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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  08-Oct-1992 by Dave Nelles (DMN)

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NMI 093N3 Hg3
Name TCHENTLO LAKE Mining Division Omineca
BCGS Map 093N025
Status Showing NTS Map 093N03E, 093N06E
Latitude 055º 14' 53'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 125º 11' 35'' Northing 6124588
Easting 360592
Commodities Mercury Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Cache Creek
Capsule Geology

The Tchentlo Lake occurrence is situated east of the north end of Tchentlo Lake, approximately 55 kilometres southeast of Takla Landing. The area was explored for its mercury potential during the Second World War.

The area is predominantly underlain by limestone assigned to the Carbonaceous to Jurassic Cache Creek Complex in contact with volcanics of the Middle Triassic to Lower Jurassic Takla Group along a north-northwesterly trending section of the Pinchi fault zone.

Early reports describe a few "specks" of cinnabar mineralization hosted by silicified limestone approximately 800 metres east of the lake.

No recent information concerning this occurrence is available.

Bibliography
EMPR OF 2000-19
GSC MAP 844A; 907A; 971A; 1424A
GSC MEM *252, p. 171
GSC OF 3071
GSC P 42-7; 42-11; 45-6
EMPR PFD 905579, 672054

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