REPORT ON

ASSESSMENT WORK CARRIED OUT ON THE

SS CLAIM

MERRITT, B.C.

NICOLA MINING DIVISION

BRITISH COLUMBIA

5 / 5OO04.1CJ40rth Latitude 120O4WWest Longitude

N.T.S. 921 / 2E

FOR

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GEORGE P. KRUECKL, P-ENG. KRUECKL CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED

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April 7, 1986

MINISTRY OF ENERGY, MINES I\ND PETWLEUM RESOURCES

Rec'd APCt 2 1 1986

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TABLE OF OONTEMS

Summary

Int reduction

Location and Access

Mineral Property

Physical Features

History

Regional Geology and Mineralization

Property Geology and Mineralization

Discussion and Conclusions

1985 Field Program

Cost of 1985 Field Program

References

Certificate

Appendix

Figure 1 Location - SS MOLY 1 Claim

Figure 2 Location - SS MOLY 1 Claim

Figure 3 SS Claim

Figure 4 Magnetometer Survey Grid - Geology and Remnant Magnetic Specimens

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SUMMARY

Tamara Resources Inc. holds the SS mineral claim north of Iron Mountain and

southeast of Merritt, fn the Nicola Mining Division of south-central British Columbia.

The claim is underlain by a volcanic sequence potentially favourable for hosting

volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits.

The writer carried out a magnetometer survey and collected oriented rock specimens

for Remnant Magnetism determinations on the property t o fulfill par t of the Phase I

field work recommended by N.C. Carter, April 7, 1983. The cost of the work carried

out was $3,121.68 dollars.

This report was prepared primarily from information contained in N.C. Carter's April

7, 1983 report.

INTRODUCTION

Tamara Resources Inc. holds one mineral claim in the Nicola Mining Division of British

Columbia.

This report, prepared at the request of Tamara Resources Inc., describes the property

and the assessment work carried out in 1985.

LOCATION AND ACCESS

The SS mineral claim is situated southeast of Merritt in the southern interior of British

Columbia (Figure I). The claim has been located south of Highway 5 and north of the

summit of Iron Mountain (Figure 2) in NTS map area 921/2E. The centre of the SS

claim is at latitude 50004.8' North and longitude 120044' West.

The town of Merritt is at the junction of Highways 5 and 8, 370 highway kilometres

northeast of Vancouver and 93 kilometres south of Kamloops.

FIGURE 2 - LOCATION - SS CLAIM

Access t o the central part of the SS claim is by a 4-wheel drive truck on a bush road

which leaves Highway 5, four kilometers southeast of Merritt and extends up the eas t

side of Godey Creek (Figure 3). Another road from Highway 5 provides access t o the

east boundary of the claim.

MINERAL PROPERN

Tamara Resources Inc. holds t he following mineral claim in the Nicola Mining Division

of British Columbia, (Figure 3).

Mineral Claim Record No. Expiry Date

SS (15 units) 1239 January 19, 1987

PHYSICAL FEATURES

The SS claim is situated in the Thompson Plateau a southern subdivision of the Interim

Plateau. Iron Mountain, elevation 1,684 metres is 1,060 metres above Merritt. The

claim covers an a rea south of Highway 5 with elevations ranging from 700 to 1,130

metres. Steep slopes a r e confined t o the Godey Creek Canyon. Much of t he claim is

open range land with isolated stands of lodgepole pine.

HISTORY

Mineral occurrences in the Merrit t a r ea were first investigated in the early 1900's.

The LD copper-silver-lead-zinc prospect near the summit of Iron Mountain has been

explored by trenching and a skaft and had some recorded production n 1935.

Exploration work, dating back t o t he l a t e 1950's and consisting of geological,

geophysical and geochemical surveys, has been conducted on the present SS claim.

Previous work also included trenching and driving of a 1.5 metre ad i t on a mineral

showing on the north side of Godey Creek (Figure 3). The most detailed surveys over

what is now the SS claim, were carried out on the previously held Chatko and Bay

mineral claims (Wober, 1969). A magnetometer survey was also carried out over a

major portion of the SS claim in 1983 and these results were available to the writer.

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FIGURE 3 - S S CLAIM

Road repairs and bulk sampling of the principle mineral showings were undertaken in

the fall of 1982. An estimated $42,000 has been expended t o da t e on exploration work

on the SS claim.

REGIONAL GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION

The Merritt area is situated in the southern Intermontane Tectonic Belt. Oldest rocks

exposed a r e volcanic and lesser sedimentary rocks of the la te Triassic Nicola Group.

As defined by Preto (19791, Nicola Group rocks in the a rea a re part of the western belt

and a r e comprised of andesitic to rhyolitic flows and fragmental rocks interbedded

with limestone and clastic sedimentary rocks. These layered rocks a re intruded by

granitic plutons ranging in age from la te Triassic (Guichon batholith) and Jurassic

(Jesse Creek pluton) north of Merritt t o early Tertiary (Nicola batholith) north of

Nicola Lake.

Cretaceous Kingsvale volcanic rocks a re in fault contact with Nicola rocks eas t of Iron

Mountain. The town of Merritt and environs is underlain by the la te Cretaceous-early

Tertiary Coldwater Series sedimentary rocks including coal measures which have been

exploited inthe past.

Youngest rocks of the a rea include early Tertiary Kamloops Group volcanic rocks and

a remnant of Quaternary plateau basalt south of Highway 5 between Merritt and

Nicola Lake.

Metallic mineral deposits include copper-iron skarns north of Merritt, an example of

which is Craigmont mine which ceased operations recently a f te r producing more than

800 million pounds of copper.

A variety of mineral deposit types is known on Iron Mountain (McMillan, 1979). Skarn

mineralization is known, but many of the occurrences have volcanogenic massive

sulfide affinities and a re comprised of base metal-iron veins with barite in rhyolitic

fragmental rocks, commonly near contacts with sedimentary rocks including

limestone. The LD showing near the summit of Iron Mountain consists of banded veins

and possibly bedded lead-zinc-barite mineralization in flow-banded rhyolite (McMillan,

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1979). The showing in Codey Creek (Wober, 1969) on the present SS claim consists of

magnetite with chalcopyrite in limestone and has characteristics of skarn

mineralization although i t is in close proximity t o rhyolitic rocks.

PROPERTY GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION

Iron Mountain, including the SS claim, is underlain by a northeast-striking, steeply

southeast-dipping differentiated sequence of andesitic t o rhyolitic flow and fragmental

rocks with intercalated sedimentary horizons (McMillan, 1979).

Bedrock exposures a re numerous in the southern part of the SS claim including a nearly

continuous section in Codey Creek Canyon.

The claim is underlain by a northeasterly striking sequence of volcanic and lesser

sedimentary rocks but by intermediate t o felsic intrusions. Volcanic rocks include acid

pyroclastic rocks which a r e overlain by and interfingered with basaltic and andesitic

flow and fragmental rocks.

The principle mineral showing on the north side of Godey Creek consists of a semi-

concordant, northeast trending, 220 x 120 f ee t (65 x 35 metres) zone of massive and

disseminated magnetite with veins and seams of chalcopyrite and hematite.

Mineralization is best developed in limestone immediately above rhyolite pyroclastics.

The showing has been described by Casselman (1978) a s cupriferous stratiform iron

formation.

Other magnetite showings a r e situated within a magnetic high (1000 - 1600 gammas

above background) (Wober, 1969; Mark, 1976) which extends easterly from the

principle showing a distance of 5000 feet (1500 metres). Soil samples collected from

the present SS claim (Wober, 1969) returned background values of 20-40 ppm copper.

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DIXUSSION AND CONCLUSION

The writer reviewed information on previous Magnetometer surveys carried out in the

area of the SS claim. and found tha t those were incorrectly oriented with respect to

the strike of the rock formations. It was fel t that a small test survey correlated t o

the rock structure would give more meaningful results and hence the current survey

was carried out with this in mind.

a' T Of the 88 readings taken the lowest value was 56,749 and highest 58,751. The mean

value for all of the readings taken was 57,328hnd the standard deviation 2 325. d Contouring of the readings taken, based on the mean value and multiples of the

standard deviation gave a possible anomally in the central part of the claim. A

continuation of this survey along east-west section lines 4700 N, 4800 N, 4900 N,

5100 N, 5300 N, 5400 N, 5500 N, 5600 N, 5700 N and 5800 N is therefore

recommended.

1985 mELD PROGRAM

The 1985 Field Program carried out November 29th and 30th consisted of establishing

a survey grid (Figure 4) and carrying out a magnetometer survey using a Scintrex

Model MP-2 Proton Procession Magnetometer that measures total intensity of

magnetic field. Diurnal and shift corrections from an established baseline were made

on each station where magentic readings were taken.

Readings were taken at 50 meter intervals along 4.3 kilometers of surveyed line and a

total of 88 stations were read.

The magnetometer readings are listed in the Appendix. Oriented rock specimens were

taken in outcrop locations shown on Figure 4 for the purpose of conducting laboratory

measurements of the rocks inherent remnant magnetic intensity. No laboratory

measurement results were available for this report and the rock specimens have been

stored at 308 - 543 Granville Street, Vancouver, B.C. for future processing.

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COST OF 1985 FIELD PROGRAM AND REPORT

Field Work

Consulting fees and field personnel 6-314 man days (including mobilization and demobilization

Magnetometer rental

Transportation (including mobilization and demobilization)

Board & room

Filing fee

Supplies

Sub-Total

Assessment Report Consulting fee

14 hours @ $300/day

Typing

Supplies (20 x .15) + 23 + 25

Printing

Sub-Total

TOTAL

REFERENCES

Carter, N.C., 1983, Report on SS Claim of Tamara Resources Inc., Nicola Mining

Division, British Columbia.

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CERTIFICATE

I, George P. Krueckl, with residence in of t he City of Richmond, Province of British

Columbia, hereby cer t i fy as follows:

1. I a m a Consulting Geological Engineer with an office a t {I308 - 543 Granville

Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 1x8, (604) 685-5272.

2. I a m a registered Professional Engineer of the Province of British Columbia.

3. I graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Science, Geological Engineering, from

the University of Saskatchewan, 1962.

4. I have practised my profession for 24 years.

5. I have no direct interest in t he shares of Tamara Resources Inc., or in t he SS

claim, subject of this report, nor do I intend t o have any interest.

Dated at Vancouver, Province of British Columbia, this 7th day of April, 1986. I

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A P P E N D I X

MAGNETOMETER SURVEY

Section Line 5000N Readings

Station

5000 + 5000N

5050E

5100

5150

5200

5250

5300

5350

5400

5450

5500

5550

5600

5650

5700

5750

5800

5850

5900

5950

6000

6050

6100

6150

6200

6250

6300

6350

6400

6450

6500E

Date Hour

Nov 29/85 1 1:50

11:53

11:56

12:oo

12:05

12:lO

12:20

12:24

Nov 30185 8:45

8:50

8:55

9:02

9:06

%11

%15

%20

9:25

%29

%32

%36

%40

%43

%46

9:50

9:54

998

1O:Ol

10:04

10:09

10:13

10: 17

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Section Line 5000N Readings Continued

Station

6550E

6600

6650

6700

6750

6800

6850

6900

6950

7000E

Date Hour

Nov 30185 10:21

10:24

10:2 8

10:33

10:38

10:43

10:54

11:oo

11:02

1 l:05

Section Line 5200N Readings

Station

7000E + 5200N

6950E

6900

6850

6800

6750

6700

6650

6600

6550

6500

6450

Date Hour

Nov 30185 11:23

11:25

11:30

11:42

11:48

11:52

11:56

12:o 1

12:06

12:lO

12:16

12:20

Readings

57105

57449

57352

57064

571 10

57296

57250

57403

57246

57186

Readings

57192

57178

5708 1

57240

57437

57354

57243

57092

57 136

57 167

57126

57339

Section Line 5200N Readings Continued

Station Date

6200E , Nov 30185

6150

6100

6050

6000

5950

5900

5850

5800

5750

5700

5650

5600

5550

5500

5450

5400

5350

5300

5250

5200

5150

5100

5050

5000 E + 5200N

4950E

4900

4850

4800

4750

4700E

Hour

12:45

12:49

12:53

12:59

1:02

1:07

1:12

1:17

1:21

1:24

1:29

2:56

234

3:OO

3:02

3:06

3:09

3:11

3:14

3:16

3:20

3:23

3:26

3:28

3:3 1

3:34

3:37

3:40

3:42

3:45

3:47

Readings

57966

57562

57331

57225

57107

57047

56749

56905

58365

57598

56969

56786

57100

57740

57370

57779

57 199

57344

57252

57380

57335

57380

57497

57470

57515

57406

57360

57350

574 10

57495

57930