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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  14-Aug-1991 by Ron McMillan (RHM)

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NMI 093M3 Pb1
Name ORBI, HEAD, YELLOW Mining Division Omineca
BCGS Map 093M014
Status Showing NTS Map 093M03W
Latitude 055º 10' 51'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 127º 22' 24'' Northing 6116122
Easting 603582
Commodities Zinc, Lead Deposit Types I05 : Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Overlap Assemblage
Capsule Geology

The Orbi showing is located on the east side of the Bulkley River, 22 kilometres southeast of Hazelton.

The property is underlain by altered Upper Cretaceous Brian Boru Formation (Kasalka Group) felsic volcanic rocks intruded by granodiorite of the Late Cretaceous Bulkley Intrusions. Argillically and siliceously altered rhyolite is cut by zones of breccia.

Drilling by Utah Mining and Construction tested an induced polarization anomaly caused by pyrite in altered rhyolite. The best intersection was 1.5 metres grading 0.78 percent zinc and 0.12 percent lead, with insignificant silver, gold and copper (Assessment Report 14525). Soil geochemical surveys by Colossal Energy Corporation obtained zinc values up to 1676 parts per million (Assessment Report 14525).

Bibliography
EMPR MAP 69-1
EMPR ASS RPT 2463, 12646, *14525
EMPR GEM 1970-172
EMPR AR 1967-85, 1968-112
GSC OF 2322

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