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File Created: 31-Mar-2016 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)
Last Edit:  05-Apr-2016 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name BUCKHORN 1 Mining Division Skeena
BCGS Map 103F008
Status Showing NTS Map 103F02E
Latitude 053º 04' 54'' UTM 08 (NAD 83)
Longitude 132º 33' 56'' Northing 5884126
Easting 663054
Commodities Gold Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Wrangell
Capsule Geology

The Buckhorn 1 occurrence is located on the shore line west- north west of Nobals Creek near Buck Point, on the north western corner of Moresby Island.

The area is underlain by Upper Triassic Karmutsen Formation (Vancouver Group) basaltic volcanics overlain by Upper Triassic Sadler Formation limestone. The Karmutsen rocks are interbedded with lenses of limestone and minor argillite. A variety of felsic volcanics occur throughout the area intercalated with Karmutsen mafic volcanics. These felsic rocks may be related to the Karmutsen eruptions or may be later intrusions. A granodiorite to tonalitic pluton, probably related to the Middle Jurassic San Christoval Plutonic Suite, intrudes the strata. The Karmutsen volcanics in this area strike northwest and dip shallowly southwest.

Locally, andesite and/or diorite hosts 0.2 to 0.5 metre wide quartz veins with pyrite and trace malachite. In 1980, a rock sample (B-DO-17) assayed 1.6 grams per tonne gold, while a 10 metre chip sample assayed 0.095 gram per tonne gold (Property File - D. Arscott [1980-10-01] - Field Program - September 1980 - Buckhorn M482).

During 1977 through 1981, Chevron Standard Ltd. completed programs of silt sampling, prospecting and percussion drilling on the area as the Buckhorn 1-3 claims.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 7951
EMPR BULL 54
EMPR EXPL 1979-243; 1980-372; 1981-41,245
EMPR FIELDWORK 1997, pp. 19-1-19-14
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GSC MAP 1385A
GSC P 86-20; 88-1E; 89-1H, pp. 117-120; 90-10, pp. 465-487

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