MINING HISTORY . . . Farly Kootenay Mines included the Marquis and Gilbert claim at Poplar Creek (date‘unknown). CHAMBER OF MINES" The voice of local mines For almost 60 years the Chamber of Mines in Eastern B.C. has been acting on be- half of the mining industry. It has played a very important role in supporting the in- dustry and those who sought to develop the mineral re- sources of this region. ’ The chamber has also acted as an information cen- tre for the collection of data concerning mining and min- eral exploration and the dis- semination of this data to in- terested parties, both within and outside of the industry. Toward this end, a com- prehensive library of mining books and publications is maintained at the Chamber's office in Nelson, as well as a vast collection of mineral specimens representing mines all over the world. Perhaps the most impor- tant function that this or- ganization performs, howe- ver, is in providing a voice for local miners and prospectors in the ‘This freedom to explore for and develop mineral deposits in all areas of the province is. essential to the welfare of the industry and, hence, the economy of British Columbia. At no time was this need for a voice more evident than during .the: recent Valhalla which affect the ‘industry. Much of its energies dre spent protecting the rights of prospectors from those who choose to ignore the positive contributions that mining has made to this region's econ- omy, and who would limit the freedom that prospectors have enjoyed throughout the history of the pi Park Despite the efforts of the chamber, the government has decided to establish a park on the west side of Slocan Lake. This decision has outraged many who rely on mining for their livelihood, and was a the fact that, while .much energy was expended in op- posing the park proposal, it was not enough. Much-more support is needed from’ the thousands of individuals and companies that are directly or indirectly involved in ‘the. mining industry. The economy of this’ prov- ince and, in fact, the entire country, depends on the re- source industries, especially minjng. In order to reverse the recent downturn in econ- omic activity, it is necessary to bolster these resource- based i very great for the Chamber of Mines membership. ithas New officers elected At a time when there is renewed interest in the area, the Chamber of Mines of Eastern British Columbia elected a young set of officers for the coming fiscal year. Elected were P.J. (Pec) Santos, P. Eng., president; Monte Lloyd, first vice-pres- ident; Bob Bourdon, second vice-president and Web W. * Cummings, P. Eng., third vice-president. David Rennie, geologist for David Minerals was appoint- ed editor of the Chamber's Newsletter. interest rates. a Business, CASE pi loans and loan guarantees, for of all sizes, at both fixed and floating P.J. (Pec) Santos is now practicing as a consulting ge- ologist. He is the vice-presi- dent of Starbuck Mines Ltd., a director of Keystone Re- sources Ltd. and president of Anginel Resources Ltd. He was formerly a senior geol- ogist of Cominco Ltd. and David Minersls Ltd. Monte Lloyd'is vice-pre: dent'of New Denver Silver. Bob Sourdon is a young pros- pector and a forest ranger and Web Cummings is man- ager of Dickenson Mines op- erations at Sandon. The Chamber of Mines of - Eastern B.C. is a non-profit organization established for the collection and dissem- The Chamber of Mines of Eastern B.C. will continue to play an important role in re- viving the mining sector, but it will need the. continuing support of a large member- ship. Gold is feverish While all dmaler. metals are me wigs ‘NAYS : Tax breaks needed to. dpe mining industry | The Nelson Chamber of Mines, in compiling its report of district mining activity In 1982, feels. that' mining, B.C.’s second biggest industry, is sick uad dying. Except for gold, silver and coal mining, the outlook is grim, the chamber asserts, and adds that even at that, the optimism enjoyed by the precious metal sector is based on anticipated increased in metal prices, rather than on present market conditions. Victory. Property. The work included geologic ‘mapping, bulldozer trenching and rock sampling. More work Is Planned for. next yoar. . also did h and willing on, Tue Reid's silver-lead-zinc property “at Erie Creek. Sandon Silver Ltd. has carried out mapping and ‘sampling on the Yellowstone Property on Sheep Créek. - Ltd., under Dennis Bialkowski, The Chamber feels that the federal and-or the p: inet government should re-institute a tax holiday to spark the industry and add the stimulus necessary to entice venture capital, . With most of the mines in the province losing money, and consequently not paying taxes, there would be no loss of revenue to the government if mining taxes are cut dras- tically,ithe chamber advises, saying there is much to gain if the mining industry, becomes vibrant and healthy again. Media the year two letters were sent by. secretary- t urer George \Murray,’ from the Nelson: Chamber ‘of Mines to Mines Chamber of Mines to. Mines Minister Brian Smith, one'concerning the need of The letter stated, “It isa sad fact that the exploration and development of new. mines are | and by pondet aba it e bur - by. Policies or. lack of policies." Streamlining the process:of obtaining the various approvals required :by the multitude’ of regulatory bodies was urged to el for The other: letter dealt’ with placer claims ‘and the lengthy interval before the claimant is notified. The chamber was asking that'a Person be allowed'to stake placer.claims * the pi ; but to'lease be held. in have been reh ing the ings on the May. and Jennie Property. |... SLOCAN MINING DIVISION In the Slocan Mining Division good news continues to emanate from “Esperanza Exploration Ltd.'s’ Tilicum Property. Diamond drilling and trenching carried out in the fall of this year produced some spectacular resuts, Assays a8 y high‘as 1.182 oz.'per ton gold over 4.8 metres and:1,104 oz per ton gold over 3.4. metres wore obtained. Visible gold, a rarity in most present day gold mines, was commonly ‘encountered in drillcore and trenches. “La Teke Reso! Ltd. of has ired an -option to purchase 50.4 per cent of Esperanza by] Dec. 31, 1984. The’ final-purchase price, if exercised, will be $5,125,000. Since Esperanza is the sole owner of the Tillicum, completion of the deal will give La Teko controlling interest of the property. “The lure of the bonaiza strike has resulted in somewhat of a staking rush in. the Tillicum Mountain area. The entire ' area has been staked for miles around and, in places, claims are overlapped three deep. Although creating headaches for the Claim Recorder, this activity should give a boost to the local | economy. = Mines d their Silvana Mine through- abeyance until the area has. been | Properly dasa H.B. Mill s sees renovations placer area, In the meantime the applicant's staked ground could be protected and no staking be allowed in the newly designated placer area for 45 days after the applicant has en of the app: of the placer area. Following is the chamber's report it the out ed employing an average of &0 men. Mine manager, Web Ci reports that app: ly 28,000 tons of ore were mined and milled with grade of 12 oz per ton silver, 8.6 per cent lead and 8 per cent zinc. Hallmac Mines Ltd. of Calgary has operated its mine above Sandon on a lease basis throughout 1982. The leasors, under Bob Mills of Silverton, made two shipments of ore to the sineller. One of these shipments totalled 200 tons and graded 87 oz per ton silver and 40 per cent lead. The other, a various mining operations in the area. ; In the Nelson Mining Division David Minerals Ltd. has continued refurbishment of the H.B. Mill located near - Salmo and has begun custom treatment of ores. At present, they are milling dump material from the War Eagle Mine, Rossland.. As- well, they: conducted exploration work on several properties in the Kootenays. Sampling of both mine dumps and underground workings was carried out by David Minerals .on. ‘the ination of i regard- ing the mineral resources of eastern British Columbia arid « for the development of the mining industry'in hau en layed at thei ters’ and Gasset" a oral Street in Nelson is the ‘best 80) modest increases in demand, the outlook for gold and silver is more optimistic. The Jove of output from B.C. a ‘nd _silve: aan 1983.. Some. precious eae” forecasters have indicated a - of ore speci of mines ‘located. in eastern British Columbia. FINANCING se and breathe life into We provide flexible financing, often when other lenders can Financing to help you build up fixed assets, or purcha: a business, or‘sustain your working capital through critical periods. Funds in the form of medium and long term of equity participation: the pu existingtor: of an interest in prises, to get them off, And more than mor on its optimum use. 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Both of these properties have good ial. Dump ing was also ~ carrie out on the Silver King dumps. Despite reduced sales due to the depressed construction industry, Iris Bakken of Kootenay Stone Centre is optimistic busigesswill improve. Her company is active through; the Koc the quarrying of building ‘stone, silied rock and-ndst*teeently, semi- precious stones. The Ymir tric of Pete Beaulieu, Dave Lund, and 300 ton shi; ined 70 oz per ton silver and 95 per cent lead. Hallmac has undertaken construction of a road along Payne Ridge above Sandon. They have also done a consid- erable amount of over-burden stipping in the same vicinity: “and have had good results. Six diamond drillholes are planned. Frank Pho worked the Hewitt-Van Roi Mine and managed to stockpile 2,000 tons of millfeed. He plans to’ employ a three man crew over the winter. The lower part of the Victor Claim is being worked under lease to Tom Stennhoff. Steentioff drove 160 feet of new drift and produced approximately 0 tons of high grade ore. A "_— One of the last remaining residents of Sandon, Eugene Peterson, is leasing the upper int of. fhe Victor Claim. He shipped 17 tons of ore in 1982, w tained 200 oz per ton * "Silver, Peterson also coiidicted | edetismnical sampling and: ty located on Krane Creek. Merle Mahar continue to prospect on several of their claims in the Ymir area. On the Chem Claim located on Wren Creek, they conducted trenching which exposed dolomite- hosted lead and zinc mineralization. They also carried out sampling on the Dumas, Mink and Daybreak properties. Sampling on the Daybreak yielded gold assays of 0.72 oz per ‘ton to 4,66 oz, per ton over a width of 7 feet. In one of the more innovative programs to be under- taken in the area in recent years, Dave Pearce and Inland Recoveries Ltd. began to reclaim Bluebell Mine tailings from the bottom of Koot Lake. asystem on one designed for recovery of manganese modules from the sea-floor, they pumped the tailing up from the bottom of . the lake at a rate of 150 tons per day. Pearce states that modifications to the equipment will result in an increase in pumping rate to between 500 and 600 tons per day. Rob Pearson reports his company, Springpoint fl NB pI “Adjacent to the Victor, on the Black Colt and Hinkley claims, Doug Pengelli has conducted mine-portal rehabil- itation, as well as .geophysical work and over-burden stripping. Werner Mengler oppes 600 tons from the Hecla Claim and plans to crew on the property over. the winter. Sandon Silver Ltd., under the direction of Monte Lloyd, continued its geophysical program on the Wonderful Fifty tons of high-grade ore Property and completed 200 feet of diamond drilling. At present, they are driving a 700 foot crosscut tunnel, Sipald Resources Ltd., under George Sipos of Kaslo, sources Ltd., was active in the. Fi ig year. é Dick Palmer and Boyd icke have opti their ducted road work connecting Jackson Basin to their Idaho No. 2 adit situated near Cody. Another Sipos California claim to New Tyee Resources Ltd. of Vancouver. Work on the claim, located just south of Nelson was limited to preliminary investigation in 1982, but will continue next. year. Selco Incorporated .of Vancouver and Toronto was active during the 1982 field season in the Kootenay area of the Alsi Holdi Ltd., shipped 6.8 tons of ore from the Bluebird Mine which ran 187 oz per ton silver and 63 per cent lead, Tim March Construction also shipped from the Bluebird, under lease. They produced 1,000 tons of ore. ' London Silver Ltd, did geochemical sampling and over- burden stripping on the Panama Claims. Totem under the di of Ron B.C. In addition to general ‘optioned the Stewart Property, owned by Eric and Jack Denny. An airborne survey was on the property near the end of the field season. Greenwich Resources Ltd. has been fairly active in the Nelson District and their exploration work for 1982 included a diamond drill program of the Red Rock property owned by Eric and Jack Denny. located near Salmo, BEAUL for tungsten and ae isda -on.,, Mentor Beeston 's -y bridge to access their Min and Cor Claims in wales to conduct exploration work. They also operated a small mill which treated minerals from the waste dumps on the property. Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas is reported to have done some stripping on the C.H. Property. On access road and bridge is reported constructed to the Dolly Varden Property, located on Kane Creek. This work was carried out by St. Phillips Mining Company under the direction of Jim Snell. CHAM ER OF MINES OF EASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA Our mining information centre, in Nelson, B.C, is open to the public during all working hours. We have an extensive historical library and a wealth of historical pictures and maps of the area. Our rock and mineral collection consists of local materials plus samples found in various parts of the world, Up to date claim and geological maps of the area. Cranbrook, B.C. VIC 2P1 (604) 426-7241 215 Hall St. Nelson, B.C. HOURS: Tees Wed. Fri. 9am. 3pm. urs. —9a.m.- 12 noon. George Murray 352-5242 ‘ Waneta Plaza is a 85-atore enclosed: shopping mall. lo-'. cated on Highway 8B in Trail. The.plaza, owned by Daon ‘ Development Corp., has been fo operation since’ October, 1978, “During 1982, the Plaza has, been the' site of many pro- motional ‘events, |” “Waneta Plaza kicked off the | iyéar with a’ spring’ fa-\ aniversary { ‘celel ration. with’ ventrilo- shion show ‘and craft fair’ in’ No "March.''The ‘month of April was highlighted by’ the ‘cen- tre’s’ Easter “promotion, which included an Easter egg hunt ‘and ‘the. Easter’ bunny on: locatio) Card sharl Martin Nash was the feature attraction iy n! by, the. West Kootenay bral Palsy Association, “The shasta hours in December: and Santa also ‘arrived on’ the 12th:/and: wa centre‘court: cer rag iday, pelore'0 fons Koote ay. Major sawmills are located in Castlegar, Slocan, Creston, Nelson,’ Salmo,’ Thrums ‘and Copper Creek. Although the downturn in the economy has adversely impacted some op- erations, a new sawmill to produce specialty - lumber presently is being construct- ed in Ymir. ” As well, a group in Salmo presently: is examining the feasibility. of establishing a workers’ co-operative. In the mining’ sector, based on 1979 figures, the value of mined metals and structural mater- ial within the region ac- counted for almost $9 million. The primary industries still do play a crucial role in the local economy. However other industries such as tour- ism, education, ‘retirement, craft. and cottage industry and agriculture are emerging and will provide ‘portunities. for ‘tl essed with’ several ‘lar; lakes; high scenic values, ex- cellent outdoor. recreation opportunities, heritage re- sources and diverse cultural communities, this region has an interesting and unique tourism product. The City of Nelson presently is engaged in a $3 million ‘Heri Cen- units under construction in: | 1982 included a 28-unit’ motel | in Nelson, and a 170-unit full service Sandman: Inn. in Castlegar. As well, the construction of an enlarged terminal building with greatly expanded fac- ilities at the Castlegar air- port ‘by 1984 will increase the number of visitors, arriving ‘by package’ tours,’ ‘Manufacturing ranges from large plants to one per- son home-based. operations. 1982 realized the opening of the Castlegar Industrial Park with fully serviced industrial land. Power is supplied by “West Kootenay Power. and “Light Company, which has one of the lowest rates in North America. On the other side of the manufacturing spectrum, many of the several hundred i aft ists Alliance in order to effec. tively market the area’s high quality handeraft and ‘art products. The region houses several post-secondary educational institutions, including Sel- kirk College in Castlegar, David tre’ project including the re- storation of key historic buildings and the beautifica- tion of the downtown core with heritage style elements. In order to reinforce the regional heritage theme, : sev- Centre (DTUC), a fine arts school in Nelson, and the Rosemont Vocational School also in Nelson. In 1982 the province allocated $1.8 mil- lion to expand and renovate the facilities at DTUC, ensur- eral other along ing its inued viability. BCDC operates in three areas. A Crown corporation, owned by the people of Brit- ish Columbia, the B.C. De- velopment Corp. could best be described as the delivery arm of provincial govern- ment, economic policy. - According to Chairman Newell Morrison, the cor- poration’s mandate is to “spark increased employ- ment, tax revenue and other economic benefits to the province by helping B.C. in- dustries of all kinds stert up and build their operations.” To fulfill this mandate, BCDC operates in three major ‘areas:. business fi- nancing, industrial land de- velopment and project man- agement. BUSINESS: FINANCING “In: cur opinion, private industry is the most efficient job. creator around,” says Morrison, “And it’s our role to support well-managed B.C. businesses that create new employment opportunities in the province.” BCDC provides term loans to companies in the manu- facturing, processing and high technology fields and in addition to its own conven- tional lending operations, the Bc eet th a: < RY BODNAREK . .. Kootenays loans officer INDUSTRIAL LAND DEVELOPMENT .. BCDC has become a major source of affordable -indus- trial land in B.C. and has de- veloped 15 industrial parks around . the . province, « par- ticuarly in areas where. the private sector has left gaps. In areas where full scale parks are not feasible, BCDC handles the sale of provin- cially owned Crown lands to businesses needing to build new manufacturing plants or other facilities. PROJECT MANAGEMENT Drawing on its expertise in land development and fi- nance, BCDC has initiated provincial government's LIFT (Low Interest Funding ie and a number of major projects such as urban redevelopment programs in New and North Today) loans, it the i D. Vi and the creation Small B Fund and the Low Interest Loan Assistance program (LILA). of a deep sea port and indus- trial land complex at Duke Point in Ni aid aa * aneta plaza Highway 3, Trail, B.C.