General Information
Secondary Commodities: copper, zinc, silver, lead
Deposit Type(s): Vein Polymetallic Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Location(s): 62.153610 N, -137.0950 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115I03
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
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Work History
Staked as Row cl 1-24 (YA81968) in May 1984 by Noranda Exploration Company Ltd, which carried out geological mapping and geochemical rock, silt and soil sampling later in the year and geochemical silt and soil sampling, geological mapping, prospecting and hand trenching in 1985.
Regional & Property Geology
The occurrence is located in the Dawson Range within Yukon-Tanana Terrane (YTT). The rocks of the YTT in this region consist of Early Mississipian metamorphic rocks separated into meta-sedimentary and meta-igneous suites (Stroshein, 1998). The meta-sedimentary suite consists of micaceous quartz-feldspar gneiss, schist and quartzite of the Nasina Assemblage. The meta-igneous package is comprised of biotite-hornblende feldspar gneiss and coarse-grained granodiorite orthogneiss with lesser amphibolite.
The claims are underlain by biotite schist, assigned to the Carboniferous Simpson Range (MgSR by Colpron (2014). These rocks are locally intruded by Cretaceous hornblende diorite and monzonite and overlain by Late Cretaceous Carmacks Group basalt flows.
Mineralization & Results
The claims were staked on silver-lead-zinc-copper soil anomalies with copper, lead, zinc and silver values up to 74 ppm Cu, 120 ppm Pb, 320 ppm Zn and 3 ppm Ag. Prospecting in 1984 noted 3 to 5% disseminated galena with pyrite and chalcopyrite in biotite schist.
The 1985 soil sampling grid by Noranda also returned anomalous copper, lead, zinc and silver values up to 140 ppm Cu, 300 ppm Pb, 600 ppm Zn, and 1.2 ppm Ag. Trenching did not hit bedrock, but returned values of up to 362 ppm Zn, 330 ppm Pb and 0.4 ppm Ag.
Staked as Row cl 1-24 (YA81968) in May 1984 by Noranda Exploration Company Ltd, which carried out geological mapping and geochemical rock, silt and soil sampling later in the year and geochemical silt and soil sampling, geological mapping, prospecting and hand trenching in 1985.
Regional & Property Geology
The occurrence is located in the Dawson Range within Yukon-Tanana Terrane (YTT). The rocks of the YTT in this region consist of Early Mississipian metamorphic rocks separated into meta-sedimentary and meta-igneous suites (Stroshein, 1998). The meta-sedimentary suite consists of micaceous quartz-feldspar gneiss, schist and quartzite of the Nasina Assemblage. The meta-igneous package is comprised of biotite-hornblende feldspar gneiss and coarse-grained granodiorite orthogneiss with lesser amphibolite.
The claims are underlain by biotite schist, assigned to the Carboniferous Simpson Range (MgSR by Colpron (2014). These rocks are locally intruded by Cretaceous hornblende diorite and monzonite and overlain by Late Cretaceous Carmacks Group basalt flows.
Mineralization & Results
The claims were staked on silver-lead-zinc-copper soil anomalies with copper, lead, zinc and silver values up to 74 ppm Cu, 120 ppm Pb, 320 ppm Zn and 3 ppm Ag. Prospecting in 1984 noted 3 to 5% disseminated galena with pyrite and chalcopyrite in biotite schist.
The 1985 soil sampling grid by Noranda also returned anomalous copper, lead, zinc and silver values up to 140 ppm Cu, 300 ppm Pb, 600 ppm Zn, and 1.2 ppm Ag. Trenching did not hit bedrock, but returned values of up to 362 ppm Zn, 330 ppm Pb and 0.4 ppm Ag.
Location Map
Last Updated: May 27, 2020
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Trenching: Hand | Seven trenches. |
| 1985 | Geochemistry: Silt | |
| 1985 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1985 | Other: Prospecting | |
| 1984 | Geochemistry: Silt | |
| 1984 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1984 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1984 | Other: Prospecting |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Yukon-Tanana
Realm: peri-Laurentian
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Simpson Range
Formation:
Member:
Terrane: Yukon-Tanana
Period Max: Carboniferous
Age Max: 355 MA
Period Min: Carboniferous
Age Min: 345 MA
Rock Major: orthogneiss
Rock Minor: amphibolite/qt-mica-schist/phyllite
Reference: Colpron (2014) - revision
Geological Unit (1M): MSR
Geological Unit (250K): MgSR
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 095802 | 2011 | Assessment Report Describing Geochemical Sampling, Prospecting, Mapping, Excavator Trenching and Helicopter-Borne Geophysical Surveys | Gamma-Ray Spectrometry - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other, Backhoe - Trenching | ||
| 091787 | 1986 | Geology and Geochemistry Report, 1985 on the Row 1-24 Claims Victoria Mountain Project | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Line Cutting - Other, Prospecting - Other, Hand - Trenching | ||
| 091642 | 1984 | Geology and Geochemistry, 1984 Victoria Mountain Project Row 1-24 Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology |
