General Information
Secondary Commodities: copper, silver, zinc
Deposit Type(s): Skarn Cu
Location(s): 61.837780 N, -140.548610 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115F15
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Lep cl (Y9562) in Jul/66 by a syndicate composed of Imperial OL, Alcon Pet. L and Can. Industrial G & OL during a reconnaissance geochemical program. The Alcon interest was later transferred to Bow Valley Ind. L. Exploration consisted of mapping, mag and EM surveys, and 6 pack sack holes (37.8 m) in 1967.
The claims were allowed to lapse and were restaked as Lep cl (Y53002) in Jun/70 by the same syndicate, which conducted grid soil sampling and detailed mapping in 1970 and 1971.
Restaked as PGMB cl (YB20169) in Jun/88 by L. Carlyle who performed mapping and sampling later that year.
Capsule Geology
The main showing outcrops in a creek at elevation 1 292 m (4 240 ft), and consists of massive pyrite, sphalerite and chalcopyrite in silicified marble of Upper Paleozoic or Triassic age near the contact of a diorite intrusion containing disseminated pyrrhotite. The mineralization has the form of an irregular pod 9.1 m long, and a channel sample assayed 17.2% Zn across a width of 2.6 m. A copper assay of 1.07% was obtained by L. Carlyle from the same showing.
Other similar mineralized pods were subsequently found in the area, all associated with gossanous shear zones in vuggy silicified limestone at about the same elevation. Two copper showings occur about 30 and 150 m downstream from the main showing. The upper consists of weak mineralization in silicified marble near the contact of a diorite dyke. At the lower, chalcopyrite, pyrite and minor pyrrhotite occur in fractures in a propylitically altered diorite dyke. A grab sample assayed 4.5% Cu and 17.1 g/t Ag.
The Imperial Oil geochemical surveys outlined four coincident nickel-copper-cobalt anomalies on the property. Two of these are associated with northwest-trending anomalies caused by pyroxenite and gabbro sills.
References
CARLYLE, L.W., Apr/89. Assessment Report #092704 by L.W.Carlyle.
DODDS, C.J., AND CAMPBELL, R.B., 1992. Overview, legend and mineral deposit tabulations for Geological Survey of Canada Open Files 2188, 2189, 2190 and 2191.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 68-68, p. 73.
IMPERIAL OIL ENTERPRISES LTD, Jul/67. Assessment Report #019078 by G.J. McGinn.
IMPERIAL OIL ENTERPRISES LTD, 1970. Assessement Report *#060190 by R.W. Oddy.
IMPERIAL OIL ENTERPRISES LTD, 1971. Assessement Report *#060985 by P.E. Walcott.
IMPERIAL OIL ENTERPRISES LTD, 1971. Assessement Report *#060987 by R.W. Oddy.
MELNYK, W.D., Apr/72. Geology of the Moose Creek Area, St Elias Range. Unpublished B.A.Sc. Thesis, University of Saskatchewan.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1989, p. 106
Staked as Lep cl (Y9562) in Jul/66 by a syndicate composed of Imperial OL, Alcon Pet. L and Can. Industrial G & OL during a reconnaissance geochemical program. The Alcon interest was later transferred to Bow Valley Ind. L. Exploration consisted of mapping, mag and EM surveys, and 6 pack sack holes (37.8 m) in 1967.
The claims were allowed to lapse and were restaked as Lep cl (Y53002) in Jun/70 by the same syndicate, which conducted grid soil sampling and detailed mapping in 1970 and 1971.
Restaked as PGMB cl (YB20169) in Jun/88 by L. Carlyle who performed mapping and sampling later that year.
Capsule Geology
The main showing outcrops in a creek at elevation 1 292 m (4 240 ft), and consists of massive pyrite, sphalerite and chalcopyrite in silicified marble of Upper Paleozoic or Triassic age near the contact of a diorite intrusion containing disseminated pyrrhotite. The mineralization has the form of an irregular pod 9.1 m long, and a channel sample assayed 17.2% Zn across a width of 2.6 m. A copper assay of 1.07% was obtained by L. Carlyle from the same showing.
Other similar mineralized pods were subsequently found in the area, all associated with gossanous shear zones in vuggy silicified limestone at about the same elevation. Two copper showings occur about 30 and 150 m downstream from the main showing. The upper consists of weak mineralization in silicified marble near the contact of a diorite dyke. At the lower, chalcopyrite, pyrite and minor pyrrhotite occur in fractures in a propylitically altered diorite dyke. A grab sample assayed 4.5% Cu and 17.1 g/t Ag.
The Imperial Oil geochemical surveys outlined four coincident nickel-copper-cobalt anomalies on the property. Two of these are associated with northwest-trending anomalies caused by pyroxenite and gabbro sills.
References
CARLYLE, L.W., Apr/89. Assessment Report #092704 by L.W.Carlyle.
DODDS, C.J., AND CAMPBELL, R.B., 1992. Overview, legend and mineral deposit tabulations for Geological Survey of Canada Open Files 2188, 2189, 2190 and 2191.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 68-68, p. 73.
IMPERIAL OIL ENTERPRISES LTD, Jul/67. Assessment Report #019078 by G.J. McGinn.
IMPERIAL OIL ENTERPRISES LTD, 1970. Assessement Report *#060190 by R.W. Oddy.
IMPERIAL OIL ENTERPRISES LTD, 1971. Assessement Report *#060985 by P.E. Walcott.
IMPERIAL OIL ENTERPRISES LTD, 1971. Assessement Report *#060987 by R.W. Oddy.
MELNYK, W.D., Apr/72. Geology of the Moose Creek Area, St Elias Range. Unpublished B.A.Sc. Thesis, University of Saskatchewan.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1989, p. 106
Location Map
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Insular
Affinity: NE Panthalassa
Name: Wrangellia
Realm: Panthalassa
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Skolai
Formation: Hasen Creek
Member: clastic
Terrane: Wrangellia
Period Max: Carboniferous
Age Max: 307 MA
Period Min: Permian
Age Min: 260 MA
Rock Major: sandstone, silstone, limestone, conglomerate
Rock Minor: volcaniclastic
Reference: Israel et al. (2007) - YGS OF 2007-8
Geological Unit (1M): CPS
Geological Unit (250K): CPH1
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 092704 | 1988 | Assessment Report on the PGMB 1 to 4 Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, IP - Ground Geophysics, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 060987 | 1971 | LEP 1-30 Claims, Magnetometer Survey | Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Line Cutting - Other | ||
| 019078 | 1967 | Report on Exploration Work on LEP claims | Diamond - Drilling, Rock - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Line Cutting - Other | 6 | 32.77 |
| 092054 | 1953 | Report on the Geophysical Surveys in the Shakwak Valley Area, Yukon Territory for Canalask Nickel Mines Limited. | Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC020320 | 1988 detailed work program for Yukon Concentrators Ltd. - February, 1988 | Report |
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