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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  24-Feb-2013 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name MAUREENAH-LOUISHMAN, LOUISHMAN-MAUREENAH Mining Division Nanaimo
BCGS Map 092F028
Status Showing NTS Map 092F07E
Latitude 049º 15' 04'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 124º 30' 46'' Northing 5456472
Easting 389911
Commodities Copper, Silver, Gold Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Wrangell
Capsule Geology

The Maureenah-Louishman occurrence is located in the southern headwaters of French Creek.

The area is underlain by Upper Triassic Karmutsen Formation (Vancouver Group) basaltic volcanic rocks in contact with diorite of the Early to Middle Jurassic Island Plutonic Suite.

Locally, massive magnetite and minor chalcopyrite occurs in shear zones in the basalts.

The area has been explored since the 1930’s in conjunction with the Keegan/Gem (Minfile 092F 367) occurrence, approximately 600 metres to the north. Between 1969 and 1971, Echo Mining and Western Mines Ltd. completed exploration programs including trenching and diamond drilling in the area, primarily on the Keegan/Gem showing. In 1989, C.R.C. Explorations staked the area and the following year completed a program of mapping, prospecting, rock and soil sampling and magnetometer and VLF-EM surveys. In 2011, New Shoshoni Ventures completed a reconnaissance prospecting and geological mapping program on the area as a part of the Arrow Smith claims.

A grab sample from a surface showing above adits driven along the shear zone assayed 3.61 per cent copper, 17.1 grams per tonne silver and 0.68 gram per tonne gold (Property File - Report by H. Laanela).

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 6042, 6305, 18762, 21241, 32802
EMPR FIELDWORK 1987, pp. 81-91; 1988, pp. 61-74
EMPR PF (*Rpt. by H. Laanela (1965); Rpt. by D.C. Douglas (1968))
GSC MAP 17-1968; 49-1963; 1386A
GSC OF 463; 1272
GSC P 68-50
EMPR PFD 7843, 826171, 826207, 680597

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