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Occurrence Details


Occurrence Number
105B 139
Occurrence Name
Fairfield
Occurrence Type
Hard-rock
Status
Showing


General Information

Secondary Commodities: lead, zinc, silver
Aliases: East Zone
Deposit Type(s): Unknown
Location(s): 60.284720 N, -130.236390 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105B08
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No

Capsule

Work History

Staked as part of 230 MR cl (YA66451) in Jul/81 by Regional Res L, which explored with mapping, airborne mag and EM surveys, geochem sampling and hand trenching in 1981-82. In 1983, Regional entered a joint venture with Getty Can Met L, which performed bulldozer trenching in 1983-84. Regional's interest was transferred to Fairfield Mls L in 1986.

Capsule Geology

Strongly oxidized mineralization occurs in a 20 m thick, argillaceous limestone bed within a sequence of siliceous, sericitic and/or graphitic phyllite, all of which are Lower Cambrian in age. Selected grab samples assayed up to 5.8% combined lead-zinc.

References

AMUKUN, S.W., AND LOWEY, G.W., 1987. Geology of Sab Lake (105 B 7) and Meister Lake (105 B 8). DIAND Open File 1987-1.

YUKON EXPLORATION 1985-85, p. 129-130.

Location Map

Last Updated: Aug 28, 2018

Work History

Year Work Type Comment
1986 Drilling: Diamond Twenty-two holes, 2,413.41 m.
1985 Development, Surface: Access Road
1985 Trenching: Backhoe
1983 Development, Surface: Access Road
1983 Geochemistry: Soil Also silt and rock sampling.
1983 Ground Geophysics: Gravity Survey Also EM and IP surveys. Surveys were run to test response of rocks.
1983 Trenching: Backhoe Fifty test pits.
1982 Geochemistry: Soil Also silt and rock sampling.
1982 Geology: Bedrock Mapping
1982 Trenching: Hand
1981 Airborne Geophysics: Electromagnetic Also magnetic survey.
1981 Geochemistry: Soil
1981 Geology: Bedrock Mapping
1981 Trenching: Hand

Regional Geology - Terrane

Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Cassiar
Realm: Laurentia


Regional Geology - Bedrock

Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Atan
Formation: Rosella
Member:
Terrane: Cassiar
Period Max: Cambrian
Age Max: 521 MA
Period Min: Cambrian
Age Min: 510 MA
Rock Major: limestone/dolostone/marble
Rock Minor: schist
Reference: Lowey & Lowey (1986) - YGS OF 1986-1
Geological Unit (1M): lCR
Geological Unit (250K): lCR

Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence

Report Number Year Title Worktypes Holes Drilled Meters Drilled
062259 1985 Yukon Mineral Properties of Fairfield Minerals Ltd. Research/Summarize - Pre-existing Data
091614 1984 Geological, Geochemical, Geophysical and Overburden Drilling Report on the MR Claim Group Orthophoto - Airphotography, Sonic - Drilling, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, IP - Ground Geophysics, Line Cutting - Other 231 297
091518 1983 Summary Report of Exploration on the MR Claim Group Orthophoto - Airphotography, All Weather Road - Development, Surface, Diamond - Drilling, Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Water - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, Gravity Survey - Ground Geophysics, IP - Ground Geophysics, Line Cutting - Other, Prospecting - Other, Backhoe - Trenching 5 1076.60
091419 1982 Summary Geological & Geochemical Report on the MR Claim Group Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Line Cutting - Other, Hand - Trenching
091028 1981 Geological and Geochemical Report on the MR Claim Group Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Line Cutting - Other

Related References

Number Title Page(s) Document Type
ARMC007585 Summary report on the MR (Meister) zinc, lead, silver massive sulphide property Report
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