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File Created: 10-Apr-2018 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)
Last Edit:  22-Apr-2018 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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Name ROBINSON, FURRY CREEK, FLECK, CHICAGO (L.2187), PRINCESS FRACTION (L.3950), QUEEN (L.1928) Mining Division Vancouver
BCGS Map 092G055
Status Prospect NTS Map 092G11E
Latitude 049º 35' 49'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 123º 07' 01'' Northing 5493825
Easting 491549
Commodities Copper, Zinc Deposit Types G06 : Noranda/Kuroko massive sulphide Cu-Pb-Zn
Tectonic Belt Coast Crystalline Terrane Gambier, Plutonic Rocks
Capsule Geology

The Robinson prospect is located on or near Furry Creek at an elevation of approximately 750 metres and approximately 500 metres south east of the former Victoria pit of the Britannia (MINFILE 092GNW003) mine. A former adit is located on east side of a small creek to the north, at an elevation of approximately 820 metres.

The Britannia district is underlain by a roof pendant of mid- Mesozoic volcanic and sedimentary rocks, within the Cenozoic to Mesozoic Coast Plutonic Complex. A broad, steeply south dipping zone of complex shear deformation and metamorphism called the Britannia shear zone crosses the pendant in a northwest direction. The Indian River shear zone, a narrow zone of foliated rocks, is sub-parallel to the Britannia shear zone and transects the northeast part of the Britannia pendant. The deformed rocks are cut by dacite dikes and several major sets of faults. The Britannia roof pendant is one of many northwest- trending bodies within and in part metamorphosed by the Coast Plutonic Complex. The pendant is comprised of fresh to weakly metamorphosed rocks with sharp contacts against plutonic rocks, and belongs to the Lower Cretaceous Gambier Group. The Coast plutonic rocks consist of older, commonly foliated bodies ranging from diorite to granodiorite and younger quartz diorite to quartz monzonite intrusions (Squamish pluton). The plutonic rocks have produced contact metamorphic aureoles up to 100 metres wide in the Britannia pendant.

The occurrence area is underlain by a complicated interbedded succession of northwest- trending andesitic to dacitic pyroclastic rocks of the Gambier Group, which dip from 30 to 80 degrees south. The volcanic units are typically strongly sericitized and chloritized resulting in a well- developed schistosity. A complex succession of intercalated dacitic pyroclastics and rhyolite to dacite flows has been identified by diamond drilling. The stratigraphy is interpreted to be a felsic vent area, based on the observed thickening of the massive lower dacite flow/dome, a quartz feldspar porphyritic unit. The stratigraphy encountered in drill holes is composed of andesite, an upper dacite flow, dacite tuff breccia, dacite ash and lapilli tuffs, a lower dacite flow (quartz feldspar porphyry) and lower dacite ash tuffs.

Locally, dacitic pyroclastic rocks host sulphide (sphalerite, chalcopyrite) fragments and disseminated pyrite. Diamond drilling on the area has intersected zones of pyrite, chalcopyrite and anhydrite within a larger zone of sphalerite mineralized cherty tuffs.

Drilling has yielding up to 5.8 per cent copper or zinc over 0.15 metre and 1.9 per cent copper or zinc over 2.1 metres (Property File - C. M. Burge [1988-09-23]: Fall Drill Program at Fleck Britannia).

The area has been historically explored in conjunction with the nearby Britannia (MINFILE 092GNW003) mine. In 1917 and 1923, Britannia Mining and Smelting completed six diamond drill holes, totalling 1252.7 metres, on the Furry Creek area. By the late 1950’s, underground development by the Britannia Mining and Smelting Company, had extended workings from the Victoria mine along the 219 East Drift on the 2200 Level to the Robinson Crown grant. It is unknown if any production came from the occurrence. In 1972 and 1973, Anaconda performed a program of diamond drilling, totalling 11,052.2 metres in 31 holes, on the Furry Creek area. During 1984 through 1989, Minnova and Fleck Resources completed programs of geological mapping, rock sampling, electromagnetic surveys and 25 diamond drill holes, totalling 4735.6 metres, on the area as part of the Fleck Option.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 16756
EMPR PF (S.J. Schofield (1922-06-16): Progress report on the examination of Britannia Mine, Britannia Mining and Smelting Co. Ltd. (1923-04-10): Correspondence re: Britannia mines, Britannia Mining & Smelting Co. (unknown): Britannia - Claim And Tunnel Plan - Plate 4, J. B. Thurber (1952-10-01): Progress report on the Eastern Area of Britannia, G. D. Markland (1953-01-01): Progress Report on Eastern Area of Britannia 1953, R. Greenwood (1961-09-26): Review of Reports on Exploration Howe Sound Britannia, Anaconda Co (Canada) Ltd. (1967-01-01): Britannia - W-E Section Total Mine - East Half, Britannia Mining & Smelting Co. (1970-01-01): Britannia - Robinson - 2200 Level Plan, Anaconda Britannia Mines Ltd. (1974-12-01): Britannia - Claim and Underground Level Plan - Plate 4 - Britannia Beach, A. J. Davidson (1983-09-16): Summary of Britannia properties, Falconbridge Copper (1986-09-01): Proposed drill holes at Furry Creek, H. L. Gibson (1986-10-16): Proposed diamond drill program at Furry Creek, C. Burge (1987-01-09): 1986 Summary of Exploration Activities at Britannia Furry Creek, C. Burge (1987-08-21): Proposed diamond drilling at Furry Clipper divide area, C. Burge (1988-02-01): Summary of Exploration in 1987 at Britannia, *C. M. Burge (1988-09-23): Fall Drill Program at Fleck Britannia, Colin Burge (1989-06-01): 1989 Drill Program at Fleck Britannia, C. M. Burge (1989-03-01): 1988 Summary of Exploration Activities at Britannia, Minnova (1990-02-15): 1989 Summary of Exploration at Britannia)
EMPR FIELDWORK 1980, pp. 165-178; 1987, pp. 295-300
EMPR OF 1999-2
EMPR PF (Claim maps and notes)
GSC MAP 42-1963; 1386A
GSC MEM 158
GSC OF 611
GSC P 89-1E, pp. 177-187; 90-1E, pp. 183-195; 90-1F, pp. 95-107
Ditson, G.M. (1978): Metallogeny of the Vancouver-Hope Area, British Columbia, M.Sc. Thesis, University of British Columbia

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