General Information
Secondary Commodities: arsenic, gold, zinc, silver, lead
Deposit Type(s): Vein Polymetallic Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Location(s): 63.944720 N, -135.416940 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105M14
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
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Work History
Staked as Argyle, etc cl (59006) in Aug/48 by D. MacEachrone. The property was sold in Jan/49 to Silver Basin Yukon Mines Ltd, which was reorganized as Consolidated Yukeno Mines Ltd in Jan/50 and Yukeno Mines Ltd in May/51. Yukeno carried out limited bulldozer trenching in 1953. Restaked in Jan/56 as Silver Tip, Fox, etc cl (62943) by C. Nord who had staked the adjoining Ram, etc cl (59529) in Jan/50. Nord carried out bulldozer trenching before briefly optioning the property to United Keno Hill Mines Ltd in Jul/56; sank a 6 m shaft on the Fox cl 1 in 1957; and sold the property in 1968 to Silver Christal Mines Ltd. Silver Christal staked Barb, Sandy, Christal, etc cl (Yl4531) to the north in Apr/68 and carried out geochemical silt and soil sampling, trenching, magnetometer surveying and geological mapping in 1968 and drilled 8 holes (327.1 m) in 1969.
The Fox claims were restaked as OK cl 1-2 (Y33741) in Dec/70 by Silver Spring Mines Ltd who subsequently entered a joint venture with Canadian Reserve Oil and Gas Ltd. The joint venture conducted 105 m of drifting and drilled 5 underground holes in 1971 on their adjoining Paddy and Carol claims (Minfile Occurrence #105M 020) before staking OK cl 3-4 (Y85963) to the west in Oct/73. Portions of the Barb and Sandy groups were restaked as A cl (Y69013) in Feb/73 by E. Shileto and E. Freisen and again as the Rhonda cl (Y87266) in Feb/74 and Oct/75 and Phon cl (YA1347) in Sep/76 all by R. Holway.
A large block of 627 Zap cl (YA38459) was staked to the north in Mar/79 by Canada Tungsten Mining Corporation Ltd, which explored with reconnaissance silt, soil and lake bottom sampling in 1979-80 and airborne magnetometer and EM surveying in 1981. Springmont Operating Company Ltd (M. Swyzinski) optioned the OK claims in 1984, carried out bulldozer trenching in 1984 and 1986 and acquired ownership in 1987.
Capsule Geology
Silver-lead-zinc mineralization in the Elsa-Keno Hill mining camp occurs in north-northeast to east-northeast striking, steeply southeast dipping vein-faults located within a 23 km long by 6 km wide northeast trending belt of rocks on the south dipping limb of the McQuesten Antiform. The mineralized vein faults cut Devonian to Mississippian Earn Group phyllites, Mississippian Keno Hill quartzite and minor phyllite and Triassic meta-diorites. The vein-faults, are brittle displacement zones that show complex variations in style along their length. Narrow discrete planar fault segments pass into zones of tensional veining or shattered rock, brecciation and stockwork veining. The richest deposits occur in the vein-faults which cut the Keno Hill quartzites.
A typical narrow transverse type vein-fault cuts Earn Group carbonaceous phyllite and Triassic greenstone underlying Keno Hill quartzite. A channel sample from a bulldozer trench assayed 644.6 g/t Ag, 9.9% Pb and 38.4% Zn across 33 cm. Mineralized grab samples from the old shaft dump assayed 8.2 g/t Au, 21.9 g/t Ag and 29% As.
References
BOND, J.D., 1998. Surficial geology of Keno Hill, Central Yukon, NTS 105M14. Exploration and Geological Services Division, Indian and Northern Affairs, Canada, Geoscience Map 1998-4, 1:50 000-scale map.
GEORGE CROSS NEWSLETTER, 15 Mar/69, 7 Feb/70.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1969 and 1970, p. 13-14.
MURPHY, D.C. and ROOTS, C.F., 1996. Geological map of Keno Hill area, Central Yukon (105M/14). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Geoscience Map 1996-5, scale-1:50 000.
MURPHY, D.C., 1997. Geology of the McQuesten River Region, Northern McQuesten and Mayo Map Areas, Yukon Territory (115P/14, 15,16; 105M/13, 14). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Bulletin 6, 122 p.
ROOTS, C.F., 1997. Bedrock geology of Mayo map area, central Yukon (105M). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Geoscience Map 1997-1, 1:50 000-scale.
ROOTS, C.F., 1997. Geology of the Mayo Map Area, Yukon Territory (105M). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Bulletin 7, 82 p.
SILVER CHRISTAL MINES LTD, Feb/69. Assessment Report #019025 by H.S. Aikins.
YUKON GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 1979-80, p. 208-209.
Staked as Argyle, etc cl (59006) in Aug/48 by D. MacEachrone. The property was sold in Jan/49 to Silver Basin Yukon Mines Ltd, which was reorganized as Consolidated Yukeno Mines Ltd in Jan/50 and Yukeno Mines Ltd in May/51. Yukeno carried out limited bulldozer trenching in 1953. Restaked in Jan/56 as Silver Tip, Fox, etc cl (62943) by C. Nord who had staked the adjoining Ram, etc cl (59529) in Jan/50. Nord carried out bulldozer trenching before briefly optioning the property to United Keno Hill Mines Ltd in Jul/56; sank a 6 m shaft on the Fox cl 1 in 1957; and sold the property in 1968 to Silver Christal Mines Ltd. Silver Christal staked Barb, Sandy, Christal, etc cl (Yl4531) to the north in Apr/68 and carried out geochemical silt and soil sampling, trenching, magnetometer surveying and geological mapping in 1968 and drilled 8 holes (327.1 m) in 1969.
The Fox claims were restaked as OK cl 1-2 (Y33741) in Dec/70 by Silver Spring Mines Ltd who subsequently entered a joint venture with Canadian Reserve Oil and Gas Ltd. The joint venture conducted 105 m of drifting and drilled 5 underground holes in 1971 on their adjoining Paddy and Carol claims (Minfile Occurrence #105M 020) before staking OK cl 3-4 (Y85963) to the west in Oct/73. Portions of the Barb and Sandy groups were restaked as A cl (Y69013) in Feb/73 by E. Shileto and E. Freisen and again as the Rhonda cl (Y87266) in Feb/74 and Oct/75 and Phon cl (YA1347) in Sep/76 all by R. Holway.
A large block of 627 Zap cl (YA38459) was staked to the north in Mar/79 by Canada Tungsten Mining Corporation Ltd, which explored with reconnaissance silt, soil and lake bottom sampling in 1979-80 and airborne magnetometer and EM surveying in 1981. Springmont Operating Company Ltd (M. Swyzinski) optioned the OK claims in 1984, carried out bulldozer trenching in 1984 and 1986 and acquired ownership in 1987.
Capsule Geology
Silver-lead-zinc mineralization in the Elsa-Keno Hill mining camp occurs in north-northeast to east-northeast striking, steeply southeast dipping vein-faults located within a 23 km long by 6 km wide northeast trending belt of rocks on the south dipping limb of the McQuesten Antiform. The mineralized vein faults cut Devonian to Mississippian Earn Group phyllites, Mississippian Keno Hill quartzite and minor phyllite and Triassic meta-diorites. The vein-faults, are brittle displacement zones that show complex variations in style along their length. Narrow discrete planar fault segments pass into zones of tensional veining or shattered rock, brecciation and stockwork veining. The richest deposits occur in the vein-faults which cut the Keno Hill quartzites.
A typical narrow transverse type vein-fault cuts Earn Group carbonaceous phyllite and Triassic greenstone underlying Keno Hill quartzite. A channel sample from a bulldozer trench assayed 644.6 g/t Ag, 9.9% Pb and 38.4% Zn across 33 cm. Mineralized grab samples from the old shaft dump assayed 8.2 g/t Au, 21.9 g/t Ag and 29% As.
References
BOND, J.D., 1998. Surficial geology of Keno Hill, Central Yukon, NTS 105M14. Exploration and Geological Services Division, Indian and Northern Affairs, Canada, Geoscience Map 1998-4, 1:50 000-scale map.
GEORGE CROSS NEWSLETTER, 15 Mar/69, 7 Feb/70.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1969 and 1970, p. 13-14.
MURPHY, D.C. and ROOTS, C.F., 1996. Geological map of Keno Hill area, Central Yukon (105M/14). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Geoscience Map 1996-5, scale-1:50 000.
MURPHY, D.C., 1997. Geology of the McQuesten River Region, Northern McQuesten and Mayo Map Areas, Yukon Territory (115P/14, 15,16; 105M/13, 14). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Bulletin 6, 122 p.
ROOTS, C.F., 1997. Bedrock geology of Mayo map area, central Yukon (105M). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Geoscience Map 1997-1, 1:50 000-scale.
ROOTS, C.F., 1997. Geology of the Mayo Map Area, Yukon Territory (105M). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Bulletin 7, 82 p.
SILVER CHRISTAL MINES LTD, Feb/69. Assessment Report #019025 by H.S. Aikins.
YUKON GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 1979-80, p. 208-209.
Location Map
Last Updated: Aug 21, 2018
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Trenching: Mechanical | |
| 1984 | Trenching: Mechanical | |
| 1981 | Airborne Geophysics: Magnetic | Also EM survey. |
| 1980 | Geochemistry: Soil | Also silt sampling. |
| 1971 | Development, Underground: Drifting/Raising | Total of 105 m of drifting on Paddy and Carol claims. |
| 1971 | Drilling: Diamond | Five underground holes. |
| 1969 | Drilling: Diamond | Eight holes, 327.1 m |
| 1968 | Geochemistry: Soil | Also silt sampling. |
| 1968 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1968 | Ground Geophysics: Magnetics | |
| 1968 | Trenching | |
| 1957 | Development, Underground: Shaft Development | Six meter shaft on Fox cl 1. |
| 1953 | Trenching: Mechanical | |
| 1948 | Other | First recorded staking of the area. |
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: Portrait Lake/Prevost
Member:
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Devonian
Age Max: 385 MA
Period Min: Carboniferous
Age Min: 345 MA
Rock Major: siltstone/sandstone/conglo
Rock Minor: barite/limestone
Reference: Roots (1997) - YGS GM 1997-1
Geological Unit (1M): DME
Geological Unit (250K): DME1
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 |
| 096607 | 2012 | Assessment Report Describing Metallurgical Testing, Wildlife Monitoring, Heritage Evaluation, and Water Quality and Climate Monitoring Surveys | Water - Geochemistry, Metallurgical Tests - Lab Work/Physical Studies, Environmental Assessment/Impact - Studies, Heritage/Archeological - Studies | ||
| 095713 | 2010 | 2010 Reverse Circulation Drilling Assessment Report | Reverse Circulation - Drilling, Drill Cuttings - Geochemistry | 34 | 1186.89 |
| 095661 | 2008 | 2008 Geological, Geochemical and XRF Assessment Report on the Keno Hill Property | Biogeochemistry - Geochemistry, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry | ||
| 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 | ||
| 019025 | 1968 | Barb Group Mineral Claims-Interim Report on Geochemical and Geological Work Program | All Weather Road - Development, Surface, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Line Cutting - Other, Prospecting - Other, Mechanical - Trenching | ||
| 062258 | 1965 | [Summary of the Peso Silver Mines Ltd. Properties] | Data Compilation - Pre-existing Data, Research/Summarize - Pre-existing Data, Resource Estimate - Studies | ||
| 019927 | 1925 | [Galena Hill-Geological Map-Hector Mine Sections and Block Diagrams] | Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Geotechnical - Studies |
