2 Terrace Review — Wednesday, September 3, 1986

Joint venture. stalled
by low metal prices

A proposed joint ven-
ture mining project
north of Terrace has
been delayed pending the
results of further drilling
and exploration. The
mine’s developers,
Sumac Mines and Esso
Minerals, recently con-
firmed that continuing
low market prices for
copper and zinc have
prompted a reassessment
of the original proposal.

by Michael Kelly

The Kutcho Creek
property is a 500 hectare
site 100 kilometers east
of Dease Lake. Prelim-
inary studies have
estimated reserves at 14
million tons of high-
grade copper and zinc
ore containing signifi-
cant quantities of silver
and gold. The Stage II
development proposal
for the mine, submitted
to the Kitimat-Stikine
Regional District in June
of this year, indicated
that a decision could be

made by the proponents

early in 1987, with con-
struction following in the
summers of 1988 and
1989 and production by

Lakelse
River

TERRACE — Lakeise
River is a highly produc-
tive river which will sup-
port escapement runs of
over a million pink
salmon, 25000 coho, 250
to 300 chinook, and 300
to 400 chum. The river
also has a large cutthroat
population, 500 to 3000
steelhead, rainbow trout,
mountain whitefish, and
freshwater clams. -

the fall of 1989, The
mine was visualized as
being a conventional
strip surface operation
with partial refining on
the site and transporta-
tion of treated ores by
road to the port facilities
at Stewart. Employment
levels were projected at
nearly 300 full-time jobs
for a period of about ten

Kozo Kataya, chief
engineer for Sumac
Mines, stated in a recent
interview that the joint
venture agreement be-
tween the two companies

is nearly complete, but -

he added that the present
economic situation re-
garding metal prices is
creating difficulties for
the partners. Kataya said
that after the completion
of the Stage II studies the
site will be put into a
maintenance phase.
“We'd like for every-
thing to be ready to go
when the time is right,’’
he explained. ‘‘At this
point, everything de-
pends ‘on commodity
prices.”’

Esso minerals spokes-
man Tom Dereniwiski
indicated that the pro-
gram for the immediate
future is further explora-
tion within the Kutcho
zone. ‘With the results
we have so far, a mine
would not be economi-
cally viable under the
present circumstances.
What we’re looking for
is some justification for
going ahead,” he said.
Dereniwiski stated that
drilling this year will en-
compass a wider area in
hopes of discovering
deposits with higher

precious metal contents.
“That’s what every min-
ing company in Canada
is looking for,”’ he con-
cluded.

The excutive summary
of the Stage II proposal
indicates test results of
39 grams of gold per
tonne of ore and 28.11
grams of silver per
tonne. Copper content
tested at 1.75 percent
and zinc at 2.97 percent.

At the Kermode Friendship Centre in Terrace, instructors and students Join together to fur-
ther the concepts of native art work. Project participants are Terrance Armstrong (back,
left), reporter with Northern Native Broadcasting, Brian Smith (back, right), Candy Burkett
(front, left), Seif Help Challenge 86 supervisor, and Maryanne Besignano (front, right).

Art course promotes Indian heritage

TERRACE —Local
native Indians were
recently given an oppor-
tunity to. learn about
their heritage through a
special week-long
workshop held at the
Kermode Friendship
Centre,

Jamie Adams, a Ter-
race native Nishga A ar-

_tist specializing in wood

carvings, volunteered his
time and expert advice to
a group of about cight
students who have been
removed from their
native environment to
receive professional help
in learning to deal with
mental or physical han-
dicaps.

The recent session
marks the first time a
project of this nature has
been undertaken for
native ‘Indians. The
workshop began each
afternoon at 1 p.m. and
ended at 4 p.m. The pro-
gram was initiated to
help further native youth
understanding of their
historical ties. Due to
handicaps, some of the
students have been raised
in homes with no native
contact.

INVITATION TO TENDER
B.C. Ski Mountain Operation

The Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine is selling off its complete Kitsumkalum

Mountain ski operation at Terrace, B.C.

The operation includes:

1 Doppelmayer T-bar, 75 HP AC electric, with Kissling gear box and 5

tubular towers.

1 Mueller double Chairlift, 140 HP AC electric with Kissling gear box and 13

lattice towers.
2 Rope Tows.

1 Kassbohrer 170 Hydrostatic Grooming Machine (1981) (1589 hours).
1 Thiokol 2100 Grooming Machine (1972) (2787 hours).

1 fully equipped lodge with kitchen and bar.

1 fully equipped Pro and Rental Shop with lockers and 200 ski equipment

sets.

1 fully equipped maintenance shop

Terrance Armstrong
of the Northern Native
Broadcasting in Terrace
and coordinator for the
event. said the project,
‘has gone over very
well.’? Seeing how
positive it has been,we’re
looking at doing more as
the sessions have been
beneficial to everyone in-
volved, Armstrong said.

Candy Burkett, super-
visor for a Self Help
Challenge 86 Summer
Program, Originally con-
tacted Armstrong re-
questing whether art in-
struction could be pro-
vided for a group of her

clients. Burkett explain- ©

ed that the Challenge 86
program is work-
orientated and con-

ducted to teach par- «
ticipants living skills they .

can expand on. The
design and drawing art
work aspect was in-

troduced to provide
students with the motiva-
tion to develop creative-
ly. It also served to help
participants relate to
their own native envirgn-
ment.

Jamie Adams said he
taught the students how
to draw ovoids, which is

nit art design ap-
plied to many Indian

works. The group also
experimented with the
shapes, U shapes, circles
and S shapes of native
design.

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