General Information
Deposit Type(s): Ultramafic Mafic Gabbroid Cu-Ni-PGE
Location(s): 61.919720 N, -140.527780 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115F15
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Located on the edge of the large block of claims fringe staked around the Canalask deposit in 1953. Staked as Hazel cl (Y21381) in Dec/67 by J.A. Hanna and optioned to Moly-Win Mg L, which did a limited amount of bulldozer trenching in Jun/68. The north side was restaked in Jun/87 as WR cl (YA97560) by Harjay ECL, which performed magnetic and VLF-EM surveys in Jun/88, and follow-up test pitting of anomalies in Jun/90.
Capsule Geology
The 1967 claims covered a rumoured discovery of copper float made by a bulldozer driver while building a winter road. The specimens consisted of greenish volcanic rocks but did not contain any copper minerals. Trenching did not turn up anything significant.
The 1987 claims cover a gabbro body containing traces of pyrrhotite. The 1988 geophysical surveys located several weak to moderate magnetic highs and four strong VLF conductors that trend 120°. Two blast trenches in 1990 exposed pyritic quartz pebble conglomerate and chert layers with background gold values.
References
HARJAY EXPLORATION LTD, Nov/90. Assessment Report #092886 by G.S. Davidson.
LODESTAR EXPLORATIONS INC, Sep/88. Assessment Report *#092525 by G.S. Davidson.
MOLY-WIN MINES LTD, Dec/67. Prospectus Report by P.H. Sevensma.
YUKON MINING AND EXPLORATION OVERVIEW 1988, p. 31.
Located on the edge of the large block of claims fringe staked around the Canalask deposit in 1953. Staked as Hazel cl (Y21381) in Dec/67 by J.A. Hanna and optioned to Moly-Win Mg L, which did a limited amount of bulldozer trenching in Jun/68. The north side was restaked in Jun/87 as WR cl (YA97560) by Harjay ECL, which performed magnetic and VLF-EM surveys in Jun/88, and follow-up test pitting of anomalies in Jun/90.
Capsule Geology
The 1967 claims covered a rumoured discovery of copper float made by a bulldozer driver while building a winter road. The specimens consisted of greenish volcanic rocks but did not contain any copper minerals. Trenching did not turn up anything significant.
The 1987 claims cover a gabbro body containing traces of pyrrhotite. The 1988 geophysical surveys located several weak to moderate magnetic highs and four strong VLF conductors that trend 120°. Two blast trenches in 1990 exposed pyritic quartz pebble conglomerate and chert layers with background gold values.
References
HARJAY EXPLORATION LTD, Nov/90. Assessment Report #092886 by G.S. Davidson.
LODESTAR EXPLORATIONS INC, Sep/88. Assessment Report *#092525 by G.S. Davidson.
MOLY-WIN MINES LTD, Dec/67. Prospectus Report by P.H. Sevensma.
YUKON MINING AND EXPLORATION OVERVIEW 1988, p. 31.
Location Map
Last Updated: Aug 1, 2018
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Trenching: Handblast | Test pitting geophysical anomalies. |
| 1990 | Geochemistry: Rock | |
| 1990 | Other: Prospecting | |
| 1988 | Ground Geophysics: Magnetics | Also VLF-EM survey. |
| 1968 | Trenching: Mechanical |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Insular
Affinity: NE Panthalassa
Name: Wrangellia
Realm: Panthalassa
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Kluane Ranges
Formation:
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Cretaceous
Age Max: 125 MA
Period Min: Cretaceous
Age Min: 106 MA
Rock Major: granodiorite/quartz diorite/quartz monzonite/diorite
Rock Minor:
Reference: Israel et al. (2007) - YGS OF 2007-8
Geological Unit (1M): EKK
Geological Unit (250K): EKK
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 092054 | 1953 | Report on the Geophysical Surveys in the Shakwak Valley Area, Yukon Territory for Canalask Nickel Mines Limited. | Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics |
