General Information
Primary Commodities: lead, silver
Secondary Commodities: zinc, copper
Deposit Type(s): Vein Polymetallic Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Location(s): 63.933570 N, -135.4317 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105M14
Location Comments: Location coordinates provided by Alexco
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Cream cl (16050) in Jul/25 by C. Phillipovich, who completed a total of 89.9 m of hand shafting in several areas by 1949, including one 32.3 m shaft with 29.3 m of sub-drifting on three levels. Phillipovich added the Jean cl (56479) in Aug/47, on which he collared a 3 m adit.
The property was optioned briefly in 1949 by East Bay Gold L and was leased by Phillipovich to K. Lekich, who shipped 54.4 tonnes of hand cobbed ore from the main shaft in 1951, and later to H. Ketels and A. Thun, who extended the Jean adit 78.9 m in 1955. The claims were taken to lease in Apr/59 and transferred to M. Perovic in Oct/67.
Capsule Geology
Erratic lenses of galena and sphalerite, with lesser amounts of tetrahedrite and chalcopyrite, occur in carbonate gangue within a transverse vein that cuts greenstone sills of Triassic age. The sills intrude felsic metavolcanic rocks of the Devono-Mississippian Earn Group which were formerly known as the 'Lower Schist'.
References
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Bulletin 111, p. 78.
ROOTS, C.F., AND MURPHY, D.C., 1992. Geology of Mayo Map Area (105M). Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2483.
Staked as Cream cl (16050) in Jul/25 by C. Phillipovich, who completed a total of 89.9 m of hand shafting in several areas by 1949, including one 32.3 m shaft with 29.3 m of sub-drifting on three levels. Phillipovich added the Jean cl (56479) in Aug/47, on which he collared a 3 m adit.
The property was optioned briefly in 1949 by East Bay Gold L and was leased by Phillipovich to K. Lekich, who shipped 54.4 tonnes of hand cobbed ore from the main shaft in 1951, and later to H. Ketels and A. Thun, who extended the Jean adit 78.9 m in 1955. The claims were taken to lease in Apr/59 and transferred to M. Perovic in Oct/67.
Capsule Geology
Erratic lenses of galena and sphalerite, with lesser amounts of tetrahedrite and chalcopyrite, occur in carbonate gangue within a transverse vein that cuts greenstone sills of Triassic age. The sills intrude felsic metavolcanic rocks of the Devono-Mississippian Earn Group which were formerly known as the 'Lower Schist'.
References
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Bulletin 111, p. 78.
ROOTS, C.F., AND MURPHY, D.C., 1992. Geology of Mayo Map Area (105M). Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2483.
Location Map
Last Updated: Apr 1, 2021
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Airborne Geophysics: Electromagnetic | |
| 2006 | Airborne Geophysics: Magnetic | |
| 2006 | Airphotography: Interpretation | |
| 2006 | Airphotography: Orthophoto | |
| 2006 | Pre-existing Data: Digitizing Data | |
| 2006 | Remote Sensing: Photogrammetry | |
| 1970 | Airborne Geophysics: Magnetic | |
| 1955 | Trenching: Hand | Amount of work done: 78.9 METRES Extended the Jean adit. |
| 1951 | Other | Amount of work done: 54.4 TONNES Hand cobbed ore from the main shaft. |
| 1949 | Trenching: Hand | Amount of work done: 89.9 METRES |
| 1925 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1925 | Studies: Geotechnical |
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: 355 MA
Rock Major: flows/tuffs/plugs/chert
Rock Minor: basalt
Reference: Roots (1997) - YGS GM 1997-1
Geological Unit (1M): DME
Geological Unit (250K): DME3
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 096732 | 2014 | Assessment Report Describing Metallurgical Test Pits, Metallurgical Auger Drilling, Geotechnical Auger Drilling, Geotechnical Study, Environmental Baseline Studies, Heritage Evaluation, and Water Quality and Climate Monitoring Surveys | Auger - Drilling, Water - Geochemistry, Metallurgical Tests - Lab Work/Physical Studies, Environmental Assessment/Impact - Studies, Geotechnical - Studies, Heritage/Archeological - Studies | 9 | 96.77 |
| 094943 | 2006 | 2006 Geological, Aerial Photography and Orthophoto Assessment Report on the Keno Hill Property | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Interpretation - Airphotography, Orthophoto - Airphotography, Digitizing Data - Pre-existing Data, Photogrammetry - Remote Sensing | ||
| 090564 | 1979 | Geological, Geochemical, and Geophysical Report | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, Seismic - Ground Geophysics, Research/Summarize - Pre-existing Data | ||
| 060942 | 1970 | Report on Aeromagnetic Survey-Keno Area, Yukon Territory | Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics | ||
| 019927 | 1925 | [Galena Hill-Geological Map-Hector Mine Sections and Block Diagrams] | Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Geotechnical - Studies |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|
| Citations |
|---|
| Cathro, R. J., 2006. Great mining camps of Canada, 1. The History and geology of the Keno Hill Silver Camp, Yukon Territory. Geoscience Canada Series, vol. 33, no. 3. |
| Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Reports, 1920 to 1940. |
| United Keno Hill Mines Ltd., Annual Reports, 1960–1965, 1967, 1969–1971, 1973, 1978–1980, 1983, 1986–1987, 1989, 1994–1995. |
| Yukon Exploration and Geology, mining and exploration overview, 1979–2009. |
| Zuckerkandel, W., 1991. The ore potential of the United Keno Hill Mines Ltd., Elsa, Yukon: a critical review and recommendations for exploration. |
