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File Created: 30-May-2014 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)
Last Edit:  26-Aug-2021 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)

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NMI
Name DORT 2, MARIPOSITE, DARB NORTHWEST, JO 4, DORT Mining Division Omineca
BCGS Map 094D049
Status Showing NTS Map 094D08E
Latitude 056º 28' 47'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 126º 12' 36'' Northing 6262962
Easting 671818
Commodities Gold, Silver Deposit Types I01 : Au-quartz veins
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Stikine, Quesnel
Capsule Geology

The Dort 2 occurrence is located near the western shore of a small lake on a plateau separating Dortatelle and Darb creeks.

The area is underlain by Upper Triassic Takla Group volcanics. These volcanics are bounded to the east by the north-trending Dortatelle fault and to the west by the Ingenika fault. Locally, the area is underlain by andesitic volcaniclastics, predominantly crystal and lapilli tuffs, interlayered with minor andesite flows. Minor feldspar porphyry dikes intrude the volcaniclastics. The general stratigraphic trend is north-south but this is complicated by intense polyphase deformation. The regional metamorphic grade is greenschist facies, locally overprinted by biotite grade thermal metamorphism.

Locally, quartz pods, up to 1.4 metres in width, within strongly altered carbonate-ankerite andesitic tuffs hosts pyrite mineralization.

In 1994, a grab sample (PM 0250) assayed 1.2 grams per tonne gold and 3.6 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 23682).

In 1985, BP Resources completed a program of geological mapping and rock, silt and soil sampling on the area as the Goldway claims. In 1994, Noranda completed a program of soil sampling and a ground magnetometer survey on the area as the Jo 4 claim. In 1994 and 1995, Hemlo Gold Mines completed programs of rock and soil sampling, geological mapping and a ground magnetic survey on the area as the Dort 1-4 and Jo 4 claims. In 1996, Catalyst Ventures, on the behalf of Battle Mountain Gold, completed a program of geological mapping and rock sampling. In 2012, J.B. Kreft prospected the area.

See Goldway (094D 027) , Johan (094D 137) and Bruce (094D 013) for related information.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 13697, 23680, *23682, 24073, 24138, 24238, 24778, 33552, 34436
EMPR OF 2004-5
GSC MAP 962A
GSC MEM 251, p. 59
GSC OF 342
GSC P 76-29

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