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"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17f7c3b0.png" border=0 width="124" height="59" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B> <HTML><HEAD> <script language="javascript"> function click(e) { if (navigator.appName == 'Netscape' && e.which == 3) { alert("Copyright Protected") return false; } else { if (navigator.appName == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer' && event.button==2) alert("Copyright Protected") return false; } return true; } document.onmousedown=click </script> </HEAD> <BODY> Rich River Exploration Ltd. </BODY></HTML>  </B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=405 BGCOLOR="#FFFFCC" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="4cf80803.jpg"> <div> <B>Rich River Exploration Ltd. </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#333399" FACE="Arial" >        </FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="2fe8f3b0.png" border=0 width="143" height="59" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">          </div> <div> <B>Placer Gold Claims </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="102233c90.jpg" border=0 width="307" height="201" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Miners of the Big Bend, in the early day's</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Big Bend Placer Gold District was first explored in late 1864. </B></div> <div> <B>Gold miners from the Wild Horse Region of the east Kootenay, followed rumors of a gold discovery in the upper reaches of the Columbia River. </B></div> <div> <B>News of the gold strike had a strange way of spreading and by the spring of 1865 hundreds of prospectors were in the locality, the cross section of miners was amazing.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>There were Americans in their fringed buckskins, French Canadians and English Canadians and the ever present Chinese, all babbling with excitement. An old Fraser River Gold miner known as "Old Texas" exemplified the feelings of the miners at the new discovery, when he stated: "I would not take $10,000.00 in cash and leave my claim unprospected; and all I have in the world is a sack of flour, and five pounds of bacon, and a cayuse in Colville."</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>The gold in the Big Bend Region is some of the purest in British Columbia, usually running more than 900 fine. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Kirbyville Creek ~ Placer Gold Claim</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="78d99650.png" border=0 width="153" height="101" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>INTRODUCTION</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Course  gold in the creek was discovered near the turn of the century. </B></div> <div> <B>During what is known as the Big Bend Gold Rush.</B></div> <div> <B>This creek is known as one of the important placer creeks in the Big Bend gold region.</B></div> <div> <B>The historical name for this creek is Smith or Gafney creek. The current name of this placer gold creek is Kirbyville. Named after an old miner's town near it's headwaters.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Records indicate that this creek has produced several thousands of ounces of gold. The actual total amount is unknown but nuggets between one and three ounces have been reported in the discovery years.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Most of this production was from the lower reaches of the creek, in an area now covered by Lake Revelstoke.</B></div> <div> <B>Large boulders that has hampered past mining efforts are still concentrating gold on the upper reaches, within the claim area.</B></div> <div> <B>This leaves the possibility of discovering large gold nuggets very good, even today.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>GEOLOGY:</B></div> <div> <B>The claim is underlain by metasediments of the Shuswap Metamorphic Complex.</B></div> <div> <B>Glacial till and course alluvium cover 95% of claim.</B></div> <div> <B>The creek is very dynamic and moves a large amount of gravel every year.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Underlying rocks in the area belong to the Upper Proterozoic Horsethief Creek Group. They consist of calcareous pelitic schists, amphibolites, marbles and quartzites.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> The placer gold occurs as coarse grains and nuggets close to the bedrock and as fine colors in the gravels and surface soil. </B></div> <div> <B>The gold is also angular and slightly porous. The source of the gold seems to be derived and concentrated from the reworking of glacial till.</B></div> <div> <B>MINERALIZATION:</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Course gold is found on a blue clay layer (false bedrock).</B></div> <div> <B>Smaller flakes and fine gold is distributed in all other gravels. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>WORK:         </B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFF33" FACE="Lucida Sans" ><IMG SRC="6c768410.jpg" border=0 width="104" height="65" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="787bd430.png" border=0 width="189" height="67" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Only worked by hand since the turn of the century.</B></div> <div> <B>Never systematically tested for overall gold content.</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>Results:</B></div> <div> <B>Best results on false bedrock, many colors per pan.</B></div> <div> <B>Hand sluicing has produced 1-3 gram nuggets and flakes.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="873f3b60.jpg" border=0 width="243" height="182" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="870f2b60.jpg" border=0 width="242" height="182" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B></div> <div> <B>The gold in the pans is from the </B></div> <div> <B>Kirbyville Creek claim.</B></div> <div> <B>( The dime is for scale )</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>PROPERTY DETAILS & ACCESS:</B><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The claim consists of four MTO cells that measures about 80.209 hectares or approximately 192 acres of placer mineral rights.</B></div> <div> <B>Access is via the paved Big Bend Highway north of Revelstoke BC, then by boat across Lake Revelstoke. </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div>  <img src="HTMLobj-1278/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="90" height="60">  </div> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#996600" FACE="Lucida Sans" ><B>Excellent gold mining opportunity.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="27b9c120.jpg" border=0 width="412" height="274" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Creek mouth with lake in background</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="27d9d0a0.jpg" border=0 width="413" height="266" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Natural Gravel Deposits</B></div> <div> <B>Never worked with machinery</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Offers Considered!</B></div> <div> <B>( Serious inquiries only please! )</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1020e8cf0.png" border=0 width="232" height="207" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> <B>This gold quartz specimen was discovered in 2001, in the Big Bend region. It weighed over 13 ounces with over half being in solid gold. It was discovered with a metal detector, </B><B>under one foot of overburden,</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>This is what gold prospecting is all about!</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="101e4e060.gif" border=0 width="334" height="6" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>OLD CAMP CREEK ~ PLACER CLAIMS</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>(SOLD)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1024964a0.png" border=0 width="150" height="74" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#996600" FACE="Arial" ><B>OLD CAMP CREEK</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>Is one of the historically significant placer gold creeks in the region.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>It</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>has been a consistent producer of gold throughout the years. The gold tends to be finer in this creek, but it is also quite abundant. One can expect many colors per pan, with the very good possibility of discovering larger flakes and nuggets.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Underlying bed rock in the area belongs to the Upper Proterozoic Horsethief Creek Group. The rocks consist of calcareous pelitic schists, amphibolites, marbles and quartzites. </B></div> <div> <B>Gold is known to occur in quartz veins around the heads of McCulloch, Graham and Old Camp Creeks. These veins are thought to have been the source of the placer gold in the region. The placer gold in the area occurs as coarse grains and nuggets close to the bedrock and as fine colours in the gravels and surface soil. The gold is also angular and slightly porous. </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1026f0cd0.jpg" border=0 width="240" height="205" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="1091eecd0.jpg" border=0 width="238" height="205" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Panning in Old Camp Creek</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>We have two placer claims for sale on Old Camp Creek.</B></div> <div> <B>Each of these claims measures about 1000 metres long by about 500 metres wide. They both are approximately 250 metres on each side of the creek. Together that is about 100 hectares or approximately 240 acres of placer mineral rights. They can be sold together or individually.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>THE CLAIMS ON OLD CAMP CREEK HAVE BEEN SOLD!</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1023a6020.jpg" border=0 width="422" height="258" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Placer gold diggings on Old Camp Creek</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="b5f745f0.png" border=0 width="116" height="95" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="101e4e060.gif" border=0 width="334" height="6" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B> <img src="HTMLobj-4247/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="57" height="21">  </B></div> <div> <B>Kettle River Placer Claims</B></div> <div> <B>(AVAILABLE)</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1089e4a90.jpg" border=0 width="228" height="169" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="108fcba90.jpg" border=0 width="203" height="169" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>We have two separate MTO placer cells</B><B> for sale, located in the Monashee Mountains east of Vernon BC. One cell is on the Kettle River and one is on Marsh Creek.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>Kettle River</B></FONT><B> placer deposits are located on the Kettle River just north of the Vernon-Edgewood highway, about 70 kilometres southeast of Vernon BC. </B></div> <div> <B>In 1877, gold was discovered in the Kettle River, "Attractive values" are said to come from this river. </B></div> <div> <B>The gravel on and above the bedrock in most places has the appearance of an old channel. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>We are also selling the road accessible GOLDEN KETTLE claim that consists of two MTO cells covering about 99.4 acres. This claim covers a good stretch of the gold bearing Kettle River as well as a couple of good side creeks. </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="10f8a4780.jpg" border=0 width="420" height="376" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="101e4e060.gif" border=0 width="334" height="6" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>MARSH CREEK</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>We also have one placer gold cell available on Marsh Creek. </B><B>These placer gold deposits were originally worked by A. Marsh beginning in 1883 until his death in 1925. </B></div> <div> <B>Mr. Marsh developed an adit, 3 short drifts and sunk a shaft to 13.5 metres. In 1935, an opencut was started. In 1938, the old upper drift was cleaned out and several test pits were dug. </B></div> <div> <B>There was work done in the 1960s and 1970s but little information is available. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The area is underlain by volcanic and sedimentary rocks of the Devonian to Triassic Harper Ranch Group. The creek contains glacial and fluvial gravels which contain placer gold. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The amount of gold removed from this creek is unrecorded, though Mr. Marsh was able to survive for at least 15 years on what he recovered. </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="101e4e060.gif" border=0 width="334" height="6" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <img src="HTMLobj-4248/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="57" height="21">  </B></div> <div> <B>CEDAR CREEK ~ TULAMEEN AREA BC</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Cedar Creek placer gold and platinum claims </B><B>occupy a portion of Cedar Creek that plunges steeply northward from its headwaters on Hamilton Hill. This creek enters the Tulameen River about two kilometres west of the town of Tulameen BC. The claims cover the </B><A HREF="http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/cf/minfile/search/search.cfm?mode=capbib&minfilno=092HNE194" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/cf/minfile/searc"><U><B>Cedar Creek </B></U></A><B>minfile occurrence.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="109edd0c0.jpg" border=0 width="221" height="268" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="109f310c0.jpg" border=0 width="305" height="268" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>At the Cedar Creek Placer occurrence, gold and platinum-bearing gravels were mined along this creek intermittently between 1886 and 1933. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Some coarse gold and platinum, in nuggets weighing 3 to 6 grams, were recovered, in addition to finer dust, by ground sluicing in 1933 (Minister of Mines Annual Report 1933, page 174). Estimated production for 1886 is 1800 grams. The area of the claims is still a bit remote and rugged with large boulders. However a logging road now comes within about 300 metres of this claim. </B></div> <div> <B>This leaves the possibility of discovering good size platinum and gold nuggets on this ground still today.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="10c54e060.gif" border=0 width="334" height="6" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>For more information contact Rich River Exploration Ltd.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <img src="HTMLobj-1510/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="112" height="150">      </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Lucida Sans" ><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>Contact us</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <B>                     </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>©</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#996600" FACE="Lucida Sans" ><B> COPYRIGHT  (2008) RICH RIVER EXPLORATION LTD.</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Site construction & design by C. A. 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