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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  06-Oct-1995 by Ron McMillan (RHM)

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NMI
Name JESSE Mining Division Slocan
BCGS Map 082K004
Status Past Producer NTS Map 082K03W
Latitude 050º 04' 18'' UTM 11 (NAD 83)
Longitude 117º 21' 12'' Northing 5546659
Easting 474715
Commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper Deposit Types I05 : Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Quesnel
Capsule Geology

The Jesse property is located on a logging road 6.5 kilometres northeast of Rosebery, east of the north end of Slocan Lake.

Sparsely mineralized quartz veins are hosted in dolomitic sandstones and siltstones and interbedded slate and sandstone of the Triassic Slocan Group (Assessment Report 8899). The hostrocks have been isoclinally folded along northeast and east trending fold axes. Little sulphide mineralization other than pyrite is present, although some fine-grained galena could be present (Assessment Report 8899).

Veins were uncovered about 1975 during construction of a logging road and Mr. Wener Mengler drove a short adit to test the veins (Assessment Report 8899). Reported production from the Jesse in 1975 and 1976 totalled 26 tonnes, resulting in 10,450 grams of silver, 188 kilograms of lead, 70 kilograms of zinc and 11 kilograms of copper. Dupont of Canada Exploration Limited optioned the property in 1980 (Assessment Report 8899) and undertook a soil sampling program (178 samples which were analysed for copper and silver), geological mapping and sampling of the veins (6 samples were assayed for lead, zinc and silver).

Bibliography
EMPR AR 1975-A95; 1976-A104
EMPR ASS RPT 8899
EMPR BC METAL MM01249
EMPR MINING 1975-1980, Vol. 1, pp. 32, 56, 60
GSC OF 432

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