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"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="62e863a0.png" border=0 width="134" height="58" 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="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="4cf80803.jpg"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="61faa490.png" border=0 width="170" height="73" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Rich River Exploration Ltd.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>REBAR ~ Zn-Pb-Ag-Cu PROSPECT</U></B></div> <div> <B>Broken Hill-type ~ Zn-</B><B>Pb-</B><B>Ag±Cu</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Broken Hill mine is one of the largest ore bodies of lead, zinc and silver in the world. </B></div> <div> <B>It was over 7 kilometres long and up to 220 metres wide. It’s been mined continuously for almost 120 years. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>INTRODUCTION</B></div> <div> <B>The present Rebar claim area was first explored in the early 1980's after the discovery of high grade base metal mineralisation in large quartzite float boulders. Noranda Exploration Company took an option on the ground and conducted limited exploration.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>LOCATION and ACCESS</B></div> <div> <B>The REBAR and SHERPA properties are located approximately 115 kilometres due east of Kamloops, B.C. </B></div> <div> <B>More specifically the Sherpa claims are located on the east shore of Mabel Lake. The Rebar property is just north of Tsuius Creek. The claims are located on map numbers 082L 067 and 082L 068. </B></div> <div> <B>Access to the claims from Lumby BC is approximately 50 km via the Mabel Lake Forest Service road. An extensive network of recently constructed logging roads traverse the main claimed areas.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="122608da0.jpg" border=0 width="520" height="474" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" ><B>REBAR</B></FONT><B> group of claims lies within the Precambrian-Paleozoic Shuswap Metamorphic Complex. They are underlain by a sequence of quartzite, calcsilicate and pelitic gneiss, marble and amphibolite. The units trend northward and dips at various angles to the east. A pronounced foliation, essentially parallel to layering, suggests that the apparently simple homoclinal sequence that hosts the mineral occurrence is, in fact, part of a complex, isoclinally folded metasedimentary package. </B></div> <div> <B>The claim area was first explored in the 1980's after numerous large high grade zinc, lead and silver boulders were discovered over a large area. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Rebar base metal showing is within a rusty-weathering layer of calcareous quartzite a few metres thick that is exposed in a logging roadcut. The layer trends easterly and dips north at 10 to 15 degrees. Galena and sphalerite are disseminated throughout the layer as well as forming narrow massive bands.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="12b0e46b0.jpg" border=0 width="484" height="363" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="12b2e36a0.jpg" border=0 width="483" height="362" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <div> <B>Large zinc rich massive sulphide boulders on the Rebar Property</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Scattered grains of diopside, biotite partially altered to chlorite, and barite are common in the quartzite. The quartzite layer is underlain by interbedded feldspathic quartzites and calcsilicate gneiss layers, and overlain by a rusty, impure siliceous marble and calcsilicate gneiss sequence. </B></div> <div> <B>Grab samples assayed up to 4.8 per cent lead, 23 grams per tonne silver and greater than 2 per cent barium. </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="1211e6c40.jpg" border=0 width="486" height="452" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>AIR PHOTO OF REBAR CLAIM GROUP </B></div> <div> <B>WITH NEW LOGGING BLOCKS AND AREA </B></div> <div> <B>OF HIGH GRADE ZINC BOULDER TRAIN</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>(Some 1x1.5m Boulders assayed over 15% Zinc)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>A large amount of sub-angular massive sulphide boulders are scattered throughout the area. They occur over a width of more than 300 metres by a length greater than 2 Kilometres. These boulders are highly mineralised with banded massive Galena, Sphalerite and Pyrrhotite with minor Chalcopyrite. </B></div> <div> <B>High grade zinc assays (>15% zinc) have been obtained from some of these boulders. </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1230dd530.jpg" border=0 width="477" height="339" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>The map above shows red stars where mineralised </B></div> <div> <B>boulders have been found. (Noranda report 14612)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Noranda Mining and Exploration Inc. conducted exploration consisting of geochemistry, geophysics and drilling in the 1980's. Several geochemical and geophysical anomalies were outlined. The geophysical anomalies coincide with the known geological stratigraphy and structures. </B></div> <div> <B>These anomalies remain open ended and trend north and east within the Rebar group of claims. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>A theory has been postulated that the Rebar showing occurs on an upper limb of a synclinal structure. While the high grade massive sulphide boulder train is derived from the lower limb that is obscured by overburden. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The results from the geological, geochemical and geophysical surveys, tend to confirm this theory. If this is proven to be the case. Great potential would exist at depth, within the fold hinge of this structure.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="139526810.jpg" border=0 width="294" height="385" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The limited diamond drilling by Noranda failed to locate the source of these high grade massive sulphide boulders. </B></div> <div> <B>Recommendations for follow-up by Noranda, included exploration to the north and east of the 1980's work. </B></div> <div> <B>The rocks units in out crop at the DS-REBAR showing, are the same rocks that host the massive sulphide boulders found down slope and down ice of the showing. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Several new main logging haul roads have been constructed that cut the areas of the trend. Many large clear cut logging blocks now cover approximately 30 percent of the REBAR property. This new logging and road building post date the Noranda exploration.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The abundance of new logging roads and cut blocks in the claim area will greatly improve the chance of making new discoveries. More recent (2000) prospecting by Rich River has discovered more massive sulphide boulders up slope from the 1980's Noranda work.</B></div> <div> <B>The recent surge in base metal prices coupled with the world class </B><B><U>Broken Hill Type</U></B><B> geological model, make the Rebar property an attractive exploration target once again.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="653f40c0.png" border=0 width="500" height="12" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>SHERPA ~ Zn-Pb-Ag-Au Prospect</U></B></div> <div> <B>Sedex Type ~ Zn-Pb-Ag-Au</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The area of the SHERPA property is within the Precambrian-Paleozoic Monashee Complex  near the eastern edge of the Shuswap Metamorphic Complex, and underlain by a sequence of quartzite, calcsilicate and pelitic gneiss, marble and amphibolite that has a northward trend and dips at various angles to the east. </B></div> <div> <B>Mineralization at the SHERPA occurrence includes disseminated to massive pyrrhotite, sphalerite with pyrite and galena in a generally impure calcareous quartzite unit within pure to siliceous marble. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Diamond drilling intersected a mineralized interval that ranges in thickness from 17 to 27 metres. It is dominated by calcareous to relatively pure quartzite with thin interlayers of unmineralized marble, quartzite and gneiss. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Sulphide content in both the quartzite and marble ranges from trace amounts to 30 to 40 per cent. Assay values across variable widths from the mineralized intervals were 4.26 per cent zinc, 0.18 per cent lead, 4.6 grams per tonne silver and 0.41 gram per tonne gold. </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="10f5e29c0.jpg" border=0 width="226" height="412" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>AIR PHOTO OF SHERPA CLAIMS </B></div> <div> <B>WITH CLAIM BOUNDARIES AND </B></div> <div> <B>AREAS OF MINERALISED ZONES AND ANOMALIES</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Some drill intersections taken from the mineralized zones on the Sherpa property are as follows: </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">2.64m of  2.52% Zn</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">3.50m of  1.55% Zn</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1.28m of  2.05% Zn</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1.26m of  2.20% Zn</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">5.46m of  1.07% Zn</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The units that host the mineralisation are complicated by structural deformation. Fold closures on the Sherpa property are prime targets for thick higher grade sections of base metal mineralisation. </B></div> <div> <B>The unit trends northeastward and dips moderately steeply to the southeast into the hillside; its exposed length is in excess of 500 metres. </B></div> <div> <B>Several large and strong base metal anomalies have been delineated from geochemistry and geophysics.  These anomalies occur over a trend greater than 1500 metres long by over 450 metres wide.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Further exploration is definitely warranted on the Sherpa property.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The REBAR GROUP and the SHERPA CLAIMS </B></div> <div> <B>can be optioned together </B></div> <div> <B>or by themselves as stand-alone projects.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="653f40c0.png" border=0 width="500" height="12" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>Contact us</B></U></A></div> <bR> <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. 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