GEOLOGICAL BRANCH
A8SESSMENT REPORT
NEAR WEAVER CWEK
THE K.W WESTI:I?SSTEH W I N I N G DIVISION
95"-6d
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i / ~ iE R~M W~K
MAY G. L ~ R S E N
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PACE
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Introduction
Property
Location and Access
Topograyhy and Climate
History
General Ceol.ogy
Miners-lization
Q u a l i f i c a t i o n of Prospector
Tests
Cost Sheet
PIAPS
- Page One Introduction
This r e p o r t i s an assessment of t h e S. N. 1-6 two post claims
held by May G. Larsen i n t h e New Westminster Mining D i v i s i o n
of B r i t i s h Columbia.
The S. N. 1-6 two p o s t claims l i e i n t h e New Westminster
Mining Division.
C LAIEvl
RECORD NO.
I?BCOHDING DATE
# 1
# 2
S.X. # 3
S.N. if 4
S.M. # 5
S.N. # 6
1429
1430
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
S.fl.
S.I?.
1431
14-32
1433
1434
9 , 1982
9, 1982
9 , 1982
9 , 19b2
9 , 1982
9 , 1982
FiOLDER
May
May
May
Nay
May
May
G. Larsen
G. Larsen
G. Larsen
G. Larsen
G. Larsen
G. Larsen
Location and Access
From t h e I.,ougheed flighway t u r n west onto a g r a v e l road, t u r n
n o r t h onto Morris Valley road p a s t Hemlock Valley road and
Chehalis River Bridge t o Weaver Creek Bridge. I. C. P. f o r
S.l?. #1 claim i s 100 f e e t south of Weaver Creek Bridge on
mountainside of road. Claims S e I!?. 1-6 a r e staked along t h e
road south of Weaver Creek Bridge.
Topography and Climate
There a r e high mountains t o t h e west of' t h e claims S. N. 1, 3,
and 6. A road runs s o u t h e a s t a t t h e base of t h e mountain.
To t h e e a s t i s f l a t farm land i n p a r t . A swamp l i e s t o the
soutki. of t h e claims. Climate i s moderate, r a i n f a l l i s 45 inches
t o 60 i n c h e s per year.
The s t a k i n g of t h e claims was t h e outcome of a prospecting
proyram i n t h e f a l l 3nd w i n t e r of 1979. Copper f l o a t was
found assaying 1.si n t h e n e a r v i c i n i t y .
Prospecting was c a r r i e d out by s o i l t e s t i n g w i t h t o t a l
heavy nletals s o i l and s i l t t e s t i n g k i t ( T . H. M.) p l u s
conventional prospecting methods. L a ~ p i n gf o r s c h e e l i t e
a n d nowelite.
Acid and f u s i o n t e s t s were done a t home.
Crushed rock panned,, and ~ c j . d , z i n c t e s t e d . Fusion t e s t s done
i n charcoal and p l a s t e r t a b l e t s , Cobalt n i t r i t e t e s t s done'
t o determine t i n , a l s o soda, f u s i o n w i t h charcoccil. Color
t e s t s were done f o r gold 8s w e l l a s u l t r a v i o l e t lamp used
t o check f l u o r e s c e n c e f o r s i v e r 2nd t i n . Purple t e s t of
Cassius done t o t e s t f o r gold.
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There a r e s t e e p mountains t o t h e west of claims and f l a t t e r
land t o t h e e a s t , some rough farmland. Weaver Creek r u n s
through border of claims 2 and 4.- The rock i s very h a r d ,
v a r i e s i n P. G. end c o l o r from white t o black w i t h and
a r e a of yellowish, s h a t t e r e d and shaly n e a r S. FT. 5-6 post.
E f f o r t s t o i d e n t i f y have n o t been s 2 t i s f a c t o r y .
G
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. ineralization
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T e s t s show t i n , gold, p e r a r q e r i t e ( s i l v e r ) col b a l t n i c k e l ,
copper, antimony, z i n c and tungsten. A l l m a t e r i a l t e s t e d
i s very hard. A l l d i s s o l v e s i.n a c i d I1.C.L.
l e a v i n g white
r e s i d u e . S i l v e r o r white metal i s blotm out onto c h a r c o a l
t a b l e t s . One outcrop i s b l a c k , h e a v i e r than surrounding
a r e a and g i v e s l e t t e r t i n t e s t s . Not c a s s i t e r i t e because
i t f u s e s and d i s s o l v e s i n H.C.L.
Due t o circumstances beyond
my c o n t r o l 1
' : cannot give more information on m i n e r a l i z a t i o n
except a l l samples powdered can be t o t a l l y picked up by
mercury. A 1 1 samples t e s t e d can be picked up by a c i d and
z i n c when t e s t e d leaving no r e s i d u e though c o a r s e l y crushed.
Zinc and a c i d on z i n c p l a t e form and aborescent p a t t e r n i n
white metal
t i n ? A l l samples t e s t e d w i t h z i n c and a c i d form
an o i l y substznce which d r i e s t o a white mineral. Cobalt
n i t r i t e t e s t shows t h i s may be two minerals.
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A l l rocks t e s t e d , crushed pink some was magnetic ( c o b a l t ) .
Non magnetic i s p e r a r g e r i t e o r ruby s i l v e r . Expensive
a s s a y s paid by Amax must be a mistake i n s a ~ p l e s . I w i l l
i n c l u d e them.
Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s of Prospector and Holder of Clairrjs
1 Two c o u r s e s on prospecting a t B. C. and Yukon Chamber
of Mines i n Vancouver.
2
One course on Prospecting a t 13. C. I. T. i n Vancouver.
3 Three week course on prospecting a t S e l k i r k College
a t Ca.stlegar.
4 T h i r t e e n y e a r s on Prospectors Assistance Program,
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Page t h r e e
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TEST
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- uTletsrtasv blue
t o white f l o u r e s c e n c e i n s h o r t wave
i o l e t l i g h t , Yellow P r e c i p i t a t e and c o a t i n g when
SCMgELITE
powder b o i l e d i n . H,G,L,*
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TUNGSTEN
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COBALT
GOLD
RIC13L
Fuse powdered mineral i n sodium carbonate d i s s o l v e
i n s t r o n g H,C.I:, and add pure t i n c o l o r of a c i d w i l l
be blue. Wolframite d e c r e p i t a t e s and t h e n f u s e s t o a
f a c e t e d magnetic c r y s t a l ,
Fuses with d i f f i c u l t y when powdered giving sulphur
and f a i n t a r s e n i c fumes. Grains magnetic. Grains
p a r t i a l l y d i s s o l v e i n n i t r i c a c i d giving c l e a r pink
t o red s o l u t i o n , Residue remains m e t a l i c i n I . u s t r e ,
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Powdered mineral d i s s o l v e d i n aqua r e g i a . One p a r t
n i t r i c t o 4 p a r t s H.C,L. and t i n f i l i n g s added t u r n s
s o l u t i o n purple. Purple t e s t of Cassius.
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Dissolved powder i n n i t r i c a c i d , with dimythlglyome
powder g i v e s a pink t o red c o l o r t o s o l u t i o n ,
LOELLkNGITE-Dissolve i n n i t r i c a c i d t o form c l e a r yellow s o l u t i o n
which may be colored p a l e g r e e n i s h o r pink i f n o t a b l e
q u a n t i t i e s of c o b a l t o r n i c k e l a-re p r e s e n t ,
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SILVEH
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A powder boiled i n n i t r i c a c i d w i l l throw down a
curdy p r e c i p i t a t e when a few drops of H.C.L.
or
s t r o n g s a l t water a r e added. S i l v e r p r e c i p i t a t e
w i l l t u r n purple and i s dissolved by ammonia.
LEAD
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A powder i s d i s s o l v e d i n n i t r i c a c i d , If a few drops
a c i d a r e added a white p r e c i p i t a t e w i l l
of H.C.L.
be thrown down, This w i l l d i s s o l v e i f boiled w i t h
seven times i t ' s volurre i n water,
BERYLLIOVITE-Fuses w i t h d i f f i c u l t y t o a cloudy gl-ass. Wet with
s u l p h u r i c a c i d t h e powdered mineral f r o t h s c o l o r i n g
flame yellow a l a t e r green phosphorus flame.
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l i g h t h e a t i n g i t u s u a l l y f l o u r e s c e s i n long
wave u l t r a . v i o l e t l i g h t , Fuses w i t h d i f f i c u l t y becoming white and opaque. Dissolves slowly i n acid.
HERDERITB
LITKUI~I
BBRYL
w
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Beld i n tweezer o r hand dipped i n H.C .Lo w i l l g i v e
a red f l a s h , geen flame,
Glows whitely, doesn't decrepitate v i o l e n l l y
( a s q u a r t z ) f u s e s w i t h g r e a t d i f f i c u l t y t o a white
g l a s s . 1nsoluabl.e i n cormon a c i d .
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BERTRANDITE-Whitens but w i l l hardly f u s e on charcoal. I n s o l u b l e
i n a c i d s , Turns blue w i t h c o b a l t n i t r i t e t e s t .
Less f u s i b l e than f e l d s p a r s .
SPODUIv""I?E --Fuses t o a c l e a r gla-ss a f t e r developing small z e o l i t e
l i k e protrubence and c o l o r s flame b r i s h t red,
Marked thermoluminescence, Fused m a t e r i a l f l o u r e s c e s
blue i n s h o r t wave u l t r a v i o l e t . o r i g i n a l m a t e r i a l
Cont
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f l o u r e s c e s orange.
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PHENASITE
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COPPER
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GOLD AND
SILVER
I n f u s i b l e and i n s o l u b l e i n common acids..
does n o t d e c r e p i t a t e .
Usually
Dissolves i n n i t r i c a c i d powdered mineral g i v e s a
green c o l o r which t u r n s b l u e r on a d d i t i o n of ammonia.
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Gold c o n t a i n i n g more t h a n 20% s i l v e r w i l l dissol.ve
i n h y d r o c h l o r i c a.cid.
FL.ANE TESTS
Flame
Flame c o l o r s
Violet red
Bright Red F l a s h
Orenge red
yellow orange
Yellow green
Green
Emerald green
Bluish gree p a l e
Greenish blue
Bluish white
Blue
Violet
Element
Strontium
Lithium
Calcuim
Sodium
Barium
Boron
Copper
Phosphorus
Ant iniony
Arsenic
Tellurium
Potassium
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HOT
P a l e yellow
Pale yellow
Yellow t o orange
Ywllow
Yellow
Green
Blue
Yellow t o orange
Violet
Violet
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FLAYB
COLD
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C o l o r l e s s t o white
C o l o r l e s s t o white
Yellow t o brown
Green
Green
Blue
Blue
Greenish t o brown
Reddish brown
Reddish v i o l e t
Molybdenum
Titanium
Uranium f l o u r e s c e n t
Chromium
Vanadium
Copper
Cobalt
Iron
Nickel
Hangane s e
8 days of prospecting and taking samples
.
1000 00
10 days testing
Supplies for testing (Nereury
$ 800.00
, Propane,
Acid)
Total
Prospecting between 21st. day of April to the 30th.
day of I')+a,y 1982.
30.00
$1830.OO
Signed by
Maj G, Larsen