NAME OF PROPERTY NOM DE LA PROPRILTL PRODUCT

PRODUCT
PRODUIT
PROVINCE OR
TERRITORY
GOLD
NAME OF PROPERTY
NOM DE L A PROPRILTL
OBJECT LOCATE,D
OBJET LOCALISE
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(LUCKY SEVEN)
A claim,
UNCERTAINTY
300 m
FACTEUR D'INCERTITUDE
Mining Division
Division minigre
A and B (BEAVER)
PROVINCE OU
TERRITOIRE
at.
Skeena
County
Corn t4
District
District
~ong.
Long.
128°26'301F
Range 5 Coast
Township or Parish
Canton ou paroisse
Lot
Lot
Sec
Sect.
54'28' 50"
La t.
Concession or Range
Concession ou rang
TP.
Ct.
OWNER OR OPERATORIPROPRI~TAIREOU EXPLOITANT
DESCR IPTlON OF DEPOSITIDESCRIPTION DU GISEMENT
The p r o p e r t y i s u n d e r l a i n by g r a n o d i o r i t e of t h e Coast
I n t r u s i o n s . On t h e A c l a i m a n e a r h o r i z o n t a l q u a r t z v e i n of
average width 12" and l e n g t h 65' c u t s g r a n o d i o r i t e and dykes
of q u a r t z d i o r i t e and q u a r t z o r t h o c l a s e porphyry. A p o r t i o n
of t h e v e i n where i t c u t s a 15-foot wide q u a r t z d i o r i t e dyke
c o n t a i n e d s e v e r a l s m a l l p o c k e t s of f r e e g o l d and a s s o c i a t e d
s u l p h i d e s of s i l v e r , mainly s t e p h a n i t e . Assays from t h e v e i r
gave o n l y a t r a c e of gold.
On t h e B c l a i m a q u a r t z v e i n a v e r a g i n g about 2.5' wide
d i p s 30-40°SE.
Locally t h e vein is w e l l mineralized w i t h
p y r i t e , s p h a l e r i t e and g a l e n a . A channel sample a c r o s s 2'
assayed 0.10 o z / t Au, 1 . 7 3 o z / t Ag, 0.67% Pb. Assays from
o t h e r s e c t i o n s of t h e v e i n gave only a t r a c e of g o l d - s i l v e r .
Associated minerals or products
Min4raux ou produits associks
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S i l v e r , lead.
B r i t i s h Columbia
N.T.S. AREA
103 1/8
R ~ G I O NDU S.N. R.C.
R E F . AU 3
REF.
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HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
HISTORIQUE DE L'EXPLORATION ET DE L A MISE EN VALEUR
The p r o p e r t y i s l o c a t e d a t a b o u t 3,200' e l e v a t i o n on t h e
w e s t s i d e of t h e r i d g e e x t e n d i n g s o u t h from t h e summit of
Mount T h o r n h i l l , some 6 m i l e s e a s t - s o u t h e a s t of T e r r a c e .
The Lucky Seven, Diamond and Beaver claims were owned by
A. Oleson and W. Dahl from 1914 o r e a r l i e r . I n about 1917
t h e y recovered some $4,000 i n g o l d i n two weeks by m o r t a r i n g
and panning s e v e r a l s m a l l h i g h g r a d e p o c k e t s of f r e e g o l d .
By 1918 t h e p r o p e r t y was expanded t o 5 c l a i m s , i n c l u d i n g t h e
Ruby and Pedro. Work i n open c u t s and s e v e r a l a d i t s
continued i n t o 1920. The a d j a c e n t E, F , G , H group, owned i n
1918 by a T e r r a c e s y n d i c a t e , w a s developed by a '73' c r o s s c u t
and 1 7 ' d r i f t a d i t .
I n 1921 t h e p r o p e r t y was under bond t o J. Ronan from M r .
Dahl and t h e Oleson E s t a t e . C o n s i d e r a b l e work was done on
t h e Diamond claim.
The showings were r e s t a k e d i n about 1922 by M r . Dahl as
t h e Beaver, S t a r , F i s h e r and Golden Lady c l a i m s . I n 1923
t h e p r o p e r t y was o p t i o n e d by O.P. Brown, who r e p r e s e n t e d t h e
Chiro Mining Company, of S e a t t l e , and s u b s e q u e n t l y t h e
Northern Mining and Development Company, a l s o of S e a r t l e A
s h o r t a d i t was d r i v e n i n about 1926.
The showings were r e s t a k e d a s t h e A and B claims by
Verner Roy, of T e r r a c e , i n about 1928. The claims were under
o p t i o n i n 1933 and one of t h e a d i t s was extended and widened
i n s e a r c h f o r a d d i t i o n a l p o c k e t s of high-grade gold. The
workings a t t h a t time i n c l u d e d about 50' of underground work
i n two a d i t s on t h e upper showings (A claim) and some 145' of
d r i f t s and c r o s s c u t s i n two a d i t s on t h e lower showings ( 0
claim) ( o l d E , F, G , H group ? )
The a r e a was r e s t a k e d as t h e Thorn 3 and 5 claims (40
u n i t s ) f o r S e a s t a r Resource C o r p o r a t i o n i n 1984; p r e l i m i n a r y
geochemical sampling was c a r r i e d o u t .
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O Mineral Policy Sector, Department o f Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa
Q Secteur de la politique minkrale, ministkre de I'Energie, des Mines et des Ressources, Ottawa
HISTORY OF PRODUCTION/HISTORIQUE DE LA PRODUCTION
Recorded p r o d u c t i o n i n 1918 under t h e name Lucky Seven
t o t a l s 100 t o n s . From t h i s o r e 20C ozs g o l d were recovered.
R e p o r t s of M i n i s t e r of Mines, B r i t i s h Columbia: 1914,
p. 114; 1918, pp. 51, 52i-k; 1920, p. 40; 1921,
p. 45; 1923, p . 49; 1924, p . 49; 1925, p . 71;
1928, p. 75; 1933, p. 45.
Marshall, J.R.;
L a k e l s e Lake Map-Area, Coast D i s t r i c t ,
B.C.;
Summary Report 1926, P t . A . , p. 40, Geol. S u m .
of Canada.
M i n e r a l Resources of T e r r a c e Area;
-Kindle, E . D . ;
205, pp. 29-32, Geol. Surv. of Canada, 1937.
Memoir
Kerr, F.A.;
M i n e r a l Resources a l o n g Canadian N a t i o n a l
Railway between P r i n c e Rupert and P r i n c e George;
Paper 36-20, p. 26, Geol. Surv. of Canada.
Mineral P o l i c y S e c t o r ; Corporation F i l e s :
Resource Corporation".
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MAP REFERENCESIRLF~RENCES
CARTOGRAPHIQUES
Map 1136 A, T e r r a c e , (Geol.) , Sc. 1":4 miles
accornp. Memoir
329, Geol. Surv. of Canada, 1964.
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//Geological Sketch Map, Sc. 1":4 m i l e s , accomp. P a p e r 36-17,
Geol. Surv. of Canada.
P l a n o f p a r t of A c l a i m , F i g . 6 , Memoir 205, p. 30.
*Map 103 1 1 8 , C h i s t Creek, (Topo.),
Sc. 1:50,000.
R EMARKSIREMA RQUES
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