EXPLORATION ET DE LA MISE EN VALEUR
The p r o p e r t y i s l o c a t e d a t about 6,800' e l e v a t i o n on t h e
OBJECT LOCATE,D - E a s t Ridge zone.
OBJET LOCALISE
n o r t h s i d e of T i l l i c u m Mountain 7 m i l e s e a s t of t h e Lower
Arrow Lake community of Burton.
UNCERTAINTY
300 m
at. 49'59 '05"
~ o n g . 117'42 ' 30"
FACTEUR D'INCERTITUDE
Lat.
Long.
The T i l l i c u m group, comprising t h e T i l l i c u m , Cultus and
Mining Division
Slocan
District
KO otenay
Valley
View c l a i m s was a p p a r e n t l y l o c a t e d i n t h i s v i c i n i t y .
Division rninigre
District
Owners
J . G . Reveler and L. Robson c a r r i e d o u t e x p l o r a t i o n work
County
Township or Parish
Cornt6
Canton ou paroisse
i n one o r more s h o r t d r i f t a d i t s i n t h e p e r i o d 1917-21.
Some
Lot
Concession or Range
4 t o n s of s o r t e d o r e were s t o c k p i l e d i n 1921.
Lot
Concession ou rang
High-grade gold was d i s c o v e r e d i n t h e "Money P i t " i n
Sec
TP.
R.
September 1980 by Arnold and E l a i n e Gustafson, of Burton, on
Sect.
Ct.
R.
ground h e l d a s t h e Wolf, High, Sandy and Near c l a i m s groups
OWNER OR O P ER A T O R / P R O P R / ~ T A / ROU
E EXPLOITANT
(12 u n i t s )
Esperanza E x p l o r a t i o n s Ltd and Welcome North
Mines L t d as a j o i n t v e n t u r e o p t i o n e d 100% i n t e r e s t i n t h e
p r o p e r t y from t h e G u s t a f s o n ' s by a September 20, 1980 agreement, s u b j e c t t o a p e r c e n t a g e of n e t s m e l t e r r e t u r n s . The
e x i s t i n g c l a i m s and a d j a c e n t ground was o v e r s t a k e d a s t h e
T i 1 1-4 claims (72 u n i t s ) . Work i n 1981 i n c l u d e d geochemical
and g e o p h y s i c a l s u r v e y s and t r e n c h i n g . A b u l k sample of 64
t o n s shipped from t h e Money P i t averaged 2.3 o z / t Au.
DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSIT/DESCRIPTION D U GISEMENT
Welcome North withdrew from t h e j o i n t v e n t u r e i n March
Map 1234 A i n d i c a t e s t h e a r e a i s u n d e r l a i n by M i l f o r d
1982. La Teko Resources Ltd on June 2 3 , 1982 a c q u i r e d an
(?) Group Pennsylvanian t o T r i a s s i c ( ? ) a m p h i b o l i t e p e l i t i c o p t i o n t o purchase a 50.4% s h a r e i n t e r e s t in Esperanza
s c h i s t and c a l c - s i l i c a t e metasedimentary rocks. Tuffaceous
E x p l o r a t i o n s p r i o r t o December 31, 1984 f o r $5,125,000.
a r g i l l i t e and q u a r t z b i o t i t e g n e i s s a r e t h e dominant h o s t
A d d i t i o n a l s t a k i n g expanded t h e p r o p e r t y t o some 237 u n i t s .
rocks. Two t y p e s of m i n e r a l i z a t i o n a r e p r e s e n t : high-grade
E x p l o r a t i o n a c t i v i t y i n 1982 i n c l u d e d 3,700 ' of diamond
gold v a l u e s i n l i n e a r zones i n a s s o c i a t i o n w i t h p y r i t e ,
d r i l l i n g i n 1 6 h o l e s on t h e Heino-Money zone, 8 h o l e s on t h e
p y r r h o t i t e , g a l e n a and s p h a l e r i t e ; low-grade f i n e l y
E a s t Ridge zone and 1 h o l e on t h e Jenny zone. I n 1983 a
d i s s e m i n a t e d s u l p h i d e s w i t h g o l d v a l u e s up t o 0.08 o z / t .
200' c r o s s c u t a d i t w a s d r i v e n on t h e E a s t Ridge zone and
f u r t h e r geochemical s u r v e y s and t r e n c h i n g c a r r i e d o u t .
Diamond d r i l l i n g was done i n 1 8 h o l e s on t h e Heino-Money
zone. D r i l l i n g t o d a t e o u t l i n e d a d r i l l i n d i c a t e d 40,000 t o n s
a t 0.6 o z / t Au and a t o t a l i n f e r r e d p o t e n t i a l of 100,000 t o n s
D r i l l i n g i n 1983
(George Cross News L e t t e r , 28/02/84).
t o t a l l e d 2319 m i n 38 h o l e s .
I n 1984 a 60-metre a d i t was d r i v e n i n t o t h e upper p a r t of
t h e Heino-Money zone; a 2,500 ton b u l k sample was s h i p p e d t o
t h e Dankoe m i l l a t Keremeos i n 1985. F u r t h e r diamond d r i l l i n g
TILLICUM
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PROVINCE OU
TERRITOIRE
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Associated minerals or products
Min6raux ou produits assocMs
120160
O Mineral Policy Sector, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa
Q Secteur de
b politique minirale, ministere de I'Energie, des Mines et des Ressources, Ottawa
HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT (conti'ntaed)
HISTORIQUE DE L'EXPLORATION ET DE LA MISE EN VALEUR
+~eolo~icF
a ile l d w o r k , B r i t i s h Columbia Dept. o f
Mines: 1981, pp. 39-45;
1980, p . 84; 1983, p . 1 9 ;
was done i n 5 h o l e s on t h e E a s t Ridge zone ( t o t a l 25 h o l e s t o
1984, pp. 23-47; 1985, pp. 37-49; 1986, p. 1 9 .
d a t e ) . Based on work t o d a t e t h e E a s t Zone h a s an i n f e r r e d
-%incent, J. S ; R e p o r t on t h e T i l l i c u m g o l d p r o j e c t ,
5,000,000 t o n s a t 0.05 o z / t Au ( N o r t h e r n Miner, 1 5 / 1 1 / 8 4 ) .
15/09/82 - i n La Teko R e s o u r c e s L t d S t a t e m e n t of
L a Teko p r o v i d e d f i n a n c i n g of e x p l o r a t i o n t o t h e end o f
Material
F a c t s 112-82.
1985 ($2.28 m i l l i o n ) t o e a r n a 39.6% i n t e r e s t i n E s p e r a n z a .
FBrk i n 1986-82 on t h e Heino-Money zone i n c l u d e d d r i f t i n g on
George Cross News L e t t e r s : 1 8 / 0 7 / 8 2 ; 6/08/82;
t h e 2160, 2130 and 2050 m l e v e l s , r a i s i n g , s u b d r i f t i n g on t h e
7/10/82; 19/10/82;
1/09/82;
1 5 / 0 9 / 8 2 ; 22/09/82;
2147 and 2112 s u b l e v e l s , and diamond d r i l l i n g . I n d i c a t e d
3/11/82;
1
0
/
1
1
/
8
2
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22/11/82;
1
7/12/82; 31/03/83;
r e s e r v e s were r e p o r t e d a s 50,000 t o n s a t a b o u t 1 o z / t Au; t o t a l
27/07/84;
1985,
2 1 / 0 7 / 8 3 ; 2 9 / 0 8 / 8 3 ; 28/02/84;
i n f e r r e d r e s e r v e s were e s t i m a t e d a t 200,000 t o n s (George C r o s s
Nos. 92. 1 6 9 ; 1986, NOS. 4 , 6 , 105, 155, 157, 184, 219;
Development o r e i n t h e amount of 3458
News L e t t e r 09/10/87).
1987, No. 81, 117, 1 2 4 , 130, 137, 1 9 5 ; 1 9 8 8 , No. 37.
t o n n e s was s h i p p e d t o t h e R o b e r t s Mines m i l l a t Greenwood.
R e s e r v e s a t t h e E a s t Ridge zone, l o c a t e d a b o u t 1 km e a s t of
t h e Money P i t zone, were r e p o r t e d a s i n d i c a t e d 3,000,000 t o n s
a t 0.06 o z / t Au, p o t e n t i a l open p i t heap l e a c h m a t e r i a l
R e p o r t s o f M i n i s t e r o f Mines, B r i t i s h Columbia:
(George C r o s s N e w s L e t t e r , 1 4 / 1 1 / 8 6 ) .
1917, p. 175; 1919, p. 1 6 0 ; 1 9 2 0 , p. 1 3 5 ; 1921,
BY 1989 i n t h e E a s t Ridge zone, t h e r e were diamond d r i l l e d
p. 174.
o v e r 53,000 f e e t i n 111 h o l e s , and t h e r e were done 1 , 0 0 0 f e e t
of d r i f t i n g . I n 1990, E s p e r e n z a E x p l o r a t i o n changed i t s name
E x p l o r a t i o n i n B r i t i s h Columbia; B r i t i s h Columbia Dep t.
t o Columbia Gold Mines L t d .
of Mfnes: 1982, p . 63; 1983, P * 84; 1986, p . 2459.
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MAP R E F E R E N C E S I R ~ F ~ R E N CCA
E SRTOGRAPHIQUES
Map 1234 A, Nakusp, (Geol.) , Sc. 1":l m i l e , B u l l e t i n 1 6 1 ,
Geol. S u m . of Canada, 1969.
L o c a l geology of t h e T i l l i c u m p r o p e r t y , Sc. 1 cm:50 m y F i g . 2 ,
G e o l o g i c a l F i e l d w o r k , 1981, p. 40.
#Maps of Heino-Money zone and geochemical a n o m a l i e s , George
Cross News L e t t e r , 29/08/83.
Map 8486 G, B u r t o n , (Aeromag.) , Sc. 1":l m i l e .
*Map 82 ~ 1 1 3 ,B u r t o n , (Topo.), Sc. 1:50,000.
T i l l i c u m Mountain P r o j e c t (Claim Map) , Sc. 1:50,000, L a Teko
Resources L t d S t a t e m e n t of M a t e r i a l F a c t s 112-82.
G e o l o g i c a l F i e l d w o r k , BCDM, 1984, F i g u r e s , 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 .
Mineral P o l i c y S e c t o r ; Corporation ~ i l e s : "Esperanza
E x p l o r a t i o n s L t d . " ; "Welcome North Mines L t d . " ; "La
Teko R e s o u r c e s L t d . " ; "Columbia Gold Mines L t d . "
E t t l i n g e r , A . D . and Ray, G . E . ; P r e c i o u s m e t a l e n r i c h e d
s k a r n s i n B r i t i s h Columbia, B r i t i s h Columbia M i n i s t ~ y
of Energy, Mines and P e t r o l e u m R e s o u r c e s , P a p e r 1989-3,
pp. 44-50, 1989.
REMARKSIREMARQUES
Cornp./Rev. By
Comp./rhv. par
Date
Date
DMacR
DMacR DMacR
03-84
01-86
03-88
JL
10-90
B C I 82 F/NW
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