Numerous mineral showings are aligned in a north-south direction for 3 Km. These high grade base metal showings were covered by Crown Grants which are now reverted. They comprised the Edinburgh, Elizabeth,Scotia, Annie, Agnes, Heronback and Salmon.
The property area is underlain by a steeply dipping package of rusty weathering, thinly bedded, black, metamorphosed argillite of the Lower Cambrian and younger Lardeau Group, intruded by an Early and/or mid-Cretaceous biotite granite intrusion.
The argillites have been extensively hydrothermally altered resulting in a considerable deposition of manganese.
Quartz and quartz-carbonate zones from 3 to 4 metres wide occur in a north striking, vertical shear zone in argillite. Up to 6 metres of manganese alteration occurs on either side of the shear zone along with seams of manganite. Mineralization in the quartz- carbonate and quartz consists of seams and veins of high grade argentiferous galena with sphalerite.
At the Agnes occurrence, an adit has been driven for 24 metres along the structure. In 1987, a sample of massive galena in a surface showing yielded 31.3 per cent lead, 13.1 per cent zinc and 363.3 gpt or 12.8 oz/t silver.
At the Annie occurrence, an adit has been driven 45 metres along the shear and a sample assayed 2742 grams per tonne or 96 oz/t silver and 72 per cent lead.
On the Scotia claims, a tunnel was driven 48 metres to intersect the zone at depth, assays have yielded 192 opt silver and 80 per cent lead.
At the Heronback occurrence, a good surface showing of mineralisation analyzed 2742 grams per tonne silver and 72 per cent lead.
Recent sampling has produced grades of...
3.03 oz/t silver, 12.32 % lead and 4.62 % zinc over 2 m
10.21 oz/t Ag, 21.90 % Pb and 13.76 % Zn over 0.5 m
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