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Occurrence Details


Occurrence Number
105B 006
Occurrence Name
Lena
Occurrence Type
Hard-rock
Status
Showing


General Information

Secondary Commodities: silver, lead
Aliases: B, Bessy, Beverly, Bob, C, Ed, Reg, Spe, Tyin
Deposit Type(s): Vein Polymetallic Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Location(s): 60.2050 N, -130.560830 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105B02
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No

Capsule

Work History

Staked as Lena cl (67188) in Sep/53 by E. Brodhagen, who hand trenched. Restaked as Beverly cl (73795) in Jul/58 and as Ed cl (75217) in Sep/60 by W. Howden, who also hand trenched.
Restaked in Jul/63 as Tyin, Bob and Reg cl (88387) by Brodhagen for C.E. Knowles and R.E. Davis, who performed hand and bulldozer trenching in 1963-73. Brodhagen staked additional Bob cl (Y64524) in Jun/72 and hand trenched in 1972, 1975 and 1976.
Restaked as B, Bessey and C cl (YA50455) in Mar/80 by G. Hawkins, etc; and as SPE cl (YA67849) in May/82 by the McDame Project (BRX Mg & Pet Corp, Eldorado Mls & Pet Corp, and Highmark Res L) , which performed mapping and geochem sampling later in the year.
Restaked as Hunter cl (YA90303) in Sep/85 by D. Schellenberg, who performed road building and bulldozer trenching in 1987. Pak-Man Res Inc and 2001 Res Ind L optioned the claims in 1987 and performed mapping in conjunction with work on the adjoining Schellenberg occurrence (Minfile 105B 133).

Capsule Geology

A lens of massive galena 0.9 m wide and 3.7 m long occurs in a strong vein-fault. The area is underlain by Lower Cambrian limestone.

Location Map

Last Updated: Mar 27, 2017

Work History

Year Work Type Comment
1987 Development, Surface: All Weather Road
1987 Geology: Bedrock Mapping
1987 Trenching: Mechanical
1982 Geology: Bedrock Mapping
1982 Other
1976 Trenching: Hand
1975 Trenching: Hand
1963 Trenching: Hand
1963 Trenching: Mechanical
1960 Trenching: Hand
1953 Trenching: Hand

Regional Geology - Terrane

Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Cassiar
Realm: Laurentia


Regional Geology - Bedrock

Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Cassiar
Formation:
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Cretaceous
Age Max: 117 MA
Period Min: Cretaceous
Age Min: 85 MA
Rock Major: granite/quartz monzonite/granodiorite
Rock Minor:
Reference: Amakun & Lowey (1987) - YGS OF 1987-1; Lowey & Lowey (1986) - YGS OF 1986-1
Geological Unit (1M): mKC
Geological Unit (250K): mKgC

Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence

Report Number Year Title Worktypes Holes Drilled Meters Drilled
091743 1987 Evaluation Report on the Liz, Mut, Jef, Hunter, Tin and STR Claims Rock - Geochemistry, Cursory Property Visit - Other
092052 1984 [Summary Report of 1948 Season] Rock - Geochemistry, Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology

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