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File Created: 09-Sep-1988 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)
Last Edit:  24-Mar-2022 by Nicole Barlow (NB)

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NMI
Name BRUCEJACK FLAT Mining Division Skeena
BCGS Map 104B049
Status Showing NTS Map 104B08E
Latitude 056º 28' 17'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 130º 11' 57'' Northing 6259190
Easting 426126
Commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc Deposit Types I05 : Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
I02 : Intrusion-related Au pyrrhotite veins
K02 : Pb-Zn skarn
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Stikine
Capsule Geology

The area is underlain by rock of the Lower Jurassic Unuk River Formation, Hazelton Group. These rocks consist of sandstone, wackes, and shale overlain by lapilli-tuff of andesitic composition. The Brucejack fault and associated splay faults cut the country rock in a north-south to northwest direction. North of Brucejack Lake, the fault system is bounded on the east by rocks of the Lower Jurassic Betty Creek Formation, Hazelton Group. A variety of Jurassic horn- blende syenite and alkali feldspar syenites occur in the area.

Several lead-zinc showings were discovered on the Red River claim in 1976 by Granduc Mines Ltd. (Assessment Report 6255). These sphalerite and galena showings were reported to occur in hornfelsed arenaceous rock (Exploration in British Columbia, 1976).

This particular showing occurs about 1.0 kilometre west of Brucejack Lake on Brucejack Flats. Massive galena and sphalerite are reported to occur in limy material. Samples contained 102.86 grams per tonne gold and 1028.58 grams per tonne silver (Personal Communication: J.M. Britton, 1988).

Refer to Brucejack (104B 193) for details of related mineralization and work history.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS PRT *6255, 9435, 10268, 11667, 14672, 15684, 32718, 36214, 39314
EMPR BULL 63
EMPR EXPL *1976-E181; *1977-E222; 1980-464; 1981-248; 1982-382; 1983-520; 1986-C441
EMPR FIELDWORK 1982, pp. 171-174; 1987, pp. 199-209
EMPR OF 1988-4
GSC MAP 9-1957; 1418A
GSC P 89-1E, pp. 145-154
PERS COMM *J.M. Britton, 1988
Kirkham, R.V., (1963): The Geology and Mineral Deposits in the Vicinity of the Mitchell and Sulphurets Glaciers, M.Sc. Thesis, University of British Columbia
Simpson, T.M., (1983): The Geology and Hydrothermal Alteration of the Sulphurets Deposits, Northwest British Columbia, M.Sc. Thesis, University of Idaho
Armstrong, T.A. (2010-01-14): Technical Report and Resource Estimates on the West, Bridge, Galena Hill, Shore, SG & Gossan Hill Gold & Silver Zones of the Brucejack Property
Ghaffari, H. (2010-09-10): Technical Report and Preliminary Assessment of the Snowfield-Brucejack Project
Ghaffari, H. (2010-10-28): Technical Report and Preliminary Assessment of the Snowfield-Brucejack Project
Armstrong, T.A. (2011-03-04): Technical Report and Updated Resource Estimate on the Brucejack Property
Armstrong, T.A. (2011-04-04): Technical Report and Updated Resource Estimate on the Snowfield-Brucejack Property
Ghaffari, H. (2011-06-03): Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Brucejack Project
Armstrong, T.A. (2012-01-12): Technical Report and Resource Estimate on the Brucejack Property
Ghaffari, H. (2012-02-20): Technical Report and Updated Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Brucejack Project
Pretium Resources Inc. (2020-03-09): Technical Report on the Brucejack Gold Mine, Northwest British Columbia

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