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File Created: 01-Sep-2015 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)
Last Edit:  09-Feb-2016 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)

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NMI
Name LANDSAT, NEW MOON Mining Division Omineca
BCGS Map 093E092
Status Showing NTS Map 093E13W
Latitude 053º 55' 56'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 127º 51' 06'' Northing 5976580
Easting 575400
Commodities Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc Deposit Types G06 : Noranda/Kuroko massive sulphide Cu-Pb-Zn
I05 : Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
K03 : Fe skarn
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Stikine
Capsule Geology

The Landsat showing is hosted in rocks of the Lower Jurassic Telkwa Formation, Hazelton Group. A small Eocene stock of the Coast Plutonic Complex intrudes the strata to the immediate southwest of the area. Extensive masses of quartz diorite of the Middle Jurassic Trapper Plutonic Suite intrude to the north, west and south.

The Landsat showing consists of discontinuous sulphide bearing pods. The pods, hosted by rhyolite and andesite flows and tuffs are up to 4 metres wide by 7 metres long. Mineralization is variable, primarily pyrite and chalcopyrite. In 1987, 10 hand trenches (totalling 37 meters) were completed across areas considered to be favorable. Results from the area show it to contain appreciable copper and silver, low lead zinc and gold. The best intersection averaged 2.47 per cent copper, 0.55 per cent lead, 0.02 per cent zinc, 322.97 grams per tonne silver and 0.31 gram per tonne gold across 4 metres (Assessment Report 29585).

In 2007, a short time was spent attempting to locate the Landsat zone. Although unsuccessful, a sample of a boulder (07RTP464) 400 metre to the east of where the Landsat zone is reportedly located yielded 1.32 per cent copper, 0.15 per cent lead and 56 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 29585). Two new showings located further to the east are discussed later in the text.

Refer to New Moon (093E 011) for related geological and work history details of those showings such as the Landsat showing that occur on the New Moon property.

Bibliography
EMPR EXPL 1976-E139; 1978-E197; 1982-284; 1983-413
EMPR FIELDWORK 1978, pp. 99,100; *1989, pp. 83-99
EMPR GEM 1971-146; 1973-323; 1974-244
EMPR OF 1990-15; 1992-1; 1999-2; 1994-14; 1998-10
GSC MAP 367A; 1064A
GSC MEM 299
GSC OF 351; 708
GSC P 72-1A; 79-1A

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