103P13 Au3
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103P13 Au3
PRODUCT PRODUIT PROVINCE OR TERRITORY GOLD NAME OF PROPERTY NOM DE L A PROPRILTL PROVINCE OU TERRITOIRE Mining Division Division miniere at. County corn t6 Sec Sect. 55O51' 30" Long. ~ong. 129 O55 '40'" Cassiar District District Concession or Range Concession ou rang TP. ct. RLF. HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT HISTORIRUE DE L'EXPLORATION ET DE L A MISE EN VALEUR Township or Parish Canton ou paroisse ~ o t Lot R E F . AU 3 lo3P/13 ' La t. Skeena N.T.S. AREA RLGION DU S.N.R.C. PATRICIA OBJECT LOCATE-D OBJET LOCALISE UNCERTAINTY FACTEUR D'INCER TITUDE British R. R. OWNER OR OPERATORIPROPRI~TAIRE OU EXPLOITANT The P a t r i c i a group i s l o c a t e d a t about t h e 3,000 f o o t e l e v a t i o n on t h e n o r t h s i d e of t h e Marmot River, about I$ m i l e e a s t of Kate Ryan Creek, and 6 m i l e s s o u t h e a s t of Stewart. F i v e claims, t h e P a t r i c i a , S i l v e r Link, P a t , I r o n Mash, an Monarch, w e r e owned by H.C. Magee & a s s o c i a t e s from about 1921 During t h e period 1921 t o 1925 a d r i f t a d i t a t t h e 1,600 f o o t e l e v a t i o n was d r i v e n 115 f e e t , and open c u t t i n g was done on t h showings a t t h e 3,000 f o o t e l e v a t i o n . Marmot Consolidated Mines, Limited, which was formed i n June 1927, acquired about 40 claims i n t h e P a t r i c i a , North Fork Basin, and o t h e r groups, i n c l u d i n g a l l t h e ground on t h e w e s t end of t h e r i d g e between t h e Marmot River and Kate Ryan Creek. No work was r e p o r t e d on any of t h e s e groups and t h e company c h a r t e r was surrendered i n 1930. y / & / & 7-f- /@F~46~G DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITIDESCRIPTION D U GISEMENT The showings a r e n e a r t h e edge of t h e Coast Range bathol i t h , some i n t h e b a t h o l i t h , some i n a s s o c i a t e d g r a n o d i o r i t e dykes, and some i n a d j a c e n t a r g i l l i t e . A t t h e 1,600 f o o t e l e v a t i o n an a d i t h a s been d r i v e n on a small q u a r t z v e i n i n t h e g r a n o d i o r i t e . The v e i n s t r i k e s N15OW (mag.), d i p s v e r t i c a l , i s 1 f o o t o r l e s s i n width and pinches o u t about 75 f e e t from t h e p o r t a l . A branch v e i n j o i n i n g t h e v e r t i c a l v e i n a few f e e t below t h e f l o o r of t h e a d i t i s a l s o exposed f o r a s h o r t d i s t a n c e . The v e i n s a r e mineralized w i t h p y r i t e , galena, and s p h a l e r i t e , and a r e r e p o r t e d t o c o n t a i n good v a l u e s i n gold. A t t h e 3,000 f o o t e l e v a t i o n open c u t s expose narrow, q u a r t z gash v e i n s mineralized w i t h p y r i t e and c h a l c o p y r i t e . The v e i n s l i e on both s i d e s of a l a r g e dyke of g r a n o d i o r i t e t h a t s t r i k e s northwesterly more o r less p a r a l l e l t o t h e main b a t h o l i t h i c contact. Associated minerals or products Min6raux ou produits assocMs - Lead, Zinc, copper, . - Mineral Policy Sector, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, 0 Secteur de la politique minerale, ministere de I'Energie, des Mines et des Ressources, 0 505224 * STORY OF PRODUCTIONIHISTORIQUE DE LA PRODUCTION REFERENCESIBIBLIOGRAPHIE Hanson, George; P o r t l a n d Canal Area, B r i t i s h Columbia; Memoir 175, pp. 128, 135, Geol. Surv. of Canada, 1935. Reports of M i n i s t e r of Mines, B r i t i s h Columbia: 1921, p. 60; 1922, p . 66; 1923, p . 69; 1925, p. 82; 1928, p . 93. M i n e r a l P o l i c y S e c t o r ; Corporation F i l e s : Consolidated Mines, ~ i m i t e d " . AP R E F E R E N C E S ~ R ~ F ~ R E N C E SCARTOGRAPHIOUES 3p 215 A, Stewart S h e e t , B.C., (Geol.), Sc. 1":l m i l e accomp. Memoir 159. 3p 193 A , Stewart Sheet, B.C., (Topo.), - Sc. 1:50,000. EM ARKSIREMARQUES ,mp.lRev. By 3mp. M v . par ate ate 01-68 . - B C I 103 0-P Y . 101 "Marmot