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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  21-May-2021 by Garry J. Payie (GJP)

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NMI
Name BOB, SIT Mining Division Omineca
BCGS Map 094D058
Status Showing NTS Map 094D09W
Latitude 056º 35' 28'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 126º 26' 22'' Northing 6274820
Easting 657235
Commodities Copper, Gold, Silver Deposit Types L04 : Porphyry Cu +/- Mo +/- Au
D03 : Volcanic redbed Cu
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Stikine, Quesnel
Capsule Geology

The Bob occurrence is located within the Bob claims (Assessment Report 5202), approximately 1 kilometre southwest of Asitka Peak and 15 kilometres west of Johanson Lake.

The regional geology is similar to that of the A-4 occurrence (094D 087), which is approximately 3 kilometres to the northeast.

Locally, the area is underlain by the Upper Triassic Savage Mountain Formation (Takla Group). This formation consists of greenish to red-brown intermediate porphyritic flows, chloritic tuffs and agglomerates, and minor intercalated epiclastic sediments. These stratified rocks are intruded by the Early Jurassic Asitka Peak stock. The stock ranges from hornblende and/or biotite granodiorite to quartz diorite. These rocks are cut by mafic dykes, generally less than 3 metres thick, which are finely feldspar porphyritic (Assessment Report 5202).

In 1974, Nomad Mines Limited observed chalcopyrite occurring in malachite-stained volcanic rocks on their Bob claim. This occurs southwest of a local northwest trending shear (Assessment Report 5202).

In 1991, International Corona collected 2 samples in the Bob occurrence area on their Sit 6 claim. Sample 64517 was reported to be a 1 metre "grab sample" that assayed 1.38 per cent copper, 0.74 gram per tonne gold and 3.3 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 22018). The sample was described as a rusty, silicious and fractured feldspar porphyry with malachite and pyrite.

See A-4 (094D 087) for related geological information and for work history details, especially relating to 1974 and 1991.

Bibliography
EM OF 2001-18
EMPR ASS RPT 4603, 4753, *5202, *5437, 9546, 20006, *22018, 38158, 39133, 39229, 39763
EMPR GEM 1973-410; 1974-304
GSC MAP 962A
GSC MEM 251
GSC OF 342
GSC P 76-29

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