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File Created: 30-Jan-2014 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)
Last Edit:  09-Apr-2015 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)

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NMI
Name SILT SOUTH, SILT Mining Division Atlin
BCGS Map 104M093
Status Showing NTS Map 104M13E
Latitude 059º 54' 29'' UTM 08 (NAD 83)
Longitude 135º 32' 27'' Northing 6641300
Easting 469750
Commodities Zinc, Silver, Beryllium Deposit Types I13 : Sn veins and greisens
O : PEGMATITE
Tectonic Belt Coast Crystalline Terrane Plutonic Rocks
Capsule Geology

The region of the Silt occurrence is underlain by Paleogene granite stocks and Mid Cretaceous granite stocks.

In 2011, Brad Wilson owned the Silt claim and spent several days prospecting and sampling there. The most common rock type identified in the field was an orange weathering, coarse-grained biotite granite. The intrusion contains miarolitic cavities, rarely up to several tens of centimetres across. Also present are very course-grained pegmatitic zones or pods within the intrusion, up to a metre across.

Several vein-like features were found. These structures appear to be zones of alteration around a central quartz vein. These were identified as greisens or greisen-like veins. Veins are about 0.8 metre wide and can be seen in outcrop over a distance of tens of metres. At least two of these veins are indicated, but boulder-covering obscures the ground.

Three grab samples yielded significant results. MF-023 and 035 are grab rock samples from the greisen-like veins. Sample MF-023 assayed 0.59 per cent zinc and 2.4 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 33623). They consist of the central quartz vein along some of the altered dark gray, chloritic halo. Sample MF-014 taken from coarse-grained pegmatitic zone assayed 0.36 per cent zinc and 0.09 per cent beryllium (Assessment Report 33623).

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT *33623
EMPR BULL 105
EMPR FIELDWORK 1990, pp. 139-144, 153-159
EMPR RGS 37, 1993
GSC BULL 227
GSC MAP 19-1957; 1418A
GSC MEM 37
GSC OF 427, 2225 p. 42
GSC P 69-01A pp. 23-27, 78-01A pp. 69-70, 91-01A pp. 147-153, 92-01A
GSC SUM RPT 1911 pp. 27-58

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