GEOLOGCAL ASSESSMENT REPORT ON THE AU 1 CLAMS WEST NORSE RESOURCES LMTED HOPE - YALE AREA NEW WESTMNSTER MNNG DVSON R.E. Renshaw, P. Eng. Consulting Geologist 49O - 33' North Latitude 12o - 25' West Longitude May lst, 1984 Vancouver, B.C.
NDEX Page NTRODUCTON LOCATON AND ACCESS PHY SOGRAPHY WATER POWER TMBER ACCOMMODATON CLAMS CLMATE HSTORY OF AREA AND CLAMS EXPLORATON PROGRAM RECOMMENDATONS 2 Maps. Location Map 2. Claim Map 3. Geological Map 4. Grid Lines Back Back Back Back Apppendices A. Statement of Estimated Costs B. Certificate of Qualification Back Back
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GEOLOGCAL ASSESSMENT REPORT ON THE AU 1 CLAMS WEST NORSE RESOURCES LMTED HOPE - YALE AREA NEW WESTMNSTER MNNG DVSON NTRODUCTON This report is prepared at the request of Mr. L. Metcalfe, the secretary treasurer of West Norse Resources Limited, 409 Granville Street, Vancouver, B.C. t is based upon a geological mapping program conducted during August and September, 19 8 3. LOCATON AND ACCESS The property is located immediately east of the old mining settlement of Yale on the east side of the Fraser River. t is also some 18 kilometers north of the town of Hope. The geographical location of the central portion of the claims is 49'-33' and '121'-25' west longitude. north latitude Access to the claims is either by a long, winding logging road some 25 kilometers in the length which starts at Hope at an elevation of 150 feet and climbs to 4,000 feet before descending to the Fraser River again at an elevation of 190 feet. t is a good 1% hour ride by four wheel drive car or pickup. A better route is by outboard motor boat across the Fraser River from Yale. This is only 20 minutes travel time. n the early stages of development this route is recommended. The main line of the Canadian National Railway passes through the southwestern portion of the claims. A loading siding is present.
-2- PHYSOGRAPHY The Au 1 group of claims is in the Cascade Mountain area at its boundary with the Coast Range system. The,Fraser River is, in general, a fault contact between the two physiographic provinces. As one goes north the Cascade system gradually merges into the gentler topography of the nterior Plateau. Elevations range from the Bench Mark of 197 feet on the west bank of the Fraser River, through a bench flat of some 500 feet high to a maximum of 3500 feet at the eastern portion of the claims. WATER Ample water is available for all diamond drilling, mining, milling, and domestic use. POWER The British Columbia Power transmission lines pass through the claims. TMBER Some second growth stands of Douglas Fir and cedar are present. ACCOMMODATON No accommodation is present on the claims. Ample facilities are available in Yale. CLAMS The Au 1 group of claims consists of 15 metric units and is properly staked. The posts are tagged and have the correct inscriptions. The tage number is 81911 and the Record Number is 1471. The claims are recorded in the New Westminster Recording Office on 20 May 82 and are in good standing until 20 May 84. The group contains 450 hectares, none of which are in contravention.
- 5 - CLMATE The climate is relatively mild and wet. Precipitation is about 60 inches per year and falls fairly well distributed throughout the year. Summer temperatures will be 65' - 70' F while winter lows may reach -lo F for a few weeks in January or February. The climate is such that year round mining and development operations can be carried out with little or no lost time from inclement weather conditions. HSTORY OF AREA AND CLAMS Mining history of the area dates back to the placer gold rush days of the 1850's when Yale was the head of navigation on the Fraser River and the jumping off place for the Cariboo gold fields. Yale at that time was one of the largest towns on the Pacific coastal area. With the waning of the placer fields some hard rock prospecting was done with only a few discoveries. Copper-nickel ores were found on Emory Creek but little was done on them for 70 years when it was mined in B.C. Nickel or Giant Mascot Mines. Also found were the low grade gold-quartz deposits located to the east of the Au 1 claims and which are now being developed and mined by Carolin Mines Ltd. No previous history of the claims is known except of the area being staked and the claims dropped without any exploration work being done. The basic structural pattern results largely from intense deformation in mid- Cretaceous to Early Tertiary time. The long regional Hope and Yale faults are prominent on the west and east banks of the Fraser River. Locally the following rock types or formations are present according to Geological Survey of Canada Map 12-1969, published in 1970.
-4- Unit 25 CENOZOC Pleistocene and Recent These are glacial, glaciofluvial and fluvial gravel, sand and clay are present in the western portion of the claims and mask most of the bedrock. The central and eastern portions of the claims contain rock exposures of the following map units. Unit 20 CENOZOC?? Early Tertiary and/or Late Cretaeous These are foliated granodiorite and ql portion of the claims. tz diorite nd occi r in the east and central Unit 1 PALEOZOC Devonian?, Carboniferous? These are predominently chloritic and andesitic "greenstones". nor t h-sout h f ol iation. They also display a They are present east of the eastern boundary of the claims. Unit C Gneissic rocks of unknown age. They are present in the western and central portion of the claims.
-5- EXPLORATON PROGRAM During late August and early September an exploration program was conducted as follows: Grid East-West grid lines were established at 100 meter intervals and 25 feet meter stations covering the entire property - Figure 4. This grid will be used at a later date as control for geophysical and geochemical surveys. Geological Mapping Geological mapping was done on established grid. This is plotted at a scale of 1&5000 (Map 3). n general the mapping established rock types and structure favourable for gold deposition. Two rocks types are present on the property as follows. Unit 20 Early Tertiary and/or Late Cretaceous This is well foliated medium to fine grained granodiorite and medium grained green grey quartz diorite. Fracturing and narrow quartz veining with pyrite were found.
-6- Unit C (Age not established) GNESS This is a well foliated pink to gray biotite gneiss. Foliation directions are present, but in general they have a north-south direction and steep westerly dips. They are well fractured in places and minor quartz veining is present, particularly along the line zone of the projected Yale fault. Structure Two prominent fault structures occur in the area. The Hope fault is on the west side of the Fraser River and may be present at or near the southwest corner of the claims. The Yale fault just about bisects the claims in a north-south direction. Approximately 15 kilometers south of the Au property and north of the town of Hope equivalent gneissic rocks contain gold showings in quartz veins. These are unusually associated with north-south faulting. RECOMMENDATONS Complete the geochemical and geophysical surveys as outlines as Phase 2 of exploration. /3 Consulting Geologist Vancouver, B.C.
APPENDX "A" TABLE OF COSTS - WEST NORSE RESOURCES LTD. - Au Group 1) 35.1 klm of line 2) Geological Mapping 3) Logistics 4) 5) 4 Wheel Drive and Boat Rental Engineering and Supervision 6) Supplies, flagging, pick, etc. 7) Drafting, stenograph $ 6,142.50 1,500.00 3,677.27 1,500.00 1,500.00 225.00 377.38 $14,822.15
APPENDX "B" CERTFCATE OF QUALFCATONS, Rodney E. Renshaw, hereby certifiy that, 1) live in the City of Vancouver, British Columbia and maintain an office at 11803-470 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia. 2) am a graduate of the University of British Columbia and hold the degree of Bachelor of Applied Science in Geological Engineering, and have also taken two years of post graduate studies in specialized courses in geology and geophysics. 3) am a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of British Columbia and have been practising my profession since 1946 in Canada, the United States and Mexico. 4) have no interest, direct or indirect, in any of the claims, or shares of West-Norse Resources Ltd., nor do expect to receive any. 5) t is based upon a geological mapping program conducted during August and September, 1983.
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