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Occurrence Details


Occurrence Number
105G 057
Occurrence Name
Ris
Occurrence Type
Hard-rock
Status
Showing


General Information

Secondary Commodities: copper
Deposit Type(s): Vein Cu+/-Ag Quartz
Location(s): 61.915280 N, -130.280280 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105G16
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No

Capsule

Work History

Staked as Ris cl (Y17061) in Nov/66 by Atlas EL, which explored only with prospecting.

Capsule Geology

Chalcopyrite was found in quartz veins cutting hornfelsed Proterozoic or Cambrian phyllite near the margin of a Cretaceous quartz monzonite porphyry stock.

References

Location Map

Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011

Work History

Year Work Type Comment
1966 Other

Regional Geology - Terrane

Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - platformal strata
Realm: Laurentia


Regional Geology - Bedrock

Supergroup: Windermere
Group/Suite: Hyland
Formation: Yusezyu
Member:
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Ediacaran
Age Max: 635 MA
Period Min: Ediacaran
Age Min: 542 MA
Rock Major: phyllite/shale/sandstone/grit/conglomerate/limestone
Rock Minor: marble
Reference: Gordey (1996) - GSC Map 19-1987, sheet 1
Geological Unit (1M): PCH
Geological Unit (250K): PCH6

Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence

Report Number Year Title Worktypes Holes Drilled Meters Drilled
019792 1967 A Summary of Exploration to September 30, 1967: Sheldon Area, Fire Lake Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Winter Road - Development, Surface, Soil - Geochemistry, Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Mechanical - Trenching

Related References

Number Title Page(s) Document Type
ARMC016601 Geochemical results map - 105G/16 - McEvoy Lake Geochemical Map
ARMC016600 Geochemical sample stations map - 105G/16 - McEvoy Lake Geochemical Map
ARMC016602 Geochemical map - 105G/16 - McEvoy Lake Geochemical Map
ARMC018653 Field map of McEvoy Creek with notations Geoscience Map (General)
ARMC013883 Field map of McEvoy Lake area showing geochem locations Geochemical Map
BROCK000050 Regional geology map - 105-G-16 - Fortin Lake and Pelly Lakes area Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock)
BROCK000059 Regional geology maps with hand-coloured markings - Ross River, Sheldon, and McEvoy Lake areas Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock)
BROCK000017 Geology map with handwritten notes and markings - Pelly Lakes South area Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock)
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