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File Created: 21-Nov-2017 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)
Last Edit:  23-Nov-2017 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name TROJAN, EAGLE, NEV Mining Division Similkameen
BCGS Map 092H037
Status Showing NTS Map 092H07E
Latitude 049º 17' 12'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 120º 39' 53'' Northing 5461948
Easting 669819
Commodities Copper Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Quesnel
Capsule Geology

The Trojan occurrence is located on the south east side of Whipsaw Creek, approximately 22 kilometres southwest of Princeton.

The area is underlain by volcanic rocks of the Upper Triassic Nicola Group with outcrops of andesitic volcanic rocks of the Eocene Princeton Group over higher elevations.

Locally, gabbros and diorite dikes host quartz-carbonate-epidote veining. The veins host malachite, chalcopyrite, pyrite and magnetite mineralization. In 2014, float samples of the gabbro yielded from 0.397 to 0.655 per cent copper, while a lone drill hole (WS14-002) intercepted 0.095 per cent copper over 3.27 metres of weakly mineralized diorite (Assessment Report 35488).

Another anomalous zone, referred to as the Eagle area, is located approximately 500 metres to the east-south east. The zone consists of weakly fractured gabbro hosting limonite and pyrite with minor quartz-carbonate-epidote veinlets and rare malachite-chalcopyrite mineralization. In 2014, a float sample from the zone yielded 0.175 per cent copper, while diamond drilling on the zone yielded up to 0.031 per cent copper over 3.00 metres (Assessment Report 35488).

In 1972, Argilis Exploration completed a program of geological mapping and soil sampling on the area as the Nev claims. During 2008 through 2014, Goldcliff Resources completed programs of prospecting, geochemical sampling, various airborne and ground geophysical surveys and four diamond drill holes, totalling 727.87 metres, on the area as part of the Tulameen property.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 33626, *35488
EMPR GEM 1969-288; 1972-119
GSC MAP 888A; 1386A; 41-1989
GSC MEM 243
GSC P 85-1A, pp. 349-358
CJES Vol. 24, pp. 2521-2536 (1987)
EMPR PFD 21798

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