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File Created: 15-Aug-1996 by Keith J. Mountjoy (KJM)
Last Edit:  21-Jul-2020 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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Name RCJV, BURLINGTON (L.1518), ALOHA, ALOHA FR. (L.1579), GREENWOOD (L.1520), SLAMET (L.2663), BANNER (L.1586) Mining Division Greenwood, Osoyoos
BCGS Map 082E015
Status Showing NTS Map 082E03E
Latitude 049º 06' 09'' UTM 11 (NAD 83)
Longitude 119º 11' 44'' Northing 5441172
Easting 339747
Commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper Deposit Types I05 : Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Quesnel, Plutonic Rocks
Capsule Geology

The RCJV occurrence is located at 1295 metres elevation, east of McKinney Creek and 6.5 kilometres south of Baldy Mountain. The Cariboo-Amelia occurrence (082ESW020) is located 4.5 kilometres to the northeast and Bridesville, British Columbia is located 8 kilometres to the south-southeast.

Lithologies underlying the RCJV occurrence consists of foliated biotite, hornblende granodiorite and diorite of the Middle Jurassic Nelson intrusions on the southern half. On the northern half, are greenstone and quartzite of the Carboniferous to Permian Anarchist Group. The dominant fractures strike 032 degrees. For a more detailed description of the surrounding geology refer to the Cariboo-Amelia occurrence.

At the southeastern corner of the RCJV claim, an old abandoned shaft was found. The shaft intersected a quartz vein carrying pyrite with minor disseminated galena and sphalerite. No visible gold was observed. Several quartz vein chip samples were taken from the old shaft but returned insignificant silver and gold values (Assessment Report 9867). Two samples, however, yielded significant lead, zinc and copper. Sample 23259 yielded 0.24 per cent zinc, 0.22 per cent lead and 0.05 per cent copper (Assessment Report 9867). Similarly, Sample 23256 yielded 0.31 per cent lead and 0.11 per cent copper (Assessment Report 9867). The chip samples were over 60 centimetres.

The RCJV occurrence is located on ground staked in 1981 as the RCJV 19 claim, covering the former Burlington (Lot 1518), Aloha, Aloha Fraction (Lot 1579) and Greenwood (Lot 1520) Crown-granted claims, and the Slamet (Lot 2663) and Banner (Lot 1586) Reverted Crown grants. The owner at this time was Dayton Creek Silver Mines Ltd. and the operator was the 1981 Rock Creek Joint Venture.

An old abandoned shaft was found at the RCJV occurrence, probably dating back to the turn of the century. For a description of early work and development on the former Crown grants refer to the Granite (082ESW214) and Slamet (082ESW220) occurrences. Recent work on the Granite and Banner claims has been conducted in 1981 by the 1981 Rock Creek Joint Venture Syndicate, in 1985 by A. Dupras, in 1986 by Gold Hill Syndicate and in 1987 under option to Wapiti Exploration Inc.

During 2008 through 2012, Grizzly Discoveries Inc. completed programs of geochemical (rock, stream sediment and soil) sampling, geological mapping and airborne and ground geophysical surveys on the Dayton-Sidley area of the Greenwood Property.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT *8930, *9867, 9896, 12389, 14609, 16168, 16975
EMPR MR MAP 7 (1934)
EMPR OF 1989-5
GSC MAP 538A; 539A; 37-21; 15-1961; 1738A
GSC OF 481; 637; 1505A; 1565A; 1969
Dufresne, M. (2013-11-10): Technical Report for the Greenwood Gold Project
Dufresne, M. (2013-11-25): Technical Report for the Greenwood Gold Project

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