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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  18-Apr-1989 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)

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NMI
Name S, BOB Mining Division Nanaimo
BCGS Map 092K014
Status Showing NTS Map 092K03E
Latitude 050º 09' 09'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 125º 14' 35'' Northing 5557995
Easting 339763
Commodities Copper Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Wrangell
Capsule Geology

The S or Bob occurrence is located on Quadra Island approxi- mately 2.5 kilometres west of Open Bay. The geology of the area consists of volcanic rocks of the Upper Triassic Karmutsen Formation. Some limestone of the Triassic Quatsino Formation has been reported west of this occurrence in contact with the Juro-Cretaceous Coast Plutonic Complex.

Chalcopyrite and pyrite is contained in a quartz vein which appears as a small pod. The vein is found in grey to greenish grey andesites and/or basalts with phenocrysts of feldspar.

A "mine dump" grab sample near an old working assayed 4.20 per cent copper and 0.1 grams per tonne gold (Assessment Report 3522).

Chalcocite, azurite and malachite were also observed in outcrop just over 1 kilometre to the west coat the old workings.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 3522
EMPR BULL 23; 40
EMPR GEM 1972-284
GSC MAP 1386A
GSC MEM 23, p. 146
GSC OF 463; 480
GSC P 70-1A, pp. 44-49; 71-1A, pp. 31-33; 72-1A, pp. 21-23,41-44; 73-1A, pp. 42,43

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