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File Created: 03-May-2012 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)
Last Edit:  11-Jun-2012 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name PRPC ZEBALLOS Mining Division Alberni
BCGS Map 092L007
Status Showing NTS Map 092L02W
Latitude 050º 03' 40'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 126º 46' 48'' Northing 5547786
Easting 658892
Commodities Gold, Silver, Copper Deposit Types I06 : Cu+/-Ag quartz veins
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Wrangell
Capsule Geology

The Zeballos property is located to the east of the Zeballos River, approximately 10 kilometres northeast of the community of Zeballos.

The area is underlain by Triassic Karmutsen mafic volcanics, with younger Triassic Quatsino limestone covering the southwest portion of the property, and younger intrusive dikes and stocks locally cutting both other rock types.

Locally, mafic volcanics host a 10 centimetre thick quartz-sulphide vein, oriented at 205/85W, and exposed over 2 metres. Sulphides present include pyrite, chalcopyrite and bornite.

In 2003, the area was explored by Canalaska Ventures Limited. In 2007, the claims were acquired by Pacific Rim Power Corporation to cover new metallic mineral occurrences encountered during earthworks construction for a new hydro-electric power project by the Zeballos Lake Hydro Limited Partnership.

In 2003, a float grab sample of quartz sulphide vein material returned 18.2 grams per tonne gold (Assessment Report 27371).

In 2007, a chip sample (312576) of in situ vein material returned 2.3 grams per tonne gold, 4.9 grams per tonne silver and 0.33 per cent copper (Assessment Report 29649).

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 27371, 29649

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