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File Created: 31-May-2012 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)
Last Edit:  30-May-2014 by Nicole Barlow (NB)

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NMI
Name LUKY JACK, RODEO, TL Mining Division Cariboo
BCGS Map 093A015
Status Showing NTS Map 093A03E
Latitude 052º 11' 59'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 121º 06' 14'' Northing 5784947
Easting 629583
Commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Quesnel, Plutonic Rocks
Capsule Geology

The Luky Jack showing is located east of an unnamed tributary north of Moffat Creek, approximately 25 kilometres southwest of the community of Horsefly.

The area is underlain by volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks of the Upper Triassic Nicola Group. These have been intruded by a zoned syenitic stock, varying from quartz monzonite to diorite, considered to be coeval or subsequent to emplacement of the Takomkane batholith.

Locally, a 250 to 300 metres wide zone of hornfels-biotite-quartz altered micro-diorite, trending north-south for approximately 500 to 700 metres, hosts zones of gossanous material containing disseminates sphalerite and quartz veins hosting chalcopyrite, galena and sphalerite.

In 2000, sampling of the disseminated mineralization yielded up to 1.3 per cent zinc, while samples of a 2 metre wide vein assayed up to 2.6 per cent zinc, 1.47 per cent lead, 14.9 grams per tonne silver and 0.17 gram per tonne gold (Assessment Report 26565).

In 2001, a limited diamond drill program, totalling 391.3 metres, was completed on the showing. Drilling intersected mineralization occurring in quartz stock works and as disseminations within strongly silicified hydro-biotite alteration rock. Sections of this returned up to 1.98 per cent zinc over 2.0 metres (Assessment Report 27384).

In 1980, Bethlehem Copper completed programs of geological mapping and soil sampling on the area as the TL claims. In 1981, Cominco completed an induced polarization survey and 2 diamond drill holes. This work identified a zinc soil anomaly covering an approximately area of 1400 by 600 metres in an area of high induced polarization. In 1998, the Rodeo and Lucky Jack claims were staked after the discovery of copper mineralization in a burrow pit (Copper Pit occurrence). During 1998 through 2009, programs of trenching, geochemical sampling and 3 diamond drill holes, totalling 3913 metres, were completed. In 2011, Newmont Canada completed a program of geological mapping, rock sampling, airborne magnetic and scintillometer surveys and 6 diamond drill holes, totalling 2036.6 metres, on the area as the Tak-Rodeo property.

Bibliography
EMPR BULL 97
EMPR OF 1987-9; 1989-14, 20; 1990-31
EMPR P 1990-3
GSC MAP 59-1959; 1424A; 1538G
GSC OF 574; 844

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