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File Created: 26-Jun-1986 by Larry Jones (LDJ)
Last Edit:  05-Mar-1989 by Laura L. Duffett (LLD)

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NMI 103B3 Cu2
Name COPPER COIN Mining Division Skeena
BCGS Map 103B015
Status Showing NTS Map 103B03E
Latitude 052º 07' 39'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 131º 00' 26'' Northing 5777119
Easting 362602
Commodities Copper Deposit Types T : MISCELLANEOUS
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Wrangell
Capsule Geology

The showing is located at sea level on the east side of High Island, just to the northeast of Kunghit Island. The property was owned by J. Uniaka in 1913; no exploration work was reported.

In 1931 some stripping and open cutting was reported to have been carried out.

High Island is underlain by basalts and interlava limestone of the Upper Triassic Vancouver Group, Karmutsen Formation. West of the island, is a post-tectonic pluton which is part of the Tertiary Kano Plutonic Suite.

An exposure of 60 centimetres of chalcopyrite occurs in a replacement zone at the limestone/volcanic contact. Some disseminated pyrite and chalcopyrite occurs in the basic rocks.

Bibliography
EMPR AR *1913-102
EMPR BULL 54, p. 220
GSC MAP 1385A
GSC P 88-1E, pp. 213-216,221-227; 89-1H, pp. 95-112; 90-10, pp. 59-87
EMPR PFD 17121

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