MINFILE Mineral Inventory

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MINFILE No 092JNE122

File Created:	24-Jul-1985	by	BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:	11-Sep-1991	by	Peter S. Fischl (PSF)

SUMMARY


Capsule Geology	A lens of light grey, coarse grained limestone outcrops 950 metres east of the south end of Mead Lake, 3.3 kilometres north of the Pioneer mine (092JNE004). The lens lies within chert and argillite of the Mississippian to Jurassic Bridge River Complex (Group). The limestone was quarried for lime for use at the Pioneer mine during the early 1930's when 23 tonnes were produced.

Bibliography

EMPR FIELDWORK 1974, p. 35; 1985, pp. 303-310; 1986, pp. 23-29; 1987, pp. 93-130; 1988, pp. 105-152; 1989, pp. 45-72; 1990, pp. 75-83

EMPR IND MIN FILE (McCammon, J.W. (1973): Limestone Occurrences in British Columbia by, p. 17 (in Ministry Library))

EMPR OF 1987-11; 1988-3; 1989-4; 1990-10

GSC MAP 13-1973; 430A; 431A

GSC MEM 213, pp. 11,12,72,73

GSC OF 482

GSC P 73-17, pp. 2,3