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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  19-May-2021 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name GEO, PICK, BRUCE, SELISH, CS, BL Mining Division Nicola
BCGS Map 092I006
Status Showing NTS Map 092I02W
Latitude 050º 00' 24'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 120º 48' 58'' Northing 5541657
Easting 656485
Commodities Copper, Lead Deposit Types I05 : Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
L04 : Porphyry Cu +/- Mo +/- Au
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Quesnel
Capsule Geology

The Geo occurrence is located on the lower north slope of Selish Mountain, approximately 4 kilometres west of the south end of Gwen Lake.

The area lies in the western belt of the Upper Triassic Nicola Group. The slopes of Selish Mountain are underlain by generally green, massive to layered dacitic flows, breccias and local tuffs, interbedded with massive grey fossiliferous limestone and minor greywacke. Bedding strikes east and dips moderately to the south. Nicola Group rocks exhibit widespread weak chlorite-epidote alteration and occasional quartz veining. A large dioritic stock and isolated small plugs intrude the volcanics. A 1.5 metre wide fault zone strikes 125 degrees and dips 75 degrees north.

In the northeast portion of the property, jasper and silica with minor chalcopyrite and galena occur along fractures which parallel the main fault zone. To the southwest the intrusive contact is marked by potassium feldspar and more intense chlorite-epidote alteration. Chalcopyrite and pyrite comprise the minimal copper mineralization.

Work History

In 1966, Cleveland Mining and Smelting Co. Ltd. completed a program of soil sampling on the area as the Bruce and Pick claims. The following year, a program of soil sampling was completed on the area immediately east of the occurrence as the CM claims.

In 1970, Craigmont Mines Ltd. completed a program of geological mapping, soil sampling and a ground magnetic survey on the area as the Geo claims.

In 1981, Chevron Standard completed a soil sampling program on the area as the CS 1 and BL 1 claims. In 1983, JTM Services completed a ground electromagnetic survey on the claims.

In 2019, Rich River Exploration Ltd. completed a program rock and silt sampling on the area as the Canadian Comstock property.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 802, 1045, *3018, 9795, 11591, 38886
EMPR AR 1965-154; *1966-170,246
EMPR GEM 1970-376; 1971-288
EMPR EXPL 1981-121; 1983-270
EMPR FIELDWORK *1978, p. 41
EMPR MAP *47
GSC MEM 243; 249
GSC MAP 886A
GSC OF 980
EMPR EXPL 1989-119-134
EMPR PFD 10390

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