PROSPECTORS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINES

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1 BRITISH COLUMBIA PROSPECTORS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BRANCH PROGRAM YEAR: 1999/2000 REPORT #: PAP 99-l 6 NAME: KIM ANSCHETZ

2 PROSPECTORS TlEPORT on the 99 LOUIS BOSSHART PROJECT (99 LB Grid) Greenwood Mining Division British Columbia North Latitude West Longitude NTS 082E/7 Prepared for Prospectors Assistance Program Prepared by Kim Anschetz P.O. Box 152 Rock Creek, B.C. VOH 1YO January 2000

3 PROSPECTORS REPORT 99 LB GRID TABLE OF CONTENTS APPLICATION PART A Application for Funding.4pproval Letter PART B Exploration targets include Copper and Gold skams and precious high angle shears and quartz veins. SUMMARY REPORT 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Location, Access and Physiography 1.2 Land Status 1.3 History Work Program 2.0 General Geology and Mineralization 2.1 General Geology 2.2 Exploration Targets 3.0 Discussion of Results Procedure 3.2 Rock Chip Geochemistry 3.3 Stream Sediment Geochemistry Conclusions and Recommendations

4 APPENDIX Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Statement of Qualifications Geochemical Assay Results and Rock Chip Sample Sheet References MAPS IN POCKET Topographic Map Claim Map Sample Location Map Work Maps

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6 99 LOUIS BOSSHART PROJECT SUMMARY This report pertains to the 1999 Prospectors Assistance Program Reference Number 99/2000 P36 to partially assess the precious and base metal potential of the 99 Louis Bosshart Project area, located in south-central British Columbia. The centre of the 99 Louis Bosshart Project is located at approximately Latitude and Longitude and can be found on the NTS Mapsheet 82E/7. The 99 Louis Bosshart is generally underlain by metasediments and metavolcanics of the Upper Paleozoic Anarchist Group; granodiorite and diorite of the Jurassic Nelson intrusions: and andesites, tuffs and conglomerates of the Eocene age. Exploration targets included copper/gold skams and precious metal mineralization associated with quartz veins and shear zones. Continued exploration efforts should include investigating the anomalous stream sediment and rock outcrop samples with follow-up geochemical and geophysical programs 1

7 I 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 LOCATION, ACCESS and PHYSIOGRAPFN The 99 Louis Bosshart Project property is located in south central British Columbia. The project is centered approximately 22 km north of the village of Westbridge along the Christian Valley road between the Kettle River and Hoodoo Lake. all within the Beaverdell Range. (Figure #l). It is found on NTS Mapsheet 82Ei7 at Latitude and west Longitude. The property is accessed from the Christian Valley road along the Grouse Creek road that bisects the property from the southeast comer to the northwest comer. Elevation in the region ranges from 760 metres along Grouse Creek to 1220 metres along the upland plateaus. Topography consists of gently rolling hills in the plateau areas to extremes reliefs in the drainages. Local topography is rugged with heavily forrested, steep cliffs. 1.2 LAND STATUS No Mineral Tenure is held by the writer of this report in the area investigated under this Propsectors Assistance Program Mineral Tenure Map 82E/7 indicates the Rose #l tbru #7 two post claims have been located on the west side of the present grid and the twenty unit LARRY Claim lies to the east. Older claim posts were observed during the work program. 1.3 HISTORY The project area has been explored intermittently since Silver, gold and copper were discovered in 1896 and surface programs continued up through the 1960 s. In 1981 the Rock Creek Joint Venture completed a program of soil sampling, geologic mapping and prospecting.

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9 I r WORK PROGRAM The 1999 work program which consisted of 50 field days began May 29, 1999 and ended on October 30, A 4000 metre baseline was established from which 21 north/south grid lines each measuring 6600 metres in length were set out. Thirty (30) rock chip samples were collected along the grid and of these samples collected, 15 were submitted for assay. Fifty (50) stream sediment samples were also collected during the program and submitted for assay. Magnetometer readings were obtained from 33.5 kilometres of grid. primarily from the east and west boundaries and the southern half of the grid. The magnetometer program was hampered by extremely wet weather that caused malfunction of the magnetometer equipment. This provided erroneous results which were recorded but have not been included in this report. 2.0 GENERAL GEOLOGY and MINERALIZATION (Fig #2a, 2b & 2c) 2.1 GENERAL GEOLOGY Anarchist Group metasediments and metavolcanics are intruded by small bodies of ultramafic and mafic rocks as well as large bodies of diorite and granodiorite which are part of the Jurassic Nelson intrusions. In turn the older rocks are overlain unconformably by Tertiary age sediments and volcanic flows of the Eocene Penticton Group. Scattered occurrences of disseminated and fracture filling mineralization occurs primarily in the greenstones, including pyrite and chalcopyrite. minor galena and sphalerite, malachite and azurite staining. Massive magnetite with minor copper was also observed within the greenstone sequence, Quartz veins with thin massive sulfide lenses were also noted. 2.2 EXPLORATION TARGETS 1. Steeply dipping, high grade gold bearing quartz veins related to fault zones usually consisting white quartz with minor base metal sulfides. 2. Steep dipping epithermal veins usually silver and gold bearing related to Tertiary volcanism 3. Copper gold skams hosted by Anarchist Group? rocks near their contact with Nelson intrusives. Skam mineralization usually forms tabular bodies in both 3

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13 garnet-pyroxene-magnetite skams and quartz-pyroxene homfels within calcareous formations near their contact with the intrusive. 3.0 DISCUSSION OF RESULTS 3.1 PROCEDURE All surveys and locations related to the LB grid within the Louis Bosshart Project area were accomplished by hip chain and traverse from UTM coordinates north and east. Rock chip and stream sediment samples were collected and sent to Acme Analytical Laboratories Vancouver, B.C. for geochemical analysis. 3.2 ROCK CHIP GEOCHEMISTRY Of the fifteen rock chip samples sent for assay, rock chip sample #99LB L1400 east 4250 north was highly anomalous showing 23 ppb gold, 21,958 ppb silver and 5581 ppm copper. The sample was taken from an old trench that had exposed massive sulfide lenses related to quartz veining. 3.3 STREAM SEDIMENT GEOCHEMISTRY Several interesting anomalous gold assay results were obtained from the stream sediment sampling program. These include SS99 LB 2500E 255ON which returned a gold assay 7477 ppb along with a silver result of 983 ppb The second highest gold value came from sample number SS99 LB 2500E 595ON. This sample assayed 2355 ppb gold and 939 ppb silver. 4.0 CONCLUSlONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Although the current program did not identify specific drill targets the reconnaissance style exploration of the 99 Louis Bosshart Project was successful in developing targets for additional detailed exploration. The target areas would include 4

14 following up the highly anomalous stream sediment samples and fkther investigation of the massive magnetite body located at approximately line 2500E. 4300N. Respectfully submitted by 5

15 APPENDIX A Statement of Qualifications

16 . STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS 1 KIM ANSCHETZ of Rock Creelq British Columbia DO HEREBY CERTIFY: 1. THAT I am a Prospector with an address of P.O. Box 152 Rock Creek, British Columbia. VOH 1YO. 2. THAT I personally supervised the 1999 Propsectors Assistance Program discussed in this report DATED this 3 day of &-n ( 2000 Kid scheti, Prosped

17 APPENDIX B Geochemical Assay Results and rock Chip Sample Sheet

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22 APPENDIX c References

23 PROSPECTORS REPORT 99 LB GRU) REFERENCES EMPR GEM EMPR EXF L 197%E22 EMPR ASS RPT *1722,6899, 9079 EMI R AEROMAG MAP 7686G EMPR PF (San Antonio Explorations Ltd., Prospectus, June ) GSC OFF 481;637;1969 GSC MEM 79 GSC MAP ;1736A These references are all obtained from the Up-dated 1997 MINFILE, Geological Survey Branch B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines. British Columbia

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