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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 BIRD, NEW MOON Mining Division Omineca
BCGS Map 093E092
Status Showing NTS Map 093E13E, 093E13W
Latitude 053º 56' 04'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 127º 45' 04'' Northing 5976953
Easting 581994
Commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold Deposit Types I05 : Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
H05 : Epithermal Au-Ag: low sulphidation
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Stikine
Capsule Geology

The Bird 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 Bird showing was discovered in 2007 on the New Moon property of Anglo Columbia Mines Inc. Mineralization consists predominately of chalcopyrite with lesser galena, sphalerite and bornite. It occurs as an up to three metre vein/lens of mineralization situated on the margin of a mafic dike that has subsequently been offset by a small fault. The strike extent is at least 50 metres, but is likely much larger as it trends into areas that are not easily accessible.

A number of grab and chip samples were taken from the Bird Showing yielding favourable copper results. Chip samples 07RTC624 contained 3.18 per cent copper, 0.14 gram per tonne gold and 87 grams per tonne silver over 1.75 metres (Assessment Report 29585). The sample consisted of rhyolitic welded crystal-lithic tuff.

Refer to New Moon (093E 011) for related geological and work history details of those showings such as the Bird 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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