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MINFILE No  082FSW159
File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  17-May-1991 by Laura L. Coughlan (LLC)

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Name COLUMBIA, WANETA Mining Division Nelson
BCGS Map 082F002
Status Prospect NTS Map 082F04E
Latitude 049º 00' 20'' UTM 11 (NAD 83)
Longitude 117º 36' 44'' Northing 5428254
Easting 455226
Commodities Gold, Silver Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Quesnel
Capsule Geology

The Columbia claim at Waneta "produced" 0.9 tonnes of material which yielded 31 grams of gold, and 93 grams of silver (Minister of Mines Annual Report 1937, page E49). The area is underlain by volcanic and/or sedimentary rocks of the Lower Jurassic Elise Formation, Rossland Group.

No further information is available.

Bibliography
EMPR AR *1937-E49
EMPR BC METAL MM00653
EMPR BULL 109
EMPR FIELDWORK 1987, pp. 19-30; 1988, pp. 33-43; 1989, pp. 11-27; 1990, pp. 9-31
EMPR OF 1988-1; 1989-11; 1990-8; 1990-9; 1991-2; 1991-16
GSC MAP 1090A; 1091A; 1504A
GSC MEM 308
GSC OF 1195
GSC P 79-26
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