MINFILE Mineral Inventory

MINFILE Record Summary

MINFILE No 082ESE249

File Created:	05-Mar-1997	by	Larry Jones (LDJ)
Last Edit:	22-Jul-2020	by	Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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		NMI
Name	PRESTON (L.69S), SKYLARK CAMP	Mining Division	Greenwood
		BCGS Map	082E007
Status	Past Producer	NTS Map	082E02E
Latitude	049º 05' 55''	UTM	11 (NAD 83)
Longitude	118º 38' 52''	Northing	5439725
		Easting	379718
Commodities	Silver, Gold, Lead	Deposit Types	I05 : Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Tectonic Belt	Omineca	Terrane	Quesnel

Capsule Geology

The Preston (Lot 69s) is located 2 kilometres east of Greenwood, immediately south of the Creston (Lot 1711)(082ESE012).

In 1905, the Preston Mining Company developed the property with a 35-metre shaft, 80 metres of drifts and cross-cuts, and surface stripping. In 1906, ore was shipped and the claim Crown Granted to L.T. Dickason. A small shipment was also made by E.A. Wanke in 1923. Production for the two years totalled 16 tonnes, resulting in 62 grams of gold, 18,444 grams of silver and 306 kilograms of lead.

A quartz vein with values in gold and silver likely occurs in argillite and conglomerate of the Upper Paleozoic Attwood Group.

Bibliography

EMPR AEROMAG MAP 8497G

EMPR AR 1905-180; 1906-159,250,254; 1923-184

EMPR ASS RPT 12815

EMPR BC METAL MM00948 (includes other claims)

EMPR INDEX 3-209

EMPR MR MAP 6 (1932)

EMPR OF 1990-25

EMPR P 1986-2

EMPR PRELIM MAP 59

GSC MAP 828; 45-20A; 6-1957; 10-1967; 1500A; 1736A

GSC OF 481; 1969

GSC P 67-42; 79-29

Ball, M. (2017-01-26): Technical Report on the Greenwood Area Property

Cowley, P. (2017-06-02): Updated Preliminary Economic Assessment on the Greenwood Precious Metals Project

EMPR PFD 1075