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PRODUIT
TERRITORY
B r i t i s h Columbia
TERRITOIRE
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NAME OF PROPERTY
NOM DE L A P R O P R I ~ T L
R E F . CU 2
N.T.S. AREA
92 K/3
R ~ G I O NDU S.N. R.C.
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HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
HISTORIQUE DE L'EXPLORATION E T D E L A MISE EN VALEUR
The claims extend i n a north-northwesterly s t r i k i n g l i n e
n R lFrT I nPATFn
1 from Conville Bay n e a r Bold P o i n t on t h e e a s t s i d e of ~ u a d r a
Island.
UNCERTAINTY
at. 50 1
1' 30"
Long. 125°09'30''
I n 1916 t h e Santa Anna Mining Company of Vancouver owned
FACTEUR D'INCERTITUDE
La t.
Long.
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e
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claim Santa Anna group. Exploration work t o t h i s t i m e
Mining Division
Nanaimo
District
Sayward
Division miniere
District
c o n s i s t e d of t r e n c h i n g and two a d i t s , t h e one a 90 f o o t d r i f t ,
County
Township or Parish
and t h e o t h e r a 120 f o o t c r o s s c u t . Exploration work during t h e
Comt.4
Canton ou paroisse
following
y e a r s was c a r r i e d on under l e a s e by M r . J. McConVtlle
Lot
Concession or Range
Lot
and
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s
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c
i
a t e s ; i n 1919 t h e Santa Anna group was r e p o r t e d l y
Concession ou rang
Sec
owned
by
M
r . McConville and a s s o c i a t e s . By t h i s time t h e
TP.
R.
Sect.
Ct.
R.
c r o s s c u t a d i t had been extended t o a t o t a l l e n g t h of 165 f e e t ,
w
i t h a 50 f o o t d r i f t from i t a t 115 f e e t from t h e p o r t a l .
OWNER OR OPERATORIPROPRI~TAIRE
OU EXPLOITANT
The property was abandoned f o r a number of y e a r s and
New Far North Exploration Ltd.,
r e s t a k e d i n about 1929 a s t h e Santana group of 26 claims. The
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85 Richmond S t . W.,
claims were owned by t h e Santana Copper Syndicate i n which M r .
Toronto, Ont.
Conville h e l d an i n t e r e s t . No development work was r e p o r t e d by
was t h e s y n d i c a t e . I n t h e 1940's an i n t e r e s t i n t h e
r e p o r t e d l y h e l d by J . M . Taylor & Company of Vancouver.
Quadra I s l a n d Copper Syndicate, headed by C.M. Monroe of
Vancouver,
acquired t h e property and i n 1963 o p t i o n e d t h e
DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITIDESCRIPTION D U GISEMENT
of 8 Crown-granted claims t o New Far North
Santana
group
The mineralized outcrops l i e along t h e n o r t h w e s t e r l y
Exploration
Co.
L t d . ; 8 a d d i t i o n a l claims were s t a k e d by t h e
s t r i k i n g c o n t a c t between g r a n o d i o r i t e t o t h e e a s t and v o l c a n i c s
During
1963-64 work c o n s i s t e d of almagnetometer
company.
c o n t a i n i n g b e l t s of limestone t o t h e w e s t . The limestone a t
t h e c o n t a c t w i t h t h e g r a n i t e h a s been a l t e r e d t o g a r n e t i t e and survey, s o i l sampling, and 2,227 f e e t of diamond d r i l l i n g .
The Santana 1-8, Gem, and Bonanza claims (Mineral Leases
mineralized w i t h p y r i t e , c h a l c o p y r i t e , and p y r r h o t i t e . One
M
22
and M 23) were acquired under o p t i o n by Duncan C. Wing
such zone, t r a c e d by open c u t s and s t r i p p i n g , v a r i e s i n width
from
Robert
OIBrien i n May 1969. McLeod Copper L t d . , incorfrom s e v e r a l f e e t t o 40 f e e t and has a l e n g t h of 1,500 f e e t .
p
o
r
a
t
e
d
by
M
r . Wing and a s s o c i a t e s , acquired a 10% i n t e r e s t
The m i n e r a l i z a t i o n occurs a s s c a t t e r e d g r a i n s , s m a l l i r r e g u l a r
i
n
t
h
e
property.
v e i n l e t s , small bunches, and i n considerable-sized masses.
SANTA ANNA (SANTANA)
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Associated minerals or products
Minhraux ou produits associhs
- silver,
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Mineral Policy Sector, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa
Secteur de la politique minkrale, ministbre de I'Energie, des Mines et des Ressources, Ottawa
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REFERENCESIBIBLlOGRAPHIE
HISTORY OF PRODUCTION/HISTORIQUE DE L A PRODUCTION
I n 1916, 174 t q n s of o r e w e r e s h i p p e d from t h i s p r o p e r t y .
From t h i s o r e 3 ouqces of gold, 462 ounces of s i l v e r , and
10,536 pounds of copper were recovered.
Annual R e p o r t s , Dept. of Mines, B.C.:
1916, p. 348;
1917, p. 259; 1919, p . 218; 1929, p. 390; 1930,
p . 305.
M i n e r a l P o l i c y S e c t o r ; Corporation F i l e s : "New F a r
North E x p l o r a t i o n Lim2tedvP; "McLeod Copper Ltd.".
MAP REFERENCESIR~FLRENCES
CARTOGRAPHIQUES
Map 65 A, Coast & I s l a n d s between S t r a i t of Georgia and Queen
C h a r l o t t e Sound, (Geol .), Sc. 1":4 miles - accomp
Mem. 23.
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Map 92 K/3 E, Quadra I s l a n d , B.C.,
(Topo.),
Sc. 1:50,000.
REMARKSIREMA ROUES
Comp. /r6v. par
Date
Date
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04-66
08-71