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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  22-Jul-1997 by B. Neil Church (BNC)

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Name SKYLARK & RANGER, SKYLARK (L.9333), RANGER (L.9332), KILO Mining Division Slocan
BCGS Map 082F074
Status Past Producer NTS Map 082F11W
Latitude 049º 44' 26'' UTM 11 (NAD 83)
Longitude 117º 23' 45'' Northing 5509860
Easting 471479
Commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc Deposit Types I05 : Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
I01 : Au-quartz veins
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Plutonic Rocks, Quesnel
Capsule Geology

The Skylark (Lot 9333) and Ranger (Lot 9332) claims are at about 1950 metres elevation on the ridge north of Chapleau Creek, 6 kilometres southeast of Slocan. Access to the property is by trail from the Chapleau mine (082FNW130) which is connected to the Slocan highway via the Lemon and Chapleau creek roads.

The property, Crown granted in 1910, was first explored in 1896.

A quartz vein, cutting granitic rocks of the Nelson batholith and gneissic rocks (inclusion), has been explored by drifts from three adits. At surface the vein is traced for about 900 metres over two full claims. Three tonnes of hand cobbed ore produced in 1934 graded 41 grams per tonne gold and 3442 grams per tonne silver.

Kilo Gold Mines Ltd. sampled the claims in 1985 and surveyed in 1986. A 20-centimetre sample assayed 36.2 grams per tonne gold and 757 grams per tonne silver (GCNL #229(Nov.25), 1985).

Bibliography
EMPR AR 1896-73; 1899-689; 1904-168; 1910-247; 1934-A26; 1938-E5
EMPR BC METAL MM01405
EMPR BULL 7, p. 2
EMPR INDEX 3-214
EMPR P 1989-5
GSC MAP 1090A, 1091A
GSC MEM 308, p. 150
GCNL #225(Nov.22), #229(Nov. 28), 1985; #111(June 10), 1987

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