General Information
Secondary Commodities: gold, silver
Aliases: Art
Deposit Type(s): Vein Polymetallic Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Location(s): 60.070280 N, -134.705830 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105D02
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
This showing was staked in 1905 and possibly worked about 1920, although early records have been lost. A 10 m adit was driven in the 1950's and a large dump indicates some underground workings. Restaked as Art claims (Y93092) in Mar/75 by TRV Mls L, which drilled one hole (18 m) in 1975 and 3 holes (155 m) in 1979.
Restaked as Rat claims (YA86457) in May/84 by McCrory Holdings L, which performed mapping, trenching and sampling in 1985. The Rat group was transferred to Anooraq Res Corp in 1987, which performed trenching and soil geochem in 1988. Partially restaked as Rat claims (YB12725) in Dec/87 by L. Barrett. Golden Feather Mines (subsequently Feather Gold Resources Ltd) added more Rat claims (YB13101) in Mar/88. In 1990, Feather Gold performed VLF-magnetometer and geochemical surveys on the Rat claims followed by an extensive bulldozer and backhoe trenching program.
Capsule Geology
The showing occurs in Cretaceous granodiorite which intrudes Paleozoic? volcanic rocks and Jurassic Laberge Group sedimentary rocks. Along the contact between the volcanic and sedimentary rocks, the volcanics are flow banded and extensively brecciated. TRV reported veins of grey and white quartz up to 1125 m long and 12 m wide containing arsenopyrite, pyrite, galena, sphalerite and chalcopyrite with bleached alteration zones. The best drill intersection graded 2.12 g/t Au and trace Ag over 3.65 m.
Specimens taken from old trenches in 1985 assayed up to 21 g/t Au and 129 g/t Ag. An old trench on the southwest part of the Rat claims was reopened in 1990, exposing galena-bearing float which assayed 14.8 g/t Au, and a quartz vein which assayed 7.2 g/t Au over an apparent width of 0.45 m.
References
FEATHER GOLD RESOURCES LTD, Mar/89. Assessment Report #092707 by G.A. Hendrickson.
FEATHER GOLD RESOURCES LTD, Nov/90. Assessment Report #092986 by L.W. Carlyle.
GEORGE CROSS NEWSLETTER, 2 Mar/90; 8 Jun/93.
VANCOUVER STOCK EXCHANGE, 1990. Open File.
YUKON GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 1979-80, p. 117, 120, 167.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1987, p. 112; 1989, p. 33.
YUKON MINFILE 1992. See Minfile 105D 009, Big Thing.
This showing was staked in 1905 and possibly worked about 1920, although early records have been lost. A 10 m adit was driven in the 1950's and a large dump indicates some underground workings. Restaked as Art claims (Y93092) in Mar/75 by TRV Mls L, which drilled one hole (18 m) in 1975 and 3 holes (155 m) in 1979.
Restaked as Rat claims (YA86457) in May/84 by McCrory Holdings L, which performed mapping, trenching and sampling in 1985. The Rat group was transferred to Anooraq Res Corp in 1987, which performed trenching and soil geochem in 1988. Partially restaked as Rat claims (YB12725) in Dec/87 by L. Barrett. Golden Feather Mines (subsequently Feather Gold Resources Ltd) added more Rat claims (YB13101) in Mar/88. In 1990, Feather Gold performed VLF-magnetometer and geochemical surveys on the Rat claims followed by an extensive bulldozer and backhoe trenching program.
Capsule Geology
The showing occurs in Cretaceous granodiorite which intrudes Paleozoic? volcanic rocks and Jurassic Laberge Group sedimentary rocks. Along the contact between the volcanic and sedimentary rocks, the volcanics are flow banded and extensively brecciated. TRV reported veins of grey and white quartz up to 1125 m long and 12 m wide containing arsenopyrite, pyrite, galena, sphalerite and chalcopyrite with bleached alteration zones. The best drill intersection graded 2.12 g/t Au and trace Ag over 3.65 m.
Specimens taken from old trenches in 1985 assayed up to 21 g/t Au and 129 g/t Ag. An old trench on the southwest part of the Rat claims was reopened in 1990, exposing galena-bearing float which assayed 14.8 g/t Au, and a quartz vein which assayed 7.2 g/t Au over an apparent width of 0.45 m.
References
FEATHER GOLD RESOURCES LTD, Mar/89. Assessment Report #092707 by G.A. Hendrickson.
FEATHER GOLD RESOURCES LTD, Nov/90. Assessment Report #092986 by L.W. Carlyle.
GEORGE CROSS NEWSLETTER, 2 Mar/90; 8 Jun/93.
VANCOUVER STOCK EXCHANGE, 1990. Open File.
YUKON GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 1979-80, p. 117, 120, 167.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1987, p. 112; 1989, p. 33.
YUKON MINFILE 1992. See Minfile 105D 009, Big Thing.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1988 | Trenching | |
| 1985 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1985 | Other | |
| 1985 | Trenching | |
| 1979 | Drilling: Diamond | Number of holes drilled: 3 Amount of work done: 155 METRES |
| 1975 | Drilling: Diamond | Number of holes drilled: 1 Amount of work done: 18 METRES |
| 1950 | Other | Amount of work done: 10 METRES |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Stikinia
Realm: peri-Laurentian
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Whitehorse
Formation:
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Cretaceous
Age Max: 112 MA
Period Min: Cretaceous
Age Min: 105 MA
Rock Major: quartz monzonite/granite/monzonite/syenite
Rock Minor:
Reference: Hart & Radloff (1990) - YGS OF 1990-4
Geological Unit (1M): mKW
Geological Unit (250K): mKqW
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 093215 | 1993 | A Report on the Montana Mountain Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 092614 | 1988 | Report on the Montana Mountain Property, Whitehorse Mining District | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Heavy Mineral Concentrate - Lab Work/Physical Studies, Mechanical - Trenching | ||
| 091624 | 1984 | Geological Report on the Montana Mountain Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Cursory Property Visit - Other, Research/Summarize - Pre-existing Data | ||
| 061722 | 1975 | Re-Evaluation of Ore Reserves at the Carcross Mine owned by Arctic Gold and Silver Mines Ltd. | Rehabilitation - Development, Underground, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Cursory Property Visit - Other, Process/Interpret - Pre-existing Data | ||
| 062229 | 1968 | An Evaluation of the ARCTIC MINING and EXPLORATION Ltd. Project | Data Compilation - Pre-existing Data, Process/Interpret - Pre-existing Data | ||
| 018935 | 1967 | Summary Report, Exploration Work on Carcross, Y.T. Property | Diamond - Drilling, Drill Core - Geochemistry | 138 | 4904.84 |
| 019788 | 1967 | Summary Report, Exploration Work on Carcross, Y.T Property | Drifting/Raising - Development, Underground, Diamond - Drilling, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Mechanical - Trenching | 127 | 5806.44 |
| 018628 | 1967 | Summary Report, Exploration Work on Carcross, Y.T Property | Drifting/Raising - Development, Underground, Diamond - Drilling, Soil - Geochemistry | 127 | 5806.44 |
| 018924 | 1966 | Summary Report Montana Mountain Resources | Property Evaluation - Other |
