General Information
Secondary Commodities: copper, gold, tungsten, silver, molybdenum
Aliases: Pot
Deposit Type(s): Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au
Location(s): 62.006090 N, -137.884550 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115I04
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Pot cl 1-48 (Y37155) in Aug/69 by Amax Potash Ltd, which carried out grid soil sampling, hand pitting, mag and I.P. surveys and 75 m of packsack drilling (4 holes) in 1969 and 1970. In 1976, Western Mines Ltd (Brascan Resources Ltd) & Scurry Rainbow optioned the property in a joint venture and drilled 6 holes (740 m).
Restaked as ALO cl 1-50 (YA87228) in Jun/85 by Freegold Joint Venture (Chevron Canada Resources Ltd and Archer, Cathro and Associates (1981) Ltd), which performed a soil geochemical survey later in the year and staked the Bag cl 1-10 (YA95922) 1 km to the north in Aug/86. The ALO claims were sold to Big Creek Resources Ltd in spring, 1990.
Restaked as Shamrock cl 1-12 (YC19871) in Jan/2003 by 4763 NTW Ltd, which carried out soil sampling and a ground total magnetic field survey. Copper Ridge Explorations Inc optioned the claims in 2004, staked Shamrock claims 13-26 (YC29997) in Aug/2004, and carried out geological mapping and an Induced Polarization survey on the claims. At the end of 2004 Copper Ridege dropped its option. In 2005 4763 NWT Ltd carried out a small trenching program on the original 12 Shamrock claims.
Since 2005, soil sampling, excavator trenching, line cutting, hand pitting, and IP geophysics has been completed.
Capsule Geology
The Maloney occurrence is located within the Yukon-Tanana Terrane. The YTT represents a continental arc that developed along the ancient pacific margin of North America from Late Devonian to Permian. The Maloney occurrence is mostly underlain by Snowcap assemblage muscovite-biotite-quartz schist, interbedded with biotite-quartz schist and minor gneiss, quartzite and limestone. A distinct horizon of light green, well foliated dacite crystal tuff is interlayered with other Snowcap assemblage lithologies in the northeastern part of the area.
Multiple generations of intrusions cut the Snowcap assemblage in the Maloney area: Early Jurassic biotite-muscovite granodiorite of the Long Lake Suite in the southeast; Middle Cretaceous Whitehorse Suite diorite to biotite-hornblende granodiorite in the northwest; and, Late Cretaceous or tertiary porphyritic quartz diorite and quartz-feldspar porphyries of the Prospector Mountain Suite in the central part of the area.
Mineralization in the Maloney Area consists of disseminated and fracture filling pyrite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, arsenopyrite, jarosite, azurite, malachite and hematite hosted in quartz diorite, quartz-feldspar porphyry and quartz porphyry breccia units.
Some noteable results include:
- 2013 hand pit: 0.805 g/t gold and 7.16 g/t silver
- 2014 hand pit: 0.192 g/t gold, 2.6 g/t silver, 29.9 ppm arsenic, 1015 ppm copper, 5.58 ppm molybdenum and 4.16 ppm antimony
(AR 096765)
Staked as Pot cl 1-48 (Y37155) in Aug/69 by Amax Potash Ltd, which carried out grid soil sampling, hand pitting, mag and I.P. surveys and 75 m of packsack drilling (4 holes) in 1969 and 1970. In 1976, Western Mines Ltd (Brascan Resources Ltd) & Scurry Rainbow optioned the property in a joint venture and drilled 6 holes (740 m).
Restaked as ALO cl 1-50 (YA87228) in Jun/85 by Freegold Joint Venture (Chevron Canada Resources Ltd and Archer, Cathro and Associates (1981) Ltd), which performed a soil geochemical survey later in the year and staked the Bag cl 1-10 (YA95922) 1 km to the north in Aug/86. The ALO claims were sold to Big Creek Resources Ltd in spring, 1990.
Restaked as Shamrock cl 1-12 (YC19871) in Jan/2003 by 4763 NTW Ltd, which carried out soil sampling and a ground total magnetic field survey. Copper Ridge Explorations Inc optioned the claims in 2004, staked Shamrock claims 13-26 (YC29997) in Aug/2004, and carried out geological mapping and an Induced Polarization survey on the claims. At the end of 2004 Copper Ridege dropped its option. In 2005 4763 NWT Ltd carried out a small trenching program on the original 12 Shamrock claims.
Since 2005, soil sampling, excavator trenching, line cutting, hand pitting, and IP geophysics has been completed.
Capsule Geology
The Maloney occurrence is located within the Yukon-Tanana Terrane. The YTT represents a continental arc that developed along the ancient pacific margin of North America from Late Devonian to Permian. The Maloney occurrence is mostly underlain by Snowcap assemblage muscovite-biotite-quartz schist, interbedded with biotite-quartz schist and minor gneiss, quartzite and limestone. A distinct horizon of light green, well foliated dacite crystal tuff is interlayered with other Snowcap assemblage lithologies in the northeastern part of the area.
Multiple generations of intrusions cut the Snowcap assemblage in the Maloney area: Early Jurassic biotite-muscovite granodiorite of the Long Lake Suite in the southeast; Middle Cretaceous Whitehorse Suite diorite to biotite-hornblende granodiorite in the northwest; and, Late Cretaceous or tertiary porphyritic quartz diorite and quartz-feldspar porphyries of the Prospector Mountain Suite in the central part of the area.
Mineralization in the Maloney Area consists of disseminated and fracture filling pyrite, chalcopyrite, molybdenite, arsenopyrite, jarosite, azurite, malachite and hematite hosted in quartz diorite, quartz-feldspar porphyry and quartz porphyry breccia units.
Some noteable results include:
- 2013 hand pit: 0.805 g/t gold and 7.16 g/t silver
- 2014 hand pit: 0.192 g/t gold, 2.6 g/t silver, 29.9 ppm arsenic, 1015 ppm copper, 5.58 ppm molybdenum and 4.16 ppm antimony
(AR 096765)
Location Map
Last Updated: Oct 22, 2019
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Trenching: Hand | |
| 2004 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | By Copper Ridge. |
| 2004 | Ground Geophysics: IP | By Copper Ridge Explorations. |
| 2003 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 2003 | Ground Geophysics: Magnetics | Total field magnetics. |
| 1985 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1976 | Drilling: Diamond | Six holes, 740 m. Assessment Report #091328. |
| 1969 | Drilling: Portable | Four holes (?), 21.9 m. |
| 1969 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1969 | Ground Geophysics: IP | Also magnetics. |
| 1969 | Trenching: Hand |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Yukon-Tanana
Realm: peri-Laurentian
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Snowcap
Formation:
Member:
Terrane: Yukon-Tanana
Period Max: Ediacaran
Age Max: 635 MA
Period Min: Devonian
Age Min: 375 MA
Rock Major: bi-ms-qt-fp-schist/gt-quartzite/cl-bi-orthogneiss
Rock Minor: bt-ms-gneiss/amphibolite
Reference: Tempelman-Kluit (1974) - GSC Map 16-1973
Geological Unit (1M): PDS
Geological Unit (250K): PDS1
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 096765 | 2014 | Assessment Report Describing Geological Mapping, Prospecting, Geochemical Sampling and Geophysical Surveying at the CD Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, IP - Ground Geophysics, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 095809 | 2011 | Assessment Report Describing Geochemical Sampling, Geological Mapping and Excavator Trenching at the DDD Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other, Backhoe - Trenching | ||
| 095818 | 2011 | Mechanized Trenching and Geochemical Sampling at the Shamrock Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Backhoe - Trenching, Backhoe - Trenching | ||
| 094565 | 2005 | 2005 Trenching Program on the Shamrock Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Handblast - Trenching | ||
| 094440 | 2003 | 2003 Mineral Exploration Program on the Shamrock Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Line Cutting - Other | ||
| 091810 | 1985 | Geological and Geochemical Report on the Maloney Property | Soil - Geochemistry, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 060208 | 1970 | Geophysical Survey Induced Polarization Survey Maloney Creek Copper Prospect Pot Group Casino Area | IP - Ground Geophysics | ||
| 060210 | 1970 | Report on Magnetometer Survey Pot Claim Group | Magnetics - Ground Geophysics | ||
| 060209 | 1970 | 1970 Geological and Geochemical Report Maloney Creek Copper Prospect Pot 1-48 (Inclusive) | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Regional Surficial Mapping - Geology, Line Cutting - Other |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|
| Citations |
|---|
| AR 095809, Wolverine Minerals Corp./ Strategic Metals Ltd., by H. Smith, Apr/2012 |
| AR 096765, Strategic Metals Ltd., by H. Burrell, May/2015 |
| AR 097260, Strategic Metals Ltd., by J. Morton, Mar/19 |
| HORSNAIL, R.F., Mar/75. Conceptual Models in Exploration Geochemistry. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, p. 83-88. |
| MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1969-1970, p. 76-78; 1976, p. 168-172. |
| TEMPLEMAN-KLUIT. D.J., 1984. Geology, Laberge (105E) and Carmacks (105I), Yukon Territory. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1101, 1:250 000 scale. |
| YUKON EXPLORATION 1985-86, p. 340-341. |
