The Shrimpton ~ Shrimptail properties, tenures # 601548 and # 601549, collectively comprise 416.66 hectares over 20 cell units. The properties straddle the southern trough-extension of the massive clay belt which dominates the region south of Kamloops. The tenures overlie alkaline and basaltic volcanic bedrock, and in the southern portions of the claims, are cut by Shrimpton Creek. These tenures are situate on the south side of BC Highway 97C (the Connector), to the east of Kentucky Alleyne Provincial Park, approximately 35 kilometres southeast of Merritt, 74 kilometres west of Kelowna, BC. The properties may be accessed from either the north, west, east or south via secondary forestry roads, which extend from BC Highway 97C at the Loon Lake exit, or from two points extending eastward from BC Highway 5A, north from Princeton.
Topographic relief ranges from 1,060 metres to 1,120 metres over moderate to low rolling slopes, rather typical of the Merritt region. Physiology would be considered semi-arid, with soils consisting of primarily glacial overburden, characterized by sandy bottom-land loom to sand/gravel/clay composite at plateau and upper elevations. Vegetation consists primarily of Lodgepole pine, fir and spruce, punctuated with meadows, swamps and fields.
Underlying geology of the area is best characterized in Aris Report 22,611, whereas the property is located within the southern portion of the Intermontane Tectonic Belt which is dominated by alkalic and calc-alkalic island-arc volcanics and co-magmatic intrusives of the Triassic Nicola Group. The Nicola Group is subdivided into 3 main structural belts as defined by V.A. Preto in BCEMPR Bulletin 69, 1979, which are bounded by major north-south trending fault systems. The Summers Creek fault divides Central Belt rocks from those of the Eastern Belt. The latter is comprised mainly of lahar deposits, lesser volcanic sandstone & siltstone, crystal, lithic & lapilli tuffs and some basaltic flows intruded by high level syenitic to monzonitic stocks. A large number of cupriferous showings as well as economic deposits are hosted within the Nicola Group volcanics.
Exploration interest in this area has been limited, with that of Hemlo Gold Mines, Inc. in 1992, and, placer operations by F. Keeling in 1939, a homestead resident who recovered flat, well-worn, flaky placer gold, 1.5 to 3 mm in diameter, over a 1 ½ kilometre stretch along Shrimpton Creek. The values were found in the top seventeen centimeters (7 inches), whereas bedrock levels were found to be barren.
These claims are conducive to prospecting for approximately eight months out of the year.
MINFILE Capsule Report
092HNE180
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Status: Past Producer |
| Commodities: Gold |
Deposit Type: Surficial placers |
| Latitude/Longitude: 49 51 35N / 120 29 13 W |
Mining Division: Similkameen |
| UTM: 10 5526063 N 680617 E |
NTS: 092H16W, 092H15E |
Shrimpton Creek flows southwest from its headwaters immediately south of The Wart for 10 kilometres. The creek continues south- southwest for 6 kilometres before entering Missezula Lake, 38.5 kilometres north of Princeton. Most of the creek flows through a broad, gently sloping valley, which steepens somewhat in the lower 4 kilometres. Particles of flat, well-worn, flaky gold, 1.5 to 3 millimetres in diameter, were recovered from unsorted glacial material. Most of the gold was found near surface. Material lying on or near bedrock was found to be barren of gold. The creek was worked by F. Keeling in 1939, between 6.4 and 8 kilometres above Missezula Lake.
EMPR BULL 69
EMPR P 1981-2
GSC MAP 888A; 1386A; 41-1989
GSC MEM *243, pp. 57,64
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Larry Amey Pres. & CEO
(604) 869-5511 - larry@gpex.ca
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Claim Scenes by the old F Keeling Homestead (prospector) circa 1939
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Old Shrimpton Homestead
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