General Information
Secondary Commodities: gold, tungsten, mercury
Aliases: Sinister
Deposit Type(s): Unknown
Location(s): 63.807220 N, -135.796940 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105M13
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Rose cl (Y85744) in Oct/73 by Y. Lemieux, who trenched in 1976 and 1978. P. Pakvis tied on the Blacklake cl (YA1948) in May/76. The Sin, Is and Ter cl (YA39499) were staked to the north in Apr/79 by Archer, Cathro and Assoc. L and optioned to Canada Tungsten Mg Corp, which explored with mercury geochemistry and MaxMin EM surveys in 1979, 5 percussion holes (60.8 m) in 1980 and airborne geophysical surveys in 1982 before dropping the option.
Island Mg & E CL optioned the property in Mar/83; added the Mag cl (YA76957) to the southeast in Apr/83 and drilled 3 holes (224 m) on the Sin cl and two holes (216 m) on the Mag claims later in the year. The No Creek cl (YA77366) were staked 3 km south of the Mag cl in Sep/83 by D. Palmer.
Capsule Geology
The Rose claims occur in an area of extensive glacial drift and are probably underlain by Late Proterozoic-Early Cambrian Hyland Group schist. The Sin group was staked to cover a fault which offsets the Keno Hill Quartzite between Galena Hill and Mt Haldane. The MaxMin survey outlined three east-trending structures of which one has a corresponding Hg soil anomaly. The overburden drilling located several sections with anomalous scheelite and gold.
References
MURPHY, D.C., HUNT, J.A., ROOTS, C.F., AND POOLE, W.H., 1993. Geological map of Mount Haldane (105M/13), Central Yukon. Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Open File 1993-6.
ROOTS, C.F., AND MURPHY, D.C., 1992. Geology of Mayo Map Area (105M). Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2483.
YUKON GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 1979-80, p. 208.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1984, p. 122.
Staked as Rose cl (Y85744) in Oct/73 by Y. Lemieux, who trenched in 1976 and 1978. P. Pakvis tied on the Blacklake cl (YA1948) in May/76. The Sin, Is and Ter cl (YA39499) were staked to the north in Apr/79 by Archer, Cathro and Assoc. L and optioned to Canada Tungsten Mg Corp, which explored with mercury geochemistry and MaxMin EM surveys in 1979, 5 percussion holes (60.8 m) in 1980 and airborne geophysical surveys in 1982 before dropping the option.
Island Mg & E CL optioned the property in Mar/83; added the Mag cl (YA76957) to the southeast in Apr/83 and drilled 3 holes (224 m) on the Sin cl and two holes (216 m) on the Mag claims later in the year. The No Creek cl (YA77366) were staked 3 km south of the Mag cl in Sep/83 by D. Palmer.
Capsule Geology
The Rose claims occur in an area of extensive glacial drift and are probably underlain by Late Proterozoic-Early Cambrian Hyland Group schist. The Sin group was staked to cover a fault which offsets the Keno Hill Quartzite between Galena Hill and Mt Haldane. The MaxMin survey outlined three east-trending structures of which one has a corresponding Hg soil anomaly. The overburden drilling located several sections with anomalous scheelite and gold.
References
MURPHY, D.C., HUNT, J.A., ROOTS, C.F., AND POOLE, W.H., 1993. Geological map of Mount Haldane (105M/13), Central Yukon. Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Open File 1993-6.
ROOTS, C.F., AND MURPHY, D.C., 1992. Geology of Mayo Map Area (105M). Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2483.
YUKON GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 1979-80, p. 208.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1984, p. 122.
Location Map
Last Updated: Jul 6, 2018
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Drilling: Diamond | Five holes, 440 m. |
| 1980 | Drilling: Percussion | Five holes, 60.8 m. |
| 1979 | Geochemistry: Soil | Mercury geochemical survey. |
| 1979 | Ground Geophysics: EM | Max-Min survey. |
| 1978 | Trenching | |
| 1976 | Trenching |
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
Rock Minor: limestone/marble
Reference: Roots (2003) - YGS GM 2003-1; GSC OF 1616
Geological Unit (1M): PCH
Geological Unit (250K): PCH6
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
