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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  17-Jan-2003 by Ron McMillan (RHM)

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Name MATH Mining Division Clinton
BCGS Map 092P085
Status Showing NTS Map 092P14E
Latitude 051º 51' 10'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 121º 08' 11'' Northing 5746306
Easting 628352
Commodities Molybdenum Deposit Types L05 : Porphyry Mo (Low F- type)
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Quesnel
Capsule Geology

The Math property is located 24 kilometres east-northeast of Lac La Hache and is readily accessible by secondary and logging roads.

The area is underlain by intrusive rocks of quartz dioritic to quartz monzonitic composition which are part of the Triassic to Jurassic Takomkane Batholith. The batholith intrudes andesitic volcanic and sedimentary rocks of the Upper Triassic Nicola Group. The quartz monzonite is cut by narrow granite and rhyolite dykes. Low-grade molybdenum mineralisation as molybdenite associated with pyrite are present in altered quartz monzonite in two pits (Assessment Report 4647). The molybdenite is fine grained and occurs in quartz veins and on fracture surfaces. Minor copper staining is evident at one location.

The area was first staked by Pickands Mather and Company in 1972, following-up anomalous molybdenum values from samples obtained in a lake bottom sediment survey. In 1973, Pickands Mather (Assessment Reports 4647, 4822) completed a program which included geological mapping, 149 kilometres of linecutting, soil sampling (3882 samples), magnetometer and induced polarisaation surveying, a mercury vapour survey, test pitting and some diamond drilling (590 metres in 9 holes). The area was re-staked by Denison Mines Limited in 1980 (Assessment Report 8648) who completed soil geochemical and biogeochemical surveys. In 1984, the propety was re-staked by Herb Wahl and associates Limited and a small linecutting (2 kilometres) and geochemical sampling program (19 humus samples, 6 silt samples, 30 till samples and 12 rock samples) was completed. In 1996, Guardian Enterprises Limited,(Assessment Report 24463) collected 25 rock and 9 soil samples on the property and analysed them for 30 elements utilizing the inductively coupled plasma and fire assay techniques.

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 4647, 4822, 8648, 13086, 13254, 24463
EMPR GEM 1973-280, 1974-228
GSC MEM 363
GSC MAP 1278A

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