082F15 Ag2

PRODUCT
PRODUIT
SILVER
PROVINCE OR
TERRITORY
NAME OF PROPERTY
NOM DE L A P R O P R I ~ T ~
PROVINCE OU
TERRITOIRE
HERCULES-SILVER GLANCE GROUP
B r i t i s h Columbia
N.T.S. AREA
82 F/15
RLGION
DU S.N. R.C.
REF. AG 2
R~F.
HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
HISTORIQUE DE L'EXPLORATION ET DE L A MISE EN VALEUR
This group of claims l i e s along t h e western edge of t h e
Highland and Florence p r o p e r t i e s and covers an a r e a extending
from n e a r Cedar Creek t o t h e South Fork of Woodbury Creek.
UNCERTAINTY
at. 49046'
Long. 116O56 '40"
FACTEUR D'INCER TI TUDE
La t.
Long.
The group c o n s i s t s of t h e Hercules, S u l l i v a n , Noranda,
Mining Division
Slocan
D~strict
KO0t enay
S
i
l
v
e r B e l l , Glen E l l e n , Harrison, Free S i l v e r and S i l v e r Glance
Division miniere
District
claims.
Three of t h e claims, formerly c a l l e d t h e Pataha,
County
Township or Par~sh
cornt.4
canton ou paroisse
Bugaboo and E l l e n were r e l o c a t e d i n 1951 under t h e r e s p e c t i v e
~ o t
Concession or Range
names of Hercules, S u l l i v a n and Noranda.
Lot
Concession ou rang
Most of t h e development work on t h e Hercules c l a i m was done
Sec
TP.
R.
about 1890. The workings now c o n s i s t of 120 f e e t of t u n n e l i n
Sect.
~ t .
R.
two a d i t s , a s h a f t 1 5 f e e t deep and some trenching. O n t h e
OWNER OR OPERATORIPROPRI~TAIRE OU EXPLOITANT
S u l l i v a n claim a 75 f o o t s h a f t was p u t down about 1895. Appare n t l y no work has been done on t h e Noranda claim. Nubar Mines
Ltd. of Toronto held an o p t i o n on t h e claims i n 1951 and a r e
r e p o r t e d t o have done some diamond d r i l l i n g . The Asbestos
Corporation Ltd. d i d about 3,000 f o o t of diamond d r i l l i n g i n 30
h o l e s i n 1952. The r e s u l t s of t h i s work have a p p a r e n t l y n o t
been r e l e a s e d by t h e company.
The S i l v e r Glance claim, which l i e s a s t r i d e t h e South Fork
DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITIDESCRIPTION D U GISEMENT
of Woodbury Creek, about 2 m i l e s from i t s mouth, has had t h e
The
are argillite,
quartzite,
limestone
and roostdevelopment work done on i t . The property was l o c a t e d i n
schist
the S1Ocan series*
have a north-south s t r i k e
1896 and was apparent-y worked i n t e r m i t t e n t l y f o r about 4 y e a r s .
and
the west at
40 degrees* A number of
1\_ tunnelat creek level
follows
the vein i n a ~ 7 0 d0 i r~e c t i o n
trending c r o s s - f i s s u r e s , 5 of which have been exposed i n
f o r 215 f e e t . H e r e t h e v e i n s p l i t s and i s followed by two
prospect p i t s , c u t t h e rocks of t h e a r e a - These f i s s u r e s a r e branches of the tunnel,
one going
~ 8 5 f0o r~ 75 feet, i n which
a l l more o r less mineralized w i t h s p h a l e r i t e and galena and
the vein appears to pinch out, the other branch extending f o r
some replacement m i n e r a l i z a t i o n extends from them along
60 f e e t s70°E w i t h t h e v e i n s t i l l i n t h e f a c e .
c e r t a i n limestone beds. On t h e S i l v e r Glance claim t h e v e i n
I n 1952 Guichon m n e Ltd., owners of t h e Buckeye claim,
i n p l a c e s c o n t a i n s 2 t o 3 f e e t of mineralized b r e c c i a t e a
h e l d a n o p t i o n on a l l t h e above claims, however t h e i r work was
country rock and q u a r t z . The o r e i s white sugary q u a r t z , with a p p a r e n t l y confined t o t h e Buckeye.
galena, i r o n p y r i t e and m a r c a s i t e . I n o t h e r v e i n s t h e
m i n e r a l i z a t i o n i s s l i g h t and c o n s i s t s of i r o n sulphide, a
l i t t l e galena, w i t h v a l u e s i n gold and s i l v e r . Considerable
overburden covers t h e a r e a and only a few small outcrops of
t h e underlying limestone and s c h i s t a r e exposed.
OBJECT LOCATE,D
OBJET LOCALISE
-
Associated minerals or products
Minbraux ou produits associbs
-
-
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Lead.
Mineral Policy Sector, Department o f Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa
Secteur de la politique mindrule, minist2re de llEnergie, des Mines et des Ressources, Ottawa
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HISTORY OF PRODUCTIONIHISTORIOUE DE LA PRODUCTION
There i s no r e c o r d of p r o d u c t i o n from
a l t h o u g h a n 1898 r e p o r t mentions t h a t 180
f o r shipment on t h e S i l v e r Glance claim.
S i l v e r Glance c l a i m i n 1896 gave a r e t u r n
silver and $18 t o $20 i n g o l d .
any o f t h e c l a i m s
t o n s o f o r e was s o r t e
Assays t a k e n from t h e
o f 50 t o 232 ounces o
MAP R E F E RENCESIRLFERENCES
CARTOGRAPHIQUES
Map 603 A, Nelson, (Geol.), Sc. 1":4 m i l e s - accomp. Kem. 228.
REMARKSIREMARQUES
Cornp./Rev. By
Comp./r&. par
Date
Date
07-62
REFERENCESIBIBLIOGRAPHIE
Annual R e p o r t s , Dept. o f Mines, B.C.:
1896, p. 93;
1899, p . 698; 1951, p . 160; 1952, p. 165.