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File Created: 04-Jul-1989 by Robert G. Gaba (RGG)
Last Edit:  10-Jan-1992 by Robert G. Gaba (RGG)

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NMI
Name ENIGMA Mining Division Lillooet
BCGS Map 092J087
Status Prospect NTS Map 092J15E
Latitude 050º 53' 42'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 122º 44' 12'' Northing 5638182
Easting 518520
Commodities Gold, Antimony Deposit Types I09 : Stibnite veins and disseminations
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Bridge River
Capsule Geology

The Enigma stibnite vein is exposed in a trench on the south shore of Carpenter Lake, about 8.5 kilometres east of Gold Bridge. The vein is within brecciated ribbon chert of the Permian to Middle Jurassic Bridge River Complex. The vein is composed of quartz and orange-brown calcite, with up to 70 percent of the vein occupied by bladed to massive stibnite, with small amounts of interstitial arsenopyrite. Minor fine-grained pyrite is present along vein margins. Both quartz and calcite are vuggy. Vein margins are sharp but not foliated. Red staining on vein material is probably kermesite (after stibnite). The Enigma vein is similar to veins of the Congress deposit (092JNE029).

Bibliography
EMPR FIELDWORK 1974, p. 35; 1985, pp. 303-310; 1986, pp. 23-29; 1987, pp. 93-130; 1988, pp. 105-152; 1989, pp. 45-72; 1990, pp. 75-83
EMPR OF 1987-11; 1988-3; 1989-4; 1990-10
GSC MAP 431A; 1887
GSC MEM 130; 213
GSC OF 482
GSC P 73-17
GSC SUM RPT 1932, part A, pp. 57-71

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