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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  11-Feb-2020 by George Owsiacki (GO)

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NMI 104O9 Mo1
Name GAZOO (SOUTHEAST GULLEY), GAZOO - SOUTHEAST GULLEY, TOOZAZA CREEK Mining Division Liard
BCGS Map 104O069
Status Prospect NTS Map 104O09E
Latitude 059º 36' 59'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 130º 13' 26'' Northing 6609327
Easting 430948
Commodities Molybdenum, Copper Deposit Types L05 : Porphyry Mo (Low F- type)
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Cassiar
Capsule Geology

The Gazoo (Southeast Gulley) occurrence is located near the confluence of Iverson and Toozaza creeks in the Cassiar Mountains of northwestern British Columbia, about 133 kilometres north of the community of Dease Lake.

Foliated biotite quartz monzonite of the Early Cretaceous Cassiar batholith contains 0.5 to 8.0 centimetre-wide quartz-pyrite-sericite veins at a density of 1 per metre over 100 metres and locally vein density reaches 6 per metre. Fine grained, disseminated molybdenite occurs in 10 per cent of the veins. Several intrusive phases and fault zones occur in the vicinity. Chalcopyrite and molybdenite are disseminated in the quartz monzonite. Argillic alteration is pervasive, sericitic alteration envelopes veins and chlorite occurs as fracture fillings.

A selected grab sample (78TMT854) from a 4 centimetre wide vein assayed 2700 parts per million (0.27 per cent) molybdenum. About 214 metres south down the gulley from sample 78TMT854, another selected rock chip sample from a 8 centimetre wide pyrite-quartz-sericite-molybdenite vein assayed 0.008 per cent MoS2 (Assessment Report 7148).

In 1978, Amax Potash Limited conducted geological mapping and collected a total of 406 soil, silt and rock chip samples from within the claims area.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT *7148
EMPR EXPL 1978-E274
EMPR OF 1996-11; 2000-4
EMPR BULL 83
GSC P 68-55
GSC MAP 18-1968
GSC OF 561; 2779

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