Surel Lake Occurrence, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadai

Regional Level Types
Surel Lake Occurrence	Occurrence
Omineca Mining Division	Mining Division
British Columbia	Province
Canada	Country

The Surel Lake occurrence is located on the south side of Surel Lake, in Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, about 136 kilometres south-west of Burns Lake, British Columbia.
There is a brief description of the occurrence on the British Columbia “Minfile” site, current to 1999, as quoted below:
“This occurrence is located on the south side of Surel Lake at its east end; the claims extend westward from the falls on Surel Creek. The Surel Lake group of eight claims was located by J.J. Hepson of Wells in 1945. The vein was examined in August 1945 by J.A. Pike of Island Mountain Mines Limited, who also located the adjoining Fly group of four claims.
The ED and Surel groups, totaling 25 claims, owned by L. Kiss, were optioned to Canex Aerial Exploration Limited. Work during 1967 included geological, geophysical and geochemical surveys and 4104 metres of diamond drilling in three holes.
A quartz vein occurs in diorite of the Coast Plutonic Complex near its eastern margin contact with the Skeena Group volcanics. The vein, which is 30 centimetres to 60 centimetres wide, is reported to carry gold values.”
Further comment by Giles Peatfield regarding the occurrence:
The Surel Lake occurrence is about 12 kilometres south- southeast of the well known Harrison (Deer Horn) deposit, to which it bears some resemblance (see Mindat – Harrison Group (Deer Horn), Linquist Lake, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada)
Comments by Giles Peatfield on some of the minerals reported from the locality:
Altaite, hessite and galena were identified in the field and later confirmed by X-ray powder photographs (Thomson, 1950).
Chalcopyrite: Listed by the Pacific Museum of Earth, University of British Columbia (catalogue number 883).

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Link to British Columbia Minfile:	093E 025

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