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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  09-Jun-2020 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI 092H16 Pb1
Name DILLARD ZONE, NORTHWEST TRENCHES, FIX, SIWASH SILVER, SILVER Mining Division Similkameen
BCGS Map 092H079
Status Showing NTS Map 092H16W
Latitude 049º 46' 44'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 120º 21' 47'' Northing 5517384
Easting 689836
Commodities Silver, Zinc, Copper Deposit Types L03 : Alkalic porphyry Cu-Au
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Quesnel
Capsule Geology

This Dillard (Northwest Trenches) occurrence is centred 2.3 kilometres west-southwest of the confluence of Siwash and Galena creeks, 37.5 kilometres north- northeast of Princeton.

The Dillard Zone showing occurs along the contact between a northwest-trending body of quartz porphyritic monzonite/quartz syenite of the early Tertiary Otter intrusions to the east, and granodiorite of the Middle Jurassic Osprey Lake batholith to the west.

Trenching in a northerly trending gossanous zone, over a 200 by 200 metres area, intersected highly altered quartz syenite containing abundant pyrite and secondary manganese (pyrolusite (?)) and minor amounts of magnetite, chalcopyrite and tetrahedrite. "Noteworthy amounts" of silver and zinc are reported (Assessment Report 1800, page 3). A sample analysed 0.21 to 0.40 per cent zinc and 3.8 to 10 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 7992, rock geochemistry maps). Sampling of closely-spaced parallel trenches yielded values of 3.4 to 10.3 grams per tonne silver and 0.1 to 0.3 per cent zinc (George Cross News Letter No. 52 (March 14), 1968).

The area has been explored in conjunction with the nearby Snowstorm (MINFILE 092HNE032) occurrence and completed exploration history can be found there.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT *1800, *2389, 2390, 7547, *7992, 8696, 8926, 15863
19472
EMPR EXPL 1979-159,160; 1980-210
EMPR GEM 1969-280
EMPR PF (International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (1991): Prospectus,
Vancouver Stock Exchange (see 092HNE032))
GSC MAP 888A; 1386A; 41-1989
GSC MEM 243
GSC P 85-1A, pp. 349-358; 91-2, pp. 87-107
GCNL *#52 (March 14), *#210 (Oct. 15), 1968
Besserer, D.J. (2007-05-27): Technical report on the precious and base metal potential of the Siwash Creek Property
Besserer, D.J. (2008-06-12): Technical report on the precious and base metal potential of the Siwash Creek Property
Besserer, D.J. (2010-08-30): Technical report on the precious and base metal potential of the Siwash Creek Property
Moroney, D.M. (2012-06-04): Technical Report on the Siwash Creek and River Wild Properties

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