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File Created: 28-May-2016 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)
Last Edit:  07-Jun-2016 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name DB, MPMC Mining Division Cariboo
BCGS Map 093A062
Status Showing NTS Map 093A12E
Latitude 052º 37' 11'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 121º 41' 33'' Northing 5830772
Easting 588514
Commodities Copper Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Quesnel
Capsule Geology

The DB (MPMC) occurrence is located on the south face of a hill north of the gap between Little and Prior lakes, at an elevation of approximately 1080 metres.

Regionally, the area is located within the central Quesnel Trough. The area is underlain by Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic sedimentary and mafic to felsic volcanic rocks. This sequence has been intruded by small alkalic stocks of diorite to syenite compositions. This sedimentary and volcanic assemblage is correlative with the Nicola Group.

Locally, analcitic basalt hosts 1 to 3 millimetres wide stringers of chalcocite, azurite and malachite. In 2007, a grab sample (262953) assayed 0.13 per cent copper (Assessment Report 29091).

In 2007, Mount Polley Mining completed a program of geochemical sampling and test pitting on the area as the MPMC claims.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT *29091
EMPR BULL 97
EMPR OF 1987-9; 1989-14, 20; 1990-31
EMPR P 1990-3
GSC MAP 12-1959; 1424A; 1538G
GSC OF 574; 844
EMPR PFD 520775

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