PRODUCT
NAME OF PROPERTY
OBJECT LOCATED
r n u v ~ ~ u
u n~ c
GOLD
TERRITORY
MATUSS (SILVFR KIWG & LAST CHANCE)
- showing.
UNCERTAINTY IN METRES 300
Mining Division
-
Lat.
54.'
Omineca
County
'
50 10"
Long.
127O20'
District
Range 5 Coast
Township or Parish
Lot
Sec
u L A t
Concession or Range
TP.
R.
1
N.T.S. AREA
93 L/14
HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
The p r o p e r t y i s l o c a t e d a t t h e 4,600 f o o t e l e v a t i o n on
t h e west s i d e n e a r t h e f o o t of the Toboggan Creek g l a c i e r ,
8 m i l e s northwest o f % i t h e r s .
The S i l v e r King and L a s t Chance c l a i m s , were l o c a t e d
p r i o r t c 1928 but d e t a i l s a r e l a c k i n g . The cleirns were
owned by J o e l l a t u s s , o f Telkwa. Development work, i n c l u d i n g open c u t s and a 90 f o o t a d i t , was c a r r i e d o u t p r i o r
t o 1932.
Sunset Empire E i n i n g Company Limited i n 1952 h e l d t h e
"]!dalnok" group, a t t h e f o o t o f Toboggan g l e c i e r . 30 work
was r e p o r t e d a t t h a t time.
OWNER OR OPERATOR AND ADDRESS
DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSIT
Massive a n d e s i t e i s i n s h a r p c o n t a c t , some 400 f e e t n o r t h of
d
At t h e
t h e workings, w i t h skiale, a r g i l l i t e , a ~ greywacke.
c o n t a c t t h e s e f o r m z t i o n s s t r i k e west and d i p 70 d e g r e e s n o r t h .
Both t h e v o l c a n i c and sedimentary r o c k s a r e i n t r u d e d by l i g h t c o l o u r e d q u a r t z - a l b i t e porphyry dgkes, most o f which range from
4 t o 1 0 f e e t i n width and from 500 t o 1 , 0 0 0 f e e t i n l e n g t h . One
o f t h e s e dykes, 7 f e e t i n w i d t h , i n t e r s e c t s t h e v e i n 15 f e e t
from t h e p o r t a l o f t h e a d i t , The dyke i s c l e a . r l y l a , t e r t h a n t h e
fissuring.
A t e l e v a t i o n 4,600 f e e t an a d i t h a s been d r i v e n 9C f e e t
a l o n g a q u a r t z - a r s e n o p y r i t e v e i n t h a t l i e s i n a s h e a r zone i n
massive a n d e s i t e s . The s h e a r zone i s exposed f o r ?GO f e e t up a
35-degree s l o p e and c o n t z i n s v e i n f i l l i n g f o r most of t h i s
d i s t a n c e . The v e i n s t r i k e s southwest and d i p s fro^ 50 t o 70
d e g r e e s southea,st.
A t t h e p o r t a l of t h e a d i t t h e shezred zone r a n g e s from 3 t o
4 f e e t i n width and c o n t a i n s a q u a r t z - a r s e n o p y r i t e v e i n 1 f o o t
wide. The-veiia c o n s i s t s o f about 4C p e r c e n t q u a r t z and 60 p e r
see Czrd 2
Associated minerals or products of value S i l v e r , Zinc, Copper.
... .
\ t oby3
Mineral Development S,ector, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa.
REFERENCES
HISTORY OF PRODUCTION
Areas,
Kindle, E.D.; M i n e r d Resources, Hazelton and Smithers 3
C a s s i a r and Coast D i s t r i c t s , B r i t i s h Columbia; Memoir 223
( ~ e v i s e d~ d i t i o n ) ,p. 117, Geol. Surv. of Canada, 1354.
Lode Gold D e p o s i t s o f B r i t i s h Columbia, compiled by J . D .
Galloway, B u l l e t i n No.1, 1932, p. 54, B r i t i s h Columbia
Dept o f Mines.
.
Eeport of llllinister o f Mines, B r i t i s h Columbia:
MAP REFERENCES
Map 69-1, S m i t h e r s , Hazelton, a,nd T e r r a c e Areas, (Geologica
compila.tion), Sc. 1":4 m i l e s , B r i t i s h Columbia Dept o
Nines.
P r e l i m i n a r y lfap 44-23, S n i t h e r s , ( ~ e o l) Sc. 1":2 m i l e s ,
Paper 44-23, Geol. Surv. o f Canada.
Sketch Map o f t h e S i l v e r Lake S e c t i o n , Sc. lt':2,000 f t .
(approx.), Eeport of M i n i s t e r of Mines, B r i t i s h
Columbia,, 1928, p. 165.
Map 5319 G, Smithers, ( ~ e r o m a g .), Sc. 1":l m i l e .
#%lap 93 L / ~ A
W , Srnithers, (Topo.), Sc. 1:50,000.
.
.,
REMARKS
Comp./Rev. By
Date
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IMacE
1-76
BCI
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93 L
- 99
1952, p.
94.
/
PRODUCT
C
GOLD
PROVINCE OR
TERRITORY
B r i t i s h Columbia
*
NAME OF PROPERTY
MATUSS (SILVER KING & LAST CHABCE)
DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSIT ( c o n t i n u e d
c e n t a r s e n o p y r i t e . Other q u a r t z - a r s e n o p y r i t e s t r i n g e r s l i e i n
b o t h w a l l s of t h e s h e a r e d zone. The v e i n nazrows g r a d u a l l y
w i t h i n t h e a d i t , c o n s i s t i n g of 7 i n c h e s o f almost s o l i d arsenop y r i t e 20 f e e t from t h e p o r t a l and 3 i n c h e s cf a r s e n o p y r i t e with
q u a r t z 35 f e e t from t h e p o r t a l . Rhere i t narrows t o 3 i n c h e s
a n o t h e r q u a r t z - a r s e n o p y r i t e v e i n , 6 i n c h e s wide, comes i n a l o n g
t h e hanging-wall s i d e o f t h e s h e a r e d zone. The l a t t e r v e i n
m a i n t a i n s a n a v e r a g e width o f 6 i n c h e s f o r 50 f e e t t o t h e f a c e of
t h e a d i t , and f o r t h i s d i s t z n c e l i e s a l o n g t h e hanging-wall s i d e
o f a s h e a r e d zone 15 i n c h e s wide. A 5-inch channel sample t a k e n
a c r o s s t h e q u a r t z - a r s e n o p y r i t e v e i n 40 f e e t from t h e p o r t a l
assayed: g o l d , 0.36 ounce a t o n ; s i l v e r , 0.05 ounce a t o n .
I n an open-cut a t eleva.tion 4,650 f e e t , t h e sheared zone i s
4 f e e t wide w i t h 1 2 i n c h e s on t h e hanging-wall s i d e r e p l a c e d by
a r s e n o p y r i t e . A t t h e n e x t open-cut, e l e v a t i o n 4,715 f e e t , t h e
m i n e r a l i z a t i o n ha,s changed. A l e n s c o n s i s t i n g of b l a c k s p h a l e r i t e and p y r r b o t i t e c u t by s t r i n g e r s o f c h a l c o p y r i t e o c c u r s a l o n g
t h e f i s s u r e d zone. The l e n s i s 30 f e e t l o n g , with an a v e r a g e
width of 6 i n c h e s . The a o d e s i t e wall-rock i s m i n e r d i z e d o v e r a
width o f s e v e r a l f e e t on e i t h e r s i d e o f t h e 30-foot l e n s by small
s t r i n g e r s o f s i m i l a r s u l p h i d e s . The bedrock i s washed c l e a n f o r
30 f e e t a t e l e v a t i o n 4,800 f e e t , and t h e r e t h e s h e a r e d zone i s 8
i n c h e s wide. A p a r a l l e l s h e a r e d zone 5 i n c h e s wide l i e s 1 2 f e e t
t o t h e s o u t h e a s t . Both a r e w e l l m i n e r a l i z e d w i t h a r s e n o p y r i t e ,
b u t a r e l e a c h e d and o x i d i z e d by s u r f a c e weathering. I n a n a t u r a l
exposure 100 f e e t f a r t h e r up t h e s l o p e t h e r e a r e t h r e e p a r a l l e l
s h e a r e d zones, 6 and 1 0 f e e t z p a r t , r e s p e c t i v e l y . They a r e each
3 i n c h e s i n width and c o n t a i n v e r y l i t t l e a r s e n o p y r i t e .
N .T.S.
AREA
93 L/14
REF. AU 5
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