General Information
Secondary Commodities: copper, gold, lead, silver, zinc
Aliases: Billy, Ice, Rain
Deposit Type(s): Vein Polymetallic Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Location(s): 62.034720 N, -140.761940 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115K02
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Ice cl (Y9937) in Aug/66 by D. Backstrom. Restaked as Billy cl (YA48584) in Mar/80 by K. Gruber and as Rain cl (YA75049) in Sep/82 by Harjay ECL which restaked as Chairgold cl (YA94380) in Apr/86 and performed mapping and sampling later in the year. In Sep/88, B. Harris added Slump cl (YB21537) to the east. Hand trenching was done on both the Chair Gold and Slump claims in 1989.
Capsule Geology
The original Chair showing consists of malachite and azurite-stained quartz veins containing minor pyrite, chalcopyrite and tetrahedrite, exposed in several old hand pits near the summit of Chair Mountain. The veins appear to be associated with porphyry dykes and with a zone of strong argillic alteration along a fault which cuts volcanic rocks near the head of the creek draining west from Chair Mountain. Blast trenching in 1989 uncovered a strongly sericite and clay-altered intrusion cut by narrow quartz-carbonate veins and diorite dykes.
The Slump claims cover several 10-50 cm quartz-barite veins with variable amounts of sphalerite, chalcopyrite, pyrite and galena. The veins cut Permian sedimentary rocks east of Sanpete Creek and are traceable over a strike length of 100 m. A chip sample of one of these veins reportedly assayed 500 ppb Au. A 25 cm chip sample taken in 1989 across a 25 cm vein contained > 20 000 ppm Zn, 8880 ppm Pb, 1400 ppm Cu, 5.6 ppm Ag and 51 ppb Au.
References
HARRIS, G., Oct/87. Assessment Report *#091955 by G.S. Davidson.
HARRIS, G., Jan/90. Assessment Report #092798 by G.S. Davidson.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1985-86, p. 280.
Staked as Ice cl (Y9937) in Aug/66 by D. Backstrom. Restaked as Billy cl (YA48584) in Mar/80 by K. Gruber and as Rain cl (YA75049) in Sep/82 by Harjay ECL which restaked as Chairgold cl (YA94380) in Apr/86 and performed mapping and sampling later in the year. In Sep/88, B. Harris added Slump cl (YB21537) to the east. Hand trenching was done on both the Chair Gold and Slump claims in 1989.
Capsule Geology
The original Chair showing consists of malachite and azurite-stained quartz veins containing minor pyrite, chalcopyrite and tetrahedrite, exposed in several old hand pits near the summit of Chair Mountain. The veins appear to be associated with porphyry dykes and with a zone of strong argillic alteration along a fault which cuts volcanic rocks near the head of the creek draining west from Chair Mountain. Blast trenching in 1989 uncovered a strongly sericite and clay-altered intrusion cut by narrow quartz-carbonate veins and diorite dykes.
The Slump claims cover several 10-50 cm quartz-barite veins with variable amounts of sphalerite, chalcopyrite, pyrite and galena. The veins cut Permian sedimentary rocks east of Sanpete Creek and are traceable over a strike length of 100 m. A chip sample of one of these veins reportedly assayed 500 ppb Au. A 25 cm chip sample taken in 1989 across a 25 cm vein contained > 20 000 ppm Zn, 8880 ppm Pb, 1400 ppm Cu, 5.6 ppm Ag and 51 ppb Au.
References
HARRIS, G., Oct/87. Assessment Report *#091955 by G.S. Davidson.
HARRIS, G., Jan/90. Assessment Report #092798 by G.S. Davidson.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1985-86, p. 280.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Trenching: Hand | |
| 1986 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1986 | Other |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Insular
Affinity: NE Panthalassa
Name: Wrangellia
Realm: Panthalassa
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Skolai
Formation: Station Creek
Member:
Terrane: Wrangellia
Period Max: Carboniferous
Age Max: 359 MA
Period Min: Carboniferous
Age Min: 299 MA
Rock Major: volcanic breccia
Rock Minor: basalt, andesite, crystal tuff
Reference: Israel et al. (2007) - YGS OF 2007-7
Geological Unit (1M): CPS
Geological Unit (250K): CPS5
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 095070 | 2008 | Assessment Report Summarizing the Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Surveys on the White Nickel-PGE Project "Block A" | VTEM - Airborne Geophysics, Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 094599 | 2006 | NI 43-101-Compliant Report on the 2006 Exploration Program on the White River Nickel Project-Xstrata plc (Falconbridge Ltd.) | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, Line Cutting - Other, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 092798 | 1989 | Assessment Report on the Chair Gold and Slump Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Prospecting - Other, Handblast - Trenching | ||
| 091955 | 1987 | Assessment Report-Chair Gold 1-12, 15-18 Mineral Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other, Handblast - Trenching | ||
| 092054 | 1953 | Report on the Geophysical Surveys in the Shakwak Valley Area, Yukon Territory for Canalask Nickel Mines Limited. | Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics |
