General Information
Secondary Commodities: zinc, tungsten, tin
Deposit Type(s): Vein and Greisens Sn
Location(s): 60.213670 N, -131.650050 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105B04
Location Comments: .Based on location of soil anomaly in AR 090778
Hand Samples Available at YGS: Yes
Capsule
Work History
Staked as part of a large block of DU claims (1-239, YA28903) between June and Jul/78 by the Klinkit Joint Venture (DuPont of Canada Exploration Limited & Duval International Corporation). The DC Syndicate (Dome Mines Limited & Cominco Limited) tied on Zinc cl 1-16 (YA33021) to the west in Jun/78. The Zinc claims were staked to cover an area where silt sampling in 1976 had indicated anomalous tin values in three small creeks. In 1978, the property was explored with geological mapping and geochemical sampling. Soil sampling to the south took place in 1979. In 1981, a ground magnetic survey and soil and rock sampling occurred. The DuPont interest was transferred to CSA Minerals Inc in 1984 and to Goldsearch Inc in 1985. In 2006, the Seagull claims were staked over the occurrence. In 2012, widespread rock sampling across the Seagull Batholith took place, although none were taken at the occurrence. In 2014, an airborne magnetic and radiometric survey covered almost the entire Seagull Batholith. In 2018, the area was restaked as the JC 1-101 claims and an airborne magnetic and radiometric survey was flown over the property.
Capsule Geology
This occurrence lies within a belt of Yukon-Tanana Terrane rocks. This belt of rocks is part of an accreted island arc assemblage consisting of biomodal volcanics, coeval plutons and sedimentary rocks, as well as younger Jurassic intrusive rocks and overlap assemblages and Cretaceous intrusions. The occurrence is hosted in mid-Cretaceous Seagull Batholith quartz monzonite.
The occurrence is based on a cluster of tin-in-soil anomalies ranging up to 185 ppm Sn from sampling in 1978 and 1981.
Staked as part of a large block of DU claims (1-239, YA28903) between June and Jul/78 by the Klinkit Joint Venture (DuPont of Canada Exploration Limited & Duval International Corporation). The DC Syndicate (Dome Mines Limited & Cominco Limited) tied on Zinc cl 1-16 (YA33021) to the west in Jun/78. The Zinc claims were staked to cover an area where silt sampling in 1976 had indicated anomalous tin values in three small creeks. In 1978, the property was explored with geological mapping and geochemical sampling. Soil sampling to the south took place in 1979. In 1981, a ground magnetic survey and soil and rock sampling occurred. The DuPont interest was transferred to CSA Minerals Inc in 1984 and to Goldsearch Inc in 1985. In 2006, the Seagull claims were staked over the occurrence. In 2012, widespread rock sampling across the Seagull Batholith took place, although none were taken at the occurrence. In 2014, an airborne magnetic and radiometric survey covered almost the entire Seagull Batholith. In 2018, the area was restaked as the JC 1-101 claims and an airborne magnetic and radiometric survey was flown over the property.
Capsule Geology
This occurrence lies within a belt of Yukon-Tanana Terrane rocks. This belt of rocks is part of an accreted island arc assemblage consisting of biomodal volcanics, coeval plutons and sedimentary rocks, as well as younger Jurassic intrusive rocks and overlap assemblages and Cretaceous intrusions. The occurrence is hosted in mid-Cretaceous Seagull Batholith quartz monzonite.
The occurrence is based on a cluster of tin-in-soil anomalies ranging up to 185 ppm Sn from sampling in 1978 and 1981.
Location Map
Last Updated: Jun 4, 2020
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Airborne Geophysics: Magnetic | |
| 2018 | Airborne Geophysics: Radiometric | |
| 2014 | Airborne Geophysics: Magnetic | |
| 2014 | Airborne Geophysics: Radiometric | |
| 1981 | Geochemistry: Rock | |
| 1981 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1981 | Ground Geophysics: Magnetics | |
| 1979 | Geochemistry: Soil | soil sampling south of the occurrence |
| 1979 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1978 | Geochemistry | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 097201 | 2018 | Memorandum Report of Exploration Work 2018 - Jaycee Tin Property | Gamma-Ray Spectrometry - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Rock - Geochemistry | ||
| 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 | ||
| 094724 | 2006 | Geochemical Report on the Seagull Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry | ||
| 090778 | 1981 | Geological Geochemical Geophysical Report Zinc 1-16 Claim Group | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics | ||
| 090457 | 1979 | Geological, Geochemical Report on the Zinc 1-16 Mineral Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 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 |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2 | Bedrock Geology, Dorsey Lake (NTS 105B/4), southern Yukon (1:50,000 scale) | Open File (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| YEG1999_11 | Wolf Lake project: Revision mapping of Dorsey Terrane assemblages in the upper Swift River area, southern Yukon and northern B.C. | Annual Report Paper |
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Drill Core at YGS Core Library
| Number | Property | Year Drilled | Core Size | Photos | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDH-80-K4 | Cusp | 1984 | NQ | 28 | 0 |
| KL-84-1 | Cusp | 1984 | BQ | 4 | 0 |
| KL-84-3 | Cusp | 1984 | BQ | 4 | 0 |
| KL-84-4 | Cusp | 1984 | BQ | 6 | 0 |
| KL-84-6 | Cusp | 1984 | BQ | 2 | 0 |
| DDH-80-K5 | Cusp | 1980 | NQ | 18 | 0 |
