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

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NMI
Name MOR Mining Division Alberni
BCGS Map 092F006
Status Showing NTS Map 092F02W
Latitude 049º 00' 58'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 124º 49' 18'' Northing 5430845
Easting 366805
Commodities Copper Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Wrangell
Capsule Geology

The MOR occurrence is located on the north west side of the Alberni-Bamfield road, near were it crosses Parsons Creek.

The area is underlain by andesite intruded by minor coarse grained mafic intrusives. Massive, medium to coarse-grained diorite of the Early to Middle Jurassic Island Intrusions are observed locally. The andesite may belong to the Upper Triassic Karmutsen Formation, Vancouver Group or to the Lower Jurassic Bonanza Group.

Chalcopyrite and bornite with minor malachite is found in association with quartz in very narrow shear zones where the road crosses Parsons Creek. A grab sample of mineralized material assayed 2.84 per cent copper (Assessment Report 11368)

In 1978, the MOR claim was prospected by R. McIntosh. In 1983, the area was prospected by Rich Lode Gold Corp. as the Dusty Copper and Dusty Creek claims in conjunction with the Union Jack (MINFILE 092F 213) occurrence to the north west.

Chalcopyrite and malachite were also found in the bed of Parsons Creek about 300 metres downstream from the bridge. Mineralization was confined to a breccia zone in the andesite.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT *6655, 11368
EMPR FIELDWORK 1988, pp. 61-74
GSC MAP 17-1968; 1386A
GSC OF 463; 1272
GSC P 68-50; 72-44
EMPR PFD 672837

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