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File Created: 23-Mar-1989 by Nigel J. Hulme (NJH)
Last Edit:  07-Nov-2019 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI 092L11 Cu3
Name CRANBERRY, T, CLIFF Mining Division Nanaimo
BCGS Map 092L063
Status Prospect NTS Map 092L11W
Latitude 050º 38' 16'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 127º 28' 31'' Northing 5610655
Easting 607818
Commodities Copper, Silver, Gold Deposit Types K01 : Cu skarn
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Wrangell
Capsule Geology

The Cranberry (T) occurrence is located on a small knoll in the southeastern headwaters of the Quatse River, approximately 5.0 kilometres east of Quatse Lake.

Regionally, the area is underlain by northwest-trending belts of basaltic volcanics and carbonate sedimentary rocks of the Upper Triassic Karmutsen and Quatsino formations (Vancouver Group) and mafic volcanics and sediments of the Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic Bonanza Group (Holberg volcanic unit, Nahwitti River wacke and Parson Bay Formation). These volcanic and sedimentary rocks have been intruded by granodioritic rocks of the Early to Middle Jurassic Island Plutonic Suite.

Locally, quartz diorite and andesite dikes intrude limestone, andesite and basalt of the Karmutsen and Quatsino formations. The sediments and volcanics strike 070 degrees and dips 30 to 35 degrees south.

The Cranberry A zone is a 2.0-metre thick zone of skarn exposed for 60 metres along a limestone-andesite contact. In 1980, a grab sample from the showing assayed 3.180 per cent copper, 11.66 grams per tonne silver and 0.10 grams per tonne gold (Assessment Report 8284).

The Cranberry B zone is a 1.7-metre thick zone of skarn exposed for 27 metres along a limestone-andesite contact and may be a faulted portion of the Cranberry A showing. Chalcopyrite and malachite are reported to be present.

In 1968, Dawn Minerals soil sampled the area. Also, at this time, Emperor Mines completed an airborne magnetic survey on the area immediately north. In 1969, Yellowknife Bear Mines Ltd. completed a program of soil sampling and a 49.6 line-kilometre ground magnetic survey on the area as the Little Joe claims. In 1980, a program of geological mapping was completed. In 1981 and 1983, Energex Minerals Ltd. completed an airborne electromagnetic survey and eight diamond drill holes, totalling 232.4 metres, on the area as the Cliff claims. During 1987 through 1989, programs of rock and soil sampling, geological mapping, minor trenching and 16.7 line-kilometres of ground magnetic surveys were completed on the area.

In 1991 and 1992, Daiwan Engineering Ltd. completed programs of prospecting, geochemical sampling and ground geophysical surveys the area immediately north as the Marisa 1-4 claims.

In 2016, the area was prospected by Tech-X Resources Ltd.

Bibliography
EMPR AR 1959-132; 1963-99; 1968-84,90
EMPR EXPL 1978-E182; 1979-190; 1981-136; 1983-335
EMPR GEM 1970-254,266
EMPR PF (Energex Minerals Ltd., Geology-Geophysics Map & Geochemical
Compilation Map, Oct. 1982)
GSC ANN RPT 1886
GSC BULL 242
GSC MAP *4-74; 1552A
GSC MEM 23
GSC OF 9; 170; 463; 722
GSC P 67-1A; 69-1A; 72-44; *74-8; 79-30
Carson, D.J.T., (1968): Metallogenic Study of Vancouver Island with
emphasis on the Relationship of Plutonic Rocks to Mineral Deposits,
Ph.D. Thesis, Carleton University, Ottawa
CJES 18, p. 1; 20, p. 1, Jan. 1983
GCNL #221, 1981; #120, 1982; #112, 1983
N MINER Jul.4, 1963; Oct.10,Dec.12, 1968; Sept.17, 1970; Mar.4, 1982
Carson, D.J.T., (1968): Metallogenic Study of Vancouver Island with
emphasis on the Relationship of Plutonic Rocks to Mineral Deposits,
Ph.D. Thesis, Carleton University, Ottawa

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