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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  24-Feb-2013 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI 092L11 Cu11
Name WALT, LON, CUB Mining Division Nanaimo
BCGS Map 092L054
Status Showing NTS Map 092L11E
Latitude 050º 32' 17'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 127º 13' 06'' Northing 5599973
Easting 626252
Commodities Copper Deposit Types D03 : Volcanic redbed Cu
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Wrangell, Plutonic Rocks
Capsule Geology

The Walt occurrence is located north of the Keogh River, approximately 1.5 kilometres east of O’Connor Lake.

The region is largely underlain by Upper Triassic volcanic rocks of the Vancouver Group, Karmutsen Formation. Several kilometres west Tertiary volcanics are present. Relatively small bodies of Jurassic Island Intrusions have intruded these rocks.

Locally, disseminations and amygdules of chalcopyrite, pyrite, bornite and chalcocite are present in Karmutsen andesites. Gabbro (?) or coarse-grained volcanics (?), of possibly Tertiary age, show malachite staining.

The area was originally staked in 1969 by J. Walkton and a program of geophysical surveys was completed on the Keogh and Walt claims. In 2008, M. Schau completed a program of prospecting.

Bibliography
EMPR AR *1968-98
EMPR ASS RPT 1815, *2240, 30077
GSC ANN RPT 1886
GSC BULL 242
GSC MAP *4-1974; 1552A
GSC OF 9; 170; 463; 722
GSC P 69-1A; 72-44; *74-8; 79-30
CJES 18, p. 1; 20, p. 1, Jan., 1983
EMPR PFD 810148, 673339

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