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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  20-Apr-2021 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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NMI 093K3 Mo7
Name CO, COMO, ENDAKO, FRANDER, MO, WATER TANK, FRAN 102, ENDAKO EAST Mining Division Omineca
BCGS Map 093K005
Status Prospect NTS Map 093K03E
Latitude 054º 02' 28'' UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 125º 05' 22'' Northing 5990115
Easting 363182
Commodities Molybdenum Deposit Types L05 : Porphyry Mo (Low F- type)
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Stikine, Cache Creek
Capsule Geology

The Co showing is located about 10 kilometres south-southwest of Endako and is on the Endako mine (093K 006) property.

Quartz monzonite of the Jurassic Francois Lake batholith is intruded by pre-mineralization aplite, porphyritic granite and quartz-feldspar porphyry dikes.

Some molybdenite, pyrite and magnetite mineralization occurs in the granite and aplite as small disseminations, and in quartz-molybdenite veinlets up to about 24 millimetres thick. Kaolinization and potassic alteration is pervasive.

Work History

The immediate area of the occurrence has been explored in conjunction with the nearby Endako (MINFILE 093K 006) mine and a complete exploration history of the area can be found there.

In 1961, Bardyke Mines completed a 31.7 line-kilometre ground magnetic survey on the area immediately south of the occurrence as the Bell claims. In 1963, Julian Mining Co. Ltd. completed a program of soil sampling on the Bell claims.

In 1980, Placer Development Ltd. completed 13 percussion drill holes, totalling 1100.0 metres, on the area as the MO 1 and 4 and Fran 102 claims. Drilling yielded intercepts of 0.034 per cent molybdenite over 57 metres, including 0.053 per cent molybdenite over 27 metres, in hole R344; 0.016 per cent molybdenite over 63 metres in hole R345; 0.011 per cent molybdenite over 81 metres in hole R347; 0.012 per cent molybdenite over 45 metres in hole R348 and 0.013 per cent molybdenite over 81 metres in hole R350 (Assessment Report 8204). Some of these holes likely occurred on or near the nearby MO (MINFILE 093K 014) occurrence.

In 2001, Thompson Creek Mining Ltd. completed five diamond drill holes, totalling 772.7 metres, on the Water Tank (MINFILE 093K 007 and 093K 014) and SE Dump (MINFILE 093K 010) area. A drillhole (S-01-04) on the Water Tank area to the northeast yielded 0.043 per cent molybdenite over 24 metres, including 0.132 per cent molybdenite over 3 metres (Assessment Report 26792).

In 2003 and 2004, a 3.7 line-kilometre induced polarization survey and 11 diamond drill holes, totalling 1380.2 metres, a 3.7 line-kilometre induced polarization survey and seven diamond drill holes, totalling 786.4 metres, were completed on an induced polarization anomaly located approximately 900 metres east of the Endako (MINFILE 093K 006) pit and under the north wall of the Denak East (MINFILE 093K 008) pit. Drillhole S-04-05, located on the Fran 102 claim, yielded 0.057 per cent molybdenite over 72 metres (Assessment Report 27406).

In 2006, Thomson Creek Mining Ltd. completed 32 diamond drill holes, totalling 5143.3 metres, on areas west and north of the Denak West (MINFILE 093K 008) pit, on the Endako East (MINFILES 093K 007 and 014) zone and near Casey Lake. Drilling yielded intercepts of up to 0.052 per cent molybdenite over 19.8 metres in hole 06-25 and 0.057 and 0.074 per cent molybdenite over 15 metres each in hole 06-26 (Assessment Report 28684).

In 2013, Thompson Creek Mining Ltd. completed a program of legal surveys, a LiDAR topographic survey and orthophoto base mapping on the Endako property.

Bibliography
EMPR AR 1963-34; 1965-114; 1968-144
EMPR ASS RPT 382, 538, *8204, 19784, 22182, *26792, *27406, 27739, *28684, 34520, 34665
EMPR EXPL 1992-69-106
EMPR FIELDWORK 1992, pp. 475-482
EMPR GEM 1969-153
EMPR PF (See 093K General file, Endako Area Maps)
EMR MP CORPFILE (Tormont Mines Limited)
GSC MAP 631A; 907A; 1424A
GSC MEM 252
GSC OF 2593, 3184
GSC P 90-1F, pp. 115-120; 91-1A, pp. 7-13

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