77438 093K 026 093K6 Ag1 Omineca SILVER FOX, TALTAPIN, WIND 093K043 093K06W Past Producer 54° 24' 28'' 125° 25' 43'' 54.407778 -125.428611 10 6031390 342483 Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead Intermontane Cache Creek L04 : Porphyry Cu +/- Mo +/- Au The Wind 1, Silver Fox and Le Croy mineral claims are located 40 kilometres north of Burns Lake, on Pinkut creek. The geology of the region consists of: 1) a Mississippian to Triassic Cache Creek Group oceanic volcanic and sedimentary assemblage 2) the Upper Triassic dominantly mafic volcanic Takla Group 3) the Lower to Middle Jurassic Hazelton Group mafic to felsic volcanic and sedimentary rocks 4) the Upper Cretaceous to Lower Tertiary Ootsa Lake Group sedimentary and volcanic rocks and 5) the 0ligocene and Miocene Endako Group. The region has been intruded by the Lower Jurassic quartz monzonite to granodiorite Topley Intrusive Suite, Upper Jurassic plutons of the Francois Lake Suite and plugs and stocks related to Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary volcanism. The Silver Fox and adjacent showings occur along Pinkut Creek within metamorphosed Cache Creek Group rocks. These consist of carbonatized and silicified andesitic greenstone and some graphitic schist. These rocks have been intruded by granodiorite and quartz monzonite stocks of the Francois Lake Intrusive Suite. A stockwork of quartz veins striking predominantly to the northeast and east cuts Cache Creek Group rocks. Mineralization, consisting of galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, tetrahedrite and pyrite, occurs mainly in the northeast striking vein set. These veins are irregular in shape, ranging in width from 5 centimetres to 1.2 metres. The best showings occur within 30 metres of a 60 metre wide tongue of granodiorite. Other showings in the area occur within andesitic roof pendants in the intrusive rocks. The Taltapin Mining Company was formed in 1919 to explore the Silver Fox and six adjoining mineral claims. In 1921, an adit had been completed and 2.7 tonnes of sorted ore were shipped from this occurrence. A sample of the adit dump material returned 123.5 grams per tonne silver, 1 per cent copper, 3 per cent lead and 27 per cent zinc (Property File Rimfire Windflower Mining Ltd., 1985). In 1926, the shaft was extended 27 metres and intersected a 0.90 metre vein. A 3.62 tonne shipment of hand-sorted material from the vein returned 1.37 grams per tonne gold, 548.80 grams per tonne silver, 1.5 per cent copper, 9 per cent lead and 16 per cent zinc (Property File Rimfire Windflower Mining Ltd., 1985). A 2.1 metre drill intersection in 1928 assayed 1.03 grams per tonne gold, 2646.9 grams per tonne silver, 1.9 per cent copper and 5.1 per cent zinc (Annual Report 1928 p.177). Windflower Mining Limited held the property in 1982 and conducted reconnaissance geochemical stream silt and soil surveys. EMPR ASS RPT 10647, *11584, 13201, *14134 EMPR EXPL 1984-319; 1983-433; 1982-301; 1985-C307; 1992-69-106 EMPR AR 1919-105; 1920-92; 1925-143,360; 1926-145; 1927-150; 1928-177 EMPR PF (Campbell, R. 1926, A Mining Report for Taltapin Mining Co.; Report from V. Dolmage to Minister of Mines, 1926; Lay, D. Report on Taltapin Mining Co. Ltd., 1928; Interim geological sketch map on 1941 base map; Sharp, W.M. 1966 Geological Report on the Taltapin Properties by Kleanza Mines Ltd.; Geological sketch maps, Canadian Superior, date unknown) EMPR PF Rimfire (Clendenan, A.D. (1984-09-11): Re: Property Submission, Pinkut Creek; Windflower Mining Ltd. (1985-01-02): Prospectus Report on the Silver Fox Property) EMPR FIELDWORK 1992, pp. 475-482 GSC OF 2593, 3184 GSC P 36-20, pp. 159-161; 37-13, p. 20; 38-10, p. 17; 90-1F, pp. 115-120; 91-1A, pp. 7-13 GSC MEM 252, p. 175 GSC MAP 631A; 907A; 971A; 1424A EMR MP CORPFILE (Taltapin Mining Company Limited; Hercules Consol- idated Mining, Smelting and Power Corporation; Kleanza Mines Ltd.; Dome Babine Mines Ltd.) N MINER Aug.15, 1985; Apr. 21, Jun.16, 1986 GCNL #79, 1986 Placer Dome File EMPR PFD 860425, 15240, 15241, 15242, 15243, 821980, 821981, 800787, 800790, 800793, 800803, 800804, 800856, 670179, 670180