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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  25-Jul-2013 by Nicole Barlow (NB)

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NMI
Name MEADOWS, KEY Mining Division Nelson
BCGS Map 082F014
Status Showing NTS Map 082F03W
Latitude 049º 11' 54'' UTM 11 (NAD 83)
Longitude 117º 23' 32'' Northing 5449578
Easting 471426
Commodities Molybdenum, Silver, Gold Deposit Types L05 : Porphyry Mo (Low F- type)
I05 : Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Quesnel, Plutonic Rocks
Capsule Geology

The Meadows showing is located approximately 5 kilometres west of Salmo and 25 kilometres northeast of Trail.

The Meadows showing lies at the western end of an elongate granite plug of the Middle to Late Jurassic Nelson Intrusions. The intrusive is cut by several steeply dipping faults, striking about 110 degrees, and two quartz-eye porphyritic aplite dykes. The granite is cut by a weak quartz-sericite stockwork and molybdenite occurs as selvages within the stockwork, painted on fracture surfaces and as minor disseminations in the granite. It also occurs within the aplite at a few points. The granite is weakly altered while the aplite dykes appear relatively fresh. Minor tungsten and copper have also been reported.

In 1967, an 18-metre adit was driven. Below the adit a 90-metre opencut was made.

In 1981, R. Wierzbicki completed geological mapping and rock sampling at the Meadows showing. One of the samples assayed 0.0035 per cent molybdenum and another assayed 7.8 grams per tonne silver and 0.17 grams per tonne gold (Assessment Report 10155).

In 1989, J. R. Landis completed an EM geophysical survey in the area.

In 2007, the Sadarsa claims (which encompass the Meadows showing) were staked by D. Lavoie. Prospector Tom Kennedy then completed rock sampling and prospecting on the property.

In 2008, prospector Tom Kennedy completed a two-grid soil geochemistry survey.

In 2011, Tom Kennedy and Trygve Hoy conducted a program of rock grab sampling, geological mapping and prospecting. Highlights include sample TK11-049, which assayed 10.3 grams per tonne gold and 4.5 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 32482), and grab sample SA73 from a dump, which assayed 14 grams per tonne gold and 6.3 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 32900).

Bibliography
EMPR AR 1967-244
EMPR ASS RPT *10155, 18830, 30175, 30641, 32237, *32482, *32900
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 50-19A; *299A; 1090A; 1145A
GSC OF 1195

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