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near and just within a stock of diorite and gabbro and are probably
related to it. The deposits are in the form of veins that are
mainly small, but in places form zones ranging in width up to 6 feet.
The veins are well defined and persist for considerable lengths.
The mincrals are mainly tetrahedrite high in silver, with some veins
mainly of bornite, or of bornite and chalcopyrite, or of other
sulphides. Other minorals present are galena, pyrite, chalcopyrite,
chalcocite, and native silver. fssays show silver to nearly 200
ounces and copper to 25 per cent. Gold is generally low, but some
assays reported by owners run up to 1.36 ounces.

The important properties include the Silver Basin and
Silver Crown, the Coffec Pot, and the Banner-Homestake group. The
mineralization on the Banner-Homestake group may not be related to
the stock, Work was done on these properties mainly butween 1923
and 1926.

Legate Creek Aroat

Legate Creck area, which is 12 miles by a good route

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Ann. Repts., Minister of Mines, B.C.: 1928, p.l47; 1929, p.153.

Hanson, G.: Geol. Surv., Canada, Sum. Rept. 1925; pth, p.lll.

with easy gradient from the Skeena, was the subject of much
interest prior to 1929, when the Consolidated Mining and Smelting
Company after two scason's work on two of the properties withdrow
from the district. Since then little attention has been paid to
the section. In 1917, 123 tons of high-grade float (20 per cent
copper, 25 per cent lead, 25 ounces silver) was gathered on one
property and shipped out.

All the showings are located near or just within a
stock of diorite and syenite, or along or near quartz-*oidspar
porphyry dykes or sills that are probably rclated to tho stock.
There are sufficient similarities to suggest that all the ceposits

are related to one another and were formed at about the same time,