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I. General Nature of the Report: Geological and Geochemical Investigation on the AB Group, 1985.

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11. S p e c i f i c Claims Involved: AB Group. .... Last 4 - 5 , Delcon 1 - 6, a l l c la ims consol idated.

I 111. Mining Divis ion:

Cariboo Mining Division

I I V . Designated Area: Wells

m V . S p e c i f i c N.T.S. Number: 93H/4E

I V I . Coordinates: L e g a l Corner Post of Last 4 Located a t : 1 2 l 0 37' 25" longi tude

53' 08' 03" l a t i t u d e

I V I I . P roper ty Owner: Butler Mountain Minerals Corperation

c VIII. opera tor : Paylode Explorations L t d .

I I X . Geological Consultant: Steve Kocsis

m X. Author: Steve Kocsis

X I . Date Submitted: I

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SUMMARY

Claims revealed mineral ized ankeri te in the Cornish Creek area. The s p e c i f i c The Geochemical Survey, 1984, conducted on the V I C Group Mineral

p l a c e r s h a f t a d j a c e n t t h e west s ide of Cornish Creek half way between the sample w a s taken from the top of a t a i l i n g s p i l e t h a t o r i g i n a t e d from a

Willow River and Cornish Lake. The sample was broken bedrock retreaved from the bottom of the shaft at the t ime of the d iggings .

no t reach bedrock in the v inc in i ty o f the p lacer shaf t . Trenches were up t o 25 feet deep.

a t t e m p t t o l o c a t e t h e a n k e r i t e somewhere i n t o t h e AB Group mineral claims. The s t r ike , app rox ima te ly 300 NW, extends into Hardscabble Mountain where

was located a long s t r i k e and is probably the equivalence of t h e a n k e r i t e rock exposure is f requent . A s e c t i o n of g r e y green phyl l i te , weathered red

formation. The phyl l i te , weathered red mainly due to oxidizat ion of h igh con ten t s of anker i te and siderite. The i ron carbonates suggests

Quar tz ve ins p rec ip i ta ted th rough hydro thermal in f i l t ra t ion i s ev ident in c a r b o n i t i z a t i o n b u t may h a v e o r i g i n a t e d a t t h e time of deposi t ion.

the area. Fragments of quartz bear ing galena, pyr i te and pyrrhot i te were found on s u r f a c e a t t h i s site. I t was dec ided to bu i ld a road into t h e s i t e and c l e a r a sec t ion to bedrock to f ind the ex ten t o f minera l iza t ion .

g e o l o g i c a l explorat ion on a s e c t i o n of the AB Group. This r e p o r t d e s c r i b e s t h e results and conclusions drawn from t h e

Excavat ions in the a rea th rough r iver wash and g l ac i a l g rave l s cou ld

It was dec ided t o fo l low the gene ra l s t r i ke of rock formations in

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= 1.0 Introduct ion

1.1 Location and Access

1.3 Terra in 1.4 Growth

I 1.2 Access on t h e P r o p e r t y

I 2.0 Regional Geology

.. 2 .1 S t ruc tu ra l Geology 2.2 Li thology on Sect ion Studied 2.3 Discussion on Sect ion Studied

I 3.0 Recomendat i ons

4.0 Figures - Figure 2 F igu re 1

Figure 3 Figure 4

F igu re 6 Figure 5

Ref erances

Appendices

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Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C

Location Map Mineral Claim Map Topographical Map Geological Map Map Showing Sect ion Studied Locat ions of Rock Samples

Geochemical Analyses Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s of the Author Itemized Cost Statement

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 b c a t i o n and Access

The proper ty i s loca ted on topographical map N.T.S. re fe rance number 93H/4E. The l ega l co rne r pos t fo r t he LAST 4 claim l ies 121' 37 ' 25" longi tude and 53' 08' 03" l a t i t u d e . The AB Group c o n s i s t s of LAST 4-5 and Delcon 1-6 t o t a l l i n g 30 f u l l and f r a c t i o n a l u n i t s . The proper ty commences 5 !a NW of Wells and can be reached by pickup t ruck during the dry season and accessable by 4 wheel

Wells is loca ted 86 km e a s t o f Quesnel w i t h highway 26 ad jo in ing t h e d r ive du r ing t he wet season via Mosquito Creek Road (Hardscrabble Road).

two populated areas. Wells, population under 500, was cons t ruc ted in the 1930's

Mine. Wells is t h e s i s t e r c i t y of ea r ly Ba rke rv i l l e where p lacer prompt ly a f te r the d i scovery and opening of the Cariboo Gold Quartz

mining commenced i n the ear ly 1860 ' s .

1 .2 Access on the Property

Hardscrabble Road d i s e c t s t h e lower s e c t i o n of the p roper ty where LAST 4 and the Delcon claims adjoin and if followed, the road cuts through the western half of LAST 5. New road can be followed 1 .6 km n o r t h i n t o LAST 4 b e s t t r a v e l l e d by 4 wheel drive.

1 .3 Terrain

and fo l lows t he sou theas t e rn r i dge down to . the Wil low River . Hardscrabble Mountain reaches an elevation of'85600 feet above sea l e v e l and d i sappears in to the Wi l low River a t 3900 f e e t . The gradien t v a r i e s from 400 t o 900 f e e t p e r km.

The AB Group extends over the summit of Hardscrabble Mountain

1.4 Growth

Most of the p roper ty i s covered densely with medium s i ze sp ruce , f i r and minor pine. Grey- brown podzol ic so i l dominates the a rea wi th an average of 1 cm of l i g h t g r e y volcanic ash on the sur face . E leva t ions g rea t e r t han 5400 f e e t are sparcely covered with severly s tunted growth, mainly f i r . Higher e levat ions resemble tundra- l ike soi ls .

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2.0 Regional Geology

fo l lowing groups as descr ibed by S t r u i k (open f i l e 858, 1981). F igure 4 shows the approximate geological boundaries .

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Hadrynian?

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and ca lcareous c las t ics . Hadrynian?

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grey phyl l i te and medium to f i ne g ra in micaceous qua r t z i t e w i th t h in beds Unit 3 conta ins 3 subuni t s . The lower subuni t contains ol ive to

of ch lor i te phyl l i tes poss ib ly der ived f rom tuf fs . Whi te p ink and grey o r t h o q u a r t z i t e makes u p the middle subuni t , usual ly less than 5 meters th ick . The upper subuni t consis ts of t h i n l y bedded grey medium t o f i n e grained micaceous quartzite and phylli te. Hadrynian?

Unit 4 Unit 4 c o n s i s t s of d a r k g r e y t o b l a c k , t h i n n l y b e d d e d , s i l t i t e ,

a r g i l l i t e , s l a t e and phyl l i te , in te rbedded wi th micaceous quar tz i te , b l a c k o r t h o q u a r t z i t e , muddy conglomerate, g r e y limestones and marble.

Miss i ss ippian? Limestone i s commonly found in the upper section. Devonian? and

The genera l geology in the Wells area can be divided into the

Unit 1 conta ins g rey micaceous qua tz i te , pe l i te and conglomerate.

Unit 2 c o n s i s t s of l ight grey weather ing, white to grey marble

Unit 4a Unit 4a i s mainly made up of conglomerate and quartzite.

Limestone and minor grey chert occurs. Devonian? and Mississippian?

Unit 4b

and Miss i ss ippian?

Unit 5 Unit 5 can be divided into 4 seperate rock successions. They

a re desc r ibed from southwest to northeast . 5a; the Ramos Creek succession is discontinuous through t h e a r ea . I t is made up o f micaceous and non micaceous quartzi te and granule conglomerate, g r e y and o l i v e p h y l l i t e , m e t a t u f f s ? , b l a c k s i l t i tes , ca lcareous quar tz i te , l imes tone and d i f f e r e n t t y p e s of amphibolite. 5b; the Dragon Mountain succession ove r l i e s subun i t 4a . Its cons is t s main ly of poor ly so r t ed qua r t z i t e and p h y l l i t e . The q u a r t z i t e i s micaceous , o l ive and grey with non micaceous l i gh t g rey qua r t z i t e . Phy l l i t e s r ange from grey to dark grey

Unit 4b i s made up of greywacke and muddy conglomerate. Devonian?

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with some o l ive . Quar t z i t e s domina te . 5c ; t he Tom Creek succession s t r u c t u r a l l y o v e r l i e s s u b u n i t 5b. It con ta ins poor ly so r t ed qua r t z i t e ,

Downy Creek succession is the uppermost subunit. It is made up of i n p a r t m i c a c e o u s , p h y l l i t e , s c h i s t and ca t ac l a s t i c rocks . 5d ; t he

green , g rey and purp le s la te and p h y l l i t e , l i g h t g r e y , o l i v e g r e y and tan micaceous micaceous quartzi te , green metatuff? , grey l imestone and marble and calcareous clastic rocks. StruHk mentions that conodonts taken f rom cr inoidal l imestones in the S t e w a r t Creek a r ea da t e s t o Mississ ippian. All succes j ions a re Miss i ss ippian to Permian?

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I t c o n s i s t s of dark g rey ti) white l imestone grading to marble and white dolostone. Hydrynian.

T h i s u n i t i s commonly known a s t h e Cunningham Formation.

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grey to o l i v e s h a l e , p h y l l i t e and f i n e g r a i n q u a r t z i t e , g r e y sandy l imestone, grey to greenis ' l l imestone. Hadrynian.

Unit 8 T h i s u n i t c o n s i s t s 'of b l a c k s l a t e , a r g i l l i t e and cher ty

a r g i l l i t e , b l a c k limestone, dolostone and s i l i c i f i e d l i m e s t o n e ( in pa r t amph ipora l ) . Th i s un i t i s p a r t of the Black S tuar t Group and is Upper Ordivician anti Devonian to Mississippian or younger.

T h i s u n i t i s c a l l e d t h e Yankee Belle Formation. It conta ins

Unit 9 T h i s u n i t i s known as the Antler Formation. Intrusive rocks

age Mississippian?, Pennsylvanian and Permian vary from one area to another . Dior i te , basa l t , se rpent in i te , gabbro and sheared maf ic rocks are found in the a r ea . Sed imen t s a r e con f ined t o o l ive and g r e y chert , black and green slate and greywacke.

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to be Mississippian or younger.

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minor grey chert .

T h i s u n i t i s e x c l u s i v e l y d i a b a s e / d i o r i t e . I ts age i s thought

This Permian rock i s a grey cr inoidal l imestone and contains

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S t r u c t u r a l Geology

Folds occur throughout with c l -avages axial p lanar to folds and some f a u l t s and sometimes with or iginal bedding. Most f a u l t s o c c u r a f t e r

t he ma jo r an t i c l ino r ium ax i s and a l s o t h r u s t f a u l t s t r e n d i n g s o u t h e a s t the youngest rocks were deposi ted (Permian) . Folds general ly paral le l

to nor thwes t .

metamorphism.

The Lightning Creek Anticl inorium can be t raced out in f igure 4.

Faul t s occured a f te r the Permian , p robably dur ing the peak of

Lithology on S e c t i o n S t u d i d

See f i g u r e s 5 and 6 f o r t h e l o c a t i o n s of the fol lowing rock d e s c r i p t i o n s . 1-4: green grey phyl l i te somet imes ca lcareous , mos t ly fa i r ly p la tey

with some blockier sect ions, oxidized red throughout on t h e s u r f a c e wi th up to 60% a n k e r i t e / s i d e r i t e , 5 meter chip sample geochemed

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Cu 88 ppm, W 3 ppm, Ag 0.3 ppm and Au 10 ppb: quartz excavated w i t h thickness approximated a t 30 cm, up t o 60%

a n k e r i t i d s i d e r i t i c p h y l l i t e o x i d i z e d red on the sur face , same red ox id i zed py r rho t i t e , geochem Ag 0.1ppm and Au 5 ppb.

as samples 1 - 4. fragments up to 10 cm wide found on the surface, quartz with up

of geochem was 25 pprn Cu, 1050 ppm Pb, 2 . 2 ppm Ag and 15 ppb Au. t o 15% minera l iza t ion of ga l ena , py r i t e and p y r r h o t i t e , r e s u l t s

grey phylli te oxidized brown, up to 30% a n k e r i t e / s i d e r i t e . dark g rey s l igh t g reen b locky micaceous sch is t . g rey phyl l i te , b locky wi th some p l a t e y s e c t i o n s , 10%-20% s i d e r i t e / a n k e r i t e o x i d i z a t i o n , stress fractures running approximately pe rpend icu la r t o no rma l s t r i ke ,wi th t h in d i scon t inuous qua r t z mineral ized with up to 20% p y r r h o t i t e . dark g rey green a rg i l laceous , do lomi t ic l imes tone . dark grey with some whi t e c ryp toc rys t a l l i ne l imes tone . dark grey blocky p h y l l i t e w i t h some baren quartz . g rey-dark g rey quar tz i te , micaceous , in te rbedded dark g rey phyl l i te . dark grey, blocky, micaceous p h y l l i t e w i t h up t o 40% brown o x i d i z e d a n k e r i t e / s i d e r i t e .

Discussion on the Section Studied

The phy l l i t e s , l imes tone and qua r t z i t e in th i s s ec t ion be longs t o t h e Downey Creek succession. The age i s Mississ ippian and posibly Permian.

r i v e r and glacial gravels covering the Cornish Creek Valley. Bedding d o e s n o t f o l l o w s t r i k e of fo l i a t ion , bu t o re bod ie s in t h e area normally do. The s e c t i o n c o n s i s t s n a i n l y of a n k e r i t i c / s i d e r i t i c argi l l i tes and a f t e r minimal s t r ipping of overburden and geochemical analyses the su r f i c i a l geo logy does no t i nd ica t e o re po ten t i a l .

of a small qua r t z l ense o r may have or iginated f rom a l a r g e r q u a r t z

This s e c t i o n i s a l o n g s t r i k e of t h e a n k e r i t e bed deep beneath

Sample 7 , f ragments of mineral ized quartz , may have been part

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ve in t ha t has been broken by g l a c i a l a c t i o n n e a r b y .

3.0 Recomendations

i s f r equen t , bu t much of the bedrock is hidden beneath 0.5m t o 5m of g l ac i a l ove rburden . The sec t ion s tud ied d id no t show p o t e n t i a l

anker i te bur ied benea th g rave ls in t h e Cornish Creek Valley. f o r o r e b u t d i d show some s i m u l a r c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s in l i t h o l o g y i n the

Fur the r geo log ica l mapping through search of outcrop would be a d e f i n i t e a s s e t . A airbcrn geophysical survey followed by a ground survey would bes t de f ine su l f ide o rebod ies .

Rock exposure on t h e upper east f a c e of Hardscrabble Mountain

Mineral Claim Map

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Map Showing Section Studied 93H/4E Wells area

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Figure 6 Locations of Rock Samples

See f igure 5 for the location of th is area . Wel l s , 93H/4E. Rock descriptions are given in this report .

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- References

Kocsis, s. P. 1983 Geological/Geochemical Exploration on Paylode Property

Kocsis, S. P. 1984 Geochemical Survey on the VIC Group

Struik, L. C. Bedrock Geology, Wells Open File 858 (1971-1981), G.S.C.

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Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s of the Author

I, Stephen Peter Kocs i s , he reby ce r t i fy t ha t ;

My present address i s #3, 1304, 44 Av.. NE. . , Calgary, Alberta, 1. T2E 6L6. My mai l ing address in Wel l s , Br i t i sh Columbia i s Box 185, VOK 2RO. I am a Geological Consultant by t rade . I hold a Free Miners Licence, number 254533 (1985).

2 . I s tud ied t he Ea r th Sc i ences a t t he Un ive r s i ty of Waterloo and received a B.Sc. from the same. I have prac t i sed my profess ion s ince February, 1980 with Western Laboratory Services Ltd. and Fortinski Consulting Services L t d . both of Calgary, Alberta. I have worked

and completed Geological/Geochemical surveys on the property involved in the Barkervi l le /Wells area s ince June, 1982. I have conducted

i n t h i s r e p o r t i n 1983 and 1984.

3. I have completed t h i s r e p o r t and have conducted the work d e s c r i b e d i n t h i s r e p o r t .

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APPENDIX "C"

ITEMIZED COST STATEMENT -

1. Fees f o r Personnel ( Aug. 20, 1984-kg. 24,1984) ( June 11, 1985-June 20,1985)

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Rate $350 $5250 Stephen Kocsis - T o t a l

11. Disbursements

Geochemical analyses on rcck samples, 3 samples a t $50 per sample:

Expendable supplies

Typing and photocopying

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