103P13 Ag17

PRODUCT
PRODUIT
PROVINCEOR
TERRITORY
SILVER
NAME OF PROPERTY
NOM DE L A P R O P R I ~ T ~
PROVINCEOU
TERRITOIRE
I
EAGLE
OBJECT LOCATE-D
OBJET LOCALISE
UNCERTAINTY
FACTEUR D'INCERTITUDE
Lat.
Lat.
55'55'30"
Skeena
Mining Division
Division miniere
County
Cornt6
District
District
129057 '20"
Long.
Long.
~aisiar
Township or Parish
Canton ou paroisse
Lot
Lot
N.T.S. AREA
103 PI13
R.~G/ONDU S.N. R. C.
B r i t i s h Columbia
Concession or Range
Concession ou rang
Sec
Sect.
OWNER 0 R O P ERATORIPROPRI~TAIREOU EXPLOITANT
I
R
E
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HISTORY OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
HISTORIRUE DE L'EXPLORATION ET DE L A MISE EN VALEUR
This occurrence i s l o c a t e d a t t h e 3,200 f o o t e l e v a t i o n
n o r t h of t h e n o r t h f o r k of Portland Creek, about 1i m i l e s
s o u t h e a s t of Stewart. The Silverado property a d j o i n s t o t h e
south.
The occurrence was a p p a r e n t l y staked by J. R a a h t i and H.
H i l l , of Stewart. Gold Ore Wining Company, Limited was formed
i n February 1925 t o a c q u i r e t h e Eagle group of 4 claims, t h e
Eagle No. 1, Eagle No. 3 F r a c t i o n , Eagle F r a c t i o n a l No. 4 and
Babe No. 2 claims. Three of t h e claims e x p i r e d i n June and
J u l y 1925 and w e r e r e s t a k e d by t h e o r i g i n a l owners, l e a v i n g
t h e company one f r a c t i o n a l claim, t h e Eagle F r a c t i o n a l No. 4.
No work o t h e r - t h a n a l i t t l e open c u t t i n g has been reported on
t h i s occurrence.
DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITIDESCRIPTION D U GISEMENT
The country rocks a r e v o l c a n i c s of t h e Hazelton group.
Two p a r a l l e l q u a r t z v e i n s about 400 f e e t a p a r t s t r i k e e a s t e r l y
i n t o t h e h i l l . The south v e i n i s s p a r i n g l y mineralized w i t h
p y r r h o t i t e and t r a c e s of galena. An average sample a c r o s s 54
inches i n t h e f a c e of an open c u t assayed 2 0 ~
a ton i n gold,
$3.43 a t o n i n s i l v e r , and 1.61% l e a d . The n o r t h - v e i n shows
about 9 f e e t i n width of q u a r t z s p a r s e l y mineralized w i t h
p y r r h o t i t e . A chip sample a c r o s s t h i s assayed 2 0 ~
a ton i n
gold, and 7C a t o n i n s i l v e r ( a l l of t h e above assays a r e a t
1925 p r i c e s ) .
Assoc~atedm~neralsor products
Miniraux ou produits associ6s
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Lead
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Mineral Pollcy Sector, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa
Secteur de la politique minirale, ministere de I'Energie, des Mines et des Ressources, Ottawa
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REFERENCESIBIBLIOGRAPHIE
HISTORY OF PRODUCTIONIHISTORIQUE DE L A PRODUCTION
R e p o r t s of M i n i s t e r of Mines, B r i t i s h Columbia:
p . 83.
1925,
Hanson, George; P o r t l a n d C a n a l Area, B r i t i s h Columbia;
Memoir 175, p . 119, Geol. Surv. of Canada, 1935.
CA RTOGRAPHIQUES
MAP REFERENCESIR~F~?RENCES
Map 215 A, S t e w a r t S h e e t , B.C., (Geol.), Sc. 1":l m i l e
accomp. Memoir 159.
Map 193 A, S t e w a r t Sheet, B.C.,
(Topo.),
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Sc. 1:50,000.
REMARKSIREMARQUES
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Date
Date
12-67
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