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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  08-Dec-1999 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)

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Name FOURTH (L.301), STORM CLOUD (L.300) Mining Division Slocan
BCGS Map 082F076
Status Showing NTS Map 082F10W
Latitude 049º 42' 48'' UTM 11 (NAD 83)
Longitude 116º 57' 04'' Northing 5506760
Easting 503525
Commodities Silver, Lead Deposit Types I05 : Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Kootenay
Capsule Geology

The Fourth occurrence is situated near the contact of Mississippian to Lower Permian Milford Group strata, consisting of argillite, limestone and quartzite, and porphyritic granite, granodiorite and granite gneiss of the Middle Jurassic Nelson Batholith.

A vein, 0.9 ,metres wide, strikes southeast. A 150 metre long tunnel was reported in 1895. Assays indicated 686 to 2606 grams per tonne silver and 10 to 38 per cent lead. Galena is presumed. In 1968, approximately 5.5 tonnes of mud and high grade orew was stacked but not shipped. Some stripping and trenching were done in 1979.

Bibliography
EMPR GEM 1976-E39
EMPR AR 1895-682, 1896-558,560
EMPR OF 1990-18
EMPR PFD 674441

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