General Information
Secondary Commodities: tungsten, zinc
Deposit Type(s): Skarn W
Location(s): 60.733060 N, -130.928610 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105B10
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Stoneaxe cl (YA66180) in Jul/81 by SEREM L, which conducted geochem sampling and mapping later in the year. M. Holloway staked Don cl (YB10782) immediately west in Jan/88.
Capsule Geology
The claims cover two conformable, garnet-quartz-diopside skarns developed in schist and meta-grit of the Late Proterozoic-Early Cambrian Hyland Group. The skarns are located between the Gravel Lake monzonite to granodiorite stock to the east and a smaller satellite plug to the west.
The two skarns are named the East and West Zones. They vary from 0.2 to 7 m in thickness and have been traced along strike for 1200 and 600 m, respectively. Both contain scheelite with minor sphalerite. The best chip sample from the East Zone assayed 0.472% WO3 and 0.10% Zn over 7 m, while chip samples from the weaker West Zone returned up to 0.125% WO3 and 0.14% Zn over 0.75 m.
References
SEREM LTD, Feb/82. Assessment Report #091011 by M.A. Stammers.
SEREM LTD, Apr/82. Assessment Report *#091009 by M.A. Stammers.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1981, p. 104.
Staked as Stoneaxe cl (YA66180) in Jul/81 by SEREM L, which conducted geochem sampling and mapping later in the year. M. Holloway staked Don cl (YB10782) immediately west in Jan/88.
Capsule Geology
The claims cover two conformable, garnet-quartz-diopside skarns developed in schist and meta-grit of the Late Proterozoic-Early Cambrian Hyland Group. The skarns are located between the Gravel Lake monzonite to granodiorite stock to the east and a smaller satellite plug to the west.
The two skarns are named the East and West Zones. They vary from 0.2 to 7 m in thickness and have been traced along strike for 1200 and 600 m, respectively. Both contain scheelite with minor sphalerite. The best chip sample from the East Zone assayed 0.472% WO3 and 0.10% Zn over 7 m, while chip samples from the weaker West Zone returned up to 0.125% WO3 and 0.14% Zn over 0.75 m.
References
SEREM LTD, Feb/82. Assessment Report #091011 by M.A. Stammers.
SEREM LTD, Apr/82. Assessment Report *#091009 by M.A. Stammers.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1981, p. 104.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1981 | Other |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Cassiar
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup: Windermere
Group/Suite: Ingenika
Formation: Swannell/Tsaydiz
Member:
Terrane: Cassiar
Period Max: Cryogenian
Age Max: 725 MA
Period Min: Ediacaran
Age Min: 550 MA
Rock Major: shale/sandstone/grit/quartzite
Rock Minor: marble/calc-silicate
Reference: Murphy (1988) - YGS OF 1988-1
Geological Unit (1M): PCI
Geological Unit (250K): PCI1
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 092858 | 1990 | Report on the 1989 Exploration Program Yukon yellow Metal Exploration Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Handblast - Trenching | ||
| 092816 | 1989 | Report on the 1989 Exploration Program Oropex Minerals Inc. Property | Historical Drill Core - Geochemistry, Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, Handblast - Trenching | ||
| 091009 | 1981 | Assessment Report Geological and Geochemical Report on the Stoneaxe 1-30 Mineral Claims | Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other |
