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GEOLOGICAL REPORT
on the
ELM GROUP OF MINERAL
CLAIMS
KAMLOOPS, M.D.
NTS 921/15W
L a t . 50
Long. 120
58'
JAY D. MURPHY, P. ENG.
Owner and O p e r a t o r
1985 04 - 25
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RECOMMENDATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F I E L D PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DISCUSSION OF RESULTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
STATEMENT OF COSTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INTRODUCTION
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L I S T OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PLATE NO. 1
PLATE NO. 2
PLATE NO. 3
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ClaimMap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Geology G o l d - S i l v e r Zone . . . . . . . .
L o c a t i o n Map
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Back Cover
ADDENDA
APPENDIX NO. 1
APPENDIX NO. 2
APPENDIX NO. 3
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C e r t i f i c a t e o f Assay K-6664. . . . . . .
Geochemical Lab R e p o r t G-1188. . . . . .
C e r t i f i c a t e o f Assay K-6313.
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INTRODUCTION
The ELM Group o f e i g h t c l a i m s , l o c a t e d under t h e 2-Post system, is
c e n t r e d on t h e j u n c t i o n o f Criss and McGee Creeks, 25 km almost due n o r t h
o f Savona on t h e Trans Canada Highway and 41.5 km by road. Access from
Savona is v i a t h e Trans Canada Highway 9.3 km west t o Deadman Creek road.
T h i s i s followed n o r t h f o r 12.4 km, t h e f i r s t 5 km being hard s u r f a c e d ,
t h e b a l a n c e well maintained g r a v e l . From Deadman Creek road an a c t i v e
l o g g i n g road branches n o r t h e a s t f o r 10.8 km t o Criss Creek where a good
camp s i t e is l o c a t e d j u s t n o r t h of t h e b r i d g e . From h e r e a l i t t l e used
l o g g i n g road l e a d s n o r t h , then s o u t h e a s t t o t h e ELM claims, a d i s t a n c e of
9 km. The a r e a has been p a r t i a l l y logged, mainly on t h e west s i d e of
Criss Creek, b u t a l s o on claim No. 7 e a s t of t h e creek. The r e s u l t i n g
network of l o g g i n g t r a i l s p r o v i d e s good access w i t h i n t h e claims. The
area is now e x t e n s i v e l y used f o r c a t t l e g r a z i n g d u r i n g t h e snow f r e e
p e r i o d . E l e v a t i o n s w i t h i n t h e claims vary from 900 t o 1100 metres.
R e l i e f is g e n e r a l l y moderate. One e x c e p t i o n is t h e north-west t r e n d i n g
r i d g e along t h e southwest s i d e o f t h e c l a i m group which s l o p e s s t e e p l y
s o u t h - e a s t t o Criss C r e e k , a drop o f over 200 meters. The area is w e l l
d r a i n e d by Criss Creek, a f a s t flowing stream d r a i n i n g southwest t o
Deadman River, which i n t u r n flows s o u t h t o t h e Thompson River.
Bush is f a i r l y open and p a r k - l i k e , with n e g l i g i b l e underbrush even where
t r e e growth is t h i c k e s t . Topography is subdued with r e l a t i v e l y g e n t l e
s l o p e s e x c e p t immediately a d j a c e n t t o Criss C r e e k where near vertical
r o c k s c a r p s up t o 30 metres, but u s u a l l y much less, are common. Rock
e x p o s u r e s are confined mainly t o t h e c h a n n e l s and banks of Criss and
McGee Creeks. Elsewhere, overburden predominates and rock exposures are
r e s t r i c t e d t o r i d g e s and road cuts.
Overburden varies from a t h i n mantle o f d e t r i t u s from t h e c u r r e n t e r o s i o n
cycle t o remnants o f g l a c i a l outwash d e p o s i t s 5 t o 10m t h i c k as seen a t
several l o c a t i o n s along Criss Creek. These remnants v a r y from silt grade
t o b o u l d e r s and e x h i b i t d i s t i n c t c r o s s bedding.
Government r e p o r t s i n d i c a t e t h a t m i n e r a l i z a t i o n on Criss Creek has
s t i m u l a t e d e x p l o r a t i o n a c t i v i t y s i n c e a t l e a s t as e a r l y as 1893. I n i t i a l
work was done f o r p l a c e r g o l d , l a t e r , mercury and l o d e gold. More
r e e n t l y , molybdenum has been t h e metal o f i n t e r e s t .
P r e v i o u s work on t h e claim group included d r i v i n g f i v e s h o r t a d i t s ,
d r i l l i n g a t l e a s t three diamond d r i l l h o l e s , e i g h t p e r c u s s i o n d r i l l
h o l e s , and s e v e r a l geochemical s u r v e y s i n v o l v i n g both stream sediment and
s o i l sampling 'programmes. The most r e c e n t work r e p o r t e d was done by
Craigmont mines i n 1976 and i n c l u d e d e i g h t p e r c u s s i o n d r i l l h o l e s
t o t a l l i n g 62511-1. M i n e r a l i z a t i o n is a s s o c i a t e d with a small g r a n i t e body
o f L a t e Cretaceous or T e r t i a r y age i n t r u s i v e i n t o Cretaceous
conglomerate.
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It was decided t o do a d d i t i o n a l
encouragement i n s i l v e r - l e a d values.
sampling and d e t a i l e d mapping i n t h e general area surrounding t h e a d i t s
t o more c l e a r l y d e f i n e t h e zone o f m i n e r a l i z a t i o n . Results o f t h i s work
constitute the subject o f t h i s report.
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
A m i n e r a l i z e d shear zone has been t e n t a t i v e l y i d e n t i f i e d having an
i n d i c a t e d w i d t h o f 50 t o 60m and a p o t e n t i a l s t r i k e l e n g t h o f 200m.
Economic m i n e r a l s present i n c l u d e s i l v e r , gold, copper and lead. S i z e
and grade o f m i n e r a l i z a t i o n must be more a c c u r a t e l y defined b e f o r e t h e
economic prospects o f t h e zone can be estimated.
Tonnage p o t e n t i a l i s
l a r g e b u t i n d i c a t e d grade is low.
RECOMMENDATIONS
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1.
Extend t h e proven s t r i k e l e n g t h o f t h e hanging w a l l v e i n by c a r e f u l
A backhoe
prospecting, hand t r e n c h i n g and/or mechanical trenching.
i s considered t h e most a p p r o p r i a t e equipment f o r t h e l a t t e r phase.
2.
Provided good grade v e i n m a t e r i a l can be proven for a s t r i k e l e n g t h
i n t h e order o f loom, diamond d r i l l t e s t i n g would be warranted.
At
l e a s t two angle holes would be required, d r i l l i n g from t h e n o r t h e a s t
s i d e C r i s s Creek t o t r a v e r s e t h e main shear zone from hanging w a l l t o
A m i n i m u m d r i l l programme o f 160 t o 200m would be
f o o t wall.
required.
FIELD PROCEDURES
Rock outcrops i n and surrounding t h e a d i t area were mapped on a s c a l e o f
1:lOOO.
Much o f t h i s work was concentrated along C r i s s Creek i t s e l f ,
which c o n t a i n s t h e b e s t rock exposures and t h e most s i g n i f i c a n t
m i n e r a l i z a t i o n found t o date.
Character samples were taken from t h e hanging w a l l v e i n and adjacent w a l l
r o c k . One s e l e c t e d sample (151) was taken from a narrow, w e l l
m i n e r a l i z e d shear within t h e main shear zone c l o s e t o A d i t No. 1.
Survey c o n t r o l was mainly by compass and h i p chain but a p r e v i o u s l y
e s t a b l i s h e d g r i d o f p i c k e t l i n e s was a l s o u t i l i z e d i n c o n j u n c t i o n with
t h e topographic map used as a base f o r p l o t t i n g ' g e o l o g i c a l data.
DISCUSSION OF RESULTS
D e t a i l e d g e o l o g i c a l mapping revealed a s t r o n g quartz-carbonate v e i n t o
50cm wide c a r r y i n g good copper-silver-gold m i n e r a l i z a t i o n . This v e i n i s
exposed f o r a s t r i k e l e n g t h o f 30m along t h e northeast s i d e o f C r i s s
Creek and d i p s northeast a t 60 t o 65 degrees ( P l a t e No. 3 ) .
M i n e r a l i z a t i o n i n c l u d e s heavy p y r i t e w i t h associated c h a l c o p y r i t e and
t e t r a h e d r i t e , i n a d d i t i o n t o weak disseminations o f p y r i t e and
t e t r a h e d r i t e more evenly d i s t r i b u t e d throughout t h e v e i n and a d j a c e n t '
w a l l rock. Sample r e s u l t s are t a b u l a t e d on P l a t e No. 3, showing values
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from t h e v e i n material exceeding 4 gm/t gold and 290 gm/t s i l v e r i n
a d d i t i o n t o over 1%copper. Samples from a d j o i n i n g wallrock carry 8 . 9
qm/t silver i n t h e c a s e of p y r i t i c conglomerate and over 20 gm/t silver
from m i n e r a l i z e d a p l i t e . A selected- sample from a mineralized s h e a r near
Adit No. 1 assayed 620 gm/t s i l v e r i n a d d i t i o n t o low gold v a l u e s and
n e a r l y 2% copper.
The well d e f i n e d quartz-carbonate vein is i n t e r p r e t e d as t h e hanging wall
o f a s t r o n g s h e a r zone 50 t o 60m wide t h a t p a r a l l e l s and p a r t l y u n d e r l i e s
t h i s s e c t i o n of Criss Creek t r e n d i n g northwest f o r a d i s t a n c e of 200m.
The f o o t w a l l is less well d e f i n e d but near Adit No. 3 t h e r e is a d e f i n i t e
t r a n s i t i o n from sheared m a t e r i a l t o massive, normal appearing
conglomerate. This s h e a r appears t o c a r r y low s i l v e r - l e a d v a l u e s
throughout but i n c l u d e s well m i n e r a l i z e d v e i n s and s h e a r s c a r r y i n g
copper-gold m i n e r a l s and much h i g h e r s i l v e r values. There is t h e
p o s s i b i l i t y t h a t t h e s h e a r zone as a whole c o n t a i n s s u f f i c i e n t v a l u e s i n
b a s e and p r e c i o u s m e t a l s t o s u p p o r t an open p i t o p e r a t i o n .
Local geology c o n s i s t s of a small d i o r i t e plug i n t r u d i n g cobble
conglomerate of probable Cretaceous age on t h e n o r t h s i d e of Criss Creek.
Conglomerate c o n t a i n s t h e m i n e r a l i z e d s h e a r zone along Criss Creek as
previously
and elsewhere, i n a d d i t i o n t o f r e q u e n t s h e a r i n g ,
and d o l o m i t i c v a r i e t i e s .
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Conglomerate both s i d e s of t h e creek are c u t by numerous f i n e g r a i n e d ,
d a r k green t r a p d i k e s of v a r i a b l e s i z e and a t t i t u d e .
A p l i t e a p p e a r s c l o s e l y a s s o c i a t e d with t h e s h e a r zone along Criss Creek
and o c c u r s both as d i k e l i k e bodies w i t h i n and conformable t o t h e s h e a r
zones and a s l e s s r e g u l a r masses along both s i d e s of t h e zone.
No o u t c r o p s of t h e main g r a n i t e i n t r u s i v e (Unit 2 ) were seen i n t h e a r e a
shown by P l a t e No. 3.
-4STATEMENT OF COSTS
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The f o l l o w i n g c o s t s were i n c u r r e d on t h e ELM Group o f M i n e r a l Claims by
J. D. Murphy, P. Eng. Fieldwork was c a r r i e d o u t on 1984-04-29 and 30 and
Report p r e p a r a t i o n was completed
between 1984-09-03 and 1984-09-21.
between 1985-04-18 and 1985-04-25.
LABOUR
12 days f i e l d w o r k , g e o l o g i c a l mapping &
sampling @ $250
2 days r e p o r t p r e p a r a t i o n @ $250
T o t a l Labour
$3,000.00
500.00
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$
3,500.00
TRANSPORTATION
12 days 4 X 4 r e n t a l @ $25
1127 k m @ $.20
Total Transportation
$
300.00
225.40
37-mx7
525.40
ASSAYING
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r o c k sample p r e p a r a t i o n s 0 $2.50
Ag geochem. a n a l y s i s @ $1.90
sample p r e p a r a t i o n s @ $3.75
Au-Ag assays @ $10.50
Ag assays @ $7.50
Cu assays @ $5.25
Pb assay @ $5.50
T o t a l Assaying
$
$
5.00
3.80
22.50
21.00
30.00
10.50
5.50
98.30
98.30
TYPING
30.00
1.5 h r s . @ $20
TOTAL COSTS
$4,153.70
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STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS
I . Jay D. Murphy, hereby certify:
1.
That I am a C o n s u l t i n g G e o l o g i c a l Engineer, r e s i d e n t at 1335 Todd
Road, Kamloops, B.C.
2.
That I am a g r a d u a t e from t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Manitoba (1954) w i t h a
B.Sc. i n G e o l o g i c a l Engineering.
3.
That I have p r a c t i c e d my p r o f e s s i o n c o n t i n u o u s l y s i n c e g r a d u a t i o n .
4. That I am a member of t h e A s s o c i a t i o n o f P r o f e s s i o n a l E n g i n e e r s of
B r i t i s h Columbia and O n t a r i o .
5.
That t h e i n f o r m a t i o n c o n t a i n e d i n t h i s r e p o r t is based on a p e r s o n a l
examination of t h e s u b j e c t p r o p e r t y .
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