MINFILE Mineral Inventory

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MINFILE No 082FNE144

File Created:	24-Jul-1985	by	BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:	29-Aug-2007	by	Sarah Meredith-Jones (SMJ)

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		NMI	082F15 Pb4
Name	DIXIE FRACTION	Mining Division	Slocan
		BCGS Map	082F076
Status	Past Producer	NTS Map	082F15W
Latitude	049º 46' 54''	UTM	11 (NAD 83)
Longitude	116º 54' 16''	Northing	5514360
		Easting	506879
Commodities	Silver, Lead, Zinc	Deposit Types	I05 : Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au J01 : Polymetallic manto Ag-Pb-Zn
Tectonic Belt	Omineca	Terrane	Kootenay

Capsule Geology

A vein was traced from the Budweiser No.2 claim onto the Dixie Fraction . The ore was reported to consist of galena. A total of 234 tonnes of ore was shipped from the Dixie Fraction. Except for 1 tonne shipped in 1951 the remaining 233 tonnes was mined in 1954 and 1955. From all ores mined, 16,298 grams of silver, 14,127 kilograms of lead and 1,375 kilograms of zinc were recovered.

The area is underlain by calcareous mica schist and silicate marble of the Index Formation, Lardeau Group.


Bibliography	EMPR AR 1903-242, 1949-181, 1950-136, 1951-39,161 EMPR INDEX 3-194 EMPR BULL 53-79,115 EMPR PFD 1701, 1705, 750788, 750789, 674441