MINFILE Mineral Inventory

MINFILE Record Summary

MINFILE No 082LSW086

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	WHITEMAN CREEK, WHITE MAN'S CREEK, TWELVE-MILE CREEK	Mining Division	Vernon
		BCGS Map	082L023
Status	Past Producer	NTS Map	082L04E
Latitude	050º 13' 00''	UTM	11 (NAD 83)
Longitude	119º 31' 32''	Northing	5565774
		Easting	319826
Commodities	Gold	Deposit Types	C01 : Surficial placers
Tectonic Belt	Intermontane	Terrane	Overlap Assemblage, Plutonic Rocks

Capsule Geology

The Whiteman Creek showing is located 19 kilometres west- southwest of Vernon, on Whiteman 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. These units are intruded by Middle Jurassic granitic rocks of the informally named Terrace Creek batholith. Eocene Coryell granitic rocks intrude and are in fault contact with the Middle Jurassic intrusions. Eocene Penticton Group volcanic rocks overlie the igneous and sedimentary rocks.

Quaternary gravels along the creek host placer gold mineralization. In 1915, hydraulic placer mining leases were granted. The recorded production is 90 grams of placer gold, during 1936-40 (Bulletin 28).


Bibliography	EMPR AR 1915-253; 1920-187; 1921-196 EMPR BULL 28, pp. 62-63 EMPR FIELDWORK 1987, pp. 55-58; 1988, pp. 355-363 EMPR MAP 37, 5207G, 7216G 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