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File Created: 25-Jan-2022 by Del Ferguson (DF)
Last Edit:  25-Jan-2022 by Del Ferguson (DF)

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Name MATRIX Mining Division Alberni
BCGS Map 092E078
Status Producer NTS Map 092E15E
Latitude 049º 45' 22'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 126º 30' 16'' Northing 5514503
Easting 679743
Commodities Marble Deposit Types R04 : Dimension stone - marble
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Wrangell
Capsule Geology

The MATRIX Marble quarry is situated south of Deserted Lake and east of the head of Hisnit Inlet, approximately 33 kilometres west of Gold River. It is accessed by forestry roads off the Head Bay FSR between Gold River and Tahsis.

The quarry has been in operation prior to 2012 and is operated by Matrix Marble and Stone Inc., who also operate a quarry north of Tahsis (MINFILE TAHSIS INLET 092E 070). MATRIX is one of the several marble showings / quarries in the Tlupana-Hisnit Inlet area, including the Nootka Quarry, the CAL A prospect, the CAL B showing, the Century Limestone showing and the Tlupana Arm magnesite showing. The Triassic Quatsino Limestone Formation on the property is situated north of an Eocene Quartz Diorite Stock situated in the south of the peninsula between Hisnit Inlet and Tlupana Inlet (Head Bay).

Bibliography
EMPR AR 1906-184; 1908-24,144; 1911-208; 1916-359
EMPR ASS RPT 31969, 32853, 32876, 35545, 36511
EMPR FIELDWORK 1986, pp. 329-332
EMPR INF CIRC 1988-6, pp. 23,29; 1992-18, pp. 31, 36; 2000-1, p. 11
GSC MAP 1537A
GSC OF 463, Sheet 2
GSC P 80-16, pp. 11,12
GSC SUM RPT 1920A, p. 21
CANMET RPT 452, Vol.5, pp. 163-171; 811, Part 5, pp. 138-140
Falconbridge File
EMPR PFD 884035

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