Talk:Williams Creek (British Columbia)

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Don't have time to add the details here on p. 110 but there's detailed reportage of placer mining production at its peak; it's this kind of cite that should be used, not mining company reports/promotions unless BC MINFILE or another neutral source; other mines on Williams Creek remain active also......page needs more expansion etc as well as serious trimming of COI and SPAM content.Skookum1 (talk) 13:33, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

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I've placed this here as an eventual article on the Cariboo Mining Division would cover modern explorations, albeit not this one only;

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These included the Cariboo Gold Quartz, Island Mountain/Aurum and Mosquito Creek Gold mines. The Cariboo Gold Quartz mine operated from 1933 to 1959 reportedly producing in excess of 600,000 ounces of gold. Island Mountain and Mosquito Creek, which operated between 1934–1967 and 1980-1983 respectively, are reported to have produced 603,800 ounces of gold grading 0.67 ounces of gold per ton of ore.

Today’s Gold Explorations Continue

Barkerville, site of WCX’s Barkerville Project, is a historical gold zone. Government records indicate that millions of ounces of alluvial gold were removed from the Barkerville area during the 19th Century.

Williams Creek Explorations Limited

formerly Williams Creek Gold Quartz Mining Co. Limited, has existed either as a private company or a public company listed on the Montreal Stock Exchange, the Vancouver Stock Exchange or the Canadian Venture Exchange since June 19, 1946, save for a period of dormancy between 1981 and 1987. WCX’s principal purpose upon incorporation was the exploration of highly prospective claims in the Barkerville region, including the Black Jack claim (Lot 1.B).

[inline comment start] WCX’s Barkerville Project consists of 28 crown granted claims 100% owned by WCX that straddle two historical alluvial gold streams that were part of the Barkerville gold camp: Williams Creek and Stouts Gulch. WCX's holdings include the heights surrounding the creeks as well as much of the creek area itself. View operations at http://www.williamscreek.ca Initial trenching of the area in the 1940s showed promising results while a limited drilling program conducted over the course of the past decade offered further grounds for encouragement. Presently, Barkerville Gold (BGM CN) is planning gold production on a project in the immediate vicinity of WCX’s Barkerville claims.[inline comment end]

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There are so many claims and speculations in the Cariboo Mining Division, even just within the Barkerville-Wells Gold Camp alone, that "all of the above" can only be included on the tersest terms...and of course, without the rank promotional intent seen above.Skookum1 (talk) 13:40, 27 November 2014 (UTC)

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