CLIMAX . OF BRITISH COLUMBIA LIMITED · 2017. 3. 2. · CLIMAX HOLE No. 54 . OF BRITISH COLUMBIA...

CLIMAX HOLE No. 54

. OF BRITISH COLUMBIA LIMITED DETAILED GEOLOGY, DRILL LOG

FOOTAGE FROM TO

2

62

122

22 178

78 135

35 241

39. 5 2 90.5

MAP UNIT

Green grey to dark green grey f g 6-6

As above 62-100 L i g h t e r grey 6-6 100-122

Green grey 6-6

Dk green grey d i o r i t i c phase?? mag.

Mixed dk green & green grey 6-6 Weak " b l o c k " zone?

289.! Green grey 6-6

Buff quartz porphyry d i k e

ROCK DESCRIPTION (Color, textures, structures, etc.)

Mixed green grey & dark green grey fg g r a n o d i o r i t e a p l i t e .

As above to 100. O v e r a l l c o l o u r tone much l i g h t e r 100-122^ although some s h o r t runs of darker green grey. L o c a l l y rock i n tones of brown (more b i o t i t i c ) Odd s m a l l q t z - f e l d phenos.Possible s m a l l s l i p @ 10°/ ca @ 120.

F.g. weakly grano. odd q t z - f e l d phenos to 1/8" Colour tone darker than previous run. 150-165-get browner tones (more b i o t i t i c ) - a l s o 176-178.

Colour tone a b r u p t l y darkens--looks l i k e d i o r i t i c phase--fg f a b r i c of f e l d » abundant femag--rock i s magnetic. Subsequent runs suggest t h i s i s merely femag r i c h phase of 6-6.

Mixed dark green (resembled d i o r i t i c phase) and green grey 6-6. Darker phases gradational--apparen-t l y areas of femag cone. Mag f i r s t few feet of run' then weak s p o t t y mag. L o c a l l y b i o t i t i c .

M ostly green grey 6-6. Groundniass becomes f. g. sugary. S t i l l a few anhedral qtz & f o l d Phenos. Ground core, small carb-qtz @ 20 @ 279.

SHarp but i r r e g contact @ 35° i n t o b u f f brown qtz 0 d i k e . Subhedral to euhedral qtz to 1/16" i n dense a p h a n i t i c matrix. MoS^ veins cut t h i s dike. Dike cuts one obscure pre MoS^ femag v e i n .

ALTERATION (Wall rocks, veins)

Some femag c l o t t i n g . Garnet c l o t s i n l i g h t e r c oloured phases.

I r r e g a r g , s e r - - p a r t i c near drusy q t z - c a r b v e i n l e t s .

Weak ser,some femag c l o t t i n g . Carb ser adjac­ent to \" carb v e i n @ 45° @ 167.

Femag c l o t t i n g . Some garnet. Carb ser adjacent to V carb (? 40 Q 224 1/16" carb @ 15 @ 190

Some femag c l o t t i n g . I r r e g , weak arg. cs rb ser. Some garnet.

MINERALIZATION (Wolf rocks, veins, (See detailed vein date sheet)

Weak MoS . Best set @ 10-30°/ca Sev e r a l barren qtz veins @ 20-45 3" qtz | 30 @ 58.

Weak'MoS„-- lV banded @ 40-60° @ .^121 ; ; p S e v e r a l barren qtz veins @ d i v e r

a t t i t u d e s . Some drusv.

MoS g w e £ i k . Sets @ 30 & 45'

Weak MoS- but improved; sets @ 10-30, & 45 c /ca. 1" banded T sparce MoS- @ 40 @ 2 Massive mag @ 1S8, A few K-spar b e a r i n g qtz v e i n s .

Weak MoSS Best set @ 10-30° Numerous "barren qtz @ 30 & 60°/c Some of these have ve ry sparce MoS 2.

MoSj weak.

CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CORPORATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA HOLE No.

3,

FOOTAGE MAP UNIT FROM TO

290.

2 98

i 298

351

351 409

409 4 77

Green grey 6-6

Green grey 6-6 to 335. 335-361 more i n t e n s e v e i n i n g f e l d .

Mostly 6-6. Some p o r p h y r i t i c phase some bleached argd zones.

Green grey-brown grey s i l i c i f i e d 6-sorae HiSiO zones lamp? 427-430

ROCK DESCRIPTION (Color, textures, structures, etc.)

As above.

As above to 335. At 335-351 get more intense v e i n i n g (barren or very sparce Mc^) and ubquitous K - f e l d .

As above to 353. 353-356 Bleached, arg'd some dissen MoS^- 356-;378 Green grey p o r p h y r i t i c g r a n o d i o r i t e a p l x t e . Some anhedral to subhedral q t z & f e l d to 3/32" i n f.g. sugary m a t r i x - - l o c a l l y texture obscured by greasy a l t . 378-389 L i g h t grey bleached, arg'd + coarse f e l d y diseem MoS . More abundant dissem MoS„ i n l i g h t e r coloured phases. 389-394-highly replaced by S i O ^ K - s p a r , epidote (? )-some dissem MoS^ w / s e r i c i t e . 394-409 green grey normal 6-6.

409-419 Green grey normal 6-6. 419-427 Highly replaced by SiO- or one large i r r e g

v e i n j host rock frags and/or r e l i c t s . 427-430 fg v e l v e t y dark green, mag lamp?@ 45°/ca--

u n i t a l s o cut by barren qtz v e i n s . 430-439 green grey weakly s i l i c i f i e d 6-6 w i t h i r r e g

b l e a c h i n g . 439-443 High SiO- replacement. 443-448 green grey weakly s i l i c 6-6 448-477 Mixed green grey, brown grey ( b i o t i t i c )

s i l i c (weakly) 6-6. Textures clouded.

ALTERATION (Wo/1 rocks, veins)

K - f e l d + carb-ser 335-351

As above. E x t e n s i v e l y bleached, arg'd 353-356 378-389. Replaced by qtz K~spar + epidote? 389¬394.

Minor femag c l o t t i n g i n normal 6-6.

Becomes more i n t e n s e l y s i l i c i f i e d - - 2 zones of complete s i l i c 419-427 and 439-443. Weak s i l i c 430-477. Minor b l e a c h i n g , femag c l o t t i n g .

MINERALIZATION (Wall rocks, veins) (See detailed vein data sneer)

I n t e n s i t y of v e i n i n g s t r onger (best @ 10-30 & 60°) but MoS, s t i l l weak.

Mo^ weak. Increase i n i n t e n s i t y of v e i n i n g (barren or very spare MoS 2) 335-351.

Weak MoS_ w i t h exception of dissem mat 11.

Intense barren qtz v e i n i n g , Weak MoS2-

fs sj 'n

HOLE No. CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CORPORATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA LIMITED

DETAILED GEOLOGY, DRILL LOG FOOTAGE

FROM

479

535

593

654

660.

715

TO

788

MAP UNIT

535 Hrown grey s i l i c 6-6

593 Mixed brown grey green grey s i l i c 6-6. Lamp(?) dikes 556-558, 596-597

654 As above to 599. 599-654 Mostly SiO^ w i t h some s i l i c r e l i c t s of 6-6

660.5 Mostly S i 0 2 w i t h some s i l i c r e l i c t s of 6-6 (?)

ROCK DESCRIPTION (Color, textures, structures, etc.)

5 715.il Qtz-porph.

Qtz-porph f a u l t @ 750?

Mostl y brown grey s i l i c 6-6/6-5, Texture l a r g e l y clouded--where apparent f g granular-weakly grano weal

to s t r o n g l y porph.

As above. Two small lamp(?) dikes--dark v e l v e t y f g mag @ 70°/ca @ 556, i r r e g @ 558, @ low angle but i r r e g @ 596-597.

As above t o 599. Rest o f run mostly S i 0 2 w i t h s i l i c r e l i c t s of brown grey & green grey 6-6.

Mostly S i 0 2 y some green & brown s i l i c r e l i c t s that are presumed to be 6-6.

Buff qtz porph-up t o \ 7 a rounded anhedral to subhedra" qtz i n a p h a n i t i c to very f i n e grd grano b u f f matrixes I n t e n s i t y veined w i t h q t z . Some flow banding (market by s t r e a k s of q t z . )

As above. Buff to greenish b u f f . Rubble at end of 740-750 run--rec. poor. S t a r t of 750-760 h i g h l y c h l , carb s e r , a r g - - a l t e r a t i o n may be r e l a t e d to a f a u l t .

AL TERA TION (Wall rocks, veins)

P e r v a s i v e s i l i c clouds l y t e x t u r e .

As above

Strong s i l i c - p a r t i c 599¬654.

As above.

L o c a l l y get weak c h l or carb-ser ofQP - c o l o u r tone becomes greanish.

C h l , carb s e r , arg. 750¬752. Some small arg'd zones 760-780.

MINERALIZATION (Wait rocks, veins) (See detailed vein data sheet)

Intense barren qtz v e i n i n g - -Best sets @ 0-30°/ca weak WO,. MoS 2 weak i n narrow vns,post qtz

v e i n stockwork. As above.

MoS^ weak. Mag"veining i n qtz p a r t i c 639-654 3" eg qtz-carb-pyr ser Q 636--

core broken-attitude??

Weak MoS~. very weak W0 V Intense barren qtz v e i n i n g , p r e weak ^'o39-P y r i t e v e i n l e t s pos t-moly.

MoS f a i r i n Q.P. Intense qtz ve i n i n g-s one of which

mag be SiO,, replacement. Sets @ 10-30,"45 &_70-90a ca. E x c e l l e n t 700-710 in c l u d e s 8"

banded qtz MoS* Q 70°/ca.

Intense qtz v e i n i n g a l i t t l e weakei MoS ? good. Best set Q 70-90°/ca 2V Banded qtZrMoS. @ 70 @ 716 2" " " " @ 70 @ 768 1-V " " " @ 70 0 769. Moly vns post-qtzvns stockwork ver> W 0 3 "

7s S>/ 71

GUM AX MULYtiUbNUM CORPORATION OF BRITISH HOLE No. DETAILED GEOLOGY % DRILL LOG

FOOTAGE FROM TO

788 853

853 915

915 974

§74

END

987

987

989

MAP UNIT

Qtz 0 green b u f f

Qtz 0 b u f f . F a u l t or ground core @ 890.

LOST CORE

ROCK DESCRIPTION (Color, textures, structures, etc.)

M o s t l y greenish b u f f qtz-porph. Anhedral to subhedral q t z to 1/8'' i n very f i n e grd sugary to a p h a n i t i c m a t r i x . Some subhedral f e l d . Flow banded

As above — co l o u r tone greenish b u f f to 860. Then becomes b u f f e r i n c o l o u r tone. Groundmass becomes more c o n s i s t e n t l y very f i n e grd sugary. Qtz 6t f e l d anhedra to euhedra to 1/8". Phases resemble 5-5. Poor recovery, rubbly @ 890 block.

As above. Flow banding e s s e n t i a l l y absent. Qtz phenos l a r g e r , more enhedral and more abundant. Some anhedral f e l d . M a t r i x very f,g. sugary. F a i r l y abrupt t e x t u r a l change @ 908/

B u f f w i t h p i n k i s h o v ercast. Qtz pheno development l a r g e r more abundant. No flow banding. M a t r i x s t i l l v , f , g . sugary but more coarse grd than previous run.

ALTERATION (Wallrccks,veins)

Colour tone g r e e n e r — c a r b -ser a l t ? ?

Greener c o l o u r tone r e l a t e t o a l t . ends @ 860.

Rock becomes p i n k i s h b u f f @ 968-974

MINERALIZATION (Wall rocks, veins) (See detailed vein data sheet)

MoS„ good to 812. Best set @ 70-90 7ca. v/weak WO.,.

2" banded @ 70 @ 7$8 2" " @ 70 @ 812 Secondary sets @ 45 & 20°/ca MoS ? weaker 812-853 S t i l l s t r o n g barren qtzpre-raoly :' v e i n i n g . ,." . y ^ MoS. weaker. Sets @ 70-90 45 &

T0-30 67ca. . . 70-90 set cut 10-30. 1" banded @ 70 @ 904 v/weak \-10nf barren s i l i c a v e i n i n g

reduced,also (?• 908+

MoS Weaker. Stockworks type­sets @ 45, 10-20, 70-90'

6" banded @ 70 @ 918 2" qtz-MoS 2 (5 40 (a 934

MoS_ as above. IV banded @ 70 0 930 WO e s s e n t i a l l y absent.