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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  21-Mar-1994 by Dorthe E. Jakobsen (DEJ)

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NMI
Name EUREKA Mining Division Slocan
BCGS Map 082L009
Status Showing NTS Map 082L01W
Latitude 050º 04' 00'' UTM 11 (NAD 83)
Longitude 118º 19' 28'' Northing 5546883
Easting 405214
Commodities Gold Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Quesnel
Capsule Geology

The Eureka workings are located north of Inonoaklin Creek and south of Eureka Creek.

The workings consist of 2 tunnels dating from around 1900. The lower tunnel is about 6 metres above the creek bottom and has been driven 30 metres to the north. The second tunnel is about 12 metres above this tunnel.

The area is underlain by sedimentary and volcanic rocks of the Devonian to Triassic Harper Ranch Group which have been intruded by granodiorite of the Cretaceous Whatshan batholith.

The tunnels appear to have followed a mineralized dike containing iron sulphides (pyrite) and gold values. A rough average sample yielded $1.20 in gold per ton (about 2 grams per tonne at $20.50 per ounce) and a trace of silver (Minister of Mines Annual Report 1901, page 1130-1131).

Bibliography
EMPR AR *1901-1130,1131
EMPR FIELDWORK 1987, pp. 55-58; 1988, pp. 49-54; 1992, pp. 255-257
EMPR OF 1991-18; 1994-8
EMPR RGS 082L, 1976; 32, 1991
GSC MAP 7216G; 8491G
GSC MEM 296
GSC OF *637(#353); 658
GSC P 91-2, pp. 115-135
CJES Vol. 26, No. 2
EMPR PFD 1227

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