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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  19-Dec-1994 by Dorthe E. Jakobsen (DEJ)

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NMI
Name ZINCOP (BUSTER) Mining Division Vernon
BCGS Map 082L038
Status Showing NTS Map 082L08W
Latitude 050º 19' 36'' UTM 11 (NAD 83)
Longitude 118º 24' 46'' Northing 5575906
Easting 399440
Commodities Copper Deposit Types E04 : Sediment-hosted Cu
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Quesnel
Capsule Geology

The Zincop (Buster) showing is located just south of Outlet Creek about 80 kilometres northeast of Lumby.

The area is underlain by sedimentary and volcanic rocks of the Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic Nicola Group. These comprise basic lavas and pyroclastics and sedimentary rocks including argillite and some limestones.

A concordant sedimentary-hosted copper occurrence is noted on Geological Survey of Canada Open File 637 (#289). No other information is available.

Bibliography
EMPR FIELDWORK 1987, pp. 55-58; 1988, pp. 49-54; 1992, pp. 255-257
EMPR OF 1990-30
EMPR RGS 082L, 1976; 32, 1991
GSC MAP 7216G; 8492G
GSC MEM 296
GSC OF *637(#289); 658
GSC P 64-1; 65-1; 91-2, pp. 115-135
CJES Vol. 26, No. 2

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