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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  22-Jul-1997 by B. Neil Church (BNC)

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NMI
Name JOYCE Mining Division Slocan
BCGS Map 082F083
Status Past Producer NTS Map 082F14W
Latitude 049º 49' 22'' UTM 11 (NAD 83)
Longitude 117º 26' 05'' Northing 5519017
Easting 468730
Commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silica Deposit Types I05 : Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
I07 : Silica veins
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Plutonic Rocks, Quesnel
Capsule Geology

The Joyce property is on the north side of Memphis Creek, immediately north of the Homestake claim (L. 15283)(082FNW164), 1.5 kilometres east of the Slocan highway, 7 kilometres north of Slocan. The main workings at the elevation of about 1200 metres, are reached by a short jeep road from the highway. Location of the Joyce claim is unclear; it may also cover the Homestake. See also the older workings of Coronation (082FNW162) and V. & M. (082FNW191).

The Joyce property is similar in geological setting to the Homestake workings. It has been developed by one 9-metre adit, which was driven by the early prospectors. In 1971, bulldozer stripping uncovered a pocket of high grade gold-silver ore which was subsequently mined out and shipped to the Trail smelter. Production from 1967 to 1971 was 87 tonnes, yielding 260,643 grams of silver 1773 grams of gold 138 kilograms of lead and 120 kilograms of zinc.

Bibliography
EMPR AR 1967-A55,249; 1968-A55,249; 1971-A55
EMPR BC METAL MM01252
EMPR GEM 1971-29,411
EMPR P 1989-5
EMPR PFD 2496

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