General Information
Secondary Commodities: gold, zinc, silver, lead
Deposit Type(s): Skarn Pb-Zn
Location(s): 61.233890 N, -128.392780 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105H01
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Canyon and Lake cl (88993) in Oct/64 by G. Lishy and optioned by Ventures Mg, which hand trenched and drilled 6 holes (70.4 m) in 1965. Restaked as Silver cl (Yl7716) in Apr/67 by J.C. Turner, who conducted a mag survey in 1968. Minor hand trenching was performed between 1969-73 by A. Robertson and Little Rocky ML under an option. The adjoining Abel cl (Y74308) were staked in Oct/73 by R.C. Coutts, who restaked the showing in Jul/74 as Det cl (Y83127).
Restaked by J.C. Turner as Skull cl (YA20908) in Jul/77, which he trenched in 1977, enlarged and optioned to Stand-Skat Res L in 1978. The claims were bulldozer trenched in 1979, transferred to Kimberly Gold Res L and Vancliffe Res Corp in 1980 and explored with geochem, mag and EM surveys in 1981 and 1982, and 8 diamond drill holes (1400 m) in 1981. Patmar Res L tied on Gel cl (YA35365) to the east in Jul/78 and performed mag, EM and geochem surveys in 1981. Kimberley's interest was acquired by Ican Res L in 1984.
Capsule Geology
Two mineralized zones 914 m apart consist of fine-grained galena and minor pyrite with traces of sphalerite. The mineralization occurs in a sequence of shale, phyllite and chlorite-sericite-graphite schist of uncertain age near a Cretaceous granitic stock.
The west (Upper) showing is about 15 m wide and is exposed for a length of 9 m. It occurs in a shear zone along a northeast-dipping thrust fault which has placed limestone over sheared graphitic phyllite. Galena and pyrrhotite occur in manganese-stained quartz-carbonate breccia along the fault and in quartz and siderite-veined graphitic shale in the footwall. A specimen from a 0.6 to 0.9 wide lens of massive sulphides assayed 25.6% Pb, 117.9 g/t Ag and 0.3 g/t Au. Two of the four holes drilled in 1981 intersected 0.3 m of 987 g/t Ag, 0.17 g/t Au, 0.4% Pb and trace Zn; and 0.6 m of 171 g/t Ag, 0.14 g/t Au, 4.3% Pb and trace Zn and Au.
The east (Lower) showing is about 7.6 m wide and is exposed for a length of 45.7 m. It consists of a concordant, flat-lying massive sulphide lens in quartz phyllite. A specimen from the core of the zone which is about 0.9 m wide assayed 17.3% Pb, 83 g/t Ag and 0.3 g/t Au. Both 1981 holes were barren.
References
ALRAE EXPLORATIONS LTD, 1965. Assessment Report *#091170 by unknown.
KIMBERLY GOLD RESOURCES INC., Apr/82. Assessment Report #091060 by D.W. Tully.
KIMBERLY GOLD RESOURCES INC, Aug/82. Assessment Reports #091072 by D.W. Tully.
PATMAR RESOURCES CORPORATION, Oct/81. Assessment Report *#090879 by D.W. Tully.
SKAT RESOURCES LTD, 1978. Assessment Report *#061810 by J.W. McLeod.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1990, p. 24.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1981, p. 144; 1982, p. 132.
Staked as Canyon and Lake cl (88993) in Oct/64 by G. Lishy and optioned by Ventures Mg, which hand trenched and drilled 6 holes (70.4 m) in 1965. Restaked as Silver cl (Yl7716) in Apr/67 by J.C. Turner, who conducted a mag survey in 1968. Minor hand trenching was performed between 1969-73 by A. Robertson and Little Rocky ML under an option. The adjoining Abel cl (Y74308) were staked in Oct/73 by R.C. Coutts, who restaked the showing in Jul/74 as Det cl (Y83127).
Restaked by J.C. Turner as Skull cl (YA20908) in Jul/77, which he trenched in 1977, enlarged and optioned to Stand-Skat Res L in 1978. The claims were bulldozer trenched in 1979, transferred to Kimberly Gold Res L and Vancliffe Res Corp in 1980 and explored with geochem, mag and EM surveys in 1981 and 1982, and 8 diamond drill holes (1400 m) in 1981. Patmar Res L tied on Gel cl (YA35365) to the east in Jul/78 and performed mag, EM and geochem surveys in 1981. Kimberley's interest was acquired by Ican Res L in 1984.
Capsule Geology
Two mineralized zones 914 m apart consist of fine-grained galena and minor pyrite with traces of sphalerite. The mineralization occurs in a sequence of shale, phyllite and chlorite-sericite-graphite schist of uncertain age near a Cretaceous granitic stock.
The west (Upper) showing is about 15 m wide and is exposed for a length of 9 m. It occurs in a shear zone along a northeast-dipping thrust fault which has placed limestone over sheared graphitic phyllite. Galena and pyrrhotite occur in manganese-stained quartz-carbonate breccia along the fault and in quartz and siderite-veined graphitic shale in the footwall. A specimen from a 0.6 to 0.9 wide lens of massive sulphides assayed 25.6% Pb, 117.9 g/t Ag and 0.3 g/t Au. Two of the four holes drilled in 1981 intersected 0.3 m of 987 g/t Ag, 0.17 g/t Au, 0.4% Pb and trace Zn; and 0.6 m of 171 g/t Ag, 0.14 g/t Au, 4.3% Pb and trace Zn and Au.
The east (Lower) showing is about 7.6 m wide and is exposed for a length of 45.7 m. It consists of a concordant, flat-lying massive sulphide lens in quartz phyllite. A specimen from the core of the zone which is about 0.9 m wide assayed 17.3% Pb, 83 g/t Ag and 0.3 g/t Au. Both 1981 holes were barren.
References
ALRAE EXPLORATIONS LTD, 1965. Assessment Report *#091170 by unknown.
KIMBERLY GOLD RESOURCES INC., Apr/82. Assessment Report #091060 by D.W. Tully.
KIMBERLY GOLD RESOURCES INC, Aug/82. Assessment Reports #091072 by D.W. Tully.
PATMAR RESOURCES CORPORATION, Oct/81. Assessment Report *#090879 by D.W. Tully.
SKAT RESOURCES LTD, 1978. Assessment Report *#061810 by J.W. McLeod.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1990, p. 24.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1981, p. 144; 1982, p. 132.
Location Map
Last Updated: Jun 20, 2018
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Drilling: Diamond | Eight holes, 1,400 m. |
| 1981 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1981 | Ground Geophysics: Magnetics | Also EM survey. |
| 1979 | Trenching: Mechanical | |
| 1977 | Trenching | |
| 1973 | Trenching: Hand | Completed between 1969 and 1973. |
| 1968 | Ground Geophysics: Magnetics | |
| 1965 | Drilling: Diamond | Six holes, 70.4 m. |
| 1965 | Trenching: Hand |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - basinal strata
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite:
Formation: Vangorda
Member:
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Cambrian
Age Max: 497 MA
Period Min: Ordovician
Age Min: 470 MA
Rock Major: calcareous shale, siltstone, calc-silicate
Rock Minor: limestone, dolostone, mafic volcanics
Reference: Jilson et al. (1980) - Yukon EMR ARMC 011986
Geological Unit (1M): COR
Geological Unit (250K): COR1
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 091072 | 1981 | Results of the 1981 Program of Geochemical Soil Sampling and Geophysical Surveying on the Skull 1-180 Mineral Claim Group | Soil - Geochemistry, EM - Ground Geophysics, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics | ||
| 018910 | 1965 | Geological and Geophysical Investigation of the ""Lake"" #9 to #16 and ""Glenna"" #1 to #8 | Rock - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC008135 | Heavy Mineral Sampling map - 105H/01 - MacMillan project - Anmac | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC013693 | Proposal by J.C. Turner with assay results and sketch maps - Silver claims | Report | |
| ARMC013685 | Silver claim examination report | Report | |
| ARMC013686 | Letters Re: Property submission: Cliff Turner prospect - Silver claims | Miscellaneous Company Documents |
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