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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  30-May-2014 by Nicole Barlow (NB)

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NMI
Name BOGG, BOG, SO, FRIENDLY LAKE Mining Division Kamloops
BCGS Map 092P068
Status Showing NTS Map 092P10E
Latitude 051º 36' 53'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 120º 31' 17'' Northing 5721098
Easting 671603
Commodities Copper, Lead, Platinum, Palladium, Silver, Gold Deposit Types L04 : Porphyry Cu +/- Mo +/- Au
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Quesnel
Capsule Geology

The Bogg property is located 50 kilometres east of 100 Mile House, and 35 kilometres northwest of Little Fort.

The occurrence comprises porphyry-style copper mineralization within and along the northeast margin of the largest syenite stock within the Triassic to Jurassic Friendly Lake Intrusive Complex. Disseminated and fracture-controlled pyrite, chalcopyrite and bornite occur within both the syenitic rocks and adjacent greenstone, microdiorite and intrusion breccia. Edwards (Assessment Report 21776) reports that pyroxene-potassium feldspar-calcite veinlets, interpreted to have formed in the late stages of intrusion of the syenite body, locally contain chalcopyrite and galena.

Disseminated and fracture-controlled pyrite-chalcopyrite mineralization also occurs farther west, within a steeply dipping, northwest striking quartz- carbonate altered fault zone that cuts through the southwestern part of the syenite stock. This zone is up to 300 metres wide and comprises silicified fragments of syenite, microdiorite, greenstone, and altered sedimentary rocks cut by several episodes of quartz and carbonate veins.

A sample collected by the B.C. Geological Survey (Fieldwork 2000) from a pyrite-chalcopyrite-bornite rich intrusion(?) breccia in the main mineralized area of the Bogg occurrence yielded values of 3.3 per cent copper, 25 grams per tonne silver, 0.208 gram per tonne platinum and 0.149 gram per tonne palladium. Another sample, collected by G. Ray in 2002, assayed 2.64 per cent copper, 0.136 gram per tonne gold, 0.56 gram per tonne platinum and greater than 200 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 27789).

In 2012, a grab sample (FLJ-01) assayed 2.8 grams per tonne gold, 0.412 gram per tonne palladium, 0.286 gram per tonne platinum and greater than 1.0 per cent copper and 100 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 33772).

Exploration work in the area began with a regional geochemical survey conducted by Anaconda American Brass in 1965. They followed up with geochemical and geophysical work, and trenching and percussion drilling until 1970. Gerry Rayner staked the area in 1971. Prism Resources mapped the property in 1972. Cities Services optioned the property from 1973 to 1975 and conducted geophysical and geochemical work, geological mapping, trenching, and diamond and percussion drilling. Further geochemical work and VLF-EM was done by Commonwealth Minerals in 1978. Stan Zastavnikovich initiated exploration for gold mineralization by a regional stream sediment survey in 1986. Geotech Capital Corporation optioned the property and conducted a geochemical survey, induced polarization, diamond drilling and road improvement, from 1987 to 1989. In 1990, Placer Dome Incorporated completed detailed mapping, soil geochemistry and geophysical work on the grid established by Geotech. In 1991, old trenches were resampled and tested for gold. The Bogg occurrence was held as part of the Friendly Lake property of Electrum Resources in 2003 and subsequently optioned to Lithic Resouces Ltd. who worked on the large property in 2004. The property was returned to Electrum in January 2005. Exploration programs completed at the time included geological mapping, geochemical sampling and an airborne magnetic survey. In 2007 through 2012, Electrum Resource, completed programs of rock and soil sampling and a ground magnetic survey on the area as apart of the Friendly Lake property.

Bibliography
EMPR AR 1965-159; 1966-143; 1967-133; 1968-167
EMPR EXPL 1975-E121; 1978-E188; 1987-C242; 1988-A45,C138
EMPR FIELDWORK *2000, p. 24
EMPR GEM 1970-304; 1972-321; 1973-277; 1974-226
EMPR MEIP (Montgomery, J.H. (1978): 78/79 Windy Mountain Copper Prospect)
EMPR OF 2002-15
EMPR PF (Croome, N.C. (1987): Report on Geotech Capital Corporation Bogg claims, Ta Hoola Lake area; Claim map)
GSC MAP 1966-3; 1278A

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