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File Created: 15-May-2015 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)
Last Edit:  15-Dec-2015 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)

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NMI
Name ONUCKI, HERD DOME Mining Division Omineca
BCGS Map 093L022
Status Showing NTS Map 093L04E
Latitude 054º 14' 18'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 127º 38' 34'' Northing 6010900
Easting 588450
Commodities Copper Deposit Types D03 : Volcanic redbed Cu
L04 : Porphyry Cu +/- Mo +/- Au
L01 : Subvolcanic Cu-Ag-Au (As-Sb)
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Stikine
Capsule Geology

The Onucki occurrence is underlain by well-layered volcanic rocks of the Lower Jurassic Telkwa Formation (Hazelton Group). Reddish brown coloured basalts are the most abundant rock type and comprise massive flows, breccia, tuffs and fragmentals. Three areas have been identified within the central part of the property which contains copper mineralization. These are the Pipe, Onucki and Bragg Lake zones.

The Onucki showing presents as a spectacular yellowish-red gossan located on the south-east edge of “Franks Peak". The zone is marked by a series of vertically dipping, westerly striking tabular units with individual members measuring up to several meters in width. These are composed of a siliceously altered fragmental (breccia?) carrying 5 to 10 per cent fine disseminate pyrite with no obvious copper minerals in specimen examined (Plates 7 and 8). Sampling in 1996 produced anomalous copper values with strong sections ranging to 1.2 per cent copper over a broad area (Assessment Report 24725, 24726).

Refer to Herd Dome (093L 177) for related details and for a common property work history.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 10145, *22542, 24213, 24214, *24725, *24726, 25311, 30418, 31758
EMPR MAP 69-1
EMPR OF 1994-14
EMPR PF (GSC Report, H.W. Tipper, 1971)
GSC BULL 270
GSC OF 351
GCNL #172(Sept.8), 2000
EMPR PFD 520383

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