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File Created: 17-Mar-2017 by Sarah Meredith-Jones (SMJ)
Last Edit:  23-Apr-2021 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name LIESEGANG, NECHAKO GOLD, KL 17 Mining Division Omineca
BCGS Map 093F035
Status Showing NTS Map 093F06E
Latitude 053º 22' 04'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 125º 09' 36'' Northing 5915365
Easting 356288
Commodities Copper, Silver Deposit Types D03 : Volcanic redbed Cu
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Stikine
Capsule Geology

The Liesegang occurrence is located on a gentle north-northwest–facing slope, approximately 7.5 kilometres east-northeast of Mount Swannell.

The area is underlain by volcanic rocks of the Early to Middle Jurassic Entiako Formation (Hazelton Group).

The occurrence consists of a float boulder of epidote, quartz, and carbonate vein material with up to 3 per cent native copper and trace malachite. The same epidote, quartz and carbonate veins occur in outcrop crosscutting amygdaloidal basalt. The basalt contains exceptionally well developed Liesegang rings.

Work History

In 2010, St. Elias Mines Ltd. completed a 1450.0 line-kilometre airborne magnetic and electromagnetic survey on the area as the Nechako Gold property.

In 2012, Deveron Resources Ltd. completed a program of rock, silt, and soil sampling on the area as the KL 1-28 claims of the Nechako Gold property.

In 2016, Little Bear Gold Corp. completed a program of prospecting, geological mapping and geochemical (rock and soil) sampling on the area as part of the Big Bear property. Two float samples (2575012 and 2575013) of quartz-epidote plus/minus calcite–veined basalt with native copper from the Liesegang occurrence yielded 2.747 and 3.008 per cent copper with 7.2 and 8.6 grams per tonne silver, respectively (Assessment report 36473).

In 2017, New Gold Inc. completed a program of prospecting, geological mapping and geochemical (rock, soil, and heavy mineral) sampling on the area as the Big Bear North area of the Nechako Gold property. A rock sample (L017056) assayed 2.79 per cent copper and 9.0 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 36886).

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 32059, 33750, 36397, *36473, 36673, 36752, *36886, 37475
GBC Map 2017-06-01
GBC Report 2016-1, p.1-16

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