General Information
Deposit Type(s): Porphyry Mo (Low F-Type)
Location(s): 61.503610 N, -138.02 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115G09
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Conwest Exploration Company Ltd staked Bed cl 1-8 (Y58045) in Aug/70, 1.6 km to the north following a reconnaissance geochemical program.
The occurrence was staked as Anna cl 1-32 (Y58915) in Sep/70 by Charta Mines Ltd.
Capsule Geology
The area is located west of Talbot and north of Albert Creeks in southeast Yukon. The area was mapped in the 1960¿s by Muller (1967) of the Geological Survey of Canada. S. Israel (2004) of the Yukon Geological Survey published a geological compilation of southwest Yukon which covered this area.
The occurrence occurs near the contact between metamorphic rocks assigned to the Yukon- Tanana Terrane and a late stage granitic stock associated with the Early Tertiary Ruby Range Batholith. Information is limited however geological compilations by Israel and others suggests that the metamorphic rocks consist of quartzite, schist, metaconglomerate and meta grit tentatively assigned to the Devonian to Mississippian and (?) older Nasina Assemblage. The stock is considered a post-accretion intrusion and is assigned to the Nisling Range suite. According to Muller rocks in the occurrence area range from alaskite to biotite quartz monzonite (samples 42 and 43, p. 65) and likely represent end-members of a series with increasing potash feldspar from gabbro and diorite to granodiorite.
No assessment or other exploration records can be found however government exploration summaries from the early 1970¿s report that both Charta Mines Ltd and Conwest Exploration carried out large regional geochemical programs in the area. It is believed that this occurrence covered erratic silt anomalies. Subsequent follow-up work failed to identify any in situ mineralization.
References
CONWEST EXPLORATION COMPANY LTD, Annual Report 1969, p. 5; 1970 p. 5.
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).
ISREAL, S., 2004. Geology of Southwestern Yukon (1:250 000 scale). Yukon Geological Survey, Open File 2004-16.
MULLER, J.E. 1967. Kluane Lake map-area, Yukon Territory (115G, 115F E ½); Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 340, 137 p.
NORTH OF 60, MINES AND MINERALS ACTIVITIES 1970, p. 20.
Conwest Exploration Company Ltd staked Bed cl 1-8 (Y58045) in Aug/70, 1.6 km to the north following a reconnaissance geochemical program.
The occurrence was staked as Anna cl 1-32 (Y58915) in Sep/70 by Charta Mines Ltd.
Capsule Geology
The area is located west of Talbot and north of Albert Creeks in southeast Yukon. The area was mapped in the 1960¿s by Muller (1967) of the Geological Survey of Canada. S. Israel (2004) of the Yukon Geological Survey published a geological compilation of southwest Yukon which covered this area.
The occurrence occurs near the contact between metamorphic rocks assigned to the Yukon- Tanana Terrane and a late stage granitic stock associated with the Early Tertiary Ruby Range Batholith. Information is limited however geological compilations by Israel and others suggests that the metamorphic rocks consist of quartzite, schist, metaconglomerate and meta grit tentatively assigned to the Devonian to Mississippian and (?) older Nasina Assemblage. The stock is considered a post-accretion intrusion and is assigned to the Nisling Range suite. According to Muller rocks in the occurrence area range from alaskite to biotite quartz monzonite (samples 42 and 43, p. 65) and likely represent end-members of a series with increasing potash feldspar from gabbro and diorite to granodiorite.
No assessment or other exploration records can be found however government exploration summaries from the early 1970¿s report that both Charta Mines Ltd and Conwest Exploration carried out large regional geochemical programs in the area. It is believed that this occurrence covered erratic silt anomalies. Subsequent follow-up work failed to identify any in situ mineralization.
References
CONWEST EXPLORATION COMPANY LTD, Annual Report 1969, p. 5; 1970 p. 5.
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).
ISREAL, S., 2004. Geology of Southwestern Yukon (1:250 000 scale). Yukon Geological Survey, Open File 2004-16.
MULLER, J.E. 1967. Kluane Lake map-area, Yukon Territory (115G, 115F E ½); Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 340, 137 p.
NORTH OF 60, MINES AND MINERALS ACTIVITIES 1970, p. 20.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Geochemistry: Silt | Reconnaisance scale. |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Yukon-Tanana
Realm: peri-Laurentian
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Ruby Range
Formation:
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Paleogene
Age Max: 64 MA
Period Min: Paleogene
Age Min: 57 MA
Rock Major: granodiorite
Rock Minor: tonalite
Reference: Israel et al. (2011) - YGS OF 2011-2
Geological Unit (1M): PR
Geological Unit (250K): PgR
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC013075 | Geological and geochemical reconnaissance - Talbot prospects - Kluane Lake area | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC013074 | Reconnaissance sampling map - Groups A, B & K - Sheet 115-G-9 - Talbot prospects - Kluane Lake area | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC020369 | Geology - Rock sample locations - Upper Albert Creek area - NTS115H/12 - Victor OEX - Figure 13 | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) |
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