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File Created: 11-Jan-1989 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)
Last Edit:  09-Jul-2020 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name SOB Mining Division Skeena
BCGS Map 104B059
Status Showing NTS Map 104B09W
Latitude 056º 31' 48'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 130º 17' 57'' Northing 6265825
Easting 420089
Commodities Copper Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Stikine
Capsule Geology

The Sob showing is hosted by rocks of the Lower Jurassic, Unuk River Formation, Hazelton Group. The rocks include argillite and greywacke, some of which have been hornfelsed. These sediments are black, well foliated and may be relatively siliceous and massive or fissile and slaty. A series of andesitic to dacitic dyke swarms intrude these sediments particularily at the 900-1100 metre elevation level.

Several quartz-calcite veins occur in the vicinity of the dykes. The veins are up to 20 centimetres thick, host minor pyrite and are oriented conformable and oblique to bedding. A carbonate alteration zone extends 2-10 metres out from the veins. This zone is siliceous and contains finely disseminated pyrite and copper staining.

One sample from the carbonate alteration zone assayed 0.07 grams per tonne gold, 0.34 grams per tonne silver, 0.01 per cent lead and 0.004 per cent copper (Assessment Report 9234).

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EMPR OF 1988-4
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