General Information
Secondary Commodities: copper, gold, lead, silver, zinc
Deposit Type(s): Vein Polymetallic Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Location(s): 60.0250 N, -135.476390 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105D03
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Maji claims (YA96020) in Aug/86 by Kerr Addison ML, which performed mapping in 1986 and mapping and geochem sampling in 1987. Skukum Gold Inc. tied on Ette claims (YB06059) to the north in Jul/87 and restaked the Maji group, as Tarn cl (YB24266) in Nov/88. Geochemical surveys were carried out on the Tarn claims in 1989.
Capsule Geology
Gold and minor silver occur in quartz veins, stringers and breccia zones along northeast-trending shears and faults that cut Eocene rhyolite and pyroclastic rocks intruding and overlying a brecciated phase of the Cretaceous Coast Range Batholith. Vein specimens assayed up to 62.1 g/t Au and 45.0 g/t Ag, while feldspar porphyry samples returned up to 3.1 g/t Au and 92 g/t Ag.
On the Tarn claims, a vuggy cryptocrystalline quartz vein up to 2 m wide follows a major northeast lineament for a distance of 200 m. The vein contains fluorite, minor pyrite, chalcopyrite, malachite and azurite. A chip sample across 0.4 m returned values of 7.75 g/t Au, 41.5 g/t Ag and was also anomalous in lead and arsenic. A sample of silicified, malachite-stained rock on the same northeast trend near a small tarn contained 54.9 g/t Ag, 6026 ppm Cu, 2010 ppm Pb and 1227 ppm Zn.
References
KERR ADDISON MINES LTD, Oct/87. Assessment Report *#091959 by J. Pautler.
SKUKUM GOLD INC, Dec/88. Assessment Report *#092627 by A.L. Wilkins and H.F. MacKinnon.
SKUKUM GOLD INC., Jan/90. Assessment Report #092808 by H.F. MacKinnon.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1987, p. 117-118; 1988, p. 32.
Staked as Maji claims (YA96020) in Aug/86 by Kerr Addison ML, which performed mapping in 1986 and mapping and geochem sampling in 1987. Skukum Gold Inc. tied on Ette claims (YB06059) to the north in Jul/87 and restaked the Maji group, as Tarn cl (YB24266) in Nov/88. Geochemical surveys were carried out on the Tarn claims in 1989.
Capsule Geology
Gold and minor silver occur in quartz veins, stringers and breccia zones along northeast-trending shears and faults that cut Eocene rhyolite and pyroclastic rocks intruding and overlying a brecciated phase of the Cretaceous Coast Range Batholith. Vein specimens assayed up to 62.1 g/t Au and 45.0 g/t Ag, while feldspar porphyry samples returned up to 3.1 g/t Au and 92 g/t Ag.
On the Tarn claims, a vuggy cryptocrystalline quartz vein up to 2 m wide follows a major northeast lineament for a distance of 200 m. The vein contains fluorite, minor pyrite, chalcopyrite, malachite and azurite. A chip sample across 0.4 m returned values of 7.75 g/t Au, 41.5 g/t Ag and was also anomalous in lead and arsenic. A sample of silicified, malachite-stained rock on the same northeast trend near a small tarn contained 54.9 g/t Ag, 6026 ppm Cu, 2010 ppm Pb and 1227 ppm Zn.
References
KERR ADDISON MINES LTD, Oct/87. Assessment Report *#091959 by J. Pautler.
SKUKUM GOLD INC, Dec/88. Assessment Report *#092627 by A.L. Wilkins and H.F. MacKinnon.
SKUKUM GOLD INC., Jan/90. Assessment Report #092808 by H.F. MacKinnon.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1987, p. 117-118; 1988, p. 32.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Other | |
| 1987 | Other | |
| 1986 | 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
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 092808 | 1989 | Geological, Geochemical and Prospecting Report on the Tarn 1-32 Mineral Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 091959 | 1987 | Geological and Geochemical Report on the Maji 1-30 Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 091653 | 1985 | Geological and Geochemical Report on the Matt 1-20 Mineral Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Gamma-ray Spectrometry - Ground Geophysics, Petrographic - Lab Work/Physical Studies, Prospecting - Other |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC005277 | Sample locations map - Target Y109 - Yukon regional 1986 | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC005278 | Summary report - Wheaton River area | Report | |
| ARMC005283 | Geological and geochemical report on the Maji 1-30 claims | Report | |
| ARMC005285 | Topographic map with notes - Wheaton River | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC005286 | Certificate of analysis - Maji claims | Assays | |
| ARMC005287 | Mineralization mylar map overlays - Target Y1110 - Maji | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC005289 | Map - Maji claims | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC005290 | Field notes - Maji claims - Mt. MacAuley | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC005291 | Report on 1987 field examination of the Maji claims | Report | |
| ARMC005292 | Map - Maji claims - Wheaton River area | Geoscience Map (General) |
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