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File Created: 05-Jul-2013 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)
Last Edit:  08-Jul-2013 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name MINUTE, 570307, CHANTERELLE Mining Division Victoria
BCGS Map 092C059
Status Showing NTS Map 092C09W
Latitude 048º 30' 37'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 124º 19' 43'' Northing 5373870
Easting 401874
Commodities Silver Deposit Types I06 : Cu+/-Ag quartz veins
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Pacific Rim
Capsule Geology

The Minute occurrence is located on a western tributary of Minute Creek, approximately 500 metres north of its outflow to the ocean.

The area, according to Muller, is underlain by a metagreywacke schist unit and an argillite metagreywacke unit, both of the Jurassic to Cretaceous Leech River Complex (Geological Survey of Canada Open File 821). The former unit consists of metagreywacke, meta-arkose and quartz-feldspar biotite schist; the latter consists of thinly bedded greywacke and argillite, slate, phyllite and quartz-biotite schist. Felsic and granodiorite dikes have intruded both units.

Locally, a zone of quartz vein stock-working hosts quartz-arsenopyrite (-pyrite) veins. The veins are 2.5 to 5 centimetres in width and are hosted by a biotite schist.

In 2007, the area was prospected as part of the Chanterelle property. In 2010, the area was prospected as part of the Juan De Fuca property of La Baron Prospecting. A rock chip sample (J677841) of vein material assayed 24.3 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 33123).

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 29411, *33123
EMPR FIELDWORK 1988, pp. 525-527; 1989, pp. 503-510
EMPR OF RGS 24
GSC MAP 1386A
GSC MEM 13
GSC OF 463; 821
GSC P 72-44; 76-1A; 79-30
EMPR PFD 802131

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