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ALLAN P_ FAWLEY, PH.D.,F.ENG.

CONSULTING MINING AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEER

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VANCOUVER Q, BRITISH COLUMBIA

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MEN.ARD CR.EEI{ Al\D .l'Jl{.EI'; U.1\.E 1?aOl':)~aTIES.Ominica lv~i~i~g Division

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Propel-to, E;~n,it'.od NCVCI::.100:: Z9 a.nd 30, 196~Report ¥lrittQn DQcombol· 1966

MENARD CREEK AND AllillN LAI<E PROPERTIES

NEVi 'VELLINGTON Iv.JNES LIMITED (N.P.L.)

INTRODUCTION

An active explol·atio'i.~ p::og:;'4:t.'r;.1 wa~ undertak~·.:" by New Vielling-

ton Mines Liu'lited durh'lg the 1 ';66 field season on. thei~ lvicn3,.:l:d Creck

property, and the prograrn shot:ld be conti'nucd ar.d cxpil~dcd i"~ 1967 •

This report is based 0".1 Gove;cu·.j,1cnt l·CpO~l;S and maps, on a

study of air photographs of-the area, on a recc\..t Zcological. roport 011

the property by \V. G. Stcvcncon (Consulting Geologist), on a~:.. induc~d

polarization geophy3 ical survey by Geoi'ax Surveys Ltd. (October '1966),

and on aperso·~la.l exa\nination of the Menard Creek property on Noven1be~

2. 9 and 30, 1966.

LOCI.T-I0 ?-r AND ...A_CCBSS ,',

Ne\v Wellington 1\1ii."ca have gl·OUpS of claims at bot~l Aiken Lake

and at Menard Creek,· both of \vhich arc in the Ominica Min~r..:5 Divisio

3ritish Columbia. The Menard Creel::. claim group is about thirty-five

milos ;'lol""thwest of the Aiken Lake groupo

The Aiken LaJ<e p~operty is on the northern side of Aiken Lake

which is one hundred a~'ld tV/cnty-five u1ilcs northe'lct of Sn1ith,?l"S arJ.

one hundred and iii'~Y n'1Ucc ~.N.W. of F01...t St. Jar.u!3s (Goe c~lc'losecl

location ma.p). Acces s to Aiken La.ke is by air from Smithc~6 or Fort

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CON8VLTlNG MINING AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEER

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St. Jamc~, o~~.by gravel road 101'" onG hundred and sevellty-eight roilco

from V~nde~hoof to Uslika Lako. and from there to Aiken Lake by a \tcat"

trail which is pas sable by 4-whcel d~·ive vehicles du~illg dry periods.

The Menarc'i Cl·eek propel4 ty covers an al4 ea about five n"lilcs long

and one and oi.le-half mileo wide on the southwest sida of the McConnell

Range, and ca\'l be reached by "cat ll t~"ail from Aik(n~ Lake O~.. by air to

Thorne Lake and then by scv~n ,-niles of trail to the base c,,;r~"lp ill. Moose

Valley, or emaIl pla.nes cun lz:.:cd dU2:i:1.Z part of the yea.r on a short run-

way beside the b,-se catnp. Supplies can be freighted by water £ro"t""L'1

FOl·t 5t. Jan1cs to :3ulklcy l=-Jo\lsO £o~ $40.00 per to~'l.· and thc\'l flo"\vu the

rcmaii.'li';lg scverlty miles ~o the Menal·c.l excek pl"Ope1·ty 4J

':'hc p:roposed route of the no:;:tharly exteusiou of t:l~ Paciiic

Great Bas ;0:"-,1. Railroad would pas 0 '~~rou8~1 -':hc :3cQ.;A:' Lake al·ca ar.l.d down

tho Mo~'lu.c River which, at its closest POi~l;, would be appxoxirl"lately

fifty n"lilcs to the "\vest of the IvC.cnard Crock propo:cty.

::So·~:-.. groups of claims are h1. \nountainous coul4.try; those neal·

P... ikon. Lt:l.ke arc CA.t an ele.v~tioi.l of about 3,500 to 4, 000 fect above sea,',

level, \v:lilc \;hosc at Menard C:ceek are r.aostly abovo 5,000 feet. Lakes

in the a14 ea are covered by ice u'iltil about the end of May. but the lower

valleys should be clear of sno\v a. month ea.rlier 0

PROPERTIES

The Aiken Lake prope::'ty C011Sists of £ourtee~1. clain~~, of \""v:~ich

ten al·C callod the Silver C and fOUl" a.re called the Golden Jack while the

Menarcl Crecl< property cOi.lGists of a block of oue hundred and one claims~ :

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which are named Marmot 1 to 101.

E"IS?ORY

The Silver C and GO:'dO'l Jack clahns of the Aiken L<lke; property

wcre forn1erly called th~ Jupil:0r at'.l.d ?olaris groups. They v/cre staked

for anC1 explored by the Consolidated Mining and Sn'lclting Con'1pany of

Ca~'lacia Lir:"1it~d ~vho ca.r~.. ied out extci.1.fJivo undc:rgroUL'ld work and £tripping.

So fa;: as kl)'Own, no work has boen dOl"le on the p~opel"ty aittcc 1937.

Little is knovr.~l about the history oi the 1t1ouard Cxccl~ pr0"f-cl'"ty

~ut it is referred to by Dr. C. S. Lord .(1948) in Memoir 2:51 of. the Gco-

log~ca.l Survey of Ca:lada, and h'l 1965 G. L. Holbrooke stated 'chat litho

property haD been pl·ospactc~ in con&ic1cl'"able detail but th~ only develop-

ment consists of several shallow trenches aCl·OSS the main veins It.

GENZ:':\.AL GZOLOGY

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B~ioily, at the Aiken Lake pl"opel"ty ~ lv.:is sissippiat"l to Perrrotian

volcc..~~ic a,ld scdii.'l1entary i'ocks al"C in fault contact with similar type

l"ocks but of the Ta.lda group which axe of Trias sic tv Jur2.3sic age, while

at the MC~'li.lrd C~..eck propcl·ty Tl'ias&ic and j"urassic volca.uic rocks, etc.

arc cut by grani'~lc rocks of the On1i:~:.ica. intrusions. For-;,no::c details

Dee oa:rlier :reports by the writer ox the report by Vi. G. S:c·cvensoL.l,"

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CON8VLTINO "IININO AND OEOLOOICAL ENOINEER

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DESCRIPTION OF

The Aiken Lake propc:rty is predorainantly lead-zinc-silvex,

while the Menard Cl·eek is predominantly a copper property with additional

values li.'l gold and silver.

Copper minc~..alization occurs at the Menard Cre~1< property in

the forn1 of bornite, chalcocite and minor chalcopyrite both in steeply

dipping shear zonea and as dissemitl2..ted aggregates in and,esitc porpyhyry.

Very littlo pyrite is present. For fUl·thc~ cl\;;t~i1s 'sec prevlous repo.~ts by

the writer, by G. L. :Holbro,,:~~ (1965), and by '.if. G. Stev~nson (1966).

UNDZ~(TAKZN'IN 1966

~V~os" of the equ~pmcnt (including two D6 Caterpillal· bulldozers,

MerccC:es ..Bci.'lz Unir-.l.1og, tl·~ilc rs, v/clding OqUipYllCu.-::, etc. ei;c.) which

w~rc pt:rcI'l::-.:..cd from Colur..'1bi41 Placcl"s Ltd., was n"loved to the 1v~ci.u:rd

C~cck ?':I:'OpCl..ty. Several tC~.l.1pOrary campa viera ~C'~ up and a base camp

loc~-;ion \vas n.\.:..:..lly chosen. hl Moose Valley 'wh:crc a. ~nialllanding strip

wa~ built. i\.CCCS S roads and tra.ils were constructed, trc~1chil:.g was

C.:lrr:'cc Oilt eu the claims, a [;colOciic:l1 cxalnin2.tio:l ViaS m~Gc by \V. G.

Stcvcncon, c...·~1c1 an induced polarization geophysical survey was carried

out by Gcofax Surveys Ltd" \vhich Ifl·evealed four Primary Zones

{anor:.'1a.lies) and tl'll·ee Seconda1"y Zones".

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C,O~NCLUSIONSAND RECOM~{'S!'IDATIONS

, Copper minel-alization is widesproad on the Menard Creek prop­

C14ty and there is a possibility of finding a large (porphyry type) coppor

deposit 'on th.e claims.

Time did not permit an exploration program on the .Aiken Lake

prope l4ty this season. Work should corltinue to be concentrated 0t?- the

Menard Creek propel-ty but some exploration wOl-k, mairJ.y trenching

an.d/or hydraulicldng, should be dono on the Aik<:n1: Lake property in 1967.

Detailed recommendations are as follows:

1. Fly a, small advance pa14 ty to the Mena.rd Creek property in the

6 pring to el-ect extra buildh1.gs at the base camp in Moose Valley; to build

a small tent camp at the top of the t14 CC line neal- the main copper' showing

OLl the McConnell R~n:;c; for n1~intcn.:lnce and repa.ir work 041 the n"lachi'o:lery

\vhich includes two Caterpillar D6 bulldozers, compressor, 4-\vhecl drive

Unimo~, diesol generators, hydraulic pumps, '8ortable elec~ric welder,

drills ~ etc _; a\'ld to const:ru~t a second, and lOL'lger, airstrip near the

base c~mp (the present ai;:Sl:l-ip is only 1, SOO 'feet long).

2. \Vhen the camps a1'ld runways have b.een completed and the machin-

cry is in good :repair, start bulldoze14 tre\.'lching on the we st side of the

cla.in1s gj;oup.

3. Fly in a 3eologist and the remainder of the crew about June Is".

The c-:.:;w should now consist of the 0xplol-ation manager (M~4. W. D.

Savace;, geologist, two lIeat" men (one to be a r.oochanic al.ld walder),

cook, ~nd spare man ("jack or all trades ").

4. As snow conditions permit, carry out reconnaissance geological

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CONSULTING MINING AKD GEOLOGICAL EJI(GINJI:ER

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and geochcmic~l (soil samplh'lg) s\4rveys and a detailod p;(ospectl\'lg

prog:i:a\n OVC14 the entire g~oup of cmh."ls •

5. Complete a detailed geological, geoc;..crr.Lical a·l1.d magnetometer

survey .cvel4 a'ily c14lims v,hc~c geochcn'lical al.'lon1alios ara found dUl·ing

.... h() rocor'J.l.1.:l.is s~~co survoy or whore coppor sulphidoo or ether minoral-

ization i~ £OuuQ.

6. SU:i..-yey and gco!o&;:cully -rna1,j ~ll bulldozer work on a scale of

1 inch ~o 50 feet, at:d ca~ei\llly Chal"l~lel sarrlple all zo~es whc~·e copper

or otl-..o~ r.octallic nli'L1.cl"aliz",tion is noted. Take large samples and later

quartcl" then") ior shipping.

7 • Arl4 ange fOi: an indt:ccd polal"ization geophysical crevl to arrive

on the ?ropcrty about Auguot 1st to corr(;i'G:lue the induced pol2.l"izat~on

survey tital4 ted in the 1966 ii~ld ue~~O\1 to d\;-:;eri.nine the full ~ize of the

a~10mC).liea that were found, and to carry· out i:"lduced polarization SU:i.~eY6

ove-:r ~..:y geochemical 'l\.'lornalill::s discovered, over r~'1ineralizGd zones

located by pl·ospectin.:;; or exposed by bulldozer trenching, ",••d over favour-

able geologlcal locations. - \ "

8. D;"'ill any induced pola.rization anon'lalies that a.re discovered of

possible ccol'lomic size.

ES'I'IivfATED EX?LORA.7ION' EXPENSES,

A budget of $113, 000. 00 should be available to ca-:r~y out tile

p:'4ogl4a',-'1 l·0Cv·L:-~i.-ncndeQ in the previous section 0

Dctail~ a.=:a a.s follows:

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CONSULTING MINING AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEER

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Coc~ of t",,~C;;il (i'1.cluc1i'.'lg "va~C5,

six mO-.:ltho. app14oxim~;ely

boal·d, etc.) for$ :':::Z 8 , 000 •00

Flyi~1.a cha~gcs, approximately(ella-loges for au aU1phioious "G'oose" aeroplanem",l(h),g ouo tloip a wecl" is $1,700. 00 p~r u1oL'l'th)

Fuol a,1d repair P(i.14tG ~Ol· the bulldozel·s andother equipmont, oatimatocl;lt

Adrninistl...:l.tior.... as Z<lYs. engh"lccl"ing ices andcontingcl1cies., about

h'lduced pola-riz<ltion surveys, about

Diamond d:;:illing, 4,000 feet a.t $1 Z .50 per !oo~

TOTAL

Respectfully subrnitted,

'10,000.00

5,000.00

10,000.00

10,000.00

50,000.00

$113,000.00

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Consulting Minin~ and Gcolo~icalEngineer

Val'lCOUVCr J B.C.

December 19, 1966.

ALLAN P. FAWLEY, PH.D.,P.ENG•

.CONSULTING &lI1'fING AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEER

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CERTIFICATE

. I, ALLAN PRIEST FAWLEY, of the City of Va\lCOUVer, in the

Provhice o£i3ritish Columbia, I--iEREBY CERTIFY:

1.. TliA't I art} a Conoulting Minh'lg Ellgineer and Geologiot, a1"4dtny add~Gos is 1947 \Vost !<'ing Edw\lrd Avenuo, Vancouver 9,B.C.

2.. TI--Ll\.T I ani a grac1u(lte of tl1G University of British ColUrtlbi'lwith th~ degree 01 B.A.Sc. (1937) in Mining E·ngin0ej,·in~, ofQt.".een's University VJith the degree of M.Sc. (194 6) in Geology,arld of the University of California. with the degree of Ph.D.(194 8) in Geology. · .

3. TI-IAT I am a registeloed Proles sio~1.al E~lgineer in the Pl·ovincc. of i3riiish Colun1bia. and iLL tha Yukon Territory, and also. au'1ei.nber of. the Society of Econon11c Geologists, of the CanadianInstitute of Mir.J.ing and Mcta.l1ul"gy, and of the Geochci.-nical<::: • ~

'JOCleo/ •

4. TI-lAT I have pl·.::..c·ti,::;cd n'1y ·~:)rofcssio·.1. a~ a geologist for ·morath<:.·,1. tV/cnty yea::G •

5. ?H...4a..T I have no dil'cct inte:cest or h~dil"cct interest, nor do Ie;,:p8ct to h2..ve ai.:'y in.t~loec~ in Nc\v \~rcllin3to~1. Mines Ltd. orh"l the .P.l..ikcn Lake or .1v1c~lard C:;,"eek propel·ties •

6. ",J.':·IA.T I have no d:'TcCt or i~';.c1irect il:t0rest in any cO'Lnpa"L1.Y2.cqub.·i'6.g cOi.'ltrol 0:-" int(n-:ding to acs,t.:irc cO\".I.trol of New Vvellh1.3­tC:1 Mh'lcS Ltd. ox of th.e Ai1~on Lake or Menard C~·cek proper-;;ies.

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7 • TI-IJ\.T this report on New Vl(;;llingtoL'l Mh:.ea Ltd. is based on myi?-::rcoi.14l1 examination of their ManaX'd Creek prope:t'ty onNovember 29 and 30, 1966.

DATED this 19th day of' Decertlbel·, 1966.

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EnE:ineer

ALLAN P. FAWLEY, PH.D.,P.ENG.

CONSULTING MINING AND GEOLOGICAL Ji:NGINJI:ER