Location |
NAD 83 |
49° 47' 59.00'' N, 126° 20' 17.00'' W
49.799722, -126.338056
UTM: Easting 691554, Northing 5519763, Zone 9 (North)
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NAD 27 |
49° 47' 59.44'' N, 126° 20' 12.45'' W
49.799846, -126.336792
UTM: Easting 691650, Northing 5519561, Zone 9 (North)
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NTS |
092E16W |
BCGS |
092E089 |
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Geological Summary |
THE AREA IS UNDERLAIN BY BATHOLITHS OF THE JUR- ASSIC ISLAND INTRUSIONS. THEY CONSIST OF GRANITOID ROCKS, AND INTRUDE SICKER SEDIMENTARY ROCKS OF PALEOZOIC AGE. SOME K-SPAR ALTERATION IS PRESENT ADJACENT TO QUARTZ VEINING WITHIN GRANITE, WHILE SICKER GROUP SEDIMENTARY ROCKS HAVE EPIDOTIZED AND SILICIFIED INTRUSIVE CONTACTS. MOLYBDENITE MINER- ALIZATION OCCURS WITHIN THE GRANITE ALONG JOINTS AND FRACTURES. ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOLYBDENITE, THOUGH NOT WITHIN THE SAME FRACTURES OR JOINTS ARE VARYING AMOUNTS OF PYRITE. STEEP TO VERTICAL MINERALIZED VEINS STRIKE 135-160 DEGREES, 20-50 DEGREES AND 80-120 DEGREES.
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