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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 2
3. LOCATION AND ACCESS 7 4. CLAIMS INFORMATION 8
5. HISTORY 10 6. GEOLOGY 12 7. ORE RESERVES . 14
8. SURFACE RESERVES 17
9. DISCUSSION 19
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1. L o c a t i o n Map 2. C l a i m s Map
APPENDICIES
1. C e r t i f i c a t e s 2. B i b l i o g r a p h y
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1. INTRODUCTION
I n A u g u s t 1980 t h e a u t h o r s were engaged by D a v i d M i n e r a l s L t d . t o s t u d y p r e v i o u s work and a s s e s s t h e economic p o t e n t i a l o f t h e U t i c a Mine
s i t u a t e d w e s t o f K a s l o , B. C. i n t h e S l o c a n
M i n i n g D i v i s i o n o f S o u t h C e n t r a l B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a . The work was c o n d u c t e d by a r e v i e w o f a v a i l a b l e i n f o r m a t i o n (see b i b l i o g r a p h y ) and i n s p e c t i o n o f t h e p r o p e r t y by Mr. R. W o l f e , P. Eng.
T h i s r e p o r t d e s c r i b e s t h e b a c k g r o u n d , r e s u l t s o b t a i n e d , and c o n t a i n s recommendations as t o f u r t h e r a c t i o n . The a u t h o r s ' c e r t i f i c a t e s a r e appended.
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2. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
1. The U t i c a Mine, a f o r m e r p r o d u c i n g s i l v e r , l e a d and z i n c mine i s l o c a t e d some 30 odd r o a d k i l o m e t r e s n o r t h w e s t o f t h e town o f K a s l o , B. C. i n t h e S l o c a n M i n i n g D i s t r i c t , C e n t r a l Kootenay R e g i o n , s o u t h e r n B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a .
2. D a v i d M i n e r a l s L t d . , owns and o p e r a t e s a g o l d , s i l v e r , l e a d and z i n c m i l l complex a t A i n s w o r t h , B. C , some 50 r o a d k i l o m e t r e s s o u t h and e a s t o f t h e U t i c a M i n e .
3. The U t i c a p r o p e r t y i s s i t u a t e d i n a v e r y p i c t u r e s q u e p o r t i o n o f B. C , and i n t h e Kokanee Range o f t h e S e l k i r k M o u n t a i n s ,
c h a r a c t e r i z e d by a r e l a t i v e l y h i g h and s t e e p u p l a n d s u r f a c e , w h i c h f o r t h e most p a r t i s w e l l f o r e s t e d and c o n t a i n s abundant w a t e r .
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4. I n i t i a l p r o d u c t i o n from t h e U t i c a was i n
1909, and t o d a t e , s p o r a t i c p r o d u c t i o n d u r i n g t h e y e a r s has t o t a l l e d a p p r o x i m a t e l y 12,600 t o n s a v e r a g i n g 68 ounces o f s i l v e r p e r t o n ; 7.8% l e a d , 3.2% z i n c , and s m a l l amounts o f g o l d , a n t i m o n y and cadmium. The e s t i m a t e d t o t a l p r o d u c t i o n o f s i l v e r i s o v e r 850,000 o u n c e s , and p r e s e n t day g r o s s v a l u e o f t h i s p r o d u c t i o n i s c o n s i d e r a b l e i n v i e w o f t h e r e c e n t p r i c e r a n g e f o r s i l v e r . (Spot London, e a r l y September '80, +$16.00 U.S. p e r o u n c e ) .
5. The U t i c a Mine has undergone s e v e r a l r e - e x a m i n a t i o n s by s e v e r a l companies and
c o n s u l t a n t s , t h e most r e c e n t by Mr. R. W o l f e , P. Eng., i n A u g u s t , 1980 on b e h a l f o f D a v i d M i n e r a l s L t d .
6. The o l d u n d e r g r o u n d w o r k i n g s a r e , by and l a r g e , i n a c c e s s i b l e and t h e r e f o r e d e t a i l e d r e - s a m p l i n g work i s i m p o s s i b l e w i t h o u t r e - h a b i l i t a t i o n . C o n s e q u e n t l y u n d e r g r o u n d o r e
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(measured) t o t a l o f 9,590 t o n s a v e r a g i n g 22.8 i I
o u n c e s o f s i l v e r , 1.44% l e a d and 2.54% z i n c
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7. S u r f a c e o r e r e s e r v e s , i n t h e form o f p r e v i o u s l y m i n e d and e a s i l y a c c e s s i b l e mine dumps a r e
r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e f o r s a m p l i n g . Mr. R. W o l f e
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c o n c u r s w i t h p r e v i o u s e s t i m a t e s on tonnage jj ( s p e c i f i c a l l y on t h e No. 4 l e v e l dump) o f |
f a p p r o x i m a t e l y 30,000 t o n s w i t h an a v e r a g e
g r a d e e s t i m a t e d by Mr. D. G r i f f i t h (1979) o f c l o s e t o 5 ounces o f s i l v e r p e r t o n , t o t h a t by Mr. S t e v e n s o n , (19 79) o f j u s t o v e r 7 o u n c e s p e r t o n .
8. T h e e a s i l y a c c e s s i b l e , i n e x p e n s i v e , p o s s i b l e m i l l f e e d a v a i l a b l e on t h e U t i c a No. 4 l e v e l dump, i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e o t h e r dumps, b a c k -
f i l l m a t e r i a l and undergound " i n s i t u " r e s e r v e s
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i; r e p r e s e n t a c o n s i d e r a b l e a s s e t and v i a b l e
m i l l f e e d a t c u r r e n t m a r k e t p r i c e s f o r j
s i l v e r . i
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r a p i d l y p r o c e e d w i t h t h e n e g o t i a t i o n s f o r
a c q u i s i t i o n o f t h e U t i c a Mine and mine dumps, and i f o u t r i g h t p u r c h a s e c o s t s a r e r e a s o n a b l e t o s h i p , t r e a t , and r e c o v e r m e t a l s from t h e U t i c a dumps a t t h e D a v i d M i n e r a l s M i l l i n A i n s w o r t h , B. C.
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10. C o n t i n g e n t on t h e c u r r e n t p r i c e o f s i l v e r , ! and t h e p o s s i b l e e s c a l a t i o n o f t h e p r i c e j d u r i n g t h e " s h i p p i n g " p e r i o d , i t i s a l s o
recommended t o r e - e v a l u a t e i n s i t u r e s e r v e s
i a t t h e o l d U t i c a M i n e , and t o e x p l o r e f o r
p o s s i b l e a l o n g s t r i k e and down d i p p o t e n t i a l ! i n a d d i t i o n t o p o s s i b l e new s t r u c t u r e s w h i c h
may be f o u n d w i t h modern e x p l o r a t i o n t e c h - j n i q u e s .
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R e s p e c t f u l l y s u b m i t t e d ,
R. W o l f e , P. Eng.,
D. R. C o c h r a n e , P. Eng., September 8, 1980,
D e l t a , B. C.
LOCATION AND ACCESS
The U t i c a M i n e i s s i t u a t e d i n s o u t h e r n B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a , some 4 4 0 k m ( 2 7 5 m i l e s ) e a s t o f V a n c o u v e r , a n d 250 km ( 1 5 5 m i l e s ) s o u t h w e s t o f C a l g a r y , A l b e r t a . T h e a r e a i s known a s t h e C e n t r a l K o o t e n a y R e g i o n a n d t h e n e a r e s t s e r v i c e c o m m u n i t y i s K a s l o , B. C , w h i c h , i n 1966 h a d a p o p u l a t i o n o f j u s t u n d e r 1000 p e o p l e . The t o w n c o n t a i n s a f a i r c o m p l e m e n t o f s e r v i c e s i n c l u d i n g a c c o m o d a t i o n , s e r v i c e s t a t i o n s , r e s t - a u r a n t s , e t c . , b u t t h e r e g i o n a l c e n t r e i s t h e c i t y o f N e l s o n , B. C , s i t u a t e d some 65 o d d r o a d km t o t h e s o u t h . T h e U t i c a M i n e i s m o r e p r e c i s e l y l o c a t e d some 19 km (12 m i l e s ) w e s t f r o m K a s l o , B. C. o n h i g h w a y 31 A, t h e n 12 km
(7 1/2 m i l e s ) s o u t h w e s t u p t h e T w e l v e M i l e C r e e k r o a d . T h e p r o p e r t y i s l o c a t e d a t l a t i - t u d e 49° 5 8 ' N., 117° 0 7 ' W., i n N.T.S. c o d e a r e a 8 2 F / 1 4 .
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DAVID MINERALS LTD. (N.P.L.)
Utica Property
Slocan Mining Division
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near Kasfo, 8. C.
NTS. 82F//4E
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4. CLAIMS INFORMATION
The U t i c a M i n e , S l o c a n M i n i n g D i v i s i o n , c o n s i s t s o f a t o t a l o f s e v e n t e e n (17) c o n t i g u o u s c l a i m s a n d f r a c t i o n s a n d owned b y M a r t i n a n d L i l l y L t d .
P e r t i n e n t c l a i m s i n f o r m a t i o n i s s e t o u t i n t h e f o l l o w i n g t a b l e :
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T A B L E A
C L A I M NAME LOT NO. ACREAGE
M i n e r v a F r a c t i o n 1 4 1 0 9 34.44
T i m e a n d T i d e 1 4 1 1 1 51.56
May V 1 4 3 8 0 40.47
May V F r a c t i o n 1 4 3 8 3 24.04
U t i c a 4566 51.65
A l i c e . No. 5 4567 24 .66
R o c k B o u l d e r 5 3 0 5 47.14
A n d r e w J a y 5304 51.65
C o l o r a d o 5308 27.13
P a y O r e 5309 25.69
H e r c u l e s 1 4 1 1 0 46.14
O v e r l o o k e d F r a c t i o n 1 4 3 8 1 30.34
F r a n c e s C. 1 4 3 8 2 29.24
C r o w n P a i n t 13474 5 1 . 6 5
K o o t e n a y B e l l e 1 3 4 7 5 4 9 . 9 1
S o l 1 4 1 0 7 51.65
S o l No. 1 1 4 1 0 8 51.15
T o t a l S e v e n t e e n (17) 6 8 8 . 5 1 a c r e s
The c l a i m s a r e shown o n B. C. M i n e r a l T i t l e s map 8 2 F / 1 4 E , a c o p y o f w h i c h a c c o m p a n i e s t h i s r e p o r t .
The a u t h o r h a s n o t c h e c k e d t i t l e t o t h e c l a i m s u n d e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n .
DAVID MINERALS LTD. (N.RL.) Utico Property near Kaslo, B. C.
Slocon Mining Division 82F/14E
figure 2 V —C l a i m s
Scale 1 - 5 0 , 0 0 0
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C o c h r a n * C o n i u l l m l i Limited W I E ^ K b i l l » H T 1 W4.1J.
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5. HISTORY
C a i r n s (1935) r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e p r i n c i p a l l o d e o r l o d e s were d i s c o v e r e d and s t a k e d on Twelve M i l e C r e e k i n J u l y , 1892. A p p a r e n t l y , t h e f i r s t r e c o r d e d p r o d u c t i o n was i n 1909 when 34 t o n s o f
s i l v e r - l e a d o r e y i e l d e d , on t h e a v e r a g e , 84 ounces o f s i l v e r and 24% l e a d t o t h e t o n . C a i r n s f u r t h e r r e p o r t s t h a t by 1935 t h e r e were f i v e p r i n c i p a l a d i t s and a s h a f t d e v e l o p i n g t h e main l o d e and a number o f a d d i t i o n a l s h o r t a d i t s t o t e s t m i n e r a l - i z e d c r o s s s t r u c t u r e s . The t o t a l r e c o r d e d p r o d u c t i o n f r o m t h e U t i c a Mine between 1909 and 1958 i s 820,394 o u n c e s o f s i l v e r from 7066 t o n s mined f o r an a v e r a g e g r a d e o f 116 ounces o f s i l v e r , 13.4% l e a d and 4%
z i n c . M i n o r amounts o f g o l d , cadmium and antimony have a l s o been p r o d u c e d . The l a s t o p e r a t o r was Mr. J . A. Cooper o f K a s l o , B. C.
S t e v e n s o n (1979) r e p o r t s t h a t i n 1960 L a j o M i n e s a c q u i r e d an i n t e r e s t i n t h e p r o p e r t y , e r e c t e d a 50 t o n p e r day m i l l , and a p p a r e n t l y p r o c e s s e d 4000 t o n s w i t h an a v e r a g e g r a d e o f 8.7 ounces o f s i l v e r , 0.8% l e a d and 1.5% z i n c p e r t o n .
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I n 1964 L a m i n t M i n i n g C o r p o r a t i o n a c q u i r e d a l e a s e on t h e p r o p e r t y and t r e a t e d 1590 t o n s , 1000 t o n s o f w h i c h was o l d b a c k f i l l and dump r o c k .
P r o d u c t i o n f o r 1964 a v e r a g e d 7.6 o u n c e s o f s i l v e r , 0.9% l e a d and 4.2% z i n c .
A number o f m i n i n g companies and c o n s u l t a n t s have examined and r e p o r t e d on t h e U t i c a d u r i n g t h e l a s t few y e a r s i n c l u d i n g :
1968, Mr. R. W. P e n d e r , P. Eng., S i l v e r Peak M i n e s 1970, Mr. A. H. D i t t o , P. Eng.
1978, Mr. T. Tough, P. Eng., T u r i s m o I n d u s t r i e s 1979, Mr. J . C. S n e l l , P. Eng., G e n e r a l E n e r g y C o r p 1979, Mr. D. G r i f f i t h , D a v i d M i n e r a l s
and f i n a l l y , Mr. R. W o l f e examined t h e p r o p e r t y e a r l i e r t h i s y e a r , a l s o on b e h a l f o f D a v i d M i n e r a l s .
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6. GEOLOGY
The Twelve M i l e C r e e k a r e a i s u n d e r l a i n by T r i a s s i c - J u r a s s i c S l o c a n Group s e d i m e n t s w h i c h c o n s i s t o f s l a t e , a r g i l l i t e , q u a r t z i t e , l i m e s t o n e , c o n g l o m e r a t e and t u f f . L o c a l l y t h e s e r o c k s have been h i g h l y deformed and metamorphosed w i t h
much o f t h e a r g i l l i t e now b e i n g an a n d a l u s i t e s c h i s t . ( L i t t l e , 1960). The m e t a s e d i m e n t s have been i n t r u c e d by t h r e e , s m a l l i r r e g u l a r s t o c k s o f medium g r a i n e d g r a n i t e and a number o f d i k e s o f a c i d i c c o m p o s i t i o n .
Two v e i n s have been p a r t i a l l y d e v e l o p e d , and e a r l y p r o d u c t i o n was p r e d o m i n e n t l y from t h e E a s t V e i n w h i c h i s s u b p a r a l l e l t o t h e West V e i n and a p p r o x i m a t e l y 100 f e e t d i s t a n t . The v e i n s s t r i k e n o r t h e a s t e r l y and d i p between 60° and 70°
S.E. The E a s t V e i n v a r i e s i n w i d t h from a few cm t o j u s t o v e r 2 m e t r e s and t h e West V e i n from one t o 6 m e t r e s . The v e i n s c o n t a i n g a l e n a
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s p h a l e r i t e i n a c a l c i t e , s i d e r i t e q u a r t z gangue L i t t l e (1960) r e p o r t s t h e E a s t V e i n has been s t o p e d on t h e 4 t h l e v e l f o r a l e n g t h o f j u s t o v e r 200 m e t r e s , and was c o n t i n u o u s f o r 80
m e t r e s above t h e l e v e l . The West V e i n i s r e p o r t e d t o c o n t a i n an' o r e s h o o t some 180 m e t r e s l o n g b u t i n somewhat l o w e r g r a d e t h a n t h e E a s t V e i n .
The two v e i n s have been d e v e l o p e d by w o r k i n g s on t h e 3, 4, 5 and 7 l e v e l s w i t h t h e p r i n c i p a l e a r l y p r o d u c t i o n from t h e No. 3 and No. 4 l e v e l s . As a r e s u l t o f p r e v i o u s m i n i n g o p e r a t i o n s two l a r g e dumps r e m a i n on t h e p r o p e r t y , No. 7 dump and No. 4 l e v e l dump. The No. 7 l e v e l i s a t an e l e v a t i o n o f a b o u t 100 m e t r e s below No. 4 and a p p r o x i m a t e l y 800 m e t r e s t o t h e s o u t h e a s t .
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7. ORE RESERVES
Ore r e s e r v e s a t t h e U t i c a Mine a r e o f s e v e r a l c a t e g o r i e s , and i n two c l a s s e s : namely
(a) r e m a i n i n g u n d e r g r o u n d r e s e r v e s ( i n s i t u ) j
(b) r e s e r v e s a l r e a d y mined and c u r r e n t l y on e x i s t - i n g mine dumps.
Mr. R. W o l f e i n s p e c t e d p o r t i o n s o f
a c c e s s i b l e u n d e r g r o u n d w o r k i n g s , and, i n g e n e r a l f o u n d them i n r e l a t i v e l y p o o r c o n d i t i o n . On t h e 7 t h l e v e l , West V e i n workings, t h e r e a r e s e v e r a l c a v e s , some up t o 10 t o n s , and t h e w a t e r i n p l a c e s i s a b o u t one m e t r e deep. The t i m b e r i s d e s c r i b e d as " c o m p l e t e l y r o t t e n " , and l a d d e r s i n "poor
r e p a i r " . T h e r e i s no a c c e s s on t h e 4 t h l e v e l . T h e r e i s p o s s i b l e a c c e s s v i a t h e main r a i s e from t h e E a s t V e i n l e v e l t o t h e 5 t h l e v e l , however due t o c o n s i d e r a b l e w a t e r , s p e c i a l equipment would be r e q u i r e d . C o n s e q u e n t l y t h e r e i s o n l y l i m i t e d a c c e s s and o n l y a few p l a c e s a v a i l a b l e t o check sample u n d e r g r o u n d , and one must r e l y h e a v i l y on
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work by e a r l i e r w o r k e r s . T a b l e B summarizes t h e u n d e r g r o u n d r e s e r v e e s t i m a t e s .
Mr. R. W o l f e c h e c k sampled a c c e s s i b l e a r e a s o f t h e 7 t h l e v e l w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g r e s u l t s :
NO* LOCATION WIDTH
A g ( o z /
ton) Pb% Zn%
28 West V e i n , 54' from X c u t 5" 24.50 1.22 0.88 29 West V e i n , 62' from X c u t 2.98 0.13 0.49 30 E a s t V e i n , a t f a c e 3» 0.33 0.02 0.03 31 E a s t V e i n , 10' back
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TABLE B
UNDERGROUND ORE RESERVE ESTIMATES, UTICA MINE
AUTHOR DATE TYPE LOCATION
GRADE
Ag (oz/ton) Pb% Zn% TONS
P h e n d l e r , R.W. 1968 p r o b a b l e West V e i n ; between 4 t h and 5 t h 10,000
D i t t o , A.H. 1970 measured E a s t and West V e i n s 22.8 1.44 2.54 9,690
i n d i c a t e d H II H 13.5 1.44 2.54 22,340
An unknown amount o f r e s e r v e s a r e p o s s i b l e i n t h e form o f o l d b a c k f i l l i n t h e U t i c a Mine.
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8. SURFACE RESERVES
T h e r e a r e s e v e r a l dumps a t t h e U t i c a Mine, t h e l a r g e s t o f w h i c h i s No. 4 l e v e l dump, f o l l o w e d by No. 7 l e v e l dump. T h e s e r e s e r v e s r e p r e s e n t a r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e , e a s i l y a c c e s s i b l e , p r e v i o u s l y mined a s s e t . Mr. W. G. S t e v e n s o n
(1979) c o n d u c t e d a c o m p r e h e n s i v e i n v e s t i g a t i o n o f t h e dumps, and f r o m 10 randomly s e l e c t e d
samples t h e a v e r a g e o f No. 4 dump was 7.2 ounces o f s i l v e r p e r t o n . Mr. S t e v e n s o n r e p o r t e d t h a t t h i s g r a d e i s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f 25% o f t h e 40,000 t o n s e s t i m a t e d t o be c o n t a i n e d i n t h e dumps.
Mr. A. H. D i t t o e s t i m a t e s t h e No. 4 l e v e l dump t o c o n t a i n 30,000 t o n s a v e r a g i n g 7.5 ounces s i l v e r p e r t o n , w i t h 0.58% l e a d and 2.15%
z i n c .
Mr. D. G r i f f i t h (B. S c . G e o l o g y ) , o f D a v i d M i n e r a l s , e x t e n s i v e l y sampled No. 4 l e v e l dump from a r e c e n t b a c k h o e t r e n c h e x c a v a t e d l a t e
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i n 1979. Mr. G r i f f i t h c o l l e c t e d and a s s a y e d 53 samples a l o n g t h e t r e n c h and t o a d e p t h o f two m e t r e s . The a r i t h m e t i c a v e r a g e o f t h e 53 samples
i s 4.92 ounces o f s i l v e r p e r t o n .
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9. DISCUSSION
The U t i c a Mine has been a r e l a t i v e l y
s m a l l , s p o r a t i c , b u t h i g h g r a d e p r o d u c e r o f s i l v e r , l e a d and z i n c ( w i t h m i n o r g o l d , antimony and
cadmium) s i n c e 1909. C u r r e n t l y , much o f t h e u n d e r - g r o u n d w o r k i n g s a r e i n a c c e s s i b l e , b u t a few s e c t i o n s o f t h e v e i n s were r e c e n t l y c h e c k sampled by Mr. R.
W o l f e , P. Eng. The a s s a y r e s u l t s o f t h e v e i n m a t e r i a l v a r y f r o m a low o f 0.33 o u n c e s o f s i l v e r t o a h i g h o f 24.50 ounces p e r t o n . C o n s i d e r a b l e r e h a b i l i t a t i o n o f t h e o l d u n d e r g r o u n d w o r k i n g s would have t o be
c o n d u c t e d i n o r d e r t o mine r e s e r v e s as r e p o r t e d by e a r l i e r w o r k e r s , however t h e r e a r e p o s s i b l e r e s e r v e s a v a i l a b l e i n b a c k f i l l i n o l d s t o p e s . I f t h e r e i s an i n c r e a s e i n t h e p r i c e o f s i l v e r , a r e - e v a l u a t i o n o f t h e u n d e r g r o u n d r e s e r v e s s h o u l d be made.
M e a n w h i l e , t h e p r e v i o u s l y mined dumps, p r i n c i p a l l y t h e No. 4 l e v e l dump, r e p r e s e n t s an i n e x p e n s i v e , e a s i l y a c c e s s i b l e a s s e t , t h a t i s
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amenable t o be t r e a t e d a t t h e D a v i d M i n e r a l s M i l l i n A i n s w o r t h , B. C., a d i s t a n c e o f some 51 r o a d k i l o m e t r e s (32 m i l e s ) . P r e v i o u s e s t i m a t e s o f t h e s i z e o f t h e e x i s t i n g dump r a n g e t o 30,000 t o n s and w i t h "average* e s t i m a t e s o f g r a d e from c l o s e t o 5 o u n c e s o f s i l v e r ( G r i f f i t h 1979) w i t h
a d d i t i o n a l v a l u e s i n l e a d and z i n c and m i n o r g o l d .
Mr. R. W o l f e c o n c u r s w i t h t h e e s t i m a t e o f p o s s i b l e tonnage a v a i l a b l e on No. 4 dump, and, i n a d d i t i o n , t h e r e i s a d d i t i o n a l tonnage a v a i l - a b l e on No. 7 l e v e l and on o t h e r s m a l l e r dumps.
S i n c e D a v i d M i n e r a l s L t d . i s e q u i p p e d w i t h a m i l l t o h a n d l e a s i m i l a r t y p e o f o r e , i t
i s s t r o n g l y by recommended t o n e g o t i a t e f o r
a c q u i s i t i o n o f t h e U t i c a Mine and dump m a t e r i a l .
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R e s p e c t f u l l y s u b m i t t e d ,
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R. W o l f e , P. Eng.,
D. R. C o c h r a n e , P. Eng., September 8, 1980,
D e l t a , B. C.
APPENDIX I - A
CERTIFICATE
I , D o n a l d R o b e r t C o c h r a n e , o f t h e M u n i c i p a l i t y o f D e l t a , B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a , do h e r e b y c e r t i f y t h a t :
1. I am a c o n s u l t i n g g e o l o g i c a l e n g i n e e r w i t h an o f f i c e a t 4882 D e l t a S t r e e t , D e l t a , B. C.
2. I am a g r a d u a t e o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f T o r o n t o (1962) w i t h a d e g r e e i n A p p l i e d G e o l o g y (B.A.Sc.) and a g r a d u a t e o f Queen's U n i v e r s i t y (1965) w i t h a M a s t e r o f S c i e n c e Degree i n G e o l o g i c a l S c i e n c e s ( E n g i n e e r i n g ) 3. I have p r a c t i c e d my p r o f e s s i o n c o n t i n u o u s l y s i n c e
g r a d u a t i o n w h i l e b e i n g employed by s u c h companies
as Noranda E x p l o r a t i o n Co. L t d . , Quebec C a r t i e r M i n e s , and M e r i d i a n E x p l o r a t i o n s S y n d i c a t e . I have been i n p r i v a t e i n d e p e n d e n t p r a c t i c e s i n c e 1969.
4. I have no i n t e r e s t , e i t h e r d i r e c t o r i n d i r e c t i n t h e p r o p e r t i e s o r s e c u r i t i e s o f D a v i d M i n e r a l s L t d . , n o r do I e x p e c t t o a c q u i r e any s u c h i n t e r e s t .
5. I am a member i n good s t a n d i n g o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n o f P r o f e s s i o n a l E n g i n e e r s (A.P.E.) o f t h e P r o v i n c e o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a , and a l s o a member o f t h e A.P.E. i n t h e P r o v i n c e o f O n t a r i o , S a s k a t c h e w a n , A l b e r t a and t h e Yukon T e r r i t o r i e s .
D. R. C o c h r a n e , P. Eng September 8, 1980, D e l t a , B. C.
APPENDIX I - B
CERTIFICATE
I , R o b e r t W o l f e , o f t h e M u n i c i p a l i t y o f Maple R i d g e , B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a , do h e r e b y c e r t i f y t h a t :
1. I am a c o n s u l t i n g g e o l o g i c a l e n g i n e e r w i t h an o f f i c e a t 4882 D e l t a S t . , D e l t a , B. C.
2. I am a g r a d u a t e o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f A l b e r t a , (1963) w i t h a d e g r e e i n Geology and P h y s i c s ( B . S c . ) . I a l s o t o o k an e x t r a y e a r o f G e o l o g y a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a , i n 1963-64.
3. I have p r a c t i c e d my p r o f e s s i o n s i n c e 1964 w h i l e
b e i n g employed by s u c h companies as KennCo (Western) E x p l o r a t i o n , M e r i d i a n E x p l o r a t i o n S y n d i c a t e , (Canex A e r i a l E x p l o r a t i o n L t d . , Noranda M i n e s L t d . , Home Oil..Co.) O r e q u e s t S y n d i c a t e (Granby M i n i n g Co., Home O i l Co. Homestake S i l v e r M i n e s . ) I have been i n p r i v a t e i n d e p e n d e n t p r a c t i c e s i n c e 1968.
4. I have no i n t e r e s t , e i t h e r d i r e c t o r i n d i r e c t i n t h e p r o p e r t i e s o r s e c u r i t i e s o f D a v i d M i n e r a l s L t d . ,
n o r do I e x p e c t t o r e c e i v e o r a c q u i r e any such i n t e r e s t . 5. I have been a member i n good s t a n d i n g o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n
o f P r o f e s s i o n a l E n g i n e e r s o f t h e P r o v i n c e o f B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a s i n c e 1967.
R. W o l f e , P. E n g . , September 8, 1980, D e l t a , B. C.
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