General Information
Secondary Commodities: copper, lead, tungsten, zinc
Deposit Type(s): Skarn W
Location(s): 61.881390 N, -128.890280 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105H15
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Zeus cl (YI9395) in Aug/67 by Spartan EL, which performed minor mapping and sampling in 1968.
Capsule Geology
The claims cover pendants of limy sedimentary rock intruded by leucogranite sills, adjacent to a Cretaceous batholith. Zones up to 7 m thick contain base metal and tungsten mineralization.
References
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 78-1A, p. 287.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 79-1A, p. 259.
SPARTAN EXPLORATION LTD, Oct/67. Prospectus Report by R.E. Chaplin.
Staked as Zeus cl (YI9395) in Aug/67 by Spartan EL, which performed minor mapping and sampling in 1968.
Capsule Geology
The claims cover pendants of limy sedimentary rock intruded by leucogranite sills, adjacent to a Cretaceous batholith. Zones up to 7 m thick contain base metal and tungsten mineralization.
References
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 78-1A, p. 287.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 79-1A, p. 259.
SPARTAN EXPLORATION LTD, Oct/67. Prospectus Report by R.E. Chaplin.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1968 | Other |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - basinal strata
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Tay River
Formation:
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Cretaceous
Age Max: 100 MA
Period Min: Cretaceous
Age Min: 96 MA
Rock Major: bt granodiorite, hb-bt granodiorite
Rock Minor:
Reference: Moynihan (2016) - YGS OF 2016-36
Geological Unit (1M): mKTR
Geological Unit (250K): mKgTR
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 090890 | 1981 | The Aurora Tungsten Prospect 1981 Assessment Report | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 090357 | 1977 | Geological Report on the Woah 1-56 and Tai 1-20 Claim Groups | Rock - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other |
