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MINFILE No  092P 046
File Created: 29-Mar-2001 by George Owsiacki (GO)
Last Edit:  29-Mar-2001 by George Owsiacki (GO)

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Name BARRIERE RIVER PLACER Mining Division Kamloops
BCGS Map 092P030
Status Past Producer NTS Map 092P01E
Latitude 051º 12' 47'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 120º 02' 52'' Northing 5677660
Easting 706187
Commodities Gold Deposit Types C01 : Surficial placers
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Slide Mountain, Kootenay
Capsule Geology

The area of the Barriere River placer showing appears to be underlain by sedimentary and volcanic rocks of the Paleozoic Eagle Bay assemblage or Fennell Formation.

From 1921-25 and 1941-45, a total of 1524 grams gold were obtained.

Bibliography
EMPR BULL *28, pp. 38,39
GSC MAP 1278A
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