GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RERnRT. Assessment Report on Physical Work. CAYOOSH CONDOR Group of Placer Claims Lillooet Mining Division

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1 Assessment Report on Physical Work CAYOOSH CONDOR Group of Placer Claims Lillooet Mining Division PC 105 CAYOOSH CONDOR I1 PC 106 CAYOOSH CONDOR John P. La Rue June loth, 1991 Lillooet, B.C. GEOLOGICAL BRANCH ASSESSMENT RERnRT

2 I. INTRODUCTION i) Both Placer Claims are located from 4-9 kms WSW of Lillooet, B.C. in the Lillooet Mining Division. Good two-wheei drive access to each is provided by Duffy Lake Rd. Cayoosh Condor I1 PC105 is called the Enterprise Bench Claim for its' proximity to Enterprise Bridge, and is found on NTS Map 92 I12/W. Cayoosh Condor PC106 is called 'Big Bench' for it's size, and is found on NTS Map 92 J9/E. ii) Both claims are owned and operated by John P. La Rue of Lillooet, B.C., and were staked under an application for designation establishing them as 'placer' ground, under Regulation of the Minister M136, B.C. Reg. 191/90. Numerous Annual Minister of Mines Reports attest to a history of placer gold mining along the lower portions of Cayoosh Creek, especially downstream from the Golden Cache and Bonanza Ledge hardrock past-producers, which are located approximately 12 lan WSW of Lillooet, B.C. iii) A summary of work performed on the claims for assessment purposes is as follows: EC CAYKJSH CONDOR I1 Physical work was completed comprised of contracted cat work to do the initial clearing of the camp site, settling ponds, and access roads. A total of approximately 400meters length of roadway/access/settling ponds were established; this work is not yet complete. For assessment purposes, $ was spent on cat work to date. PC CAYOOSH CONCOR A total of 4 excavations were completed for assessment purposes. The reason for the excavations was to obtain information on the vertical horizons for the placer paystreak(s). All gravel was processed through a 9" wide sluice box, set in the current; the sluice was hand fed by shovel and bucket. Test Pit #l was the only site to return measurable quantities of gold, while all sites sampled did produce color. In excess of three days were spent in the excavations, by two $ per day each for a total valuation of the work for assessment purposes of $

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6 The gold on Enterprise Bench is found in at least two well defined paystreaks. The upper layer is fairly uniform and runs just under the surface of the main body of the bench. It is characterized by larger cobbles and small boulders up to 1.5 ft, and is conspicuous 'T~b-3 the iron-stain that many of these rocks possess. Average- is approximately 4' in height. The lower paystreak lies perhaps 10' in depth below the iron-stain paystreak. It's overall thickness and exact relationship has not yet been defined, but it is found in the bottom of the trench left from historic workings (by the Chinese?) and is obviously the streak the early miners were working towards. Immediately upstream from the trench face, at the creek's edge, can be seen a solid clay layer. I assume that at some depth immediately below the trench face, this clay layer extends, and was the overall control factor as to why the gold settled out here. An interesting note is that Platinum is also being found with the gold in the gravels here. As of this date, the platinum assay is not complete, but the sample submitted has a "high Rhodium content". Four test pits were excavated on Big Bench - PC 106, as follows: Site 1 - This pit was excavated at low water mark, and was initiated to sample the gravels under a large 8' wide boulder. Approx- 3 imately 4-5 m were removed from this pit, including rocks. f3qnlaia-c The pit began approximately four feet in height above the level of the stream, and was stopped at approximately two feet below the level of the stream when the incoming water flow made further excavation difficult. No clay layer was reached, nor was there any sign of the iron-stain other than casual. This hole returned some large flakes approx 1/4" accross and total return was nearly 9 grams (avoir.) Site 2 - This pit was excavated to a depth of approximately three feet below a huge boulder, approximately30 meters from the creek's edge. This is actually a chunk off the mountain above, being perhaps 30' in height and ft in diameter. This excavation was terminated at 3' depth without encountering any placer alluvial gravels; most of the material consisted of angular bedrock fragments and detritus from the slopes above.

7 Site 3 - This site has a 25 M. face of gravels at a slope of Gravels were first concentrated/screened through a 1/2" mesh screen into a 5 gallon bucket, then carried down to the edge of the greek and run through the sluice. Each bucket contains an estimated.5 cu ft when half full. A total of 14 buckets were processed in this manner from the gravels of this face, at varying heights. A small quantity of gold was recovered with some small wires up to 1/16th inch long. The amount was less than a gram and was not weighed. Using this general method of sampling, it is not possible to determine which layer produced the gold. Site 4 - The sluice was set in the current at this location, and many small pits dug and the gravels fed thaough the sluice. Most of the gravels processed were from levels at the highwater mark and above, although some gravels were shovelled from the creek, directly into the box. A small quantity of placer gold and a match-head size nugget of platinum were recovered. Approximately 2 cu. meters were processed at this site.

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10 Itemized Cost Statement Sufficient costs were incurred for assessment purposes as follows : PC- 105 CAYOOSH CONDOR I1 Invoice for $ cash disbursement for cat work PC CAYOOSH CONDOR Physical Work: 2 persons X $150 per day X 3 days = $

11 _- ince of British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources RECORD OF PLACER CLAIM -,MINERAL TENURE ACT P 9aik I 12w SECTION 23 RECORD NO PC 105 MINING RECEIPT NO t BC. DATE OF RECORD June*w DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SHADED AREA " 1, &-w Qk LAR NAME LE AGENTFOR LILLOOET * MINING DIVISION NAME APPLlCATlOh TO RECORD A PLACER CLAIM TELEPHONE ADDRESS POSTAL CODE 4 b TELEPHONE. ADDRESS POSTAL CODE VALID SUBSISTING F.M.C. NO. ACCESS: FMC CODE hereby apply for a record of a placer claim for thqocation as outlined on the attached copy of placer titles reference map No. -92-T 17- bd, i n t h e h l ~ m ;7 Mining Division. Describe how you geined access to the location; include references to roads, trails, topographic features, permanent landmarks, and a description of the post location. I have securely affixed the portion of the metal identification tag embossed 'PLACER - INITIAL POST (NO. 1)" to the initial post and impressed this information on the tag: f3l I have securely affixed the portion of the metal identification tag embossed 'PLACER - FINAL POST (NO. 2)" to the final post (or the witness post' and impressed this information on the tag: TAG NO. P TAG NO. P bo35ct PLACER - INITIAL POST (NO. 1) PLACER - FINAL POST (NO. 2) saf AGENTFOR - DATE COMMENCED DdE 2e \-* TIME COMMENCED DIR. TO NO. 2 METRES TO RIGHT METRES TO LEFT I!.% Pvvl 5" SEE To Itz. 75 fl- LOCATOR - AGENT - - R O F n DIST. FROM NO. 1 5DO M- DATE COMPLETED \,,, 23" 'If witness post placed for final post: Bearing to true position of final post distance metres. I have complied with all the terms and conditions of the Mineral Tenure Act Regulation pertaining to the loca!ion of placer claims and have attached a plan of the location on which!he p0s:tions of the initial and final posts (and witness and identification Dosts if

12 MAP NO. of British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources nt\q T rylj MINING RECEIPT NO. F* 30 NOT WRITE IN THIS SHADED AREA 9E RECORD OF PLACER CLAIM ;MINERAL ci,-+nnmrn.- hi1 looet TENURE ACT SECTION 23 PC 106 RECORD NO A_-- June 23 U.L. UA I t Ut UkLUMJ.19- LILLOOET MINING DIVISION 90 APPLIC AT1 ON TO RECORD A PLACER CLAIM TELEPHONE VALID SUBSISTING F.M.C.' NO. c ADDRESS 5os*>s t * POSTAL CODE d ADDRESS TELEPHONE VALID SUBSISTING F.M.C. NO. - POSTAL COO ACCESS: FMC CODE FMC CODE hereby apply for a record of a placer claim for the location as outlined on the attached copy of placer titles reference map I-c No.2& ) 9,in the Ll m ( Mining Division. Describe how you gzined access to the location; include references to roads, trails, topographic features, permanent landmarks, and a description of the post location. z"hl3fztmg cwhlcc 'I;h.r~SWd. LcuYTtEp Qk) ps &#T a m 6 F Gl-sfl c w y- *OM. l)cd dstm - 'IFt G.mw g m, Cesqrh), Ct FAqH ma, c #c -11; (3d KE 4k /IcooLCo *20.0\ I have securely affixed the portion of the metal identification tag embossed "PLACER- INITIAL POST (NO 1)" to the initial post and impressed this information on the tag. TAG NO. P l;so353 PLACER - INITIAL POST (NO 1) CLAIM NAME c&7~s-c\ - LOCATOR AGENTFOR %- rw RLG DATE COMMENCED >?/ 3d TIMECOMMENCED L I have securely affixed the portion of the metal identification tag embossed 'PLACER - FINAL POST (NO 2)" to the final post (or the witness post' and impressed this information on the tag CLAIMNAME LOCATOR AGENTFOR TAG NO. P h o 3 s 3 PLACER - FINAL POST (NO 2) W a7mbb4 c-1- DlST FROM NO 1 x s. V TIME COMPLETED 12 NCs;r3 102 w.5. DIR TON0 2 METRES TO RIGHT \so a' METRESTOLEFT cs IC.1. \% DATE COMPLETED 'If witness post placed for final post- Bearing to true position of final post distance Xdik z3a sb metres DWOD - I have complied with all the terms and conditions of the Mineral Tenure Act Regulation pertaining to the location of placer claims and have attached a plan of the location on which the positions of the initial and final posts (and witness and identification posts if applicable) are indicated JUN 25 IS90

13 Statement of Course Completion i t JOHN P, LARUE has I, Successfu I ly Completed 180 n Hours of Instruction MINERAL EXPLORATION FOR PROSPECTORS PRESENTED BY B.C. MINISTRY OF ENERGY, MNES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES B*C. MlNISlXY OF EDUCATION APRlL 76 to 30, I953 - MESACH7E LAKE, B,C. TIAY 2, 1983 Dated at Nanairno, British Columbia, Canzda..,. i ,.. -.ea,' *?%<.... >* ( /., l..l,...,.'.. -- ~