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BRITISH COLUMBIA PROSPECTORS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BRANCH PROGRAM YEAR: 1994195 REPORT #: PAP 94-33 NAME: DON GIBSON

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BRITISH COLUMBIA

PROSPECTORS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINES

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BRANCH

PROGRAM YEAR: 1994195

REPORT #: PAP 94-33

NAME: DON GIBSON

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f3RlTI5H COLI J M0IA

MEMPR

PRO5PECTOR5 A5515TANCE PROGRAM

PRO5PECTlNG REPORT

94-95-P98

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l3RITBI-I COLUMBIA PROSPECTORS ASSZSTANCE PRCGRAM 1994 REPORT AJB-HOR : IJON GIBSON

TABLE OF COIYTENTS

PAGE Nm CONTENT

PART A. SUhfMARP OF PKUSPECl-rNG ACTIWTY

ANALYTICAL LAEHXATORY REPORT

PICTURE ILLWSTRATION OF WORK DONE

B.C. MEMPR

PHYSICAL WORK ASSESSMENT REPORT

SMI 94-01 lml75 173

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01-19-1995 09:SBWl FRO?l TO

AUT'H0RITY: DON GIBSON /

E.0. BOX 28 I 5+&GAWiCK; MANITOBA j ROB 1zo I PkiUN~: (204)-457-2024 ;

1204457234U Y.WI

WORK ORDER: 9503-95 *** FINAL REPORT i***

ANALYTllcF4 LABOMlWKY KUWKT

SANPLB TYP33: CONC~Tb I

SWLE NUNBEN AU !

g/t / 2 92

KNELSON CONC. 244 / I

118 1.445 SLUICE CONC, 2.5: 18.6 0.077

I

SIGNED :

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BRlTl5H COLUMBIA

MEMPR

PHYSICAL WORK A5SE55MEET REPORT

SMI-94-0100675-175

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mm5tt COLUMBIA MEMPK PHYSICAL WORK ASt335MENT REPORT 5MI-S4&XM5175 WMOR:CVNGN?SON

PLACER CLAIM

MINING Dlk’l5lON

NT5 MAP

LATITUDE

LONGITUDE

CLAIM OWNER’5

OPERATOR

DATE 5U6MITTED

Antlpae t 1 Tenure # 310404

104!3/9W

56 degree0 30 tnht.45

130 degrees 2l mlnutss

Claude Kllbury (50%). Don Glbeon @XX), Pioneer Home. PO Box 28, 141 EkyatTt Ea. Wa5agamack. Ketchlccm. Ala&a U.S.A. Manltiba. 999ol ROB 120 FMC# ll405.5 FMC # lG9536 Tel (907) 225-4603 Tel. (204)457-2024

Camp Tel. “Glbecm Camp” Chanwl VLB

Don Gibeon

5ept8mtm 5.1994

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BwrI5H COLUMWA MEMFK PHYWXL WORK A55E55MENT REPORT 5Ml-M-o1oo8m-l75 AUIHOR : OON Gl65oN

TABLE OF CONTENT5

1.2.

35.

6.

7.

6.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13-16.

17-20.

2lz5.

24-27.

MS4 NOTICE OF WORK CE55ATION

lNTROWCTlON

PLACER TITLES REFERENCE MAP 104W I B9

NT5MAP104WI09

WORK AREA 4KETCH

WORK AREA CR055 5ECTION SKETCH # 1

WORK AREA CR.055 SECTION 5KETCH d 2

1994 WORK PROGRAM CALENDAR

LABOR DETAIL5 OF 1994 WORK PRCGRAM

TECHNICAL REPORT

STATEMENT OF COSTS

5TATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

PHOTO COPIEB OF AIR TRAVEL RECEIPT5

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BKlll5H COCUMBlA MEMPR

PHY!XhL WORK A55E55MENT FEPORT %I-9401Co57!5-175

AUTHOR : DON GIBSON

PHYSICGRAPHIC AREA Boundary Range6

65 kilomct-sre to tha Northwest from Sewart. by hallcoptar.

Thle area hae been prospect& for placer gold 6lnce the late 1800’e. H-et-. dnce

its discovery there hae only been three periods of recorded activity. The Department of

Mines of B.C. 1950 Bulletin 628 6tate6 two of these periods and their placar gdd

production. It was also internittcntly worked between 1972 and 1988. During thee8

year6 sn elderly Alaskan gentleman ha6 been working on the bunch placer area. and on a

pit at tha mouth of MItchelI Creek Canyon. Mr. Kllbuty did not reach bedrock In the pit

due to two oxtremcly hlgh watur floodlng disaetere at tha canyon mouth Durlrg 1986.

‘07. ‘88. and ‘09. I mada tCjp$ into the Mitchell Cr. camp to prospect.. stake claims. and

maintain the camp. In 1990 I received a prospecting grant from the province of B.C.,

MEMPR and wae able to epend about two month6 at Mitchell Cr. proepBcung for placar

gold. Subsequent trip6 Into Mitchell Cr. were mada in 1991 and 1992 and at that time

further placer axplortiion. claim *taking. and camp maintenance wa6 cartlad out.

The total t-sot-dad gold production in u1G pa& le 256 ounces. Ho-,

csonomically, thle area In the past and pmeent ie very expensive to work due tithe

remote locality. coarse gravels. and high watar conditione.

The economic outlook has Improved for this area over the pact few year6 with tha

road’s con&-u&ion Into ths Eskay Creek mine. The acce~dbillty wlll be battar and the

cost of traneportdon into the site till be les cxpenslve. Northern Mountain

Hellcopter~ base a Hughee 500 based at the mine. I eetlmate .4 of an hour to make a

round trip intc the camp instead of 1 hour from Sewart. Also, the ixlp from Eekay Craak

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6KITl5H COLUMl3IA MEMPR PHY5lCAL WORK A55E55MENTREPORT 5MI.94-rn%-li5

AUTHOR : DON GIBSON

can be made in bad weather in~the 6ame amount of time as thare ie dlrad access down

the Unuk River and then up Sulphurate Creek to the camp.

New work performed tile year Included excavation of the partfally dug pit at ths

mouth of Mit&ell Creek Canyon. A layer of overburden with the coarsest gravel’s haa

besn remcved to a depth of approximataly 2 meters in this partrally dug p’t, This layer

had produced a minimal amount of placer gold In the pa& according to Mr. Kilbury.

(previous prospector). In thie pit there wae an excessive amount of black organic muck

that had to be removed initially before the gravel6 could be excavated. Wlth thle done,

work began widening. lengthening, and deepening the hole at the bottom of the pit. Ae tha

excavtion progresed there were 3 of layer6 of eediment observed. Work wae etopped

due to a ventilation problem and I was unable to excavate. or drill and sound tha depth to

bedrock.

The &cable gravel6 were mwed by bucket and wheelbarrow to a dump box and

contained there until sluiced. (There was eo much pyrite in the gravel that the dump box :

sparkled In the sunlight.) There wae a bulk gravel eample of approxlmatzly 3.6 cubic li

meturs tested.

The sluice wae 3 meter6 long and 10 cm wide and had to be modlfied radically due

to the theft of a water pump from the camp. 5luicing was slow and dlfXcult a6 I only had

the one pump with an output of 4fX liter* per minute Gravels were preecreened with a

1.25 cm graUng. It was d&nitcly not the oplmal &up but I feel the reeulte attained

with it are reasonably accurm.

Other related work this year included brushing out the trail to the pit and the

working area which had become thickly overgrow In the pa6t few yeare. The approach to

the hellcu@sr landing area was aleo cleared out a* one @lot pointed out that the brueh

had grown enough to cauee concern This tad: wae made difficult and dangerous a6 my

small chalneaw ha6 also been stolen from the camp with the water pump. I had to IJ~G

the saw that ie part of the Alaskan MM with a 30 inch bar. Camp malmtenance wae

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BRIn5H GxlJM5lA

MEMPR PHYSICAL WORK A55E55MENT REPORT 5Ml-94-0100675-175

AUTHOR : DON GIBSON

minimal thi5 year a~ the cabin ha6 &%-cd very little damage in tie past two wint&re.

Firewood and water are both eaeily accessible at thie sits. Wildlife posed minimal

problem6 this year with only one bear in camp which WBB aaeily scar&d off

Reclamation work performed this year included the removal of an ampty 45 gal. fuel

drum, 6 auto batttriae(l2V). and approximataly 2OOkgs. of garbage to the dump In

5ttTWad.

A report has been filed with the RCMP in Stewart regarding the theft& of the water

pump and chaineaw,(flle #94-0249). Hopefully there will be no further equipment theft&

afr it causes delays, increased work load, and a financial burden

,-

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6Rln5H UKLJMBIA MEW!? FliHysICAL WRX hSSE55MENT REPORT 5M1.94-0100875175 AulHm : DON Gll3soN

WMMODIIY, MINERAL Gdd

DEPOSIT TYPE Placer

GEOLOGY Mltchall Creek, and Ite txlbutsrlse, drain6 an area underlsln

by Lower Jurassic Unuk River FormatM rock. Hazulton

Group. Gold cdoura. flakes and nugget5 have been found in

t&9 grawle and alluvl~~n~ along t+w lower reads of the

creak on the tarrscse in the canyon near G4ngras Crc&

down&-earn ix tha cont?wnca wlul SulphuMzs~~&,

and on further to ti Unuk Rlwr. Placer gold prcdudlon

from 1676 to 1880 was raported at 229 OU~WUS, and ftwm

1936 to 1W wa6 reported at 26 ourxx?~ (&lltin 26). A

Gawrman dragllne with a 1/4yard bucket wa5 ut4lzed in

the sluicing of about 274 met&e of gravel near the mouth

of MItchall Cresk. Gold reccvety wae not rqorMd

( Gedogy. ExploraUon. and Mlnlng. 1974 - 361).

This proepbcting program WB to accomplish the rease6ement of a prevlcudy

known placer gold dspoeit by eampllng bedrock grawl’e St the mouth of Mitchell Creek

Canyon In the Sulphur& Designated Placer Area, Northwaetim B.C.. The wwk was

mainly excavation and bulk ssmpllng of placer gravel’s in order to evaluats piacsr gold

content Tha testing program utilized a Plonjer 120 gasoline powered dtill 1 breaker to

as&t the hand 8xcavaUcn

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6Rll-l5H cciJMBIA MWPR PHYSICAL WORK A55E55MENT REPOKT 9&94am075-175 AUTHOR : DON GIBSON

The InlUal layer was the hard packed day thu Impeded my work In 1990. This layer

was between 7.5 to 15 cm thick and wmpoeed of clay, fine gravele, and rocks ran&g

from the dze of your tist to thu dze of your head. Py’ktu wae very pre&minant and

modersta amounte of get-n& and magnstita were present The only course gold found In

this pit 1s ta be loccrtsd between thie layer and the one above It.

The second layer was made up of an asortmati of graveUbouldare eizee and WC)B

approximsrtaly 90 cm thick. It /e very eaelly eroded and easy to excavti. Thle causad

dWWxltie6 as the bides oft& pit statid to wash In wfth the ground water and undercut

wme boulders In the pit eldes. A wooden frame wae conetructud to collar the pit bottom

and worked very well mce in place. Thia layer of gray, soft, crumbly gravels contained

large quantities of course pyrite, ? galena. and smallar amount6 of quartz, gmst, and

magneth Thars was no cared geld in tile layer, however there wae a small amount of

flour gold dulcad.

The third layer uncc-fered ie another layer of very hard packed clay which is almost

mtlrely tnBd8 up af flea pyrite and small amourrte of magnet?@. Gdd wa6 not found in

tile layer BO far. Thle layer wa6 12 tu 24 cm thick and work wa6 halted before It could be

complet.oly remwed. Poor ventAat[on In tha hole forced wot+z to cuaed a6 the PiofJar’6

exhauet bme overpowering.

There wefa three eiuioe eetups with the eluioe being cleaned up sftar each one.

Gravele eluicad: Eipppnd.

1). The gravel6 oftha fit-et hard pack layor and thoea abwe It. .9 ma

2). The gravels of the gray. soft. crumbly layer. 2.3 me

3), Tha gravel6 of lb cwcond hard packed clay layer. .4 m’

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BRnlSH COLUMBIA MEMPR PHYSCAL WORK ASE55MENT REPORT 5MI-94-oloo675-175 AUTHOR : DON GIBSON

1). The first e4ulc.e produced a fuw gold flake6 the large& maaeuring &mm x 4mm

x 2 mm and no d&e&able flour gold.

2). The wcond elulce produced a emall amount of flour gold and no coapw gold.

3). Ths third sluice produced M detectable gold.

All of the elulcu concentrat-s were then comblned and take to Knelson Gold

Concentrators Inc. In Langley, B.C.. This was done for two reaeone, to double check my

reeulte. and to see how the concentrator worked. (i.e.. would It be worth while getting one

to asmre accurate reaults and s@ up the proepting).

In the 3.6 cubic meters of alluvial gravel6 sampled. plus the other 2.5 cubic meters

of rock and muck excavated. the amount of gold recovered was lneignfficant, other than

Me fact that there ie placer gold present

To this point In time this area i6 uncconomlcal and Further eampling IS required

Bedrock wee not reached thie year, and the reeulte of thle year6 elulclng are

dimraging. Bedrock mu& be reached for B better aaweement of the at&~ pro6pecte

The work cornpet. thle year will make next year’6 work directly focueed on reaching bed

rock. The hole in the pit Is collared and covered tu prevent the eldes from eroding and the

organic muck from building up. Also. with a few modlficstion~ tu the Pionjar’e exhaust it

will be the perfect tool for excavating the gravel at the bottom oftha pit The e4ulcs eet

up will have to be redeelgned In the iirt-u re and a larger pump will be needed Al% the

cabin should aleo be In good ohape neti year provi&d there le not an exceptionally heavy

enowfall to collapse or damage tha roof

A6 diecueeed earlier the co& of tran6portation into tile cite I6 becoming more

reasonable and a similar program ie being planned for 1995

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mmti COLUMBIA MEMPK PHYSICAL WKKA55E55MENTKEPOKT SMI-9Q-M006m-175 AUTHOR : DON GIEON

The Knelmn Gold Concentrator would ba a benefit to the proepe.&ng but it IB very

expensive and until there i6 a proven depoeit a good 6lulce till be m.8%cltr~~ to

cxmcmtr& th alluvial gravala.

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l3KllwH COLUMBIA MEMFR PHYSICAL WORK ASSE55MENT REPORT 4Ml-34-0100675.175 AUMOK : DON GIBSON

I initially start& placer pro6pecUng in 1980 when I met an dd Urn6 proBpercta; Mr. Claude

Kilbury from Ketchlkan. Ala6ka He wae working hi6 piacsr lesw at the mouth of MItchelI Creek canyon.

During that eummer of 1980. and the following one aim, I wa6 working a6 a helicopter mechanic In a

geology camp run by ES50 Mineral6 on Mitchell Cr.. All my spare tlm6 wa6 epent proq?ecting for piecar

down tie 5ulphurettc6 Valley and along the ea6t side of Mitchell Cr. A6 much time as po66ibla wae

spent with Mr. kllbuty in thoee twc Bummer6 leamlng about placer gold exploration from hle 20+ year6

of proepectlng oxpetience.

During 1906. ‘87. ‘00. and ‘09, I made trip6 into the Mitchell Cr. camp to p~o6pect. stake claims,

and maintain the camp.

In 1990 I received 6 pro6pecting grant from the pro&o6 of B.C.. MEMPR. and wa6 able to 6pend

about two month6 at MItchelI Cr. proepstlng for placer gold. Subsequent tripe into Mitchell Cr. wers

mad6 in 19Sl and 1992 and at that time further placar exploration and camp mairrtonanca wa6 canidd

OLh.

My pa6t actual mining experience Include6 nine month6. In 1377-78. when I was employed with

Noranda Mining Co., Gaco DIV.. In Manltouwadge. Ontario. Ourlng that psrlod I worked underground

mucking. tramming, long-ho18 loading, blasting. and 6cam work I wa6 able to aucca66fully complete a

Baeic Underground Mining Skill6 Courw during that time which included a blaeting courBd.

To further enhance the phyalcal and working knowledge of placer proepe4ng I dld 6am6 fairly

cxtsnelve research irrto the Mitchell Cr. are6 in regard6 to past placer pro6pecting and production. The

remarch wae done at the B.C. Provincial Archlves and the MEMPR Library. both in Victotia. during the

winters In lS0O and 1981. (Please refer al60 to an at%achad list of books paper% and article6 thcrt I

have read in relatJon to placer pro6pectlng and production.)

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BRITISH COWMWA MEMPR PHYSICAL WORK ASBESSMENT REPORT EM-wol00675-175 AUWOR : DON GIBSON

OVERY OF SF1 FCTFD 51 I I-NFIGURATIONS. 1900. by

Jamee HamIlton. UBC.

AN ANAlXjE OF 51 I IICF li%X R.44 1990. by Randy Clarkaon P. Enq. and Owan

Pest.

B.C. MEMPR ALL BULLETLNS with any reference to the Unuk River

B.C. MEMPR -ICAl FIFI DbYf&, 1908. Paper 1909-l pg, 223-248

B.C. MEMF’R @iQLQZXALFIELDWORK. 1909. Paper 1990-l pg 519520

B.C. MEMPR. -AL FlFl lX!QEKo 1990, Papw 1991-l ps. 331.344

B.C. MEMPR GEQL@lCAI FlFl DbQ%, 1992, Papar 1993-l pg. 463473

B.C. MEMPR GUIDF TO LFfXjLA-ilQN AND APPROVAI 5 IN PI ACER 1986

B.C. MEMPK GL!lDFI INF5 FORbiltiFRAL FXPLORAUDN: FNVI- RFC’ &%X&J&Q

A&TiQ&,Br Jan. 1992

B.C. MEMPR, -TlON TO PROGPFCTUi& 1966, by E.L. Faulkener

B.C. MEMPR. MlNERhLF ACT AND RF-

i7.C. MEMPR. D?J ON PI &IS&MINING IN B.C- Bulbtin 21,1946

B.C. MEMPR, ?&.CQMETD STAKING IN BL

I GFCQiByilCAI 5URVFY #18.1987. by GSC. open flle #I6545 (&c sp6~ific. #&7l412

Nl4Z2.87l423.87l424.07l430)

QJ5PFR5tON AND BFHAVIOR OF GOLD IN 5TRFAM SFD&l&$!Zi 1990, by W.K. Flatchar (qwn fib

199026)

e 1970. by. Gamat Ba6qu6

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BRITISH COLUMBlA MEMPR PHY5ICAL WOW. ASBE55MENT REPORT 5Ml-24.OliXW5-175

,. ‘~ AUlHOR : DON GIBSON

-5 OF PLACFR MJM&, 1376, by Garnet Baequa

f’L&YFR CXII p 1935. by hllan Trueman. UK

flACFR cXLQ RFMVEKY RF5Fm 1990. by Randy Clarkson P. Eng.

RFPORT4 OF THF MIWTKY OF w 1874-1982 Inclusive. wl~sre tit-6 wae any mention of tie Unuk

Rlvm or it6 tibucarise

RFFRWIC FKPLORATION. 1977, by H. Myers P. Eng.. P. Geol

1990. by C.H. Macdonald P. Eng.

YL!K.ON PL-G IND!BJXY. 1978-1982. by R.L. Deblckl

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