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File Created: 19-Sep-1990 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)
Last Edit:  24-Jun-2020 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name TIDAL WAVE, TITAL WAVE (L.22) Mining Division Victoria
BCGS Map 092B082
Status Showing NTS Map 092B13E
Latitude 048º 51' 50'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 123º 40' 35'' Northing 5412546
Easting 450393
Commodities Copper Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Wrangell
Capsule Geology

The old Tidal (Tital?) Wave showing is located on the summit of the ridge above Westholme, apparently on Land Lot 93. This lot is located to the immediate east of the Ironclad workings (MINFILE 092B 049).

The area is underlain by rocks of the Upper Devonian McLaughlin Ridge Formation (Sicker Group). The strata is intruded by gabbroic rock (informally known as the Mount Hall Gabbro) that is coeval with the Upper Triassic Karmutsen Formation (Vancouver Group)

Locally, A pit up to 6 metres in depth exposes a 1 metre wide quartz vein trending west through gabbro. The vein is virtually barren except for an occasional speck of malachite (Notes by Wright, 1969).

In 1969, Canpac Minerals explored the area as the Sirius claims. A program of geological mapping and a ground magnetic survey was completed. In 1978, the area was staked as the Croft 2 claim and a program of geological mapping and soil sampling was completed. In 1983, the area was staked as the West claims by R.J. Bilquist and a program of prospecting was completed. In 1984 and 1985, Falconbridge optioned the property and completed programs of geochemical sampling and an airborne geophysical survey. In 1987, Falconbridge completed a drilling program of 10 holes, totalling 3170.7 metres, in the vicinity of Breen Lake on the West 1 claim. In 2010, Westridge Resources completed a program of geological mapping and geochemical sampling on the Breen Lake area.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 2397, 7233, 11433, 13532, 13853, 17007, 31677
EMPR FIELDWORK 1982, p. 46; 1987, pp. 81-91
EMPR OF 1988-8
EMPR MAP 40
EMPR PF ((*Notes by J.Y. Wright, March 18 1969; Electromagnetic
Profile, Canadian Pacific Minerals Ltd., 1971; Apparent Charge-
ability Contour Plan, Canadian Pacific Minerals Limited, 1971;
Mount Richards Geochemical Survey (shows workings), Canadian
Pacific Oil and Gas, 1969; Induced Polarization and Electro-
magnetic Survey, Canadian Pacific Minerals, 1971) - in Ironclad
file (092B 049))
GSC MAP 42A; 1386A; 1553A
GSC MEM 13; 36; 96
GSC OF 463
GSC P 72-44; 75-1A, p. 23; 79-30
PERS COMM Massey, N.W.D., 1991
Sadlier-Brown, T.L. (2009-11-04): A Report on the Geology and Mineral Potential of the Fortuna Property
Sadlier-Brown, T.L. (2010-01-21): A Report on the Geology and Mineral Potential of the Fortuna Property

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