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road has an excellent grade, is well located, and could sista

be made suitable for trucks. Except for a small areca on top of

the mountain the area is well timbered and rock is poorly exposed.
“The rocks are mainly volcanics, probably andesitic and of the

oldest Mesozoic series, which appear to the writor to be intricately
infolded with schists that are similar to Palaeozoic schists found
elsewhere in northern British Columbia, Galloway ,_ however, states

that the whole area has been affected by regional metamorphism

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with the result that broad bands of schistose rocks occur. Small
masses of quartz porphyry occur and are believed to be the source
of the gold deposits.

Discovery of the deposits took place prior to 1914, but
the main period of activity began in 1918. After considerable
work had been done the Dome Mountain Gold Mining Company, a
subsidiary of the Federal Mining and Smelting Company (a
Guggenheim sieektslem yp). became interested and in the succeeding
two years did considerable work, mainly on one showing. Since
then the properties still held by the company have lain idle.
Considerable work, however, was done on more recent discoveries,
especially on the Babine Gold property during 19353 and 19354.

The deposits appear to be small, but a number are very
likely to average over 1 ounce in gold and a very high-grade -
concentrate might be obtained. It seems unfortunate considering
the high price of gold at present that many deposits with

apparently good surface showings should not be further investigated.

Possibly, small-scale, co-operative mining and milling of the
deposits in this section would meet with success.
Mineralization consists of fissure vein filling with

in places some replacement. Quartz is the chief gangue mineral

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