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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  07-Sep-2017 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name SLESSE CREEK, ROY, SLES 1 Mining Division New Westminster
BCGS Map 092H002
Status Showing NTS Map 092H04E
Latitude 049º 00' 36'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 121º 37' 01'' Northing 5429489
Easting 601139
Commodities Gold, Molybdenum Deposit Types I01 : Au-quartz veins
Tectonic Belt Coast Crystalline Terrane Plutonic Rocks, Chilliwack
Capsule Geology

The Slesse Creek occurrence is located on Canyon Creek, a southwest flowing tributary of Slesse Creek, to the southwest of Slesse Mountain.

The area is underlain mainly by the Devonian to Permian Chilliwack Group, consisting of mafic volcanic rocks and metamorphosed argillaceous rocks. Proterozoic and Paleozoic amphibolitic rocks of the Yellow Aster Complex occur as fault slices in contact with Chilliwack Group rock on the west, and intrusive rocks of the Oligocene Chilliwack Batholith, on the east.

Locally, small pyritized quartz veins carrying gold values occur in granodiorite and diorite. In 1988, a float sample (8312038) from the creek containing molybdenite assayed 0.208 per cent molybdenum (Assessment Report 18237). In 2008, a sample (08KRP002) assayed 0.27 gram per tonne gold (Assessment Report 30147).

In 1929, it was reported that two short adits were driven on the showings. In 1978, Aquarius Resources completed a soil sampling program on the area as the Sles 1 claim. In 1987 and 1988, the area was prospected and sampled as the Roy claims. In 2005, the area was prospected as the Slesse Creek property. In early 2008, the area was prospected as the Silesia 1-2 claims. During 2008 through 2012, Wedge Resources completed programs of rock, soil and silt sampling and a 0.6 line-kilometre ground magnetic survey on the area.

Bibliography
EMPR AR 1901-1121; 1904-267; *1929-400
EMPR ASS RPT 7107, *16927, *18237, 28247, 30034, *30147, 31937, 33679
EMPR FIELDWORK 1985, pp. 95-97
GSC MAP 737A; 12-1969; 1069A; 41-1989
GSC P 69-47

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