British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas and Responsible for Housing
News | The Premier Online | Ministries & Organizations | Job Opportunities | Main Index

MINFILE Home page  ARIS Home page  MINFILE Search page  Property File Search
Help Help
File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  23-Apr-1986 by Larry Jones (LDJ)

Summary Help Help

NMI
Name VIC 21, BECA Mining Division Kamloops
BCGS Map 082M002
Status Showing NTS Map 082M04E
Latitude 051º 02' 20'' UTM 11 (NAD 83)
Longitude 119º 42' 24'' Northing 5657636
Easting 310248
Commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper Deposit Types G06 : Noranda/Kuroko massive sulphide Cu-Pb-Zn
Tectonic Belt Omineca Terrane Kootenay
Capsule Geology

The property is underlain by Devonian to Mississippian rocks of the Eagle Bay Formation. The rocks consist of phyllites and schists derived from felsic to intermediate volcanic and volcani- clastic rocks. The strata strikes 070 to 110 degrees and dips 25 to 45 degrees north.

The Vic 21 showing occurs as disseminated galena and sphale- rite conformable along bedding within the metavolcanics. A near- by geochemical sample assayed 4 grams per tonne silver, 0.15 per cent zinc, 0.04 per cent lead and 0.01 per cent copper.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 1114, 2650, *3321, 4504, 6680, 7040
EMPR EXPL 1978-E102,E103; 1979-109,110
EMPR GEM 1971-437
EMPR MAP *56
EMPR OF 1999-2
GSC MAP 48-1963; 5320G
GSC OF *637

COPYRIGHT | DISCLAIMER | PRIVACY | ACCESSIBILITY