STEVENS GULCH MINE
(Location No. 10, Figure
7)
This site is located on the south side of a small
creek occupying Stevens Gulch, about 100 metres vertically above the road along
Antler Creek. Exposed sections occur within the active mine on the southeast
side of the valley wall (e.g.,
Figure 19B).
The mining operation exploits remnant buried-gulch deposits. Gold-bearing,
sandy pebble gravels (Unit 2, Section 9010, Appendix B) overlie bedrock and have
recently been mined with estimated yields of approximately 10 grams of gold
per cubic metre. Nuggets weighing 5 to 15 grams are common. The largest observed
was about 60 grams. Most of the coarse nuggets were subangular to rounded with
few being well rounded.