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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  06-Apr-2001 by George Owsiacki (GO)

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NMI
Name MOE, DUNN CREEK, LEN Mining Division Kamloops
BCGS Map 092P050
Status Showing NTS Map 092P08E
Latitude 051º 24' 48'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 120º 00' 16'' Northing 5700049
Easting 708303
Commodities Molybdenum Deposit Types L05 : Porphyry Mo (Low F- type)
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Plutonic Rocks
Capsule Geology

The Moe showing is located near the headwaters of the south fork of Dunn Creek, about 13 kilometres east of the community of Little Fort. Molybdenite occurs in widely spaced, northwesterly trending quartz veins in porphyritic biotite quartz monzonite of the Cretaceous Baldy batholith.

In 1972, Noranda Exploration Company conducted geological mapping, a soil geochemical survey (546 samples) and 143 cubic metres of trenching. The Dunn Creek property was staked in early 1980 and covered the Moe showing; J.M.T. Services Corp. conducted a geochemical survey (119 samples).

Bibliography
EMPR GEM *1972-317,318
EMPR ASS RPT 9020, *9328
GSC MAP 1278A
EMPR PFD 821008

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