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File Created: 08-May-2014 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)
Last Edit:  08-May-2014 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name WATSON BAR (X), ZONE X Mining Division Clinton
BCGS Map 092O010
Status Showing NTS Map 092O01E
Latitude 051º 02' 56'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 122º 02' 38'' Northing 5655696
Easting 567019
Commodities Gold Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Methow, Overlap Assemblage
Capsule Geology

The Watson Bar (X) occurrence is located in the south- south eastern headwaters of Second Creek, a tributary of Watson Bar Creek,

A north-northwest trending splay of the Fraser fault system transects the property bringing Lower Cretaceous Jackass Mountain Group arkose, greywacke and minor siltstone, on the west, into contact with Eocene volcanic rocks, on the east. Sedimentary rocks are intruded by a granodiorite stock and feldspar porphyry dikes of Late Cretaceous to Early Tertiary age. A "quartz eye" porphyry dike may be considerably younger.

Locally, a clay altered conglomerate hosts realgar mineralization with gold values.

In 1997, a sample from trenches 97-01 and 97-02 assayed 1.27 grams per tonne over 4 metres (Assessment Report 25157).

In 1998, a diamond drill hole 98-09 intersected the down-dip extension of the 1997 trenches and yielded 0.789 gram per tonne over 1 metre (Assessment Report 26032).

Thirty five samples from the showing have yielded values from 0.4 to 6.2 grams per tonne gold (Assessment Report 31391).

The area has been explored in conjunction with the Watson Bar (MINFILE 092O 051) occurrence. In 1981, E&B Explorations completed a program of rock, soil and silt sampling on the area as the Carolyn 1 claim. In 1987, a program of geological mapping and silt and soil sampling was completed on the area as the Second claims. In 1988 through 1991, Cyprus Metals completed a program of geological mapping, rock and soil sampling and 20 diamond drill holes, totalling 3043.1 metres. During 1996 through 1998, Stirrup Creek Gold completed a program of trenching and diamond drilling (36 holes totalling 5998.5 metres) on the area. During 2004 through 2009, Durfield Geological completed programs of geological mapping, trenching, geochemical sampling, bulk sampling and an induced polarization survey.

Bibliography
EMPR EXPL 1988-C131; 1989-51; 1996-D5; 1997-39; 1998-63
EMPR FIELDWORK 1997, 21-1-14
EMPR INF CIRC 1997-1, p. 29; 1998-1, p. 27
EMPR OF 1989-29
EMPR PF (Press Release from 1997 Cordilleran Roundup; Drill sections,
geochemistry and geology maps, 1997; Stirrup Creek Gold Limited
Website (Mar. 1999): Watson Bay Property, 2 p.)
GSC OF 534; 2207
GCNL #57(Mar.21), #64(Apr.3),#76(Apr.21),#88(May 7),#101(May 27),
#151(Aug.7), #197(Oct.14), 1997; #120(June 23), #140(July 22),
#157(Aug.17), #191(Oct.5), #219(Nov.16), 1998
N MINER May 4, 1998
PR REL Stirrup Creek Gold Ltd., Oct.8, 1997; Oct.1, 1998

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