MINFILE Mineral Inventory

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MINFILE No 082LSE059

File Created:	14-Nov-1994	by	Dorthe E. Jakobsen (DEJ)
Last Edit:	15-Dec-1994	by	Dorthe E. Jakobsen (DEJ)

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		NMI
Name	MONASHEE CREEK PLACER, SOUTH FORK CHERRY CREEK, RAMBLER	Mining Division	Vernon
		BCGS Map	082L018
Status	Past Producer	NTS Map	082L01W, 082L02E
Latitude	050º 10' 13''	UTM	11 (NAD 83)
Longitude	118º 30' 23''	Northing	5558649
		Easting	392426
Commodities	Gold	Deposit Types	C01 : Surficial placers
Tectonic Belt	Omineca	Terrane	Overlap Assemblage

Capsule Geology

The Monashee Creek Placer deposit is located on Monashee Creek, just south of Cherry Creek. Monashee Creek was previously known as the south fork of Cherry Creek (082LSE013) and there is possibly some confusion between the placer activity on these two creeks.

In 1932, several placer miners were working along Monashee Creek and they reported small recoveries. In 1940 and 1941, mining of gold-bearing gravel in an old channel below the creek bed took place.

Bedrock in this area comprises volcanic and sedimentary rocks of the Devonian to Triassic Harper Ranch Group.

Gravels from this creek are reported to have produced 6749 grams of gold (217 ounces) during the period from 1936 to 1945 (Bulletin 28, page 63). The gold from Monashee Creek and Cherry Creek has a low fineness (695.5 to 700.0).


Bibliography	EMPR AR 1932-144; 1940-97; 1941-91 EMPR BULL *28, pp. 62-63 EMPR FIELDWORK 1987, pp. 55-58; 1988, pp. 49-54; 1992, pp. 255-257 EMPR OF 1991-18; 1994-8 EMPR RGS 082L, 1976; 32, 1991 GSC MAP 7216G; 8491G; 8501G GSC MEM 296, p. 138 GSC OF 637; 658 GSC P 91-2, pp. 115-135 CJES Vol. 26, No. 2