Location |
NAD 83 |
56° 15' 29.00'' N, 130° 10' 07.00'' W
56.258056, -130.168611
UTM: Easting 427605, Northing 6235415, Zone 9 (North)
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NAD 27 |
56° 15' 29.40'' N, 130° 10' 01.22'' W
56.258167, -130.167006
UTM: Easting 427702, Northing 6235212, Zone 9 (North)
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NTS |
104B01E, 104B08E |
BCGS |
104B030 |
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Geological Summary |
A GOSSANOUS OUTCROP, APPROXIMATELY 750 METRES BY 500 METRES LARGE, IS EXPOSED WEST OF A STEEPLY DIPPING, NORTHWEST TRENDING FAULT. ROCKS ARE VOLCANICS AND SEDIMENTS, LOWER TO MIDDLE JURASSIC SHOWING VARYING DEGREES OF ALTERATION FROM CHLORITE-LOWER GREENSCHIST TO SERICITE-CLAY, SILICA-CARBONATE GRADE. GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC VALUES HAVE BEEN FOUND IN PYRITIC BANDS IN ALTERED SCHISTS. PERVASIVE DISSEMINATED PYRITE, ACCOMPANIED IN PLACES BY CHALCOPYRITE, AND ERRATIC GOLD AND SILVER VALUES OCCUR WITHIN THE GOSSAN.
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