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Snip Mine, Iskut River, Liard Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

The mine is 100 km NW of Stewart. An early Jurassic intrusive-related vein deposit, producing Gold, located in the Iskut River Area, Northwestern Bristish Columbia. The Mine is owned by the Homestake Mining Company.
Gold mineralization occurs in 1 centimetre to 1 metre alternating bands of massive (streaky) calcite, heavily disseminated to massive pyrite, biotite-calcite as thin bands or streaks, or in quartz with sulphides in a crackle breccia or pyritic to non-pyritic fault gouge.
ref.:
http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/mining/Geolsurv/MetallicMinerals/depmodel/3-auvein.HTM



References:

Econ Geol (1996) 91:1098-1114





Map Reference: 56°40'8"N , 131°6'25"W

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Mineral List:
Arsenopyrite
Biotite
Bismuth
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Cosalite
'Feldspar Group'
Galena
Gold
Hessite
Magnetite
Molybdenite
Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Sphalerite
Tellurobismuthite
Volynskite


18 entries listed. 15 valid minerals.

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