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TERRACE — A Stewart

alderman says the provincial
government should pay atten-

into a gold-rich area.
Although the province is pro-

a south should also be studied.
"That route, approximately 72

,tion to ancther Possible route.

- Page A10 ~ Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January. 23, 1991

tt starts at. Stewart

ee studied, ” ‘he said,
- mineral. property owner and |

- Helnricks added that.he and
Stewart.mayor Darlene Cornell

backed the road possibility last
-year in Victoria but. didn't
-recelve”
: “response, -
:. ceeding: with plans to ‘build a...
‘road in from Hwy37 to the’
’ Bskay. Creek/Cailpine. area,
: “Terry Helnricks says a route -

» starting. from Stewart, to the :

‘an. "encouraging

‘An. ‘contrast, the. province

" wants to. build a road: in from
“Hwy37-along the Iskut Valley
‘and. then ‘south. to the Eskay
area.: Another section ‘would

continue * west ‘to: Cominco’s

SNIP: property in the Iskut

Helncicks‘calls the Unuk River

route is that there are already
roads built, It’s first 13 miles
passes by: Westmin’s Premier
gold mine. |

And because the area has
high. mineral potential in gold

and. base metal values, more

companies could participate in
and .
- SAYS... : cos
“This isn’t ‘reflection on the
iskut Road, They. need a-rosd,
_too,— but this better service the

toad construction. |
maintenance, he says.
Cost studies for the route

“haven't been done and there

would have to be further study

trafic; The: ‘provineial route ; from f lekeut t to Eskay would be.
"Very steep. It: would be a tough

“piece of.road to build," he sald. :

from Hwy3? atid then: ‘turning

south is: catimated in the: $3

million range.”
Heinricks- ‘adda that the route

.would connect: ‘properties to‘ex-

isting port facilities at Stewart.

It: would’ algo. -boost: tourism
potential, atid - logging . com-
panies. could. be _Anterested,, he

'- The: study which . produced ;
the route along the Iskut: River ’

valley also looked at a route In-
‘to ‘the’ Unuk’ but that ‘would |
"have" itarted in the’ Alaskan |
~ Panhandle and‘then fun porth ”
oto the Eskay. Creek area.

kek ik
"In the mearitime, the province ~.

ts continuing to examine road |

construction plans for the Iskut

‘spokesman. Tom: LGreene::anid
‘last week some possible,
_dn: it: route ‘are _being:
“because. of environmental im
" Pileations. :

~ That: toute leading
 Hwya7 to Cominco’s ‘SNIP pro-
perty with a spur. leading south
* to. the Eskay arta’ would : be
Take: in length and cost on
‘estimated $20 million. = ©.

‘ There's been ‘no * decistonr on
exact cost sharing arrangements
between the: ‘provincial. govern-

‘miles i in length, already features | Valley. to determine how to convert the Eskay area,” ‘said Helnricks,” Valley rout _ Ment ‘and companies with pro-
~ ods ‘built for existing mines or The’ attraction of what railway tunnel to one ie For vehicle “The price of tle routé south: é mines © “ minisiry "erties in the area, ‘said Greene.
“ones! “that ‘once: operated, he >: mo . 7 wine OR os
Says. “

It: runs 30. miles ‘north: of BRR
” Stewart along a road already i
~ built to a 1-mile long railway |
~ tunnel ‘constructed through rock fA
when’ Granduc and then Esso &
“Operated a gold mine. which, ee
_ Closed i in the mid-1980s,.. -. -&

* From there @ route could be &

“constructed ' over a glacier and
One. bridge. built to the Eskay mo
atea,'says Heinricks. .
- “We're trying to get the a
government’ interested in this,
We think it needs to be

Claim
_ dispute
_ tossed

TERRACE — The provincial

SLATED AMESEING SPST AT ME EAE EE TET IT Eb NIRS AFSC Riel IETS A LATTE TREN: 8

, 9522 Highway 16 West 3711 South Alfred Avenue

\ chief gold commissioner has
turmed down a complaint about Terrace (at the Kalum Motel) Box 1058, Smithers, B.C.
“ the ownership of »:ning claims Phone 635-9555 Phone 847-9333

worth millions of dollars in the
...gold-rich Eskay (Creek area.
: In a. five-page ruling last
week, Denis Lieutard said
“ownership of ‘he claims will
. Stay with two companies owned
. by Prime Resources.
Another company, Tagish
Resources, had asked Lieutard
- to rule that the claims, first
"staked in the early 1970s, could
. not be owned by Prime.
It based its request ona gap #
discovered two years ago bet-
ween the claims and another

January 23
tO
February 3°

group of claims,
“Mining regulations state that
although work has to be done
on claims to keep them active,
work can be done on only some : . i a
of them but the dollar value can Elects Boot! Boots
. be spread out if the claims touch Beat the cldi: ~ 9490 0
each other. R99, $480.00... ceive
The discovery of the gap then “6 ues Now
meant the work couldn't be Rossignol R05 Jr, Boots
spread out Tagish he tio Fag. $100.00... 22... eee sees veeee NOW 49°
ut Lieutar esection (| Salomon SX82 aqui
of the Mineral Tenure Act # Fleg. $560.00....... q uipe oe Now 3 gg All Kids' Jackets
under which Tagish filed its £& Salomon $X72 00 andSuits — 30 %, ff
complaint could not be applied 5 Reg. $395.00.................... Now 1299 tOSIZE1G ee, NOW ve 0 Rossignol LTS Soiian Skis

because it did not specifically {4 Reg. $149.00

ANS =—s
Assortad JM SGqr0
Rag. upto $350, 00.00 . "NOW

Kastinger Telemark Boots i w I 3 goo
Reg. $298.00 ..:....cc..cccee eee NOW
Salomon SR 701

-known by the Prime group
before it was discovered.

And although Lieutard said

he couldn't accept spreading the

i ’ value of diamond drilling work

over all of the claims because of

’ address a situation of thiskind. 6 | peg szep.00.....,..............sow LOG | | Seep OMe emabcsgut ss | | ane 4

A one-year time period in B ff 5 oa Fantastic .: bez
which to start a complaint had Si avings! Over a
lapsed and Lieutard found no fps Adult and Junior 250% off?
evidence the gap had been Race Skis" My :

:

the gap, he would accept air- Mountain Boots 1 2995
borne geophysical work over ROG. $174.95. 000... e cee eee eesee NOW
the claims as proof of work ee
done to keep them active. ey
Prime has one month to pro- Bi NDIN NGS SRM, ae
vide the commissioner with Marker M38 ast * Cuner Hig
_ documentation of that work. Reg, $220.00.....3.... loeestaaes 7 p re
Gold - commissioner Marker M26 SKIS “Zsawings ge
spokesman Byron Hosking suid Reg. $210.00........., lean oh ae
the:decision was also based on Marker M18 - Rossignol! Guantum |
the need to provide companies . Reg. $140.00... leg. $480.00. cca ci cece eeeeees : NOW “2:
with security of title to stable in- 2 Salomon 857. Rossignol7S 4gger Ig
vestment. Flog. $245.00..... 00.0 eee ven Reg, $625.00 ......... teigeeane :NOW .
The claims form the majority & Salomon 447 Blizzard V20 SE or as. w49 oo |
of beoperty on which Prime and 8 Reg. $140.00. 20... e cee seunnanes Reg. $505.00 20... .esece see ees NOW 5
‘corona Gold want to build Blizzard V10 Graphite
wit they say is a significant oo. a BizzardVi0 Graphite. bhesees now 1 ggre
gold mine. FischerSC4 Ceramic
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owns 50 3 Quilt atshiris
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