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File Created: 06-Dec-1994 by Dorthe E. Jakobsen (DEJ)
Last Edit:  06-Dec-1994 by Dorthe E. Jakobsen (DEJ)

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NMI
Name PITA 29, PITA Mining Division Vernon
BCGS Map 082L018
Status Showing NTS Map 082L02E
Latitude 050º 06' 07'' UTM 11 (NAD 83)
Longitude 118º 30' 58'' Northing 5551066
Easting 391577
Commodities Gold Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Quesnel
Capsule Geology

The Pita 29 showing is located about 55 kilometres southeast of Vernon in the Monashee mountains. The Monashee mine (082LSE001) is located to the north and the Top deposit (082LSE017) adjoins it to the south. Minor placer workings are located on Heckman and Monashee creeks.

The Pita 29 claim was staked in 1987 by Approach Resources who completed initial prospecting and geochemical sampling.

The area is underlain by granitic rocks of the Jurassic Nelson Intrusions which have intruded Devonian to Triassic Harper Ranch Group sedimentary and volcanic rocks. These comprise limestone, argillite, sandstone, conglomerate, andesite and tuff.

A 91 centimetre wide pyritic, rusty quartz vein occurs near the centre of the claim. A 91-centimetre chip sample assayed 0.59 gram per tonne gold (Assessment Report 16668).

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 15878, 16660, *16668
EMPR FIELDWORK 1982, pp. 33-36; 1987, pp. 55-58, 401-404, 511-514; 1988, pp. 49-54; 1990, pp. 301-306; 1991, pp. 319-323; 1992, pp. 255-257
EMPR OF 1991-18; 1994-8
EMPR PF (See 082LSE060 - Approach Resources Prospectus, 1987)
EMPR RGS 082L, 1976; 32, 1991
GSC MAP 7216G; 8501G
GSC MEM 296
GSC OF 637
GSC P 91-2, pp. 115-135
EMPR PFD 4497, 673296, 520252, 520936

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