General Information
Secondary Commodities: zinc
Deposit Type(s): Unknown
Location(s): 62.6075 N, -134.40 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105L09
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Sap cl 1-20 (YA25355) in Aug/79 by the Pelly Project, a joint venture between Welcome North Mines Ltd and E and B Explorations Inc. During the summer of 1980 the joint venture carried out a reconnaissance scale soil sampling program over the claim block.
Capsule Geology
The area is located northeast of the Tintina Fault, on the north side of the Pelly River. The area was first mapped between 1949 and 1954 at the scale of 1:253 440 by Campbell (1967). Between 1998 and 2001 Colpron of the Yukon Geological Survey and others re-mapped the rocks located south of the Tintina Trench as part of an ongoing effort by the to better understand the Yukon-Tanana Terrane. In 2003 Gordey and Makepeace (2003) released a geological compilation which covered the occurrence area.
The area is located in the south-central portion of the Selwyn Basin. According to Rayner (1981) the occurrence is located in a deep overburden covered area of the Pelly River valley. Mapping carried out by Campbell suggests that the area is likely underlain by mafic volcanics, limestone and calcareous sediments which he assigned to the Mississippian or later Anvil Range Group. More recent geological compilations carried out by various authors and reported by Gordey and Makepeace assign the rocks to the Upper Cambrian to Ordovician Rabbitkettle assemblage.
Soil samples were collected at 100 m intervals along flagged grid lines spaced 400 m apart. Examination of the results reveal several weak single station zinc anomalies (up to 170 ppm zinc) which were never followed up.
References
CAMPBELL, R.B., 1967. Geology of the Glenlyon map-area, Yukon Territory (105 L). Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 352, 92 p.
COLPRON, M., ET AL., 2002. Preliminary geological map of Glenlyon (105L/1-7, 11-14) and northeast Carmacks (115I/9, 16) area, Yukon Territory (1:125 000 scale). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Norther Affairs Canada (now part of the Yukon Geological Survey); and Geological Survey of Canada, Open file 1457.
GORDEY, S.P. AND MAKEPEACE, A.J. 2003: Yukon Digital Geology, version 2.0, S.P. Gordey and A.J. Makepeace (comp); Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1749 and Yukon Geological Survey, Open File 2003-9 (D).
WELCOME NORTH MINES LTD, Feb/81. Assessment Report #090745 by G.H. Rayner.
YUKON GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 1979-80, p. 202.
Staked as Sap cl 1-20 (YA25355) in Aug/79 by the Pelly Project, a joint venture between Welcome North Mines Ltd and E and B Explorations Inc. During the summer of 1980 the joint venture carried out a reconnaissance scale soil sampling program over the claim block.
Capsule Geology
The area is located northeast of the Tintina Fault, on the north side of the Pelly River. The area was first mapped between 1949 and 1954 at the scale of 1:253 440 by Campbell (1967). Between 1998 and 2001 Colpron of the Yukon Geological Survey and others re-mapped the rocks located south of the Tintina Trench as part of an ongoing effort by the to better understand the Yukon-Tanana Terrane. In 2003 Gordey and Makepeace (2003) released a geological compilation which covered the occurrence area.
The area is located in the south-central portion of the Selwyn Basin. According to Rayner (1981) the occurrence is located in a deep overburden covered area of the Pelly River valley. Mapping carried out by Campbell suggests that the area is likely underlain by mafic volcanics, limestone and calcareous sediments which he assigned to the Mississippian or later Anvil Range Group. More recent geological compilations carried out by various authors and reported by Gordey and Makepeace assign the rocks to the Upper Cambrian to Ordovician Rabbitkettle assemblage.
Soil samples were collected at 100 m intervals along flagged grid lines spaced 400 m apart. Examination of the results reveal several weak single station zinc anomalies (up to 170 ppm zinc) which were never followed up.
References
CAMPBELL, R.B., 1967. Geology of the Glenlyon map-area, Yukon Territory (105 L). Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 352, 92 p.
COLPRON, M., ET AL., 2002. Preliminary geological map of Glenlyon (105L/1-7, 11-14) and northeast Carmacks (115I/9, 16) area, Yukon Territory (1:125 000 scale). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Norther Affairs Canada (now part of the Yukon Geological Survey); and Geological Survey of Canada, Open file 1457.
GORDEY, S.P. AND MAKEPEACE, A.J. 2003: Yukon Digital Geology, version 2.0, S.P. Gordey and A.J. Makepeace (comp); Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1749 and Yukon Geological Survey, Open File 2003-9 (D).
WELCOME NORTH MINES LTD, Feb/81. Assessment Report #090745 by G.H. Rayner.
YUKON GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 1979-80, p. 202.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Geochemistry: Soil | Reconnaisance scale. |
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: calc-silicate
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Cambrian
Age Max: 500 MA
Period Min: Ordovician
Age Min: 472 MA
Rock Major: calc-silicate
Rock Minor: calc-phyllite
Reference: Cobbett (2016) - YGS OF 2016-3
Geological Unit (1M): COR
Geological Unit (250K): COR1
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 090745 | 1980 | A Soil Geochemical Report on the Sap 1-20 Mineral Claims | Soil - Geochemistry |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC016357 | Regional geochem survey - Copper contour map - Tummel Basin - Drawing No. 1 | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC016356 | Regional geochem survey - Cu, Pb, Zn results - Tummel Basin - Drawing No. 2 | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC016359 | Regional geochem survey - Lead contour map - Tummel Basin - Drawing No. 2 | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC016358 | Regional geochem survey - Zinc contour map - Tummel Basin - Drawing No. 3 | Geochemical Map |
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