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*- - ___ ._ - - - I _ _ _ - _. .. -
_ _ __ MAPPING AND SAMPLING REPORT - . - . -
ON THE TIDE CLAIMS GROUP
(TIDE CLAIMS 83, 85, 87, 89, 91)
SKEENA M . D .
NTS 104 B/6E
LATITUDE : 56O 14 ' LONGITUDE: 130° 04'
G E O L O G I C A L B R A N C H A S S E S S M E N T R R P Q R T
BY: OSCAR BARIA
OWNER AND OPERATOR: ESSO RESOURCES CANADA LTD.
JANUARY 1984
STEWART, B.C. I
TABLE OF CON'l'EN'I'S
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SUMMARY
I
I1
I11
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
XI
Introduction
Location and Access
Physiography
Previous Work
Regional Geology
1983 Field Season
Local Geology
Mineralization
Conclusions and Recommendations
Re f e rence s
Metjhods of chemical analysis
Cost statement
Statement of qualifications
Appendix one
Appendix two
Appendix three
B. C. Department of Mines and Petro Resources Bull 58 notes Appendix four
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1, Location and Access
Figure 2, strat. column of Hazelton Group at Trojan Horse Ridge
Figure 3 , Cassiar Rainbow Gold Mines Ltd., plan of surface showing veins, shears,
diamond drill holes and assays
LIST OF MAPS
1. Index M.ap
2. Mineral Claim Map
3 . Claim Geologic Map
4. /Trojan Horse Tunnel Geologic Map ( incl . sampling assays)
5. Surface A u / A g Assay Map
6. Sample Location Map
1: 125,000 scale approx. or 1 i n . = 2 miles
1: 12,000 scale
1: 10,000 scale
1: 480 scale or 1 i n . = 40 f t .
1: 10,000 scale
1: 10,000 scale
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- -- - - - - I_ -
:I2 fNTRUDUCTJDN1. L . - - - --
The T i d e claims ( 8 3 , 8 5 , 87 , 8 9 , 9 1 ) is s i t u a t e d 26 m i l e s by d i r t road n o r t h
o f S t e w a r t B. C . a n d d i r e c t l y eas t o f Scottie Gold Mines and w a s s t a k e d by
Newmont Mining c l a i m e d on F e b r u a r y 2 7 , 1967 a f t e r t h e T r o j a n Horse Tunne l w a s
d r i v e n .
The claims were t r a n s f e r r e d o v e r t o E s s o Resources ( p r e s e n t owner and operator)
when Newmont r e l i n q u i s h e d i t s o w n e r s h i p o v e r t h e Granduc Mine.
P r i o r to Newmont, t h i s claim b e l o n g e d t o t h e Rainbow and t h e Rainbow e x t e n s i o n
claim g r o u p s and i n 1947 w e r e c o n t r o l l e d by t h e Cassiar Rainbow Gold Mines L t d .
C o n s t r u c t i o n of t h e t u n n e l commenced i n 1967 t o a v o i d s e r i o u s snow s l i d e con-
d i t i o n s and comple t ed i n 1968.
Cassiar Rainbow t e s t e d t h e E - W t r e n d i n g s h e a r z o n e s w i t h e l e v e n d r i l l h o l e s ,
m o s t l y d i p p i n g s o u t h (see f i g u r e 3 ) t r e n c h e s and w i t h p i c k e d samples, however ,
widh no e c o n o m i c a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t r e s u l t s . i
F i e l d work commenced i n Augus t 1 7 t o 1 9 and from September 1 t o 16, 1983 t o
d e t e r m i n e a n d reassess t h e p o t e n t i a l of t h e claims b e c a u s e o f i t s relat ive
c l o s e n e s s t o t h e S c o t t i e G o l d Mine a n d t h e h i g h p o s s i b i l i t y of t h e p r e s e n c e
of a s t r a t a b o u n d gold b e a r i n g h o r i z o n .
Mapping a n d s a m p l i n g w e r e done o n the claim g r o u p o v e r a t o t a l area o f 110 hectares
a t 1: 10,000 scale. Reconna i s sance mapping and s a m p l i n g w a s done o u t s i d e t h e claims
t o f i t t h e claim geo logy i n t h e r e g i o n a l s t r a t r i g r a p h y . The T r o j a n Horse Tunne l
w a s mapped t o locate a n y m i n e r a l i z a t i o n i n t e r c e p t e d i n t h e t u n n e l . Only o n e good
s e c t i o n o n t he eastd& w a s found t o be p o t e n t i a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t (0.168 oz. / t o n
over 2 . 7 m or 9 f t . ) . T h e r e w a s no c o n t i n u a t i o n of m i n e r a l i z a t i o n on t h e w e s t w a l l .
I1 LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY
The T i d e claims are l o c a t e d eas t of Summit Lake, and a c c e s s i b l e by d i r t road
2 6 m i l e s f r o m S t e w a r t , B . C .
P l e a s e see l o c a t i o n map ( f i g u r e 1 1 -
I11 PHYSIOGRAPHY
The t o p o g r a p h y has c o n s i d e r a b l e r e l i e f f rom crest and r i d g e s a t 3000' t o
3700 f e e t e l e v a t i o n , t h e T r o j a n Horse Ridge i s f l a n k e d east and w e s t by deep
g l a c i a l l y c u t v a l l e y s . The Summit Lake t o t h e w e s t of t h e claims i s dammed
by t h e Salmon Glacier fo rming a deep l a k e w i t h seasonal m a r g i n a l water l e v e l .
The 1 ke d r a i n s towards t h e Salmon R i v e r f rom t i m e t o t i m e e x p o s i n g a s i l t y
f l a t v a l l e y . P
LOCATION MAP
STEWART REGION
FIGURE 1
Scale I : 250,000 0 5 10 K m L-1
I J
PHYS I O G M P H Y c o n t inried
-- - - -T-e- -a rea is - v e r y - t h i n l y v e g e t a t e d b e c a u s e of i t s h i g h r e l i e f and t h e p r e s e n c e - - I_ i - _- 0 e f o u s avalancl5e sk idways and a g e n e r a l l y t h i n t o p s o i l c o v e r .
P r e c i p i t a t i o n i s p a r t i c u l a r i l y h i g h w i t h w i n t e r s n o w f a l l a v e r a g i n g 60 f e e t .
IV PREVIOUS WORK
The claims h a v e been p r e v i o u s l y e x p l o r e d by Cassiar Rainbow Gold Mines L t d .
d r i v i n g 11 h o l e s t e s t i n g east - w e s t s t r i k i n g s h e a r z o n e s .
S e v e r a l t r e n c h e s were dug a c r o s s s h e a r zones and c h a n n e l s ampled , however,
w i t h v e r y l i t t l e s i g n i f i c a n t r e s u l t s . The Tro. jan Horse T u n n e l h a s b e e n
p r o s p e c t e d w i t h no s i g n i f i c a n t m i n e r a l i z a t i o n e n c o u n t e r e d . P l e a s e see
accompanying r e p o r t a t i n d e x .
It i s w o r t h w h i l e t o men t ion t h a t numerous w o r k e r s have s t u d i e d t h e r e g i o n a l
geoliogy of Nor th Western B . C , which i n c l u d e d t h e g e n e r a l v i c i n i t y of T r o j a n
Horse Ridge . 1
V REGIONAL GEOLOGY
The geo logy o f T i d e Lake area i n which o u r claims a re l o c a t e d is made up of
a n e x t e n s i v e s e q u e n c e of v o l c a n i c and s e d i m e n t a r y f o r m a t i o n s o v e r l a i n by t h e
Bowser a s semblage and w i t h no d i s t r i c t b o t t o m l i m i t . The H a z e l t o n extends
a r e a l l y w e l l beyond t h e S t e w a r t r e g i o n of which t h e l i m i t s were d i s t i n g u i s h e d
by f o s s i l and s t r u c t u r a l e v i d e n c e . The uppe r s t r a t i g r a p h i c b o u n d a r i e s were
a c c u r a t e l y r e c o g n i z e d where t h e a s s e m b l a g e is o v e r l a i n by t h e Bowser u n i t s
w i t h a n a p p a r e n t a n g u l a r u n c o n f o r m i t y . I n t h e T i d e area t h e H a z e l t o n u n i t
t r e n d s n o r t h w i t h t h e Bowser u n i t s i n t h e east and bounded i n t h e w e s t by
g r a n o d i o r i t i c i n t r u s i o n s . As i n d i c a t e d i n t h e s t r a t i g r a p h i c column f i g u r e
t h e H a z e l t o n a s semblage where d e p o s i t e d e a r l y J u r a s s i c (S inemur ian ) and
m i d d l e J u r a s s i c ( l o w e r c a l l o v i a n ) t i m e . T h i s a l s o r e p r e s e n t s a n e u g e o s y n c l i n a l
i s l a n d a r c v o l c a n i c and s e d i m e n t a r y a s s e m b l a g e .
f
C H A N N E L S A M P L E S
- 50 0 - - - - 4
L E C E N O
V E I N A N D M I N E R A L I Z E D S H E A R S
SILTSTONE
QUARTZ W I T H PYRITE
D IAMOND- D R I L L HOLE W I T H D I P
Note: Taken from B . C . D e p a r t m e n t of M i n e s a n d Petroleum R e s o u r c e s , B u l l . N o . 58, G e o l o g y a n d M i n e r a l Deposits of the Stewart area, B . C . , 1971.
REGIONAL GEOLOGY I
__ L . _ ~ _ _ - --- . - I _----___ I t is n o t e w o r t h y to s a y t h a t most major and most of t h e smaller p r e c i o u s
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egasi!Ls-occ!+p w i t h t h e H a z e l t o n - G r o u p ( see map # 1 ) (A-ldr ick 1983) .
Recent r e c o n n a i s s a n c e o f t h e T i d e Tunne l r e v e a l e d a u n i t o f v o l c a n i c breccia
r e s e m b l i n g H a z e l t o n v o l c a n i c s . E a r l i e r t u n n e l mapping b y Newmont showed a 10,000'
t h i c k u n i t o f a r g i l l i t e i n c o n t a c t w i t h t h e g r a n o d i o r i t e . A l l u n i t s w e s t of t h e
Summit Lake s t o c k d i p s w e s t . A l l t h e s e i n d i c a t e t h a t a n a n t i f o r m s t r u c t u r e may be
p r e s e n t .
V I 1983 FIELD SEASON
A t o t a l of 2 3 man d a y s w e r e s p e n t i n mapping and s a m p l i n g b o t h s u r f a c e and
underground e x p o s u r e s i n c l u d i n g t h e 8 d a y s s p e n t i n mapping t h e T r o j a n Horse Tunne l .
The o l d t r e n c h e s were re sampled and t h e areas s u r r o u n d i n g t h e claims ( T i d e 8 3 , 85 ,
8 7 , 89, 91) w e r e mapped.
V I I
1 LOCAL GEOLOGY
The claims covers m o s t l y v o l c a n i c breccia and agglomerates w i t h a few s m a l l
g r e e n s c h i s t s e c t i o n s . The r o c k s t r e n d n o r t h and s t e e p l y d i p p i n g east ( ~ 8 0 1 . 0
These v o l c a n i c breccias are o v e r l a i n by m o s t l y s i l i c e o u s s i l t s t o n e s and a r g i l l i t e s ,
a l t h o u g h , graywacke p h y l l i t f k and pebble c o n g l o m e r a t i c o c c u r . Angu la r t o sub-
a n g u l a r f r a g m e n t s are found i n t h e v o l c a n i c breccias. Some of t h e s e f r a g m e n t s
are so c h e m i c a l l y c o r r o d e d and rounded so as t o be c o n s i d e r e d as agglomerates.
1
O v e r l a y i n g t h e v o l c a n i c breccia are a r g i l l i t e s which are w e l l bedded and con-
t i n u o u s . S u l p h i d e s ( m o s t l y py ) are found i n t h i s u n i t i n v e r y t h i n l a m i n a t i o n s
c r e a t i n g g o s s a n s w i t h l o n g areal e x t e n t . I n t e r c a l a t e d and o v e r l y i n g t h e a r g i l l -
i tes are s i l t s t o n e s i n v a r y i n g d e g r e e s o f s i l i c i f i c a t i o n , g e n e r a l l y v e r y f i n e
g r a i n e d and i n some p o r t i o n s , t h e q u a r t z h a s been r e c r y s t a l l i z e d . I n t h i s c a s e ,
d i s s e m i n a t e d py / PO is p r e s e n t i n l o w q u a n t i t i e s .
FIGURE
St ra t
2
4--r cn a, 0, C 3 0 t.
- - - - - ~ - . Uni ts Thickness
Grey and rnaroon epiclastic volcanics
Massive a ride s i t e
Volcanic si It s t one Argillite
Sholes a n d siltstone
Volcanic breccia
r . ~ u t ~ coot.lct
u n d 1 f f e rent i a ted Volcanic s
> 300 metres
1500 rn
300 rn
300 m
1400 rn
> 300 rn
LOCAL GEOLOGY c o n t i n u e d
-_ I- _-I - _______I_
_-- - ___-_ - I ,----'---- - ESeaU-Sk l ~ ~ ~ T ~ - e ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ c a p , t h e v o l c a n i c breccia- w a s n o t d e l i n e a t e d . T h e r e i s - - I--I---. -..- _--._-
- - ----- - ~ a - h ~ g h - - ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ t h a t t h e s i l s t o n e s , . - a r g f l l i t e s and greywacke-Lexposed- by - -- - _ - - - - _ _ - - -- --
t h e Salmon Glacier would e x t e n d n o r t h and w e s t of t h e v o l c a n i c breccia.
Towards t h e s o u t h of t h e T r o j a n Horse Ridge i s a n i r r e g u l a r l y shaped body o f
a n d e s i t e p r e v i o u s l y u n r e p o r t e d or m i s - i d e n t i f i e d i n ea r l ie r reports or maps.
The a n d e s i t e po rphyry s h o u l d be g i v e n d u e a t t e n t i o n b e c a u s e of i t s s p a t i a l
r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h t h e v o l c a n i c breccia, b e i n g a m i n e r a l i z e d u n i t .
The a n d e s i t e p o r p h y r y i s s e e n g r a d i n g t o g r e e n s c h i s t f a r t h e r s o u t h of t h e T r o j a n
Horse Ridge and t o w a r d s t h e c o n t a c t w i t h s e d i m e n t a r y r o c k s . I n c e r t a i n s e c t i o n s
t h i s r o c k h a s been a l tered t o maroon color, a l t h o u g h t h e p o r p h y r y f e l d s p a r
g r a i n s c o u l d s t i l l be s e e n and a re v e r y d i s t i n c t .
Towards t h e n o r t h , t h e v o l c a n i c s w e r e c u t o f f and d i s p l a c e d by a n o r t h eas t t r e n d i n g
f a u l t and bounded by t h e Summit Lake d i o r i t e . i 1
F i g u r e 2 shows t h e s t r a t i g r a p h i c column a t t h e T r o j a n Horse Ridge and t h e
r e l a t i v e p o s i t i o n o f t h e claims i n t h e s t r a t i g r a p h y of t h e H a z e l t o n g roup .
V i i MINERALIZATION
The m o s t s i g n i f i c a n t r e s u l t of t h e mapping and s a m p l i n g o f t h e T r o j a n Horse Ridge
is t h e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n of a p o t e n t i a l l y m i n e r a l i z e d h o r i z o n , l o c a t e d a t t h e contact
be tween t h e v o l c a n i c breccia, and t h e a r g i l l i t e s eas t o f t h e r i d g e . N o r m a l a s s a y s
a t t h e c o n t a c t a p p r o x i m a t e 0.05 02. per t o n . ' S t r i n g e r s of p y r i t e and p y r r h o t i t e
o c c u r pa ra l l e l to b e d d i n g e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e a r g i l l i t e s . G r a p h i t e or g r a p h i t i c
h o r i z o n s o c c u r w i t h t h e s u l p h i d e s w i t h a s s o c i a t e d f i n e s t r i n g e r s or discrete l a m i -
n a t i o n s of calci te . Away from t h e c o n t a c t , g o l d v a l u e s d r o p d r a m a t i c a l l y e x c e p t
where q u a r t z s u l p h i d e r i c h s h e a r z o n e s o c c u r .
3 pu?
MINERALIZATION c o n t i n u e d
- r i ch -=hqr z o n e s , t r e n d i n g w e s t e r l y , o c c u r w i t h i n t h e volcani-c-
2aese s h e a r -zmes werelever - seen krr the o v ~ r - ~ y ~ n ~ a r g r ~ b i t e s ; - - ~
- -
One q u a r t z su1phi.de r i c h zone r u n s w e s t t o ea s t and t h e n e x t e n d e d t o w a r d s t h e
n o r t h a f t e r coming i n c o n t a c t w i t h t h e a r g i l l i t e s . T h i s p a r t i c u l a r s u l p h i d e r i c h
zone is exposed w e s t o f t h e r o a d , i n t h e t u n n e l and o n top of t h e r i d g e , a l l of
which h a s been sampled and mapped (see map 3 , 4 and 5 ) . Numerous w h i t e q u a r t z
v e i n s t r e n d i n g w e s t e r l y , some up t o 2 f e e t t h i c k , a r e r e l a t i v e l y b a r r e n .
A l though p o c k e t s o f s u l p h i d e s are found i n a few places. The q u a r t z s u l p h i d e
r i c h z o n e s n o r m a l l y c a r r y g r a d e s of 0.01 o z . / T or less, a l t h o u g h , a few areas o n
t h e same zone migh t c a r r y v a l u e s up t o 0.05 oz. / T. 9 ? A @ *
Mapping and s a m p l i n g i n t h e T r o j a n Horse Tunne l shows no c o r r e l a t i o n be tween
t h e q u a r t z v e i n s and s u l p h i d e m i n e r a l i z a t i o n .
are n o r m a l l y found i n samples c o n t a i n i n g a b u n d a n t s u l p h i d e s o n e c a n s a f e l y s a y t h a t
+sold m i n e r a l i z a t i o n i s g e n e t i c a l l y r e l a t e d t o s u l p h i d e m i n e r a l i z a t i o n .
no s t u d y h a s y e t been done t o d e t e r m i n e which among t h e s u l p h i d e p h a s e s h a r b o u r
go l f .
no s t r a i g h t l i n e r e l a t i o n s h i p s w e r e found be tween them.
S i n c e anomalous v a l u e s (0 .01 oz./T)
However,
Anomalous copper v a l u e s correlate w e l l w i t h anomalous gold v a l u e s , a l t h o u g h
The o n l y e c o n o m i c a l l y s i g n i f i c a n t g o l d m i n e r a l i z a t i o n e n c o u n t e r e d i n t h e t u n n e l
is 0.168 oz. / t o n o v e r 2 . 7 m or 9 f e e t , found on t h e east w a l l 675 meters from t h e
s o u t h portal .
i z a t i o n .
The h o s t rock f o r t h i s anomaly i s t h e same q u a r t z s u l p h i d e r i c h r o c k d e s c r i b e d
earlier (see map # 3 ) .
Sampl ing on t h e w e s t w a l l d i d n o t show any c o n t i n u a t i o n of m i n e r a l -
A n a l y s i s o f t h e same sample by a separate L a b o r a t o r y showed t h e same r e s u l t .
S u l p h i d e m i n e r a l i z a t i o n i n t h e v o l c a n i c breccia, a s a u n i t , i s h i g h l y i r r e g u l a r and
sporadic.
p y r r h o t i t e , v e r y r a r e l y d o t h e y form s t r i n g e r s . I f found as s t r i n g e r s t h e y c o n t a i n
traces of c h a l c o p y r i t e .
They are m o s t l y d i s s e m i n a t e d , sometimes e u h e d r a l g r a i n s o f p y r i t e and
CONCLUSION A N D RECOMMENDATION ---______ ------, - 4
I X I--- . - i _ _ -
--- -I- __-._ i -- --.. -.,-5s- -.-..&\ -- _ _ _ _ _ - ii
The q u a r t z sulphide r i c h z o n e s and t h e - v o l c a n i c Breccia - A r g i l l i t e c o n t a c t h o r i z o n -
w e r e i d e n t i f i e d as p o t e n t i a l l y economic m i n e r a l i z e d z o n e s of which r e q u i r e f u r t h e r
and more d e t a i l e d i n v e s t i g a t i o n .
The sampl ing i n t h e Tunne l of t h e q u a r t z s u l p h i d e zone showed t h a t g o l d m i n e r a l -
i z a t i o n is v e r y sporadic or i n t e r m i t t e n t i n n a t u r e . T h i s f a c t s h o u l d be t a k e n
i n t o a c c o u n t i n a n y f u t u r e e x p l o r a t i o n a c t i v i t y which would mean t h a t a l o t more
e x p o s u r e or accumula t ed d a t a is r e q u i r e d i n t h e case of a n y f u t u r e g r a d e , t o n n a g e
estimates and ore d e l i n e a t i o n .
i
A l l d r i c k , D . V . (1983) Salmon R i v e r Project, S t e w a r t , B r i t i s h Columbia, B. C. M i n i s t r y of E n e r g y , Mines a n d P e t r o l e u m R e s o u r c e s . P a p e r 1983 - 1 p a g e 182 - 195
G r o v e , E . W . ( 1 9 7 1 )
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Geology a n d M i n e r a l Deposits of S t e w a r t A r e a , B. C . M i n i s t r y of E n e r g y , M i n e s a n d Petroleum R e s o u r c e s , B u l l . 58, 2 1 9 pp.
T i p p e r H . W . , Richards, T. A. (1976) Jurass ic Stratigraphy and History of North - Central
B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a , G e o l . Surv. of C a n a d a , Bull. 270 , - - -...._--_.
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-PROCEDURE f o r C u , P b , Zn a n d Ag b;y a t o m i c A b s o r p t i o n f
WeI';gblcurt ':I gm o f s a m p l e (-1;QCL- mesh r o l l e - d - -5Q-x)-- in-to--a .- -- - - 400 m l g r i f f i n l o w f o r m b e a k e r .
2 ) Add 2 5 rnls o f H C l , cover w i t h a w a t c h g l a s s a n d d i g e s t f o r 5 m i n u t e s .
3 ) Add 5 m l s o f H N O , , 2-3 rnls of HF a n d 10 m l s o f HC104
a n d h e a t s t r o n g l y t o a b s e n c e o f f u m e s .
4 ) Remove t o c o o l , a d d 2 5 rnls o f H C 1 a n d w a s h down w a t c h - g l a s s a n d b e a k e r s i d e s w i t h 5 0 rnls o f w a t e r .
5 ) R e c o v e r a n d h e a t t o b o i l i n g t o d i s s o l v e a l l s a l t s , remove a n d t r a n s f e r w i t h w a s h i n g t o a 2 0 0 m l v o l u m e t r i c f l a s k c o n t a i n i n g 2 5 m l s HC1.
6 ) C o o l , b u l k u p t o t h e mark a n d mix . F i l t e r e n o u g h s a m p l e ,
f o r A A w o r k o r d i l u t i o n s t h r o u g h a.'#.2 w h a t m a n f i l t e r i n t o a c l e a n a n d d r y L O O m l b e a k e r .
7 ) Run t h e f i l t r a t e a n d / o r i t s d i l u t i o n s f o r C u , P b , Zn a n d Ag. S e e N o t e 2 .
NOTE 1 ) A l l w a t e r u s e d i s d e m i n e r a l i z e d a n d a l l a c i d s a r e c o n - c e n t r a t e d t e c h n i c a l g r a d e .
2 ) I t i s n e c e s s a r y t h a t t h e HC1 c o n c e n t r a t i o n b e m a i n t a i n e d a t 2 5 % V / V f o r a l l s o l u t i o n s r e q u i r i n g Ag t o b e d e t e r m i n e d . I f Ag i s n o t r e q u i r e d , t h e H C L c o n c e n t r a t i o n c a n b e r e - d u c e d t o 1 0 % V/V.
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COST STATEMENT
The f o l l o w i n g d i r e c t cost were i n c u r r e d :
Wages: August 17 t o 1 9 , September 1 t o 1 6 , 1983, January 2 - 5 , 1984;
23 d a y s ; one G e o l o g i s t ; $ 157.43* / day .................. $ 3620.85
Cleaning , washing and s c a l i n g of t h e T r o j a n T u n n e l i n p r e p a r a t i o n for mapping:
September 7 , 1983; One f r o n t end l o a d e r i n c l u d i n g o p e r a t o r ; 8 h o u r s
a t $ 95.00 / h r . ................................................. $ 760.00
936.91 s i x yen; one day; $ 156.15* / man / day ...........................
Equipments:
One pick-up t r u c k ; t e n days ; 160 m i l e s ; $ 0.33 / m i l e ............ $
Misce l laneous ( o f f i c e s u p p l i e s , sample b a g s , t a g s , p i c k s e t c . ) ....
52.80
250.00
Chemical A n a l y s i s :
40 samples; Canada Wide p r o c e s s i n g a n a l y s i s by Au, Ag, Pb , Zn, Cu;
$ 5 / sample ..................................................... $ 200.00
40 samples; min-nen; f i r e a s s a y ; Au; $ 5 / sample ................. 200.00
TOTAL EXPENSES $ 6,322.36
* Wages and B e n e f i t s
STATEMENT OF OUALIFICATIONS
I , Oscar R . Ikiria o f S t e w a r t , B . C . , d o h e r e b y c e r t i f y t h a t :
1) I g r a d u a t e d w i t h a B a c h e l o r of S c i e n c e D e g r e e i n Geology f rom t h e
U n i v e r s i t y o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e s i n 1977.
2 ) I h a v e b e e n employed s i n c e t h a t t i m e i n v a r i o u s M i n i n g a n d E x p l o r a t i o n
Companies as G e o l o g i s t i n F i n e r a l s . S i n c e March 1982, I h a v e b e e n
employed b y Canada Wide Mines L t d . as G e o l o g i s t i n v o l v e d i n v a r i o u s
m i n i n g a n d e x p l o r a t i o n a c t i v i t i e s .
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