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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  14-Jul-2021 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name WENDY, GC, WENDY 16 Mining Division Kamloops, Nicola
BCGS Map 092I046
Status Showing NTS Map 092I07W
Latitude 050º 28' 09'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 120º 50' 33'' Northing 5593021
Easting 653105
Commodities Copper Deposit Types L04 : Porphyry Cu +/- Mo +/- Au
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Quesnel
Capsule Geology

The Wendy occurrence is located at an elevation of approximately 1100 metres, near a small east-flowing tributary of Guichon Creek and approximately 3 kilometres northeast of Gump Lake.

The area is situated along the eastern edge of the Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic Guichon Creek Batholith, where quartz diorites and granodiorites have intruded Upper Triassic Nicola Group intermediate volcanics and sediments. These rocks were subsequently intruded by Gump Lake phase granodiorite to quartz monzonite.

The eastern portion of the property is underlain by hornfels, hornfelsed schists and granitic gneisses, which have a rough north-trending foliation of variable dip. The metamorphosed rocks are intruded by leucocratic, fine- to medium-grained granitic dikes that increase in abundance to the west until the hornfelsic units grade into granitic units. The southwestern part of the property is underlain by fine- to medium-grained diorite or granodiorite and coarse grey granite.

Alteration consists of weak sericitization along with disseminations and bands of pink potassium feldspar. Minor chalcopyrite and malachite occur as narrow veins or along joint planes and as fine disseminations in the intrusive rocks on the former Wendy 16 claim.

A narrow chalcopyrite bearing zone is also reported to be exposed by a roadcut approximately 2.2 kilometres north-northwest of the Wendy occurrence.

Work History

In 1957, Fort Reliance Minerals Ltd. completed a program of geological mapping on the area immediately north of the occurrence as the FRM claims.

In 1967, International Copper Corp. Ltd. completed a ground magnetic survey on the area immediately north and east of the occurrence as the Alf, JW, RS and WS claims. In 1969 and 1970, a 100.0 line-kilometre airborne magnetic survey and a 7.7 line-kilometre ground electromagnetic survey were completed on the area immediately west of the occurrence as the Jericho and Hatch properties.

In 1971, D.A. Chapman and Associates Ltd. completed a photo-geological survey on the area as the Wendy claims. Also at this time, Mamit Lake Mines Ltd. completed a 12.9 line-kilometre ground magnetic and electromagnetic survey on the area immediately south of the occurrence as the MLM claims. In 1972, Falaise Lake Mines Ltd. completed a program of geological mapping, soil sampling and trenching on the Wendy claims. Also at this time, a 1112 line-kilometre airborne magnetic survey was completed on the area as the MLM and GCM claims. In 1973, Rocky Mountain Trench Mines completed a program of soil sampling and a 34.0 line-kilometre ground magnetic and electromagnetic survey on the area immediately north of the occurrence as the Nye and Rhoda claims.

During 2014 through 2016, Christopher and Guy Delorme completed programs photo-geological interpretation and a 2.0 line-kilometre ground magnetic survey on the area as the Bertha property.

In 2017, a program of prospecting and rock sampling was completed on the area immediately south of the occurrence as the Gump property.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 188, 995, 2055, 2795, 2983, 3185, *3699, 3727, 4054, 4845, 6830, 34765, 35003, 36242, 37324
EMPR BULL 56
EMPR EXPL 1978-E162; 1989-119-134
EMPR GEM 1971-346; 1972-169
EMPR MAP 30
EMPR PF (see 092ISE072, reports by Hindson, 1973 and Ulrich, 1972;
Rotary Drilling Report on the G.C. 7 Mineral Claim by
R.J. Nethery, 1979)
GSC MEM 249
GSC OF 980
EMPR PFD 10712, 10827

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