REPORT ON THE BELL - ARAB CLAIMS
Transcript of REPORT ON THE BELL - ARAB CLAIMS
REPORT ON THE
BELL - ARAB CLAIMS
B u r r e l 1 Creek A r e a Greenwood M i n i n g D i v i s i o n
NTS 82E/9W
L a t i t u d e : 49032'N L o n g i t u d e : n8°23'W
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BELCARRA EXPLORATIONS LTD. (N.P.L.)
by:
C. G u t r a t h , B . S c , P.Eng., G e o l o g i s t ATLED EXPLORATION MANAGEMENT LTD.
Van c o u v e r , B.C.
March, 1976.
BELCARRA EXPLORATIONS LTD. (N.P.L.) VANCOUVER, B, C,
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MAY 31, 1976
NOTE 1; INVESTMENTS
The company holds the following investments as at May 31, 1976:
Cost
Dorchester Resources Ltd. 2,500 common shares $ 431.96
Market Value May 31, 1976
$ 200.00
NOTE 2: DEPRECIATION
Commencing in 1975 depreciation is recorded at 307* of original cost, on a reducing balance basis.
NOTE 3: MINERAL CLAIMS
Under an agreement dated February 3, 1966 certain mineral claims were acquired by the issuance of 750,000 f u l l y paid shares at a stated value of 25c per share, of which 290,000 shares have been gifted back to the company.
NOTE 4: DEFERRED COSTS
The amounts shown for mining properties and exploration, development and administration costs represent costs to date and are not intended to reflect present or future values.
NOTE 5: SHARE CAPITAL
The issued share capital as at May 31, 1976 is as follows:
For Mineral Claims
Issued to May 31,1976 750,000 Gifted back to the company 290,000
460,000
For Cash
1,109,150
1,109,150
For Services
18,000
Total
1,877,150 290,000
529,243.75
18,000 1,587,150 $ 529,243.75
322,000 shares are required to be held in escrow.
NOTE 6: CAPITAL DEFICIT
The company has incurred a capital loss on the sale of a portion of i t s investments. The loss has been charged to the capital d e f i c i t account.
Capital d e f i c i t , May 31, 1975 $ 157.14 Capital loss current year 2,220.04
$ 2,377.18 M O E N A N D C O M P A N Y
C H A R T E R E D A C C O U N T A N T S
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I n t r o d u c t i o n ... . 1
Summary 2
Cone 1 us i o n k
Recommendations. 5
E s t i m a t e d C o s t s 6
Geography 7
CI aims 8
H i s t o r y . . 9
Geology 11
Gene r a I • • • • • • 11
B e l 1 -Arab C l a i m Group. \k
E n g i n e e r C e r t i f i c a t e
R e f e r e n c e s
BELL CLAIM GROUPS
B u r r e l l Creek Greenwood M i n i n g
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INTRODUCTION
The p r o p e r t i e s were examined between O c t o b e r 2k and Oc t o b e r 26, 1975 and t h e g e n e r a l a r e a o f B u r r e l l Creek and t h e F r a n k l i n M i n i n g Camp was examined between November 9 and November 17, 1975.
A number o f g e o l o g i c a l t r a v e r s e s were c o m p l e t e d on t h e B e l l Groups and a c u r s o r y e x a m i n a t i o n was made o f a b a t h o l i t h i c copper-molybdenum t y p e o c c u r r e n c e on t h e A l c o C l a i m Group t h a t a d j o i n s t h e B e l l Groups t o the n o r t h and e a s t .
T h i s r e p o r t i s w r i t t e n a t t h e r e q u e s t o f Mr. M. R a h a l , P r e s i d e n t o f B e l c a r r a E x p l o r a t i o n s L t d . ( N . P . L . ) .
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SUMMARY
The B e l l - A r a b c l a i m group c o n s i s t s o f 32 c o n t i g u o u s u n i t s and the B e l l 2 c l a i m c o n s i s t s o f k u n i t s . The c l a i m s a r e l o c a t e d i n t h e g e n e r a l a r e a o f t h e F r a n k l i n M i n i n g Camp on B u r r e l l Creek 35 a i r m i l e s n o r t h o f Grand F o r k s , B.C.
The B e l l - A r a b c l a i m s a r e s i t u a t e d i n t h e s o u t h e r n p o r t i o n o f t h e F r a n k l i n M i n i n g Camp t h a t was f i r s t e x p l o r e d i n t he l a t e 1800s and e a r l y 1900s. Numerous copper showings were i n i t i a l l y l o c a t e d b u t i t was n o t u n t i l 1912 t h a t a v e r y h i g h g r a d e g o l d o c c u r e n c e was d i s c o v e r e d . Between 1911 and 1929 g o l d , s i l v e r , c o p p e r , l e a d and z i n c o r e s were s e l e c t i v e l y mined f o r d i r e c t shipment and from 1928 t o 1933 t h e H e c l a M i n i n g Company o p e r a t e d a m i l l i n t h e a r e a .
The B u r r e l l C r e e k - F r a n k l i n Camp a r e a i s u n d e r l a i n by g r a n o d i o r i t e o f t h e N e l s o n b a t h o l i t h t h a t has been c u t by younger i n t r u s i v e s o f v a r y i n g a c i d i c c o m p o s i t i o n . W i t h i n t h i s i n t r u s i v e complex i s a l a r g e remnant, a p p r o x i m a t e l y 16 s q u a r e m i l e s i n a r e a , t h a t i s composed o f g r e e n s t o n e , l i m e s t o n e and r e l a t e d s e d i m e n t s o f Permian age. These o l d e r r o c k s have been c u t by v o l c a n i c necks and d i k e s r e l a t e d t o C e n o z o i c age v u l c a n i s m .
The m i n e r a l o c c u r e n c e s mined d u r i n g t h e e a r l y 1900s were a l l w i t h i n t h e l a r g e m e t a s e d i m e n t a r y - v o l c a n i c remnant. Copper-molybdenum m i n e r a l i z a t i o n was d i s c o v e r e d as e a r l y as 1907 i n t h e g r a n o d i o r i t e p e r i p h e r a l t o t h e remnant but t h e o c c u r e n c e r e c e i v e d v e r y l i t t l e a t t e n t i o n . I t was n o t u n t i l a l o g g i n g road was c u t t h r o u g h t h e copper-molybdenum m i n e r a l i z e d o u t c r o p a r e a i n 1975 t h a t t h e e x t e n t o f t h e m i n e r a l i z a t i o n was r e c o g n i s e d .
In e f f e c t , t h i s was a new d i s c o v e r y and i n September, 1975, t h e f i r s t A l c o c l a i m was s t a k e d by John Nedokus o f Grand F o r k s , B.C. who
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s u b s e q u e n t l y o p t i o n e d t h e p r o p e r t y t o R i o T i n t o C a n a d i a n E x p l o r a t i o n s L t d .
On t h e A l c o c l a i m s the copper-molybdenum m i n e r a l i z a t i o n o c c u r as f r a c t u r e c o a t i n g s and v e i n l e t s i n h i g h l y s h a t t e r e d g r a n o d i o r i t e o f t h e N e l s o n b a t h o l i t h . Deep w e a t h e r i n g and i n t e n s i v e l e a c h i n g o f the s u r f a c e o u t c r o p s has l e f t l i t t l e o r no e v i d e n c e o f the u n d e r l y i n g m i n e r a l i z a t i o n t h a t was o r i g i n a l l y t h o u g h t t o be e r r a t i c and d i r e c t l y r e l a t e d t o n a rrow s h e a r z o n e s . However, i t was found on e x a m i n i n g t h e f r e s h r o c k c u t s t h a t t h e m i n e r a l i z a t i o n i s w i d e s p r e a d and can be t r a c e d i n o u t c r o p a l o n g t h e r o a d f o r a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1800 f e e t .
The i n t e n s e f r a c t u r i n g which i s v e r y i m p o r t a n t i n t h e c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f the m i n e r a l i z a t i o n has u n d o u b t e d l y r e s u l t e d from a number o f f a c t o r s , the most i m p o r t a n t b e i n g t h e a r e a s c l o s e p r o x i m i t y t o t h e r e s i s t a n t remnant t o the n o r t h and from t h e movement a l o n g a m a j or n o r t h e a s t e r l y t r e n d i n g r e g i o n a l f a u l t zone t h a t forms t h e c o n t a c t between t h e i n t r u s i v e and o l d e r p a r a g n e i s s e s t o t h e e a s t .
T h i s t y p e o f c o p p e r - m o l y b d e n i t e o c c u r e n c e has r e c e n t l y been d e s c r i b e d as a N B a t h o l i t h i c Ore D e p o s i t " i n a r e p o r t by Dr. E.S. Cheney o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f W a s h i n g t o n . He r e f e r s t o t h e Q u a r t z Creek and M i d d l e F o r k d e p o s i t s i n t h e S noqualmie b a t h o l i t h o f W a s h i n g t o n , the P r e - M a i n S t a g e m i n e r a l i z a t i o n a t B u t t e , Montana and t h e Brenda d e p o s i t i n B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a as b e i n g t y p i c a l o f t h i s t y p e o f d e p o s i t .
The B e l l - A r a b c l a i m group a d j o i n s t h e A l c o group on t h e s o u t h and west and i s u n d e r l a i n by b a s i c a l l y t h e same g e o l o g y as t h e A l c o c l a i m s . The major n o r t h e a s t e r l y t r e n d i n g f a u l t c u t s t h e B e l l 3 c l a i m and t o the west o f t h e f a u l t t h e B e l l and Arab c l a i m s a r e u n d e r l a i n by N e l s o n b a t h o l i t h g r a n o d i o r i t e . To t h e n o r t h t h e g r a n o d i o r i t e i s i n c o n t a c t w i t h the m e t a s e d i m e n t - v o l c a n i c remnant. P r e v i o u s work i n t h e a r e a has l o c a t e d copper-molybdenum m i n e r a l i z a t i o n i n s h e a r - f r a c t u r e zones w i t h i n t h e g r a n o d i o r i t e on the west s i d e o f B u r r e l Creek i n d i c a t i n g t h a t t h e m i n e r a l i z a t i o n may e x t e n d t o t h e west i n t o t h e B e l l - A r a b c l a i m s .
CONCLUSION
The B e l l - A r a b c l a i m group i s u n d e r l a i n by a s i m i l a r g e o l o g i c a l e n v i r o n m e n t t o t h a t w h i c h h o s t s w i d e s p r e a d c o p p e r - m o l y b d e n i t e m i n e r a l i z a t i o n on the a d j o i n i n g R i o T i n t o - A l c o c l a i m g r o u p .
The A l c o o c c u r e n c e s , a l t h o u g h f i r s t l o c a t e d i n 1907, can p r o b a b l y be d e s c r i b e d as one o f t h e most s i g n i f i c a n t new copper-molybdenum p o r p h y r y t y p e d i s c o v e r i e s i n B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a o v e r t h e p a s t few y e a r s . The e x t e n t o f t h e m i n e r a l i z a t i o n and i t s r e l a t i o n t o t h e g e o l o g i c a l s e t t i n g c o u l d n o t be o b s e r v e d u n t i l t h e new road had been c u t t h r o u g h t h e o u t c r o p a r e a a l l o w i n g the i m p o r t a n t g e o l o g i c a l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f t h e d e p o s i t t o be r e c o g n i z e d .
I t i s c o n c l u d e d t h a t t h e B e l 1-Arab c l a i m group w a r r a n t s a s u r f a c e program i n o r d e r t o o u t l i n e e x p l o r a t i o n t a r g e t s f o r more d e t a i l e d i n v e s t i g a t i o n .
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RECOMMENDATIONS
The f o l l o w i n g e x p l o r a t i o n program i s recommended:
Phase 1
1. D e t a i l e d o u t c r o p g e o l o g y on a s c a l e o f 1 i n c h e q u a l s 200 f e e t w i t h s p e c i a l a t t e n t i o n b e i n g g i v e n t o t h e r e c o r d i n g o f f r a c t u r e d e n s i t i e s .
2. Rock c h i p s a m p l i n g u s i n g a i r p h o t o g r a p h s and e x i s t i n g t o p o g r a p h i c maps f o r c o n t r o l .
3. B u i I d o z e r t r e n c h i n g
Phase 11 ( C o n t i n g e n t on r e s u l t s o f Phase 1)
1. Induced p o l a r i z a t i o n s u r v e y t o d e f i n e d r i l l t a r g e t s .
2. Diamond d r i l l i n g t o e v a l u a t e g e o l o g y and d e t e r m i n e g r a d e .
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ESTIMATED COSTS
Phase
1. G e o l o g i c a l mapping, r o c k c h i p s a m p l i n g s u p e r v i s i o n and r e p o r t s . ••••»•»••«•»•••«•• $ 3,500
2. A n a l y s e s
I . Rock eh i p samp Ies -200 s a m p l e s f o r c o p p e r and mo I ybdenum. ...............$ 700
- a s s a y s 200......... 900
3. T r e n c h 1 ng... • . • •. 2,000
6,400 Overhead and c o n t i n g e n c i e s 0 lOJf.. .......... 640
$ 7,040 *
Phase
C o n t i n g e n t on r e s u l t s o f Phase I
I. Induced P o l a r i z a t i o n S u r v e y and l i n e c u t t i n g E s t i m a t e d 5 l i n e m i l e s a t $700/mila........«
2. Diamond D r i 1 1 i n g E s t i m a t e d 1,000 f e e t @ $ 2 0 / f o o t .
Overhead and c o n t i n g e n c i e s 8 \0%
3,500
20,000
23,500 2,350
$ 25,850
LOCATION MAP
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GEOGRAPHY
L o c a t i o n
The B e l l - A r a b c l a i m groups a r e l o c a t e d i n t h e B u r r e l l Creek v a l l e y a p p r o x i m a t e l y 35 m i l e s n o r t h o f Grand F o r k s . The F r a n k l i n camp l i e s a p p r o x i m a t e l y 2 m i l e s t o t h e n o r t h o f the l a r g e s t o f t h e two c l a i m b l o c k s . The s m a l l c l a i m g r o u p - o f k c l a i m s b o r d e r s t he F r a n k l i n camp on t h e e a s t .
The a p p r o x i m a t e c o - o r d i n a t e s o f t h e l a r g e s t c l a i m group i s 49°30'N and 118°23'W and o f t h e s m a l l e r group i s 49°33'N and 118°21IW.
Ac c e s s
A c c e s s t o t h e p r o p e r t y from Grand F o r k s i s by 10 m i l e s o f paved road and 30 o f g r a v e l r o a d . The l a s t 10 m i l e s o f t h e o r i g i n a l road t o t h e F r a n k l i n camp f o l l o w s t h e west s i d e o f B u r r e l l C r e e k , but d u r i n g 1975 a new l o g g i n g - a c c e s s road was b u i l t a l o n g t h e e a s t s i d e o f the c r e e k .
Topography
The s o u t h e r n B e l l - A r a b c l a i m group o f 32 u n i t s c o v e r s b o t h s i d e s o f t h e B u r r e l l C reek v a l l e y from an e l e v a t i o n o f 2,600 f e e t t o 3,800 f e e t .
The n o r t h e r n B e l l 2 c l a i m c o v e r s t h e low e r p a r t o f t h e west s i d e o f t h e B u r r e l l Creek v a l l e y between t h e e l e v a t i o n o f 2,800 f e e t and 3,100 f e e t .
V e g e t a t i o n
The w e s t s i d e o f t h e B u r r e l l C r eek v a l l e y i s l i g h t l y t i m b e r e d w i t h f i r , p i n e , b i r c h and some p o p l a r . The e a s t s i d e o f the v a l l e y i n t h e v i c i n i t y o f t h e B e l l 1 and 3 groups i s an o l d M b u r n M and t h e t h i c k second growth o f f i r , hemlock, c e d a r and hemlock i s i n t e r w o v e n w i t h numerous M w i n d f a l l s 1 1 .
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C I i m a t e
The a v e r a g e r a i n f a l l i s i n t h e range o f 30 i n c h e s and w i n t e r compacted s n o w f a l l w o u l d v a r y f r o m 3 t o 6 f e e t . The a r e a w o u l d be f r e e o f snow from May t o O c t o b e r .
Water
There i s ample w a t e r on t h e p r o p e r t y f o r diamond d r i l l r e q u i r e m e n t s .
CLAIMS
There a r e f i v e c l a i m groups t o t a l l i n g 36 u n i t s . The B e l l 1 and 3
and Arab 1 and 2 c l a i m s a r e c o n t i g u o u s and t o t a l 32 u n i t s . The B e l l 2 c l a i m i s made up o f k u n i t s .
NAME UNITS RECORD NUMBERS EXPIRY DATE
B e l l #1 6 165 November 2 1 , 1976
B e l l #2 k 166 November 2 1 , 1976
B e l l #3 12 167 November 2 1 , 1976
Arab #1 10 229 F e b r u a r y 2 0 , 1977
Arab #2 230 F e b r u a r y 2 0 , 1977
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HISTORY
The f i r s t c l a i m s were s t a k e d i n t h e F r a n k l i n M i n i n g camp
i n 1896. Between 1906 and 1911 t h e camp was a c t i v e l y d e v e l o p e d by a
number o f companies and i n d i v i d u a l s . D u r i n g t h i s p e r i o d hundreds o f
f e e t o f u n d e r g r o u n d work accompanied by s u r f a c e t r e n c h i n g and s t r i p p i n g
was c o m p l e t e d .
Between 1911 and 1929 a number o f t h e p r o p e r t i e s made sh i p m e n t s
o f g o l d , s i l v e r , c o p p e r , l e a d and z i n c o r e t o v a r i o u s s m e l t e r s i n t h e
a r e a . The H e c l a M i n i n g Company o p e r a t e d a f l o a t a t i o n m i l l on t h e U n i o n
p r o p e r t y between 1928 and 1933. A f t e r t h i s p e r i o d p r o d u c t i o n from t h e
camp has been l i m i t e d t o s m a l l h i g h g r a d e o r e s h i p m e n t s .
D u r i n g t h e 1960's and up t o t h e p r e s e n t t i m e t h e camp has
r e c e i v e d c o n s i d e r a b l e a t t e n t i o n by v a r i o u s m i n i n g companies because o f
i t s g e o l o g i c a l s i m i l a r i t y t o t h e P h o e n i x Mine camp a t Greenwood. The
m a j o r i t y o f t h e s e programs were l i m i t e d t o s u r f a c e e x p l o r a t i o n and l i m i t e d
amounts o f diamond d r i l l i n g .
D u r i n g 1975 an e x c e l l e n t l o g g i n g a c c e s s road was c o n s t r u c t e d
a l o n g t h e e a s t s i d e o f B u r r e l l Creek o p p o s i t e t h e F r a n k l i n camp. A l t h o u g h
c o p p e r and molybdenum m i n e r a l i z a t i o n had been r e p o r t e d on t h i s s i d e o f
th e c r e e k p r i o r t o 1911 i t had r e c e i v e d v e r y l i t t l e d e t a i l e d e x p l o r a t i o n
o v e r t h e y e a r s . However, w i t h t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e new r o a d numerous
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r o c k - c u t s we re made t h r o u g h t h e o u t c r o p a r e a s e x p o s i n g a
g r e a t d e a l more c o p p e r and molybdenum m i n e r a l i z a t i o n t h a n c o u l d be
r e a d i l y o b s e r v e d on t h e w e a t h e r e d s u r f a c e o f t he o u t c r o p s .
As a r e s u l t o f t h e d i s c o v e r y t h e m i n e r a l i z a t i o n i n t h e
road c u t s , t h e a r e a was s t a k e d i n S e p t e m b e r , 1975 as t h e A l c o C l a i m
Group by Mr . John Nedokus o f Grand F o r k s , B .C . who s u b s e q u e n t l y
o p t i o n e d t h e p r o p e r t y t o R i o T i n t o C a n a d i a n E x p l o r a t i o n s L t d . S i n c e
t h a t t i m e numerous i n d i v i d u a l s and compan ies have s t a k e d a d d i t i o n a l
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GEOLOGY
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The B u r r e l l C r e e k - F r a n k l i n camp a r e a i s u n d e r l a i n by t he N e l s o n b a t h o l i t h o f M e s o z o i c age. I n t r u d i n g t h i s o l d e r b a t h o l i t h a r e t h e V a l h a l l a and C o r y e l l i n t r u s i o n s . The N e l s o n and V a h a l l a i n t r u s i o n a r e p r i m a r i l y g r a n o d i o r i t e i n c o m p o s i t i o n and t h e C o r y e l l i s o f mon o z o n i t e t o s y e n i t e c o m p o s i t i o n w i t h p y r o x e n e r i c h p h a s e s .
In t h e F r a n k l i n Creek a r e a t h e r e a r e two l a r g e remnants o f o l d e r r o c k s w i t h i n t h e b a t h o l i t h . In t h e s o u t h e a s t c o r n e r o f t h e a r e a t h e r e i s a remnant o f t h e Monashee Group p a r a g n e i s s t h a t i s b e l i e v e d t o be e a r l y P a l e o z o i c i n age.
The c e n t r a l p o r t i o n o f t h e F r a n k l i n camp i s a l a r g e Remnant a p p r o x i m a t e l y 16 s q u a r e m i l e s i n a r e a t h a t i s composed o f A n a r c h i s t group g r e e n s t o n e s , l i m e s t o n e and o t h e r r e l a t e d s e d i m e n t s o f Permian age. These o l d e r r o c k s have been c u t by d i k e s and v o l c a n i c necks r e l a t e d t o C e n o z o i c age v o l c a n i c s . T h i s v o l c a n i c a c t i v i t y p r o duced r h y o l i t e and d a c i t e f l o w s i n t e r c a l a t e d w i t h t u f f s , a r k o s i c g r i t s and c o n g l o m e r a t e beds. These younger v o l c a n i c s and r e l a t e d s e d i m e n t s f o r m an i r r e g u l a r band a l o n g B u r r e l l Creek on t h e lower e a s t s l o p e s o f Mount M c K i n l e y and Mount F r a n k l i n .
The F r a n k l i n M i n i n g Camp i s a h i g h l y m i n e r a l i z e d a r e a w i t h complex m i n e r a l o g y and w i t h d i f f e r e n t modes o f o c c u r r e n c e s : -
1. C o n t a c t Metamorphic P y r i t e , c h a l c o p y r i t e , g a l e n a , s p h a l e r i t e and m a g n e t i t e i n s k a r n z o n e s .
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2 . F i s s u r e V e i n s S p h a l e r i t e , g a l e n a , c h a l c o p y r i t e , p y r i t e i n q u a r t z gangue and o f t e n w i t h h i g h g o l d v a l u e s . ( T h i s t y p e o f o c c u r r e n c e was t h e most e x t e n s i v e l y mined i n t h e camp).
3. S e g r e g a t i o n Type C h a l c o p y r i t e , p y r i t e and m i n o r b o r n i t e d i s s e m i n a t e d i n s h o n k i n i t e - p y r o x e n i t e .
k. Shear - F r a c t u r e Zones i n G r a n o d i o r i t e C h a l c o p y r i t e , m o l y b d e n i t e and p y r i t e a l o n g c l e a v a g e and f r a c t u r e s p l a n e s i n g r a n o d i o r i t e .
The S h e a r - F r a c t u r e zone t y p e o f o c c u r r e n c e i n t h e g r a n o d i o r i t e was r e p o r t e d on by C. W. D r y s d a l e i n G.S.C. Memoir 56 p u b l i s h e d i n 1915. The p a r t i c u l a r o c c u r r e n c e d e s c r i b e d by D r y s d a l e was o r i g i n a l l y c a l l e d t h e Copper and R i v e r s i d e c l a i m and t h e y a r e now p a r t o f t h e A l c o c l a i m g roup t h a t was s t a k e d i n 1975- D r y s d a l e r e p o r t e d t h e m i n e r a l i z a t i o n as b e i n g d i s s e m i n a t e d c h a l c o p y r i t e and p y r i t e , w i t h some m o l y b d e n i t e a s s o c i a t e d w i t h c a l c i t e and q u a r t z gangue on c l e a v a g e p l a n e s i n s h e a r e d g r a n o d i o r i t e , and t h a t t h e s h e a r zone had a s t r i k e o f N55°W and c o u l d be t r a c e d f o r some hundreds o f f e e t . He a l s o d e s c r i b e d what i s p r o b a b l y one o f t h e most i m p o r t a n t f a c t o r s i n t he emplacement o f the m i n e r a l i z a t i o n , t h e h i g h e r i n t e n s i t y o f f r a c t u r i n g , s h e a r i n g and b r e c c i a t i o n t h a t o c c u r s i n t h e b a t h o l i t h a d j a c e n t t o t h e r e s i s t a n t P a l e o z o i c remnants. H i s o b s e r v a t i o n s i n d i c a t e d t h a t t h e main p o r t i o n o f t h e b a t h o l i t h w ould y i e l d t o r e g i o n a l s t r e s s e s and produce g n e i s s e s b u t i n c l o s e p r o x i m i t y t o t h e r e s i s t a n t g r e e n s t o n e s and c h e r t y q u a r t z i t e s t h e g r a n o d i o r i t e would be f r a c t u r e d and s h e a r e d .
A l t h o u g h t h e c o p p e r and m o l y b d e n i t e m i n e r a l i z a t i o n on t h e A l c o
Group was found i n 1907 and has been examined o v e r t h e y e a r s by numerous
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m i n i n g companies the e x t e n t and c o n t i n u i t y o f the m i n e r a l i z a t i o n and i t s v e r y c l o s e r e l a t i o n s h i p t o t h e i n t e n s i t y o f f r a c t u r i n g was not r e c o g n i z e d . I t was not u n t i l t h e new road was c u t t h r o u g h t h e numerous o u t c r o p s on t h e A l c o Group i n 1975 t h a t f r e s h r o c k s u r f a c e s o v e r a l a r g e a r e a c o u l d be o b s e r v e d . I t was f ound t h a t s e c o n d a r y copper m i n e r a l s and p r i m a r y s u l p h i d e s o c c u r below t h e h i g h l y l e a c h e d - w e a t h e r e d o u t c r o p s u r f a c e a l t h o u g h t h e r e i s no e v i d e n c e o f any m i n e r a l i z a t i o n on the s u r f a c e o f t h e o u t c r o p . The c o p p e r and molybdenum m i n e r a l i z a t i o n has been t r a c e d i n t h e road c u t s on t h e A l c o Group f o r a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1800 f e e t .
Dr. E. S. Cheney o f t h e Department o f G e o l o g i c a l S c i e n c e s , U n i v e r s i t y o f W a s h i n g t o n , i n a r e c e n t p u b l i c a t i o n d e s c r i b e s t h e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c o f a copper-molybdenum i n t r u s i v e t y p e d e p o s i t t h a t has a number o f f e a t u r e s s i m i l a r t o t h e R i o T i n t o - A l c o d e p o s i t . He has named t h i s t y p e o f o c c u r e n c e a B a t h o l i t h i c Ore D e p o s i t and d e s c r i b e s i t as h a v i n g t h e f o l l o w i n g g e o l o g i c a l f e a t u r e s w h i c h most p o r p h y r y - t y p e d e p o s i t s do n o t :
n t h e y (1) o c c u r w i t h i n a b a t h o l i t h , (2) l a c k p o r p h y r i t i c r o c k s w i t h a p h a n i t i c o r f i n e g r a i n e d groundmasses, (3) have low t o t a l s u l f i d e hypogene m i n e r a l i z a t i o n s t h a t a r e r e s t r i c t e d t o v e i n s , v e i n l e t s , and f r a c t u r e s , (k) have t h i n h y d r o t h e r m a l b i o t i t i c e n v e l o p e s around t h e v e i n l e t s , (5) have u n a l t e r e d r o c k s p e r i p h e r a l to t h e b i o t i t i c z o n e , (6) have t a b u l a r o r o t h e r s t r u c t u r a l l y c o n t r o l l e d zones o f q u a r t z - s e r i c i t e - p y r i t e and c h l o r i t i c a l t e r a t i o n s u p e r i m p o s e d and g e n e r a l l y w i t h i n t h e b i o t i t i c a l t e r a t i o n , and (7) produce o n l y weak supergene a l t e r a t i o n and s e c o n d a r y e n r i c h m e n t .
Examples o f b a t h o l i t h i c d e p o s i t s a r e t h e Q u a r t z Creek and M i d d l e Fork d e p o s i t s i n t h e e p i z o n a l , Miocene S n o q u a l m i e b a t h o l i t h o f W a s h i n g t o n , t h e P r e - M a i n Stage a l t e r a t i o n s and m i n e r a l i z a t i o n s a t B u t t e ( M o n t a n a ) , Brenda ( B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a ) , and, p e r h a p s , a number o f d e p o s i t s i n t h e n o r t h e r n A p p a l a c h i a n s . Not a l l o f t h e s e d e p o s i t s have a l l o f the above c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s and some p o r p h y r y o r e d e p o s i t s have c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s s i m i l a r t o b a t h o l i t h i c d e p o s i t s ; e v i d e n t l y p o r p h y r y and b a t h o l i t h i c d e p o s i t s a r e end members o f a s e r i e s . 1 1
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The A l c o d e p o s i t , a l t h o u g h h a v i n g r e l a t i v e low g r ade a l t e r a t i o n and a number o f t h e o t h e r c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f a b a t h o l i t h i c d e p o s i t i s somewhat d i f f e r e n t because o f i t s v e r y c l o s e p r o x i m i t y t o a l a r g e , h i g h l y m i n e r a l i z e d remnant t h a t i s t h e h o s t f o r c o p p e r , l e a d , z i n c , s i l v e r and g o l d f i s s u r e v e i n s and s k a r n d e p o s i t s . These p e r i p h e r a l o c c u r r e n c e s , the m a j o r - r e g i o n a l f a u l t and T e r t i a r y v u l c a n i s m s a r e a l l t y p i c a l f e a t u r e s o f a p o r p h y r y t y p e d e p o s i t .
The 1975 summary o f G e o l o g i c a l F i e l d w o r k by t h e B r i t i s h C olumbia Department o f Mines i n c l u d e s a r e p o r t by G. G. A d i e on t h e G o l d - S i l v e r -Copper M i n e r a l i z a t i o n i n t h e Boundary D i s t r i c t . T h i s s t a t i s t i c a l s t u d y n o t e s t h e r e c e n t d i s c o v e r y o f a p o r p h y r y c o p p e r p r o s p e c t i n t h e F r a n k l i n M i n i n g Camp and uses i t as an example t o p r e d i c t t h a t a s i m i l a r d e p o s i t may be found i n o r n e a r t h e W a l l a c e Creek b a t h o l i t h .
B e l l - A r a b C l a i m Group
(a) B e l l 1, 3, Arab 1 and 2.
T h i s c l a i m group a d j o i n s t h e A l c o group t o t h e s o u t h and west and i s u n d e r l a i n by g r a n o d i o r i t e o f the N e l s o n B a t h o l i t h . The major n o r t h e a s t e r l y t r e n d i n g f a u l t zone c u t s a c r o s s t h e c e n t r a l p o r t i o n o f t h e B e l l 3 c l a i m t o t h e s o u t h and forms t h e c o n t a c t w i t h P a l e o z o i c p a r a g n e i s s e s t o t h e e a s t . The Arab c l a i m s c o v e r the n o r t h t o c o n t a c t between t h e g r a n o d i o r i t e and t h e m e t a s e d i m e n t - v o l c a n i c remnant.
Assessment r e p o r t s f i l e d on work done on e a t l i e r c l a i m groups i n t h e F r a n k l i n camp a r e a i n d i c a t e t h a t c o p p e r -molybdenum have been found between B u r r e l l Creek and t h e road on t h e west s i d e o f t h e v a l l e y .
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B e l l 2
The group i s a p p r o x i m a t e l y 3/4 o f a m i l e n o r t h o f the A l c o Group. I t c o v e r s a p p r o x i m a t e l y 3000 f e e t o f c o n t a c t between t h e g r a n o d i o r i t e on t h e s o u t h and A n a r c h i s t Group g r e e n s t o n e t o t h e n o r t h . A n o r t h - s o u t h f a u l t b o r d e r s t h e e a s t s i d e o f t h e B e l l Groups.
March, 1976.
ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATE
I» GORDON C. GUTRATH, o f 3636 L a k e d a l e Avenue, i n t h e M u n i c i p a l i t y o f B u r n a b y , i n t h e P r o v i n c e o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a , DO HEREBY CERTIFY:-
1. That I am a c o n s u l t i n g g e o l o g i s t w i t h a b u s i n e s s a d d r e s s o f 420 - 475 Howe S t r e e t , V a n c o u v e r , B. C. V6C 2B3.
2. T h a t I am a g r a d u a t e o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f B r i t i s h C olumbia where I o b t a i n e d my B . S c , i n g e o l o g i c a l s c i e n c e i n i960.
3t T h a t I am a R e g i s t e r e d P r o f e s s i o n a l E n g i n e e r i n t h e G e o l o g i c a l S e c t i o n o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n o f P r o f e s s i o n a l E n g i n e e r s i n t h e P r o v i n c e o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a .
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( T h a t i have p r a c t i s e d my p r o f e s s i o n as a geol o g i s t f o r t h e p a s t f i f t e e n y e a r s , and
That I have no i n t e r e s t i n t h e p r o p e r t y w i t h w h i c h t h i s r e p o r t i s c o n c e r n e d n o r do I e x p e c t t o r e c e i v e any s u c h i n t e r e s t . I have no i n t e r e s t i n t he s e c u r i t i e s o f B e l c a r r a E x p l o r a t i o n s L t d . (N.'P.L.).
G o r d o S ^ ^ P.Eng.
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L i t t l e , H.W., 1953 - 1956, Map 6 - 1957 and D e s c r i p t i v e Notes K e t t l e R i v e r ( E a s t H a l f ) 1:250,000 G.S.C.
C h i l c o t t , R.P. and L i s l e , T.E., 1964, Report on F r a n k l i n M i n i n g Camp Greenwood M i n i n g D i v i s i o n (AR # 637)
Norman, G.W.H., 1969, G e o l o g i c a l R e p o r t on t h e Bear-Doe Group F r a n k l i n D i s t r i c t
Cheney, E.S., T r a m m e l l , J.W., Howard, D.A., 1972, I n s i d e - O u t H y d r o t h e r m a l A l t e r a t i o n i n a p o r p h y r o i d Cu/Mo D e p o s i t Econ. G e o l o g y , V o l . 67, 1003
Cheney, E.S., Trammel, J.W., 1975, B a t h o l i t h i c Ore d e p o s i t s A b s t r a c t Eon. G e o l o g y , V o l , 70 P. 1318 -1319
A d d i e , G.G., 1975, G o l d - S i l v e r - C o p p e r M i n e r a l i z a t i o n i n t h e Boundary D i s t r i c t , B.C. Department o f Mines and P e t r o l e u m R e s o u r c e s , Summary o f g e o l o g i c a l f i e l d work, 1975, p. 19
B r i t i s h Columbia Department o f Mines Annual R e p o r t s o f t h e M i n i s t e r o f M i n e s , 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1918,
1920, 1921, 1922, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1947, 1948, 1949.
ITEM 6
The names, addresses and ch i e f occupations f o r the past f i v e years of the o f f i c e r s and d i r e c t o r s of the Company are as follows:
Name & Address
Melvyn Michael Rahal, 237 G i b r a l t a r Court, Kamloops, B.C.
Richard W. K e l l y , 1530 Robinson Cres., Kamloops, B.C.
Po s i t i o n with Company
President and Direc t o r
Secretary and Direc t o r
Occupation f o r past 5 years
Mining Executive
Businessman
Robert Henry D a l g l e i s h , Box 40, Savona, B.C.
Dir e c t o r Businessman
ITEM 10
The b e n e f i c i a l shareholders of the Agent, Canarim Investment Corporation Ltd., are:
Name and Class of address shares
A l f r e d E. Turton, Common 1 Lakeview Square, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Number of shares
24,119
Percentage
54%
Peter M. Brown, 424 Burrard St., Vancouver, B.C.
Common 15,212 34%
Brian D. Harwood, 424 Burrard St., Vancouver, B.C.
Common 5,625 12%.
ITEMS 12, 14 and 15
1. Saskatchewan Uranium Property
The Company i s the holder of CBS Block 4368 (Map 74-B-2) comprising 960 acres i n the K e l l e r Lake area of Saskatchewan. This property was acquired i n A p r i l of 1975 from A.A. Sjolander of Box 344, Laronge, Saskatchewan f o r $3,000.00, which has been paid by the Company. The Company has no present i n t e n t i o n of doing any work on t h i s property other than the minimum amount necessary to maintain i t i n good standing.
2. The Bell-Arab Mineral Claims i n the B u r r e l l Creek area, Greenwood Mining D i v i s i o n , B r i t i s h Columbia :
The Company i s the holder of the following mineral claims:
Name of Claim
B e l l 1 B e l l 2 B e l l 3 Arab No. 1 Arab No. 2
Record number
165 166 167 229 230
Expiry date
November 21st, 1976 November 21st, 1976 November 21st, 1976 February 20th, 1977 February 20th, 1977
The foregoing c o n s i s t of f i v e claim groups t o t a l l i n g 36 u n i t s . The B e l l 1 and 3 and Arab 1 and 2 claims are contiguous and t o t a l 32 u n i t s , the B e l l 2 claim i s made up of 4 u n i t s . The claims are located i n the general area of the F r a n k l i n Mining Camp on B u r r e l l Creek, 35 a i r miles north of Grand Forks, B r i t i s h Columbia. These claims were located and staked on behalf of the Company at a cost of about $3,000.00. No monies have been spent by the Company i n exploring or developing the Bell-Arab claims.
BELCARRA EXPLORATIONS LTD. (N.P.L.)
THIS IS THE SCHEDULE TO THE STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS OF BELCARRA EXPLORATIONS LTD. (N.P.L.)
ITEMS 1, 2, 3 and 9
By an Agency Agreement dated J u l y 12th, 1976, made between the Company and Canarim Investment Corporation Ltd. ("Canarim") of 424 Burrard Street, Vancouver, B r i t i s h Columbia, Canarim agreed to act as agent f o r the Company on a best e f f o r t s basis to s e l l 250,000 treasury shares i n the c a p i t a l of the Company at the p r i c e of not l e s s than 20C per share. Canarim w i l l be paid a commission f o r the sale of these shares i n accordance with the regular rates established by the Vancouver Stock Exchange ("Exchange"). The Agency Agreement provides that t h i s o f f e r i n g of shares on a best e f f o r t s basis s h a l l remain outstanding f o r a period of t h i r t y days from the e f f e c t i v e date of the Statement of . M a t e r i a l Facts. Canarim w i l l receive a fee of $500.00 on the e f f e c t i v e date of t h i s Statement of M a t e r i a l Facts and 6% of gross sales at the time these shares are s o l d . In the event that a l l of the s a i d 250,000 shares of the Company are so l d , Canarim w i l l receive an a d d i t i o n a l 1*5% of gross s a l e s , l e s s the fee of $500.00, on completion of the sale of a l l , of the s a i d 250,000 shares of the Company. The agency agreement provides that the shares may not be s o l d f o r l e s s than 20C per share. If a l l the shares o f f e r e d hereunder are sold at 20$ per share, Canarim w i l l be e n t i t l e d to a t o t a l commission of $3,750.00, and the Company w i l l net a t o t a l of $46,250.00.
The market range of the Company's shares during the l a s t 90 days was a low of 15C and a high of 20C per share.
There are no outstanding or proposed underwriting or option agreements. There are no outstanding or proposed sub-underwriting or sub-option agreements or assignment agreements.
ITEM 4
The net proceeds from the sale of the shares o f f e r e d hereunder cannot be determined but i f a l l the shares o f f e r e d hereunder are s o l d at the minimum p r i c e of 20C per share and Canarim i s paid a commission of 7*5% of gross sal e s , then the Company w i l l receive a net amount of $46,250.00. The net proceeds of the sale of the shares w i l l be used f o r the following purposes:
(a) Costs of t h i s issue $1,000.00
(b) Retirement of current l i a b i l i t i e s $5,550.00
(c) To carry out Phase 1 and, i f warranted, Phase 2 of the recommendations of G.C. Gutrath, P. Eng., i n h i s report to the Company dated March, 1976 on the Company's Bell-Arab claims i n the B u r r e l l Creek area, Greenwood Mining D i v i s i o n , B r i t i s h Columbia 32,890.00
(d) Any balance w i l l be used f o r administrative and general corporate purposes 6,810.00
$46,250.00.
If the c a r r y i n g out of Phase 2 of the s a i d recommendations i s not warranted by the r e s u l t s of Phase 1, then any surplus funds a v a i l a b l e to the Company w i l l be used f o r general corporate purposes. The Company w i l l not use the proceeds of t h i s o f f e r i n g on any other e x p l o r a t i o n program without f i r s t f i l i n g a current engineering report with and obtaining the approval of the Vancouver Stock Exchange.