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MINFILE No 082LSE053

File Created:	04-Jul-1994	by	Dorthe E. Jakobsen (DEJ)
Last Edit:	04-Jul-1994	by	Dorthe E. Jakobsen (DEJ)

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		NMI
Name	BARNES CREEK	Mining Division	Slocan
		BCGS Map	082L009
Status	Past Producer	NTS Map	082L01W
Latitude	050º 03' 44''	UTM	11 (NAD 83)
Longitude	118º 15' 23''	Northing	5546305
		Easting	410076
Commodities	Gold	Deposit Types	C01 : Surficial placers
Tectonic Belt	Omineca	Terrane	Overlap Assemblage

Capsule Geology

The Barnes Creek placer deposit is located on Barnes Creek about 11 kilometres west of Whatshan Lake. The exact location of the placer workings is unknown. Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 296 reports that these placer workings are on the tributaries of Barnes Creek which are Eureka Creek (082LSE046) and Holding Creek (082LSE45). B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Bulletin 28 reports production for Barnes Creek and Eureka Creek.

Bedrock in the area consists of granitic rocks of the Cretaceous Whatshan batholith. Glacial and fluvial gravels in the creek contained placer gold.

During 1935 to 1945, reported production from Barnes Creek was 2581 grams of gold. This is probably production from Holding Creek or at least includes production from Holding Creek (Bulletin 28, page 14).

No other information is available.


Bibliography	EMPR BULL 28, p. 14 EMPR FIELDWORK 1987, pp. 55-58; 1988, pp. 49-54; 1992, pp. 255-257 EMPR OF 1991-18; 1994-8 EMPR RGS 082L, 1976; 32, 1991 GSC MAP 7216G; 8491G GSC MEM 296, p. 138 GSC OF 637; 658 GSC P 91-2, pp. 115-135 CJES Vol. 26, No. 2 EMPR PFD 880294