MINFILE Mineral Inventory

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MINFILE No 082LSW076

File Created:	24-Jul-1985	by	BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:	31-Mar-1993	by	Discovery Consultants (DISC)

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		NMI
Name	MOFFAT CREEK	Mining Division	Kamloops
		BCGS Map	082L044
Status	Showing	NTS Map	082L06W
Latitude	050º 27' 04''	UTM	11 (NAD 83)
Longitude	119º 22' 31''	Northing	5591485
		Easting	331378
Commodities	Gold	Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt	Intermontane	Terrane	Overlap Assemblage, Quesnel

Capsule Geology

The Moffat Creek showing is located 22 kilometres north- northwest of Vernon, on Moffat Creek.

In this area, Devonian to Triassic sedimentary and volcanic rocks of the Harper Ranch Group are unconformably overlain by Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic Nicola Group sedimentary and volcanic rocks. The Nicola Group is intruded by Cretaceous granitic rocks of the Salmon Arm Intrusions. Eocene Kamloops Group volcanic rocks overlie the igneous and sedimentary rocks.

Quaternary sediments host placer gold mineralization. Poorly sorted unconsolidated sediments contain some nuggets and fine, well- worn gold.

By 1932, some hydraulic placer mining had occurred.


Bibliography	EMPR AR 1932-144,145 EMPR FIELDWORK 1987, pp. 55-58; 1988, pp. 355-363 EMPR MAP 7216G, 8513G EMPR OF 1989-5, 1990-30 EMPR PF (In 082LSW General - Claim Map, 1966) EMPR RGS 1976 GSC MEM 296, pp. 136, 137 GSC OF 637 (Map C), 736, 2167 GSC P 89-1E pp. 51-60 GSC SUM RPT 1931A, pp. 73, 74 EMPR PFD 830547, 830550, 830551, 830553, 830557