General Information
Secondary Commodities: copper, gold, lead, silver, zinc
Aliases: F4 Zone, F6 Zone, South Fault
Deposit Type(s): Manto Polymetallic Ag-Pb-Zn
Location(s): 61.529720 N, -132.112780 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105F09
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
The north showing (F4) was staked as Fly cl (67925) in Sep/54 by Conwest EL, which prospected and mapped in 1955. Restaked as Don cl (75184) in Sep/60 by G. Fairclough and O. Haug.
The south showing (F6) was staked as Belle cl (70407) in May/55 by L. Combs and restaked as KO cl (77198) in Oct/61 by M. Nikon and as Rusty cl (79510) in Dec/62 by G. Fairclough. Both showings were discovered about 1961 or 1962.
Adjoining claims include Balsam & Calumet cl (69929) to the west in Nov/54 by L. Nault; surrounding Mac cl (75677) in May/61 by Dualco Synd; Tip cl (89591) to the east in Jan/66 by Ross River ML and Stump ML.
Both showings were optioned in 1963 by Ketzakey Silver ML and assigned in 1965 to Silver Key ML, which entered a joint venture with Stump ML in 1967 and was reorganized as Nordev Res L in March/74. Exploration consisted of bulldozer trenching in 1964-67 and a geochem survey in 1968.
The north showing was restaked as Rain cl (YA46835) in Nov/79 by B. Corrigan, and transferred to Canamax Res Inc in 1986. The south showing was restaked as Reo 33-40 cl (YA46927) in Feb/80 by I. Jacobsen and as Pizza cl (YA90535) in Sep/85 by Cruiser Mls L.
The Pizza group was transferred to S. Case and optioned to Cons Rio Plata Res L, which staked GP cl (YA99524) 1.6 km east in Oct/86, tied on Cop cl (YB990) to the south in Aug/87 and performed mapping and geochem sampling in 1987 and geochem surveys in 1988. The Cop & Pizza claims were transferred to Cons Rio Plata in Jun/89.
Capsule Geology
The F4 showing consists of small lenses and pods of galena with lesser amounts of sphalerite and traces of tetrahedrite. The mineralization occurs in a vein fault that strikes east and dips 85°N, in graphitic shale and black dolomite of Middle Cambrian age. It was traced in float for a length of 548.6 m. Assays of selected specimens of fairly massive galena ranged from 2228.5 to 7714.1 g/t Ag. A typical assay is 2646.8 g/t Ag, 45.2% Pb and 3.9% Zn. Trenching showed poor continuity and narrow widths.
The south showing (F6) consists of galena float assaying 4967.9 g/t Ag, 71.4% Pb and 0.17 g/t Au.
References
CASE, S., May/88. Assessment Report *#092476 by B.V. Hall.
CONSOLIDATED RIO PLATA RESOURCES LTD, Mar/88. Assessment Report *#092123 by B.W. Hall.
CONWEST EXPLORATION LTD, 1955. Assessment Report #018893 by J.R. Woodcock.
CRUISER MINERALS LTD, Sep/86. Assessment Report *#091859 by B.V. Hall.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 66-31, p. 64-68.
KETZAKEY SILVER MINES LTD, Sep/63. Assessment Report by H.A. Briden.
SILVER KEY MINES LTD, Sep/65. Prospectus by L.G. White.
YUKON GEOLOGY VOL. 2, p. 8-26.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1985-86, p. 229.
The north showing (F4) was staked as Fly cl (67925) in Sep/54 by Conwest EL, which prospected and mapped in 1955. Restaked as Don cl (75184) in Sep/60 by G. Fairclough and O. Haug.
The south showing (F6) was staked as Belle cl (70407) in May/55 by L. Combs and restaked as KO cl (77198) in Oct/61 by M. Nikon and as Rusty cl (79510) in Dec/62 by G. Fairclough. Both showings were discovered about 1961 or 1962.
Adjoining claims include Balsam & Calumet cl (69929) to the west in Nov/54 by L. Nault; surrounding Mac cl (75677) in May/61 by Dualco Synd; Tip cl (89591) to the east in Jan/66 by Ross River ML and Stump ML.
Both showings were optioned in 1963 by Ketzakey Silver ML and assigned in 1965 to Silver Key ML, which entered a joint venture with Stump ML in 1967 and was reorganized as Nordev Res L in March/74. Exploration consisted of bulldozer trenching in 1964-67 and a geochem survey in 1968.
The north showing was restaked as Rain cl (YA46835) in Nov/79 by B. Corrigan, and transferred to Canamax Res Inc in 1986. The south showing was restaked as Reo 33-40 cl (YA46927) in Feb/80 by I. Jacobsen and as Pizza cl (YA90535) in Sep/85 by Cruiser Mls L.
The Pizza group was transferred to S. Case and optioned to Cons Rio Plata Res L, which staked GP cl (YA99524) 1.6 km east in Oct/86, tied on Cop cl (YB990) to the south in Aug/87 and performed mapping and geochem sampling in 1987 and geochem surveys in 1988. The Cop & Pizza claims were transferred to Cons Rio Plata in Jun/89.
Capsule Geology
The F4 showing consists of small lenses and pods of galena with lesser amounts of sphalerite and traces of tetrahedrite. The mineralization occurs in a vein fault that strikes east and dips 85°N, in graphitic shale and black dolomite of Middle Cambrian age. It was traced in float for a length of 548.6 m. Assays of selected specimens of fairly massive galena ranged from 2228.5 to 7714.1 g/t Ag. A typical assay is 2646.8 g/t Ag, 45.2% Pb and 3.9% Zn. Trenching showed poor continuity and narrow widths.
The south showing (F6) consists of galena float assaying 4967.9 g/t Ag, 71.4% Pb and 0.17 g/t Au.
References
CASE, S., May/88. Assessment Report *#092476 by B.V. Hall.
CONSOLIDATED RIO PLATA RESOURCES LTD, Mar/88. Assessment Report *#092123 by B.W. Hall.
CONWEST EXPLORATION LTD, 1955. Assessment Report #018893 by J.R. Woodcock.
CRUISER MINERALS LTD, Sep/86. Assessment Report *#091859 by B.V. Hall.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 66-31, p. 64-68.
KETZAKEY SILVER MINES LTD, Sep/63. Assessment Report by H.A. Briden.
SILVER KEY MINES LTD, Sep/65. Prospectus by L.G. White.
YUKON GEOLOGY VOL. 2, p. 8-26.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1985-86, p. 229.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Other | |
| 1987 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1987 | Other | |
| 1986 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1968 | Other | |
| 1964 | Trenching: Mechanical | |
| 1955 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1955 | Other |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Cassiar
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Earn
Formation:
Member:
Terrane: Cassiar
Period Max: Devonian
Age Max: 385 MA
Period Min: Carboniferous
Age Min: 345 MA
Rock Major: slate/sandstone/conglomerate
Rock Minor: volcanic
Reference: Tempelman-Kluit (1977) - GSC OF 486
Geological Unit (1M): DMEC
Geological Unit (250K): DMEC1
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 095900 | 2011 | Ketza River Project, Report on 2011 Exploration Activities: Geophysical Results | Gravity Survey - Ground Geophysics | ||
| 091859 | 1987 | Preliminary Geological Report on the Pizza 21-26 Claims | Soil - Geochemistry | ||
| 092123 | 1987 | Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Report on the Pizza 21-26 and Cop 1-14, 17-22 Claims | Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics | ||
| 060691 | 1969 | A summary of Recommendations for Work on the Iona Silver Mines Property | Magnetic - Development, Underground, Bulk Sample - Lab Work/Physical Studies, Data Compilation - Pre-existing Data | ||
| 018890 | 1968 | Report and Findings of Visit to Ketza River Properties Ross River, Yukon Territory | Magnetic - Development, Underground, Data Compilation - Pre-existing Data, Research/Summarize - Pre-existing Data | ||
| 019895 | 1967 | Report on Ketza River Property, Yukon for Silver Key Mines Ltd. & Stump Mines Ltd. | Research/Summarize - Pre-existing Data |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC014258 | Plan of mineralized float locality "A" - Rain No. 7 claim - Work done September 1956 | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC014407 | Versluce prospecting syndicate proposal - January 1962 | Report | |
| ARMC014276 | Nature of mineral occurrences noted on Quiet Lake sheet - Silver-lead ratios in showings and float at White Lake | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC014284 | Sketch map showing mineralization and claims at Upper White Creek Y.T. | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC014259 | Sketch of mineralization at showing "B" - Rain #13, 14 - White Creek | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC014406 | Progress report - August 5, 1962 - Pelly Minerals Syndicate | Report | |
| ARMC014408 | Correspondence re: Pelly Minerals | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC014274 | Assay certificates - Pelly River syndicate | Assays |
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