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File Created: 11-Jul-1986 by Brian Grant (BG)
Last Edit:  03-Jun-2013 by Nicole Barlow (NB)

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NMI 082F6 W1
Name ARROW TUNGSTEN, STEWART 13, STEWART 2, STEWART, SCHEELITE, ARROW Mining Division Nelson
BCGS Map 082F024
Status Prospect NTS Map 082F06W
Latitude 049º 17' 40'' UTM 11 (NAD 83)
Longitude 117º 16' 00'' Northing 5460223
Easting 480611
Commodities Tungsten, Molybdenum, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Gold Deposit Types K05 : W skarn
K02 : Pb-Zn skarn
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Quesnel, Plutonic Rocks
Capsule Geology

The Arrow Tungsten occurrence is part of the Stewart property and is located on the north side of Stewart Creek, 3.2 kilometres west-northwest of Ymir. The claims were staked in 1942, but an adit was already present on the property at that time. The occurrence is immediately north of the Phase II breccia zone of the Stewart 2 (MINFILE 082FSW229) occurrence.

The area is underlain by siltstone, sandstone, conglomerate, argillite and minor limestone units of the Lower Jurassic Hall Formation, Rossland Group. Granitic rocks of the Early to Middle Jurassic Nelson Intrusions outcrop in the area. The area is situated on the eastern limb of the Hall Creek syncline and just north of the Stewart Creek fault.

Fine-grained disseminated scheelite mineralization occurs in skarn bands interbedded with argillite and other sediments. The skarn predominantly comprises diopside with locally abundant garnet. Mineralization also includes minor sphalerite, trace molybdenite and rare chalcopyrite and galena. The mineralization may occur across the entire band or as one or more bands within it.

The skarn averages approximately 1.5 metres in width but is developed erratically along a north trend, conformable to the regional stratigraphy, on the northwest margin of the intrusive complex that hosts the Stewart 2 occurrence. The best section is approximately 150 metres long and occurs 45 metres south of the adit. The northern part of this section is a skarn band 1 to 3 metres wide hosting mineralization across an average width of 1 metre. The southern portion is a skarn band 0.60 to 5 metres wide.

Tungsten values vary widely from 0.05 per cent to 0.5 per cent tungsten trioxide with local highs up to 2 and 3 per cent. In 1951, mineralization in trenched zones (A,B,C) was estimated at 297 tonnes per vertical foot averaging 0.50 per cent tungsten trioxide, but subsequent drilling failed to prove these reserves.

In 1977, Union Carbide explored the Arrow Tungsten area with a geochemical survey for tungsten, molybdenum, copper and zinc.

In 2007, Emgold Mining Corp. conducted trenching and diamond drilling on the Steward property, focusing on the Arrow Tungsten showing. The highlights of this program included drillhole STW0730, which returned 1 metre grading 1 per cent tungsten and 0.095 per cent molybdenum, and drillhole STW0707, which returned 3.05 metres grading 2.256 grams per tonne gold (Assessment Report 29755).

For a full property history, see Stewart 2 (MINFILE 082FSW229).

Bibliography
EMPR AR 1942-79; 1943-80; 1951-137; 1952-145
EMPR ASS RPT 1083, 2301, 6654, *7074, 7722, 10072, 12251, 19704, *29755
EMPR BULL *10 (Rev), p. 150; 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 GEM 1978-E55
EMPR MAP 7685G; RGS 1977; 8480G
EMPR OF 1988-1; *1989-11; 1991-16; 1991-17
EMR CORPFILE (Premier Gold Mining Company Ltd., Arrow Tungsten Mines
Ltd.)
GSC EC GEOL RPT #17, 1959
GSC MAP 50-19A; 52-13A; 1090A; 1144A
GSC MEM 308
GSC OF 1195
GSC P 49-22; 50-19; 52-13
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

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