Exhibit 10(iii)
BOW MINES PROPERTY
SUMMARY REPORT
NTS 82E/2E
Lat: 49(degree)03' 40" N
Long: 118(degree)40' 20" W
for
InvestNet Inc.
938 Howe St., Suite 713
Vancouver, B.C.
V62 1N9
Author: Linda Caron, P. Eng.
Consulting Geologist
Box 2493
Grand Forks, B.C.
V0H 1H0
Date: June 23, 2000
Amended: October 11, 2000
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
1.0 SUMMARY...............................................................1
2.0 INTRODUCTION..........................................................3
2.1 Location, Access and Terrain.................................3
2.2 Property and Ownership.......................................3
3.0 HISTORY OF EXPLORATION................................................5
3.1 Regional History.............................................5
3.2 Property History.............................................7
4.0 GEOLOGY, STRUCTURE and MINERALIZATION................................10
4.1 Regional Geology and Structure..............................10
4.2 Property Geology............................................11
4.3 Mineralization and Exploration Targets......................12
5.0 RECOMMENDATIONS......................................................16
6.0 REFERENCES...........................................................22
LIST OF FIGURES
Page
Figure 1 - Location Map...........................................aft p.3
Figure 2 - Claim Map..............................................aft p.4
Figure 3 - General Geology Map...................................aft p.11
Figure 4 - Detailed Geology - Skomac Vein area...................aft p.11
Figure 5 - Geological Plan and Londitudinal
Section - Upper Veinin pocket........................in pocket
Figure 6 - Proposed Underground Exploration and Development......aft p.13
LIST OF APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1 - Statement of Qualifications
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1.0 SUMMARY
The Bow Mines property is a gold-silver vein prospect with good exploration
potential. The property is located near Greenwood, B.C. with excellent road
access to the claims. It consists of 3 Mining Leases, two Reverted Crown Grants,
four 2-post mineral claims and one 4-post mineral claims. The claims are
registered in the name of Karl Schindler and held in trust for Bow Mines
Limited. They are currently under option to InvestNet Inc. This report was
prepared at the request of InvestNet Inc.
The author is familiar with the geology and mineralization in the area having
worked extensively in the Greenwood Camp since 1989. The report is based on a
review of available literature on the Bow Mines property and on an examination
of surface exposures on the property.
The Greenwood District is a highly mineralized district which ranks as the sixth
largest gold producing camp in B.C., with a total production of over 1 million
ounces of gold. The majority of this gold production is from the Phoenix
copper-gold 'skarn', located about 9 km northeast of the Bow Mines property.
Approximately 40 km to the south, in excess of 2.5 million ounces Au, at an
average grade of better than 17 g/t Au (0.5 oz/t Au), has been produced from
epithermal veins in the Republic District of northern Washington. Furthermore,
recent exploration in the area between Republic and the International Border has
resulted in the discovery of nine new deposits within the past 10-15 years with
a total contained gold content in excess of 4 million ounces. Deposits include:
Crown Jewel 7.2 million tonnes @ 6 g/t Au (8 million tons @ 0.18 oz/t Au)
Lamefoot 2 million tonnes @ 7 g/t Au (2.2 million tons @ 0.2 oz/t Au)
Golden Eagle 10 million tonnes@ 3.4 g/t Au (11 million tons @ 0.1 oz/t Au)
The total gold (produced + known reserves), in an area measuring 50 x 40 km
which includes the Greenwood and Republic Districts, exceeds 7.4 million ounces
Au. The ability of this area to continue to produce attractive deposits
justifies acquisition and exploration of properties such as the Bow Mines
property, with good exploration models and targets.
The majority of the previous work on the Bow Mines property has been directed at
two parallel, southeast striking gold-silver vein systems, the Upper and Lower
Skomac veins. Total production from the Bow Mines property from discovery to
present is reported at 3,574 tonnes averaging 5.2 g/t Au (0.15 oz/t Au), 238 g/t
Ag (6.9 oz/t Ag), 1.6% Pb and 1% Zn.
The Skomac veins, which are hosted in a thinly bedded carbonaceous argillite,
are emplaced along shear zones on close spaced en-echelon fractures, striking
about 310-320o, and dipping from 40-60o to the northeast. The shear zones
average about 3 to 4 metres in width, within which white quartz veins occur. The
veins varying from 0.5 to 3 metres in width, with an average width of about 0.9
metres. Mineralization in the veins consists of wisps and lenses of pyrite and
galena, with associated gold and silver mineralization. Lesser sphalerite,
chalcopyrite, tetrahedrite and native silver also occur.
A considerable amount of underground exploration and development work was done
on the Upper Skomac vein in the 1970's and 1980's. Drilling showed the presence
of a mineralized quartz vein of good grade and width, situated below the 6 Level
which, when projected to the 7 Level (61 m below the 6 Level), appears to lie
about 30 metres north of the 7 Level drift. Paxton (1994) suggests:
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"It would appear that the drift got off the main vein and that there may be
up to 500 feet of unexplored vein in the 7 Level. If this is the case,
there is in the author's opinion a fair chance of an orebody similar in
size and grade to the A or AA zones above the 6 Level, being discovered."
Paxton goes on to recommend a program of underground drifting and raising to
test this vein. The estimated cost of this proposed underground program is
$300,000.
There is limited information available regarding the Lower vein, and no modern
exploration or development. The historic records (Minister of Mines Annual
Report 1904) document a small shipment of ore (35 tonnes) which graded 318 g/t
Au (9.3 oz/t Au) from these workings and sampling by Robert's Mine during the
1970's reportedly returned grades of over 34 g/t Au (1 oz/t Au) for the first 9
metres of the adit.
One sample of mineralized argillite footwall to the Lower vein returned very
high grade gold (82 g/t Au (2.4 oz/t Au) and 169 g/t Ag (4.93 oz/t Ag)) over a
narrow width. This was the only sample of footwall material collected. from the
Lower vein. Furthermore, available information suggests that sampling of the
wall rock in the Upper Level workings and in drill core was essentially never
done. Given that a new style of gold mineralization has recently been discovered
in the Wells area by International Wayside in the mineralized footwall to a
quartz vein system, follow-up of this target is strongly recommended.
Two veins are known to occur on the southern portion of the property (the
Boundary Falls area veins), although very little exploration or development of
these veins or the surrounding area has been done. Gold grades and the
gold:silver ratios are generally higher in samples from the Boundary Falls area
veins than in those from the Skomac veins (to 14 g/t Au (0.42 oz/t Au) and 32
g/t Ag (0.93 oz/t Ag) over a 1.2 metre width from the Glory Hole vein).
A significant gold soil anomaly was discovered about 450 metres southeast of the
Lower Skomac vein. The anomaly is poorly defined by the very coarse sample
spacing, but appears to be northeast trending, exceeds 200 metres in strike
length, and has a maximum value of 230 ppb Au. No follow-up has been done in
this area. Several other geochemical and geophysical anomalies exist which also
require follow-up.
None of the previous grids remain on the ground and locating the precise
position of the anomalies will be difficult if not impossible. Furthermore,
sampling on both the grids was done on a very wide spacing, so anomaly
definition was poor in the first place. For these reasons it is recommended that
a tight spaced grid be established over the entire property and that a
multi-element soil survey be run over the grid. Geological mapping and
geophysical surveys (mag, VLF-EM) are also recommended.
A three phase exploration program is recommended for the Bow Mines property. The
first phase will consist of surface exploration (geological mapping and
geophysics), with a budget of $60,000. Phase 2 will consist of additional
surface exploration (geochemical sampling) as well as underground development on
the Upper Skomac vein following the recommendations of Paxton (1994). The total
Phase 2 budget is $360,000. Phase 3 will be contingent on the results of the
Phase 1 and 2 programs, and will consist of further target definition, plus
drill and trench follow-up to targets identified during the earlier work
programs. The proposed Phase 3 budget is $200,000.
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2.0 INTRODUCTION
2.1 Location, Access and Terrain
The Bow Mines property is located about 5.5 km southwest of Greenwood, B.C., as
shown on Figure 1. There is excellent road access to the claims, which are
reached from Greenwood by following Highway 3 south for 5 km to Boundary Falls,
then turning northwest (right) onto Boltz Road for a further 3 km to the mine
site.
The northern portion of the property is situated on a sparsely treed, moderately
steep, east facing slope overlooking Boundary Creek. The mill site and main mine
workings are located just south of the base of a prominent diorite cliff with
over 300 metres of vertical relief. To the south of the mine area, the
topography is subdued, with undulating grassy hills sloping south and east into
the Boundary Creek Valley. Elevations range from about 700 metres in the
Boundary Creek valley in the southeast portion of the property, to about 1100
metres at the top of the diorite cliffs to the northwest. Rock exposure is good
in the northern part of the property. A thick layer of glacial till covers much
of the southern portion of the property, with only minimal outcrop exposed.
The climate is typically dry, with hot summers and little rainfall. Snowfall is
light, generally less than 1 metre, and the property is usually snow free from
March or April to early November each year.
2.2 Property and Ownership
The Bow Mines Property consists of 3 Mineral Leases (comprising 6 former crown
grants), one 4-post mineral claim, two reverted crown grants and four 2-post
mineral claims covering an area of 961 acres. The claims are shown in Figure 2
and summarized below. The claims and leases are registered in the name of Karl
Schindler, in trust for Bow Mines Limited. They are currently under option to
InvestNet Inc.
The claim map does show a possible fraction existing between the south boundary
of the May Mac claim and the northern boundaries of the A No. 3 and A No. 4
claims. This could be easily remedied by staking two additional 2 post mineral
claims.
Claim Name Tenure Number Units Expiry Date
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May Mac 214189 12 08/17/2001
A No. 1 216570 1 10/31/2001
A No. 2 216571 1 10/31/2001
A No. 3 216572 1 10/31/2001
A No. 4 216573 1 10/31/2001
Tunnel RCG (L 888) 216644 1 08/08/2001
Boundary Falls RCG (L889) 216647 1 08/16/2002
Mineral Leases Tenure Number Anniversary Date
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ML 423 216298 08/08/2000
Nonsuch L389
Republic L426
Hidden Treasure L1019
Cosmopolitan L 1680
ML 430 216301 11/15/2000
Last Chance L644
ML 431 216302 11/17/2000
Don't Know L 2374
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The above Mineral Leases are 30 year leases with annual payments necessary on
the anniversary date listed. The leases come up for renewal in 2023.
3.0 HISTORY OF EXPLORATION
3.1 Regional History
The Greenwood camp, and particularly the Phoenix area, has a long history of
exploration and mining activity. Excellent historical accounts of the general
area are provided by Peatfield (1978) and Church (1986). The following is taken
in part from these sources and the reader is referred to these for further
detail.
Exploration dates back to the early 1880's, with this first phase of exploration
and development concentrating on high grade gold and silver veins, such as the
Skylark, Providence, City of Paris, and Jewel (Dentonia) Mines. With the
discovery and development of the Phoenix area in the 1890's, exploration shifted
largely to a copper focus, although work continued sporadically on the various
precious metal vein properties over the next 50 years. In 1919, Granby's
(Phoenix) mine and smelter closed due to low copper prices, lower ore grades and
a shortage of coking coal for the smelter furnaces.
The 1930's and 1940's saw a revival of mining activity in the camp, with the
reopening of the Jewel and Providence Mines and then, in 1956, the Granby
Company re-evaluated the Phoenix property with the intent of mining by open pit
trackless mining methods. Open pit production at Phoenix began in 1960 at a rate
of 900 tons per day and was increased to 3000 tons per day by 1972. Granby
terminated mining operations at Phoenix in 1976, and later dismantled and moved
the Phoenix mill. For a 20 year period while the mine was operating, exploration
in the camp was booming, although dominated by the work of Granby and virtually
controlled by the Phoenix "copper skarn" model. Total production at Phoenix
during the period 1900 - 1976 is reported at of 27 million tonnes @ 0.9% Cu and
1.12 g/t Au, from a number of different ore bodies (Church, 1986). The
Motherlode copper skarn deposit, situated 3 km north of the Bow Mines property,
follows a similar history to the Phoenix, with production until 1918 by
underground methods, and then reopening as an open pit operation in 1956.
Production from the Motherlode is reported at 4.2 million tonnes at a grade of
0.8% Cu and 1.27 g/t Au.
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Exploration in the camp was rekindled in the early 1980's with the discovery of
the Sylvester K gold bearing sulfide zone just north of Phoenix. The zone ranges
up to 12 metres in width, with grades in the order of 10 g/t Au, from both
massive pyrite and from underlying pyritic volcanic siltstones. The Sylvester K
is contained within a very characteristic, repeatable sequence of Brooklyn
sediments and volcanics (the upper portion of the regionally mapped sharpstone
unit), sitting just below massive Brooklyn limestone. The deposit shows
characteristics of both structurally controlled replacement mineralization and
volcanogenic massive sulfide mineralization. Complex faulting offsets
mineralization and has hampered exploration.
The discovery of numerous gold mines in the late 1980's and early 1990's, nearby
in Washington State, has many implications to the Greenwood area, although they
have not resulted in the resurgence in exploration in the camp that one might
have expected. Crown Resources/Battle Mountain's Crown Jewel deposit at Chesaw
is a gold skarn deposit with reserves of in the order of 7.2 million tonnes @ 6
g/t Au. The deposit occurs in probable Triassic rocks near a Cretaceous
intrusion (Hickey, 1992), similar to the geological setting of the major skarn
deposits in the Greenwood area.
Crown Resources/Echo Bay's success in the late 1980's and early 1990's at
discovering a new style of gold deposit in the Belcher District, in the Curlew
Lake area just south of the border, has opened the door to a new type of deposit
in the Greenwood camp. Rasmussen (1993) describes this type of deposit as a
gold-bearing, magnetite-pyrrhotite-pyrite syngenetic volcanogenic deposit.
Mineralization is hosted within the Triassic Brooklyn Formation, and at least
part of the gold mineralization is attributed to a late stage epigenetic event.
The gold bearing massive magnetite and sulfides at the Overlook, Lamefoot (about
2 million tonnes @ 7 g/t Au) and Key West deposits all occur at the same
stratigraphic horizon, with a stratigraphic footwall of felsic volcaniclastics
and a massive limestone hangingwall, and with auriferous quartz-sulfide and
sulfide veinlets in the footwall of the deposits.
The Republic district is located about 35 km south of the Bow Mines property and
has produced close to 2.5 million ounces of gold, at an average grade of better
than 17 g/t Au (0.5 oz/t Au) (Tschauder, 1986) from Eocene epithermal veins. A
number of new epithermal deposits have been discovered in recent years in the
Curlew areas (ie. Kettle, K2) which further support the importance of this
Tertiary period for gold mineralization. In the Greenwood Camp, high grade gold
mineralization is known to occur along Tertiary structures, although further
exploration is needed to evaluate the extent of this mineralization.
On the Lexington - Lonestar property, which straddles the International Border
about 9 km southeast of the Bow Mines property, a zone of massive sulfide
mineralization at the contact of serpentine and altered volcanics was the target
of considerable exploration in the early to mid 1990's. The Main Zone is a
sinuous body of mineralization measuring 25-70 metres in width, 2-24 metres in
thickness and over 375 metres in length which is hosted along the No. 7 fault
zone. A proven mineable reserve of 132,000 tonnes at an average grade of 9.6 g/t
Au and 1.48% Cu (145,000 tons @ 0.28 oz/t Au and 1.48% Cu) has been quoted for
the zone which is open on strike in both directions. To the southeast of the
Main Zone, a copper-gold porphyry system occurs at the Lone Star and NW Zones in
a Jurassic quartz-feldspar porphyry intrusion which is spatially related to No.
7 thrust fault. Drill indicated reserves are quoted at 17.6 million tonnes
averaging 0.52% Cu and 0.3 g/t Au for the Lone Star Zone, and 0.95 million
tonnes at 1.04% Cu and 1 g/t Au for the NW Zone (Eibish, 1991; Seraphim et al,
1995).
Recent exploration at the Golden Crown property, just south of the Phoenix mine
and some 10 km east of the Bow Mines property has identified a new style of
mineralization for the Greenwood Camp. At least 10 discrete, close spaced,
parallel, en-echelon massive pyrrhotite (with lesser pyrite and chalcopyrite)
and quartz-sulfide veins are recognized on the Golden Crown property, with
grades in the order of 17 g/t Au (0.5 oz/t Au).
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Locally, spectacular gold grades, exceeding 2400 g/t Au (70 oz/t Au), have been
obtained. The overall setting, host rocks, related intrusive rocks, and
character of mineralization at the Golden Crown are similar to the Rossland
camp. The Rossland model for mineralization has not previously been recognized
for the Greenwood Camp. A second example of this style of mineralization is the
Wildrose property, just northwest of the Bow Mines property.
Recent exploration successes in the area between Republic and the International
Border (nine new deposits within the past 10-15 years and a total contained gold
content of > 4 million oz) combined with new discoveries and newly discovered
styles of mineralization in the Greenwood Camp, show the excellent potential for
this district.
3.2 Property History
The Bow Mines property consists of two discrete areas, the Skomac property in
the north, and the Boundary Falls property to the south which together are known
as Smith's Camp. Historically these two areas have always been under different
ownership and up until the present have been worked by different companies. For
simplicity, this discussion of the history of exploration and development
maintains these historic boundaries. The following has been taken from accounts
given in the Minister of Mines Annual Reports, from Minfile 082ESE045 &
082ESE171 and from Paxton (1984, 1987, 1994) and Tully (1978).
The majority of the previous work on the Bow Mines property was directed at a
gold-silver quartz vein system situated on the Republic, Non-Such and Last
Chance Crown Grants in the northern portion of the property. The vein system has
been explored and developed by 7 adits over a vertical distance of about 150
metres and for a strike length of about 400 metres. Only minor work has been
done on the remainder of the Bow Mines property.
Skomac Property (northern portion of the Bow Mines Property)
Mineralization was first discovered on the Skomac property in 1894 and the main
crown grants were issued between 1894 and 1898. By 1900 the claims had been
acquired by Republic Gold Mines Ltd.
Republic Gold Mines Ltd. developed the No. 1, No. 2 and No 3 adits (on what is
now referred to as the Lower vein). During the period 1903-1904 35 tonnes of
ore, grading 318 g/t Au (9.3 oz/t Au) was produced from these workings.
Intermittent work is reported on the Skomac property from 1904 to 1937, with a
total production of about 810 tonnes at an average grade of 3435 g/t Ag (100
oz/t Ag). Work during this period included development of the No. 4 adit, on the
Upper vein.
In 1961 the present Mineral Leases were granted. Skomac Mines Ltd. operated the
property until 1965, developing the No. 5 adit and drilling the 5-1 cross-cut.
During this period, a further 670 tonnes of ore averaging 1.4 g/t Au (0.04 oz/t
Au) and 185 g/t Ag (5.41 oz/t Ag) was produced and shipped to the Trail smelter.
From 1964 - 1969 there was additional small production under lease arrangements.
Robert's Mines acquired the Mineral Leases in 1973 and staked the surrounding
ground as the May Mac claim. A considerable amount of exploration and
development work was done on the Skomac property by Robert's Mines from 1973-83,
as detailed below. The No. 6 adit was developed in 1974, and stoping above the 6
Level (the A and AA zones) resulted in 435 tonnes of production averaging 4.8
g/t Au (0.14 oz/t Au) and 695 g/t Ag (20.3 oz/t Ag). In 1976 a further 550
tonnes was produced from the B and C zones and the No. 7 adit was started 61
metres (200 feet) below the 6 Level.
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Work continued in 1977 and 1978. Three diamond drill holes were drilled to test
for parallel vein structures, and two barren veins were discovered. Surface work
included a grid to the south of the mine workings, with soil samples collected
and analyzed for lead and silver. Several anomalies were identified. Also during
1977, B.N. Church of the B.C. Geological Survey Branch, completed geological
mapping of the Bow Mines property and the area surrounding the property (Church,
1982). A pulse EM survey completed in 1978 revealed a long, north trending
conductor. The conductor was partially tested by drilling, with inconclusive
results. An Accelerated Mineral Development Grant for $50,000 was obtained in
1978, an a major development program was initiated. Underground development
included driving the 6-1 and 6-2 cross-cuts, and drilling 3 underground drill
holes to test the downward extension of the AA zone.
In 1980, a raise was driven from the 7 Level to the 6 Level, below the AA zone,
and a sublevel was driven on the vein. From 1980 - 82, construction and testing
of a 100 ton per day mill was completed. Prior to this point, all ore produced
was direct shipping ore.
Mining continued in 1983, primarily from the AA zone, with about 1730 tonnes
mined and milled on site, returning an average grade of 0.7 g/t Au (0.02 oz/t
Au) and 115 g/t Ag (3.4 oz/t Ag). No further exploration or development was done
until 1985, although a summary report on the property was prepared during 1984,
and the mill continued to run as a custom milling operation during this period.
Total production from the Bow Mines property from discovery to present is
reported at 3,574 tonnes averaging 5.2 g/t Au (0.15 oz/t Au), 238 g/t Ag (6.9
oz/t Ag), 1.6% Pb and 1% Zn.
In 1985, Empire Gold Resources entered into an agreement to explore the property
in return for a 42% NPI in the mine and mill. In 1987, work by Empire Gold
included driving the 6-3 cross-cut and drilling below the 6-2 and 6-3 cross-cuts
to test the downwards extension of the vein. Fifteen underground holes,
totalling 450 metres, were drilled and showed that the vein dipped more
shallowly than previously believed. This explained why the No. 7 adit had failed
to intersect the vein.
Underground mapping and sampling of the lower vein in the No. 1 and No. 2 adits
was also completed. Of interest is the fact that a narrow section of the
mineralized argillite footwall of the vein in the No. 2 adit returned 82 g/t Au
(2.4 oz/t Au) and 168 g/t Ag (4.9 oz/t Ag) from one sample. A small amount of
trenching was done near the No. 2 adit.
Surface work was also completed during 1987, including geological mapping and
soil sampling (for gold and silver). Soil samples were collected at 50 metre
intervals on 100 metre spaced lines. A gold anomaly was discovered some 400
metres southeast of the No. 1, 2 and 3 adits, with values to 230 ppb Au. No
follow-up of this area has been done. The agreement with Empire Gold Resources
has terminated with no retained interest in the claims or in the mill.
There has been no exploration on the property since 1987, although custom
milling has been intermittent from 1987 to the present. The recommendations made
in 1987 have not been carried out. A report was prepared in 1994, for 593749
Alberta Limited. The work recommended in the 1994 report has similarly not been
completed.
Boundary Falls Property (southern portion of the Bow Mines Property)
Mineralization on the Boundary Falls and Tunnel claims was discovered in 1894,
and the claims (owned at this time by Boundary Falls Gold Mining Company) were
crown granted in 1898. There is evidence of early work, including several test
pits and shafts on these claims but little record of this activity.
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The Boundary Falls property was acquired by Amigo Silver Mines Ltd. in 1973. The
only significant work on this portion of the Bow Mines property was during the
period 1975-78. During 1975, a 45 metre long cross-cut was driven to intersect
the No. 1 Vein, but stopped short of hitting the vein. Small EM and SP surveys
were also completed. A limited amount of diamond drilling was done to test the
Glory Hole vein and several of the geophysical anomalies. In 1978, a Pulse EM
survey was done, and the cross-cut on the No. 1 vein was extended for 18 metres
to intersect the vein. Samples of the vein from this point returned up to 14 g/t
Au (0.42 oz/t Au) and 31 g/t Ag (0.91 oz/t Ag) over 0.2 metres, and 4.8 g/t Au
(0.14 oz/t Au) and 137 g/t Ag (4 oz/t Ag) over 0.6 metres.
No work has been done on this portion of the property since this time.
4.0 GEOLOGY, STRUCTURE and MINERALIZATION
4.1 Regional Geology and Structure
The Greenwood area has been mapped on a regional basis by Fyles (1990), and
prior to this, by Little (1983) and Church (1986). The distribution of rocks in
the Greenwood area is controlled by a series of faults, including both Jurassic
thrust faults and Tertiary extensional and detachment faults. The reader is
referred to Fyles (1990) for an in-depth description of the regional geology and
structure. The Jurassic and Tertiary faulting post dates some of the
mineralizing events in the area. In other cases mineralizaton is controlled by
these structures. A firm understanding of the geology and structure is essential
for well directed exploration in this camp.
Fyles' mapping shows the pre-Tertiary rocks form a series of thrust slices,
which lie above a basement high grade metamorphic complex. The thrusting event
is felt to be an effect of the development of the Okanagan gneiss domes, which
also results in the regional northward dip of rock units (Fyles, 1990). A total
of at least five thrust slices are recognized, all dipping gently to the north,
and marked in many places by bodies of serpentine. Fyles' interprets these
serpentinite bodies as representing part of a disrupted ophiolite suite,
belonging to the Knob Hill Group of late Paleozoic age. Commonly, these
serpentinite bodies have undergone Fe-carbonate alteration to listwanite, as a
result of the thrusting event.
The oldest rocks in the camp belong to the late Paleozoic Knob Hill Group of
dominantly volcanic affinity, and consist mainly of chert, greenstone and
related intrusives, and serpentine. The intrusive rocks of the Knob Hill Group
include the Old Diorite which forms the prominent cliffs on the Bow Mines
property northwest of the mine workings.
On a regional scale, the Knob Hill rocks are unconformably overlain by sediments
and volcanics (largely argillite, siltstone, limestone and andesite) of the late
Paleozoic Attwood Group. Rocks of both the Knob Hill and Attwood Groups are in
turn unconformably overlain by the Triassic Brooklyn Formation, represented
largely by limestone, clastic sediments and pyroclastics. In many cases in the
Greenwood area, evidence for thrusting is seen by the older Knob Hill Group
rocks resting over the younger Attwood Group or Brooklyn Formation rocks. The
historically important skarn deposits in the Greenwood area (i.e. Phoenix, Oro
Denoro, Motherlode-Greyhound) area hosted within the Triassic rocks.
Three separate intrusive events are known regionally to cut the above sequence.
Intrusive rocks in the Lexington area have been dated as Jurassic (Sinemurian)
by Church (1992) and bear similarities to the Jurassic aged Rossland monzonite
(which is related to gold-copper veins in the Rossland Camp). Recent work in the
Greenwood camp has identified a multiple phase intrusive in the Phoenix area
which also bears many similarities to the Rossland monzonite and is associated
with Rossland-type Au-Cu veins.
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Cretaceous Nelson-type intrusives are common in the Greenwood area, particularly
in the north -central part of the map area. Eocene Coryell dykes and stocks
commonly cut older rocks, with the intensity of dyking again increasing to the
north.
Tertiary sediments and volcanics unconformably overlie the older rocks with the
distribution of these Tertiary rocks largely controlled by a series of faults.
Regionally, three Tertiary fault sets are recognized, an early gently east
dipping set, a second set of low angle west dipping, listric normal detachment
type faults, and a late, steep dipping, north to northeast trending set of right
lateral or west side down normal faults (Fyles, 1990). Detailed property mapping
in the Greenwood area has shown that in many cases the regionally mapped
Tertiary detachment and steep late north trending faults are accompanied by a
series of less significant sympathetic faults, with lesser amounts of offset
than the regionally mapped structure. A major gold event is associated with the
period of Tertiary activity, with greater than 2.5 million ounces of gold in the
Republic District (some 50 km to the south of the Bow Mines property) attributed
to this event.
4.2 Property Geology
The geology of the Bow Mines property is described in some detail by Church
(1982) and by Paxton (1987, 1994). The following discussion is taken largely
from these sources. Figure 3 shows the general geology of the property area.
More detail of the northern portion of the property, in the area of the Skomac
veins, is included as Figure 4.
On a regional scale, the Bow Mines property is situated within a structurally
complex area (Fyles, 1990). Two major east-west trending, moderate north dipping
thrust faults are located in the vicinity of the Skomac veins. As is common in
the Greenwood area, these thrust faults are marked by linear bands of
serpentine. The Skomac veins are situated in a fault bounded block of primarily
metasedimentary rocks situated between these thrusts, with the Mount Wright
fault forming the southern boundary to the fault block and the Lind Creek fault
the northern boundary (see Figure 4).
A large diorite intrusive occurs north of the Lind Creek fault, as well as in
the immediate footwall of the thrust. The diorite is part of the Paleozoic Knob
Hill Group, and is known locally as the "Old Diorite" (Church, 1982, 1986). The
intrusion is typically medium to coarse grained, mottled green-grey in colour,
with numerous criss- crossing felsic veinlets.
The metasedimentary rocks in the footwall of the Lind Creek fault have been
named the Skomac Formation, and are part of the Paleozoic Attwood Group. The
Skomac veins are hosted within this unit. Thinly bedded carbonaceous argillite
is common, locally interbedded with cherty sandstone and chert pebble
conglomerate. Bedding is typically northwest trending and moderate north
dipping,
Rocks in the footwall of the Mount Wright fault consist of chert and quartzite,
quartz mica schists and gneisses and minor limestone and dolomite which Fyles
(1990) interprets as belonging to the Paleozoic Knob Hill Group. The Boundary
Falls veins (No. 1 and Glory Hole) occur within these rocks. In general, the
foliation within the metamorphic rocks trends west and northwest, with a
moderate north dip.
The entire sequence is cut by a series of granodiorite and microdiorite dykes of
Cretaceous and Tertiary age. The Cretaceous granodiorite dykes are related to
the large areas of Nelson intrusives in the Greenwood area. Tertiary
microdiorite dykes are common throughout the property. These dykes cut the Upper
Skomac vein, and are also known to occur in workings on the Boundary Falls and
Tunnel claims.
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The Mount Wright and Lind Creek thrust faults (and the fault bounded block
between the fault zones) are truncated to the west by a complex zone of Tertiary
faulting. The Tertiary faults include the north trending Greyhound and Deadwood
faults which form the eastern boundary of the Toroda Graben. A number of smaller
north trending Tertiary faults are also known to occur on the property.
4.3 Mineralization and Exploration Targets
Skomac Veins
The majority of the work on the Bow Mines property has been directed at two
parallel, southeast striking vein systems, the Upper and Lower Skomac veins (see
Figures 3 and 4). A number of smaller branching veins are also known. Detailed
descriptions of the veins are provided by Paxton (1984, 1986, 1987 and 1994) and
by Church (1982). As described above, the veins are hosted within
metasedimentary rocks (primarly argillites) in a block bounded by the Lind Creek
fault on the north (top) and the Mount Wright fault to the south (base). The
Upper vein is situated about 50 metres below the upper contact of the fault
block, while the Lower vein is somewhat closer, perhaps only 20 metres below the
Lind Creek fault.
The veins are emplaced along shear zones on close spaced en-echelon fractures,
striking about 310-320o, and dipping from 40-60o to the northeast. The shear
zones average about 3 to 4 metres in width, within which white quartz veins
occur. The veins varying from 0.5 to 3 metres in width, with an average width of
about 0.9 metres. Mineralization in the veins consists of wisps and lenses of
pyrite and galena, with associated gold and silver mineralization. Lesser
sphalerite, chalcopyrite, tetrahedrite and native silver also occur. Argentite
and polybasite have also been identified.
Upper Vein
The majority of the exploration and production on the property has been from the
Upper vein. The Main workings (4, 5, 6 and 7 Levels) are developed on this vein.
A geological plan and longitudinal section from Paxton (1986) is included as
Figure 5 which shows the Upper vein in detail.
The Upper vein is exposed underground over a strike length of about 220 metres,
and has an average dip of about 50o to the northeast. Four known ore shoots
occur within the exposed strike length, and are referred to as the AA, A, B and
C zones. The shoots range from 15 to 35 metres in strike length, and consists of
thickened mineralized quartz lenses, which may reach widths of 6 metres. Church
(1982) indicates that the shoots appear to be aligned on gash structures at
almost right angles to the main shear direction, striking about 015o and
plunging about 40o to the north. The shoots are separated by a combination of
zones of pinching, small fault offsets and by crosscutting dykes.
The vein is hosted in thinly bedded carbonaceous argillite, and vein contacts
are generally slickensided. Slip planes within the vein and parallel to the vein
walls are also common. Also common are tension fractures in the vein walls, at
high angles to the vein. These tension fractures may be the locus for large
masses of barren white quartz.
A large post-ore microdiorite dyke cuts the vein between the A and B zones. The
dyke strikes at 060o, dips 40- 45o northwest and averages about 10 metres in
width. Contacts are indistinct, and the dyke margins are altered but
unmineralized. Post-ore faults are typically steeply dipping, with strikes
ranging from 020 - 040o. These faults represent part of a major episode of
regional extensional tectonism during the Tertiary.
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Drilling in 1987 from the 6-2 and 6-3 cross-cuts showed the presence of a
mineralized quartz vein of good grade and width, situated below the 6 Level.
Results include 11.7 g/t Au (0.343 oz/t Au) and 122 g/t Ag (3.56 oz/t Ag) over
0.58 metres (1.9 feet) from hole U-87-12. Detailed sections showing this
drilling are included in Paxton (1994).
When projected to the 7 Level (61 metres (200 feet) below the 6 Level), the
mineralized vein appears to lie about 30 metres north of the 7 Level drift.
Paxton (1994) suggests:
"It would appear that the drift got off the main vein and that there may be
up to 500 feet of unexplored vein in the 7 Level. If this is the case,
there is in the author's opinion a fair chance of an orebody similar in
size and grade to the A or AA zones above the 6 Level, being discovered."
Paxton (1994) goes on to recommend a program of underground drifting and raising
to test this vein, as discussed below and shown in Figure 6. This program
remains to be carried out. In order to test the vein, Paxton recommends
extending the northern branch of the 7 Level drift for 49 metres (160 feet) at
an azimuth of 347o, to intersect the (projected) mineralized vein discovered by
drilling. At this point, Paxton recommends driving a raise on the vein for 79
metres (260 feet) to break through to the 6 Level. He also recommends drifting
along the vein on the 7 Level, for a further 79 metres (260 feet) to the west.
The estimated cost of this proposed underground program is $300,000 (Paxton,
1994).
A preliminary review of limited sampling results from the Upper vein seems to
suggest a zonation within the vein, with an increase in gold grade and in the
gold:silver ratio to the southeast. It is recommended that the possibility of
zonation in the vein be further studied in subsequent work programs since an
understanding of this may help direct exploration.
Lower Vein
The Lower vein is situated to the southeast of the Upper vein (about 250 metres
southeast of the AA zone on the 6 Level). As with the Upper vein, it is hosted
within the fault bounded block of metasedimentary rocks, but situated only about
20 metres or so from the hanging wall of the fault block. Serpentine related to
this upper fault contact is exposed in the vicinity of the lower adits (No. 1, 2
and 3 adits).
There is limited information available regarding the Lower vein, and no modern
exploration or development. The historic records (Minister of Mines Annual
Report 1904) document a small shipment of ore (35 tonnes) which graded 318 g/t
Au (9.3 oz/t Au) from these workings. Sampling by Robert's Mine during the
1970's reportedly returned grades of over 34 g/t Au (1 oz/t Au) for the first 9
metres (30 feet) of the adit (Paxton, 1986). Subsequent sampling by Paxton
(1987) in the No. 1 and No. 2 adits did not confirm these grades. The vein was
narrow and discontinuous where observed and samples collected from vein material
were consistently low in both gold and silver grade.
What is extremely interesting however, is that one sample of mineralized
argillite footwall to the vein collected from adit No. 2 returned very high
grade gold and silver vales (82 g/t Au (2.4 oz/t Au) and 169 g/t Ag (4.93 oz/t
Ag) over a width of 0.15 m (0.5 feet)). This was the only sample of footwall
material collected from the Lower vein. Furthermore, available information
suggests that sampling of the wall rock in the Upper Level workings and in drill
core was essentially never done. Given that a new style of gold mineralization
has recently been discovered in the Wells area by International Wayside in the
mineralized footwall to a quartz vein system, follow- up of this target is
strongly recommended.
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As a first step, the sample location in the No. 2 adit should be re-examined and
re-sampled. An effort should be made to obtain any available information
regarding the Wells discovery to see what similarities may exist with the Bow
Mines area. All available drill core should be re-examined and mineralized wall
rock sampled where ever it occurs. Similarly, available underground exposures
should be mapped and sampled, paying particular attention to alteration and
mineralization in the wall rock of the veins. Trenching may be a viable option
to test the Lower vein and it's footwall, should this be warranted by the above
work.
Boundary Falls Veins
Two veins are known on the southern portion of the property (the Boundary Falls
property), although very little exploration or development of these veins has
been done, and little exploration been done in the surrounding area. Work which
has tested this area is described by Tully (1978). The veins are hosted within
Knob Hill Group metamorphic rocks in the footwall of the Mount Wright fault.
One of the Boundary Falls area veins, the Glory Hole vein, has a similar strike
to the Skomac veins, but a much different dip. The second vein, the No. 1 vein,
is north-northeast trending and steeply west dipping, similar in orientation to
Tertiary faulting and dyking in the Skomac area. A major period of extensional
tectonism in the Tertiary is known to occur regionally. Significant gold
mineralization is associated with this event in the Curlew and Republic areas,
as well as in the Phoenix area. Gold grades and the gold:silver ratios are much
higher in samples from the Boundary Falls area veins than in those from the
Skomac veins.
Glory Hole Vein
The Glory Hole vein is exposed on surface in an old working and is described as
being comprised of porcelaneous, highly shattered quartz. The vein strikes
southeast, dips steeply to the west and ranges up to 1.2 metres in width. As
with the Skomac veins, slips within the vein parallel to the vein walls are
common. Mineralization within the vein consists of pyrite, galena and
tetrahedrite, with very minor chalcopyrite. Values to 14 g/t Au (0.42 oz/t Au)
and 32 g/t Ag (0.93 oz/t Ag) over a 1.2 metre width are reported from the Glory
Hole. Attempts to test the vein at depth with two diamond drill holes were
unsuccessful and it was assumed that the vein has been offset by faulting.
No. 1 Vein
The No. 1 vein is exposed on surface, and trends at approximately 020o, dipping
at about 70o to the west. A 63 metre cross-cut was driven to intersect this vein
at a vertical depth of about 25 metres below surface. Three samples were
collected from the vein, near the face of the cross-cut:
Sample width (m) Gold g/t Silver (g/t)
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0.2 m ( 8 inches) 14.4 g/t Au (0.42 oz/t Au) 31.2 g/t Ag (0.91 oz/t Ag)
0.3 m (12 inches) 6.6 g/t Au (0.194 oz/t Au) 13.7 g/t Ag (0.4 oz/t Ag)
0.6 m (24 inches) 4.8 g/t Au (0.14 oz/t Au) 137 g/t Ag (4.0 oz/t Ag)
A further sample of the vein from surface returned 3.9 g/t Au (0.114 oz/t Au)
and 21.9 g/t Ag (0.64 oz/t Ag) over a 0.6 metre vein width. One drill hole which
tested the vein returned 7.9 g/t Au (0.23 oz/t Au) and 582 g/t Ag (17 oz/t Ag)
over a 1.5 metre intercept (true width ~ 1.1 metres).
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The north-northwest trend to this vein and the higher Au:Ag ratio seen here
suggest that this vein may belong to a Tertiary mineralizing event. Further
testing of this vein is warranted given the regional significance of this event.
Other exploration targets
A significant gold soil anomaly was discovered about 450 metres southeast of the
Lower Skomac vein. The anomaly is apparently underlain by metamorphic rocks in
the footwall of the Mount Wright fault. It is poorly defined by the very coarse
sample spacing, but appears to be northeast trending, exceeds 200 metres in
strike length, and has a maximum value of 230 ppb Au. No follow-up has been done
in this area. Further mapping and sampling in this area is strongly recommended.
A 1977 soil survey was completed for lead and silver over a portion of the
property and several silver anomalies were apparently defined. Once again, no
follow-up to these targets has been done. Neither the 1977 nor the 1986 grid
remains on the ground and locating the precise position of the anomalies will be
difficult, if not impossible. Furthermore, sampling on both these grids was done
on a very wide spacing, so anomaly definition was poor in the first place. For
these reasons it is recommended that a tight spaced grid be established over the
entire property and that a multi-element soil survey be run over the grid.
During the mid-late 1970's, various geophysical surveys were completed over
parts of the Bow Mines property revealing a number of anomalies which remain
untested or only partially tested. None of the surveys provided complete
coverage of the property, and the precise location of the anomalies resulting
from these surveys is not known. It is recommended that a basic ground
magnetometer and VLF-EM survey be run over the property, on the same grid as
used for soil sampling. Depending on the results of this work, different
follow-up geophysical techniques may be recommended (ie. SP or Pulse EM).
5.0 RECOMMENDATIONS
A three phase exploration program is recommended for the Bow Mines property. The
first phase of work will be completed in Year 1 and will consist of surface
exploration (geological mapping and geophysics). Phase 2 will include follow-up
surface exploration, as well as underground development on the Upper Skomac
vein, following the recommendations of Paxton (1994). Phase 2 will be completed
in Year 2. Phase 3 will be contingent on the results of the Phase 1 and 2
programs, and will consist of further target definition, plus drill and trench
follow-up to targets identified during the earlier work programs.
Phase 1 Phase 1 Budget: $60,000
The Phase 1 exploration program is a surface exploration program designed to
assess other known veins and anomalies on the Bow Mines property, and to test
unexplored areas for the possibility of additional zones of mineralization. It
is expected that the Phase 1 exploration program could be completed in a 4 - 5
month field season in Year 1. It will not be possible to complete the Phase 2
program during the same field season, and Phase 2 will be carried out the
following year. The Phase 1 program will consist of:
1. Staking two 2 post claims to cover a possible fraction between the A
No.3and A No. 4 claims and the May Mac claim.
2. Establishing a detailed flag and picket grid over the entire property. A
base line should be run south of the mine and mill site at an azimuth of
315o. Lines, oriented at 045o, should be run off the baseline at 50 metre
spaced intervals with stations established along the lines every 20 metres.
Approximately 80 line kilometres of grid will be required to cover the
claims. It may not be possible to run some lines due to the steep
topography in the area north and west of the mine workings.
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3. Completing geological mapping and rock chip sampling over the entire grid
(80 line kilometres of mapping, with approximately 75 rock samples
collected).
4. Completing ground magnetometer and VLF-EM surveys over the entire grid (80
line kilometres).
5. Re-examining and re-sampling the mineralized footwall to the vein in the
No. 2 adit. Similarly, re- examining and re-sampling available drill core
and underground exposures to test for other areas of potentially
mineralized wall rock to the veins (75 rock and core samples, to be
submitted for Au + 30 element ICP analysis).
SCHEDULES
A - Manning Schedule
Cost rate includes salary, benefits, food, W.C.B., accommodation.
1. Geologist. At least 5 years experience in exploration geology and in
diamond drill core logging. University graduate. Responsible for management
of surface exploration, supervision of surface exploration crew, geological
mapping and rock sampling, record keeping, reporting. Cost @ $450.00/day.
2. Geological Assistant (2). Experienced in surface exploration, including
running grid lines, rock chip sampling. Responsible for establishing grid
over property, staking claims, and assisting with collecting rock samples.
Cost @ $350.00/day each.
3. Geophysical Technician (1). Experienced in collecting and preliminary
processing of ground mag and VLF-EM data. Responsible for collecting and
preliminary processing of geophysical data. Cost @ $400.00/day.
4. Geophysical Consultant (1). Experienced in processing and interpreting
geophysical data. Responsible for plotting and interpreting geophysical
results, and reporting on such. Cost @ $600.00/day.
B - Time and Activity Schedule
Times allocated below will allow for some down time due to inclement weather or
other lost work days.
0 - 30 days Geological Assistants establish grid over claims and stake
additional mineral claims. Geologist begins to examine drill
core and underground workings and collect rock samples.
30 - 60 days Geophysical Technician completes ground mag and VLF-EM
surveys over the grid area. Geologist begins mapping grid.
60 - 75 days Geologist completes geological mapping of grid and rock
sample collection. Geophysical Consultant processes
geophysical data and prepares maps.
~ 20 day break to await geochemical results and geophysical
report.
95 - 120 days Geologist compiles geochemical, geological and geophysical
data into a comprehensive report, and makes recommendations
for follow-up exploration during Phase 2.
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C - Cost Schedule
Personnel 0 - 30 days $ 15,450
30 - 60 days 15,500
60 - 75 days 7,500
95 - 120 days 4,500
Consumables Fuel, field supplies 1,200
Rentals Vehicles, geophysical equipment, etc. 7,000
Geochemistry 150 rock samples @ $25.00 3,750
Contingency (~ 10%) 5,100
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Total: $ 60,000
Phase 2 Phase 2 Budget: Surface Exploration $ 60,000
Underground Exploration $300,000
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Total Phase 2 Budget: $360,000
The Phase 2 exploration program will consist of follow-up surface exploration,
specifically soil sampling of certain portions of the grid, as identified by the
mapping program, as well as underground exploration to test the Upper Skomac
vein. The program is expected to take about 4 months to complete and will be
done in Year 2.
Surface Exploration ($60,000)
Complete a multi-element soil sample survey over the entire grid, with the
exception of areas of very thick glacial till cover or large rock outcrops with
no soil cover, as defined by the mapping program (approximately 2000 samples, to
be submitted for Au + 30 element ICP analysis).
SCHEDULES
A - Manning Schedule
Cost rate includes salary, benefits, food, W.C.B., accommodation.
1. Geologist. At least 5 years experience in exploration geology and in
diamond drill core logging. University graduate. Responsible for management
of surface exploration, supervision of surface exploration crew,
compilation of data and reporting. Cost @ $450.00/day.
2. Geological Assistant (2). Experienced in surface exploration, including
soil sampling . Responsible for collecting soil samples. Cost @ $300.00/day
each.
B - Time and Activity Schedule
0 - 25 days Geological Assistants complete soil sampling of the grid.
~ 20 day break to await geochemical results.
45 - 55 days Geologist compiles data and prepares report, making
recommendations for Phase 3.
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C - Cost Schedule
Personnel 0-25 days $ 12,000
45 - 55 days 3,000
Consumables Fuel, field supplies 450
Rentals Vehicles 1,400
Geochemistry 2000 soil samples @ $20.00 40,000
Contingency (~ 5 %) 3,150
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Total: $ 60,000
Underground Exploration and Development ($300,000)
Paxton (1994) makes specific recommendations for a program of underground
drifting and raising to test the Upper Skomac vein on the 7 Level which involves
a total of 128 metres of drifting and 79 metres of raising, with accompanying
detailed mapping and sampling of the vein and wall rock. The northern branch of
the 7 Level drift would be extended for 49 metres to intersect the (projected)
mineralized vein. At this point, a raise would be driven on the vein for 79
metres to break through to the 6 Level. Drifting along the vein on the 7 Level
would also be completed for a further 79 metres to the west.
The technical details needed to carry out this work and a detailed breakdown as
to expected costs and scheduling for this proposed program are described in
detail by Paxton (1994) and the following is taken directly from that report.
"It is proposed that the north branch of the drift be advanced a
minimum of 160 feet at Az. 347o. If the vein is encountered, a short
stub cross-cut can be driven north from the drift into the vein and a
raise started. At the same time the drift can continue to follow the
vein westward. The raise should be driven 260 feet to breakthrough on
the 6 Level and the drift should also be driven a minimum of 260 feet.
If the vein is not encountered in the drift the raise should still be
driven to check the geology and provide ventilation."
The following schedules are based on the assumption of the vein being located
and the following minimum mining being completed.
160 feet of track drift to the vein 260 feet of track drift following
the vein on 7 Level 260 feet of raise following the vein to 6 Level
SCHEDULES
A - Manning Schedule
Cost rate includes salary, benefits, food, W.C.B., accommodation,
transportation.
1. Project Manager (1). At least ten years experience in mining supervision.
Holds valid B.C. Shift Boss Certificate, blasting, mine rescue, first aide
certificates. Responsible for hiring and firing. Food, accommodation,
transportation, explosive hadling, purchasing and rental decisions. Reports
to company. Cost @ $500.00 per day.
2. Geologist/Engineer (1). At least 5 years experience in underground mining
geology and diamond drill core logging. University graduate. Responsible
for surveying, sampling, geologic mapping, record keeping, guiding mine
development. Cost @ $400.00 per day.
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3. Mine Mechanic (1). At least 10 years experience on mining equipment.
Responsible for maintaining air and water supply, drills, compressors,
pumps, mining machinery, mine lights. Cost @ $350.00 per day.
4. Office Manager (1). Versatile, with knowledge of office procedures.
Responsible for ordering, communications, supply inventories, first aid,
accounting, warehouse, payroll. Cost @ $350.00 per day.
5. Shift Boss (2). Experienced, versatile and adaptable supervisors. At least
10 years experience in underground mining. Cost @ $400.00 per day each.
6. Miners (2). Experienced, versatile and adaptable miners. At least 5 years
experience in underground mining including raise work. Cost @ $500.00 per
day each.
7. Mine Helpers (2). Energetic, intelligent and compatible. Cost @ $300.00 per
day each.
B - Time and Activity Schedule
0 - 14 days Project Manager and Office Manager arrange for
accommodation, vehicles, rentals, set up files, first aid,
explosive magazine, supplies, storage.
14 - 21 days The above are joined by the Mine Mechanic and the
Geologist/Engineer who respectively check out mine machines
and do a check survey of 6 and 7 Levels.
21 - 30 days The above are joined by 2 miners and one Shift Boss. Seven
Level is cleaned up. Water supply system is completed. Pipe
and track on No. 7 Level brought up to standard.
30 - 40 days The above are joined by 2 mine helpers and one more Shift
Boss. Full crew on site and 160 ft drift to vein
intersection started on two shift basis. Completed in 10
days.
40 - 75 days Drifting and raising proceed together, each on a 1 shift
basis. Completed in 35 days.
75 - 80 days If results are negative - 5 days to demobilize.
C - Cost Schedule
Costs are based on the author's (Paxton) personal experience plus inquiries to
Nelson Machinery and Mr. K. Schindler.
Personnel 0- 14 days $ 11,900
14 - 21 days 11,200
21 - 30 days 27,000
30 - 40 days 40,000
40 - 75 days 140,000
75 - 80 days 20,000
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Consumables Explosives 5,000
Fuel 5,000
Pipe 5,000
Rail 5,000
Ties 1,000
Drill Steel 2,000
Rentals - Vehicles, machines, etc 10,000
Assaying - 500 samples @ $10.00 5,000
Allowance for Mobilization, Demobilization 10,000
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Total: $298,100
Budget for: $300,000
Phase 3 Phase 3 Budget: $200,000
A Phase 3 program is anticipated to follow-up targets defined by the Phase 1 and
Phase 2 programs. Phase 3 will be contingent on the results of the earlier
programs and is expected to include follow-up geophysics (possibly SP or Pulse
EM), plus surface diamond drilling and trenching of veins or other targets.
Detailed recommendations for the Phase 3 program will be provided in the report
summarizing the results of the Phase 2 program.
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APPENDIX 1
Statement of Qualifications
I, Linda J. Caron, certify that:
1. I am an independent exploration geologist residing at 717 75th Ave (Box
2493), Grand Forks Creek, B.C.
2. I obtained a B.A.Sc. in Geological Engineering (Honors) in the Mineral
Exploration Option, from the University of British Columbia (1985).
3. I graduated with a M.Sc. in Geology and Geophysics from the University of
Calgary (1988).
4. I have practised my profession since 1987 and have worked in the mineral
exploration industry since 1980.
5. I am a member in good standing with the Association of Professional
Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. with professional engineer status.
6. I have worked extensively in the Greenwood area since 1989. I was
contracted by the property owners to prepare this report, based on an
examination of the Bow Mines property and on a review of all available
data. I have no direct or indirect interest in the property described
herein.
/s/ Linda Caron
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Linda Caron, P. Eng.
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