General Information
Secondary Commodities: silver
Aliases: Naiad
Deposit Type(s): Vein Polymetallic Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Location(s): 60.016110 N, -135.512220 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105D04
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Noted by the GSC in the late 1940's and first staked in Aug/76 as Hum cl (YA7900) by Amax. Restaked as Naiad cl (YA62141) in Aug/81 by Nat JV (Armco Mineral EL & Chevron Can L), which performed mapping and reconnaissance soil sampling in 1982.
Capsule Geology
Minor galena occurs in wide spaced fractures in volcanic xenoliths 3 cm to 10 m in diameter within coarse-grained quartz monzonite of the Coast Plutonic Complex. Minor malachite occurs in occasional fractures and aplite dykes up to 1 m wide. Crystals of fluorite 2.5 to 3.8 cm across occur with pyramidal quartz crystals in vugs up to 1 m in diameter.
Soil sampling outlined an area of anomalous lead response (up to 570 ppm) on the east side of Boudette Creek. Prospecting over the anomaly located minor float with traces of galena, which assayed as high as 569.8 g/t silver and 1% lead.
References
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Bulletin 227, p. 139.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Memoir 312, p. 143.
NAT JOINT VENTURE, Dec/82. Assessment Report #090975 by W.D. Eaton.
NAT JOINT VENTURE, Mar/83. Assessment Report *#091434 by W.D. Eaton.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1982, p. 116.
Noted by the GSC in the late 1940's and first staked in Aug/76 as Hum cl (YA7900) by Amax. Restaked as Naiad cl (YA62141) in Aug/81 by Nat JV (Armco Mineral EL & Chevron Can L), which performed mapping and reconnaissance soil sampling in 1982.
Capsule Geology
Minor galena occurs in wide spaced fractures in volcanic xenoliths 3 cm to 10 m in diameter within coarse-grained quartz monzonite of the Coast Plutonic Complex. Minor malachite occurs in occasional fractures and aplite dykes up to 1 m wide. Crystals of fluorite 2.5 to 3.8 cm across occur with pyramidal quartz crystals in vugs up to 1 m in diameter.
Soil sampling outlined an area of anomalous lead response (up to 570 ppm) on the east side of Boudette Creek. Prospecting over the anomaly located minor float with traces of galena, which assayed as high as 569.8 g/t silver and 1% lead.
References
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Bulletin 227, p. 139.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Memoir 312, p. 143.
NAT JOINT VENTURE, Dec/82. Assessment Report #090975 by W.D. Eaton.
NAT JOINT VENTURE, Mar/83. Assessment Report *#091434 by W.D. Eaton.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1982, p. 116.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1982 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Yukon-Tanana
Realm: peri-Laurentian
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Ruby Range
Formation:
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Paleogene
Age Max: 64 MA
Period Min: Paleogene
Age Min: 57 MA
Rock Major: granite/alaskite/quartz monzonite/granodiorite
Rock Minor:
Reference: Wheeler (1961) - GSC Map 1093A
Geological Unit (1M): PR
Geological Unit (250K): PqR
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC005288 | Notes and maps Re: Naiad property - Nat joint venture | Miscellaneous Company Documents |
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