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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  05-Oct-2012 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name EF, EF4, PEACHER Mining Division Vernon
BCGS Map 082L046
Status Showing NTS Map 082L07W
Latitude 050º 29' 48'' UTM 11 (NAD 83)
Longitude 118º 58' 10'' Northing 5595707
Easting 360320
Commodities Silver, Lead, Copper Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Kootenay
Capsule Geology

The EF showing is located southeast of Enderby, near Oleen Creek.

The area is underlain by metamorphic rocks of the Proterozoic to Paleozoic Kootenay Assemblage. These comprise primarily phyllites, quartzites, limestones and conglomerate.

Locally, a shear zone or stockwork occurs, hosting stingers of chalcopyrite with chlorite, biotite, quartz, carbonate and minor pyrite mineralization hosted in metamorphosed mafic rocks. The zone is approximately 30 centimetres wide and strikes 062 degrees, dipping 60 degrees to the southeast. Samples taken from a roadcut in the claim area contained "interesting" amounts of copper.

The drillhole in 1985 intersected galena in altered mica schist and green shale. A sample from the core assayed 182 grams per tonne silver and 2.95 per cent lead (Assessment Report 14537).

In 1979, a geochemical survey was completed. From 1981 to 1982, a magnetometer survey was completed in the area. In 1985, one diamond- drill hole was completed. In 1993, the Oleen 1-3 claims were staked on the area and the following year a program of geological mapping and prospecting was completed. In 1996, Coronation Mines completed a program of soil geochemical surveys, VLF-EM surveys and geological mapping.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT *7791, *14573, 23433, 24445
EMPR EXPL 1979-104
EMPR FIELDWORK 1987, pp. 55-58; 1988, pp. 49-54; 1992, pp. 255-257
EMPR GEM 1970-407
EMPR OF 1990-30
EMPR RGS 082L, 1976; 32, 1991
GSC MAP 1059A; 7216G; 8502G
GSC MEM 296
GSC OF 637(#244)
EMPR PFD 830579, 681568

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