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File Created: 25-Jun-2012 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)
Last Edit:  10-Aug-2020 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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Name SOUTH SLOPE, ADAM, PIOTR, WDW, RN, MIL, HONEYMOON, TOURISTA, HGT, H&W, CHOPIN, HANDEL, SNIPPAKER MOUNTAIN, ISKUT Mining Division Liard
BCGS Map 104B065
Status Showing NTS Map 104B11E
Latitude 056º 39' 32'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 131º 01' 58'' Northing 6281270
Easting 375400
Commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper Deposit Types I05 : Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
I02 : Intrusion-related Au pyrrhotite veins
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Stikine
Capsule Geology

The South Slope area is underlain by a sequence of folded and faulted Upper Triassic clastic sedimentary rock units of the Stuhini Group. The sequences of clastic layered rocks consist of volcanic wackes and argillite interbeds.

In general, mineralized shears on the south slopes range from 0.1 to 0.5 metre in width, but were observed up to 4.5 metres (dip slope?) wide. True thicknesses were difficult to determine because of the dip slope attitudes at many of the showings. Most of these shears are comprised of argillically altered sediments, siliceous boudins, stringers and lenses of quartz and/or carbonate and an erratic and variable sulphide content. This sulphide content generally ranges up to 12 per cent pyrite, 7 per cent galena, 6 per cent sphalerite, 5 per cent arsenopyrite and 3 per cent pyrrhotite. These are found in the form of disseminations, fracture fillings, narrow (4 centimetres) stringers and blebs. Arsenopyrite and pyrrhotite were not observed in all of the mineralized shears. Chalcopyrite was also noted. Small pods and narrow stringers of semi-massive to massive sulphides were observed very locally. The siliceous boudins generally host only minor, disseminated pyrite.

Showings included in the South Slope group include: Adam, Piotr, WDW, RN, MIL, Honeymoon, Tourista, Tourista North, HGT and H&W. These form a discrete group occurring in an area of less than 500 by 1000 metres. Results include 4.11 grams per tonne gold, 156.0 grams per tonne silver, 4.27 per cent lead and 4.2 per cent zinc across 0.55 metre (Assessment Report 21219 (Honeymoon showing).

Exploration in 1990 and 1991 by Soloman Resources Ltd entailed geological mapping, trenching and sampling over the southern Ridge grid, as well as, the Handel, Chopin I and II claims (Assessment Report 21219). Prospecting and sampling yielded a number of new showings on the south slope of Snippaker Mountain. Refer to Bronson (104B 300) for a further details of a common work history.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 9253, 10364, 11326, 16684, *21219, 25187, 29544, 30469
EMPR EXPL 1980-468; 1983-522; 1987-C378
EMPR GEOS MAP 1997-03
EMPR OF 1990-16; 1994-1
GSC MAP 9-1957; 311A; 1418A
GSC MEM 246, p. 78
GSC P 89-1E, pp. 145-154
Burgoyne, A.A. (2012-05-07): Technical Report on The Iskut Property with Special Reference to Johnny Flats & Burnie Trend Targets

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