General Information
Secondary Commodities: tin
Deposit Type(s): Skarn Sn
Location(s): 60.161110 N, -131.483610 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105B03
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Pont cl (YA29175) in Jun/78 by Klinkit JV (DuPont of Can EL & Duval Corp.), which conducted mapping and sampling in 1978, 1979 and 1982.
Capsule Geology
Minor cassiterite occurs in skarn zones in a roof pendant of Carboniferous clastic and carbonate rocks (Yukon Tanana Terrane) within the Cretaceous Seagull Batholith, and is also disseminated within the intrusion.
References
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, Paper 79-1A, p. 264-266.
KLINKIT JOINT VENTURE, Feb/80. Assessment Report *#090557 by F.M. Smith.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1978, p. 56.
YUKON GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 1979-80, p. 158.
Staked as Pont cl (YA29175) in Jun/78 by Klinkit JV (DuPont of Can EL & Duval Corp.), which conducted mapping and sampling in 1978, 1979 and 1982.
Capsule Geology
Minor cassiterite occurs in skarn zones in a roof pendant of Carboniferous clastic and carbonate rocks (Yukon Tanana Terrane) within the Cretaceous Seagull Batholith, and is also disseminated within the intrusion.
References
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, Paper 79-1A, p. 264-266.
KLINKIT JOINT VENTURE, Feb/80. Assessment Report *#090557 by F.M. Smith.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1978, p. 56.
YUKON GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 1979-80, p. 158.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1982 | Other | |
| 1978 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1978 | Other |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Yukon-Tanana
Realm: peri-Laurentian
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite:
Formation: Jones Lake
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Triassic
Age Max: 246 MA
Period Min: Triassic
Age Min: 204 MA
Rock Major: silstone/sandstone/chloritic meta-tuff,quartzose grit/marble
Rock Minor:
Reference: Roots et al. (2004) - GSC OF 4630; YGS OF 2004-2
Geological Unit (1M): TrJ
Geological Unit (250K): TrJ1
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 | ||
| 094904 | 2007 | Assessment Report Describing Geophysical Surveys at the Dorsey Property | Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics, VTEM - Airborne Geophysics | ||
| 090557 | 1979 | Klinkit Joint Venture (Du Pont of Canada Exploration Limited with Dival Mining Limited) 1979 Programme, Yukon Territory | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Petrographic - Lab Work/Physical Studies, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 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 |
