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L MAPPING & ROCK GEOCHEMISTRY
ZINGER CLAIMS
UpperPerryCreekArea
FORT STEELEMINING DIVISION
NTS 82 F/9 E
TRIM 82F.050
UTM 5478000N 561000E
PETERKLEWCHUK, P. Geo.
September,2003
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.OO INTRODUCTION
1.10 Location and Access
1.20 Property
1.30 Physiography
1.40 History of Previous Exploration
1.50 Purpose of Survey
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GEOLOGY
2.10 Regional Geology
2.20 Property Geology
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ROCK GEOCHEMISTRY
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CONCLUSIONS
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REFERENCES
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STATEMENT
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QUALIFICATIONS
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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Appendix 1.
Appendix 2
Property Location Map
Zinger Claim Map
Zinger Geology (South Sheet)
HS and Zinger Geology (North Sheet)
Rock Sample Locations with Gold Analyses in ppb
Zinger property (1: 10,000 scale)
Rock Sample Locations with Gold Analyses in ppb
HS and Zinger property (1:5,000 scale)
Description of Rock Samples
Geochemical Analyses of Rock Samples
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1.OO INTRODUCTION
This report describes a program of prospecting, geological mapping and rock geochemistry
completed on the Zinger property in the upper Perry Creek and Hellroaring Creek drainages
during 2002.
1.10
Location and Access
The Zinger claims are located approximately 30 kilometers west-southwest of Cranbrook, B.C.,
in the Fort Steele Mining Division (Fig. 1). The claim block straddles a ridge between Perry
Creek and Hellroaring Creek, near the headwatersof both drainages. The claims are centered
near UTM coordinates 5478000N. 561000E.
Access to the property is via logging roads up either Perry Creek or Hellroaring Creek.
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Property
The Zinger claims as reported on here are a contiguous group of 169 two-post claims either
owned by or under option to National Gold Corporation of Vancouver, B.C. (Fig. 2). They
include the Zinger 1 to 96, Zinger 100 to 168, Sot. Hoard 2 and 3, Hot Sausageand H.S. mineral
claims and are contiguous with a larger block of claims that includes the GAR claims which are
the subject of part B of this report.
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Physiography
The Zinger claim group occurs within the Moyie Range of the Purcell Mountains, in moderately
rugged terrain near the headwaters of Perry and Hellroaring Creeks. Elevation on the claim block
ranges from 1520m to 2220m. Forest cover consists of a mixture of pine, fir and larch. Portions
of the claim block in both the Perry Creek and Hellroaring Creek drainages have been recently
clear-cut logged.
1.40
History of Previous Exploration
The Zinger claims are situated near the headwaters of Perry Creek which was the site of a placer
gold rush near the turn of the century. Intermittent placer gold production has occurred since that
time. Numerous old workings on and in the vicinity of the Zinger claims date back to the early
part of this century. Several adits and shafts on the old ‘Yellow Metal’ property, which is now
part of the Zinger claims, are described in B.C Ministry of Mines Annual Report for 1916.
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More recentlodegold explorationactivity startedin the early 1980’sfollowing a dramatic
increasein the price of gold. Numerousclaimswerestakedto coverprospectivelode gold
sourcesof known placerstreamsnearCranbrook,includingthesepartsof PerryCreek and
HellroaringCreek.
In 1985PartnersOil and MineralsLtd. took reconnaissance
soil samplesalongthe trail above
Gold Run Lakeanddetectedsignificantgold anomalies(Brewer, 1985,A.R. 15,284).In 1987
they conductedgrid soil samplingandestablishedthe presenceof a largeandratherstronggold
anomaly(Bishop, 1987,A.R. 16,656).
Also in the mid-1980’s,the ‘Yellow Metal’ prospectwasexploredusingsoil geochemistryand
groundgeophysicsandtrenching(Mark, 1986,A.R. 15,387).
In 1993ConsolidatedRamrodGold Corporationstakeda largeclaim block in the area.Their
work includedsoil geochemistry,roadbuilding.trenchinganddiamonddrilling in the areaof the
presentZingerclaims;-trenchingnearthe approximateup-slopecut-off of oneof the soil
anomaliesexposeda strongNNE-striking gold-mineralizedquartzvein / shearzonesystem
(Klewchuk, 1994,A.R. 23,398).
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In 1997and 1998 VLF-EM surveyswere conductedover parts of the claims;somesurveylines
crossedoneof Ramrod’sgold-in soil anomalies.A northwesttrendingVLF-EM anomalywas
identified,crossingregionalstratigraphya shortdistancewest of a stronggold-in-soilanomaly
(Klewchuk, 1998,AR 25,634).In 1999moredetailedsurfaceprospectingandrock-geochemistry
establishedthe presenceof widespreadanomalousgold in bedrock,associated
with quartz veinlet
brecciasandpyrite mineralization(Klewchuk,2000,AR 26,216).
In 2000 additionalsoil androck geochemistrysamplingwas doneandthe areaof anomalousgold
mineralizationwasextendedto the northeastinto the Heart Lakearea(Klewchuk,2001).
1.50 Purposeof Survey
During 2002much of the claim block wasprospectedby Tom Kennedywith numerousrock
samplescollected.A follow-up geologicmappingprogramcoveredmost of the claim areaand
focusedon the more favourablerock geochemmineralization..
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GEOLOGY
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RegionalGeology
The areaof the Zingerclaimsis underlainby the MesoproterozoicPurcellSupergroup,a thick
successionof tine grainedelasticandcarbonatesedimentaryrocks exposedin the coreof the
PurcellAnticlinorium in southeastBritish Columbia.Theserocks are believedby most workers
(eg. Harrison, 1972)to havebeendepositedin anepicratonicre-entrantof a seathat extended
alongthe westernmarginof the PrecambrianNorth AmericanCraton.
The oldestknown memberof the PurcellSupergroupis the AldridgeFormation,a thick sequence
of tine-grainedsiliciclasticrocksdepositedlargelyby turbidity currents.TheAldridgeFormation
is gradationallyoverlainby shallower-waterdeltaicelasticsof the CrestonFormation.The
CrestonFormationis in turn overlainby predominantlydolomitic siltstonesof the Kitchener
Formation.
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The PurcellAnticlinorium is transectedby a numberof steeptransverseandlongitudinalfaults.
The transversefaults appearto havebeensyndepositional
(Lis andPrice, 1976)andHoy (1982)
suggestsa possiblegeneticlink betweenmineralizationandsyndepositionalfaulting.
Longitudinalfaults which more closelyparallelthedirectionof basingrowth faults may have
playeda similar role. Gold mineralization,mostof which is believedCretaceousin age,appears
to be relatedto felsic intrusiveactivity andcontrolledby brittle deformationstructures.The
GrassyMountain Stock,a Cretaceousgraniticplug, outcropseastof HellroaringCreekabouttwo
kilometerswest of the northwesternZingerclaim boundary.
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PropertyGeology
The Zingerpropertyis underlainmainly by rocksof the CrestonFormationwith small portionsof
the claim block underlainby KitchenerFormationrocks.KitchenerFormationcropsout westof
the claim block alongthe HellroaringCreekroadandthe lowermostbedrockexposureson the
west edgeof the propertyappearto be nearthe Creston- Kitchenercontact.KitchenerFormation
is alsoexposedlower in the PerryCreekvalley, belowthe PerryCreekFault. On the property,the
CrestonFormationconsistsmainly of shallowwater laminatedandthin beddedargillites,
mediumto thick beddedsiltstonesandmediumandthicker beddedquartzites.Thelithologic
charactercanvary over a short distance,makingit difftcult to block out separatemap-units.
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Argillaceousand silty bedsarevari-coloredwith shadesof green,gray, blue-gray,purpleandtan
brown. Quartzitesand siltstonesarewhite, light purpleto pink, andshadesof light brown and
gray. Thicker quartziteand silty quartzitebeds arecommonlygradedor havecross-beddingand/
or internallaminations.Mud-chipbrecciasarenot uncommon;theseareusuallylessthan one
meter in thicknessandtypically purplein color but canalsooccur within white gradedquartzites.,
Many argillite bedsdisplaymud cracks,attestingto the shallowwater depositional
regime.
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The KitchenerFormationis typically thin beddedto laminatedandconsistsof vari-colored
siltstonesandargillites that arecommonlydolomitic andthusweatherto a buff-brown color.
Quartz Veining.
Quartzveining is widespreadover the propertybut variesconsiderablyin intensityfrom placeto
place.Threemain stylesof quartzveiningarepresenton the Zingerclaims:
1. Massiveto brecciated,northeast-trending
quartzveins,someof which are associatedwith
shearzones.
2. Narrow stockwork veinswhich are beddingand/or cleavage-paralleland which carry the
most consistenthigh goldvalues(“Zinger Zones”).
3. Northwest-striking‘barren’,andpresumablylate,veinsup to 4 meterswide, commonlywith
specularhematiteand usuallywith proximal chloritealteration.
1. Northeast-trending quartz veins /shear zones
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The largestquartzveinsseenon the propertyarenortheast-striking(parallelto the PerryCreek
Fault) but dip more steeplyto the westthan their hostCrestonFm sediments.Marginsof these
veinsaretypically sheared,indicatingthe veinshavebeenintrudedinto shearzonesor therehas
beenlater deformation.Two stylesof northeastquartzveiningarepresent;oneis a lens-shaped
quartzledgeor quartzfloodedzoneandthe otheris a moreobviousshearzone.Thebest
examplesof the shearzonestyle of quartzveiningareabout 1.5kilometerseastof Gold Run
Lake; oneof the quartzvein / shearzonesystemswastrenchedanddrilled by Consolidated
RamrodGold Corp. in 1993(Klewchuk, 1994,AR 23,398).
Quartzledgesor quartzfloodedzonesarenortheast-strikingandtypically dip more steeplyto the
west than their host CrestonFm sediments.A suiteof thesemassivequartzlensesoccurson the
broadridge betweenShortyCreekandLiverpoolCreek.Someof the quartz floodedzonesappear
to be entirely exposedat surface;othersareonly partially exposedor indicatedby local
concentrationsof massivequartzrubble.Theyareup to 5 meterswide andcanbe followed for up
to 200 metersalongstrike. Theyincludemassivemilky white bull quartz,internallybrecciated
quartzandsomemarginalbrecciatedhost sediments.Locally,abundantpyrite can bepresent,
alongwith minor gafenaandchalcopyrite,althoughgenerallythe sulfidecontentis low. Argillite
andsiltstonebandsalongthe contactstendto bephyllitic andsericiticallyaltered.Themrmerous
quartz lensesmappedto dateon the propertyareall parallel-trending,with a northeaststrike,
parallelto the PerryCreekFault.Theyappearto be tensiongashfillings andthusmay be
obliqueto their causativestructures,Thepresenceof (generallyweak) gold mineralizationwithin
thesequartzlensesindicatestheywere developedduringthe gold-mineralizingevent.Gold
valuestendto be low, commonlylessthan 100ppb althoughselectedgrab samples(eg, HS 55,
on the Hot Sausageclaimsnorth of the Zinger claims,of brecciatedsedimentsandquartzneara
contact)haveup to 1707ppb Au (KennedyandKlewchuk,2002).
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Similar lensoid quartz tlooded zones are present elsewhere in the district, in the vicinity of
known placer and lode gold occurrences. Much of the historic trenching that has taken place in
the district looking for lode gold has been on these quartz flooded zones.
2. Narrow. gold-enriched stockwork veins (Zinger Zones)
Small stockworks of thin sulfide-enriched auriferous quartz veins are developed at a number of
localities on the Zinger property, almost always adjacent to steep-dipping northwest fractures.
The thin quartz veins are typically only a few millimeters wide, rarely getting over 2 or 3
centimeters in width. On flatter bedrock surfaces the stockwork veins can be seen developed
parallel to (bedding sub-parallel) cleavage. On small cliff exposures these zones canalso be seen
developed in local sub-horizontal monoclinal kink folds which appear to trend about 070” to
075” and dip eastward at 15 to 25”.Where more than one kink fold -controlled Zinger zone is
present in a steep rock face, they tend to be developed in an en echelon manner, and with en
echelon offsets in both directions. Individual zones that have been observed to date are small,
usually less than one meter in thickness and a few tens of meters in strike length although one
zone just east of Gold Run Lake was traced for over 400 meters. As only two dimensions are
usually seen in the field, the actual size of individual zones is unknown. Pyrite is common and
results in a distinctive limonitic weathering. Galena and / or chalcopyrite are present locally.
Silicification and sericite alteration usually accompany the quartz stockworks and more locally
there is a carbonate alteration which weathers a distinctive pinkish-brown color. Most of the
higher gold values obtained on the rock geochemistry survey are from these zones which are
referred to as “Zinger Zones”.
Zinger zones occur within different lithologies. They may have a preference for thin and medium
bedded, blocky weathering siltstone-argillite (-quartzite) packages. Within thicker sequencesof
more quartzitic beds they tend to be better developed in the narrow, thin bedded argillaceous
(argillite-siltstone) bands, probably becausethese deformed more readily during tectonism.
Zinger zones are not commonly developed in areasof strong alteration. Quite often only
limonitic / pyritic alteration is obvious, sometimes weak carbonate and usually only weak
hematite. In areas where strong hematite and chlorite are present, Zinger zones are not obviously
associated with either. Strong hematite alteration is, however seenadjacent to some Zinger zones
but this may not be a.genetic relationship.
3. Northwest quartz veins
Northwest-striking, near-vertical quartz veins that range from a few centimeters up to four meters
in thickness are common across the Zinger claim group. These veins are usually barren of
sulfides and the few analyses that have been made indicate these veins cany only very low gold
values. These veins commonly carry some specular hematite and minor chlorite. Stronger
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chlorite alteration can be developed proximal to these veins. It appearsthat the northwesttrending quartz veins and chlorite alteration are both developed later than the gold
mineralization.
Structure
Beds mostly strike northeasterly and dip moderately to steeply to the northwest. Some variation
in dip is present and probably related to drag folding along steeply dipping fault and shear
structures that parallel the strike of beds but have generally steeper dips. Where drag folding has
been observed, the senseof movement is west side up, suggesting reverse or thrust faulting. The
strike and dip of beds are commonly slightly wavy and there is local thickening and thinning of
individual beds.
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Across the claim block there is widespread structural deformation with numerous scattered fault
and shear zones. These zones of deformation cannot always be followed a long distance on
strike; they appear at least locally to die out, suggesting an ‘en echelon’ or reticulate pattern of
development. Argillaceous zones have respondedto deformation in a more ductile manner than
the quartzites and have taken up most of the stress as they are typically more sheared, usually
with an abundance of thin wavy quartz veins. Quartzites and siltstones are locally brecciated with
a matrix of usually narrow quartz veins. Fault repetition of the Creston Formation strata exists on
the property to some degree but the amount of displacement on any of the faults has not been
determined.
Development of quartz veins and shearing on the property appearsto have occurred at about the
same time. In a few places there is evidence of northwest structure breaking up northeast quartz
veins but elsewhere northwest veins cut across northeast shearing.
Structures recognized to date on the Zinger claims and which may have influenced the deposition
of gold mineralization include:
1, Northeast shear zones
2. Northwest fractures
3. NNE faults
4. Monoclinal kink folds
In addition, two other structural features have been noted but they appear unrelated to gold
mineralization:
5. ‘Older’ NNE faults
6 Flat fractures
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I. 1VorrheastShear Zones
At leasttwo northeasttrendingshearzonesarepresenton the property.Both arelocatedon or
nearthe ridge eastof Gold Run Lake.~Theeastern-mostonewasthe focusof a trenchingand
drilling programconductedby ConsolidatedRamrodGold Corp. in 1993 (Klewchuk, 1994,
AR23,398).Gold valuesare generallylow althoughlocalhigh gradegold wasdetected.The
secondshearzoneis about750m to the west andwas sampledon the ridgenearUTM coords
560200E,5475IOONwith all the samplesreturninglow gold values.Northeast-trendingshear
zonesare a potentialgold-bearingtargeton the Zingerproperty.
2. Norrhwest Fractures
Northwest fracturesarean importantcontrol of goldmineralizationon the ZingerandHot
Sausage
/ HS claimsasmost typical “Zinger zones”aredevelopedadjacentto NW fractures.
Zingerzonesaredevelopedon both sidesof northwestfracturesbut appearmorecommonly
developedon the the northeastside.The intensityof NW fracturesvariesacrossthe property.It
is stronggenerallyNW of Heart Lakeandnorth of Gold Run Lake,two areasof bettergold
mineralization.
3. Norlh-South to North-norfheasf Faults
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A fault structurewest of ShortyLakesstrikesY 020” andtrendssouthinto the broadridge where
UniqueResourcesdid trenchingandgrid soil geochemistryanddetectedsignificantanomalous
gold (eg Mark, 1986).Drag folding on the fault westof Shorty Lakesindicateswest sideup
movementwhich would repeatpart of the stratigraphicsection.Anomalousgold occursnearthis
structure(eg sampleZR 62,6177 ppb Au) andhematitic,chloritic, argillic andpyritic alteration
arewell developednearthe fault west of ShortyLakes.
4. Monoclinal Kink Folds
In the ‘central’part of the Zingerpropertyfrom north of Liverpool Creekto north of Gold Run
Lake, Zingerzonestylegold mineralizationis associatedwith small monoclinalkink folds.
Individualkink fold zonesstrike approximately070” anddip 15to 25” southeast.Thehinge
areasof the folds, wheregreaterdilatencyandbrecciationwere developed,hosta concentration
of pyrite- andgold-bearingthin lenseyquartzveins.Thesemonoclinalkink fold zonesare seenin
cross-sectionon steepcliff-like exposuresandtheir three-dimensional
extentis unknown.Most
of the observedzoneshaveat leastonepinchedout termination;the other is eithercovered,
extendsto depth,or is eroded.In somecasestwo or more zonesare developedin an en echelon
manner,compatiblewith them beingdevelopedlike tensiongashzoneswithin a sheared,faultboundedblock.
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The kink fold -hostedgold mineralizationis similarin styleto the cleavage-controlled
Zinger
zoneswhich aredevelopedproximalto NW fracturesandthe 2 stylesof gold mineralizatonare
probablya productof the samemineralizingprocess.
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5. ‘Older ’ Nor/h-northeast Fad
North of Gold Run Lake,a numberof NNE striking,steepto moderate(65’ to 90”) E-dipping,
apparentlysmallfault zoneshavebeennoticed.Thesehaveisoclinaldrag folding which indicates
eastsidedown, normalmovementwhich repeats(or at leastexpands)the stratigraphicsection.
Movementon the structuresappearsto be minor. but therecouldbe a few largerfaults of this
orientation,with more displacement.TheNW fractureswhich control Zingerzonesin the
vicinity of NNE faults are not displacedby the NNE faults, indicatingthe NW fracturesand
Zingerzoneswere developedlaterthan the fault structures..Most of the NNE faults haveno
quartzwithin them but a few havenarrowwhite discontinuousquartzveinsup to - 10cm wide.
6. Flat Fractures
In the areanorth of Gold Run Lakenumerousrelativelyflat fracturesareevident.Theseare
developedsub-parallelto eachotherandhavea similar weatheringcharacterto the sup-parallel
trendingNW fracturesin that they arediscontinuouslydeveloped.IndividualZingerzones can
be traced,without displacement,acrossa numberof flat fractures.
Intrusions
The only intrusionsrecognizedto dateon the Zingerclaimsare narrow gabbrobodieswithin the
CrestonFormation.Theseare presumablypart of the Moyie Intrusions,which areconsiderably
more prolific in the underlyingAldridge Formation(not exposedon the Zingerclaims).Narrow
gabbrointrusionswere observedon the Zinger6 andZinger 8 claims.Thesearebedding-parallel
andappearto be sills althoughthey maybe structure-paralleldikes.The gabbroon the Zinger6
claim is shearedandpoorly exposed,about7 or 8 meterswide, andhasa variablypyritic quartz
vein zoneon its west side.
A stronglymagneticgabbrodike presentwest andsouthof Gold Run Lakeis about 15meters
wide, fine to mediumgrained,andtrendsroughlyeast-west,crossingthe regionalstructure.
Southof Gold Run Lake this gabbrois brokenup by NNE structuresandlocallyextendsinto the
NNE structures.The gabbrodike is alteredwith carbonate,magnetiteandepidotecommon.Near
its western-mostexposurein the upperHellroaringCreekdrainage,an adit is developedon
the upper(south)contactof the gabbrodike, whereit is carbonatealteredandsheared.A thin
quartzvein brecciazoneis alsodevelopedon this contact.
Anothergabbronortheastof Upper ShortyLaketrendsENE and dipssteeply,sub-parallelto
beddingof the host stratigraphy.
The CretaceousGrassyMountain Stock,a quartzmonzoniteto granodioritecompositionfelsic
intrusion,cropsout on the ridge west of HellroaringCreeklessthan2 kilometerswest of the
northwestboundaryof the Zingerproperty.A smaller,generallysimilar compositionnewlydiscoveredintrusionis locatedlessthan onekilometerwest of the Zinger 114claim on the GM
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claimsand is the closestknown suchintrusiveto the Zingerclaims.Gold mineralizationon the
Zinger claimsmay be relatedto felsic intrusiveactivity suchas thesestocks
Alteration
Alteration on the Zingerpropertyincludespyrite. silica, carbonate,hematite,chloriteandargiliic
alteration,all of which arerelatedto structure.
Gold is associatedwith pyrite, silicaandprobablycarbonate.
1.Pyrite alteration
Pyriteis readilyrecognizedin the CrestonFormation(Hc) becausethereareno ‘indigenous’
sulfides.Oxidizedpyrite showsup as limonitic, rusty weatheringon surfacerocks.Pyrite is
alwaysassociatedwith quartzveining,andthe bestgold mineralizationis associatedwith both
pyrite andquartz.Minor pyrite is alsodisseminatedin hostrocks adjacentto quartzvein breccia
area.Pyritic alteration(limonite) canoccurproximalto weak, mediumor stronghematite
alterationbut tendsnot to be spatiallyassociated
with chlorite alteration,
2. Carbpnaie alteration
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Carbonatealterationmay be the secondmost importantalterationrelatedto gold. It occursin 4
ways:
1. Along someNW fracture-controlledsmallcliff faces,a ‘chickenfoot’ styleof weatheredout
angularindentationsareprobablyfrom a carbonatemineral.Theseare bestdevelopedin the
upperShortyCreekdrainage.
2. A more pervasivestyleof carbonatealterationoccursneargold mineralizedzonesalsoin the
ShortyCreekarea.It consistsof a pink-browndiscolorationof Hc siltstonesandis probablydue
to finely dissemiron carbonate.In placesthis pink-brownhuedcarbonatealterationoccursaway
from recognizedgold mineralization.In thesecasesit may reflect proximal gold mineralization
either above,anderoded,or below,andstill buried.
3. Iron carbonatealsooccurswith somequartzveins.Thesehavea mediumorangelimonitic
weatheringcharacterwithout the obviousevidenceof pyrite present.Carbonate-bearing
quartz
veinshavenot beencarefullydifferentiatedfrom pyrite-bearingquartzveins.Iron carbonatebearingquartzveinsdo occur within northerly-strikingfault zoneswherethey carry minor gold
(up to 200 ppb).
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4. Orange-brownlimonite spottingseenin someplacesmay be a disseminatediron carbonate
alteration.This styleof carbonatealterationhasnot beensystematicallydocumented.
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3. SilicaAlteration
Quartz veins are fairly common on the Zinger property. Some are associated with gold
mineralization, some are not. Some may simply be sweats from the siliceous host rocks,
developed during tectonism and metamorphism. Some are large quartz vein breccias developed
as quartz flooded zones in tension gash dilatent zones. Some are late NW to E-W trending,
relatively barren white veins that commonly carry specular hematite and chlorite and are
probably associated with late chlorite and hematite alteration.
Gold is most commonly associated with thin quartz veins. These are typically developed in small
breccias (Zinger Zones) where most of the quartz veins are bedding parallel, cleavage parallel or
within the dilatent zones of relatively flat-lying kink folds.
HematiteAlteration
Hematite alteration is variably developed through most of the area of exposed Hc in Perry Creek.
It ranges from being quite weak with pale lavender color to very intense with dark purple color.
There is a broad variation in the intensity of hematite alteration:
-relatively weak, to moderate, with ‘ordinary’ gray Hc
-weak with weak chlorite
-moderate, mixed with chlorite
-very intense, and sometimes close to massive chlorite.
Hematite is developed in all Hc lithologies but may be most prevalent in thin and medium
bedded units with mixed lithologies (argillite, siltstone and impure quartzite). Typically hematite
is only weakly to moderately developed in thicker units of medium and thick siltstone and
quartzite (ie it’s not usually strongly developed in typical middle Hc units). Hematite is
sometimes strongly developed adjacent to limonite, usually separatedby a bedding plane.
Hematite alteration does not destroy bedding features (whereas massive chlorite does), indicating
that hematite is an earlier alteration than chlorite. Zinger zones are commonly developed in or
near rocks with different intensities of hematite alteration. Zinger zones are probably most
common with relatively weak hematite and are only rarely proximal to strong hematite. These
relationships suggest that gold and hematite alteration are not closely related genetically.
Chlorite Alteration
Chlorite alteration can be divided into 3 intensities:
1. Weak. Mixed with hematite in a mottled pastel-shadedvery patchy mixture of chlorite and
hematite. Chlorite can be more intensely developed on cross-cutting fractures in these zones.
Where chlorite and hematite are mixed, chlorite is usually less strongly developed than hematite.
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2. Intermediate.With intermediatechlorite alterationthereis usuallyalsomoderatelywell
developedhematite.Chlorite tendsto be betterdevelopedin the more argillite-rich beds.In
placeswherea few mediumthick white quartzitebedsarepresent,chlorite will concentrate
within the quartzitebut nearboth beddingplanecontacts,asthoughthe chlorite alterationfluids
movedmore easilythroughthe quartzitesand thenchloritewasprecipitatedat the marginsof the
quartzitebedsbut nearthe argillite.
3. Massive,pervasivechlorite.This alterationis usuallyproximal to controlling structures,
Wheremassivechlorite is present,the rocks areuniformly mediumgreencoloredwith most
sedimentaryfeaturesobliterated.In onelocality in upperShortyCreek,weak limonitic alteration
in mediumbedded‘normal’ grayHc siltstoneschangesto the north into first very stronghematite
alterationwith beddingcharacteristicspreserved,andthen further north to massivechlorite
alterationwith beddingcharacteristicsobliterated.This suggeststhat pyrite was earliest,hematite
laterand chloritethe latest.At anotherlocality nearby,stronghematitealterationis separated
from massivechlorite alterationby anENE (058’) fault structure.Hematiteoccurson the north
sideof the’structurewith chloriteto the south.A thin quartzvein (-1 cm thick) within the fault
zonecarriesweak (49 ppb) gold.
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Chlorite alterationis commonlydevelopedadjacentto NW to EW barrenwhite quartz veins
(typical thicknessof a few cm to 4 m wide) which alsocommonlycarry specularhematite.At
ShortyLakes,strongchlorite is developedon the southwestsideof a NW fracturewith goldbearingZinger zonesdevelopedon the immediateNE side.
Argillic alteration
Argillic alterationis seenas white to gray discolorationof Hc siltstones.It is bestnotedwhere
somedisturbanceof the surfacehasoccurred,suchashaulroadsandskid roadsfor logging.It is
difficult to recognizein weatheredbedrockexposures.Argillic alterationappearsto be quite
widespreadandis commonlydistalto known goldmineralizationand is probablymoreof a
curiosity thana usefulexplorationtool.
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ROCK GEOCHEMISTRY
Rock sampleswere collectedaspart of the prospectingandgeologicmappingprogramwith a
total of 337 samplestakenandanalyzed.Most of thesewere reportedon previously(Kennedy
and Klewchuk,2002,& Klewchuk,2003) but not all of the associatedcostswere appliedfor
assessment
credit; all of the 2002rock geochemistryis includedherefor completeness.
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Locationof rock samples,with correspondinggold values,is shownin Figures5 and6. Brief
descriptionsof the samplesareprovidedin AppendixI. Rock sampleswere shippedto Acme
AnalyticalLaboratoriesLtd. at 852 EastHastingsStreet,Vancouver,B.C., V6A lR6, and
analyzedfor a 30 elementICP packageandgeochemicalgold by standardanalyticaltechniques.
Completegeochemicalanalysesareprovidedin Appendix2.
Rock samplingwas concentratedalongzonesof silicificationandquartzveiningwith iron
sulfides,hostedby CrestonandKitchenerFormationsedimentalyrocks.Many of the samplesare
of quartzstringerstockwork zonesalthoughnumerousotherquartzveinswere sampledaswell.
Results
Gold mineralizationis widespreadon the Zingerpropertywith rock samplingindicatingstrong
localconcentrations.Most of the highergold valuescomefrom sulfide-bearingstockwork quartz
veinsor ‘Zinger Zones’.Elevatedgold is alsopresentin quartzfloodedzonesandin quartzveins
associatedwith northerly-strikingfault zones.
Elevatedbasemetalsarecommonwith manyof the highergold values,supportingobservedfield
associations.
0
4.00 CONCLUSIONS
1.
Surfacerock geochemistryon the Zingerclaimsin 2002substantiatedthe presentof
significantanomalousgoldmineralizationon the propertyandexpandedthe areaof
known surfacegold mineralizationto the northeastinto the upperdrainageof Shorty
Creek..New zonesof goldmineralizationwerediscoveredat a numberof locationson
the claim block. Gold is typicallyassociatedwith pyrite andminor basemetals(PbS,Cpy
and ZnS). Gold is structurallycontrolledandis usuallywithin thin quartzveinsin
beddingand/ or cleavage-parallelzonesor in thin quartzveinsdevelopedwithin gently
southeast-dipping
kink folds.
2
Chlorite andhematitealterationarewidespreadbut arenot obviouslycloselyrelatedto
gold mineralization.Fieldrelationshipsdemonstratethat this alterationwas controlledby
bedding(ie lithology) andby northwestandeast-northeast
striking fault structures.
2.
Furtherwork on the propertyis warrantedto delineatethe known gold mineralizedzones
throughtrenchinganddiamonddrilling. In addition,favorablestructuresshouldbe
exploredalongtheir strike lengthto searchfor new zonesof gold mineraIization.
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Prospectingreport on the Hawk #I claim, Cranbrookarea,British
Columbia,Fort SteeleMining Division. B.C. Ministry of Mines
AssessmentReport 14,718
STATEMENTOF EXPENDITURES
As providedby National Gold Corporation
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Geochemicalanalyses
Field Office
Travelandaccomodation
Reportwriting (D. Anderson,P. Klewchuk)
Total Expenditure
0
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7.00 AUTHOR’S QUALIFICATIONS
As authorof this report I, PeterKlewchuk,certify that:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1am an independentconsultinggeologistwith offices at 246 Moyie Street,Kimberley,
B.C.
I am a graduategeologistwith a B.Sc.degree(1969) from the Universityof British
Columbiaandan M.Sc. degree(1972) from the University of Calgary.
I am a Fellow of the GeologicalAssociationof Canadaanda memberof the Association
of ProfessionalEngineersandGeoscientistsof British Columbia.
I havebeenactively involvedin miningandexplorationgeology,primarily in the
provinceof British Columbia,for the past28 years.
I havebeenemployedby majormining companiesandprovincialgovernmentgeological
departments.
Datedat Kimberley,British Columbia,this 15” dayof January,2003.
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Appendix I
SampleNo.
ZR-0 1
ZR-02
ZR-03
ZR-04
ZR-05
ZR-06
ZR-07
ZR-08
ZR-09
ZR-10
ZR-11
ZR-12
ZR-13
ZR-14
ZR-15
ZR-16
ZR-17
ZR-18
ZR-19
ZR-20
ZR-2 1
zr-22
ZR-23
Descriptionof Rock Samples
Description
Zoneof narrow veinlets(quartz):vuggywith somelimonite/pyrite - alteration
halosalongmarginsof veinswhich areat - 040”/56” NW.
ZR-02 to ZR-05 arefrom one5-6mwide ‘quartz ledge’structurewith -attitude
023”/80” E).
Vuggy quartzvein in quartzbrecciazone- milky quartzandsericiticsediments
with somepyrite / limonite. Quartzfloodedzonehereis - 10m wide.
120”striking crossfracturezonewith limonite wad breccia.
Limonite! pyrite rich quartzveinlets- somevugs. Partof quartzfloodedzone10m wide.
Quartz brecciawith pyrite / limonitediss in altered(sericitic) seds.Composite.
Limonitic-alteredsedswith narrowquartzveinlets(1 cm wide) with pyrite /
limonite -bedding-parallelat 032”/ 60” NW.
Limonitic-alteredseds(gray-hematiticbandedunit) with narrowquartzveinletssomepyrite / limonite-leachedalteration.
‘Zinger Zone’of narrowquartzveinletswithin sericitic ‘ limonitic alteredseds.
Somepyrite / limonite in veinlets.
ZingerZone - intenselysilicified sedswith disspyrite andnarrow quartzveinlets
on edgeof 330’ trendingdraw - 20mdownhill from ZR-08.
1 cm wide bedding-parallelquartzvein with black andbrown limonite.
5 cm wide quartzvein with shearedseds-bedding parallel-attitude 022” / 60 W.
Quartzblocksin talus 30 cm x 30 cm x 60 cm with quartzcrystalvugs, limonite/
pyrite andgalena.
Limonitic alteredsedscut by narrowquartzveinletswith pyrite/ limonite.
Sameas 13.
Quartzfloat with abundantlimonite/ pyrite alongargillite layers.Medium sized
limonitecrystals-0.5 cm wide sedimentinclusions,shearedandsilicified.
Quartzbreccia/ shearzonewith limonite/pyrite - 040’ / 80’ SE.
ZingerZone- silicified sedswith disspyrite cut by pyrite I limonite -bearing
quartzveinlets.
Sameas 17 (samezone).
ZingerZone- limonite-alteredshearedargillic unit with narrowquartzveinlets
with brown limonite - disspyrite/ limonite alongmarginsof veinlets.
Sameas 19.
ZingerZone- silicitied limonitic alteredsedswith Diss pyrite andnarrow quartz
veinletswith pyrite I limonite.
Sameas21.
ZingerZone- limonitic alteredsedscut by narrow quartz veinletswith brown
limonite.
0
ZR-24
ZR-25
ZR-26
ZR-27
Zr-28
ZR-29
ZR-30
ZR-31
Zr-32
Zr-33
ZR-34
ZR-3.5
~0.
ZR-36
ZR-37
ZR-38
ZR-39
ZR-40
ZR-41
ZR-42
ZR-43
ZR-44
ZR-45
ZR-46
ZR-47
0
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ZingerZone- limonitic alteredphyllitic sedswith narrow limonite (brown and
black) rich quartzveinlets,somePbS.
ZingerZone- phyllitic limonite alteredargilliote with narrow limonite rich quartz
veinlets,somePbS,fresh pyrite.
ZingerZone- limonitic alteredsedscut by vuggypyrite / limonite rich quartz
veinlets.
ZingerZone- intenselysilicitied sedimentswith disspyrite cut by narrow quartz
veinletswith freshpyrite andPbS.
ZingerZone- limonitic alteredsedswith somequartz veinletswith pyrite /
limonite.
ZingerZone- beddingparallelquartzveinlets(l-2 cm wide) with limonite /
pyrite, PbS,ZnS.
Sameas29.
Sameas29.
Zinger Zone- limonitic alteredsilicified sedswith disspyrite cut by limonite /
pyrite -rich quartzveinlets.
Sameas 32.
ZingerZone- limonite/ pyrite rich quartzveinletscutting limonite-alteredseds
alongedgeof 320° striking fractures.
Shearedsedscut by a seriesof flat-lying quartzveins(2-3 cm wide) with limonite
I pyrite.
Sameas 35 - abundantlimonite in veinlets.
Narrow quartzveinletswith vuggylimoniteI pyrite.
ZingerZone-weakly silicitied limonitic alteredsedscut by narrow quartzveinlets
with pyrite and limonite.
15 cm wide bedding-parallelquartzvein with limonite I pyrite aroundgreen
phyllitic clasts- somerotted pyrite / limonitein clasts.Patchyweaklimonite in
bedrock.
Narrow limonite/ iron carbonatequartzveinletsalongedgeof 120”trending
structure.Bedding-parallelzoneof thin lenseyquartzveinlets~1 to 4 cm wide.
Quartzveinlet brecciazonewith PbS,Cpy, py andcarbonatein pink carbonatealteredseds.
Samezoneas41 - 1 cm wide roughlybedding-parallelveinletswith Cpy, py, PbS;
zoneon strike with 41; part of muchlargercarbonateand weaklimonite -altered
zone.
1 cm wide quartzveinletwith pyrite/ limonite in pyrite I limonite alteredsedsveinlet at 028“ / 74” NW. Widespreadweak limonite, carbonatealteration.
ZingerZoneoff edgeof 124”striking quartzvein - limonitic quartzveinletswith
somePbS/ Cpy, pyrite I limonite.
Narrow limonite-richquartzveinletsin phyllitic greenishseds.
Compositeof limonite-richquartzveinletsover 1 m width in shearedlimonitic
alteredseds.
Seriesof limonite-richquartzveinletscuttingphyllitic seds.
0
ZR-48
ZR-49
ZR-50
ZR-5 1
ZR-52
ZR-53
ZR-54
ZR-55
ZR-56
ZR-57
ZR-58
ZR-59
0
ZR-60
ZR-61
ZR-62
ZR-63
ZR-64
ZR-65
ZR-66
ZR-67
ZR-68
ZR-69
ZR-70
ZR-7 1
ZR-72
ZR-73
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1.5m wide zoneof limonite-alteredsedswith - 6 quartzveinletswith pyrite /
limonite, -bedding-parallel- compositeof veinlets.
30 cm wide zoneof bedding-parallel
quartzveinletswith pyrite and Cpy.
Zinger Zone5 m x 20 m - stronglysilicified sedswith diss pyrite. Somepyrite /
limonite rich quartzveinletsandPbS.
Sameas50.
Samezoneas50, 5 1. Weaklylimonite/ pyrite alteredsedscut by quartzveinlets
with somepyrite / limonite.
15cm wide phyllitic zoneof alteredsedswith narrow quartz- carbonatelimonite veinlets,at 028’ I58” W.
ZingerZone- silicified sedswith disspyrite cut by narrow quartzveinletswith py
andPbS.
Sameas 54.
ZingerZone- silicitied sedswith abundantlimonite in quartzveinletson hingeof
fold.
ZingerZone- silicitied sedswith dissfreshpyrite and narrow quartzveinletswith
pyrite / limonite.
30 cm wide zonewith narrow quartzveinletswith pyrite / limonite andcarbonate.
Somevugsin phyllitic khaki greenseds.
0.5 m wide quartzvein with limonitewad pods- somePbS?,MO?On edgeof
020” / 70” E ; vein dips40’ W.
Narrow 1 cm wide quartzveinletwith abundantlimo&e I pyrite.
Zinger brecciamaterialwith limonitic quartzveinlets,somevisible gold.
Quartz float with limonite / pyrite by old trenches.
Bleached/ leachedsedscut by narrowvuggyquartzveinletswith orangeI brown
limonite.
Old pit dug on quartzbrecciazoneof narrow limonite-richveinlets.
Zinger Zone- limonitic-alteredsedswith narrowquartzveinlet with pyrite /
limonite.
Samezoneas6.5- more silicified sedswith narrow quartzveinlets,somepyrite /
limonite.
Sameas66.
Zoneof narrow l-2 cm wide quartzveinletswith limo&e /pyrite in phyllitic seds
- bedding-parallel.
Quartzveinletswith limonite - poddy- within largerzoneof quartz-carbonate
breccia.
Quartz brecciazone, l-2 m wide - 020” strike - limonite-richveinletsandsheared
seds.
Sameas70.
30 cm wide shearzonewith narrow veinletsof quartz. 15 cm wide corewith
abundantlimoniteoriented360” /85E, in hangingwall of abovestructure.
Samezoneas 70, 71, -25 m on strike - narrow limonite-richquartzveinletsin
shearedseds.
0
ZR-74
ZR-75
ZR-76
ZR-77
ZR-78
ZR-79
ZR-80
ZR-81
ZR-82
ZR-83
I
ZR-84
ZR-88
ZR-89
Zr-90
ZR-91
ZR-92
ZR-93
1
ZR-94
ZR-95
ZR-96
I
I
I
ZR-97
ZR-98
ZR-99
10
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Zinger type alteredsedscut by narrow limonite-richveinlets.Somepyrite - in area
of abundant120’ striking white chloritic quartzveins.
Similar to ZR-74 in a 3 m wide zoneof thicker beddedgray/ hematiticquartzite
with narrow limoniteI pyrite -rich veinlets.
Old workings-Zinger Zone- limonitic alteredsedswith somenarrow limonite/
pyrite -rich quartzveinlets.
Samezoneas76 - more limonite/ pyrite in quartzveinletsthan ZR-76.
Samezoneasabove- 25 m alongcontour- limonite-richquartzveinletsin
limonite-alteredseds.
Limonite-richvugsin hangingwallveinsof a 3-4 m wide quartz brecciazone
trending- 026” / 70 NW.
Samezoneas79 - limonite-richquartzveinletsin footwall of structure.
Zoneof quartzveiningwith somelimonite/ pyrite in carbonate-altered
bleached
seds.
Zone in quartzitesof narrowpoddyveinletswith limonite/pyrite; carbonatealtered,bleached.
Zinger Zone- limonite-alteredsedscut by narrow limonite andpyrite -rich quartz
veinlets.Somelimonitedissalongveinlet margins.
Samezoneas83, - 20 m downslope.Limonite-richveinletsin limonite-altered
seds.
Quartzveinlet brecciazonewith limonite andPbS.
Quartz brecciazonewith podsof more limonite-richmaterial; 100’ strike ?
Zinger Zone- limonitealteredsedscut by narrowquartz veinletswith limonite
andpyrite.
ZingerZone- quartzbrecciawith vugsandlimonite in albitic seds.
ZingerZone- silicified sedswith pyrite / limoniterich veinlets.
Bedding-parallelquartzveinletswith somepyrite / limonite in limonite-altered
seds.
Bedding-parallelquartzvein with pyrite / limonite,PbS,- 1 cm wide in phyllitic
seds,oriented024” / 64 W.
ZingerZone- bedding-parallelveinletswith pyrite / limonite.
Bedding-parallelquartzveinswith limonite / pyrite in a coarserquartziteunit;
visible gold?Weakerlimonite zonein hematite-alteredseds.
ZingerZone- alongkink fold. Compositeof morelimonitic quartzveinlets.
ZingerZone- quartzbrecciamaterial- narrow vuggyveinletswith pyrite /
limonite.
15 cm wide ZingerZoneof thin bedding-parallel
quartzveinlets l-2 cm wide with
limonite, carbonatein vugswithin phyllitic, limonitic alteredseds.
1-2 m wide quartzvein zone.-bedding-parallelZingerZonewith somelimoniterich veinlets.
Zinger Zone- narrowquartzveinletswith leachedpyrite andlimonite in grayI
hematiticlimonite-alteredquartzites.
ZingerZonesubcrop- limonite-richveinletsin alteredseds.
ZR-100
ZR-101
ZR- 102
ZR-103
ZR-104
ZR-105
ZR-106
ZR-107
ZR-108
ZR- 109
ZR-110
ZR-111
ZR-I 12
ZR-113
ZR-114
ZR-115
ZR-116
ZR-117
ZR-118
ZR-119
ZR-120
ZR-121
ZR-122
ZR-123
ZR-124
ZR-125
ZR-126
ZR-127
ZR-128
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30 to 45 cm shearzone,bedding-parallel,
oriented035” I 70” NW. Somequartz
with limonite / pyrite.
Float in talus,of quartzshearzonematerialwith abundantlimonite / pyrite.
Float in talus.Zingertype brecciamaterialwith limonite/ pyrite in vuggy quartz
veinlets.
Quartz float in talus.5-10 cm wide with abundantlimonite /pyrite cubes.Some
visible gold.
Largeblock of quartzfloat with limonite/ pyrite, iron-rich vugs.
1.5 m wide brecciazonewith limonite/ pyrite. 045” strike.
Zinger Zonepod.Limonite-richquartzveinletscutting limonite-alteredseds.
Quartz brecciafloat in talus with limonite andcarbonate.
Albitic quartzbrecciafloat with pyrite / limonite.CranbrookFm.
Quartz float with abundantfreshpyrite.
30 cm wide quartzvein/ brecciawith lots of pyrite. -300” / 60 SW. Somedrag
along hangingwall.
30 cm wide quartzveinin Cambrianquartzite.Ribbonedtexture,abundantpyrite.
Quartz float with argilliteinclusions.Rotted pyrite alongargillite-quartz
boundary.
Zoneof quartzveinletsin shearedcontactzonebetweenKitchenerFm and
Cambrian.Somepyrite / limonite.
Zoneof narrow quartzveinletswith pyrite / limonite in greenargillite.
Narrow quartzveinletswith abundantblack limonite/pyrite. Trends016” I70E.
Sameas115;20muphill.
Pyrite / limonite rich vuggyquartzveins.30 cm wide zone.
BrecciatedCambrianquartzitewith rotted out pyrite.Vuggy. Quartzveinsstrike
040”.
Narrow quartzveinlets.Somelimonite/pyrite & carbonatewithin bleached
albitic seds.Somelimonite.
Narrow quartzveinletsin green/purple quartzitewith pyrite / limonite.
Compositeof veinlets.
Zinger Zone. 1 m wide silicitied sedswith disspyrite. Limo&e /pyrite in narrow
quartz veinlets.
Gray quartzitewith carbonatequartzveinlets.Samezonewith limonite / pyrite.
Brecciazonein grayquartzitewith limo&e / pyrite in sedsand veins.Carbonate
andquartzcrystalvugs.
Samezoneasabove.More limoniteandlargerquartzveins.Feldspar?
Zinger Zone.Poddysilicified sedswith pyrite / limonite in narrow quartzveinlets.
Structurestriking 010” / 70” E. Quartzveinletsandshearedsedswith some
limonite / pyrite.
Samestructureas 126.Shearedsedswith narrow limonite / pyrite -rich quartz
veinlets.
Zinger style zone.Pyrite/ limonite -rich veinletsin limonite / sericite-altered
seds.
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0
ZR-129
ZR-130
Sameas 128.
ZingerZone.Quartzbrecciamaterialwith abundantrottedpyrite in veinlets.
ZR-131
Quartzvein breccia.Weaklylimonitic alteredsedswith somelimonite / pyrite in
narrow quartzveinlets.
SmalLbutstrong-lookingZingerZone.Silicitied sedswith pyrite / limonite in
narrow bedding-parallel
quartzveinlets.
Narrow ZingerZone.Pyrite/ limonite in quartzveinletswithin limonitic altered
seds.
Limonitic alteredsedscut by narrowquartz veinletswith pyrite / limonite and
carbonate.
Limonitic alteredsedswith narrowquartzveinletswith limonite/ pyrite along
edgeof structure.
Albitic /bleachedsedswith narrowlimonitye/ pyrite -rich veinlets.
Bedding-parallelnarrow quartzveinsin shearedsedswith’somepyrite / limonite.
025” / 74 NW.
Quartzfloat with limonite/ pyrite. Quartzcrystal vugs.Bull type quartz.
White quartz vein with somepyrite I limonite.
Sameas 139.
Albitic I bleachedsedswith quartzveinlets.Somepyrite / limonite, carbonate.
Thickerthan typicalZZ veinlets- bedding-parallelandsub-parallel.Within
generallymore limonitic zone.
Zoneof bedding-parallelquartzveinswith limonite / pyrite alongedgeof NW
vein.
Limonitic alteredsedswith narrowlimonite / pyrite -rich quartzveinlets.Some
visiblegold.
Zinger Zone.Limonite alteredsedscut by narrowpyrite / limonite -rich veinlets.
Somevisible gold. SamplenearNE edge?of zone.
Narrow zoneof quartzveinletswith limonite I pyrite in limonite-alteredseds.
ZR-132
ZR-133
ZR-134
ZR-135
ZR-136
ZR-137
-ZR-138
ZR-139
ZR-140
ZR-141
ZR-142
ZR-143
ZR-144
ZR-150
ZR-151
ZR-152
ZR-153
ZR-154
ZR-155
ZR-156
ZR-157
ZR-158
c;,
2-4 m wide quartzveinI brecciazone(quartz ledgestructure).Trends-038” I7Y
NW. Old trench.Narrow limonitic quartzveinletsin shearedseds.
Subcropof limonitic-alteredsedscut by narrowquartzveinletswith somepyrite /
limonite.
Zoneof limonite-alteredsedswith narrow bedding-parallelquartzveinletswith
limonite/pyrite andvugs.
Zinger Zone.Narrow quartzveinletswith somepyrite / limonite in limonitic seds.
ZingerZone. Bedding-parallel
quartzveinswith somelimoniteI pyrite. Weak
zone.
ZingerZone.Flat lying ‘kink’ fold with abundantquartzalongflexure. Some
limonite I pyrite in veinlets.
Compositeof limonite-richquartzveinletswith visiblegold. Somecarbonate.
Zinger Zone.Limonitic-alteredsedswith narrow quartzveinletswith pyrite /
limonite.
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ZR-159
ZR-160
ZR-161
ZR-162
ZR-163
ZR-164
ZR-165
ZR-166
ZR-167
ZR-168
ZR-169
ZR-170
ZR-171
I
ZR-172
ZR-173
ZR- 174
ZR-175
ZR-176
ZR-177
,
I
ZR-178
ZR-179
ZR-180
1
,
ZR-181
ZR-182
ZR-183
ZR-184
ZingerZone.Narrow limonite/ pyrite -rich veinletsin limonitic-alteredseds
within areaof NW veining.
ZingerZone.Limonitic-alteredsedswith narrow quartz veinlets- limonite /pyrite
-rich.
ZingerZone.Narrow limonite-richquartzveinletswithin limonite-alteredseds
alongflat-lying kink fold hinge.
ZingerZone.Narrow veinletswith limonite /pyrite in limonitic alteredseds.
Sameas 162.
ZingerZone.Bedding-parallelquartzveinswith somelimonite/ pyrite.
ZingerZone.Limonite-richquartzveinletswithin shearedlimonitic seds.
ZR- 166to 169arefrom one- 6 m wide zone
ZingerZone. Silicified sedswith limonite-richquartzveinlets.
ZingerZone.Silicified sedswith limonite/ pyrite, cut by limonite/ pyrite -rich
quartzveinlets.SomePbS.
ZingerZone.Silicified sedswith limonite/pyrite, cut by limonite /pyrite -rich
quartzveinlets.PbS.Clay in vugs.
ZingerZone.Limonite-alteredsedswith narrow pyrite / limonite-rich quartz
veinlets.
Bedding-parallelveinletswith limonite/ pyrite within limonite-alteredseds.
Zinger Zone.Limonite-alteredsedswith narrow quartzveinlets.Somepyrite /
limonite.
ZingerZone.Limo&e /pyrite -rich quartzveinletsin limonite-alteredseds.
2-4 m wide quartzbreccia‘ledge’zonewith pyrite I limonite. Somecarbonate.
Sameas 173.Somequartzcrystalvugs.
Weaklylimonite-alteredsedsandveinletswithin carbonate-quartz
brecciazone.
Sameas 175.
Limonite-richquartzbrecciapod in largerbrecciazonewith quartz-carbonate
alteration.Somefeldspar?,dolomitein associationwith1 10” trendingfracture.
Limonitic-alteredsedswith somequartzveinletswith pyrite / limonite. Massive
limoniteI pyrite on fractures.
Vuggy quartzvein with iron carbonate.Quartz crystalsin vugs.Somepatchesof
limonite / pyrite.
Quartz brecciazone.Iron carbonate,quartzcrystals,somelimonite/pyrite,
feldspar?in veinlets.
ZingerZone.Limonite-alteredsedscut by limonitic iron carbonate.Quartz
veinlets.Weakzone.
Zoneof flat-lying quartzveinletswith limo&e I pyrite.
ZingerZone.Limonitic-alteredsedswith quartz breccia.Abundantlimonite/
pyrite. 30cmwide, flat-lying zone.
SmallZinger Zoneon SW sideof narrowcoveredsaddlethat trends- 127”..
Narrow bedding-parallelquartzveinletswith abundantpyrite / limonite.
ZR-185
ZR-I86
ZR-187
ZR-188
ZR-189
ZR-190
ZR-191
ZR-192
ZR-193
ZR-194
ZR-195
ZR-196
ZR-197
ZR-198
ZR-200
ZR-201
ZR-202
ZR-203
ZR-204
ZR-205
ZR-206
ZR-207
ZR-208
ZR-209
ZR-210
ZR-2 11
ZR-212
ZR-213
ZR-214
ZR-215
ZR-216
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Narrow bedding-parallel
quartzveinswith abundantpyrite / limonite within
ZingerZone.
WeakZingerZone.Limonitic-alteredsedsweakly silicified. Somepyrite /
limonite on fracturesandin quartzveinlets.
Seriesof flat-lying narrow veinletswith limonite/ pyrite. Someshearing.
ZingerZoneon eastsideof 113”covereddraw. Bedding-parallelquartz vein
breccia.Narrow bedding-parallel
andirregularquartzveinletswith limonite and
pyrite. Most QV are % to 2 cm wide.
Quartzfloat with pyrite / limonite. Phyllitic seds,with visible gold.
350” / 58” quartzvein, 2-4 cm wide. Abundantlimonite I pyrite; iron-rich vugs.
Quartz brecciazone.Somelimonitic Fecarbonate,white quartz.
Narrow quartzvein with blacklimonite,
Narrow bedding-parallelquartzveinwith 10cm zoneof phyllitic seds.Limonite /
pyrite -rich. Trends020” / 58” W.
Sameareaas 193;uppernarrow quartzveinletswith pyrite / limonite.~
ZingerZone- quartzbrecciationin quartzite- limonitic veinlets,slipsin limonitic
alteredseds.
Sameas 195.
Sameas 195, 196.
Upper CrestonFm. Greenargillite. Smallquartzbrecciapod with limonite I pyrite
- vuggyquartz,greenchlorite.
Narrow beddingparallelquartzveinswith rare limo&e in zoneof shearedseds.
Somelimonitic alteration.
Limonitic alteredsedswith quartzbrecciazonewith somelimoniteI pyrite.
Limonitic alteredsedswith narrowlimonite-richquartz veins.
Narrow zoneof Zingerstyleveinletsandalteredsedswith limonite /pyrite.
ZingerZone.Limonitealteredsedswith narrow limonite-rich quartzveinlets.
Old trenchon limonite-alteredsedswith narrow quartzveinlets(pyrite I limo&e rich).
Zinger Zone.Limonite-alteredsedwithlimonite/pyrite -rich veinlets.
ZingerZone.Limonite-alteredsedswith somebedding-parallelquartzveinlets
with limoniteI pyrite.
ZingerZone.Flat-lyingkink fold with somenarrow limo&e-rich veinlets.
Samezoneas 208- limonite-richquartzveinlets.
Compositesampleof bedding-parallel
quartzveinletswith somelimonite/pyrite,
phyllitic seds.
Bedding-parallelquartzveinlets.Lots of limonite /pyrite aroundfoldedseds.
Ribbon-texturedquartzvein -10 cm wide with pyrite / limonite, Cpy, PbS.Old
adit.
50” slip with limonite-richquartzveinlet.Dip 48” to south.
Vuggy limonite-richquartzvein in brecciazone- sericitemica.
Zingerlike zonewith narrow limonite-richveinletsin limonite-alteredseds.
Flat-lyingzoneof quartzveinletswith carbonateandpodsof pyrite / limonite.
Someiron staining.
0
ZR-217
ZR-218
ZR-2 19
ZR-220
ZR-221
213-222
ZR-223
ZR-501
ZR-502
ZR-503
ZR-504
ZR-505
ZR-506
0
ZR-507
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Carbonatite?/ carbonate-altered
gabbroalongcontactwith seds- somedissem
pyrite. Trends- 060” / 72’ SE.
Quartz brecciazonewith carbonatein veinlets.Podsof more limonite / pyrite rich zones.
Flat-lyingveinletswith lots of limonite.
Narrow limonite/ pyrite -rich quartzveinletsin limonite-alteredseds.
1 m wide quartzvein zone- milky friable quartzwith limonite / pyrite.
Quartz float with PbS,limonite/ pyrite - milky quartzwith vugs.
Quartzbrecciazonein albitic sedswith somelimonite/ pyrite.
Sampleof rarebedding-sub-parallel
2-3 mm wide rusty quartzveinlets.
Sampleof thin limonitic quartzveinon 068” / 90” fault contactbetweenhematite
alterationto south,chlorite alterationto north. Sedsareshearedon both sides.
Quartzsampledis Mn-stained,vuggy,lensey.
Irregular2-3 cm wide mediumorange-brownlimonitic quartzveins.In phyllitic
argillaceoussedsthat arelocally folded.Probablefault zone.(Similar character
quartzto HS-14which is from a northerly-strikingfault).
ZingerZone.Thin rusty quartzveinsat eastedgeof exposure.Pyriteentirely
leached.Possiblepyromorphite.
-15 m NW of 504. Mostly of thin, rusty, bedding-parallelandsub-parallelquartz
veinswithin broaderZingerZone.
ZingerZone.Sampleof mostly oxidizedquartzveinsin limonitic seds.Part of a
northwestpanelof variably-developed
limo&e.
ZingerZone.Northwestpanelof variably-developed
Iimonite narrowsdown to
about70 cm width. Thin, limonitic (oxidizedpyrite), bedding-parallelquartz
veinsplussmallpodsof irregularwhite quartzwith leachedpyrite.
ZR-508
6-7 m NW of 507. Vuggy, slightlymoremassivewhite limonitic quartz.Irregular
veins associated
with more distinct kink fold (minor warp). Stronglylimonitic on
weatherednear-verticalSW face.
ZR-509
ZingerZoneat baseof outcrop.Stronglimonitic zone,thin quartzveins,oxidized
pyrite.Bedding-parallel
and sub-parallellenseyveins.
SmallZingerZoneat NE edgeof exposure(could be more extensiveto NE).
Limonitic thin lenseybedding-parallel
andsub-parallelquartzveins.
Lensey,vuggy,rusty bedding-parallel
quartzveins.Leachedout pyrite.
Weakerlimonitic zonein phyllitic yellow to light brown seds.Thin beddingparallelquartzveins.Numerousslightwarpspresentin bedding.
Weak ZingerZone.Rustythin quartzveins.Pyriteentirely leached.
Bedding-parallelandcross-cuttingquartzveinsin weak ZingerZone.QV areonly
% to 2 mm wide. Thin cross-cuttingveinsarerelativelyflat.
Quartz vein breccia,Narrow limonitic, bedding-parallel-looking
zone.Spotty
orange-brownlimonite; may bepyrite &/or iron carbonate.Host sedsareweakly
hematitic,chloritic.
Narrow, rusty, bedding-parallelquartzveins.Leachedpyrite. QV up to 3 mm.
ZR-510
ZR-511
ZR-512
ZR-513
ZR-514
ZR-515
ZR-5 16
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SampleNo.
HS-2
HS-3
HS-4
HS-5
HS-6
HS-7
HS-8
HS-9
HS-10
HS-11
HS-12
HS-13
HS-14
HS-15
HS-16
HS-17
HS-18
HS-19
HS-20
HS-21
HS-22
HS-23
HS-24
HS-25
HS-26
HS-21
HS-28
HS-50
HS-51
HS-52
HS-53
HS-54
HS-55
HS-56
Description
Footwall of gabbrovein (grab). Limoniteandpyrite.
Quartz with limonite wad out of old pits.
Podof Zinger stylesilicificationandnarrow limonite-richquartzveinlets.
1.5m wide zoneof liesegange
bandedsedimentswith two 2 cm wide quartzveins
roughlybedding-parallel.
Zinger stylezonequartzbreccia.Silicified seds,limonitic quartzveinlets.
15cm wide bedding-parallel
quartzvein brecciatrends014” / 50 ’ W.
1 m wide bedding-parallel
quartzbrecciazone.Limonite in quartz in footwall of
vein.
Zinger stylezoneof quartzveinlets.Pyrite/ limonite.Sericitic seds.
Zinger stylezone1.5to 2 m wide with py. PbSin narrow veinlets.
15cm wide quartzvein with limonite in shearedseds.Trends- 020”.
30 cm wide ZingerZonewith 5 cm wide limonite-richquartzveinlets.
5 m wide fault zonetrendingnortherly;cleavageat 01lo / 85’ E. Limonite-rich
quartzveinlets.Irregularquartzveinbrecciazoneassociatedwith fault. Limonitic,
chloritic quartzwithin pastelphyllitic argillites.
Zinger stylequartzbrecciation.Limonitein quartzveinlets.
2 m wide quartzvein with limonite.Trends238” / 56” NW.
Quartz vein on edgeof structure.3 cm wide with limo&e, Pbs,visible gold.
010” trendingstructure,4 m wide; limonitic brecciawith quartz.
5 cm wide quartzvein with Cpy, py, limonite in2 m wide quartziteunit, 15” dip.
2 cm wide-bedding-parallel
quartzvein with limonite.Trends020’ / 38” W.
Big LedgezoneShortyRidge. Quartzwith lots of dissempyrite.
Zinger Zone- 1 m wide vuggyquartz,alterationover 7 m. 030” trendingzone.
30 cm wide ZingerZone.Silicified seds,limonite,pyrite. Slickensideplane18”
dip.
Limonitic quartz in shearedseds- feldsparsin quartz?
10cm wide bedding-parallel
quartzvein with pyrite, PbS.Runsinto ZingerZone.
On fold hinge.
Old working. Quartzbrecciawith limonitewad.
Float from brecciazonebesidebig vein with Cpy, py, PbS,visible gold.
Big vein by quartzbrecciazonewith limonitic pyrite - 2-3 m wide
Quartz from big vein with limo&e.
5 cm wide quartzvein with vugs- somelimo&e /pyrite - within zoneof argillic
alteredseds.- 030” strike.
12-15cm wide quartzvein with limonite/ pyrite andargillic alteredclasts.
Quartz vein materialwith limo&e wad in argillic alteredseds.Brecciated.
Quartzmaterialin ditch line of road- compositeof more limonite-richmaterial.
Old working. Quartzbrecciazone.-020” strike.Narrow veinletswith limonite/
pyrite, limonitic aheredseds.
Old working. Dump materialof quartzbrecciaandlimonite-alteredseds.
Old working. Pyrite-richmaterial(silicified seds?)Brecciatedwith dissempy.
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Description
Quartz brecciazoneaboveold working (sample55,56). Vuggyquartz, silicitied
sedswith py. 025Ostrike.
Old workings on samestructureasabove.Very pyrite-richmaterialwith some
HS-58
PbS(like Homestake).
SamplesHS-59, 60,61 arefrom one 5 m wide zone.
HS-59
Upper largequartzbrecciazone- quartzvein with orange-brownlimonite and
argillic c&s.
Upper largequartzbrecciazone- quartzbrecciawith limonite/pyrite in narrow
HS-60
quartzveinlets.
Upper largequartzbrecciazone- quartzbrecciawith limonite / pyrite in quartz
HS-61
veinletsandalteredseds.
Sameas abovezone(59,60,61) - quartzbrecciawith limonite/pyrite in vuggy
HS-62
quartz with reddishoxideandquartzcrystalvugs.
Samestructureasabove- footwall materialof limonite-richquartzveinletsin
HS-63
argillic / sericiticseds.
HS-64
Quartz brecciablocksin skid trail - friable white milky quartzwith orange-brown
weatheringlimonite/pyrite.
Quartz vein / brecciain limonitic / argillic alteredseds- somelimonite and quartz
HS-65
crystalvugs - on road.
Quartz brecciazone,Zingerstyleon edgeof 2 m wide quartzvein - somelimonite
HS-66
in sedsandveinlets.
WeakZinger stylezone.SomelimoniteI pyrite in veinlets.
HS-67
Narrow quartzvein (1 cm wide) -bedding-parallelwith rotted limonite VugsHS-68
visible gold?
Seriesof veinletswith rotted pyrite I limonite (chalcopyrite).
HS-69
HS-70
Seriesof veinletswith rotted pyrite / limonite - visiblegold?
Seriesof quartzveinletswith limonite/ pyrite - visible gold.
HS-71
HS-12
Old working - vuggylimonite-richquartzbreccia.
Samesite - punkyalteredsedsI intrusive?Cu stain?- 040” strike to.structure.
HS-73
HS-74
Narrow quartzveinlets- 040” strikeon edgeof largebrecciazone.Somepyrite/
limonite in veinlets.
HS-75
5 m wide quartzbreccia/ silicified zonewith pyrite / limonitecrossingzonewith
more vuggy quartzmaterialwith limonite.
Sameas abovezone- more veinletsin sericitic/ limonitic alteredseds.
HS-16
2-4 m wide quartzbrecciazone- sampleof morevuggyquartzvein materialwith
HS-77
pyrite / limonite.
Quartz veinletsin sedswith lots of limonite. Sedssericitic,limonitic altered.
HS-78
Shearedsedswith limonitic quartzveinlets- vuggy,orangecolored.
HS-79
Zinger style zonewith limonite/pyrite -rich quartzveinletsandsilicified seds.
HS-80
Sameas 80.
HS-81
Sameasabovesamples- with somePbS.
HS-82
Bedding-parallelquartzvein 5-15 cm wide with lots of limonite/pyrite on
HS-83
contacts.Somecarbonate?
SampleNo.
HS-57
SampleNo.
HS-84
Description
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Largequartzbrecciazone- flat-lying quartzveinscutting brecciazonewith pyrite
/ limonite, quartzcrystalvugs(ladderveins).
Zoneof quartzveinletswith shearedseds, with pyrite / limonite.030’ strike HS-85
samestructureasabove.
HS-86
Samebrecciazoneas above- flat-lying zoneof quartzveinswith limonite wad in
vugswith quartzcrystals.
HS-87
Samebrecciazoneasabove- Footwallcontact- orangestainedquartzveinlets
with limonite / pyrite.
Samebrecciazoneasabove- flat-lying zone-1.5 m wide with more limonite /
HS-88
pyrite - orangeweatheringquartz.
Zonein breccianearhangingwallcontactof sericiticallyalteredsedswith limonite
HS-89
/ pyrite -rich quartzveinlets.
HS-90
Similarto abovesample- narrow limonitic veinletsin alteredseds- middle of
largebrecciazone.
Samebrecciazoneas above- 130’ striking limonite wad brecciacutting the ‘large
HS-91
brecciazone’, with freshpyrite.
Big brecciazone- quartzfloat with ribbonedmaterial(greentourmaline
HS-92
needles?),limonite/pyrite.
Samebrecciazoneas HS-91- quartzvein with brown-weatheringlimonite /
HS-93
pyrite.
Quartz float with PbS,somelimonite/ pyrite.
HS-94
Largequartz brecciazone(HS-84to 92) - somelimonite-richquartzveinlet
HS-95
brecciamaterial.Footwallcontact.
On a small fold. Limonite appearsrestrictedto immediatehingearea.
HS-96
HS-301to 307 are from ditch rubbleon landingin KitchenerFm.
HS-301
Cm scalequartzveinsin seds- part of QV breccia.Finedissempyrite in QV,
partly oxidized.
HS-302
Coarsewhite quartzwith irregularbandsof mediumgrainedpyrite, mostly
oxidized.
HS-303
Bandedquartz with abundantfine andmediumgrainedpyrite. Mostly quartz but
somesheared,limonitic, pyritic seds(argillite and siltstone).Sedsarephyllitic.
HS-304
Thin (up to 3 cm) wavy, irregular,vuggypyritic quartzveinsin pastelgreen
argillic-alteredseds.QV breccia;sampledmostly QV, somephyllitic seds.
QV breccia/ shearzone.Wavy bandedlenseyquartzveinsandlimonitic sedsin HS-305
equalamounts.Vuggywith abundantroundedpits, possiblyoxidizedsulfides.
Semi-massivelimonite/ oxidizedpyrite. Coarseblebsof pyrite, minor quartz.
HS-306
HS-307
Shearedquartziteandargillite. Wavy-banded,thin irregularquartzveins,
moderatepyrite, fairly evenlydistributed.Argillite is yellow-brownargillic /
limonitic. Quartziteis fine-grained,silicitied with phyllitic argillaceouspartings
and,where massive,hasdissemtine-grainedfreshpyrite.
HS-308
Bedrocksamplefrom NE edgeof exposedzone.QV breccia.Mostly quartzwith
someincludedphyllitic seds.Moderatelylimonitic.
Weakly limonitic quartzvein breccia.From within a fairly wide flatter bedded
HS-309
zone(fold flexure?)andwithin fairly thick beddedsilty quartzites.
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Description
Axial planecleavagequartzveinsin synclinalhinge.- 10m below ridge in steep
draw erodedon probablefault zonein synclineaxis.
HS-311
Bedding-parallellimonitic quartzveinson west sideof syncline.
Zinger style qurirtzblow-out in subctopvein / btecciaover 7 m by 10m
HTSM 1,2&3
atea.Limonite andpyrite abundant.Possiblevisiblegold.
ZR-5 18
Orange-brownlimonitic float quartzwith abundantfine to medium-gtained
partially leachedpytite.
ZR-519
Float quartz in cleatcut. Darkerorange-brownlimonitic quartz, 12-15cm wide.
Abundantdissemoxidizedpyrite andconsiderablemediumbrown-orange‘clay’
material-alteredatgillite? Overalltexture is a bteccia.
SampleNo.
HS-310
PART B
GAR PROPERTY
ASSFSSM.ENT REPORT - GEOLOGICAL
GEOCHEMICAL
GAR PROPERTY
GAR 1 THROUGH
199
NTS 082Fm9
Latitude 49” 31’
Longitude 116O09W
Owner-National
Gold Corp.
60% 890 West Pender St.
Vancouver, B.C.
V6C lJ9
Operator - Same as above
Consultant - Andenon Minseareb Consultants Ltd.
3205 @. St. South
Cranbmok, B.C.
WC 6Kl
Author-Doughs
Anderson, P.Eng., Geological Engineer
Submitted - September~O3
AND
PART B
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 Introduction
1.10 Property hfidtion,
History, Background Iuformatioo
1.20 Summary of Work Bone
2.0 Geologied Report
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3.00 Geoehemieal Report
3.10 Rock Geochem
3.20 Soil Geochem
3.30 Stream Geochem Sampling
4.00 Summpy
and Cimchsious
5.00 Itemized Cust Statement of Expenditures
6.00 Author’s QuaIiIleatiom
List of Illustrations:
Gar property Location Map
Scale 1:250,000 in text
Figure 2
Gar Claim Map
Scale 1:20,000 in pocket
Fiire3
Geological Map
Scale 1:10,000 in pocket
Figure 4
Soil Grid Map
Scale 1:lO,OOOinpocket
Fiire
sampling
Fiire
1
5
Map-Rack,Soil,Stream
Scale 1:20,000 in pocket
GEOLOGICAL
AND GEOCJJEMtCAL
REPORT ON THE GAR PROPERTY
1.0 Introduetian
The Gar property is a large block of north-northeast oriented claims located over
moderate relief, centered about 25 kilometres southwest of Kimberley&C. The claims
occupy the Angus Creek drainage and part of the Hellroaring Creek drainage with
elevations ranging from 1000 to 2400 metres. The area has bet extensively logged
affording good access to most areas but considerable relief and distance has to be
traversed on certaiu portion of the property. Access is gained from the StMary river
logging mad or the StMary Lake road west tiom Highway 95 up the major St.Mary river
valley. Secondary logging roads leave the above roads into the Angus Creek and
Helhoaring Creek drainages. A Location map is included as Figure 1.
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1.10 Property Definition, Histoy and Rackground Information
The Gar property for the purposes of this report consists of the following claims:
AllclaimsareoneunitAfewclaimnamesamrepeaWL
Claim Names
Record#
Anniversary Date
Garl-8
395915395922
2003/08/08
Gar9-18
388987-388936
2003/08/10+18
Gar 19-36
389393-389410
2003lO8/25+26
chu 37-54
389366-389383
2003/08/28
Gar 55-63
389411-389419
2003/08/29
GaT 70-97
395543-395570
2003/07/23
Gar98-117
396613-396632
2003/09/l 1+12
Gar 118-134
396596396612
2003/09/l 4+15
Gar 133-159
397541-397567
2003/10/15+16
Gar 160-162
397629-39763 1
2003/l O/20-22
Gar 178
397622
2003110122
Gar 163-199
397568-397621
2003/10/18-24
The Gar claims cover an area that has not been extensively explored at any time. Active
exploration, particularly for gold has been more con&red to the adjacent Perry Creek
drainage where placer gold and gold indications in bedrock have been pursued at various
times. Exploration in the StMary/AngusIHellroa&g
Creek dminage system has been for
lead/zinc of the Sullivan deposit type. and therefore in older rocks of the Purcell
Supergroup. Recorded exploration work has focused mostly on the Leader Group which
occurs on the north end of the Gar Property. The geology aud focus hem is as follows. A
grancdiorite stock has intruded rocks of the Creston and Kitchener Formations. The
intrusion is a leucocmtic, porphyritic aud non-porphyritic body with only modest
alteration noted in outcrop. The main interest was the Leader quark vein a 15cm to 1
metre thick vein traced over 600 metres in length. Samples for gold ranged tiom trace to
4.8 ozkon gold with associated galena, sphalerite and chalcopyrite. The vein appears to
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occupya shearzonewhich juxtapom CrestonagainstKkchenerFormationrocks with
the intrusionproximal. The vein strikesapproximatelynorth-southanddips eastat 68 to
80 degrees.
The Gar claimswereacquiredas part of a prosp&ingAock samplingcampaign
conductedby SuperGroup HoldingsLtd. in the EastKootenayregion.Recognitionof a
geologicale.nvironmentpemissive for gold mineralizationandencouraginganalytical
resultsfor grabsamplesled to staking.
120 Summary of Work Done
During 2002a variety of work was initiated on the Gar claim block and adjacentclaims.
Principallyin pursuit of gold, SuperGroup Holdings completedmore prospectingand
rock samprmg,geologicalmapping,streamsamplingboth for silts and heavies;andsome
initial soil geochemwork was started.
2.00 Geological Mapping
Themappingprograminitiated in 2002was aimedat providing a regionalbackgroundon
the geology,while stat&g to evabratea few specific areas.In handmappingconsistedof
GSC mapping StMary Lake by G.B.Leech(Map 15-1957)andGrassyMouutainby LE.
Reesor(Map O.F. 820). Thesewere usedas au information basefor mappingat 1:10,000
scaleover a forty squamkilometer area
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The overallregionalsettingis as follows. The Gar claimsarewitbin the Moyie structural
blockwhich is a northea.+tmndingblock of groundbetweentwo major reversefaults the St.Mary andMoyie faults. This block, moresothan othersin the Purcell
Antic~morium,hasapparentlybeenrotated clockwiseexposingthe deepeststratigraphic
level of Lower Aldridge Formationrocks in a northeast-southwestorientation.Overall
the sediment rocks youngto the northwest/westbut at variousstratigraphiclevelsthe
sequence
is repeatedby reversefaults. Acrossthe Gar atonetherea numberof younging
sequences
tiom eastto west. The Gar is underlainby predominantlyMesoproteroxoic
sedimentaryrocks of the CrestonandKitchener Formations.Thesearedominantlylight
wlored, grey to green,fine elasticrocks succeededby darker colored,silty argillaceous
rocksmixed with carbonates.Granitic inhsions were known to be presentin the area
andnow mom havebeenlocated.Theseform small stocksandelongatebodiestrending
northeaston the property. ‘Stnmmmlly the geologyis dominatedby northeast-trending
fault panels.The faults are predominantlyreversefaults sympatheticto the bounding
major faults. Thereis smallto medium-scalefolding which seemsrestrictedto ground
adjacentto faults.
The sedimentaryseqwnceis worthy of discussion,asthe natureof the rocks does
influencethe potentialfor mineralixationalong with other factors of course.The lowest
sedimentaryrocks exposedon the property aretowards the baseof the Creston
Formation.The Middle Crestonis a gmy to greenishweatheringsequencedominatedby
thin to thick bedded,tine-grainedqmukitic wackesto quark wackes.Imerbedded
argillitesare laminatedto thin-beddedrocks. Sedimentaryfeaturesincludeflame
structums,gradedbedding,cross-beddingand lenticuiarbedding.Freshthe quartzites
vary tiom grey to greento mauvecolors with shallowwater depositionalconditions
3
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dominant.The overlying Upper Crestonis greenish-greyto greenargillite sequencewith
someintermixedsiltstones.Thin andwavy bedded,theserocks form a traositionto the
mcks above.The KitchenerFormationhasbasicallytwo divisions. The lower division is
not aswell exposedbut is greenweatheringargillite andsiltstonewhich are thin bedded.
Characteristicof Kitcheneris presenceof carbonateaud this showsasbuffweathetig
interbedsof dolomitic siltsone.The upperportion of the Kitcheneris a darkergrey to
blackor buff weatheringthin beddedsuccessionof argillite, carbonate,anddolomitic
siltstone.
Thesesedimentaryrocks havebeen intrudedby graoitic-typeintrusionssuchastbe
Leaderstockin the north and the AngusCreek stock in mid-property.Other similar but
smallerbodiesof intrusive rockshavebeenlocatedon the property. It is importantto note
that the intmsionsare alignedalongthe northeast&uctoml fabric asif emplacedalong
someof the faults. The Leaderstock hasbeendatedas Cretaceous.The intrusionsare
granodioritesor quartz monxoniteswhich are leucocmtic,mediumto coarse-grained,
containingplagioclase,qw
orihoclase,biotite, and sericitein o&r of abundance.
Petrographicwork on a few samplesshowslesserepidote.,chlorite, apatiteandzircon
with minor pyrite, hematite,and leucoxene.Near the contactwith the sedimentslocally,
theseintrusionscanbe more alteredincluding: Warsephases(almost pegmatitic)with
increasedK-feldspar,sericitimtion of the plagioclase;moscovite;andchlorite after
biotite. Thereis an increasein quartzveining silicification, and alterationof the
sedimentsaswell.
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Alteration of the sedimentaryor intrusiverocks is quite restrictedto intrusioncontactsor
the rocks adjacentto somefaults with oneexception.A portion or all of the Upper
Kitchenerappearsin outcropas a white andgreensiliceoustalc-silicate rock. This
“skarn” is peculiarin that it forms a lmearzonealong a strike lengthof at least6
kilometres.Adjacentto intrusion at somelocal= then?are significant lengthsof the
alterationwhich arelineary distant&om introsion. Petrographyon theserocks indicate
they arefine-grained,thin-laminat&streaky, siliceousc&-silicate rocks. Interestingly
the textme is mylonitic but withLme recrystallizationsubsequentto the crushing.
Primarily quartz,the rock alsocontainsdiopside,tremolite-actinolite,phlogopite,epidote,
anddolomite.At this time, what this alterationunit representsis somewhatenigmatic.
From aa economicgeologypoint of view the Gar property is in its early stages.The
principalfocus hasbeenthe Leadershearvein describedearlier in the history section.
During the eightiesthe occurrencewas drilled with severalshort holesachievingonly
narrow, mineralizedquartzveins down dip of the surf&z showingwith little grade
encouragement.No fiuther evaluationhastakenplacesince.SuperGroup work on the
Gar areahasdemonstmtedsignificant gold occursin quartzvein materialin different
geologicalsettings.Valuesup to 15grams/tome haveresultedf?om grabsampling.Some
of the more ingold valuesoccor in areasof sheetedquartzveins adjacentto the
AngusCreekstock. Quartz vein networks haveheennotedwithin andperipheralto the
intrusionaswell.
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3.00 Geochemical Report
3.10 Rock Geochem
Most of the reek geochemsamplingandanalyticalwork was completedin 2001. Some
additionalsamplingwasdonein 2002but on a limited basis(seeincludedmap). Thereis
sutlicient samplingdoneover a largeenoughareato demon&ate that gold is presenton a
widespreadbasisand in inquantities.The Gar evidently includesgold from
seve.raigeologicalsituations- ie different deposittypes possible.All rocks havebeen
individualgrabsamplestakento teat a specificspecimen.The analyticalwork was done
by EC0TechLaboratoryLtd. wherethe rock was crushedto -10 mesh;a subsampleis
taken;it was pulverizedto -140 mesh;a split is digestedin aqua-regiaand ICP done.
This yearssamplingdid ‘notdetectadditionalgold of interest.Collectivelythe results
show the goldto haveseveraldifferent pa&finder elementsassociated.They may vary
from locationto locationdependingon the geologicalsetting.Leadandsilver are
consistentin their associationAdditional elementsincludebismuth,arsenicf
molybdenumf copper.
3.20 Soil Geochem
Later in the field seasona soil samplii programwas initiated.This was viewedasthe
beginningphaseof a more exhaustivesoil campaignthe following year, especiallyfor the
contourlines.
A soil grid was attemptedover the AngusCreek stockwith limited successin sampling
becauseof outcrop/alack of soil, sothe coverageis incompleteanderratic. Someresults
were positivewith severalzonesof anomalousgold in soil with valuesfrom 1Oppbto
195ppb.Leadis weakly auomaious.Thereisn’t enoughdetailedcoverageto makeany
other interpretations.The soilswere analyzedby ICP afte.rthe soilswere dried, sievedto
-80 meshanda subsampledigestedin aqua-regia.
Two contourlines were startedin 2002with a long line alongthe west sideof Angus
Creekand a shorterline acmssthe GM area.The sampleswere collectedduring the year
but analyticalwork was donelater.
3.30 Stream Sampling
A programof streamsamplingwas undertakenover the propertyand adjacentgroundto
help definesourcesfor gold andassociatedminemliion. It was determinedthat both a
silt sampleanda heavysamplewould be advantageous.
The heavieswere large samples
(threefive gallonpails)takenfrom selectedtraps which were thenrun over a sluicebox
with retainedmaterialcollectedandpanneddown to heavies.Thesewere examinedby
mieroseopethen sentfor analysisat EC0Tech labsin Kamloops,B.C. A total of thirtysevensampleswere.pmcessedin this mannerwith analysisby assay.The pan concentrate
wasdried, pulverizedentire sample(to 250g)to -140 mesh;then < 30gwere fire assayed
with auAA finish. The silt sampleswere aualyzedusingICP.
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The results are certainly encouraging with values in the silts to 265 ppb gold with nine of
the silts distinctly anomaJous. RGS samples also show auomalous gold in stream silts in
the area Erratically associated are lead, bismuth, and molybdenum. The heavies are
significaut with gold values up to 208 g/t. Attaching relative significauce to gold values
achieved is more difficult/iipossible.
4.00 Summary and Conclusions
A multi-phase exploration program was launched on the Gar Pmperty, a set of claims
located about 25 kilometres southwest of Kimberley, B.C. in the East Kootenay region of
B.C. The exploration was focussed mainly for gold as the geology and stream silts from
the RGS indicated potential. Most of the work was done in the June through November
period of 2002.
The geological mapping completed was recotma&mce innatureyetisplottedonascale
of 1: 10,000. Mainly run as traverses spaced along available ridges, the thnnework
geology is a good basis upon which to add detail and look for specific targets. The rocks
are mainly Mesoproteroxoic sediments of the Cmston and Kitchener Formations. The
fine-grained elastics of the Creston, especially the Middle Creston provide good
competent sequencesof quart&c rocks which react in a brittle fashion to the numerous
faults on the property. The 0verJying Kitchener rocks are tine-grain@ more argillaceous
rocks with included carbonate so they are reactive and deform mom plastically. So there
is a competency contrast on a formational basis. The upper Kitchener is skamified along
a significant strike length where the rock is now a white, siliceous, banded, streaked
sediment with greenish interbeds of calc4ilicates. This rock is in part a result of the
intrusion of several “granitk? stocks along the length of the property. These small stocks
and apophyses are granodiorite to quark monzonite and show some alteration phases
near their borders. ‘these intrusions am controlled by the predominantly northeasttnmding faults which have effectively’mpeated the westerly younging stratigraphy
several times across the width of the property.
Gold potential is indicated by mnnerous grab samples of outcrops. Values to 15glt have
been achieved in small grabs There are several zones with significant concentrations of
quartz veining and alteration, sometimes containing visible galena and gold. The Leader
shear vein at the north end of the Gar is the only area to be previously explored. Potential
for gold is also supplied by stream sediment samples taken by the governmen tandby
National Gold during its work Streams were sampled for silts and heavies and provide
numerous positive indications for gold. A Jiited amount of soil samphng was
completed, most of the samples were analyxed post tbis program.
The Gar property has excellent potential for gold deposits, perhaps of two different types
- a &uctumlly-hosted shear vein and or intrusion-related gold The property is still in its
grassroots stage with additional mapping, soil sampling, and trenching needed to develop
targets then diamond drilling to test for continuity and grade.
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5.00 Itemized Cost Statement of Expenditwes
Please refer to the Cast Statement of Part A for a breakdown of the overall costs for both
parts of the project.
6.00 Author’s Qnali6eations
I, Douglas Auderso~ Consulting Geological Engineer, have my office at 3205 6*.
St. South in Cranbrook, B.C., VlC 6Kl.
I graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1969 with a Bachelor of Applied
Science in Geological Engineering.
I have practiced my profession since 1969, predominantly with one large mining
company, in a number of capacities all over Western Caoada and currently within
southeastern B.C. as a mineral exploration consultantI am a Registered Proftional
Engineer and member of the Association of Professional
Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C., and I am authorized to use their seal which has been
affixed to this report.
I am also a Fellow of the GeoIogical Association of Canada
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Consulting Geological Engineer