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File Created: 31-Mar-1993 by Discovery Consultants (DISC)
Last Edit:  05-Mar-2020 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name EXPO 4-6, EXPO 4, EXPO 6 Mining Division Nicola, Vernon
BCGS Map 082L022
Status Showing NTS Map 082L05E
Latitude 050º 17' 55'' UTM 11 (NAD 83)
Longitude 119º 41' 29'' Northing 5575297
Easting 308326
Commodities Agate, Gemstones, Silver Deposit Types I05 : Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Q05 : Jasper
Q03 : Agate
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Quesnel
Capsule Geology

The Expo 4-6 occurrence is located the north side of the pass separating Bouleau Creek to the east and the headwaters of the Salmon River to the west, approximately 1.3 kilometres north of Little Bouleau Lake and 30 kilometres west of Vernon.

Regionally the area is underlain by volcanics, mudstone, siltstone, shale and fine clastic sedimentary rocks of the Devonian to Triassic Harper Ranch and(?) Nicola groups, which are intruded by Middle Jurassic granitic rocks. Volcanic rocks of the Eocene Penticton and Kamloops groups overlie the older units.

Locally, along a fault(?) escarpment, several interflow volcaniclastic sediments of the Kamloops Group host agate, jasper and silver mineralization. The silver mineralization is associated with chalcedonic quartz veins.

In 1988, a sample (53775) assayed 40.4 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 17882). Three other samples (53767 to 53769) taken that same year yielded from 24.3 to 41.7 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 17883).

During 1987 through 1989, Pacific Northwest Resources Inc. completed programs of prospecting; rock, soil and silt sampling and a 14.8 line-kilometre ground electromagnetic (VLF) survey on the area as the Expo 4 and 6 claims.

In 2006 and 2007, Okana Ventures Inc. completed programs of prospecting; rock, silt and soil sampling and a 14.0 line-kilometre ground electromagnetic (VLF) survey on the area as the Westmoreland claims.

In 2017 and 2018, Opal Resources Canada Inc. conducted programs of prospecting, geological mapping, geochemical sampling and trenching on the area as the Klinker/Ewer property.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 16483, *17882, *17883, 18878, 28822, 29957, 37376, 38166
EMPR FIELDWORK 1982, pp. 89-92; 1987, pp. 55-58; 1988, pp. 355-363
EMPR MAP 37 (rev), 5214G, 7216G
EMPR OF 1989-5, 1990-30
EMPR PF (In 082LSW General - Claim Map, 1966)
EMPR RGS 1976
GSC MEM 296
GSC OF 637, 736, 2167
GSC P 89-1E pp. 51-60
EMPR PFD 903196

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