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Occurrence Details


Occurrence Number
115O 085
Occurrence Name
Mcmichael
Occurrence Type
Hard-rock
Status
Showing


General Information

Secondary Commodities: copper
Deposit Type(s): Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au
Location(s): 63.109170 N, -138.343060 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115O01
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No

Capsule

Work History

Staked as Crag cl (Y82346) in Oct/73 by the Dawson Synd (Silver Standard ML and Asarco) on a stream sediment anomaly obtained in 1970. Mapping and grid soil sampling was performed in 1973.

Capsule Geology

Weak copper mineralization occurs in poorly exposed granitic rocks.

References

Location Map

Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011

Work History

Year Work Type Comment
1973 Geochemistry: Soil
1973 Geology: Bedrock Mapping
1970 Geochemistry: Silt

Regional Geology - Terrane

Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Yukon-Tanana
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, monzogranite, quartz monzonite, quartz monzodiorite
Rock Minor:
Reference: Ryan et al. (2013) - GSC CGM 116
Geological Unit (1M): LTrEJM
Geological Unit (250K): LTrEJgM

Related References

Number Title Page(s) Document Type
ARMC016527 Coloured geology map - 115O/1 - Pyroxene Mountain Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock)
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