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File Created: 14-Dec-2012 by Sarah Meredith-Jones (SMJ)
Last Edit:  22-Jul-2020 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name MOSQUITO, JUMBO, NAKUSP Mining Division Slocan
BCGS Map 082K011, 082L020
Status Showing NTS Map 082K04W, 082L01E
Latitude 050º 10' 02'' UTM 11 (NAD 83)
Longitude 117º 59' 17'' Northing 5557691
Easting 429435
Commodities Graphite Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Kootenay
Capsule Geology

The Mosquito graphite occurrence is located north west of Mosquito Creek, approximately 16 kilometres south west of the town of Nakusp.

The area is underlain by calcareous and epiclastic metasedimentary rocks of the Devonian to Carboniferous Chase and Silver Creek formations of the Proterozoic to Paleozoic Monashee Complex.

Locally, quartz-biotite-muscovite-garnet schist, biotite-garnet±muscovite±silliminite schist and marble host coarse- grained flake graphite. Graphite occurs as bright blue-black flakes disseminated throughout and oriented parallel to the foliation plane. Flake sizes generally range from less than 0.1 millimetre to greater than 1 millimetre.

In 2012, seventeen grab samples from within the Mosquito claim block returned average values of 2.54 per cent graphite (Noram Ventures News Release December 14, 2012). In 2015, rock sampling yielded from 2.6 to 4.75 per cent graphite, while sampling to the north east yielded from 2.78 to 7.56 per cent graphite (Assessment Report 35894).

In 1980, Shamcrock Construction completed an induced polarization and resistivity survey on the area as the Red Fisher claims. During 2012 through 2015, Noram Ventures Inc. completed programs of rock sampling, geological mapping, eight diamond drill holes, totalling 1294.8 metres, and a combined airborne magnetic and electromagnetic survey on the area as the Jumbo Graphite property.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 9447, 33479, 34974, *35894
PR REL Noram Ventures Inc. Dec.14,2012
Kerr, J.R. (2013-03-06): Technical Report on the Kokanee and Jumbo Graphite Properties
Kerr, J.R. (2013-09-04): Technical Report on the Kokanee and Jumbo Graphite Properties

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