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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  28-Oct-1988 by John Bradford (JB)

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Name HUMBIRD - DISCOVERY Mining Division Atlin
BCGS Map 114P076
Status Showing NTS Map 114P10W
Latitude 059º 42' 44'' UTM 08 (NAD 83)
Longitude 136º 58' 32'' Northing 6621017
Easting 388863
Commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Alexander
Capsule Geology

At the Humbird-Discovery showing, west of Samuel Glacier, dis- seminated galena, freibergite, sphalerite, and chalcopyrite replace complexly folded and faulted Ordovician to Devonian limestone in a southeast-trending breccia zone. The host rocks, consisting of lime- stones, sandstone, slate, shale, and sericite schists are locally intruded by diorite, and are strongly silicified. The mineralized zone is about 24 metres wide and 30 metres long. A grab sample of mineralized material ran 149.5 grams per tonne silver, 6.39 per cent lead and 2.59 per cent zinc. Malachite and azurite were reported in float material.

Bibliography
EMPR FIELDWORK 1977, p. 71
EMPR EXPL 1975-196; 1976-200; 1977-246; 1980-522,523
EMPR ASS RPT *8653
GSC OF 926, 2191

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