General Information
Secondary Commodities: silver, zinc, tin
Aliases: Dear, Peak
Deposit Type(s): Skarn Pb-Zn
Location(s): 60.104440 N, -131.388610 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105B03
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
The southeast showing was staked as Dear & Peak cl (Y29340) in Aug/69 by Rip Van Mg L (Del Norte Mg Group). All the showings were staked as Val cl (YA28821) in Jun/78 by Klinkit JV (DuPont of Can EL & Duval Corp), which explored with detailed mapping and geochem sampling in 1978, 1979 and 1980, restaked the southeast showing as Val cl (YA68693) in Jul/82 and explored with mapping, geochem and geophysical surveys in 1982 and 2 holes (132 m) in 1984. The DuPont interest was transferred to CSA Mls Inc in 1984 and to Goldsearch Inc in 1985.
H. Hibbing restaked the southeast showing as 16 Scarn cl (YB35222) in Dec/92.
Capsule Geology
The southeast showing consists of sphalerite and minor galena grading into a tin-rich zone in a skarn developed in carbonate beds within a roof pendant composed of Carboniferous volcanic and clastic rocks of the Yukon Tanana Terrane. Chip sampling gave grades of 3.9% Zn and 17.1 g/t Ag across 6.7 m on the Dear group and 2.8% Zn and 10.3 g/t Ag across 11 m on the Peak group.
The other showings consist of cassiterite-bearing veins and vein swarms that cut the Cretaceous Seagull Batholith.
References
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1978, p. 54.
YUKON GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 1979-80, p. 147.
The southeast showing was staked as Dear & Peak cl (Y29340) in Aug/69 by Rip Van Mg L (Del Norte Mg Group). All the showings were staked as Val cl (YA28821) in Jun/78 by Klinkit JV (DuPont of Can EL & Duval Corp), which explored with detailed mapping and geochem sampling in 1978, 1979 and 1980, restaked the southeast showing as Val cl (YA68693) in Jul/82 and explored with mapping, geochem and geophysical surveys in 1982 and 2 holes (132 m) in 1984. The DuPont interest was transferred to CSA Mls Inc in 1984 and to Goldsearch Inc in 1985.
H. Hibbing restaked the southeast showing as 16 Scarn cl (YB35222) in Dec/92.
Capsule Geology
The southeast showing consists of sphalerite and minor galena grading into a tin-rich zone in a skarn developed in carbonate beds within a roof pendant composed of Carboniferous volcanic and clastic rocks of the Yukon Tanana Terrane. Chip sampling gave grades of 3.9% Zn and 17.1 g/t Ag across 6.7 m on the Dear group and 2.8% Zn and 10.3 g/t Ag across 11 m on the Peak group.
The other showings consist of cassiterite-bearing veins and vein swarms that cut the Cretaceous Seagull Batholith.
References
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1978, p. 54.
YUKON GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 1979-80, p. 147.
Location Map
Last Updated: Jul 26, 2018
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Drilling: Diamond | Two holes, 132 m. |
| 1982 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1982 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1982 | Ground Geophysics: Magnetics | Also VLF survey. |
| 1979 | Geochemistry: Rock | |
| 1979 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1978 | Geochemistry: Soil | Also rock sampling. |
| 1978 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Yukon-Tanana
Realm: peri-Laurentian
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Seagull
Formation:
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Cretaceous
Age Max: 103 MA
Period Min: Cretaceous
Age Min: 94 MA
Rock Major: granite/granodiorite/monzonite
Rock Minor:
Reference: Roots et al. (2004) - GSC OF 4632; YGS OF 2004-1
Geological Unit (1M): mKS
Geological Unit (250K): mKqS
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 096722 | 2014 | STAKING, SOIL SAMPLING, PROSPECTING AND AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICS REPORT – SEAGULL TIN PROJECT | Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry | ||
| 096335 | 2012 | Airborne Geochemical Sample Survey - Seagull Tin Project | Silt - Geochemistry | ||
| 095455 | 2011 | Prospecting, Geological and Geochemical Surveys at the Seagull Tin Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 090803 | 1979 | Report of Geological and Geochemical Surveys on Slouce Project | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Petrographic - Lab Work/Physical Studies, Hand - Trenching | ||
| 090470 | 1978 | Klinkit Joint Venture: 1978 Field Programme for Duval International Corporation and Du Pont of Canada Exploration Limited | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Geotechnical - Studies |
