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File Created: 29-Jan-2014 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)
Last Edit:  30-May-2022 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name MIL, AMAI GOLD Mining Division Alberni
BCGS Map 092L005
Status Showing NTS Map 092L03E
Latitude 050º 01' 00'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 127º 06' 37'' Northing 5542195
Easting 635380
Commodities Gold Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Wrangell
Capsule Geology

The Mil occurrence is located west of Mil Creek, southeast of Amai Inlet and at an elevation of 60 metres. The area has been explored in conjunction with the Patmore (MINFILE 092L 033) occurrence.

The region is underlain by flows and pyroclastics of the Lower Jurassic Bonanza Group, which are intruded by granitic rocks of the Late Jurassic Island Plutonic Suite. The contacts between the intrusive phases are mostly transitional. Contacts with the volcanics can be sharp fault contacts or transitional zones, up to 130 metres wide. Post-intrusive aplite and lamprophyre dikes cut both granitic and volcanic rocks. Faults, shear zones, veins and dikes follow three main orientations: 010 to 025 degrees and 150 to 170 degrees, both dipping steeply to the east, and 90 to 135 degrees with shallow southerly dips. Chloritic alteration on fault and shear planes is common.

Locally, a shear zone with pyrite mineralization is hosted in volcanics and volcanic breccias. In 1985, a sample (no. 26564) of pyritic gauge material assayed 70.0 grams per tonne gold (Assessment Report 14369).

Work History

In 1978, a prospecting program of rock and soil sampling and minor trenching was completed on the area as the Amai Gold property. In 1985, Cal-Denver Resources completed a program of heavy mineral, rock and soil sampling on the area. In 1985 and 1986, Cortez Explorations completed programs of geological mapping and geochemical sampling on the area. In 1987, Thomson Gold Co. Limited explored the area as the Amai Gold property. In 2014, a photo-geological interpretation program was completed on the area as the Patmore property. In 2017, New Sunro Copper Ltd. prospected the Patmore property.

Bibliography
EMPR AR 1941-42; 1946-178; 1947-180; 1955-78
EMPR ASS RPT 7062, *14369, 14744, 15079, 15153, 15903, 35300, 37408
EMPR EXPL 1978-E181; 1980-268; 1986-C152,C217; 1987-C220
EMPR GEM 1974-209
EMR MP CORPFILE (New Jericho Dev. Corp. Ltd.; Lim Mines Ltd; Cal-Denver Resources Ltd.)
GSC ANN RPT 1886
GSC MAP 4-1974; 255A; 1552A
GSC OF 9; 170; 463
GSC P 69-1A; 70-1A; 72-44; 74-8
GSC SUM RPT 1913; 1920A
GCNL #18,#67, 1985
NAGMIN Jul.19, 1985
Carson, D.J.T., (1968): Metallogenic Study of Vancouver Island with emphasis on the Relationship of Plutonic Rocks to Mineral Deposits, Ph.D. Thesis, Carleton University, Ottawa
EMPR PFD 862259, 896259, 521085

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