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MINFILE No  093K 057
File Created: 27-Jul-1989 by Peter S. Fischl (PSF)
Last Edit:  29-Aug-1989 by Dorthe E. Jakobsen (DEJ)

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Name THUR, THOR, PINCHI Mining Division Omineca
BCGS Map 093K068
Status Prospect NTS Map 093K10E
Latitude 054º 37' 41'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 124º 33' 41'' Northing 6054523
Easting 399203
Commodities Limestone Deposit Types R09 : Limestone
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Cache Creek
Capsule Geology

A deposit of Permian to Triassic Cache Creek Group limestone, is reported to be located 0.5 to 1.5 kilometres west of Pinchi Lake, 30 kilometers northwest of Fort St. James.

The deposit was evaluated by Northrock Industries in 1972. Diamond drilling encountered limestone of excellent quality with good large tonnage possibilities. No further information is available.

Bibliography
EMPR EXPL 1992-69-106
EMPR FIELDWORK 1992, pp. 69-86, 475-482
EMPR MIN POT MAP 1993-2
EMPR OF 1993-9
EMPR PF (Notice of Work, 1972; Klein, G. Aug. 1975, Excerpt from monthly report on the THOR limestone deposit)
GSC MAP 630A; 907A; 1424A
GSC MEM 252 pp.32-37
GSC OF 2593, 2846
GSC P 90-1F, pp. 115-120; 91-1A, pp. 7-13
EMPR PFD 256, 15282
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