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PRODUCT
PRODUIT
COPPER
PROVINCE 0 R
TE RR I T 0 RY
NAME OF PROPERTY
NOM DE LA PROPRI#T#
PROVINCE OU
TERRITOIRE
B r i t i s h Columbia
RAY
N.T.S. AREA
92 HI7
R~GION D U S.N.R.C.
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HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
HISTORIQUE D E L'EXPLORATION E T DE LA MISE EN VALEUR
This property i s l o c a t e d on t h e w e s t s i d e of t h e
Similkameen River about 8 miles south of Princeton. The showUNCERTAINTY
at. 49 O21' 10''
~ o n g . 120°33'
i n g s , l y i n g n o r t h of t h e Red Buck property, occupy a s t e e p
FACTEUR D'INCERTITUDE
Lat.
Long.
s o u t h e a s t f a c i n g rock b l u f f which overlooks t h e r i v e r a t
Mining Division Similkameen
District
Similkameen
e l e v a t i o n s ranging from about 2,750 t o about 2,950 f e e t .
Division miniere
District
Copper Mountain Consolidated Limited acquired t h e Ray group
County
Township or Parish
~omt.4
Canton ou paroisse
of 14 recorded claims and f r a c t i o n s . The main showings a r e on
~ o t
Concession or Range
t h e Ray No. 3 claim and Ray No. 4 f r a c t i o n a l claim, which a r e
Lot
Concession ou rang
p a r t l y a r e s t a k i n g of t h e c a n c e l l e d Homestake No. 2 claim (Lot
Sec
TP.
R.
237) which was Crown-granted t o Messrs. Johnson and Davidson i n
Sect.
ct.
R.
1904. No record has been found of e x p l o r a t i o n work by t h e
OWNER 0 R OPE RATORIPROPRI~TAIRE
O U EXPLOITANT
o r i g i n a l owners.
During 1962 and 1963 e x p l o r a t i o n work by t h e company
Copper Mountain Consolidated Limited,
included
b u l l d o z e r t r e n c h i n g above t h e b l u f f , c o n s t r u c t i o n of
Hotel Princeton,
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d d e r s down t h e f a c e , sampling t h e exposures, and
Princeton, B.C.
diamond d r i l l i n g 6 f l a t o r g e n t l y i n c l i n e d h o l e s from set-ups
a t t h e f o o t of t h e b l u f f . Early i n 1966 t h e company reached
an agreement w i t h Adera Mining Limited whereby Adera w i l l
begin e x p l o r a t i o n work on t h e p r o p e r t y .
DESCRPTION OF DE.POSITI~ESCfIPTIONDU GIfEMEfT
e property i s w i t i n t e a r e a under a i n y t h e Copper
Mountain s t i c k . . The showings occur on a rock b l u f f comibsed
of s t r o n g l y a l t e r e d v o l c a n i c rocks and dark-grey t o pink
i n t r u s i v e dykes. The v o l c a n i c rocks probably a r e a n d e s i t e s o r
b a s a l t s of t h e Nicola group. Rock a l t e r a t i o n gives many rocks
t h e appearance of a b r e c c i a . Veins, patches, and l a r g e r
masses of a l t e r e d rock a r e composed of a v a r i e t y of minerals,
i n c l u d i n g a u g i t e , b i o t i t e , s c a p o l i t e , c h l o r i t e , e p i d o t e , and
s m a l l amounts of q u a r t z . Magnetite i s unevenly disseminated
and s i n c e i t occurs l o c a l l y i n f r a c t u r e s , i s p a r t l y an a l t e r a t i o n product.
Most of t h e dykes s t r i k e n o r t h e r l y , d i p f a i r l y s t e e p l y
westward, and a r e of s y e n o d i o r i t e porphyry. Each may b e a s
much as 30 feet wide, and i n some c a s e s they o c c u ~c l o s e
t o g e t h e r . One d i s t i n c t i v e pink dyke of l a t i t e porphyry about
10 f e e t w i d e s t r i k e s n o r t h e r l y and d i p s w e s t a t about 60°.
Chalcopyrite and p y r i t e occur e i t h e r t o g e t h e r o r s e p a r a t e l y a s
disseminations and f i n e seams i n t h e a l t e r e d rocks. Some of
t h e b e s t m i n e r a l i z a t i o n seen i s c l o s e t o t h e l a t i t e porphyry
dyke, i n d r i l l core on t h e e a s t s i d e of t h e dyke and i n out-
OBJECT LOCATE,D
OBJET LOCALISE
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Associated minerals or products
Mineral Policy Sector, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa
Minkraux ou prodoits associks
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crop on t h e w e s t s i d e .
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Other m i n e r a l i z e d o u t c r o p s c o n t a i n
small pods of d i s s e m i n a t e d material which a r e l o c a l i z e d i n
more e x t e n s i v e zones of o r t h o c l a s e a l t e r a t i o n .
REFERENCESIBIBLIOGRAPHIE
Carr, J.M.;
Ray group; Report of t h e M i n i s t e r of Mines
and Petroleum Resources, B r i t i s h Columbia, 1963, p. 62.
Mineral Policy Sector;
Consolidated L t d .
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Corporation F i l e :
Annual Reports, Dept. of Mines, B.C.:
MAP R EFE RENCES/R~F~RENCES
CARTOGRAPHIQUES
Map 888 A, P r i n c e t o n , B.C., (Geol.), Sc. 1":4 miles
Mem. 243.
Map 300 A, Copper Mountain Mining Area, B.C.,
1,000 f t . - accomp. Mem. 171.
Map 92 H, Hope, B.C.,
(Topo.),
Comp.lRev. By
Comp. /r&. par
Date
Date
06-66
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Sc. 1:250,000.
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(Geol.),
accomp.
Sc. 1":
"Copper Mountain
1904, p. 299.