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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  26-Dec-2022 by Larry Jones (LDJ)

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NMI 092E15 Cu1
Name GEO, STAR OF THE WEST, DC 1-4, HAKADATO, WOLVERINE, TAHSIS, YOKAMMA, JESSIE 12, MAGGIE MACK, THASIS Mining Division Alberni
BCGS Map 092E097
Status Prospect NTS Map 092E15E
Latitude 049º 55' 04'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 126º 40' 00'' Northing 5532099
Easting 667500
Commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Magnetite, Iron, Arsenic Deposit Types K01 : Cu skarn
K03 : Fe skarn
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Wrangell
Capsule Geology

The Geo occurrence is located on Poole Creek, shown as a tributary of Ubedam Creek (Minister of Mines Annual Report 1926, page 300). Assessment Report 12354 shows Poole Creek to flow into Extravagant Creek, 2.0 kilometres north of Ubedam Creek.

The occurrence consists of a garnet-epidote altered limestone of the Upper Triassic Vancouver Group, Quatsino Formation in contact with granodiorite rocks, presumably belonging to the Jurassic Island Plutonic Suite. Lower Jurassic Bonanza Group volcanics lie to the north of the occurrence.

Mineralization has been exposed by pits and trenches over a distance of 53 metres with a maximum width of 5.0 metres. Mineralization consists predominantly of lenses of chalcopyrite, magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite and local arsenopyrite (with which gold is associated), and minor galena, sphalerite, bornite and azurite. The mineralization replaces garnet-epidote skarn. Minor magnetite occurs in crosscutting shear zones.

A sample from a location described as being at elevation 137 metres, 487 metres distance from Tahsis Inlet, assayed 8.2 grams per tonne gold, 34.3 grams per tonne silver, 9.0 per cent copper, and 14.0 per cent zinc (Minister of Mines Annual Report 1923, page 247). Another sample from the Hakadato claim, at elevation 457 metres, 1.8 kilometre from Tahsis Inlet assayed 5.5 grams per tonne gold, 51.5 grams per tonne silver, and 16.0 per cent copper (Annual Report 1925, page 270). These locations are uncertain. A 680-tonne sample assayed 6.17 grams per tonne gold, 13.71 grams per tonne silver and 5.2 per cent copper (Minister of Mines Annual Report 1962, page 104).

George Cross Newsletter #102 (May 28, 1985) reports diamond drilling results that include 3.5 metres of 6.1 grams per tonne gold and 5.85 per cent copper.

In 2006, G. Diakow completed a program of prospecting and rock sampling on the Geo claim. In 2007, Grande Portage Resources completed a regional geochemical program on the Cherry Property. In 2011, Gold Ridge Exploration completed a regional geochemical sampling program on the Tahsis Property. In 2013, 2015 and 2016, Mammoth Geological Ltd. completed programs of prospecting, geological mapping and geochemical (rock, stream sediment and soil) sampling on the North Block (including GEO) and South Block of the Tahsis property for Sojourn Ventures Inc. In 2017, Qualitas Holdings Corp. completed a minor program of rock sampling on the Tahsis property and Mammoth Geological Ltd. completed a NI43-101 Technical Report for the Tahsis property. In 2018 and 2019, Cross

River Ventures Corp. completed a program of soil sampling and a 5.5 line-kilometre induced polarization survey on the Tahsis property.

Bibliography
EMPR AR 1922-231; 1923-247; 1924-224; *1925-269-271; 1926-300; 1928-373; 1931-168; 1933-252; 1955-78; 1956-119; 1962-104
EMPR ASS RPT *12354, 22130, 28653, 30088, 32787, *34395, *35793, 37467, *37375, 38026, 39714
EMPR BC METAL MM00104
EMPR BULL 101, p. 153, Appendix 6
EMPR EXPL 1983-190
EMPR GEM 1970-284; 1971-232
EMPR INDEX 3-214
EMPR P 1989-3, p. 103
EMR MP CORPFILE (Rosea Copper Mines Ltd.; Belle Tahsis Mines)
GSC MAP 1027A; 1537A
GSC MEM 204, pp. 18,20; 272
GSC OF 463
GSC P 71-36; 72-44; 80-16
GCNL #2, 1980; #102, 1985
Carson, D.J.T., (1968): Metallogenic Study of Vancouver Island with emphasis on the Relationship of Plutonic Rocks to Mineral Deposits, Ph.D. Thesis, Carleton University, Ottawa
Hudson, R. (1997): A Field Guide to Gold, Gemstone & Mineral Sites of British Columbia, Vol. 1: Vancouver Island, p. 185
Robb, W. (2011-08-12): Technical Report on the Geology on the Tahsis Property
Robb, W. (2013-04-24): Technical Report on the Geology of the Tahsis Property
Henneberry, R.T. (2018-02-05): 43-101 Technical Report – Tahsis Property
Robb, W. (2018-06-20): Technical Report on the Geology of the Tahsis Property
Robb, W. (2019-11-25): Technical Report on the Geology of the Tahsis Property
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