General Information
Primary Commodities: silver, copper
Secondary Commodities: zinc, gold, lead
Deposit Type(s): Vein Cu+/-Ag Quartz
Location(s): 62.166940 N, -130.6950 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105J02
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
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Work History
Staked as Pike cl 1-76 and various fractions (Y13149) between Jul/66 and Nov/66 by Atlas Exploration Ltd following airborne magnetic and electromagnetic surveying. Atlas carried out prospecting, trenching, geochemical (silt and soil) sampling and geological mapping in 1966 and 1967. One packsack hole (24 m) was drilled in 1996 and a tote road was constructed to the property in 1967. Fringe staking to the northwest included the Cree and Star cl (Y16250) by A. Racicot and the Oxo cl (Y16210) by Napoli Exploration Ltd. Racicot optioned his claims to Hecla, and preliminary surveys were conducted by Hecla and Napoli in 1967 with negative results.
The property was later transferred to Atsui Mining Corp Ltd and the Atlas interest was transferred to Cima Resources Ltd in 1974. Atsui performed limited trenching in 1977; Craigmont Mines Ltd carried out mapping under an option in 1978; and Cima performed linecutting in 1980. Atsui and Cima carried out geochemical sampling, geological mapping and drilled 3 holes (280 m) in 1981. Canamax Resources Ltd tied on Pik cl 1-16 (YA91393) to the south in Aug/86.
Restaked as Anky cl 1-32 (YB15618) in Mar/89 by Noranda Exploration Ltd, which carried out soil sampling, hand trenching and some geological mapping.
Restaked as Pike cl 1-6 (YB87183) by P. Risby in Aug/96 and was examined by Hastings Management Corp in Sep/96. Risby staked Pike cl 7-129 (YB87488) in Oct/96 and the claims were examined by Teck Mining Corp in Jun/97, by Viceroy International Exploration in Jul/97, by Homestake Canada in Aug/98 and Risby in Aug/99. Geochemical sampling and prospecting was carried out during the course of these various property examinations.
Capsule Geology
Copper and silver occur in two subparallel quartz-feldspar porphyry dikes associated with a small mid-Cretaceous stock of biotite granite. The granite intrudes a thrust fault-bounded succession of tightly folded Cambro-Ordovician quartzite, chert, slate and limestone.
Two mineralized zones are outlined by continuous lead and copper soil anomalies and by geophysical anomalies and discontinuous gossanous kill zones. Zone 1 is 400 m in length, and may be a faulted offset of Zone 2, which is 2 km long and lies to the east. Pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, tetrahedrite, galena, and sphalerite with lesser enstatite and bornite occur in both zones as disseminations and veinlets accompanied by hydrothermal alteration and silicification in the dikes and wallrocks. Arsenopyrite is the main sulphide mineral in Zone 1, while Zone 2 consists mainly of sphalerite and galena, especially at the east end.
Trenching suggests that mineralization is erratically distributed over widths up to 120 m. Zone 1 trench samples averaged 0.61% Cu and 82 g/t, Ag while Zone 2 assays ranged up to 8% combined Pb-Zn and 340 g/t Ag.
The 1981 drilling returned disappointing results with the best intersection assaying 1.06% Cu, 0.39% Pb, 0.80% Zn, 113 g/t Ag and 0.3 g/t Au across 1.5 m. In late 1981, Cima calculated the tonnage potential as 300,000 tonnes grading 0.5% Cu and 62.2 g/t Ag over a 200 m strike length. Samples analysed for gold in 1990 contained up to 760 ppb Au.
Sampling during the 1996-1999 period produced results consistent with those obtained during previous investigations for silver, copper, lead and zinc. Viceroy collected samples at 50 m intervals to test for potential gold enriched sections, within the mineralized zones, with disappointing results.
Staked as Pike cl 1-76 and various fractions (Y13149) between Jul/66 and Nov/66 by Atlas Exploration Ltd following airborne magnetic and electromagnetic surveying. Atlas carried out prospecting, trenching, geochemical (silt and soil) sampling and geological mapping in 1966 and 1967. One packsack hole (24 m) was drilled in 1996 and a tote road was constructed to the property in 1967. Fringe staking to the northwest included the Cree and Star cl (Y16250) by A. Racicot and the Oxo cl (Y16210) by Napoli Exploration Ltd. Racicot optioned his claims to Hecla, and preliminary surveys were conducted by Hecla and Napoli in 1967 with negative results.
The property was later transferred to Atsui Mining Corp Ltd and the Atlas interest was transferred to Cima Resources Ltd in 1974. Atsui performed limited trenching in 1977; Craigmont Mines Ltd carried out mapping under an option in 1978; and Cima performed linecutting in 1980. Atsui and Cima carried out geochemical sampling, geological mapping and drilled 3 holes (280 m) in 1981. Canamax Resources Ltd tied on Pik cl 1-16 (YA91393) to the south in Aug/86.
Restaked as Anky cl 1-32 (YB15618) in Mar/89 by Noranda Exploration Ltd, which carried out soil sampling, hand trenching and some geological mapping.
Restaked as Pike cl 1-6 (YB87183) by P. Risby in Aug/96 and was examined by Hastings Management Corp in Sep/96. Risby staked Pike cl 7-129 (YB87488) in Oct/96 and the claims were examined by Teck Mining Corp in Jun/97, by Viceroy International Exploration in Jul/97, by Homestake Canada in Aug/98 and Risby in Aug/99. Geochemical sampling and prospecting was carried out during the course of these various property examinations.
Capsule Geology
Copper and silver occur in two subparallel quartz-feldspar porphyry dikes associated with a small mid-Cretaceous stock of biotite granite. The granite intrudes a thrust fault-bounded succession of tightly folded Cambro-Ordovician quartzite, chert, slate and limestone.
Two mineralized zones are outlined by continuous lead and copper soil anomalies and by geophysical anomalies and discontinuous gossanous kill zones. Zone 1 is 400 m in length, and may be a faulted offset of Zone 2, which is 2 km long and lies to the east. Pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, tetrahedrite, galena, and sphalerite with lesser enstatite and bornite occur in both zones as disseminations and veinlets accompanied by hydrothermal alteration and silicification in the dikes and wallrocks. Arsenopyrite is the main sulphide mineral in Zone 1, while Zone 2 consists mainly of sphalerite and galena, especially at the east end.
Trenching suggests that mineralization is erratically distributed over widths up to 120 m. Zone 1 trench samples averaged 0.61% Cu and 82 g/t, Ag while Zone 2 assays ranged up to 8% combined Pb-Zn and 340 g/t Ag.
The 1981 drilling returned disappointing results with the best intersection assaying 1.06% Cu, 0.39% Pb, 0.80% Zn, 113 g/t Ag and 0.3 g/t Au across 1.5 m. In late 1981, Cima calculated the tonnage potential as 300,000 tonnes grading 0.5% Cu and 62.2 g/t Ag over a 200 m strike length. Samples analysed for gold in 1990 contained up to 760 ppb Au.
Sampling during the 1996-1999 period produced results consistent with those obtained during previous investigations for silver, copper, lead and zinc. Viceroy collected samples at 50 m intervals to test for potential gold enriched sections, within the mineralized zones, with disappointing results.
Location Map
Last Updated: Aug 6, 2018
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Other | |
| 1999 | Other | |
| 1998 | Other | |
| 1998 | Other | |
| 1997 | Other | |
| 1997 | Other | |
| 1996 | Other | |
| 1996 | Other | |
| 1989 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1989 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1989 | Trenching: Hand | |
| 1981 | Drilling: Diamond | 3 holes, 280 m |
| 1981 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1981 | Other | |
| 1980 | Other | |
| 1978 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1977 | Trenching | |
| 1967 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1967 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1966 | Drilling: Portable | 1 hole, 24 m |
| 1966 | Trenching: Mechanical |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - basinal strata
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite:
Formation: Rabbitkettle
Member: Twopete
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Cambrian
Age Max: 500 MA
Period Min: Ordovician
Age Min: 472 MA
Rock Major: chert/siltstone/phyllite/limestone/conglo
Rock Minor: flow/breccia/tuff/slate
Reference: Gordey (1996) - GSC Map 19-1987, sheet 1
Geological Unit (1M): COR
Geological Unit (250K): COR1
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 095321 | 2000 | Assessment Report on the Pike Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 094186 | 1999 | Assessment Report on the Pike Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Hand - Trenching | ||
| 093990 | 1998 | Assessment Report on the Pike Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Property Evaluation - Other | ||
| 093776 | 1997 | Assessment Report on the Pike Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Property Evaluation - Other | ||
| 092845 | 1989 | Geological and Geochemical Report on the Anky 1-32 Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Hand - Trenching | ||
| 062087 | 1981 | Report on Proposed 1981 Exploration Program | Diamond - Drilling, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Line Cutting - Other | ||
| 061860 | 1979 | Report on Proposed Exploration Program Pike and Mica Properties | Research/Summarize - Pre-existing Data | ||
| 060702 | 1967 | Geological Report on the Pike Mineral Claim Group | Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Line Cutting - Other | ||
| 019808 | 1967 | Evaluation and Recommendations Geochemical and Geophysical Surveys, Pay Mineral Claims | Diamond - Drilling, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Line Cutting - Other, Hand - Trenching | 10 | 96.90 |
| 019806 | 1966 | Geophysical Surveys Pike Mineral Claim Group | EM - Ground Geophysics, IP - Ground Geophysics, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics | ||
| 018922 | 1966 | Geophysical Surveys Pike Mineral Claim Group | EM - Ground Geophysics, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics | ||
| 092894 | 1966 | Pike 1-24 Claims Survey Preliminary Stadia Study | Geotechnical - Studies |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC007552 | Map - Pike Lake copper district | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC016670 | Geologic, geochemical showings, assay and claim group map sheet of 105J/2 - Pike Lake | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC013806 | Report on geology of Sheldon region between Pelly Lakes and McEvoy Lake | Report | |
| ARMC013804 | Report on Sheldon region claim groups (excluding Pay group) | Report | |
| ARMC013811 | Sheldon project report - Exploration manager's copy | Report | |
| ARMC016669 | Geochemical results map - 105J/2 - Pike Lake | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC016668 | Geochemical sample stations map - 105J/2 - Pike Lake | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC020534 | Field notebook - EM survey results - Pike grid (cont'd) | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC020535 | Field notebook - Pike EM Reconnaissance | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC020536 | Field notebook - Magnetic survey - Pike group | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC020537 | Field notebook - EM survey - Pike group | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC020538 | Field notebook - Magnetometer - Pike extension | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC020539 | Field notebook - Pike EM - Mag field B - 'C' grid | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC020540 | Field notebook - Pike EM | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC020541 | Field notebook - Pike mag | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC018707 | Field map - 105J/2 | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC020549 | Field notebook - Grid geology - Pike claims - Traffic Mountain area | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC013658 | Assay results and geology map - Pike caim group | Assays | |
| ARMC013327 | Claim group location map - Sheldon region - Figure 1 | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| BROCK000016 | Geology map with handwritten notes and markings - Pelly Lakes North area | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) |
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