General Information
Secondary Commodities: lead, zinc
Deposit Type(s): Sediment hosted Mississippi Valley-Type Pb-Zn (MVT)
Location(s): 64.442780 N, -132.359720 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 106C08
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked Jul/73 as Gus cl 1-20 (Y69666) by Serem Ltd on behalf of Bergminex and Associates Joint Venture (Boliden Aktiebolag, Preussag Aktiengesellschaft, Hillman Group and Serem Ltd), which carried out mapping and geochem sampling in 1974. Adjoining claims staked in Aug/73 include Liz cl 1-8 (Y69686) and Liz cl 17-24 (Y69702) staked by Cream Silver Mines Ltd, Liz cl 33-42 (Y69718) and Liz cl 49-58 (Y69734) staked by Command Resources Ltd and Tye cl 1-20 (Y69892) staked by Belmoral Mines Ltd and Maverick Mountain Resources Ltd.
The adjoining Oro cl (Y88500) of Kariba Mines Ltd and Dalton Development Ltd, and Hart cl (Y86606) of Inland Copper Ltd, were tied on the north in May/74. The Cream and Belmoral claims were explored with mapping in 1974.
Capsule Geology
The occurrence lies in a fault-bounded northwest-trending strip of Upper Proterozoic to Lower Paleozoic rocks, and is underlain by Upper Proterozoic Risky Formation dolomite.
On the Gus group, sphalerite occurs in two horizons 6 m apart, separated by quartzite, near the top of the Risky Formation dolomite. The mineralization occurs with quartz and calcite in crystal-lined vugs. Minor galena occurs in fractures.
Both Command Resources and Cream Silver outlined lead-zinc geochem anomalies. Cream discovered several areas of sphalerite-bearing float and traced it to bedrock in one place. The best selected sample assayed 3.3% Zn. No anomalies were found on the Tye claims.
References
BELMORAL MINES LTD, Jun/74. Assessment Report *#061136 by H.J. Toohey.
BELMORAL MINES LTD, Oct/74. Assessment Report #061192 by F. Holcapek.
CREAM SILVER MINES LTD, Oct/74. Assessment Report *#061078 by F. Holcapek.
CREAM SILVER MINES LTD AND COMMAND RESOURCES LTD, Aug/74. Assessment Report #061002 by F. Holcapek.
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).
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1974, p. 36-69.
SEREM LTD, Sep/74. Assessment Report *#061005 by P.F. Tegart.
SMITH, H., Oct/74. Assessment Report *#061006 by F. Holcapek.
Staked Jul/73 as Gus cl 1-20 (Y69666) by Serem Ltd on behalf of Bergminex and Associates Joint Venture (Boliden Aktiebolag, Preussag Aktiengesellschaft, Hillman Group and Serem Ltd), which carried out mapping and geochem sampling in 1974. Adjoining claims staked in Aug/73 include Liz cl 1-8 (Y69686) and Liz cl 17-24 (Y69702) staked by Cream Silver Mines Ltd, Liz cl 33-42 (Y69718) and Liz cl 49-58 (Y69734) staked by Command Resources Ltd and Tye cl 1-20 (Y69892) staked by Belmoral Mines Ltd and Maverick Mountain Resources Ltd.
The adjoining Oro cl (Y88500) of Kariba Mines Ltd and Dalton Development Ltd, and Hart cl (Y86606) of Inland Copper Ltd, were tied on the north in May/74. The Cream and Belmoral claims were explored with mapping in 1974.
Capsule Geology
The occurrence lies in a fault-bounded northwest-trending strip of Upper Proterozoic to Lower Paleozoic rocks, and is underlain by Upper Proterozoic Risky Formation dolomite.
On the Gus group, sphalerite occurs in two horizons 6 m apart, separated by quartzite, near the top of the Risky Formation dolomite. The mineralization occurs with quartz and calcite in crystal-lined vugs. Minor galena occurs in fractures.
Both Command Resources and Cream Silver outlined lead-zinc geochem anomalies. Cream discovered several areas of sphalerite-bearing float and traced it to bedrock in one place. The best selected sample assayed 3.3% Zn. No anomalies were found on the Tye claims.
References
BELMORAL MINES LTD, Jun/74. Assessment Report *#061136 by H.J. Toohey.
BELMORAL MINES LTD, Oct/74. Assessment Report #061192 by F. Holcapek.
CREAM SILVER MINES LTD, Oct/74. Assessment Report *#061078 by F. Holcapek.
CREAM SILVER MINES LTD AND COMMAND RESOURCES LTD, Aug/74. Assessment Report #061002 by F. Holcapek.
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).
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1974, p. 36-69.
SEREM LTD, Sep/74. Assessment Report *#061005 by P.F. Tegart.
SMITH, H., Oct/74. Assessment Report *#061006 by F. Holcapek.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1974 | Other | |
| 1974 | Other |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - basinal strata
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup: Windermere
Group/Suite:
Formation: Risky
Member:
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Ediacaran
Age Max: 550 MA
Period Min: Ediacaran
Age Min: 542 MA
Rock Major: dolostone
Rock Minor:
Reference: Blusson (1974) - GSC OF 205
Geological Unit (1M): uPRi
Geological Unit (250K): uPRi
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 061056 | 1973 | Geological Report on the Baf,Vuh,Ang,Ham,Lin,Duo,Stol,Ann,Goz,Walt,Ang,Luv Mineral Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other |
