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

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NMI
Name OSC, BOUNDARY, SKYLINE, REG Mining Division Liard
BCGS Map 104B065
Status Showing NTS Map 104B11E
Latitude 056º 39' 22'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 131º 05' 32'' Northing 6281050
Easting 371750
Commodities Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper Deposit Types I02 : Intrusion-related Au pyrrhotite veins
I05 : Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Stikine
Capsule Geology

Three stratigraphic assemblages have been mapped in the area: (1) Upper Palaeozoic sediments and volcanics of the Stikine Assemblage, (2) clastic sediments of the Triassic Stuhini Group, and (3) Lower Jurassic sediments and volcanics of the Hazelton Group.

Four plutonic suites intrude the above; (1) Late Triassic calc-alkaline intrusions coeval with Stuhini Group stratigraphy, (2) Jurassic Copper Mtn, (3) Jurassic Texas Creek and (4) Tertiary Coast Plutonic suite.

The Boundary showing is a massive pyrite vein with minor sphalerite and galena associated with auriferous quartz and K-feldspar-rich hangingwall breccia in altered rhyolite tuff. Gold in soils led to trenching which uncovered the vein with a grade of 5.0 grams per tonne gold over 0.6 metre and the breccia with a grade of 30.79 grams per tonne gold over 1.3 metres (as reported in Assessment Report 29673). The one hole drilled (89-910) intersected a 0.3 metre massive pyrite vein that assayed 1.17 grams per tonne gold over 1.1 metres (as reported in Assessment Report 29673).

The OSC showing occurs about 250 metres west-northwest of the Boundary showing and consists of quartz, K-feldspar, pyrite and chalcopyrite breccia mineralization on a cliff face within dacitic tuffs and lapilli tuffs. Anomalous gold samples taken at the showing ranged from 0.69 to 3.09 grams per tonne gold (as reported in Assessment Report 29673). One drill hole tested the mineralization in 1989 giving no gold grade encouragement.

Refer to Johnny Mountain (Stonehouse) (104B 107) for related details and common property work history.

Bibliography
EMPR BULL 63
EMPR FIELDWORK 1989, p. 123
EMPR GM 1997-03
EMPR OF 1989-10; 1990-16; 1994-1; 1992-1; 1992-3; 1998-10
EMPR PF (Grove, E.W., (1986): Geological Report, Exploration and Development Proposal for Skyline Exploration Ltd., Reg Property, Apr.20, 1986; Grove, E.W., (1987): Stonehouse Gold Deposit Reg Property of Skyline Explorations Ltd., Sept.15, 1987 in Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Eleventh District 6 Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, Oct.29-31, 1987; Refer to Stonehouse, 104B 107)
GSC MAP 9-1957; 311A; 1418A
GSC MEM 246
GSC P 89-1E, pp. 145-154
Anderson, R.G., (1988): A Paleozoic and Mesozoic Stratigraphic and Plutonic Framework for the Iskut Map area (104B), Northwestern British Columbia, pp. A1-A5, in Geology and Metallogeny of North- western British Columbia, Smithers Exploration Group, G.A.C. Cordilleran Section Workshop, October 16-19, 1988
Burgoyne, A.A. (2012-05-07): Technical Report on The Iskut Property with Special Reference to Johnny Flats & Burnie Trend Targets
Placer Dome File

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