General Information
Secondary Commodities: barite, gold, lead, silver, zinc
Deposit Type(s): Vein Barite
Location(s): 61.6375 N, -129.876670 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105H12
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Ted cl (Yl6586) in Oct/66 by Atlas EL, which mapped and sampled in 1966-67. Restaked as Test cl (Y64576) in Jul/72 and Aug/73 by Barry Watson and A. Harman, and as Tan cl 1-96 (YA28319) in Apr/78 and Mar/79 by Sovereign Metals Corporation, which built a tote road to the property and explored with mapping and trenching in 1979 and 1980.
Capsule Geology
The property is underlain by Devono-Mississippian shale, chert, quartzite and limestone. Barite occurs in concordant layers and as vein-stockwork zones. Barite beds are up to 10 m long and average 20 to 30 cm thick, and are spaced 3 cm to 70 m apart.
The best zone (A) is up to 4 m thick and 80 m long and assays 85 to 95% barite. Reserves of 725 tonnes per vertical metre were calculated for this zone.
The largest concentration of barite veins occurs in Zone B, 600 m south of Zone A, where five veins were trenched within a 210 m wide stockwork complex. One vein contains quartz breccia with sulphides. Selected specimens assayed up to 0.4% Pb, 1.6% Zn, 48.0 g/t Ag and 0.18 g/t Au.
A geochemical survey outlined four weak Pb-Zn-Ag anomalies.
References
GEORGE CROSS NEWSLETTER, 4 Jul/79.
PAMICON DEVELOPMENTS LTD and SOVEREIGN METALS CORPORATION, 1981. Assessment Report *#090807 by D. Yeager and T.C. Scott.
SOVEREIGN METALS CORPORATION, Jun/79. Assessment Report *#090475 by T.C. Scott.
SOVEREIGN METALS CORPORATION, May/81. Assessment Report #090619 by C.K. Ikona.
WESTERN MINER, Nov/66, p. 26.
YUKON GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 1979-80, p. 186.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1981, p. 142.
Staked as Ted cl (Yl6586) in Oct/66 by Atlas EL, which mapped and sampled in 1966-67. Restaked as Test cl (Y64576) in Jul/72 and Aug/73 by Barry Watson and A. Harman, and as Tan cl 1-96 (YA28319) in Apr/78 and Mar/79 by Sovereign Metals Corporation, which built a tote road to the property and explored with mapping and trenching in 1979 and 1980.
Capsule Geology
The property is underlain by Devono-Mississippian shale, chert, quartzite and limestone. Barite occurs in concordant layers and as vein-stockwork zones. Barite beds are up to 10 m long and average 20 to 30 cm thick, and are spaced 3 cm to 70 m apart.
The best zone (A) is up to 4 m thick and 80 m long and assays 85 to 95% barite. Reserves of 725 tonnes per vertical metre were calculated for this zone.
The largest concentration of barite veins occurs in Zone B, 600 m south of Zone A, where five veins were trenched within a 210 m wide stockwork complex. One vein contains quartz breccia with sulphides. Selected specimens assayed up to 0.4% Pb, 1.6% Zn, 48.0 g/t Ag and 0.18 g/t Au.
A geochemical survey outlined four weak Pb-Zn-Ag anomalies.
References
GEORGE CROSS NEWSLETTER, 4 Jul/79.
PAMICON DEVELOPMENTS LTD and SOVEREIGN METALS CORPORATION, 1981. Assessment Report *#090807 by D. Yeager and T.C. Scott.
SOVEREIGN METALS CORPORATION, Jun/79. Assessment Report *#090475 by T.C. Scott.
SOVEREIGN METALS CORPORATION, May/81. Assessment Report #090619 by C.K. Ikona.
WESTERN MINER, Nov/66, p. 26.
YUKON GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 1979-80, p. 186.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1981, p. 142.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Development, Surface: All Weather Road | |
| 1979 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1979 | Trenching | |
| 1966 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1966 | Other |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - basinal strata
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Earn
Formation:
Member:
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Devonian
Age Max: 385 MA
Period Min: Carboniferous
Age Min: 345 MA
Rock Major: shale, sandstone, conglomerate, limestone
Rock Minor:
Reference: Jilson et al. (1980) - Yukon EMR ARMC 011986
Geological Unit (1M): DME
Geological Unit (250K): DME1
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 090475 | 1979 | Preliminary Report on the Barite Occurences of the Tan 1-96 Mineral Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Line Cutting - Other, Mechanical - Trenching | ||
| 018903 | 1968 | Sheldon O.E.X. Final Report (Geochemistry and Geology) | Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Line Cutting - Other, Prospecting - Other |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC008134 | Geologic, geochemical showings, assay and claim group map of sheet 105H-12 - Ross River | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC013779 | Geologic, geochemical showings, assay and claim group map of Sheet 105H/12 - Ross River, Y.T. | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC016607 | Geochemical map - 105H/12 - Leckie Lake | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC013777 | Notes, memo and correspondence - Ted group | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC013775 | Sketch map of Ted group showing traverse lines - A Lake prospect | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC013773 | Soil sample sketch map - Ted group | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC013778 | Analystical work sheets - Geochemical - Report No. A43 - Ted group | Assays | |
| ARMC018715 | Field map - Leckie Lake area - 105H/13, 105H/12 | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC013776 | Field notes - Ted group | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC013774 | Claim sketch map - The "Ted" group | Geoscience Map (General) |
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