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Wanted
Interested in the lease or purchase of a patented claim
in Northern part of Colorado. Please send information to:
ag141 at leo.nmc.edu. This land would be for use as
recreational and not for mining. If you have any questions
please e-mail us.
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Wanted
PROPERTY / CLAIM WITH HOT SPRING.
Please contact Nicolas at (310) 614-2514 or classiche at
yahoo.com.
Ad placed 06/23/06 |
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For Sale
Two 20 acre claims, located in the Plumas National Forest
just outside of Strawberry Valley, California. This is
located between Orville and Marysville/Yuba City,
California. It is BLM land with plenty of tent camping sites
and easy access to water (Little Canyon Creek). The last
mile into camp is 4-wheel drive only. We are selling them
for $25,000 a piece or the best offer. If you have any
questions or would like to see the property please call
Shane at (541) 990-8344.
Ad placed 05/31/06 |
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Wanted
Looking for a bargain on a nice 5"+ dredge that needs only
an engine. Please contact Mark at mkiiv @ yahoo.com or call
(972) 548-7793. Thank you sincerely.
Ad placed 05/22/06
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For Sale
I have a Poseidon unisuit (parkway), large, for gold
diving. This is the warmest suit for cold water diving. It
is in near mint condition. No fading, no tears, seals and
zipper look brand new. The whole suit looks brand new! These
Poseidon unisuits sell for $1,300 new. It has a very small
scuff on the left knee about the size of a quarter. Other
than that the rest of the suit is in new condition!! For
sale at $385. Dollars + shipping and I have a PayPal account
so you can pay for it and the shipping with a credit card
through a PayPal e-mail! Reply to see pictures at
Gulchplacer at cs.com or call Joe at (208) 342-0110.
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For Sale
Barkerville Area British Columbia
Barkerville GOLD Placer Claim The Conklin Gulch, $3,900
Claim
531577 Minfile
093H022 Located
about 700m SW of the legendary Gold town of Barkerville.
The main placer gold production from Conklin Gulch took
place prior to 1900. The valley was known to be gold-bearing
for almost 3,000m upstream from the junction with Williams
Creek, the richest claims located near the mouth. Mining
took place on a buried channel which is about 30m deep near
the mouth and decreases in depth upstream. There was a
considerable amount of underground work done but most of the
production was probably by hydraulicking. The area is
underlain mainly by Snowshoe Group rocks, the contact with
the Slide Mountain Group is nearby. Rent it out for a summer
moneymaker. Latitude 53°03'49" Longitude 121°30'44"
Barkerville GOLD Placer Claim Rouchon Creek, $4,800
95 Acres, PAST GOLD PRODUCER. Tenure #524898.
Minfile #093H091.
Placer gold deposits of the Quesnel Highland region,
including the former rich producers of the Barkerville camp,
have accounted for a large proportion of British Columbia's
alluvial gold production. Placer gold deposits in the region
are generally found in relatively young Pleistocene gravels.
The morphology and mineral associations of the gold suggests
that it was derived locally; the most obvious sources are
the numerous auriferous veins in the Downey succession of
the Snowshoe Group. Most of the placer gold production from
Rouchon Creek has been from workings in the stream bed.
These workings apparently extended for about 1,200m upstream
from the mouth of the creek. Historic mine. Latitude
53°08'28" Longitude 121°52'18"
Quesnel River Classic GOLD Placer Claim, $7,200
48.23 Acres, PAST GOLD PRODUCER. Tenure #526545.
Minfile #093022.
Also called the Ainsworth Placer Mine, is located along the
Sardine Flats. Placer mining operations along the Quesnel
River have, up to 1945, recorded a production of 477,000
grams of gold. Much of this production has come from
dredging operations but a significant amount of gold has
been won from Tertiary benches with occur up to several tens
of metres above the present river level. Although the
Quesnel River passes largely through volcanic and Nicola
Group sedimentary rocks. Placer gold has been derived from
the Omineca terrane to the E rather than from the Nicola
group. Quesnel River placer deposits on low benches adjacent
to river are typical of placer mining operations along this
river. Latitude 52°50'10" Longitude 122°13'05"
Barkerville GOLD Placer Claim The Ahbau-Murray, $4,400
47.4 Acres, PAST GOLD PRODUCER. Tenure #526547,
Minfile #093G057.
The Ahbau Creek area is primarily underlain by schist.
Placer gold deposits occur on bedrock and also to a large
extent on false bedrock of glacial material. The Ahbau Creek
deposit is located at the junction of Ahbau Creek with
Murray Creek. Quartz veins are known to occur at several
points in the area. Historic mine, excellent opportunity for
the entrepreneur with modern gold prospecting tools or a
gold pan. Latitude 53°19'23" N Longitude 122°05'13"
Mackenzie, Northern British Columbia
Dragon's Den PLATINUM GOLD IRIDIUM Placer,
$75,000
228 Acre Placer Claim
530226 Minfile
093O006 The placers
generally occur in the top 1.5 to 3m of reworked glacial
gravels deposited as bars and benches along streams and
rivers. Worked by hand, platinum is common with high values
reported locally. Philip Creek, a tributary of the Nation
River, flows N through the Manson Upland, meandering to its
Nation River confluence approx. 35 km SW of the town of
Mackenzie. Most of the placers along Philip Creek were
worked in the very early 1900's. Wheel Creek, a tributary 15
km up stream from the mouth of Philip Creek, has a water
wheel and other structures, comprising the most advanced
workings of this area. Accurate production figures are not
available. Values in iridium also derived from assays.
Latitude 55°11'52" Longitude 123°31'22"
Ingenika River GOLD/PLATINUM Placer Claim, $3,700
87 Acre Placer Claim
530413 Minfile
094D008 The Ingenika
River placer occurrence is located approx 1.2 km below the
mouth of McConnell Creek. This occurrence is similar to the
McConnell Creek placer occurrence (094D007). Placer gold
occurs in pockets, formed in the granitic host rock, between
0.3 to 2.44-metres in depth. These pockets are filled with
gold and platinum bearing gravels and sands. The gold is
very fine, flattened and occurs with an appreciable amount
of platinum. To the end of 1950, production is officially
recorded as 2400 grams (70 ounces) of gold (National Mineral
Inventory 094D16 Au3). Latitude 56°49'04" Longitude
126°24'05"
Princeton, Tulameen & Coalmont British Columbia
Newton Creek Placer GOLD/PLATINUM Claims, $40,000
Over 1000 total acres, PAST GOLD/PLATINUM PRODUCER. Tenures:
524339 (mineral
claim),
524472,
524473 (placer
claims). Newton Creek flows E to NE, over a distance of
about 11 km, into Granite Creek, W of Princeton. The lower
half of the creek cuts through a narrow steep-sided valley
while the upper half flows over a broader, more open valley
floor. Gold and platinum were produced from gravels in this
creek between 1890 and 1893. The gold to platinum ratios are
reported to be 1:1 (Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 171,
page 113). The gold is similar to that found in Granite
Creek (092HSE230),
being coarse and rough. Some of the larger nuggets contained
quartz (Minister of Mines Annual Reports 1890, 1933). Total
gold production is estimated at 6500 grams. Thousands of
feet of river frontage throughout the property. Within the
limits of this claim, Minfile #092HSE232
also is listed in the book “Gold, Gemstone and Mineral Sites
of B.C.” (R. Hudson, Orca book Publishers) Latitude
49°26'51" Longitude 120°46'48"
Britton Creek “Eagle” GOLD/PLATINUM Claims, $37,000
Over 1000 total acres, PAST GOLD/PLATINUM PRODUCER, Tenures:
524420 (mineral claim),
524549 &
524890 (placer claims).
Britton (Eagle) Creek flows SE for 11.5 km before entering
the Tulameen River, 10.5 km W-SW of the town of Tulameen.
The lower part of the creek descends rapidly into the
Tulameen River through a narrow V-shaped canyon, 4 km long.
The upper part of the creek, and its various tributaries,
flow through broader, flaring valleys. The stream contains
gravel deposits of limited extent, especially in the lower
sections. Above the canyon, the gravels are deeper and more
widespread. Coarse gold and platinum were recovered near the
mouth of the creek (Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 26,
page 135). These deposits were prospected and mined as early
as 1885. 2 km of river frontage placer rights on the
property. It contains Minfile #092HNE196,
featured in the book “Gold, Gemstone and Mineral Sites of
B.C.” (R. Hudson, Orca book Publishers) Latitude 49°33'38"
Longitude 120°56'53"
Tulameen River GOLD/PLATINUM Claims, $1,200
103 Acres PLATINUM/GOLD PLACER CLAIMS, Tenures
527083,
527084. Claims are
immediately across from each other on the river. These
claims encompass a very small but convenient stretch of
riverfront situated in the town of Coalmont, noted for the
significant platinum and gold nuggets occurring in its
gravels. Presently, properties of merit in the immediate
vicinity are under tenure; this represents a modest
opportunity for an eager prospector to get a foothold in
this popular area, approx 100 ft. of river frontage Latitude
49°30'30" Longitude 120°41'41" on hold to June 15th.
Champion Creek GOLD/PLATINUM Claims, $30,000
311+ Acres PLATINUM/GOLD Placer Claims, tenures
528568,
528566. Champion Creek
is a N-flowing tributary of the Tulameen River, some 9 km
long, situated about 59 km W of Princeton. The creek is
characterized by a narrow rock-walled canyon near its mouth,
which gives way upstream to a broader flaring valley. Deep
gravels occur along the upper portion of the creek in the
broad valley. Minfile#
092HSE229. 3 km of
total riverfront, per side. This creek is also featured in
several popular books (including Goldpanning Southwestern BC
& Vancouver Island, J. Lewis, C. Hart. Heritage House
Publishing). Latitude 49°27'38" Longitude 120°55'02"
The Joy Mining Placer PLATINUM/GOLD Showing, $6,000
51.80 acre placer claim (tenure
528476) plus a 414.41
acre mineral claim (tenure
524597) The Joy Mining
Placer occurrence is situated on Highway 5, 1.4 km S of
Summers Creek and 6.5 km N of Princeton. The showing
consists of a deposit of poorly sorted gravel containing
rounded boulders from pebble size to 0.3m or more in
diameter in a matrix of rusty-coloured sand. The sand
contains a high percentage of heavy minerals. Panning of the
sand revealed visible gold and platinum (A.G. Pentland,
1971, page 4) The showing was evaluated by Joy Mining Ltd.
in 1971. Minfile showing
092HNE179 Latitude
49°31'18" Longitude 120°30'48"
Clinton Area British Columbia
Historic Fraser Glasgow GOLD/PLATINUM Claims
River frontage on the mighty Fraser. Documented PAST
GOLD/PLATINUM PRODUCER. Placer claims #524895
&
528749. Minfile #092INW050.
The "GLASGOW PLACER CLAIM" was first prospected by the gold
rush miners of 1858 and 1859. The Glasgow family of father
and sons panned the river by boat during this period. Ford
Glasgow remembered the present property as one of the best
they had sampled and subsequently led W. Babkirk and company
to stake. In 1970-71, sampling was carried out by Roy
Erickson and Shore Explorations Ltd. Sampling on the
property was concentrated mainly on the 'beaches' along the
Fraser River where samples consisted of 0.02 cubic metre
panned by hand down to a black sand concentrate. All samples
were taken of gravel at about 0.3m depth. Analytical results
from some samples yielded 89.8 grams per ton gold, and 11.9
grams per ton platinum (Report 3551). Road access viewed on
BCGS map website. The side south of the river is open while
the north side is Edge Hills Wilderness Park, and protected.
More related information in the “Fraser River Clinton”
property listing. Latitude 50°59'06" Longitude 121°54'42"
Individual cells (approx 40 acres each) are available from
$4,000 & up.
Historic Fraser “Clinton” GOLD/PLATINUM Claims
River frontage on the mighty Fraser. Documented PAST
GOLD/PLATINUM PRODUCER. Placer claims #524896
&
528751. Minfile#
092INW066. The claims
south side on the river is open, while the north side is
Edge Hills Wilderness Park, and protected. 222,000 grams of
gold were recovered here to 1945. Access is via a rough
gravel road and a roughly 600m walk. This property (along
with the “Glasgow”) is a prime target for its rich gold
bearing gravels. Surficial placer deposits in addition to
buried channel deposits and tertiary benches. This
spectacular, rugged property is a highly strategic claim for
an individual or company with portable exploration and
recovery tools. This property has not been worked for
sometime, a wise long term investment. Latitude 50°58'17"
Longitude 121°53'34" Individual cells (approx 40 acres each)
from $3,400 & up.
Southern Vancouver Island Leechtown Area British Columbia
Wolfe Creek Placer/Mineral GOLD Claims. $6,000
105+ acre placer claim (Tenure
524570) plus an
additional 300+ acre mineral claim (Tenure#
524424). 30 minutes NW
of Victoria, BC. 630m+ of river frontage per side on Old
Wolfe Creek, W of the confluence with the Sooke River.
Capsule geology: Old Wolf Creek flows W along the Leech
River fault which separates Jurassic to Cretaceous Leech
River Complex (Formation) slates and schists on the north,
from Tertiary Metchosin Volcanics on the south. The
topography shows the stream to have cut down through the
bedrock leaving a series of gravel covered benches. Placer
gold, found in the gravel, is believed to have been derived
from small, but numerous, gold-bearing quartz stringers
hosted by the Leech River rocks. The creek was worked in the
early 1930's at a location about 2 km above Leechtown where,
about 9m above the creek, an old creek channel was found
(Minister of Mines Annual Report 1933, page 248). There is
also a past producing talc deposit on the E boundary of the
claim (Minfile#
092B012) Victoria’s
climate provides for year round access. Latitude 48°29'26"
Longitude 123°41'59"
E-mail us at
gold1 at
rogers.com, or call us at (647) 222-5175
(Eastern Standard Time)
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For Sale or Partial
Trade
 500+
acre gold claim lease on East Wildhorse River near Ft.
Steele, British Columbia, Canada. One main river with
several feeder creeks. Lots of good camping spots. This
claim has never been worked with heavy machinery and shows
good promise. Lease is proved up to July '06 and can be seen
on B.C. MTO map as claim #507558 online. Am asking $14,000,
but will take part trade + cash. This area was the site of a
major gold rush during the 1890s and still has lots of
potential for untapped pockets. E-mail nrthwnd at shaw.ca.
Ad placed 01/31/06 |
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For Sale
With the price of gold well over $500 an
ounce, these claims should pay for themselves during the
first year. We have five claims, totaling 180 acres, for
sale in the rich Eureka Creek Valley directly below Eureka
Dome near Manley Hot Springs. Access can be by 2WD vehicle
as a new, all-weather road with bridges over all streams is
currently under construction. This road runs through the
claims. The claims are just four miles off AK 2.
During one three-week period, approximately 120 ounces
were extracted. During another four-week period, in the
poorest ground we have, 1 ounce per 60 yards of material run
was extracted. We have held these claims since 1980 and have
most always worked them as recreational miners. When we did
hire a professional miner, the production listed above was
obtained. The claims above and below ours on Eureka Creek
have been completely worked out. Both those above and below
ours yielded several hundred ounces of gold during their
lifetime. We have worked approximately two acres of Claim #1
and about five acres of Claim #4. Eureka Creek runs through
four of the five claims. Water is available from two
additional creeks adjacent to or running through the claims.
Overburden ranges from 3 to 15 feet and consists mainly of
brown clay with small pockets of blue clay. Due to the
structure and direction of the bedrock, we are not certain
if it is the true bedrock or has slid in sometime in the
past as gold has been found from the surface to a foot into
bedrock. Bedrock is considerably fractured and inclined at a
steep angle. The size of the gold extracted ranges from
flour to 2 ounces but is mainly the consistency of semi-fine
rock salt. Very little black sand has been found, so the
flour gold is easily extracted.
Historical research of the mining activity in the area
indicates that part of the area was prospected during the
gold rush in the early 1900s. Evidence of this these manual
operations can be seen in the area, however trees that have
been removed indicate they are more than 150 years old,
particularly close to and in the creek bottom.
There is some mining equipment on-site for a manual
operation, including a small portable insulated storage
building on a skid. Two campsites are also on-site. One has
a stone fireplace. Both have space for multiple trailers or
motor homes. Price: $40,000 USD. Short term financing
available. Reason for selling: Death of one of the partners.
Contact: bifsmining at yahoo.com.
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Announcement
Get access to thousands of acres of placer claims in British
Columbia for one low yearly fee. Visit
www.canadiangoldprospectors.com. Great opportunity for
folks living in the Northwest United States and Western
Canada.
Ad placed 01/11/06
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For Sale
Gold Shaker/Placer Mine Plant
This is a specialty built Shaker/Placer Mine Gold Plant.
Easily process 100 yards an hour. A complete Shaker/Placer
Mine Plant in perfect condition and ready to go to work
anywhere. Recovers from large nuggets to 99% fine "flour
gold" with minimum man power. Gold clean out only once a
shift if necessary, easy and fast. 1 to 2 person easy
operation. Equipment used very little. All bolts, rubber,
belts, rollers. electrical, motors, screens, etc. in perfect
condition and barely worn. All equipment barely used. NO
DISAPPOINTMENTS!! Seller moving out of country. Never got
project off ground. Equipment included:
- 6 Neffco Bowls all rebuilt w/new riffling, rebuilt
motors.
- Custom built slurry supply pipe with mixing bell for
bowls.
- 2 screen shaker plant with all spray bars, new
screens, and nugget traps. (15'long x 6' wide) on
skiders.
- 1 (50'L x 3'W) conveyor with 2' wide conveyor belt.
- Grizzly screen (10'L x 10'6"W) and hopper with
adjustable material door. (12' L x 7'7" W) .
- Slurry fine recovery hopper box that captures all
fine material to run through the Neffco Bowls.
- Portable 1996 CAT 60 KW professionally maintained
generator mounted on a heavy duty tandem trailer with
low hours. All your electrical needs, plus,
- Catwalks, electrical cables, water valves, and water
supply hoses included.
Plant could be mounted on a flat bed trailer, for easy
mobile gold recovery. Asking $33,000/offer. Have much more
invested. Will consider trade for property, boat, or
vehicle, etc.
For more information or to schedule a viewing please call
Melissa @ (503) 709-1460 e-mail staffordshire at
centurytel.net (All equipment registered with the State of
Oregon and ready for immediate delivery).
View gold placer plant at Web site:
http://www.geocities.com/goldshakerplant/placerplant.html
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For Sale
GPEX
British Columbia Gold/Platinum Claims For Sale
Similkameen River District/Tulameen River District/Fraser River
District/
Bridge River District
Contact:
Larry Amey
GPEX Gold and Platinum Explorations
gpex at telus.net
(604) 869-5511
General
All claims listed for sale have been meticulously and extensively
researched to establish worth. Only that ground meeting GPEX's
complete satisfaction, and bearing realistic potential for gold
and/or gold-platinum recovery, were acquired. While actual value far
exceeds listed price, their worth has not been inflated in any
manner. Several tenures comprise ground not before thoroughly or
seriously worked for placer. Many of these locations comprise
potential tertiary benches or buried channels. Some claims
contiguous to one another and may be purchased as a group or
individually.
The upper Similkameen River, Tulameen River, Fraser River, Bridge
River and many of their tributaries, are historically renowned for
gold and/or platinum, both hardrock and placer deposits.
In more recent months, due to changes in the Ministry's method of
claim staking, most good placer ground along gold/platinum-bearing
water courses has been staked.
Similkameen Mining District
(Manning Park to Bromley Rock)
1. GPEX XXXIV #523418 Similkameen Falls
Gold - Platinum - Silver
1 cell - 21.123 hectares (52.19 acres)
Price: $ 3,400.00
The Similkameen Falls placer claim is located on the upper
Similkameen River approximately 32.85 kilometers upriver (South)
from Princeton, or, 4.7 kilometers downstream from Manning Park's
East Gate. It runs immediately adjacent to Highway #3 and
encompasses a stretch of river above and below Similkameen Falls,
which comprises two grandeur river bends, a gravel/cobble bar and
that which appears a more ancient water course bench. The downstream
border of the claim abuts to Tenure #523286 (also owned by the
seller), and comprises 21.123 hectares (52.2 acres), with
approximately 688 meters (752 yards) of river in a semi-canyon like
setting. This specific area of the river has received rather limited
historical attention, however, the upper Similkameen region is well
known to have produced, and still produces, gold, platinum, silver
and other economic metals. Fine and micron gold and platinum are
known to be present in the black sands of this area of the river.
The bedrock geology of the immediate claim area is basaltic volcanic
rocks of the Nicola Group, and borders andesitic volcanic rocks of
the Princeton Group (Triassic to Jurassic Volcanic Rocks).
Excerpt from the Ministry's Minfile Database:
The alluvial gravels worked along the river yielded black sands
containing fine platinum, in addition to gold. The ratio of gold to
platinum recovered from these gravels is 4:1 (Geological Survey of
Canada Memoir 243, page 59). Gold is reported to occur as "coarse
scales", mixed with a considerable proportion of platinum in
similar- sized particles. (Geological Survey of Canada Report of
Progress 1877-1878, page 156B). One of the larger gold nuggets found
on the river weighed 160 grams (Minister of Mines Annual Report
1885, page 495).
General area Minfile report:
MINFILE No 092HSE191
SUMMARY
Name GOLDEN CROWN Mining Division Similkameen BCGS Map
Status Showing NTS Map 092H02E
Latitude 49 09' 12" N UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 120 35' 10" W Northing 5447307
Easting 676008
Commodities Copper, Gold, Silver Deposit Types L01 : Subvolcanic
Cu-Ag-Au (As-Sb)
G06 : Noranda/Kuroko massive sulphide Cu-Pb-Zn
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Quesnel
Capsule Geology The Golden Crown showing is located on the east bank
of the Similkameen River, just south of its confluence with the
Pasayten River and 34 kilometres south-southwest of Princeton.
This area is underlain by schistose metasediments and metavolcanics
derived from the Upper Triassic Nicola Group. These units generally
strike northwest, roughly paralleling the contact with the Late
Jurassic to Early Cretaceous Eagle Plutonic Complex to the west.
A 21-metre long adit, driven mostly through overburden and broken or
loose rock, encountered quartz mineralized with bornite. A
considerable amount of this material was removed from the adit. The
vein from which this material originated was reported not to be
visible in the face of the adit. Sorted ore at the adit dump
averaged about 2 per cent copper (Minister of Mines Annual Report
1901, page 1174). High values in gold and silver are also reported.
This showing was explored by Bonnevier and Pouwels in 1901.
Similkameen Falls Photo Links
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2. GPEX XXXI #523286 Similkameen Rapids
Gold - Platinum - Silver
4 cells - 84.487 hectares (208.77 acres)
Price: $ 3,200.00
The Similkameen Rapids placer claim is located on the upper
Similkameen River approximately 31.35 kilometers (19.48 miles)
upriver (South) from Princeton, or, 5.2 kilometers (3.23 miles)
downstream (north) from Manning Park's East Gate. This four cell
tenure comprises 84.48 hectares (208.7 acres) with a snake-like
river course of approximately 1855 meters (1.55 miles) in length,
running immediately adjacent to BC Highway #3. The claim hosts seven
significant river bends, gravel/cobble bars and, that which appears
to be an ancient upper-water-course bench. The bedrock geology of
the immediate claim area is basaltic volcanic rocks of the Nicola
Group, and border andesitic volcanic rocks of the Princeton Group
(Triassic to Jurassic Volcanic Rocks).
Similkameen Rapids Photo Links
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3. GPEX XXXII #523287 Similkameen Sunday Summit
Gold - Platinum - Silver
2 cells - 42.209 hectares (104.30 acres)
Price: $ 3,700.00
The Similkameen Sunday Summit placer claim is located on the upper
Similkameen River approximately 30.75 kilometers (19.1 miles)
upriver (South) from Princeton, or, 11.6 kilometers (7.2 miles)
downstream from Manning Park's East Gate. The two cell tenure
comprises 42.209 hectares (104.3 acres) minus 1.6 hectares covered
by an older legacy claim protrusion. The claim has approximately
0.565 kilometers (0.35 miles) of river within its boundaries, and,
hosts two bends, two gravel/cobble bars and that which appears to be
two ancient-water-course bench areas. A north/south fault runs
directly through the property, and on its east side, the geology
holds the highest metals potential. For accessing the tenure from
the east side of the Similkameen, turn east off Highway #3 at Copper
Creek and follow the one lane gravel road to where it corners the
property. To access from the west side of the Similkameen, the
tenure is approximately 260 meters east from Highway #3, but no
roads exists at the shortest point. The bedrock geology of the
immediate claim area is basaltic volcanic rocks of the Nicola Group.
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4. GPEX XLI #523668 Similkameen Creek Placer One
Gold & Potentially Platinum
1 cell - 21.085 hectares (52.10 acres)
Price: $ 3,200.00
The Similkameen Creek Placer One tenure corners on the Similkameen
River approximately 25.35 kilometers (15.75 miles) upriver (South)
from Princeton, or, 17 kilometers (10.56 miles) downstream from
Manning Park's East Gate. Within the tenure area three feeder creeks
merge into the primary creek, of which runs approximately 437.5
meters (0.27 mile) across the property and, there exists high
indication of the presence of gold. This claim corners onto the "GPEX
XLII #523670" tenure (listed hereafter and of which is also owned by
the Seller). Underlying bedrock is basaltic volcanic rocks. Access
is gained from a one lane gravel road on the east side of BC Highway
#3 at Copper Creek, which traverses the Similkameen via a bridge,
thence swings southeastward to where it then swings back northward,
thereafter the desired road is that of the left fork at a three-road
intersection, thence staying on such one lane gravel road as it
parallels northward along the Similkameen, until it reaches the
property.
Similkameen Creek One Photo Links
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5. GPEX XLII #523670 Similkameen Creek Placer Two
Gold & Potentially Platinum
2 cells - 42.167 hectares (104.19 acres)
Price: $ 3,800.00
The Similkameen Creek Placer Two tenure is located on the same
tributary creek as that which flows through GPEX XLI and
subsequently empties into the east side of the Similkameen River,
approximately 25.35 kilometers upriver (South) from Princeton, or,
17 kilometers downstream from Manning Park's East Gate. Through GPEX
XLII, such primary creek runs approximately 890 meters (0.55 miles),
to where it flows out of the westerly portion of GPEX XLIII (the
next mentioned). Within this tenure, a major secondary watercourse
flow into the primary from a north-northeast direction. There are
also, six additional watershed feeders flowing into the primary
creek. The southwest corner of this tenure corners on the northeast
corner of tenure GPEX XLI #523668 (Similkameen Creek Placer One). On
the east side of this claim, it borders onto GPEX XLIII # 523671.
All said tenures owned by the Seller hereto. The northern side of
this tenure comprises rather steep slopes, offering the potential of
float. Underlying bedrock is basaltic volcanic rocks, and there
exists high indication of the presence of gold in the vicinity.
Access is gained from a one lane gravel road on the east side of BC
Highway #3 at Copper Creek, which traverses the Similkameen via a
bridge, thence swings southeastward to where it then swings back
northward, thereafter the desired road is that of the left fork at a
three-road intersection, thence staying on such one lane gravel road
as it parallels northward along the Similkameen, passing through the
east portion of GPEX XLI, and onward through this tenure as it
follows the coarse of the creek in an eastward direction.
Similkameen Creek Placer Two Photo Links
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6. GPEX XLIII # 523671 Similkameen Creek Placer Three
Gold & Potentially Platinum
2 cells - 42.167 hectares (104.19 acres)
Price: $ 3,800.00
The Similkameen Creek Placer Three tenure is located on the same
primary creek as referred to in GPEX XLI and GPEX XLII, above.
Distance from the mouth of this creek to Princeton and/or Manning
Park's East Gate, are as addressed in the preceding two claims. This
tenure's westerly border abuts to tenure 523670 (Similkameen Creek
Placer Two). Within this claim's area, two major feeder creeks merge
as one and flows westward for a distance of approximately 435 meters
(0.55 miles), before entering the GPEX XLII property. The more
northern of these feeders runs approximately 442 meters (0.55 miles)
within the claim area, and, the more southern, approximately 412
meters (0.25 miles). Access to this placer claim is as outlined for
the other tenure before listed, gained from a one lane gravel road
on the east side of BC Highway #3 at Copper Creek, which traverses
the Similkameen via a bridge, thence swings southeastward to where
it then swings back northward, thereafter the desired road is that
of the left fork at a three-road intersection, thence staying on
such one lane gravel road as it parallels northward along the
Similkameen, passing through the east portion of GPEX XLI,
completely through GPEX XLII, and onward through a bit less than
halfway through cell one of this tenure, to where a rough road leads
straight onward at the point where the one lane gravel road swings
back sharply to go onward. Travel eastward along the rough road
beyond the swing-back and onward along said primary creek, until the
roads crosses the creek and thence broadly swings southwestward and
up the mountain slope. Beyond the creek/bridge crossing, the creek
follows onward and into cell two of the claim, where it then forks
and branches northeastward and southeastward. The southeastward
branch has another significant feeder creek entering it within the
claim, near it's mid point on the southern border of the claim.
Underlying bedrock is basaltic volcanic rocks, and there exists high
indication of the presence of gold in the vicinity.
Similkameen Creek Placer Three - Photo Links
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7. GPEX X #520245 Bromley One
Gold - Platinum
5 cells - 105.096 hectares (259.69 acres)
Price: $ 3,900.00
(Upper Central Similkameen River)
The Bromley One claim is a five cell placer tenure situate on the
Similkameen River, approximately 19km (11.5 miles) east of
Princeton, where the Tulameen River merges. The claim is bordered on
the south side by BC Highway #3 and on the north by The Old Hedley
Road, and is accessible along it's full length via either. The
tenure comprises 105 hectares (259 plus acres), of which only a
portion of that ground lies inside the boundaries of Bromley Rock
Park. Yet, the claim has approximately 1369 meters (0.85 miles) of
river frontage, most of which offers numerous locations for gold
collection. The land on the northern side immediately below the
actual rock named Bromley, is a raised bench. The easterly boundary
of this tenure borders onto tenure GPEX XIII, #520246, Bromley Two,
listed hereafter. In sample panning along this tenure and the GPEX
XIII tenure, from two moderate handfuls of riverbank material (per
pan), each repetitively produced on average, 35 to 50 colors.
Considerable black sand was found in the cons, but not saved for
processing or analyzing. The property holds potential for both gold
and platinum. On site overnight Provincial Park camping (during
season), along with "no charge" day-use of the park's picnic site
with a superb sand beach.
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8. GPEX XIII #520246 Bromley Two
Gold - Platinum
3 cells - 63.069 hectares (155.84 acres)
Price: 3,500.00
(Upper Central Similkameen River)
The Bromley Two claim is a three cell placer tenure, contiguous to
the Bromley One claim above. Please see above write-up for similar
details applicable here. However, the Bromley Two tenure hosts a
gigantic boulder in the mainstream of the river, accessible from
Highway #3, which in all likelihood has held its secrets for
thousands of years. In addition, there are many locations along the
claim, which if worked meticulously, hold good potential of reaping
rewards.
Bromley Two Photo Links
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9. GPEX XV #520273 Steven Creek
Gold - Platinum
4 cells - 84.022 hectares (207.62 acres)
Price: $ 3,200.00
South Central BC
The Steven Creek tenure is situate on the Similkameen River,
approximately 16 kilometers east of Princeton (where the Tulameen
merges with the Similkameen), accessible from both sides of the
river, but more feasible from the north side, where it's banks
follow along the Old Hedley Road. Three other creeks converge here,
being Nine Mile Creek, Wolf Creek and, Stevens Creek, the latter of
which enters from the north side of the river, and it is up Stevens
Creek where this tenure's ground extends. The Old Hedley Road is a
good quality, year round, two lane gravel road, extending eastward
along the north side of the Similkameen River between Princeton, to
its intersect with Highway #3, approximately five miles west of the
town of Hedley. The tenure comprises slightly under 1 kilometer of
Similkameen River frontage, with considerable coverage up Steven
Creek. In conclusion to the extensive research and study conducted,
it is presumed the source of the finer Bromley gold may likely stem
from this tenure's location. Up over the mountain from this tenure,
there remains ongoing "mineral title" explorations.
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Tulameen Mining District
(Princeton to Tulameen Headwaters)
10. GPEX XXXI(b) # 523124 Lawless Creek
Gold - Platinum
1 cell - 20.959 hectares (51.79 acres)
Price: $ 3,600.00
Lawless Creek Placer Claim (Tulameen River District)
The Lawless Creek tenure is situate 1.5 kilometers upstream on
Lawless Creek from its confluence with the Tulameen River, which is
approximately 7.5 kilometers west the town of Tulameen. The area is
accessible via a two lane gravel road. The tenure hosts the last
significant sharp bend before entering the Tulameen. The property is
more steeply sloping on the east or northeast side of the creek,
where two drainage creeks enter. The west or southwest side of the
creek is somewhat less sloping, with two higher, sloping bench areas
which would potentially host a tertiary placer deposit. It was in
this vicinity the largest gold nugget in the Tulameen River Placer
District was found (7.8 oz). Access to the tenure from the Tulameen
Road is more easily gained from a rough road (which trends
northeasterly) approximately 1 kilometer beyond where Lawless Creek
crosses the Tulameen Road. Such rough road parallels along the
varied curvatures of Lawless Creek to where it passes through the
southwest corner of the claim. Historically, at creek level, there
had been much activity, but there exists no records indicating the
slopes were worked for placer gold or platinum. Exploration and
mining interest in the Tulameen District is currently at a high.
Quality properties in this area are hard pressed to come by, and if
eventually available, sell at a premium.
Tulameen Min File Report
092HSE235 TULAMEEN RIVER:RUBY
Status: Past Producer
Commodities: AU PT IR PD RH OS RU Deposit Type: C01
Latitude/Longitude: 49 28 37 N 120 37 46 W Mining Division:
Similkameen
UTM: 10 5483179 N 671719 E NTS: 092H07E:092H10E:092H10W
The Tulameen River flows northward for 30 kilometres from the
Cascade Mountains to Grasshopper Mountain, where it changes course
and continues eastward for 10 kilometres to the town of Tulameen.
The river then flows southeast for 25 kilometres before entering the
Similkameen River at Princeton. The upper part of the river runs
through a wide valley extending from its headwaters in Paradise
Valley southward to Champion Creek. The river continues through a
narrow rock-walled canyon between Grasshopper and Olivine mountains
to the mouth of Olivine (Slate) Creek. Here, a broad valley floor
with deep gravel deposits opens up and continues past the towns of
Tulameen and Coalmont to a point 2 kilometres below Granite Creek.
The river then cuts through a canyon, where extensive gravel
deposits are relatively scarce. About 5 kilometres west of
Princeton, the river enters a broad valley and flows over a gravel
bed with gravel benches on either side, extending to the Similkameen
River. Gold and platinum deposits have been found over the lower 40
kilometres of the river. Most recorded production and exploration
has occurred along two stretches. The upper stretch begins about 2
kilometres west of Tulameen and continues up the river for 12
kilometres to the mouth of Champion Creek. The lower stretch begins
at Coalmont, just above the mouth of Granite Creek, and continues
southeast for 19 kilometres to Princeton. See Tulameen River Placer
(092HNE199) for a detailed review of the upper section. Metals found
along the Tulameen River tend to occur in old sinuous channels
buried deep below glacial gravels, which contain only spotty values.
Gold occurs in rough, angular or slightly flattened and rarely
well-flattened nuggets. Some of the nuggets contain abundant white
quartz. Platinum forms small rounded grains of uniform size. They
are smaller than the gold nuggets and are commonly pitted. Larger
platinum nuggets often have a coating or included crystals of
cumulate chromite, sometimes with intergrown magnetite and
inclusions of olivine (CIM Bulletin, June, 1976). The gravels worked
along the river also yielded black sands containing fine platinum,
in addition to gold. The ratio of gold to platinum recovered in this
part of the river is about 4:1, but decreases upstream (Geological
Survey of Canada Memoir 243, page 59). Black sands produced by a
dragline 4 kilometres above Princeton assayed 251 grams gold per
tonne and 40.1 grams platinum per tonne (Minister of Mines Annual
Report 1925, page 216). Farther upstream, about 3 kilometres below
Coalmont, a sample of panned black sand assayed 27 grams gold per
tonne and 21 grams platinum per tonne (Minister of Mines Annual
Report 1929, page 281). A series of shafts and pits at this location
below Coalmont encountered gravels averaging 1.1 grams of gold
equivalent per cubic metre for combined gold and platinum (Minister
of Mines Annual Report 1929, page 281). Similar workings at Petersen
Flat, 5 kilometres west of Princeton averaged 1.2 grams of gold
equivalent per cubic metre for combined gold and platinum (Minister
of Mines Annual Report 1924, page 176). Measured geological reserves
on the Ruby lease, 6 kilometres below Coalmont, are 268,000 cubic
metres grading 1.38 grams of gold equivalent per cubic metre for
combined gold and platinum (Property File - N.C. Stines, 1929, page
6). Bulk sampling in the immediate vicinity produced 77.8 grams of
coarse gold from 15.3 cubic metres of gravel (Property File - R.B.
Stokes, 1980, page 1). Two samples of platinum from the Ruby lease
analyzed as follows (in per cent) (Minister of Mines Annual Report
1930, page 212; N.C. Stines, 1929, pages 43, 44):
______________________________________ Gold 0.58 3.54 Platinum 68.74
60.37 Palladium 0.31 - Iridium 2.22 15.99 Osmium - 6.81 Rhodium 0.48
6.06 Ruthenium - 7.23 Insoluble metals 8.1 - (osmiridium, etc.)
_______________________________________ Production of placer gold
was first reported in 1877, and may have commenced as early as 1860.
By 1887, most of the shallower gravel deposits mined along the
Tulameen River were reported to be exhausted (Minister of Mines
Annual Report 1887, page 278). High platinum prices during the mid
to late-1920's prompted a revival of placer mining along both the
upper and lower sections of the river. Three prominent operations,
located 3 (Guest lease) and 6 (Ruby lease) kilometres below Coalmont
and 4 kilometres above Princeton (National Holdings Ltd.), were
active between 1924 and 1929 on the lower part of the river.
Production from the Ruby lease for 1926 amounted to 778 grams of
gold and 280 grams of platinum (Minister of Mines Annual Report
1926, page 230). Minor production occurred during the 1940's and
1950's, largely within 5 kilometres of Princeton. This activity was
centred 3 kilometres west of Princeton, where for example, R. Haigh
recovered 1534 grams of gold and 420 grams of platinum from 760
cubic metres of gravel in 1941 (Minister of Mines Annual Report
1941, page 92). The adjacent Ashley deposit produced 900 dollars in
gold and platinum weekly in 1941 from a paystreak up to 0.9 metre
thick, comprised of well-bedded, partly cemented gravels, overlain
by 3 metres of glacial material (Geological Survey of Canada Memoir
243, page 59). Gold production for the entire river between 1885 and
1945 is estimated at 297,000 grams. See Tulameen River Placer
(092HNE199) for yearly production figures.
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Fraser River Mining District
(Hope to Lillooet)
The Fraser River, from Chilliwack to its more northern extremity,
and its tributaries, are historically known to have produced gold
and platinum of varying quantities and in varying forms. However, in
the earlier years, miners tended to move onward as new gold field
discoveries evolved, leaving behind many valuable and under
prospected properties. It is concluded from more recent sporadic
small-scaled gold recovery operations, there remains considerable
potential by focusing placer attention primarily toward tertiary
deposits and/or, processing the fine and micro deposits. An array of
semi-precious gem stones are commonly found along the Fraser.
11. GPEX IX #401902 Emory Creek
Gold - Jade - Garnet - Agate
Legacy Claim - 50.0 hectares (123.55 acres)
Price: $ 4,200.00
The Emory Creek tenure circumferences Emory Creek Provincial Park,
including the whole of the beach, bar and flood plain areas, in
addition to extending upstream on Emory Creek to a point
approximately 70 meters above the Highway 1 bridge. The area is well
renowned for fine gold in most every pan and has surrendered many
nuggets over the years. The location has been a favorite amongst not
only those of serious interest but also the recreational enthusiast.
A considerable portion of the river frontage is strewn with huge
boulders (two foot to five foot breadth) which serves as an
entrapment for gold and other heavier minerals. Most valuable would
be the moss which blankets this boulder field, as it serves as a
perpetually replenishing natural trap for fine and micron gold.
Annually, during high water, the boulder field replenishes with a
new wash of fine and micron material, requiring only to be harvested
and processed. The tenure is situate on the west bank of the Fraser,
approximately 11 miles above Hope on the Trans Canada Highway (BC
Highway 1), or, only four miles below Yale. Provincial Park camping
is within the claim's boundaries or at one of the many other area
campsites. Access is excellent, gained either from within the Park
or from a brief stroll down one of the many roadside trails leading
from the highway down to the beaches or bars.
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12. GPEX XLVI #524862 Ainsley Bend
Gold
2 cells - 41.58 hectares (102.74 acres)
Price: $ 3,300.00
The Ainsley Bend tenure lies approximately 10 kilometers north of
North Bend (Boston Bar) and is accessed by a two lane gravel road on
the west side of the Fraser River, from North Bend.
Research and studies centered around assessing the property's
tertiary potential. Focus was primarily placed on ancient water
level bands, their path or course of flow, and, their varied states
of erosion. Located on a graduating inside bend of the Fraser,
during a previous geological period, the river flowed over the
current mass which now protrudes as an extended river bend, thus
suggesting the potential of an upper channel tertiary deposit.
Ultramafic rocks and, marine sedimentary and volcanic rocks, are
comprised in the location's bedrock geology.
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13. GPEX XLVII #525053 Nahatlatch One
Gold - Platinum - Palladium
2 cells - 41.558 hectares (104.69 acres)
Price: $ 3,000.00
14. GPEX XLVIII #525055 Nahatlatch Two
Gold - Platinum - Palladium
2 cells - 41.554 hectares (104.68 acres)
Price: $ 3,200.00
The Nahatlatch tenures abut one another and encompass both sides of
the Nahatlatch River at its confluence with the Fraser. The tenures
comprise the more ancient Nahatlatch outwash where a delta was
formed and, extends up the Nahatlatch slightly over one kilometer.
In researching the properties for tertiary potential, focus was
primarily placed on the various ancient geological water level
bands, their path or course of flow, and, their varied states of
erosion. In result, there is sufficient data to suggest an upper
channel exists where a tertiary placer deposit may have occurred.
Slightly over 1 kilometer of Nahatlatch River passes through the
claims, hosting several excellent bends, adding to the properties'
potential, as does accessible banks and bars along primarily the
west banks of the Fraser. The tenures are 13.5 kilometers north of
North Bend (Boston Bar) via a two lane gravel road on the west side
of the Fraser.
Geological Summary THE CLAIMS OVERLIE AN AREA OF SEVERAL
FAULT INTER- SECTIONS. THE GEOLOGY INCLUDES ULTRAMAFIC (PALEO- ZOIC)
AND DIORITIC (CRETACEOUS) INTRUSIONS INTO (MESOZOIC) PHYLLITE,
QUARTZITE, GREENSTONE AND SCHIST
A 1955 generalized area report makes reference to analysis showing
3.77 grams per tonne platinum and 0.79 gram per tonne palladium from
soil samples
A 1986 report of a neighboring location offers the following Geology
Summary: THE PROPERTY IS UNDERLAIN BY METASEDIMENTS AND
METAVOLCANICS OF MESOZOIC AGE AND THE FRASER- STRAIGHT CREEK FAULT
NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH THE HOZAMEEN FAULT. THE GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY
RESULTS INDICATE A ZONE OF ANOMALOUS VALUES OF GOLD AND ARSENIC IN
SOIL.
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15. GPEX XLV #524860 Kanaka One
Gold
4 cells - 82.859 hectares (204.74 acres)
Price: $ 4,600.00
16. GPEX LIII #525962 Kanaka Two
Gold
1 cell - 20.716 hectares (51.19 acres)
Price: $ 2,700.00
Kanaka One and Kanaka Two tenures are situate on a major river bend
on the Fraser River, 13 kilometers south of Lytton or, 31 kilometers
north of North Bend (Boston Bar). Glacial erosion and ancient
water-course erosion factors, coupled with topographical and aerial
photo studies of the area, indicates the probable presence of an
upper tertiary bench within the claims' area. In addition to upper
bench prospectus, there are several sections along the Fraser's
banks applicable to general explorations. The Kanaka tenures are
accessed from the west side of the Fraser, via a two lane gravel
road leading north from North Bend (Boston Bar) or, via crossing the
bridge at Lytton and travelling south on gravel roads.
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17. GPEX XLIX #525059 Inkoiko Creek
Gold
4 cells - 82.43 hectares ( 203.68 acres)
Price: $ 3,000.00
The Inkoiko tenure is located approximately 18 kilometers up
Fraser River from Lytton, or, 41 kilometers down river from Lillooet
(and 18 kilometers down stream from the Foster's Bar tenure).
Inkoiko tenure is immediately below Cameron Bar. From aerial
photographic study, the existence of a cross fault or major
fracturing is indicated to have occurred during an early geologic
period, prior to or during the early formation of the Fraser system.
Izman Creek enters the claim area (along such fracturing) from the
east/northeast as it flows into the Fraser, while the Inkoiko Creek
enters (along such fracturing) from the west/southwest. Underlying
bedrock includes undivided sedimentary rocks/grandoritic intrusive
rocks/lower amphibolite kyanite grade metamorphic rocks. A portion
of the claim borders on native reserve. Access to the tenure is
gained from Lytton, from either side of the Fraser.
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18. GPEX XLIV #524857 Foster's Bar
Gold
4 cells - 82.172 hectares (203.05 acres)
Price: $ 4,700.00
19. GPEX LI #525486 Cinquefoil One
Gold
3 cells - 61.62 hectares (152.26 acres)
Price: $ 3,700.00
20. GPEX L #525485 Cinquefoil Two
Gold
2 cells - 41.084 hectares (104.52 acres)
Price: $ 3,000.00
In that the Foster's Bar, Cinquefoil One and Cinquefoil Two
tenures abut one another, the following summary is representative to
all three. The tenures are located on the Fraser River approximately
23 kilometers down river from Lillooet, or, 35 kilometers above
Lytton. Resulting from extensive research, it is felt there likely
exists a buried channel crossing the properties, whereby meticulous
exploration aided by modern techniques, might well be rewarded with
a notable placer gold discovery. Nesikep Creek passes through the
tenure area from the southwest to merge with the Fraser, while
Lochore Creek merges from the east. Bedrock geology of the claim
areas comprise marine sedimentary and volcanic rocks/coarse clastic
sedimentary rocks/mudstone, shale fine clastic sedimentary rocks,
with till/till clay overburden. Two parallel faults diagonally cut
through claims, with three comparable neighboring faults in the
surrounding landscape. Chinquefoil Creek empties into the Fraser
from the east, immediately above the Chinquefoil One tenure. Prior
explorations in the area were as follows:
Ministry Minfile 092INW096
Name MAGRATH Mining Division Kamloops
PLACER, P.L. 1658-59 BCGS Map
Status Showing NTS Map 092I12W
Latitude 50� 31' 43" N UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 121� 45' 49" W Northing 5598137
Easting 587632
Commodities Gold Deposit Types C02 : Buried-channel placers
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Overlap Assemblage, Methow
Capsule Geology In the area of the two Magrath placer leases, old
workings on the bench about 30 metres above the present Fraser River
level (ca. 1979) may stem from work done by the Chinese near the
turn of the century. The work was apparently by hand with a sluice
box using water from the small creek in the area. The workings are
in the form of trenches of cuts (water) in the bench with larger
rocks piled up along and near the end of the box. The work is fairly
extensive with possibly as much as one-third of the bench having
been worked (Assessment Report 7856). Three samples taken from the
bench consisted of sand and gravel and were carefully panned down
and studied for heavy mineral content. No effort was made to
evaluate the values in gold content since the gold was very fine.
Ministry Minfile 092INW089 references Foster's Bar as being just
slightly downstream from this Foster's Bar claim, however, it is
reasonable to conclude similar results could be anticipated on this
tenure. Minfile is as follows:
Name FOSTER BAR Mining Division Kamloops
BCGS Map
Status Showing NTS Map 092I12E
Latitude 50� 30' 14" N UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 121� 43' 56" W Northing 5595425
Easting 589903
Commodities Gold Deposit Types C01 : Surficial placers
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Bridge River, Methow
Capsule Geology A test pit was dug on 'Foster Bar' in the Fraser
River in 1973. Note that this bar is not the same as the Foster Bar
on NTS map 92I/12 but is a further 3 kilometres downstream. The pit
was 2.7 metres deep, 1.8 metres long and 0.9 metre wide from which a
total of 4.6 cubic metres were removed. The gravel was concentrated
by the use of a sluice box. The concentrates taken from the sluice
box were cleaned up approximately 24 times in the processing of the
4.6 cubic metre sample. All the concentrates washed from the blanket
were washed out into a round bathtub and were hand panned. The 4.6
cubic metre sample yielded 163 grams gold; there was one 54-gram
nugget and another one about 37 grams.
Bedrock to the north of the placer leases consists of granite and to
the south, argillite and shale of the Jurassic-Cretaceous Relay
Mountain Group.
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21. GPEX LII #525549 Edge Hills (Former Glasgow Discovery)
Gold - Platinum
2 cells - 40.695 hectares (100.55 acres)
Price: $ 3,800.00
The Edge Hills tenure is situate on the Fraser River approximately
45.5 kilometers north and northwest of Lillooet, bordering on Edge
Hills Park. The property is accessed by rough road in the final leg.
Historically, gold, platinum and silver were the commodities.
Resulting from extensive research into this area, including glacial
movement, ancient water courses and meticulous aerial photo studies,
in addition to water's edge returns, it much appears there exists an
upper bench which may carry rewarding values of gold and possibly,
upon systematic exploration of the property. The following Ministry
Minfiles give clear indication of this tenure's value.
MINFILE No 092INW050
Name GLASGOW, BABKIRK Mining Division Clinton
BCGS Map
Status Past Producer NTS Map 092I13W
Latitude 50� 59' 06" N UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 121� 54' 42" W Northing 5648721
Easting 576392
Commodities Gold, Platinum, Silver Deposit Types C01 : Surficial
placers
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Overlap Assemblage
Excerpt from Capsule Geology The portion of the Fraser River along
which the Babkirk property is situated was first prospected by the
gold rush miners of 1858 and 1859. After completion of the Canadian
Pacific Railway in 1885, a large community of Chinese miners settled
on the river at roughly the same location as the present property.
They left the workings in the early 1900s when they were forced off
the creeks and rivers by law. During the Depression many people made
a living by panning. In 1970-71, sampling on the property was
concentrated mainly on the 'beaches' along the Fraser River where
samples consisted of 0.02 cubic metre panned by hand down to a black
sand concentrate. All samples were taken of gravel at about 0.3
metre depth. Gold is quite fine and only a few pieces in all of the
samples could be considered of nugget size. Analytical results from
some samples yielded 89.8 grams per tonne gold, 40.7 grams per tonne
gold and 11.9 grams per tonne platinum (Assessment Report 3551).
Geological Survey of Canada Map 42-1989 shows the area to be
underlain by Early Jurassic granodiorite.
MINFILE No 092INW066
Name FRASER RIVER (CLINTON) Mining Division Clinton
BCGS Map
Status Past Producer NTS Map 092I13W
Latitude 50� 58' 17" N UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 121� 53' 34" W Northing 5647227
Easting 577740
Commodities Gold Deposit Types C01 : Surficial placers
C02 : Buried-channel placers
Tectonic Belt Coast Crystalline Terrane Methow, Cache Creek
Capsule Geology Most of the placer gold of the Clinton Mining
Division has come from the Fraser River and Watson Bar Creek. The
records of early production are incomplete, and from 1883 to 1900
the production of Fraser River in the Clinton Mining Division is
included with that of the Lillooet Mining Division (see Fraser River
(Lillooet), 092INW063).
Most of the production has come from bars and low benches along the
Fraser River.
MINFILE Production Detail Report
BC Geological Survey
Ministry of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Resources
MINFILE Number: Name: Status: 092INW066 FRASER RIVER
(CLINTON) Past Producer
Production Year Commodity Grams Recovered
1945 Gold 12,378
1940 Gold 59,930
1935 Gold 15,581
1910 Gold 1,742
1905 Gold 24,911
1885 Gold 107,762
Summary Totals
Gold Metric 222,304 grams Imperial 7,147 ounces
MINFILE No 092INW036
Name BIG SLIDE, PLANT (L.5732), GRANGE, BIG SLIDE MINE, MANDY Mining
Division Clinton
BCGS Map
Status Past Producer NTS Map 092I13W
Latitude 50� 57' 22" N UTM 10 (NAD 83)
Longitude 121� 52' 05" W Northing 5645554
Easting 579502
Commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead Deposit Types I05 :
Polymetallic veins Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Cache Creek
Excerpt from Area Hardrock Mine Capsule Geology
The Big Slide property is located on the east side of the Fraser
River where Kelly Creek enters the Fraser, about 26 kilometres
southwest of Clinton. The showings were discovered in about 1872 by
an Indian; subsequently the Foster Gold Milling and Mining Company
was formed to develop the property. The ore consists of pyrite,
pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, marcasite, limonite and
native gold in a gangue of quartz and minor carbonate. The native
gold is visible only in dense pyrite. The ore commonly occurs as
banded sulphides with quartz, but in the wider sections of the veins
may occur as isolated patches of sulphides. In most parts of the
underground workings a thin parting of gouge appears between the
vein filling and the walls.
An ore shoot between the number 3 and 5 levels in the area adjacent
to and northwest of the number 2 winze connecting these two levels,
has a block of ground averaging 31 centimetres in thickness that
contains 861 tonnes of probable ore grading 16.2 grams per tonne
gold and 42.1 grams per tonne silver (Richmond, 1933).
Intermittent production from 1934 to 1940 totalled 7214 tonnes mined
and 6895 tonnes milled from which 76,607 grams of silver, 39,904
grams of gold, 6810 kilograms of copper and 54 kilograms of lead
were recovered.
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Bridge River Mining District
22. GPEX XXX #522881 Gun Creek
Gold
2 cells - 40.738 hectares (100.66 acres)
Price: $ 3,000.00
The Gun Creek tenure is located on Gun Creek in the Bridge River
District, approximately 10.9 kilometers, as the crow flies,
northwest from Gold Bridge. Eldorado Creek is approximately 1.5
kilometers upstream. The tenure, bordering on the Spruce Lake
Protected Area, comprises two bends in the current water course.
Glacial, topographical, bedrock and aerial studies of the tenure
area have identified three potential tertiary benches formed on
inside bends slightly downstream from a bottle-neck area of ancient
water course levels. An abundance of fine gold and black sand has
been reported to be found on Gun Creek, primarily below Eldorado
Creek. Historically, between 1899 to 1997, the Bridge River District
produced 4.16 million ounces of gold and 0.95 million ounces of
silver from lode mines. Currently, exploration activity is at a
high. Access to the tenure area is excellent and gained via a gravel
road.
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