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File Created: 10-Feb-2018 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)
Last Edit:  16-Feb-2018 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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Name BUNTING-FERGUSON, B & F, B&F, BORTOLI, AU 2 Mining Division Lillooet
BCGS Map 092J096
Status Showing NTS Map 092J15W
Latitude 050º 54' 53'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 122º 52' 04'' Northing 5640350
Easting 509295
Commodities Gold Deposit Types I01 : Au-quartz veins
Tectonic Belt Coast Crystalline Terrane Bridge River
Capsule Geology

The Bunting-Ferguson occurrence is located east of Freiberg (B. & F.) Creek at an approximate elevation of 1150 metres.

The area is underlain mainly by volcanics and sediments of the Mississippian to Jurassic Bridge River Complex (Group) and Paleozoic to Mesozoic serpentinite ultramafic rocks.

Locally, an altered serpentine shear zone hosts quartz-carbonate veining with minor pyrite and mariposite. Historical sampling of the workings is reported to have assayed up to 4.1 grams per tonne gold (Assessment Report 16546).

The area was originally explored in the mid 1930’s with the development of a number of pits, trenches and adits. In 1983, a program of soil sampling was completed and the main Anderson adit was accessed for a distance of 30 metres. In 1986 and 1987, Petroflame International Resources completed programs of geochemical sampling on the area. In 2012, Wild West Gold completed a minor program of soil, silt and rock sampling on the area.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 11918, 15362, *16546, 33252
EMPR EXPL 1988-C123
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 GEM 1974-206; 1975-E110
EMPR OF 1987-11; 1988-3; 1989-4; 1990-10

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