MINFILE Mineral Inventory

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MINFILE No 082FSW188

File Created:	24-Jul-1985	by	BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:	30-May-1991	by	Dorthe E. Jakobsen (DEJ)

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		NMI
Name	HARRIET, MINNIE M, TULIP, DEW DROP, MONITOR, LOT 15494	Mining Division	Nelson
		BCGS Map	082F034
Status	Past Producer	NTS Map	082F06W
Latitude	049º 18' 48''	UTM	11 (NAD 83)
Longitude	117º 21' 24''	Northing	5462350
		Easting	474077
Commodities	Gold, Silver	Deposit Types	I01 : Au-quartz veins
Tectonic Belt	Omineca	Terrane	Quesnel

Capsule Geology

The Harriet deposit is located near the head of the east fork of Erie Creek, 16 kilometres from Salmo. The claims were Crown granted in 1934-35.

The area is underlain by altered basaltic to andesitic tuffs and pyroclastics (Units Je2 and Je3) of the Lower Jurassic Elise Formation (Rossland Group) (Open File 1989-11).

Fine-grained greenstone contains two narrow quartz veins which carry free gold and pyrite. The veins are narrow and vary from a crack to about 25 centimetres wide (average about 6 centimetres), strike west to southwest and dip 40 to 70 degrees north. The two veins (No. 1 and No. 2) are roughly parallel, about 25 metres apart and have each been traced about 150 metres along strike. The veins are white quartz with some chlorite, pyrite and locally significant amounts of moderately coarse free gold.

The No. 1 vein is up to 20 centimetres wide and is exposed for a length of 15 metres. The vein at the adit strikes 065 and dips 40 degrees north. The vein is cut by a fault which has been followed for 4.5 metres and curves from a north trend to a southwest trend.

The No. 2 vein is 24 to 27 metres to the southeast of the No. 1 vein and was developed by surface cuts for about 152 metres.

A total of 144 tonnes of vein material were shipped and produced 10,265 grams of gold and 1772 grams of silver.

Bibliography

EMPR AR 1936-E46; *1937-A39,E39; 1938-A36; 1939-39,84; 1940-26,69; 1941-26

EMPR ASS RPT 11552, 13486, 14886

EMPR BC METAL MM01013

EMPR BULL 41; 109

EMPR FIELDWORK 1980, pp. 149-158; 1981, pp. 28-32, pp. 176-186; 1987, pp. 19-30; 1988, pp. 33-43; 1989, pp. 247-249; 1990, pp. 291-300

EMPR MAP 7685G; RGS 1977; 8480G

EMPR OF 1988-1; *1989-11; 1991-16; 1994-8

GSC MAP 299A; 1090A

GSC MEM 172; 191; 308, p. 173

GSC OF 1195

Andrew, K.P.E. and Hoy, T. (1990): Structural Models for Precious Metal Deposits in Jurassic Arc Volcanic rocks of the Rossland Group, southeastern B.C.; abstract with program, G.A.C. - M.A.C. Annual Meeting, Vancouver, B.C., p. A3

Hoy, T. and Andrew, K.P.E. (1988): Geology, geochemistry and mineral deposits of the Lower Jurassic Rossland Group, southeastern British Columbia; abstract in Twelfth District 6 Meeting, Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Fernie, B.C., pp. 11-12

EMPR PFD 600413, 895209