The Mining History of Texada Island dates back to the late 1800's when gold was discovered in volcanic hosted quartz veins in the Surprise Mountain area. This led to further discoveries of gold, copper and iron, and the establishment of several small mines at the turn of the century.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Holly Property


The property is located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the town of Vananda.

Gold mineralization on the property is associated with pyritic quartz - calcite veining within volcanics and zones of intense shearing. Old records indicate a 100 ton (91 Tons) bulk sample from the "Holly Pit" assayed 1.0 oz./ton (34.3 g/t) gold. In 1914 two Tons (2.2 Tons) of ore shipped from the Gem Mine averaged 12.9 oz./ton (387 g/t) gold and 4.0 oz./ton (137 g/t) silver.

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