General Information
Deposit Type(s): Unknown
Location(s): 61.221670 N, -138.076940 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115G01
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as a single Jessie claim (Y76047) by D. Lalonde in Jul/73.
Capsule Geology
The occurrence is located on the east side of Snyder creek approximately 2 km up stream from its junction with Fourth of July Creek. 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 is likely underlain by metamorphic schists which geologists have assigned to undivided metamorphic assemblages, Proterozoic to Mesozoic in age. These rocks probably represent parts of various terranes. Given their uncertain origin the rocks are considered an overlap assemblage.
No assessment or other exploration records can be found for this occurrence. Small placer operations have continued intermittently in the area since Dawson Charlie discovered gold on Fourth of July Creek on July 4, 1903 (Muller p. 105). The area is accessible through a road which runs along Cultus Creek, up Fourth of July Creek and into the lower reaches of Snyder Creek. Thus the claim was likely staked for either subsistence mining or to protect surface rights.
References
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.
Staked as a single Jessie claim (Y76047) by D. Lalonde in Jul/73.
Capsule Geology
The occurrence is located on the east side of Snyder creek approximately 2 km up stream from its junction with Fourth of July Creek. 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 is likely underlain by metamorphic schists which geologists have assigned to undivided metamorphic assemblages, Proterozoic to Mesozoic in age. These rocks probably represent parts of various terranes. Given their uncertain origin the rocks are considered an overlap assemblage.
No assessment or other exploration records can be found for this occurrence. Small placer operations have continued intermittently in the area since Dawson Charlie discovered gold on Fourth of July Creek on July 4, 1903 (Muller p. 105). The area is accessible through a road which runs along Cultus Creek, up Fourth of July Creek and into the lower reaches of Snyder Creek. Thus the claim was likely staked for either subsistence mining or to protect surface rights.
References
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.
Location Map
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Insular
Affinity: E Pacific
Name: Kluane schist
Realm: Pacific
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Kluane schist
Formation:
Member:
Terrane: Kluane
Period Max: Cretaceous
Age Max: 140 MA
Period Min: Cretaceous
Age Min: 82 MA
Rock Major: muscovite schist
Rock Minor: biotite schist/psammitic schist
Reference: Israel et al. (2011) - YGS OF 2011-2
Geological Unit (1M): KK
Geological Unit (250K): KK3
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 096163 | 2012 | Geochemical Assessment Report for Work Performed on the Gladstone Property | Silt - Geochemistry |
