General Information
Deposit Type(s): Unknown
Location(s): 60.111670 N, -131.134170 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105B03
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Sea cl 1-52 (YA67873) in May/82 by the McDame Project (BRX Mining & Petroleum Corporation Ltd, Eldorado Minerals & Petroleum Corporation and Highmark Resources Ltd), which performed mapping and geochem sampling later in the year.
Restaked as Tanis cl 1-50 YB16408) in Sep/89 by H. Hibbing
Capsule Geology
The area is located 20 km north of the Yukon-British Columbia border, northeast of Swift River, Yukon. The occurrence lies about 1.5 km northeast of the mid-Cretaceous Seagull Batholith. Reconnaissance geological mapping by Stevens and Harms (1995) shows that the occurrence is underlain by a pre-late Mississippian package of metachert, metatuff, coarse metaclastic rocks and marble assigned to the Swift River succession. The Seagull Batholith intrudes the succession to the southwest. The Swift River succession is generally accepted to be part of the Yukon-Tanana terrane.
Little is known about the occurrence but it likely marks either a geochemical anomaly or a small mineralized outcrop. The area was heavily explored during the 1970¿s and 80¿s by various companies searching for silver-zinc mineralization. Poole¿s (1960), geology map of the area shows that the area is underlain by limestone and hornfels similar to many of the skarn deposits located throughout the region.
Liverton (1997) under contract from Hibbing and Secerbgovic examined the sediments located near the Seagull Batholith for mineralization but found none.
References
HARMS T.A. AND STEVENS, R.A. 1995. Investigations in the Dorsey terrane, Part 2: lithologies and structure of (?) Paleozoic stratified rocks in the Stikine Ranges, northern British Columbia; in Current Research 1995-A; Geological Survey of Canada, p. 129-133.
HIBBING, H. and SECERBEGOVIC, S., Feb/98. Assessment Report #093758 by T. Liverton.
MORTENSEN, J.K. AND GABITES, J. E., 2002. Lead Isotopes constraints on the metallogeny of southern Wolf Lake, southeastern Teslin and northern Jennings River map areas, Yukon and British Columbia: Preliminary results. In: Yukon Exploration and Geology 2001, D. S. Emond, L.H. Weston and L.L. Lewis (eds.), Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, p. 179-188.
POOLE, W.H. 1960. Geology Wolf Lake, Yukon Territory. GSC Map 10-1960.
ROOTS, C.F. ET AL., 2000. Revision mapping of the Yukon Tanana and equivalent terranes in northern British Columbia and southern Yukon Territory between 1310 and 1320 W; Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research 2000-A4, 10p.
STEVENS, R.A. AND HARMS, T.A., Investigations in the Dorsey terrane, Part 1: stratigraphy, structure, and metamorphism in the Dorsey Range, southern Yukon Territory and northern British Columbia, in Current Research 1995-A; Geological Survey of Canada, p. 117-127.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1982 p. 101.
Staked as Sea cl 1-52 (YA67873) in May/82 by the McDame Project (BRX Mining & Petroleum Corporation Ltd, Eldorado Minerals & Petroleum Corporation and Highmark Resources Ltd), which performed mapping and geochem sampling later in the year.
Restaked as Tanis cl 1-50 YB16408) in Sep/89 by H. Hibbing
Capsule Geology
The area is located 20 km north of the Yukon-British Columbia border, northeast of Swift River, Yukon. The occurrence lies about 1.5 km northeast of the mid-Cretaceous Seagull Batholith. Reconnaissance geological mapping by Stevens and Harms (1995) shows that the occurrence is underlain by a pre-late Mississippian package of metachert, metatuff, coarse metaclastic rocks and marble assigned to the Swift River succession. The Seagull Batholith intrudes the succession to the southwest. The Swift River succession is generally accepted to be part of the Yukon-Tanana terrane.
Little is known about the occurrence but it likely marks either a geochemical anomaly or a small mineralized outcrop. The area was heavily explored during the 1970¿s and 80¿s by various companies searching for silver-zinc mineralization. Poole¿s (1960), geology map of the area shows that the area is underlain by limestone and hornfels similar to many of the skarn deposits located throughout the region.
Liverton (1997) under contract from Hibbing and Secerbgovic examined the sediments located near the Seagull Batholith for mineralization but found none.
References
HARMS T.A. AND STEVENS, R.A. 1995. Investigations in the Dorsey terrane, Part 2: lithologies and structure of (?) Paleozoic stratified rocks in the Stikine Ranges, northern British Columbia; in Current Research 1995-A; Geological Survey of Canada, p. 129-133.
HIBBING, H. and SECERBEGOVIC, S., Feb/98. Assessment Report #093758 by T. Liverton.
MORTENSEN, J.K. AND GABITES, J. E., 2002. Lead Isotopes constraints on the metallogeny of southern Wolf Lake, southeastern Teslin and northern Jennings River map areas, Yukon and British Columbia: Preliminary results. In: Yukon Exploration and Geology 2001, D. S. Emond, L.H. Weston and L.L. Lewis (eds.), Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, p. 179-188.
POOLE, W.H. 1960. Geology Wolf Lake, Yukon Territory. GSC Map 10-1960.
ROOTS, C.F. ET AL., 2000. Revision mapping of the Yukon Tanana and equivalent terranes in northern British Columbia and southern Yukon Territory between 1310 and 1320 W; Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research 2000-A4, 10p.
STEVENS, R.A. AND HARMS, T.A., Investigations in the Dorsey terrane, Part 1: stratigraphy, structure, and metamorphism in the Dorsey Range, southern Yukon Territory and northern British Columbia, in Current Research 1995-A; Geological Survey of Canada, p. 117-127.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1982 p. 101.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Other | Liverton under contract to Hibbibg and Secerbgovic examined sediments located near Seagull Batholith. |
| 1982 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1982 | Other |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Yukon-Tanana
Realm: peri-Laurentian
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Finlayson
Formation: Swift River
Member:
Terrane: Yukon-Tanana
Period Max: Devonian
Age Max: 365 MA
Period Min: Carboniferous
Age Min: 345 MA
Rock Major: mudstone, siltstone, shale fine clastic sedimentar
Rock Minor:
Reference: Roots et al. (2004) - GSC OF 4632; YGS OF 2004-1
Geological Unit (1M): DMF
Geological Unit (250K): DMF3
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 | ||
| 060878 | 1970 | Report on Airborne Geophysical Surveys Swift River Property, Yukon Territory on Behalf of Boswell River Mines Ltd. | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics |
