MINFILE Mineral Inventory

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MINFILE No 082LSW041

File Created:	24-Jul-1985	by	BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:	14-Apr-2012	by	Nicole Barlow (NB)

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		NMI
Name	COPPER KING, KIK, PETE	Mining Division	Vernon
		BCGS Map	082L004
Status	Showing	NTS Map	082L03E
Latitude	050º 03' 30''	UTM	11 (NAD 83)
Longitude	119º 13' 48''	Northing	5547499
		Easting	340383
Commodities	Copper	Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt	Omineca	Terrane	Undivided Metamorphic Assembl.

Capsule Geology

The Copper King showing is located 21 kilometres southeast of Vernon, below the flood level of Swalwell Lake.

In this area, metamorphic rocks of the Shuswap Terrane are intruded by Middle Jurassic granitic rocks. Volcanic and sedimentary rocks of both Eocene and Miocene ages cap the older rocks.

Feldspar amphibolite gneiss hosts copper mineralization. Pyrite, traces of copper mineralization and specks of native copper occur in foliated seams and in fractures.

The first record of this occurrence is in 1929. In 1967, Kokanee Moly Mines Ltd. conducted soil geochemistry. In 1973-75, Westley Mines Ltd. carried out magnetic, electromagnetic and induced polarization surveys. In 1975, Granges Exploration conducted a program of soil geochemistry and drilling. In 1977, Union Carbide completed a program of exploration on the D.M., Leal and Sue claims. Westley Mines Ltd. completed an electromagnetic survey in 1981.

Bibliography

EMPR AR *1929-249

EMPR ASS RPT *1095, 4798, 4799, 4800, 5412, *5796, 10093

EMPR EXPL 1975-E51; 1981-200

EMPR FIELDWORK 1987, pp. 55-58; 1988, pp. 355-363

EMPR GEM 1973-99

EMPR MAP 7216G, 8512G

EMPR OF 1989-5, 1990-30

EMPR PF (In 082LSW General - Claim Map, 1966; Sirola, W. M. (1977-01-02): Re: DM, Leal, Sue Claims - Vernon Area

GSC MAP 1059A, 1712A

GSC MEM 296, p. 143

GSC OF 637 (Map C), 736, 2167

GSC P 89-1E pp. 51-60

EMPR PFD 823263