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File Created: 09-Jan-2014 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)
Last Edit:  08-Jul-2022 by Del Ferguson (DF)

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Name MAYBEE A Mining Division Alberni, Nanaimo
BCGS Map 092E099
Status Showing NTS Map 092E16W
Latitude 049º 56' 46'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 126º 19' 51'' Northing 5536054
Easting 691493
Commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Wrangell
Capsule Geology

The Maybee A occurrence is located on steep south facing slopes north of the South Kal-Anch River, at an elevation of approximately 880 metres, 27 kilometres northwest of the town of Gold River.

The area is underlain by Upper Triassic Karmutsen Formation (Vancouver Group) pillow lavas with minor interbedded limestone, which have been intruded by granodiorite of the Jurassic Island Plutonic Suite.

Locally, a zone of sulphide-bearing cherty mudstone occurs near a strong north-south fault. Mineralization consists of lenses of brecciated sulphides consisting of galena, pyrite, magnetite and sphalerite.

In 1990, sampling yielded up to 2.255 per cent lead, 6.6 per cent zinc, 70.9 grams per tonne silver and 0.3 gram per tonne gold; while a 1.4 metre chip sample (8908270) assayed 1.794 per cent lead, 18.9 grams per tonne silver and 0.3 gram per tonne gold (Assessment Report 20079).

Scattered areas of skarn with minor sulphides are reported to the east.

In 1965, Empire Development completed a program of prospecting and geological mapping on the area as part of the Nimpkish Copper property. In 1972, First National Mines completed a program of geological mapping and rock sampling on the area as the HK 1-2 claims. In 1990, the area was prospected as the Maybee A claim. In 1993, Noranda completed a program of airborne geophysical surveys on the area as part of the Muchalat property. In 1995 and 1996 the Maybee A area was prospected, stream sampled and rock sampled by Westmin Resources Limited, operating for Doromin Resources Ltd. on the Dragon property.

In 2011, the area was prospected as part of the Preston property. In 2012 and 2103, Santa Fe Metals Corp., on behalf of British Pacific Minerals Ltd., carried out programs of prospecting, stream sediment and rock sampling on the Preston property. The sampling of mostly metasedimentary rocks returned anomalous values of copper (ranging between 0.0002 and >1 per cent) and silver (ranging between <0.1 to 3.3 grams per tonne). The sampling was followed up by a small microdrill program to determine the extent, style and potential of copper, silver, zinc, lead mineralization at the massive sulphide lens in Campbell Creek (092E 025), approximately 2.5 kilometres northeast of the Maybee A showing.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 728, 4102, *20079, 22964, *24015, *24593, 33027, *34174, 34878
EMPR GEM 1972-263
GSC MAP 1537A
GSC OF 463
GSC P 71-36; 72-44; 80-16
Carson, D.J.T. (1968): Metallogenic study of Vancouver Island with emphasis on the relationship of plutonic rocks to Mineral deposits, Ph.D. Thesis, Carleton University, Ottawa
Sangster, D.F. (1964): The Contact Metasomatic Magnetite Deposits of Southwestern B.C., Ph.D. Thesis, University of British Columbia

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