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Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ANNUAL REPORT for the Year Ended December 3 1 1963 BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES VICTORIA, B.C. HON. DONALD L. BROTHERS, Minister. P. .I. MULCAHY, Deputy Minister. J. W. PECK, Chief Inspector of Mines. S. METCALFE, Chief Analyst and Assayer. HARTLEY SARGENT, Chief. Mineralogical Branch. K. B. BLAKEY, Chief Gold Commissioner and Chief Commissioner, Petroleum and Natural Gas. J. D. LINEHAM, Chief, Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Branch. Major-General the Honourable GEORGE RANWLPH PEARICES, V.C., P.C., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR HONOUR: The Annual Report of the Mineral Industry of the Province for the year 1963 is herewith respectfully submitted. DONALD L. BROTHERS, Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources. Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources Ofice, March 31, 1964. Robert Blair King, Inspector and Resident Engineer from 1948 to 1959, died in Vancouver on August 1, 1963. He was born in Rouleau, Sask., July 17, 1912. His early education was in his native Province, after which he graduated in mining engineering from Queen’s University in 1935. Before joining the Department in 1948 he had a varied career in mining-as an engineer at Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd., as an instructor at the Haileybury School of Mines, and as a tie man- ager at Bayonne Consolidated Mines Ltd. He left the Department in 1959 to accept the position of Safety Director with the Mining Associa- tion of British Columbia, and in these duties established close co-opera- tion with the Department. Mr. King was an active member of the Canadian Institute of Mm- ing and Metallurgy and the Association of Professional Engineers of British Columbia. He is survived by his wife and two sons. CONTENTS INTRODUCT~N ~~~~~~~ ~~~-~~~~.~..~~~~ .._..._............. ~...~..~-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.~~~~~~~~~~. A 9 THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA IN 1963~~~~~~.........~~~~..~.~~~~~~~~ A 10 STATISTICS- Methods of Computing Production~mm...mmmm _ A 13 Co-operation with Dominion Bureau of Statistics ~~~~...~.~.. A 15 Table I.--Mineral Production-Total to Date, Latest Decade, and Latest Year~~~~_..~.~.~~ . ..-........ A 17 Table IL-Total Value of Production, 1836-1963~.~~~~~...~.~.~~- . ~...~.~~~~ A 17 Table IIL-Quantity and Value of Mineral Products for Years 1954 to 1963 . ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~-.~~~~~~~~...-.- -...............-... A 18 Table IV (Graph) .--Mineral Production of British Columbia-Value, 1836-l 963-m-m ~~~~~~~~~~~.~~~~.~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~..~~.~~~~~~~~~~~. A 20 Table V (Graph&-Mineral Production of British Columbia-Quantity, 1836-1963-m- _......... ~-..~~~~~~~~~~~~_.~ . .._ - -.,- ~~~ ~~~~ A 21 Table W.-Production of Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, and Zinc, 1858-1963 ~~~~~~..~~~~.~..~~~~.~.~.~~~.~~~~~~~ . ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ - A 22 Table VII&-Production, 1962 and 1963, and Total to Date, by Ming DivisionsSummary . ~~~~~~~~~~~~.-.~~..~ . A 24 Table VIIa.-Production, 1962 and 1963, and Total to Date, by Mining Divisions-Lode Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, and Ziic . .._...... ~. A 26 Table VIIc.-Production, 1962 and 1963, and Total to Date, by Mining Divisions-Miscellaneous Metals~..~~~~.~~~~~~~.~~~_~~~~~~.~~~~ A 28 Table VIIo.-Production, 1962 and 1963, and Total to Date, by Miig Divisions-Industrial Mineral~~ . .._._ ~..~~~~~~ ..- ~~~~_~~ A 32 Table VIIE.-Production, 1962 and 1963, and Total to Date, by Mining DivisionsStructural Material--- _.... ~~~_..~-- ~...~~..~~~~~~ A 34 Table VIIIA.-Quantity and Value of Coal per Year to Date...-....~~~~~~~~ A 36 Table VIIIt=+-Quantity and Value of Coal Sold and Used ~~~~~~. A 37 Table IX-Coke and By-products Production for Years 1895 to 1925 and by Years 1926 to 1963~.~~~~~-~~~~-~~~~~~~~~..~~~~...-.~.~ - ~-~~~~~~~~. A 38 Table X.-Dividends Paid by Mining Companies, 1897-1963..-.....~~~~~~ A 39 Table XI.-Principal Items of Expenditure, Reported for Operations of All Classes ~~.~ .___..._.... -...-.-.~.- ._.._ ~...~~.~ ~.~ _................. ~~~. A 43 Table XII. -Average Number Employed in the Mining Industry, 1901-63.-m . .._ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ -...~ . .._...... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~- A 44 Table XIII.-Lode-metal Mines-Tomage, Number of Mines, Net and Gross Value, 1901-63 ~~~~..~.~~~~~~..~~~~~~~~.~~.-..- - ~~~ A 45 Table XIV.-Lodc-metal Production in 1963~~~~...~.-..-- ~~~~ A 46 Table XV.-Lode-metal Operations’ Employment during 1963.........---- A 51 A5 CONTENTS A7 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PHOTOGRAPHS PADB M.V. “ Harriet Maru ” loadiig concentrates at Jedway..--.. __-.- 17 Tasu camp at junction of Tasu Sound and Fairfax Ialet~...---- .._.__. -- . ..-... -- 17 Endako Mines Ltd. sampling plant..-~~ . .._.. ~~~~~~ ._.. -...~~~~~~~ ..__-.. - _--.- ~~ ..- 33 Endako Mines Ltd. sampling shaft ._.. ~~~~.- . .._.- ~...~ ._......._. ~~~..~ -~~.~_....-..- - 33 Boss Mountain temporary camp...----- . ~_~~ . ~~~~-~~~~ . .._. ~~~~~--- . ..__ --...---- 41) Boss Mountain mine plant at adit portal.~~~~~~~ ~~~~-~-~~~~ .._.. ~.~~-...~- ..__.-.- ~~~~. 40 Blast at East Jersey open pits..-.----- . ~-~~ _... ~~~~~~ ~.~~~~ ..- ~~~~~~-- -_.. ~._ . ..-_. .._ 45 East Jersey open pit...---- ~~~~ ..- ~~~ _... ~-~~~~ ._.. ~~~~~~~~~ . ~~.~ -..... ~- .-..___-.-_.-.- 45 Craigmont open pits---.----- ._, ~~~~ ~~~-~ . ~~~ ..- ~~~ ~~~~...~_..~~~~.-- ___..-.-__.. 50 Craigmont Mines Limited-rotary drillin..~~~~~~ _.... ~~~~~~~...~__.-___-- .._- -_ 50 Falconbridge Nickel Mimes Limited-Ruddock Creek campus ..___ ._......-_.... 87 Claim posts on Ruddock Creek main showin..--- . .._.. _._.... ~~--.-- ._--.__._-. 87 Texada Mines Ltd.-general view of mill area~...~~~~~-.~~~~~ . .._... - __...... -_--.. 97 Texada Mines Ltd.-looking down on mill and loading-dock.~.~~...~..--.- _...... 97 Brynnor Mines Limited open pits--...-.- .-... ~~~~~...~~~~~~ _._. ~~ .._.... .__... - _....... --.. 118 Brynnor Mines Limited-fine-ore bin, mill, and concentrate stockpiI.~...--.- 118 Model of Bryanor open-pit orebody, looking southwest.---..--- __..._ - . .._. _.- 120 Model of Brynnor open-pit orebody, looking soutl..~~~ _._.... ..____._-. --.._--._ 120 Gas-processing plant at Taylor..-- _..._.. ._..... __...._._._.- --._- ___.._- --.--~. 169 DRAWINGS 1, Geology of Tasu property .._.. ~-~~~ ._... ~~~~ ._...... .._..... ~_-...~~ ._.... Facing 13 2. Geology of Jib group, Burnaby Iron Mines Limited ~_-.- _......._....._ 19 3. Lmeaments on part of Banks Islands-- . ~~~~ . .._ . .._. ~~~.~ .._... -..~ _......_--.... 23 4. Locations of properties in the Endako area- . - . _~~~~.~_- ..- __ _-...--....- 31 5. Geology of Friday Creek showings, Princeton Exploration Ltd .__.-_.._..-_ 60 6. Geology of the Antoine ore zone-- . ~~~~~ ~~~~ . ~~~~ -... ~~~----...- -....--... 75 7. Estella mine-plan and section _..__.....__._...._...-. _.... ~~~~~~ __-.._ _-._-. 83 8. Western Mimes Limited-plan of Lynx workings ~~~~...~----- _...-._...... 107 9. Properties referred to in the general Totino area..._~...~~..-.-..- .-.-.. _...... 110 10. Mineral showings on Tofino and Onad Creeks ._... ._._ - ._.._ - -...._...... 112 11. Footage drilled in British Columbia wells, 1954-63..~--.~-..-~ ..__ ---_.~ 163 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES, 1963 Introduction A report of the Miter of Mines of the Province of British Columbia has been published each year from 1874 to 1959. Beginning in 1960, it is the. Report of the Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources. The Annual Report records the salient facts in the progress of the mineral industry, also much detail about individual operations, including those undertaken in the search for, exploration of, and development of mineral deposits, as well as the actual winning of material from mineral deposits. The Annual Report of the Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources now contains introductory sections dealing with Statistics and Departmental Work, fol- lowed by sections dealing with Lode Metals; Placer; Structural Materials and Industrial Minerals; Petroleum and Natural Gas; Inspection of Lode Mines, Placer Mines, and Quarries; Coal; and Inspection of Electrical Equipment and Installa- tions at Mines and Quarries, each with its own table of contents. A table listing lode-metal properties, in geographic groupings, precedes the index. An introductory review of the mineral industry and notes at the first of several of the main sections deal generally with the industry or its principal subdivisions. Notes in the various sections deal briefly with exploration or production operations during the year or describe a property in more complete detail, outlining the history of past work and the geological setting as well as describing the workings and the mineral deposits exposed in them. Some notes deal with areas rather than with a single property. The work of the branches of the Department is outlined briefly in the section on Departmental Work. This section is followed by notes dealing briefly with the work of other British Columbia or Federal Government services of particular interest to the mineral industry of British Columbia. Information concerning mine opera- tions and ,some of the activities of the Inspection Branch of the Department of Mimes and Petroleum Resources is contained in the section on Inspection of Lode Mines, Placer Mines, and Quarries, early in the section on Coal, and in the section on Inspection of Electrical Equipment and Installations at Mines and Quarries. The section on Statistics begins with an outline of current and past practice in arriving at quantities and calculating