General Information
Secondary Commodities: copper
Deposit Type(s): Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) Besshi Cu-Zn
Location(s): 61.381110 N, -131.748060 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105G05
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Rex cl (72787) in Oct/56 and JT cl (Yl6374) in Aug/66 by Newmont.
Capsule Geology
Minor amounts of copper mineralization were found in Cambro-Ordovician dark green amygdaloidal basalt.
References
Staked as Rex cl (72787) in Oct/56 and JT cl (Yl6374) in Aug/66 by Newmont.
Capsule Geology
Minor amounts of copper mineralization were found in Cambro-Ordovician dark green amygdaloidal basalt.
References
Location Map
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Cassiar
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Kechika
Formation:
Member:
Terrane: Cassiar
Period Max: Cambrian
Age Max: 500 MA
Period Min: Ordovician
Age Min: 472 MA
Rock Major: basalt/flows/diabase/diorite/sills/greenstone/phyllite
Rock Minor:
Reference: Tempelman-Kluit (1977) - GSC OF 486
Geological Unit (1M): COK
Geological Unit (250K): COK2
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC016575 | Geology map - 105G/5 - McNeil Lake | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) |
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