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File Created: 03-Apr-2014 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)
Last Edit:  09-Jun-2022 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI
Name JEUNE LANDING DOLOMITE, JEUNE LANDING, DOLOMITE Mining Division Nanaimo
BCGS Map 092L043
Status Showing NTS Map 092L05E
Latitude 050º 26' 47'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 127º 30' 10'' Northing 5589335
Easting 606302
Commodities Dolomite, Limestone Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Wrangell
Capsule Geology

The Jeune Landing South dolomite occurrence is located on the east side of Neroutsos Inlet, approximately 7.9 kilometres northwest of Port Alice and approximately 2 kilometres southeast of the past-producing Jeune Landing (L.1582; MINFILE 092L 151) limestone occurrence.

A broad band of limestone of the Upper Triassic Quatsino Formation extends from Rupert Inlet south-southeast for 15 kilometres along the east side of Neroutsos Inlet (the southeast arm of Quatsino Sound). This band forms the northern segment of a limestone belt that continues southeast for 120 kilometres to Tlupana Inlet. The band narrows to the southeast from a maximum width of 8 kilometres at Rupert Inlet to 5 kilometres in the vicinity of Jeune Landing. The width of the band is likely due to the repetition of beds by northwest- trending faults. A northeast -trending strike- slip fault offsets the band from the main limestone belt to the southeast.

Underlying basaltic flows of the Upper Triassic Karmutsen Formation (Vancouver Group) outcrop along the east side of the band. A narrow southeast- trending wedge of argillite and black limestone of the Upper Triassic Parsons Bay Formation (Vancouver Group) is infaulted along the centre of the band in its southern half. Bedding generally strikes north-northwest and dips 20 to 40 degrees southwest. Just north of a quarry on Lot 1582, the limestone strikes 153 degrees and dips 40 degrees southwest.

Exposures in the vicinity of Marble River, along Rupert Inlet, reveal light grey limestone that often displays a brecciated texture appearance. Thin chert beds are locally present. The limestone here is reported to be magnesium in places. Further south, near Jeune Landing, the band is generally composed of fine- grained, light to dark- grey limestone with a few black beds. White to dove- grey, high calcium, limestone containing beds of pure dolomite occur in this vicinity.

Locally, a zone of dolomite, approximately 30 metres wide, is exposed along the shoreline and continues to the north over a distance of 400 metres.

In 2004, surface samples yielded up to 22.10 per cent magnesium oxide (Assessment Report 27800).

In 2005, percussion drilling yielded intercepts up to 22.3 per cent magnesium oxide in Hole 15m North, from 3 to 6 metres deep; Hole 30 North between 3 to 6 metres and 6 to 9 metres depth (Assessment Report 27800).

Work History

In 2004 and 2005, Sechelt Industrial Minerals completed programs of prospecting, rock sampling, geological mapping and percussion drilling on the area. During 2010 through 2017, Homegold Resources completed programs of geological mapping, photogeological interpretation and rock sampling on the area as the Dolomite claims.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT *27800, 31943, 33944, 34533, 35732, 37218
EMPR OF 1992-18, p. 30
GSC ANN RPT 1886
GSC BULL 242
GSC MAP 4-1974; 255A; 1552A
GSC OF 9; 170; 463
GSC P 69-1A; 70-1A; 72-44; 74-8
GSC SUM RPT 1918 Part B; 1929 Part A, pp. 103,109,110
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
Lockie, D.A. (1957): A Petrographic Analysis of Some Limestones of Southwestern British Columbia, University of British Columbia unpub. Thesis, pp. 21,24,25
Sangster, D.F. (1964): The Contact Metasomatic Magnetite Deposits of Southwestern British Columbia, Ph.D. Thesis, University of British Columbia

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