General Information
Secondary Commodities: copper, zinc, silver, lead
Aliases: Lucky Bear
Deposit Type(s): Vein Polymetallic Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Location(s): 64.079440 N, -135.283330 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 106D03
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Copper cl 1-6 (Y56164), Tiger cl 1-8 (Y56176) and Nat cl 1-6 (Y56189) in Sep/71 by Silver Spring Mines Ltd, which explored with grid soil sampling, geophysical surveys, bulldozing and 3 diamond drill holes (207.6 m) in 1972 and added the Tom cl 1-4 (Y68436) to the north in August, all in a joint venture with Canadian Reserve Oil & Gas Ltd. Bullion Mountain Mining Company Ltd added the Jerry cl 1-9 (Y56248) to the northeast in Oct/71. Canadian Reserve performed additional trenching in 1976 and 1981.
B. Raptis restaked the Tiger claims as Rap cl 1-8 (YA63400) in Jul/81 and performed trenching later in the year. The Canadian Reserve and Silver Spring interests were acquired by Canada Tungsten Mining Corporation Ltd in 1982.
Capsule Geology
The area has not yet been remapped by the Yukon Geological Survey however C. Roots (1997) of the Geological Survey of Canada under contract with the Exploration and Geological Services Division (now part of the Yukon Geological Survey) remapped topographic map sheet 105M located directly to the south in the mid-1990's. In addition Gordey, Abbott and Roots (1990) remapped topographic map sheets 105M/16, 106D/01 and 106D/07East & 08 respectively in the late 1980's. In 2003 Gordey and Makepeace released a geological compilation of the Yukon which covered this area.
According to Gordey and Makepeace the area is underlain by a sequence of Devonian to Mississippian metasedimentaryand metavolcanic rocks which have been deformed by metamorphism, folding, thrusting and other forces. Numerous Triassic gabbroic sills intrude the sequence.
The original claims were staked to protect possible silver-lead veins extending from the Rambler occurrence (Minfile Occurrence #106D 016) located 2 km to the southeast. The claims are underlain by Devonian to Mississippian metavolcanic rocks. Soil sampling followed by trenching traced a vein for a length of 366 m on the Nat claims. The vein is best developed where limestone and greenstone lenses are found within a schist unit. The vein varies in width from 1.2 to 3 m wide, is open at both ends, is heavily oxidized and contains erratic galena, anglesite, sphalerite and chalcopyrite in a quartz-limonite gangue. No assays have been released.
A large silver and lead geochemical anomaly was outlined along strike to the south on the Copper and Tiger claims.
References
ABBOTT, J.G. 1990. Geological map of Mt. Westman map area (106D/1); Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs, Canada, Open File 1990-1.
CANADIAN RESERVE OIL AND GAS LTD, Mar/73. Assessment Report #060158 by E.R. Rockel.
FINANCIAL JOURNAL (THE), 13 Dec/72.
GEORGE CROSS NEWSLETTER, 2 Oct/72.
GORDEY, S.P. 1990. Geological map of the Tiny Island map area (105M16); Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs, Canada, Open File 1990-2.
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).
GREEN, L.H. 1972. Geology of Nash Creek, Larsen Creek and Dawson Map-Areas, Yukon Territory. Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 364.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1971 and 1972, p. 30; 1973, p. 14-15.
ROOTS, C. 1990. Geology of 106D/8 and 106D/7 (east half) map area; Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs, Canada, Open File 1990-3.
ROOTS, C.F., 1997. Bedrock geology of Mayo area, central Yukon (105M0. 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, 82p.
Staked as Copper cl 1-6 (Y56164), Tiger cl 1-8 (Y56176) and Nat cl 1-6 (Y56189) in Sep/71 by Silver Spring Mines Ltd, which explored with grid soil sampling, geophysical surveys, bulldozing and 3 diamond drill holes (207.6 m) in 1972 and added the Tom cl 1-4 (Y68436) to the north in August, all in a joint venture with Canadian Reserve Oil & Gas Ltd. Bullion Mountain Mining Company Ltd added the Jerry cl 1-9 (Y56248) to the northeast in Oct/71. Canadian Reserve performed additional trenching in 1976 and 1981.
B. Raptis restaked the Tiger claims as Rap cl 1-8 (YA63400) in Jul/81 and performed trenching later in the year. The Canadian Reserve and Silver Spring interests were acquired by Canada Tungsten Mining Corporation Ltd in 1982.
Capsule Geology
The area has not yet been remapped by the Yukon Geological Survey however C. Roots (1997) of the Geological Survey of Canada under contract with the Exploration and Geological Services Division (now part of the Yukon Geological Survey) remapped topographic map sheet 105M located directly to the south in the mid-1990's. In addition Gordey, Abbott and Roots (1990) remapped topographic map sheets 105M/16, 106D/01 and 106D/07East & 08 respectively in the late 1980's. In 2003 Gordey and Makepeace released a geological compilation of the Yukon which covered this area.
According to Gordey and Makepeace the area is underlain by a sequence of Devonian to Mississippian metasedimentaryand metavolcanic rocks which have been deformed by metamorphism, folding, thrusting and other forces. Numerous Triassic gabbroic sills intrude the sequence.
The original claims were staked to protect possible silver-lead veins extending from the Rambler occurrence (Minfile Occurrence #106D 016) located 2 km to the southeast. The claims are underlain by Devonian to Mississippian metavolcanic rocks. Soil sampling followed by trenching traced a vein for a length of 366 m on the Nat claims. The vein is best developed where limestone and greenstone lenses are found within a schist unit. The vein varies in width from 1.2 to 3 m wide, is open at both ends, is heavily oxidized and contains erratic galena, anglesite, sphalerite and chalcopyrite in a quartz-limonite gangue. No assays have been released.
A large silver and lead geochemical anomaly was outlined along strike to the south on the Copper and Tiger claims.
References
ABBOTT, J.G. 1990. Geological map of Mt. Westman map area (106D/1); Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs, Canada, Open File 1990-1.
CANADIAN RESERVE OIL AND GAS LTD, Mar/73. Assessment Report #060158 by E.R. Rockel.
FINANCIAL JOURNAL (THE), 13 Dec/72.
GEORGE CROSS NEWSLETTER, 2 Oct/72.
GORDEY, S.P. 1990. Geological map of the Tiny Island map area (105M16); Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs, Canada, Open File 1990-2.
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).
GREEN, L.H. 1972. Geology of Nash Creek, Larsen Creek and Dawson Map-Areas, Yukon Territory. Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 364.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1971 and 1972, p. 30; 1973, p. 14-15.
ROOTS, C. 1990. Geology of 106D/8 and 106D/7 (east half) map area; Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs, Canada, Open File 1990-3.
ROOTS, C.F., 1997. Bedrock geology of Mayo area, central Yukon (105M0. 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, 82p.
Location Map
Last Updated: Jul 6, 2018
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Trenching: Mechanical | |
| 1976 | Trenching: Mechanical | |
| 1972 | Drilling: Diamond | Three holes, 207.6 m. |
| 1972 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1972 | Ground Geophysics: EM | Also magnetic survey. |
| 1972 | Trenching: Mechanical |
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 | ||
| 093987 | 1998 | Digital Topography, Landsat, and Colour Air Photo Survey over the Clark Claims] | Orthophoto - Airphotography, Rock - Geochemistry, Landsat - Remote Sensing | ||
| 060158 | 1972 | Geophysical Report on the Irene, Copper, Tiger, Vern, Vat, Jan, Bobi, Lucky, Bear, Otter, Spring, Silver, Isa, and Punch Claim Groups | EM - Ground Geophysics, IP - Ground Geophysics, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Line Cutting - Other, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 060942 | 1970 | Report on Aeromagnetic Survey-Keno Area, Yukon Territory | Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics |
