General Information
Deposit Type(s): Unknown
Location(s): 63.750830 N, -140.932220 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115N15
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as 88 Mag cl (Y56531) in Apr/70 by W. Hyde and H. Rail and prospected by the Caltor Syndicate (Rayrock Mines Ltd, Ashland Oil & Gas Ltd, and Canadian Indpendent Oil & Gas Ltd) in Jul/70.
Capsule Geology
Claims cover an area of Early Mississippian granitic augen gneiss (unit DMgg) cut by several small intrusive stocks of probable Early Jurassic age (unit eJqm). No evidence of mineralization was found by Caltor.
References
Mortensen, J.K., Geological Compilation Maps of the Northern Stewart River map area Klondike and Sixtymile Districts (115N/15,16; 115O/13,14 and parts of 115O/15,16). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Open file 1996-1 (G).
Staked as 88 Mag cl (Y56531) in Apr/70 by W. Hyde and H. Rail and prospected by the Caltor Syndicate (Rayrock Mines Ltd, Ashland Oil & Gas Ltd, and Canadian Indpendent Oil & Gas Ltd) in Jul/70.
Capsule Geology
Claims cover an area of Early Mississippian granitic augen gneiss (unit DMgg) cut by several small intrusive stocks of probable Early Jurassic age (unit eJqm). No evidence of mineralization was found by Caltor.
References
Mortensen, J.K., Geological Compilation Maps of the Northern Stewart River map area Klondike and Sixtymile Districts (115N/15,16; 115O/13,14 and parts of 115O/15,16). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Open file 1996-1 (G).
Location Map
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - basinal strata
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Grass Lakes
Formation:
Member:
Terrane: Yukon-Tanana
Period Max: Devonian
Age Max: 365 MA
Period Min: Carboniferous
Age Min: 357 MA
Rock Major: orthogneiss
Rock Minor:
Reference: Mortensen (1996) - YGS OF 1996-1(G)
Geological Unit (1M): DMG
Geological Unit (250K): DMgG
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 061130 | 1969 | Report on the 1969 Exploration Program in the Sixtymile River Area, Yukon Territory | Diamond - Drilling, Drill Core - Geochemistry, Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Mechanical - Trenching | 8 | 431.59 |
| 060840 | 1969 | Summary Report for the Connaught Mines Ltd.-Sixty Mile Area, Yukon | Cursory Property Visit - Other, Data Compilation - Pre-existing Data |
