MINFILE Mineral Inventory

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MINFILE No 082LSW059

File Created:	24-Jul-1985	by	BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:	31-Mar-1993	by	Discovery Consultants (DISC)

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		NMI
Name	MYSTERY, MYSTERY NO. 1, MYSTERY NO. 2	Mining Division	Vernon
		BCGS Map	082L035
Status	Showing	NTS Map	082L06E
Latitude	050º 23' 54''	UTM	11 (NAD 83)
Longitude	119º 03' 28''	Northing	5584945
		Easting	353753
Commodities	Silver, Gold, Lead	Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt	Omineca	Terrane	Quesnel

Capsule Geology

The Mystery showing is located 20 kilometres northeast of Vernon, near the headwaters of Putnam Creek.

In this area, Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic Nicola Group sedimentary and volcanic rocks are faulted over metasedimentary rocks of the Proterozoic Silver Creek Formation. A porphyry dike of Mesozoic-Cenozoic age cuts the Nicola Group.

The light grey porphyry dike carries silver, lead and gold mineralization. The dike is impregnated with galena and pyrite. The mineralized dike extends north to the Prince of Wales showing (082LSW060).

By 1902 exploration included the sinking of a 20 metre shaft.


Bibliography	EMPR AR *1902-188 EMPR FIELDWORK 1987, pp. 55-58; 1988, pp. 355-363 EMPR MAP 7216G, 8513G EMPR OF 1989-5, 1990-30 EMPR PF (In 082LSW General - Claim Map, 1966) EMPR RGS 1976 GSC MEM 296 GSC OF 637 (Map C), 736, 2167 GSC P 89-1E pp. 51-60 EMPR PFD 681568