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File Created: 08-Nov-2018 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)
Last Edit:  07-Dec-2018 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name GOLD BANK, SECOND CHANCE Mining Division Nelson
BCGS Map 082F013
Status Showing NTS Map 082F04E
Latitude 049º 09' 25'' UTM 11 (NAD 83)
Longitude 117º 31' 52'' Northing 5445039
Easting 461275
Commodities Silver, Gold Deposit Types I01 : Au-quartz veins
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Quesnel
Capsule Geology

The Gold Bank (Second Chance) occurrence is described as being located south of Marsh Creek and approximately 2.4 kilometres southwest of Park Siding.

The area is underlain by fine clastic sedimentary rocks of the Lower Jurassic Hall Formation (Rossland Group) and basaltic volcanic rocks of the Lower Jurassic Elise Formation (Rossland Group).

Locally, minor pyrite is hosted in a 0.3 to 0.6-metre wide zone of sheared greenstone with quartz and/or calcite veins, striking south 65 degrees west and dipping form 30 to 50 degrees southeast.

In 1936, a sample of rusty sheared material from a drift assayed 27.4 grams per tonne silver (Property File - H. Sargent [1936-01-01]: Report on the Gold Bank Group).

The area has been explored since the early 1900’s; the “upper” adit was developed in 1920 and 1921 and a “lower” adit and winze to the upper adit were constructed in 1935 and 1936. The upper adit is located at approximately 820 metres elevation, whereas the lower adit is located at an elevation of approximately 745 metres. A small amount of gold-bearing ore was reportedly shipped to the Trail smelter.

Bibliography
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
EMPR PF (*H. Sargent [1936-01-01]: Report on the Gold Bank Group)
EMPR PFD 3272
GSC MAP 1090A; 1091A; 1504A
GSC MEM 77; 308
GSC OF 1195
GSC P 62-5; 79-26
EMPR PFD 3272

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