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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  17-Sep-1993 by George Owsiacki (GO)

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NMI 082N4 Ag7
Name SCOTIA, SCOTIA (L.2784), RYCKMAN CREEK, SILVER Mining Division Revelstoke
BCGS Map 082N003
Status Prospect NTS Map 082N04E
Latitude 051º 05' 15'' UTM 11 (NAD 83)
Longitude 117º 34' 57'' Northing 5659717
Easting 459203
Commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc Deposit Types I05 : Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Kootenay, Plutonic Rocks
Capsule Geology

A number of showings are aligned north-south for 3 kilometres, starting from just inside Glacier National Park (Edinburgh, 082N 029; Elizabeth, 082N 030; Scotia) parallel to the Incomappleux River, about 750 metres east of the river, approximately 48 kilometres east of Revelstoke. These showings were previously covered by claims staked in the early 1890s and comprise the Edinburgh (082N 029), Elizabeth (082N 030), Scotia, Annie (082N 032), Agnes (082N 033), Heronback (082N 034) and Salmon (082N 035), aligned north-south starting from the north.

The area is underlain by a steeply dipping package of rusty weathering, thinly bedded, black, metamorphosed argillite and silty argillite of the Lower Cambrian and younger Lardeau Group, intruded by an Early and/or mid-Cretaceous biotite granite intrusion. The argillites have been extensively hydrothermally altered resulting in considerable deposition of manganese.

Quartz and quartz-carbonate zones from 3 to 4 metres wide occur in a north striking, vertical shear zone in argillite. Up to 6 metres of manganese alteration occurs on either side of the shear zone along with seams of manganite. Mineralization in the quartz- carbonate and quartz consists of seams and veins of argentiferous galena and some sphalerite.

On the Edinburgh, Elizabeth or Scotia claims, a tunnel was driven 48 metres to intersect the vein at depth. There is about 9 tonnes of ore ready for shipping, assays for which have yielded 5442 to 9952 grams silver and 80 per cent lead (Minister of Mines Annual Report 1896, pages 539, 540). The tunnel location description is vague and may occur on either of the three claims mentioned.

Bibliography
EMPR AR *1896-539,540; 1898-1193; 1899-677
EMPR ASS RPT 13813, *17582
EMPR PF (82N General File - Canadian Superior Exploration geochemistry maps, 82N/4E,4W, 1976; see Edinburgh, 082N 029 - Claim location maps)
GSC ANN RPT 1892-93 Volume VI, p. 57R
GSC MAP 4-1961; 43-1962
GSC OF 481
GSC P 62-32
EMPR PFD 904833

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