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File Created: 21-Feb-2012 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)
Last Edit:  19-Nov-2020 by Del Ferguson (DF)

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NMI
Name STU Mining Division Liard
BCGS Map 104B065
Status Showing NTS Map 104B11E
Latitude 056º 41' 41'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 131º 01' 35'' Northing 6285250
Easting 375900
Commodities Gold, Silver, Copper Deposit Types I01 : Au-quartz veins
I02 : Intrusion-related Au pyrrhotite veins
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Stikine
Capsule Geology

The STU area is situated on the north side of the Iskut River, approximately 56 kilometres southwest of Bob Quinn Lake (Highway 37) and 106 kilometres northwest of Stewart, B.C.

The Stu area is underlain by dark green intermediate lapilli tuff and volcanic breccias of the Upper Triassic Stuhini Group. These are intruded by intermediate intrusives, including potassium feldspar porphyritic intrusive rock of unknown age.

High grade gold-bearing quartz veins occur within lapilli tuff. Individual mineralized veins vary from 1 to 20 centimetres in width and occur within a dark green intermediate volcanic breccia or lapilli tuff. The veins have been observed in outcrop over approximately 5 metres strike length to overburden. A select grab sample assayed 85.30 grams per tonne gold, 11.5 grams per tonne silver and 0.02 per cent copper (Sample 42551, Assessment Report 21051). Another sample yielded 0.18 per cent copper, 16.67 grams per tonne gold and 9.6 grams per tonne silver (Sample 42555, Assessment Report 21051).

Consolidated Sea Gold Resources spent three man-days prospecting the Stu 8 & 9 mineral claims during October 1987. Three rock chip samples were collected (Assessment Report 17131).

In 1990 a modest exploration program consisting of contour soil sampling (389 samples), geological mapping, prospecting (24 rock samples) and establishment of a cut baseline through the centre of the property was carried out on Consolidated Sea Gold Resources’ Stu 8 and 9 mineral claims.

In 2016 Colorado Resources Ltd. completed a small program of rock sampling on the Stu property, confirming there are high grade gold-bearing quartz veins. Two grab samples of quartz veins produced results of 17.9 and 10.1 grams per tonne Au and 9.1 and 4.2 grams per tonne Ag (Assessment Report 36289).

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 17131, *21051, 36289
EMPR OF MAP 2011-4
EMPR P 2019-01 pp 97-11, 2015-1 pp 41-58, 2015-1 pp 87-101
GSC MAP 9-1957; 311A, 1418A
GSC MEM 246
GSC P 89-1E, pp. 145-154
CJES 49 PP 1027-1052
GBC RPT 2013-05

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