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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  31-Jul-1992 by David M. Melville (DMM)

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NMI 093N10 Mo1
Name BLACKJACK WEST, WESTERN SHOWING, W Mining Division Omineca
BCGS Map 093N058
Status Showing NTS Map 093N09W, 093N10E
Latitude 055º 34' 01'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 124º 30' 07'' Northing 6158907
Easting 405286
Commodities Molybdenum Deposit Types L05 : Porphyry Mo (Low F- type)
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Quesnel
Capsule Geology

The Blackjack West occurrence is located on the west bank of a western tributary of the Manson River, approximately 10 to 12 metres above the creek level (Assessment Report 2185). This occurrence has similar regional geology to that of the Jordi occurrence (093N 133).

This showing occurs at the contact between granitic rocks of the Cretaceous Germansen batholith and hornfelsed slaty rocks of the Middle Triassic to Lower Jurassic Takla Group. The plutonic rocks are foliated with the foliation being parallel to the contact as well as the cleavage of the hornfelsed slaty rocks. The strike is 130 degrees and dips 60 degrees to the northeast.

Molybdenite with or without quartz occurs in joints at this contact. The molybdenite seems to be present over a width of about 0.63 metre (Assessment Report 2185).

Bibliography
EMPR AR 1965, pp. 106-107
EMPR GEM 1970-182
EMPR ASS RPT *2185, 2689
EMPR BULL 70; 91
EMPR FIELDWORK 1987, pp. 169-180; 1988, pp. 209-220; 1991, pp. 119-126
GSC MEM 252
GSC MAP 876A; 971A; 1424A; 5249G
GSC P 41-5; 42-2; 45-9; 75-33
EMPR PFD 861811, 681515

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