General Information
Secondary Commodities: copper, gold, silver
Deposit Type(s): Vein Cu+/-Ag Quartz
Location(s): 62.622220 N, -137.063330 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115I11
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Explored by hand trenching prior to 1902. Staked as Homestake, etc copper claims (4692) in Feb/02 by M.L. Clark who dug a 6 m adit. Clark restaked as the Copper Coin, etc cl (7522) in Mar/07 and extended the adit to 10.7 m.
Restaked as Coin cl (Y58856) by Quintana Mls Corp in Sep/70 and as Coin cl (Y62697) by W. Hakonson in Sep/71. These were sold to Taseko ML, which carried out a small trenching program in 1972, mapped and soil sampled in 1973, and drilled 3 holes (301.1 m) in a joint venture with LaRonge Mg L in 1974. La Ronge changed its name to La Teko Res L in 1976.
A. Arsenault tied on the Kay cl (Y66100) to the south and west in May/72. When these lapsed, the Taseko property was surrounded in Aug/73 by United Keno Explorations' 228 Fed cl (Y76108), which were explored with grid soil sampling in 1973 and an IP survey along the eastern boundary in 1976.
Capsule Geology
Bornite, and chalcopyrite occur in a north trending zone about 300 m long, in complexly sheared, altered and intruded Mt Nansen volcanics. The best surface mineralization occurs where the zone cuts amphibolite. Four 3 m long channel samples from the walls of the adit assayed between 0.03 and 0.55% copper, while a selected grab sample assayed 1.1% Cu, 6.9 g/t Ag and 1.4 g/t Au. The best drill intersection was 1.93% Cu over 1.7 m.
Several areas of minor malachite staining and one area of minor, and bornite in a quartz vein were reported on the Fed claims. A linear IP anomaly was located but was interpreted as a clay horizon in deep alluvium.
References
DAWSON DAILY NEWS, 25 May/02.
GEORGE CROSS NEWSLETTER, 26 Jun/72; 11 April/74; 23 Jul/74; 14 Nov/74.
LA RONGE MINING LTD, 1974. Assessment Report *#061168 by W.R. Bacon.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1973, p. 43-44, 48-49; 1976, p. 79, 177.
TASEKO MINES LTD, 1973. Assessment Report *#060151 by G.A. Dirom.
TASEKO MINES LTD, 1973. Assessment Report *#061167 by G.A. Dirom.
Explored by hand trenching prior to 1902. Staked as Homestake, etc copper claims (4692) in Feb/02 by M.L. Clark who dug a 6 m adit. Clark restaked as the Copper Coin, etc cl (7522) in Mar/07 and extended the adit to 10.7 m.
Restaked as Coin cl (Y58856) by Quintana Mls Corp in Sep/70 and as Coin cl (Y62697) by W. Hakonson in Sep/71. These were sold to Taseko ML, which carried out a small trenching program in 1972, mapped and soil sampled in 1973, and drilled 3 holes (301.1 m) in a joint venture with LaRonge Mg L in 1974. La Ronge changed its name to La Teko Res L in 1976.
A. Arsenault tied on the Kay cl (Y66100) to the south and west in May/72. When these lapsed, the Taseko property was surrounded in Aug/73 by United Keno Explorations' 228 Fed cl (Y76108), which were explored with grid soil sampling in 1973 and an IP survey along the eastern boundary in 1976.
Capsule Geology
Bornite, and chalcopyrite occur in a north trending zone about 300 m long, in complexly sheared, altered and intruded Mt Nansen volcanics. The best surface mineralization occurs where the zone cuts amphibolite. Four 3 m long channel samples from the walls of the adit assayed between 0.03 and 0.55% copper, while a selected grab sample assayed 1.1% Cu, 6.9 g/t Ag and 1.4 g/t Au. The best drill intersection was 1.93% Cu over 1.7 m.
Several areas of minor malachite staining and one area of minor, and bornite in a quartz vein were reported on the Fed claims. A linear IP anomaly was located but was interpreted as a clay horizon in deep alluvium.
References
DAWSON DAILY NEWS, 25 May/02.
GEORGE CROSS NEWSLETTER, 26 Jun/72; 11 April/74; 23 Jul/74; 14 Nov/74.
LA RONGE MINING LTD, 1974. Assessment Report *#061168 by W.R. Bacon.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1973, p. 43-44, 48-49; 1976, p. 79, 177.
TASEKO MINES LTD, 1973. Assessment Report *#060151 by G.A. Dirom.
TASEKO MINES LTD, 1973. Assessment Report *#061167 by G.A. Dirom.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Drilling: Diamond | Number of holes drilled: 3 Amount of work done: 301 METRES |
| 1973 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1973 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1972 | Trenching | |
| 1970 | Other | |
| 1907 | Other | Adit extended to 35'. |
| 1902 | Other | Drifting 20' adit. |
| 1902 | Trenching: Hand | Hand trenching prior to 1902. |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Stikinia
Realm: peri-Laurentian
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Minto
Formation:
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Triassic
Age Max: 204 MA
Period Min: Jurassic
Age Min: 195 MA
Rock Major: granodiorite/diorite/monzodiorite
Rock Minor:
Reference: Tempelman-Kluit (1984) - GSC OF 1101
Geological Unit (1M): LTrEJM
Geological Unit (250K): LTrEJgM
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 061249 | 1973 | 1973 and 1974 Geological and Geochemical Report on the FED 1-228 Mineral Claims | Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 061167 | 1973 | Report on Preliminary Geologic, Geochemical and Location Line Survey COIN Group of Mineral Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Line Cutting - Other |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC012189 | Property submission reports: Tuffy, Gray Copper Hill | Report | |
| ARMC016619 | Geology map - 115I/11 - Dark Creek | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) |
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