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File Created: 16-Mar-1990 by George Owsiacki (GO)
Last Edit:  16-Mar-1990 by George Owsiacki (GO)

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Name MOLLY SKARN Mining Division Nanaimo
BCGS Map 092F078
Status Showing NTS Map 092F10E
Latitude 049º 44' 31'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 124º 31' 26'' Northing 5511054
Easting 390206
Commodities Copper, Cobalt, Silver Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Wrangell
Capsule Geology

The Molly occurrence lies close to the contact between Quatsino Formation limestone and Karmutsen Formation basalt, both of the Upper Triassic Vancouver Group.

Minor iron skarn occurs and is comprised of magnetite and chalcopyrite with high cobalt values. A Ministry of Mines sample from a shaft at the showing identified erythrite and assayed 2 per cent copper, 0.16 per cent cobalt and 13 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 7843).

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 7219, *7843, 14474
EMPR FIELDWORK 1989, pp. 257-265
EMPR OF 1990-3; 1988-28
GSC EC GEOL 3, pp. 86-102
GSC MAP 1386A; 17-1968
GSC MEM 58
GSC OF 463
GSC P 68-50
GSC SUM RPT 1924 Part A, pp. 106-144

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