General Information
Secondary Commodities: zinc
Deposit Type(s): Sediment hosted Mississippi Valley-Type Pb-Zn (MVT)
Location(s): 64.448890 N, -132.504440 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 106C07
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Bid cl 7-14 (Y69958), cl 25-32 (Y69976) and cl 43-50 (Y69994) in Aug/73 by Sicintine Mines Ltd. Also in Aug/73 adjoining claims Bid cl 15-18 (Y69966), cl 33-36 (Y69984) and cl 51-54 (Y70005) and Rye cl 9-14 (Y84785, cl 23-26 (Y84799), cl 35-40 (Y84811) and cl 45-48 (Y84821) were staked by Action Resources Ltd; Rye cl 1-8 (Y84825), cl 15-22 (Y84791), cl 27-34 (Y84803) and cl 41-44 (Y84817) were staked by Claymore Resources Ltd; and Bid cl 1-6 (Y69952), cl 19-24 (Y69970) and cl 37-42 (Y69952) and Ace cl 33-34 (Y85854) were staked by Gentry 0il & Gas Ltd and Granger Petroleum Ltd.
In 1974, Sicintine, Action, Claymore and Gentry conducted mapping and soil sampling and Benmac Holdings added the Zip cl (Y86658) to the north.
Capsule Geology
The area is underlain by a northwest-trending fault-bounded strip of Upper Proterozoic carbonate to siliciclastic rocks.
The claims cover the same Upper Proterozoic Risky Formation rocks that occur at the dolomite-hosted Goz (Minfile Occurrence #106C 020) deposit to the southwest. Sicintine reported smithsonite and quartz filling fractures in dolomite. The best grab sample assayed 29% zinc and a chip sample across 12.1 m assayed 2.7% zincZn. No showings were found on the Claymore claims although a broad zinc anomaly was reported. Gentry located low grade zinc oxide in quartz veins and silicified breccia zones in dolomite while Action located discontinuous zones of sphalerite with the best assay returning 3.8% zinc over 1.5 m.
References
ACTION RESOURCES LTD, 1974. Assessment Report #061146 by C.M. Hamilton.
CLAYMORE RESOURCES LTD, Apr/75. Assessment Report #061072 by C.M. Hamilton.
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).
HARMAN EXPLORATIONS LTD, Apr/75. Assessment Report *#061221 by C.K. Ikona and T.L. Sadlier-Brown.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1974, p. 24-28.
SICINTINE MINES LTD, 1973. Assessment Reports #061164 by C.M. Hamilton.
SICINTINE MINES LTD, Oct/74. Assessment Report #061053 by C.M. Hamilton.
SICINTINE MINES LTD, 1974. Assessment Reports #061182 by C.M. Hamilton.
Staked as Bid cl 7-14 (Y69958), cl 25-32 (Y69976) and cl 43-50 (Y69994) in Aug/73 by Sicintine Mines Ltd. Also in Aug/73 adjoining claims Bid cl 15-18 (Y69966), cl 33-36 (Y69984) and cl 51-54 (Y70005) and Rye cl 9-14 (Y84785, cl 23-26 (Y84799), cl 35-40 (Y84811) and cl 45-48 (Y84821) were staked by Action Resources Ltd; Rye cl 1-8 (Y84825), cl 15-22 (Y84791), cl 27-34 (Y84803) and cl 41-44 (Y84817) were staked by Claymore Resources Ltd; and Bid cl 1-6 (Y69952), cl 19-24 (Y69970) and cl 37-42 (Y69952) and Ace cl 33-34 (Y85854) were staked by Gentry 0il & Gas Ltd and Granger Petroleum Ltd.
In 1974, Sicintine, Action, Claymore and Gentry conducted mapping and soil sampling and Benmac Holdings added the Zip cl (Y86658) to the north.
Capsule Geology
The area is underlain by a northwest-trending fault-bounded strip of Upper Proterozoic carbonate to siliciclastic rocks.
The claims cover the same Upper Proterozoic Risky Formation rocks that occur at the dolomite-hosted Goz (Minfile Occurrence #106C 020) deposit to the southwest. Sicintine reported smithsonite and quartz filling fractures in dolomite. The best grab sample assayed 29% zinc and a chip sample across 12.1 m assayed 2.7% zincZn. No showings were found on the Claymore claims although a broad zinc anomaly was reported. Gentry located low grade zinc oxide in quartz veins and silicified breccia zones in dolomite while Action located discontinuous zones of sphalerite with the best assay returning 3.8% zinc over 1.5 m.
References
ACTION RESOURCES LTD, 1974. Assessment Report #061146 by C.M. Hamilton.
CLAYMORE RESOURCES LTD, Apr/75. Assessment Report #061072 by C.M. Hamilton.
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).
HARMAN EXPLORATIONS LTD, Apr/75. Assessment Report *#061221 by C.K. Ikona and T.L. Sadlier-Brown.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1974, p. 24-28.
SICINTINE MINES LTD, 1973. Assessment Reports #061164 by C.M. Hamilton.
SICINTINE MINES LTD, Oct/74. Assessment Report #061053 by C.M. Hamilton.
SICINTINE MINES LTD, 1974. Assessment Reports #061182 by C.M. Hamilton.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1974 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 061182 | 1974 | Geological and Geochemical Evaluation Report | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Property Evaluation - Other, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 061221 | 1974 | A Geological Report on the Bid Claim Group | Rock - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 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 | ||
| 061164 | 1973 | Report on Bid 7-14,25-32,43-50 Mineral Claims | Prospecting - Other |
