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Occurrence Details


Occurrence Number
105J 033
Occurrence Name
Fortin
Occurrence Type
Hard-rock
Status
Unknown


General Information

Secondary Commodities: gold
Deposit Type(s): Unknown
Location(s): 62.009440 N, -130.479170 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105J01
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No

Capsule

Work History

Staked as PPR & PRP cl (YA50399) in Mar/80 by Pete Risby on a showing he found in the early 1960's while prospecting for Ron McBean.
Restaked as MPP cl (YB14932) in Aug/88 by Archer, Cathro & Associates (1981) Ltd.

Capsule Geology

The claims, which are underlain by Cambro-Ordovician siltstone and chert, were reportedly staked to cover a gold showing.

References

Location Map

Regional Geology - Terrane

Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - basinal 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
019802 1967 Geological Report on Pay Mineral Claim Group Fortin Lake Area Rock - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology
018937 1967 Geophysical Surveys Pay Mineral Claims EM - Ground Geophysics, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Line Cutting - Other
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
018940 1967 Report on Hand Trenching, Bulldozer Trenching, Engineering Evaluation and Diamond Drilling on Pay Mineral Claims Diamond - Drilling, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Line Cutting - Other, Hand - Trenching, Mechanical - Trenching 17 210
018939 1967 Geochemical Soil Sampling Surveys on Pay Mineral Claim Group Soil - Geochemistry
018938 1967 Geological Report on Pay Mineral Claim Group Fortin Lake Area Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology

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