Extract from MINFILE No 082ESW060- Prospect.
LYNX, LATE, TAMMY, PINE, CAM, FOX, MOON, DICK, ALLENDALE, POWER, POWER GROUP, ANTLER, TESSA, SPOON, ROAD occurrences.
The Lynx occurrence is located 1.5 kilometres west of Allendale Lake, 18 kilometres east-northeast of Okanagan Falls.
The Lynx occurrence, consisting of porphyry style copper mineralization, was first discovered on the Lynx and Late claims, and staked in 1966 by K.G. Ewers and R.W. McLean, on a hilltop 1.25 kilometres west of Allendale Lake. The claims have since been explored sporadically. In that same year, under option to General Resources Ltd., geological and geochemical surveys were conducted on 8 claims. A total of 2365 metres of bulldozer trenching and another 244 metres of blast trenching was also conducted. In 1968, Gunnex Ltd. optioned the property. Electromagnetic, magnetic geophysical and soil geochemical surveys were done. In 1971, at least two drillholes were completed by Selco. Allendale Resources Ltd. acquired an interest in the property in 1982 and completed five diamond-drill holes. This was followed-up by a comprehensive exploration program of soil geochemical, magnetic and induced polarization geophysical surveys in 1983. Five new anomalies were defined. In 1986, Noranda Exploration Co. Ltd. acquired an option on the Nora claims. The results of their soil geochemical survey were poor and the option was dropped. Yukon Minerals acquired an option on all the claims in the area in 1989 and completed limited geological mapping, geophysical surveys and a diamond drill program.
Mineralization at the Lynx occurrence consists of several styles. The Main showing is an example of the most common mineralization style; sulphide replacements in xenoliths. Bornite and chalcocite comprise the sulphide mineralogy. The more digested the xenolith the better the mineralization. It is believed the early migration of volatiles within the intrusion resulted in the sulphide mineralization.
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