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File Created: 24-Aug-2017 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)
Last Edit:  07-Sep-2017 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name R-190W, GOLDEN SUN Mining Division New Westminster
BCGS Map 092G039
Status Showing NTS Map 092G08W
Latitude 049º 18' 16'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 122º 21' 50'' Northing 5461495
Easting 546242
Commodities Gold, Silver Deposit Types I05 : Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Tectonic Belt Coast Crystalline Terrane Plutonic Rocks
Capsule Geology

The R-190W occurrence is located on a road to the northeast of Kearsley Creek, at an elevation of approximately 675 metres.

The majority of the region is underlain by granodiorite to diorite intrusions of the Jurassic to Cretaceous Coast Plutonic Complex. Roof pendants of the Paleozoic Twin Island Group and Jurassic Harrison Lake Formation occur throughout the area. These are, locally, intruded by aplite and basaltic dikes.

Locally, rusty quartz veins hosts chalcopyrite and pyrite. In 1989, a rock sample (R190W) assayed 2.655 grams per tonne gold and 4.0 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 19710).

In 1938 and 1939, native gold was mined from the 79 Hill and Blue Devil workings, near the headwaters of Seventynine Creek between Alouette and Stave lakes. Prior to operations closing in 1939, some high-grade shipments were made from the mine. During 1976, the Spanar claims were staked 1500 metres south of Mount Crickmer. An old adit was subsequently relocated and extended approximately 5 metres. An induced polarization survey was also carried out. Between 1981 and 1987, Skyrocket Exploration and Resources Inc. held a large claim block between Stave and Alouette lakes. Exploration revealed spotty gold soil geochemical values; however, later that year a significant gold value was obtained from a major, northeast- trending shear zone. Follow-up sampling and percussion drilling work was done in and around Kearsley Creek in 1984. During 1988 and 1989, soil and rock sampling surveys were carried out on the Oro and Star claims by 007 Precious Metal Inc. In 1995, the area was prospected and sampled as the Crickmer claims. In 2008, the area was sampled and prospected as the Seventy Nine project by Crucible Resources. In 2015, the area was prospected as the Bar-J claims.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 9412, 15497, 16404, 16862, 18145, *19710, 24209, 30285, 35821
EMPR FIELDWORK 1980, pp. 165-184
GSC MAP 8-1956; 1069A; 1151A; 1386A
GSC MEM 335
GSC P 90-1F, pp. 95-107
Armstrong, J.E. (1990): Vancouver Geology, Geological Association of Canada (Cordilleran Section)
Ditson, G.M. (1978): Metallogeny of the Vancouver-Hope Area, British Columbia, unpublished M.Sc. Thesis, University of British Columbia

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