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File Created: 20-Oct-1986 by Larry Jones (LDJ)
Last Edit:  14-May-2020 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name LYNDA, SNO, FIDDLER Mining Division Omineca, Skeena
BCGS Map 103I078
Status Prospect NTS Map 103I16W
Latitude 054º 45' 39'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 128º 26' 36'' Northing 6068320
Easting 535820
Commodities Molybdenum, Copper Deposit Types L05 : Porphyry Mo (Low F- type)
L04 : Porphyry Cu +/- Mo +/- Au
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Stikine
Capsule Geology

The Lynda occurrence is located in the south eastern head waters of Fiddler Creek, approximately 9.0 kilometres northwest of the Skeena River.

Molybdenite occurs in the southern half of a granitic intrusive, measuring 750 by 150 metres, localized at the contact between granodiorite of the Legate Creek apophysis of the Cretaceous to Tertiary Coast Plutonic Complex and volcanics and sediments of the Hazelton and Bowser Lake Groups. The intrusive, which strikes 140 degrees and dips 45 to 50 degrees southwest, is in contact with a quartz-feldspar biotite porphyry dike, granodiorite and porphyritic granite, along the southwest hanging wall. The regional granodiorites lie to the northeast and andesites and greywackes lie to the southwest.

Molybdenite and minor chalcopyrite mineralization occurs over a length of 460 metres, a width of 150 metres and through a vertical range of 300 metres. It is closely associated with the granitic intrusive and occurs in narrow quartz-pyrite veins, in high grade multiple-banded quartz-pyrite veins (up to 30 centimetres wide), in silicified shears, disseminated and as fracture fillings. A north-south fault truncates the mineralized zone to the east. Alteration includes wide spread sericitization and local K-feldspathization.

A 26 metre chip sample assayed 0.09 per cent molybdenite and 0.04 per cent copper (Assessment Report 866). Two drill holes, 300 metres apart, intersected over 50 metres of stockwork mineralized with molybdenite. Float samples assayed up to 1.58 per cent molybdenite (Assessment Report 866).

In 2007, El Toro Mining completed a program of photo-geological interpretations on the area. During 2008 through 2013, Casa Minerals Inc. completed programs of prospecting, geological mapping, geochemical (rock and soil) sampling and ground magnetometer surveys on the area as the Pitman property. In 2014, Abcana Capital Inc. entered into an agreement with Casa Minerals to acquire the Pitman property. During 2015 through 2017, Abcana and Casa Minerals completed programs of prospecting, reconnaissance geological mapping, and soil and rock sampling on the Pitman property.

Bibliography
EMPR AR 1966-80; 1967-83
EMPR ASS RPT 842, *866, 8107, 10023, 29151, 30900, 31853, 32596, 34330
EMPR EXPL 1980-399,400
EMPR MAP 8; 69-1
EMPR Monthly Rpt. (T.Schroeter), Sept. 1976
GSC MAP 11-1956; 278A; *1136A; 1385A
GSC MEM 329
CIM Special Vol. 15, 1976, Map B
Ostensoe, E.A., Payie, G. (2011-05-04): Technical Report – Pitman Property
Payie, G. (2012-01-10): Technical Report – Pitman Property
Payie, G. (2012-07-06): Technical Report – Pitman Property
Payie, G., Ostensoe, E.A. (2014-11-18): Technical Report – Pitman Property
Ostensoe, E.A., Johnston, R. (2017-09-12): Technical Report – Pitman Property

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