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File Created: 18-Mar-1988 by Gordon S. Archer (GSA)
Last Edit:  26-Jul-2013 by Nicole Barlow (NB)

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NMI
Name DISCOVERY I Mining Division Vancouver
BCGS Map 092J015
Status Showing NTS Map 092J03E
Latitude 050º 06' 02'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 123º 06' 20'' Northing 5549816
Easting 492451
Commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Coast Crystalline Terrane Gambier
Capsule Geology

The Discovery I showing is located approximately 7 kilometres west of Whistler and 90 kilometres north of Vancouver.

The Discovery I mineral occurrence is situated within Lower Cretaceous Gambier Group rocks of the Callaghan Creek roof pendant, which is one of the many northwest-trending volcanic and volcanic-sedimentary pendants within the southern part of the Jurassic to Tertiary Coast Plutonic Complex. Contacts between roof pendants and the surrounding plutonic rocks are sharp and, commonly, are narrow shear zones with orientations subparallel to the main foliation of the roof pendant.

The occurrence is reportedly underlain by quartz diorite. To the immediate north, andesitic agglomerate and crystal tuff occur. Chalcopyrite occurs as a stockwork with pyrite, sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite, malachite and tetrahedrite within a quartz-carbonate gangue.

In 1986 and 1987, Les Demczuk and Jim Cuttle completed geological mapping, prospecting and rock sampling. A quartz vein contained 1.15 grams per tonne gold, 74.8 grams per tonne silver and 5.57 per cent copper (Assessment Report 16443).

In 1988, Hadley Resources Inc. completed EM and magnetometer geophysical surveys and soil and rock sampling. Highlights include rock sample 59054 which assayed 10.2 per cent copper, 62.5 grams per tonne silver and 0.643 grams per tonne gold (Assessment Report 17851).

In 1992, Regeena Resources Inc. conducted geochemical soil surveys.

In 1993, Regeena Resources Inc. executed soil sampling, trenching and 510.65 metres of diamond drilling on the Discovery property. Drillhole DDH 93-5 returned a 0.9-metre section that graded 1.8 grams per tonne silver and 0.4 per cent lead (Assessment Report 23013).

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT *16443, *17851, 22422, *23013
EMPR EXPL 1987-C204; 1988-C119
EMPR FIELDWORK 1977, pp. 96-102; 1977, pp. 124-131
GSC MAP 1386A
GSC OF 482
GSC P 75-1A, pp. 37-40
EMPR PFD 11696, 11785, 672974, 672975

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