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File Created: 19-Aug-2015 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)
Last Edit:  15-May-2020 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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Name LOW VIEW, COLES Mining Division Omineca, Skeena
BCGS Map 093E044
Status Showing NTS Map 093E06W
Latitude 053º 28' 11'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 127º 16' 56'' Northing 5925900
Easting 614015
Commodities Gold, Silver Deposit Types H05 : Epithermal Au-Ag: low sulphidation
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Stikine
Capsule Geology

The Low View showing is underlain by a sequence of volcanic and sedimentary rocks of the Lower Jurassic Telkwa Formation of the Hazelton Group. Host rocks consist of thick-bedded purple to green lapilli tuffs and volcanic breccias dip steeply northwest and are commonly cross-cut by intermediate dikes. Black mudstone and siltstone occur in the vicinity.

Low View consists of a 0.5 to 2 metres wide quartz vein and breccia zone containing disseminated pyrite in a major shear zone. Numerous stringers are also associated with the system. The vein margins are strongly bleached and locally have a propylitic halo extending to 10 metres from the shear, which may be an extension of the main shear zone hosting the High View and South Side Showings. Previous sampling gave values to 0.24 gram per tonne gold; two further rock samples were collected from the showing in 1987, one of which returned values of 0.39 gram per tonne and 30.3 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 16677). Anomalous selenium, tellurium and bismuth also occur.

See Main Creek (Coles) (093E 110) for related details. The Low View showing is over 2 kilometres east of the previously defined Coles vein system, a 4 kilometres long northwest trending zone that originally included showings from Camp View, to the northeast, to the East Side and South Side showings at the southeast.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT EMPR ASS RPT 7801, 12666, 12802, 13070, 13866, *14531, *16677, *17962, 29662, 31796, 33420, 34613
EMPR EXPL 1983-405
EMPR OF 1988-2; 1994-14
GSC MAP 1064A
GSC MEM 299
GSC OF 708
GSC P 72-1A; 79-1A
GCNL #74, 1985
IPDM Nov./Dec. 1983; May/June 1984
Monck, J.R., Gray, P.D. (2011-05-03): Technical Report on the South Rim Property

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