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GEOLOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY & DIAMOND D R I L L I N G
ON THE
AMERICAN BOY PROPERTY
( C i n d y L o u , Jane l le , AB#1-ABg8, A B # 1 3 - A B # 2 4 , R o o s e v e l t R e c o v e r y , S i l v e r B e l l ,
C a s s i a r S w i f t Water, C a s s i a r C l e a r W a t e r )
O m i n e c a M i n i n g D i v i s i o n
9 3M/5E
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G E O L O G I C A L I I R ~ N C B A S S E S S M E N T g g p n p ~
OWNER & OPERATOR: C a n - E x R e s o u r c e s L t d .
AUTHOR: A.M. H o m e n u k e , P . E n g . ( G e o l . )
SUBMITTED: A u g u s t 2 1 , 1 9 8 4
Tricon Mining Ltd.
VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTORY NOTES 'Lv L o c a t i o n and A c c e s s
P h y s i c a l Features H i s t o r y P r o p e r t y D e s c r i p t i o n E c o n o m i c A s s e s s m e n t P r e s e n t Work and ~ i s t r i b u t i o n
11. GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY P r o c e d u r e D i s c u s s i o n of R e s u l t s
111. DIAMOND D R I L L I N G I n t r o d u c t i o n No. 1 V e i n No. 4 V e i n No. 6 V e i n B a b i n e Workings
I V . GEOLOGY J ane l l e C l a i m AB-13 C l a i m
V. CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES L COST STATEMENT
CERTIFICATE O F QUALIFICATIONS
TABLE I C l a i m s I1 G r o u p i n g I11 A s s a y s - B a b i n e Workings
APPENDIX - D i a m o n d D r i l l H o l e L o g s
ILLUSTRATIONS
F i g 1 2
L o c a t i o n M a p C l a i m and Index Map G e o c h e m i c a l Survey - A r s e n i c G e o c h e m i c a l Survey - C o p p e r G e o c h e m i c a l Survey - L e a d G e o c h e m i c a l Survey - Si lver G e o c h e m i c a l Survey - Z i n c No. 1 V e i n No. 4 V e i n No. 6 V e i n B a b i n e Workings
INTRODUCTORY NOTES
Locat ion and Access
The American Boy P rope r ty i s l o c a t e d a few k i l o m e t r e s
n o r t h of N e w Hazel ton, B.C. (F ig . 1). The c l a ims cover
t h e w e s t t o southwest s l o p e o f Nine M i l e Mountain down
t o Four M i l e Mountain and a r e bounded on t h e w e s t by Two
M i l e Creek Val ley .
Two h i s t o r i c a l l y a c t i v e mining s i tes a r e p r e s e n t : t h e
"American Boy" workings on t h e n o r t h p a r t o f t h e c la ims
and t h e "Babine" workings on t h e s o u t h c e n t r a l p a r t of t h e
c la ims .
Access on t h e w e s t and n o r t h i s provided by t h e Nine M i l e
Mountain microwave road, mainta ined by B.C. T e l , and on
t h e sou th by Four Mile Mountain road.
Loca l ly , t h e r e are many o l d mining and logging t r a i l s ,
except i n t h e c e n t r a l p o r t i o n o f t h e p r o p e r t y where acces s
i s on f o o t o r by h e l i c o p t e r .
Phys i ca l F e a t u r e s
The a r e a o f t h e c l a i m s i s c h a r a c t e r i z e d by v e r y s t e e p
s o u t h e r l y t o w e s t e r l y s l o p e s , i n many cases, t o t h e p o i n t
of forming escarpments. There i s a broad, f l a t t e r a r e a
t o t h e southwest . Three major c r eeks f low i n a g e n e r a l
s o u t h e r l y d i r e c t i o n a c r o s s t h e p rope r ty , i n p a r t through
s teep-wal led canyons.
The a r e a i s h e a v i l y f o r e s t e d , ranging from i n t e r i o r r a i n
f o r e s t , th rough open spruce groves t o s u b a l p i n e vege ta t i on .
The type o f v e g e t a t i o n i s c o n t r o l l e d by topography and
e l e v a t i o n . There a r e a few open, g r a s s y s l o p e s w i t h
deciduous trees, and many swampy a r e a s . Much o f t h e t imber
i s ove r mature and w i n d f a l l s o f t e n impede p r o g r e s s on f o o t .
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CAN-EX RESOURCES LTD.
AMERICAN BOY PROPERTY HAZELTON . BRITISH COWMBIA
LOCATION MAP I I FIGURE I . I
His tory
The f i r s t miners came i n t o t h e Hazelton a r e a , w i th
completion o f t h e r a i lway through t h a t town. The American
Boy P rope r ty w a s f i r s t s t a k e d by D.A. H a r r i s i n 1910.
From 1911 t o 1916, H a r r i s Mines Limited c a r r i e d o u t s u r f a c e
t r ench ing and underground development o f f i v e v e i n s .
Small shipments o f high-grade s i l v e r o r e were made t o t h e
T r a i l Smel ter .
I n 1917, 254 t o n s o f lower-grade development o r e w e r e hauled
t o t h e S i l v e r S t anda rd g r a v i t y m i l l on Two M i l e Creek.
I n 1927, f u r t h e r minor development work was done and G.S.C.
Memoir 223 ment ions "some work done du r ing 1937", b u t no
d e t a i l s were g iven .
American S tandard Mines acqu i r ed t h e p r o p e r t y i n 1950 and
d i d c o n s i d e r a b l e s t r i p p i n g , diamond d r i l l i n g and underground
work. A new v e i n (No. 6 ) w a s d i s cove red i n t h e f a l l o f 1951.
I n 1952, P ioneer Gold Mines o f B.C. Limited d i d some
f u r t h e r s u r f a c e s t r i p p i n g .
I n 1955, J. G a l l o sh ipped 21 t o n s o f crude o r e from a shoo t
on t h e No. 6 v e i n . Apparent ly , o t h e r o p e r a t o r s d i d some
work on t h e p r o p e r t y i n t h e l a t e 1 9 5 0 ' ~ ~ b u t no r e c o r d s a r e
a v a i l a b l e .
George Braun r e - s t aked t h e p r o p e r t y i n 1967, and t h e
Northwestern Midland Development Co. Ltd. shipped 10.35
t o n s of Wi l f l ey Table c o n c e n t r a t e , s t o c k p i l e d by p rev ious
o p e r a t o r s . Minor t r e n c h i n g was done i n 1968 and 1971.
Tri-Con Mining Ltd . r e - s t aked t h e p r o p e r t y i n 1976, and i n
1978 and 1980 c a r r i e d o u t backhoe t r e n c h i n g , sampling and
l i m i t e d e l e c t r o m a g n e t i c surveying .
I n 1981, t h e p r o p e r t y was expanded. ~ u r i n g s t a k i n g and
NAME
Cindy Lou J a n e l l e AB- 1 AB- 2 AB-3 AB- 4 AB-5 AB-6 AB- 7 AB- 8 AB-13 AB-14 AB-15 F r . AB-16 AB-17 AB-18
- AB-19 AB-20 AB-21
' AB-22
p r o s p e c t i n g , one new v e i n was found, a n o l d v e i n was
" r ed i s cove red" , and m i n e r a l i z e d f l o a t from a p robab l e
t h i r d v e i n was found. I n a d d i t i o n , r e conna i s s ance s o i l
sampling was done on many o f t h e c l a i m l i n e s .
I n 1982, t h e p r o p e r t y w a s vended t o Can-Ex Resources Ltd .
and a d d i t i o n a l c l a i m s w e r e s t a k e d cove r ing t h e o l d "Babine"
p r o p e r t y . Th i s a r e a h a s workings on two v e i n s , b u t l i t t l e
work has been done s i n c e 1913. S t a k i n g was fo l lowed by
r econna i s s ance geochemis t ry and VLF-EM survey ing .
P rope r ty ~ e s c r i p t i o n
The o r i g i n a l 6 u n i t s , l o c a t e d i n 1976, have been expanded
t o a t o t a l o f 225 u n i t s . Tab l e I l i s ts t h e p e r t i n e n t d a t a
from t h e c l a ims . Tab l e I1 shows t h e g roup ing o f t h e c la ims
f o r a ssessment purposes . Can-Ex Resources Ltd. i s owner
and o p e r a t o r o f t h e p r o p e r t y . The c l a ims a r e shown on
F i g u r e 2.
TABLE I
MINERAL CLAIMS
YEAR UNITS RECORD # LOT # LOCATED
4 320 - 1976 2 319 - 1976
10 3785 - 1981 4 3786 - 1981
10 3787 - 1981 12 3788 - 1981
6 4 116 - 1981 10 4117 - 1 9 81 15 4118 - 1981
6 4119 - 1981 4 4871 - 1981
10 5694 - 1983 1 5695 - 1983
10 5696 - 1983 20 5697 - 1983 12 5698 - 1983 20 5699 - 1983 20 5700 - 1983 18 5701 - 1983 1 4 5702 - 1983
RECORD DATE
EXPIRY DATE
June 8 June 8 June 4 June 4 June 4 June 4 Aug. 6 Aug. 6 Aug. 6 Aug. 6 Nov. 4 Aug. 19 Aug. 19 Aug. 19 Aug. 19 Aug. 19 Aug. 19 Aug. 19 Aug. 19 Aug. 19
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TABLE I ( c o n t ' d )
YEAR NAME - UNITS RECORD # LOT # LOCATED
AB- 2 3 12 5703 - 1983 AB-24 Fr . 1 5704 - 19 83 Roosevelt Recovery 1 5897 4837 1983 S i l v e r B e l l 1 4952 4836 1982 C a s s i a r S w i f t Water 1 5692 2413 1983 C a s s i a r C lea r Water 1 5693 2414 1983
RECORD DATE
Aug. 19 Aug. 19 O c t . 19 D e c . 31 Aug. 19 Aug. 19
EXPIRY DATE
19 85 19 85 1985 19 85 19 85 19 85
TABLE I1
CLAIM GROUPING
JANELLE GROUP FOUR MILE GROUP C I N D Y GROUP
Cindy Lou AB-2 AB- 3 AB-6 AB-18 AB-19 AB-20 AB-21 (98 u n i t s )
J a n e l l e AB- 1 AB-4 AB- 5 AB- 7 AB-13 AB-15 F r . AB-17 AB-23 AB-24 F r . S i l v e r B e l l Rooseve l t Recovery (85 u n i t s )
AB- 8 AB-14 AB-16 AB- 2 2 C a s s i a r Swi f t Water C a s s i a r C lea r Water (42 u n i t s )
Economic Assessment
There a r e a t l e a s t 1 5 s i l ve r -go ld -base m e t a l b e a r i n g v e i n s
on t h e p r o p e r t y . A few s m a l l , b u t ve ry h i g h grade o r e
s h o o t s w e r e p r e v i o u s l y mined. The S i l v e r S tandard mine,
j u s t t o t h e w e s t o f t h e American Boy, produced o v e r 7
m i l l i o n ounces o f s i l v e r , and t h e S u n r i s e S i l v e r Mine on
Nine M i l e Mountain, and t h e Mohawk Mine on Four M i l e
Mountain a l s o had some produc t ion .
Reconnaissance geochemis t ry h a s shown many more t a r g e t
a r e a s , i n c r e a s i n g t h e p r o b a b i l i t y o f p u t t i n g t o g e t h e r
enough o r e s h o o t s t o make a mine.
P r e s e n t Work and D i s t r i b u t i o n
A t o t a l o f $188,000 was s p e n t on t h e p r o p e r t y i n 1983.
The work c o n s i s t e d o f t r e n c h i n g , diamond d r i l l i n g ,
surveying and mapping, topographic map p r e p a r a t i o n , geo-
chemical sampling and VLF-EM surveying . The work was
concen t r a t ed i n t h e a r e a s o f t h e o r i g i n a l American Boy
P rope r ty on Nine M i l e Mountain and t h e Babine Proper ty
on Four M i l e Mountain.
Due t o budget c o n s t r a i n t s on ly $52,500 of t h e above t o t a l
i s be ing a p p l i e d , o r s u f f i c i e n t t o cove r t h e p rope r ty f o r
two y e a r s . Work be ing a p p l i e d i n c l u d e s t r ench ing , topo-
g r a p h i c mapping, g e o l o g i c a l mapping and surveying, a l l of
t h e diamond d r i l l i n g and a p o r t i o n o f t h e geochemical
sampling.
T h i s work w a s c a r r i e d o u t on t h e Cindy Lou, J a n e l l e , AB-3,
AB-13 and AB-14 minera l c la ims . The l a r g e s i z e of t h e
p r o p e r t y and t h e concen t r a t ed work a r e a s n e c e s s i t a t e d t h e
format ion o f t h r e e complex groups (See Table I1 and
F ig . 2 ) .
Diamond d r i l l i n g c o n s i s t e d o f 5 h o l e s t o t a l l i n g 102.7
metres on t h e Cindy Lou c la im, 1 h o l e o f 19.2 metres on
t h e J a n e l l e c la im and 2 h o l e s t o t a l l i n g 35.9 metres on t h e
AB-13 cla im. Backhoe t r e n c h i n g and topograph ic mapping
w e r e f i l e d under p h y s i c a l work; some o f t h i s work i s shown
i n t h i s r e p o r t . Reconnaissance geochemist ry done i n 1983
i s n o t i nc luded i n t h i s r e p o r t , b u t t h e r e s u l t s of a more
d e t a i l e d survey on t h e J a n e l l e and Cindy Lou c la ims , which
c o n s i s t e d o f 1 1 4 o rgan ic samples r u n f o r f i v e e lements ,
a r e d i scus sed . Geology and su rvey ing on t h e J a n e l l e c la im
a r e be ing a p p l i e d and some n o t e s from o t h e r a r e a s a r e
i nc luded t o enhance d i scuss ion .
GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY
Procedure
P r o f i l i n g o v e r a known v e i n i n d i c a t e d t h a t t h e Ah s o i l
ho r i zon would g i v e a more d e f i n i t i v e response t h a n t h e B
hor izon on t h e Main Workings Area (see Fig. 2) of t h e
American Boy P rope r ty . A t o t a l of 1 1 4 samples were taken
from t h i s ho r i zon a long t h e t r e n d o f t h e No. 6 Vein a t
25 metre i n t e r v a l s on l i n e s 50 metres a p a r t .
The samples w e r e p l aced i n t o k r a f t envelopes and marked a s
t o l o c a t i o n . The samples w e r e d e l i v e r e d t o Acme Labs i n
Vancouver, B . C . , where t h e y were s u b j e c t e d ' t o t h e following
procedures:
1. P r e p a r a t i o n - d r i e d a t 60°c, pu lve r i zed i f necessary , and s i e v e d t o -80 mesh.
2. D iges t ion - 0.5 grams o f sample d i g e s t e d w i t h h o t aqua r e g i a f o r one hour , t h e n d i l u t e d t o 1 0 m l . wi th wate r .
3. Ana lys i s - S o l u t i o n a s p i r a t e d and ana lyzed by i n d u c t i v e l y coupled a rgon plasma ( I C P ) . Th is i s a computer a s s i s t e d , mul t i -e lement s p e c t r a l a n a l y s i s : 30 elements w e r e a v a i l a b l e , b u t t o save on c o s t s on ly l e a d , z i n c , s i l v e r , a r s e n i c and copper were s e l e c t e d .
The r e s u l t s are shown on F ig . 3 t o 7 , wi th contour i n t e r v a l s
chosen by expe r i ence and d a t a i n s p e c t i o n t o show obvious
t r e n d s .
Discuss ion o f R e s u l t s
The known m i n e r a l i z a t i o n on t h e No. 6 Vein was i d e n t i f i e d
by t h e contoured p l a n s o f a l l f i v e e lements . The r e s u l t s
i n d i c a t e t h a t t h e No. 6 Vein probably con t inues t o t h e
sou thwes t , perhaps w i t h some f a u l t o f f s e t s , and t h a t t h e r e
i s a p a r a l l e l v e i n about 100 meters t o t h e w e s t . The
o r g a n i c h o r i z o n was shown t o be much more d e f i n i t i v e of
v e i n s t h a n t h e B hor izon .
To t h e n o r t h e a s t , t h e geochemical p a t t e r n i s somewhat
spo rad ic perhaps due t o t h i c k e r g l a c i a l d r i f t and till
cover.
111. DIAMOND D R I L L I N G
I n t r o d u c t i o n
Eight h o l e s were d r i l l e d , t o t a l l i n g 157.8 met res , w i t h a
"Winkie" d r i l l producing a 2 .5 c m . core . The o b j e c t i v e
was t o tes t t h e c o n t i n u i t y from s u r f a c e on known v e i n s .
Due t o t h e sma l l c o r e d i ame te r , t h e t o t a l co re was
assayed from any s i g n i f i c a n t i n t e r s e c t i o n s . For h o l e s
AB-1-1 t o AB-1-3, AB-4-1, 2 and AB-6-1, t h e co re i s s t o r e d
a t t h e d r i l l s i tes. B-1 and 2 c o r e i s s t o r e d i n Vancouver,
t o where it was t r a n s p o r t e d f o r logging . Logs of t h e ho le s
a r e i n Appendix 1.
No. 1 Vein (F ig . 8)
Three h o l e s w e r e d r i l l e d on t h e No. 1 Vein, AB-1-1 t o
AB-1-3, two nea r a c r o s s - c u t t i n g f a u l t and one under a high
grade o r e shoo t . N e a r t h e f a u l t t h e v e i n was i n d i c a t e d t o
be formed o f s e v e r a l s t r i n g e r s , a t l e a s t one of which was
weakly mine ra l i zed . AB-1-1 i n t e r s e c t e d 20 cm. of q u a r t z
a s say ing 3.56 oz . s i l v e r p e r t o n and AB-1-2 i n t e r s e c t e d
1 5 cm. o f q u a r t z a s say ing 1.74 oz. s i l v e r p e r t on .
AB-1-3 i n t e r s e c t e d 75 cm. a s s a y i n g 1.53 oz. s i l v e r p e r t o n
and 10 cm. as say ing 24.2 oz . s i l v e r p e r t o n f o r an average
o f 4.2 oz / ton a c r o s s 85 cm. T h i s i s s i m i l a r t o t h e s u r f a c e
width i n d i c a t i n g t h a t t h e v e i n s t r u c t u r e remains s t r o n g
a t t h i s dep th (17 m down d i p ) .
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grey sands tone wi th minor a r g i l l i t e , belonging t o t h e
Bowser Group.
No. 4 Vein (F ig . 9 )
Two h o l e s , AB-4-1 and 2, were d r i l l e d on t h e No. 4 ve in .
AB-4-1 probably went th rough a f a u l t which " s t r e t c h e d "
t h e v e i n and AB-4-2 i n t e r s e c t e d 2 1 cm. of q u a r t z a s say ing
55.6 oz . s i l v e r p e r t o n and 0.135 oz. gold p e r t on . These
va lues a r e s i m i l a r t o t h o s e on s u r f a c e and i n d i c a t e t h a t
t h e r e i s c o n t i n u i t y of o r e m i n e r a l i z a t i o n .
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AB-6-1 was d r i l l e d t o i n t e r s e c t t h e No. 6 Vein below a
sha l low s h a f t from which some o r e had been shipped i n t h e
p a s t . The h o l e i n t e r s e c t e d 40 c m . a ssay ing 1.26 oz. s i l v e r
p e r t o n , b u t h i t t h e v e i n i n an unfavourable a r g i l l i t e
hor izon i n s t e a d o f t h e more f avourab le sandstone h o s t .
Babine Workings, Four M i l e Mountain Area (F ig . 11)
B-1 w a s d r i l l e d under a known v e i n t o o b t a i n i n fo rma t ion
on t h e n a t u r e o f t h e s t r u c t u r e away from t h e weathered
and poor ly exposed bedrock s u r f a c e . A t a depth o f 9
met res t h e ve in was 60 cm. wide and c o n s i s t e d of a qua r t z -
s i d e r a t e stockwork w i t h a t r a c e o f s u l f i d e s . 2.2 met res
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w i t h a t r a c e o f s u l f i d e s i n c l u d i n g s p h a l e r i t e .
B-2 w a s d r i l l e d under t h e s u r f a c e exposure of a second
v e i n , b u t d r i l l i n g s topped s h o r t of t h e o b j e c t i v e due t o
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IV. GEOLOGY
Only the mapping and surveying on the Janelle and AB-13
claims are being applied for assessment, however results
of mapping'elsewhere are shown on the respective drill
hole plans. Silver-gold, base metal mineralization occurs
in at least 15 veins on the total property. The most signi-
ficant ore shoots are in the Main Workings area (original
American Boy). Several quartz veins striking northerly
and northeasterly are hosted by sandstones, siltstones and
argillites of the Bowser Group. Other gangue minerals
include siderite, pyrite, calcite and chlorite. Ore
mineralization including galena, sphalerite, tetrahedrite,
and chalcopyrite occurs primarily at structural inter-
sections. The most significant mineralization to date is
in Veins No. 1, No. 4 and No. 6. Mapping control was
provided by transit and stadia, with tape and compass
additions for accessible underground workings. The results
of mapping in these areas is shown on Fig. 8, 9 and 10.
Janelle Claim (No. 6 Vein)
The No. 6 Vein system has been traced intermittently by
trenching for almost 1000 metres. The most significant
mineralization occurs at the southwest end of the exposures
on the Janelle claim. A series of silver-rich sulfide lenses
are present over a strike length of 200 metres. There are
at least two parallel veins which make up the No. 6 system.
The best mineralization appears to be related to a westerly
trending cross-fault. Two shafts were sunk on the vein
on opposite sides of this fault (see Fig. 10) in the early
1950's. 21 tons of ore from the eastern shaft averaged
75 oz. silver per ton.
Geochemical sampling discussed earlier indicates that this
vein system continues at least 200 metres further to the
southwest.
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OF 1983 FIELD SEASON
Sample S t l ve r Go ld Lead - r~ch dump grab 209.7az/ton 0.088oz/ton Z ~ n c - r ~ c h d u m p g r a b 2 6 . 2 11 0 0 3 2 " 0 .3 f t wide x l o f t long 3 3 . 4 lo 0 0 3
0 10 20 30 40 METERS 0 .8 f t w ~ d e (P.Fox) 5 4 11 0.01 # a
0 50 100 FEET 21 Tons sh~pped ~n 1955 - ----. averaged - Sllver - 7 4 6 oz/ton D~omond dr i l l hole AB-6-1
1.3 oz st lver/ ton1l .3f t . w ~ d e CAN-EX RESOURCES LTD.
Gold-0 0 5 oz/ton a t depth of 4 5 f i w ~ t h ~ n unfavorable o rg l l l ~ te horizon AMERICAN BOY PROPERTY
HAZELTON, B C
3 - foo t w~de quartz veln wi th MAIN WORKINGS Si lver Gold width small pods of s~ l ve r m~neral~zatton
oz/ton f t NO.6 VEIN 43.8 0.048 0.2 PREPARED BY-A M HOMENUKE, P ENG
TRI-CON MINING LTD FE8 1984 226.5 0 .078 spec.
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a shaft
TABLE I11
ASSAYS - BABINE WORKINGS -
SAMPLE # LENGTH (cm) AG(opt) AU(opt) %Pb %Zn %As %Sb - - - -
grab
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AB-13 Claim (Babine Workings)
Resu l t s o f surveying and mapping on t h e Babine Workings
i s shown on Fig . 11. The Four M i l e Mountain a r e a i s
cored by a m i c r o d i o r i t e i n t r u s i v e which has ho rn fe l sed
t h e h o s t Bowser sediments f o r s e v e r a l hundred metres .
A number o f s u l f i d e - b e a r i n g v e i n s a r e con ta ined w i t h i n
t h i s ho rn fe l sed ha lo . They a r e q u a r t z - s i d e r i t e ve ins wi th
an antimony s u l f o s a l t , probably b o u l a n g e r i t e , and s p h a l e r i t e
being t h e p r i n c i p a l s u l f i d e s . There a r e l e s s e r amounts of
p y r i t e , a r s e n o p y r i t e and ga lena . S i l v e r accompanies t h e
ga l ena whi le s i g n i f i c a n t go ld v a l u e s a r e p r e s e n t wi th t h e
a r s e n o p y r i t e . Su r f ace a s s a y s a r e shown i n Table 111.
R e s u l t s t o d a t e a r e subeconomic b u t f u r t h e r work i s
r e q u i r e d t o f u l l y a s s e s s t h i s a r e a .
CONCLUSIONS
There a r e s u f f i c i e n t i n d i c a t i o n s from t r e n c h i n g , d r i l l i n g ,
underground and s u r f a c e sampling and geochemical sampling
t h a t enough h igh grade s i l v e r o r e e x i s t s t o war ran t f u r t h e r
e x p l o r a t i o n , e s p e c i a l l y on t h e No. 1 and No. 6 ve ins .
T h i s should be i n t h e form o f underground development and
diamond d r i l l i n g .
R e s p e c t f u l l y submit ted, Tri-Con Mining Ltd.
A.M. Homenuke, P.Eng. Geo log ica l Engineer
R E F E R E N C E S
Homenuke, A.M.,.1978, Trenching and Assay Report on t h e American Boy Group ( A s s . R e p t . ) .
Homenuke, A.M., 1981, EM-16 and t r e n c h i n g on t h e American Boy Group ( A s s . Rept . ) .
Homenuke, A.M., 1982, Geochemical Survey and P rospec t i ng on t h e American Boy P r o p e r t y ( A s s . Rept. ) .
Homenuke, A.M. , 1983, Geochemical and Geophysical Survey on t h e American Boy P r o p e r t y ( A s s . Rept .)
Kind le , E . D . , 1954, Minera l Resources , Hazel ton & Smi thers a r e a s , Geol. Sur . o f Can., Memoir 223.
Smith , Alexander , 1956, S i l v e r S t anda rd Mine, i n S t r u c t u r a l Geology o f Canadian O r e Depos i t s , C I M S p e c i a l Volume.
COST STATEMENT
C i n d y G r o u p O c t . 1 0 - O c t . 2 7 , 1 9 8 4 1 0 2 . 7 m e t e r s d i a m o n d d r i l l i n g " W i n k i e " D r i l l , 2 . 5 cm. core $98.09/m $ 1 0 , 0 7 3 . 8 4
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J a n e l l e G r o u p O c t . 2 5 - D e c . 1 6 , 1 9 8 4 Diamond d r i l l i n g 5 5 . 1 m e t e r s @ 98.09/m 5 , 4 0 4 . 7 6 G e o c h e m i c a l S a m p l i n g & g r i d
2 d a y s @ 1 7 5 3 5 0 . 0 0 A n a l y s i s - 6 7 s a m p l e s ; I C P f o r Cu, P b , Zn,
Ag, A s @ 5 . 7 5 3 8 5 . 2 5 S u r v e y i n g , m a p p i n g , s a m p l i n g & core l o g g i n g
A. Homenuke, P .Eng. 4 d a y s @ 4 0 0 1 , 6 0 0 . 0 0 H e l p e r 2 d a y s @ 1 7 5 3 5 0 . 0 0
A s s a y i n g 1 6 s a m p l e s v a r i o u s l y f o r AS, S b , A g , Au, Cu , P b , Zn 3 5 0 . 0 0
Room a n d B o a r d 8 d a y s @ $ 3 5 / d a y 280 .00 T r u c k R e n t a l 6 d a y s @ $ 5 0 / d a y 3 0 0 . 0 0 Maps, R e p o r t & I n t e r p r e t a t i o n ( a p p o r t i o n e d )
A. Homenuke, P .Eng . 3 d a y s @ 400 1 , 2 0 0 . 0 0 M i s c e l l a n e o u s m a t e r i a l s , r e n t a l s ,
secre tar ia l a n d c o p y i n g 1 5 0 . 0 0
S u b t o t a l 4 , 9 6 5 . 2 5
JANELLE GROUP TOTAL
*NOTE: T h i s i s a larger f i g u r e t h a n r e c o r d e d o n t h e S t a t e m e n t of E x p l o r a t i o n a n d D e v e l o p m e n t as t h e l a t t e r w a s a close e s t i m a t e o n l y .
CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION
I , ALEXANDER M. HOMENUKE, do hereby c e r t i f y :
1. THAT I a m a member i n good s t and ing of t h e ~ s s o c i a t i o n
o f P r o f e s s i o n a l Engineers o f B r i t i s h Columbia.
2. THAT I r ece ived t h e Degree of Bachelor of Science i n
Geologica l Engineer ing from t h e Colorado School of Mines i n 1974.
3 . THAT I rece ived a Diploma o f Technology i n Mining from
t h e B.C. I n s t i t u t e o f Technology i n 1969.
4. THAT I have been employed i n va r ious a s p e c t s of mining
e x p l o r a t i o n f o r 15 y e a r s and a m p r e s e n t l y employed by Tri-Con
Mining L td . , o f #2580 - 1066 W e s t Has t ings S t r e e t , Vancouver,
B r i t i s h Columbia.
5 . THAT I p r e s e n t l y r e s i d e a t 29825 Harris Road, M t . Lehman,
B .C .
6. THAT t h i s Report i s based on work superv ised o r
conducted by myself .
DATED AT VANCOUVER, B r i t i s h Columbia, t h i s 2 1 s t day
of August, 1 9 8 4 .
A.M. Homenuke, P.Eng. Geo log ica l Engineer
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