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File Created: 05-Dec-2013 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)
Last Edit:  09-Dec-2013 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name KSK Mining Division Nanaimo
BCGS Map 092F082
Status Showing NTS Map 092F13E
Latitude 049º 53' 29'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 125º 38' 45'' Northing 5529912
Easting 309965
Commodities Copper, Silver, Gold Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Wrangell, Plutonic Rocks
Capsule Geology

The KSK occurrence is located on a southwest facing ridge, approximately 600 metres east of Upper Campbell Lake.

The area is underlain by basaltic volcanic rocks consisting of basaltic lava, pillow lava, breccia and tuff of the Upper Triassic Karmutsen Formation. These have been intruded by granodiorite, quartz diorite, granite and quartz monzonite of the Jurassic Island Plutonic Suite to the east.

Locally, as indicated from drilling, chlorite- altered volcanics host amygdules or vesicles of chalcopyrite and bornite.

In 1989, a drill core sample (14403) from 23.5 metres depth assayed 4.6 grams per tonne silver and 0.123 per cent copper over 0.1 metre. Increased chlorite, pyrite, epidote and hematite alteration was encountered from 118 metres depth to the end of the hole at 198.1 metres, with values up to 0.057 per cent copper and 3.4 grams per tonne silver over 1.5 metres (Assessment Report 19402).

In 1982 and 1983, Rich Lode Gold completed programs of prospecting and geochemical sampling on the area after a piece of float quartz vein containing native gold was discovered from the rock fill on the western approach to a bridge crossing between Upper Campbell and Upper Quinsam lakes. The float sample assayed 3301.4 grams per tonne gold (Assessment Report 11105). In 1989, Homis Resources completed a program of geochemical sampling and one 198.1 metre long diamond drill hole. During 1997 through 2003, MinLand Resources explored the area as part of the Bacon Lake (MINFILE 092F 256) property.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT *11105, 11921, *19402
GSC BULL 172,
GSC MAP 2-1965; 17-1968
GSC OF 463
GSC P 68-50, p. 39

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