General Information
Secondary Commodities: lead, zinc
Deposit Type(s): Volcanogenic Sulphide - type not determined
Location(s): 60.283890 N, -126.816390 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 95D07
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Discovered but not staked by Noranda Exploration Company Ltd in 1975. Staked as Lootz cl 1-40 (YA67232) in Sep/81 by a joint venture between SEREM Ltd and Samim Canada Inc, which carried out mapping and geochemical sampling in 1982.
Capsule Geology
Galena and sphalerite occur in veinlets which cut Ordovician basaltic agglomerate, amygdaloidal flows and tuffs exposed in the floor of an east-trending meltwater channel in a gently-dipping north-plunging anticlinorium. The volcanic rocks are conformably overlain by carbonates of the Sunblood Formation. Two areas up to 200 by 100 m returned anomalous lead soil geochem values, ranging up to 1 100 ppm lead. Zinc and silver values ranged up to 550 ppm zinc and 2.5 ppm silver, with one value of 450 ppb gold.
References
NORANDA EXPLORATION CO. LTD, Dec/75. Assessment Report #092014 by J.E. Stockwell.
PIGAGE, L., ABBOTT, J.G. AND ROOTS, C.F., 2010. Bedrock geology of Coal River map area (NTS 95D), Yukon (1:250 000 scale). Yukon Geological Survey, Open File – (in press).
SEREM LTD, Aug/82. Assessment Report #091073 by M.A. Stammers.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1981, p. 86; 1982, p. 84.
Discovered but not staked by Noranda Exploration Company Ltd in 1975. Staked as Lootz cl 1-40 (YA67232) in Sep/81 by a joint venture between SEREM Ltd and Samim Canada Inc, which carried out mapping and geochemical sampling in 1982.
Capsule Geology
Galena and sphalerite occur in veinlets which cut Ordovician basaltic agglomerate, amygdaloidal flows and tuffs exposed in the floor of an east-trending meltwater channel in a gently-dipping north-plunging anticlinorium. The volcanic rocks are conformably overlain by carbonates of the Sunblood Formation. Two areas up to 200 by 100 m returned anomalous lead soil geochem values, ranging up to 1 100 ppm lead. Zinc and silver values ranged up to 550 ppm zinc and 2.5 ppm silver, with one value of 450 ppb gold.
References
NORANDA EXPLORATION CO. LTD, Dec/75. Assessment Report #092014 by J.E. Stockwell.
PIGAGE, L., ABBOTT, J.G. AND ROOTS, C.F., 2010. Bedrock geology of Coal River map area (NTS 95D), Yukon (1:250 000 scale). Yukon Geological Survey, Open File – (in press).
SEREM LTD, Aug/82. Assessment Report #091073 by M.A. Stammers.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1981, p. 86; 1982, p. 84.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1982 | Other | |
| 1975 | Other | Discovered by Noranda blut not staked. |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - basinal strata
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite:
Formation: Sunblood
Member: limestone/dolostone
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Ordovician
Age Max: 485 MA
Period Min: Ordovician
Age Min: 453 MA
Rock Major: dolostone
Rock Minor: limestone
Reference: Pigage et al. (2011) - YGS OF 2011-1
Geological Unit (1M): OS
Geological Unit (250K): OS1
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 091073 | 1982 | Geological and Geochemical Report on the Lootz 1-40 Mineral Claims | Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other |
