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File Created: 11-Mar-2013 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)
Last Edit:  27-Mar-2022 by Nicole Barlow (NB)

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NMI
Name LOUI'S Mining Division Skeena
BCGS Map 104B010
Status Showing NTS Map 104B01E
Latitude 056º 04' 04'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 130º 01' 01'' Northing 6214077
Easting 436683
Commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc Deposit Types I05 : Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Stikine
Capsule Geology

The Loui's area is underlain by andesitic rock of the Lower Jurassic Unuk River Formation, Hazelton Group.

It was reported in 2009 by Ascot Resources that a strong sulphide-bearing vein was found in outcrop in a road-cut along the Big Missouri Road, just beyond the crusher. The vein contains pyrite, galena and arsenopyrite. An excavator was used to expose the vein which was visible for over 10 metres along the edge of the road. Orientation of the vein was variable but appeared to be dipping gently to the east into the hillside. Surface sampling results were excellent with the best 1 metre chip sample assaying 16.44 grams per tonne gold, 647.9 grams per tonne silver, 0.18 per cent copper, 24.00 per cent lead, and 0.98 per cent zinc (Assessment Report 31489). Other samples also had good results and showed the vein extending for at least 10 metres in outcrop. One drill hole (P09-020) was completed from a setup along the road just above the showing but did not yield any significant results. It was later proposed that the vein may be flat lying, and after drilling through thick overburden and road fill the rest of the hole was already below the mineralization. Rock types encountered in core were a mix of feldspar porphyry and andesite.

From 2009 to 2020, Ascot Resources Ltd. conducted drilling and geophysical surveys in the Premier Gold project area. See Premier (104B 054) for details and work history.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT *31489, 32357, 33267, 35410, 38850, 39342
EMPR BULL 58, p. 135; 63
EMPR FIELDWORK 1983, pp. 149-164; 1984, pp. 316-342; 1985, pp.
217-219
EMPR OF 1987-22
GSC MAP 315A
GSC MEM 175, p. 156
GSC P 89-1E, pp. 145-154
Christopher, P.A. (2009-08-03): Technical Report on the Premier Gold Project
Kirkham, G. (2012-06-18): Technical Report on the Resource Estimate for the Premier Gold Property
Kirkham, G. (2012-08-20): Revised Technical Report on the Resource Estimate for the Premier Gold Property
Puritch, E. (2013-03-27): Technical Report and Resource Estimate for the Big Missouri and Martha Ellen Deposits, Premier Gold Property
Rennie, D.W. (2018-06-22): Technical Report on the Premier-Dilworth Project
Rennie, D.W. (2019-01-17): Technical Report on the Premier Project
Bird, S.C., Meintjes, T. (2020-02-28): Resource Estimate Update for the Premier Gold Project, Stewart, British Columbia, Canada
Ascot Resources Limited (2020-05-22): Premier & Red Mountain Gold Project Feasibility Study NI 43-101 Technical Report, British Columbia

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