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File Created: 07-Sep-2017 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)
Last Edit:  20-Jun-2020 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name GHOST LAKE, GHOST VALLEY Mining Division New Westminster
BCGS Map 092H025
Status Showing NTS Map 092H06E
Latitude 049º 17' 02'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 121º 06' 18'' Northing 5460743
Easting 637812
Commodities Gold Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Coast Crystalline Terrane Methow, Bridge River
Capsule Geology

The Ghost Lake occurrence is located west of Ghost Lake, in the southern head waters of Ghostpass Creek.

The area is underlain by Permian to Jurassic Hozameen Complex rocks comprised mainly of interbedded chert, pelite, basic volcanics and minor limestone. These are intruded by a Late Cretaceous or older quartz diorite intrusion. To the northeast of the showing, the Hozameen fault traverses south-southeast and separates the low greenschist facies rocks of the Hozameen Complex from unmetamorphosed Mesozoic rocks. Ultramafic rocks are cut by greenstones of the Hozameen Complex and generally occur along the fault. There is shearing along this contact and in places the ultramafic rocks appear to be intrusive. The ultramafic rocks that occur along the Hozameen fault are part of the Coquihalla Serpentine Belt.

Locally, a former trench exposes pyrite mineralization with gold values. In 2008, a 220 gram specimen from the trench was grounded up and yielded 1.36 grams of fine gold, while pan sampling the creek below yielded fine colours of gold, four small gold nuggets, totalling 0.727 gram, and small nuggets of platinum, totalling 0.21 gram (Assessment Report 30908). The exact location of the former trench is not described.

In 2006 and 2007, the area immediately to the south was prospected as the Sumalo Five claim. During 2007 through 2012, the area was prospected as the Ghost Lake and Ghost Valley claims. Also in 2012, Savoy Ventures completed a 412.0 line-kilometre airborne electromagnetic survey on the area.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 28760, 29463, 30150, *30908, 32260, 32931
EMPR EXPL 1984-178
EMPR FIELDWORK 1982, pp. 62-84
GSC MAP 12-1969; 41-1989
GSC MEM 139
GSC P 69-47
Price, B.J. (2012-07-31): Technical Report – Big Range Property
Price, B.J. (2013-04-04): Technical Report – Big Range Property

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