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| BIG CANYON | Ag Pb Zn Cu | PORPHYRY/VEIN | BRITISH COLUMBIA |
| Geology: Fourth of July Batholith, a multiphase granite to hornblende diorite intrusive; extensively cut by younger (Cretaceous to Tertiary) dykes ranging from aplite/granite to diabase/gabbro. |
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| Mineralization:
Series of mineralized vein/shear/dyke systems cutting medium to coarse grained granodiorite with varying amounts of sphalerite, galena, arsenopyrite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, tetrahedrite, molybdenite, scheelite and cassiterite in a quartz calcite gangue. |
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| Work: 1899: original discovery 1918: two short adits driven 1966-67: rehabilitated adits and drilled 2775 m (Interprovincial Metals Ltd.) 1988-89: airborne mag and VLF-EM, mapping, geochem and trenching (Homestake Minerals) 2007: trenching, geochem, 600 meters drilling (Saturn Minerals) |
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| Results:
Proven ore reserves based on 1966 drilling are 8400 tonnes grading 792g/t Ag,4.9%Pb, and 3.1%Zn, with another 11,000 tonnes indicated at similar grade. |
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| Property Details & Access: AccessVia 15 km gravel road from Atlin Highway Hwy. |
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| Detail Location: 20 km. from town of Atlin 582900E/6621700N |
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| Other Comments: see assessment reports 18646 and 30390 available online at aris bc | |||
| Vendor / Contact:
Brian Scott Email: bscottag@msn.com or rob_hamel@hotmail.com nbc23Submitted 12/16 |
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