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File Created: 01-Apr-2012 by Nicole Barlow (NB)
Last Edit:  18-Jul-2020 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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Name BN Mining Division Kamloops
BCGS Map 092P060
Status Showing NTS Map 092P09E
Latitude 051º 35' 35'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 120º 04' 37'' Northing 5719827
Easting 702464
Commodities Copper, Zinc Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Slide Mountain, Kootenay
Capsule Geology

The BN showing is located on the east side of the North Thompson River, approximately 3 kilometres northeast of the community of Blackpool.

The area is underlain by the Fennell Formation, predominantly basalt interbedded with tuffites, striking slightly northwest and dipping to the east. The basalts are apparently mostly massive, though this may be due to lack of good outcrop on which pillows can be seen. They are fine- to medium- grained and pale grey-green on fresh surfaces, weathering to dark green. The tuffites are extremely variable, ranging from white, very siliceous, to black, graphitic. Most are chaotic fragments, with rounded to shard-like fragments of chert, basalt and quartz eye rhyolite. The fragments range in size from 2 millimetres to 10 centimetres or more, in a fine matrix, which in turn may contain abundant smoky quartz eyes.

Locally, the tuffites contain up to 5 per cent pyrite, both as fine disseminations and as fracture coatings, often showing rusty weathering. In 1986, samples assayed up to 251.0 parts per million copper and 383.0 parts per million zinc (Assessment Report 15398).

In 1986 and 1987, the area was prospected by N.B. Vollo. In 2008 and 2009, Vendetta Mining completed programs of rock and soil sampling on the area as the Honeymoon project. During 2010 through 2012, Black Mountain Mining prospected and soil sampled the area.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT *15398, 16042, 30940, 33179
EMPR PF (unknown (unknown): Geology Sketch Map - BN Claims Area; Evan, G. (1986-09-17): Re: BN Claims - Property Examination)
Von Einsiedel, C.A. (2010-07-20): Review of Technical Information and Proposed Exploration Program for the Honeymoon East Property
EMPR PFD 820640, 820641, 823625

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