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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  17-Dec-1999 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)

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NMI 082F15 Pb13
Name NOAH Mining Division Slocan
BCGS Map 082F076
Status Past Producer NTS Map 082F15W
Latitude 049º 46' 14'' UTM 11 (NAD 83)
Longitude 116º 54' 37'' Northing 5513124
Easting 506461
Commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver Deposit Types I05 : Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
J01 : Polymetallic manto Ag-Pb-Zn
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Kootenay
Capsule Geology

The Noah deposit is hosted in schist, quartzite and limestone of the Middle Cambrian to Middle Devonian Index Formation, Lardeau Group. Quartz and galena occur in a fissure vein that varies in width up to 25 centimetres. Ore, varying in width up to 60 centimetres occurs in limestone adjacent to the vein.

In 1952, 349 tonnes of ore was mined and 15,614 grams of silver, 14,696 kilograms of lead and 9,444 kilograms of zinc were recovered.

This claim is located on the lakeshore just South of Woodbury Creek. It was Crown granted to the King Solomon Mining Co. in 1904 but apparently was not worked prior to 1951. Western Mines Ltd. acquired the claim, along with the Florence, and a number of others, and did a small amount of development work on it during 1951-52. A 9-metre adit was driven 6 metres below the highway in an effort to intersect a fissure vein exposed on the hillside above. During 1952 the adit was extended to a length of 5 metres.

Bibliography
EMPR BULL 53
UBC MSC THESIS, ORR 1971
GSC MAP 603A, 1742
EMPR AR 1904-297, 1951-159, 1952-164
EMPR PFD 674441

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