General Information
Secondary Commodities: barite, copper, silver
Deposit Type(s): Vein Polymetallic Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Location(s): 61.470830 N, -131.803060 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105G05
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
This showing was first staked in Sep/54 as the Axe cl (69414) by T.O. Connolly, and was optioned to Berens River Mines Ltd, a subsidiary of Newmont. It has been restaked frequently since - as Rum cl (72354) in Mar/56 by L. Romfo and W. McKinnon, as Jacobs cl (88427) by P. Poggenburg in Aug/63, and as Bell cl 1-48 (Y28330) in Oct/68 by W. Hyde. The Bell claims were optioned during 1970 by the Caltor Syndicate (Rayrock Mines Ltd; Canada Industrial Gas & Oil Ltd; Ashland Oil Canada Ltd), which performed geochem sampling, mapping and hand trenching.
Restaked as Ram cl 1-8 (YA70304) in Aug/83 by A. Mercier.
Capsule Geology
Nine small copper showings containing bornite, chalcopyrite, chalcocite and covellite occur as lenses and veinlets in Cambrian to Ordovician amygdaloidal basalt. The best assays of 0.76% Cu over 3.7 m came from Zone 3. Average grades are about 0.1% Cu and 0.34 g/t Ag. Barren calcite-quartz-barite veins also occur on the property. Soil sampling outlined numerous erratic Cu and Ag (usually coincident) anomalies. The largest anomalies are attributed to Zone 3.
References
CALTOR SYNDICATE, Jan/70. Assessment Report #060166 by A.C Ogilvy and P.N. Tedger.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1969-70, p. 131-132; 1976, p. 97.
WESTERN MINER Oct/54, p. 50.
This showing was first staked in Sep/54 as the Axe cl (69414) by T.O. Connolly, and was optioned to Berens River Mines Ltd, a subsidiary of Newmont. It has been restaked frequently since - as Rum cl (72354) in Mar/56 by L. Romfo and W. McKinnon, as Jacobs cl (88427) by P. Poggenburg in Aug/63, and as Bell cl 1-48 (Y28330) in Oct/68 by W. Hyde. The Bell claims were optioned during 1970 by the Caltor Syndicate (Rayrock Mines Ltd; Canada Industrial Gas & Oil Ltd; Ashland Oil Canada Ltd), which performed geochem sampling, mapping and hand trenching.
Restaked as Ram cl 1-8 (YA70304) in Aug/83 by A. Mercier.
Capsule Geology
Nine small copper showings containing bornite, chalcopyrite, chalcocite and covellite occur as lenses and veinlets in Cambrian to Ordovician amygdaloidal basalt. The best assays of 0.76% Cu over 3.7 m came from Zone 3. Average grades are about 0.1% Cu and 0.34 g/t Ag. Barren calcite-quartz-barite veins also occur on the property. Soil sampling outlined numerous erratic Cu and Ag (usually coincident) anomalies. The largest anomalies are attributed to Zone 3.
References
CALTOR SYNDICATE, Jan/70. Assessment Report #060166 by A.C Ogilvy and P.N. Tedger.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1969-70, p. 131-132; 1976, p. 97.
WESTERN MINER Oct/54, p. 50.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1970 | Other | |
| 1970 | Trenching: Hand |
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
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 060166 | 1970 | Report on Mapping and Sampling, Bell Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Backhoe - Trenching |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC016575 | Geology map - 105G/5 - McNeil Lake | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) |
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