General Information
Secondary Commodities: gold
Deposit Type(s): Vein Au-Quartz
Location(s): 63.866670 N, -139.2750 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115O14
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as the Red Bird (384), Peacock (4014), Virginia (5709) and Ginger (4017) cl in September and October, 1899. Virginia and Ginger were re-staked as Homestake and Homestake No. 2 by 1904. By 1907, a 24 m adit had been completed on the Peacock claim and two shafts, 17 m and 5 m deep had been sunk on the Homestake claim with a 17 m drift at the bottom of the shallow shaft.
The occurrence was re-staked as the Vi cl (YA55285) in May, 1981 by Ebony Res L, which performed a photogrammetric survey in 1981. In 1983, the claims were transferred to Silvercrest Resources Corp., which performed geochemical sampling and hand pitting in 1984. The claims were transferred in 1985 to Dawson Eldorado ML, which trenched in 1990, and to Arbor Resources Inc. in November, 1990.
In August, 1992 Kennecott Canada Inc. optioned the Lone Star property (including the Vi claims) from Arbor. In 1994, the Vi claims received a cursory examination as part of a larger reconnaissance assessment of the Lone Star property. In January, 1995 Kennecott terminated its option agreement. In January, 1996 Arbor Resources Inc. changed its name to Klondike Gold Corp.
In March, 1996 Barramundi Gold Ltd staked OC cl 1-118 (YB68379) to the west over top expired Rado claims.
Capsule Geology
The occurrence is hosted by blocky weathering quartz augen-bearing quartz muscovite schist (unit Psa) of the Permian Klondike Schist Assemblage. Several small dykes of quartz-feldspar porphyry (unit eTqfp) intrude the schist. Foliaform metamorphic quartz sweats with minor pyrite and/or feldspar are abundant. Several crosscutting veins and stringers of quartz on the Peacock adit were sampled by MacLean in 1912. The stringers locally contain traces of pyrite, chalcopyrite, bornite, malachite and azurite. Early newspaper accounts reported that over thirty samples from the property had been assayed and ranged from 3 g/t to 219.4 g/t Au with considerable copper values.
Of the seven samples collected by MacLean, one assayed 0.7 g/t Au and the rest contained no values. A sample from the dump of the 17 m shaft at the Homestake claim also gave no values. The material on the dump of the 5 m shaft on the Homestake claim consists of schist with quartz and feldspar stringers. Some of the schist is reported to contain abundant chalcopyrite. One sample of dump material collected by MacLean contained 2.1 g/t Au.
Kennecott sampled the quartz veins and quartz feldspar augen schist/quartz muscovite schist and obtained no significant values.
Staked as the Red Bird (384), Peacock (4014), Virginia (5709) and Ginger (4017) cl in September and October, 1899. Virginia and Ginger were re-staked as Homestake and Homestake No. 2 by 1904. By 1907, a 24 m adit had been completed on the Peacock claim and two shafts, 17 m and 5 m deep had been sunk on the Homestake claim with a 17 m drift at the bottom of the shallow shaft.
The occurrence was re-staked as the Vi cl (YA55285) in May, 1981 by Ebony Res L, which performed a photogrammetric survey in 1981. In 1983, the claims were transferred to Silvercrest Resources Corp., which performed geochemical sampling and hand pitting in 1984. The claims were transferred in 1985 to Dawson Eldorado ML, which trenched in 1990, and to Arbor Resources Inc. in November, 1990.
In August, 1992 Kennecott Canada Inc. optioned the Lone Star property (including the Vi claims) from Arbor. In 1994, the Vi claims received a cursory examination as part of a larger reconnaissance assessment of the Lone Star property. In January, 1995 Kennecott terminated its option agreement. In January, 1996 Arbor Resources Inc. changed its name to Klondike Gold Corp.
In March, 1996 Barramundi Gold Ltd staked OC cl 1-118 (YB68379) to the west over top expired Rado claims.
Capsule Geology
The occurrence is hosted by blocky weathering quartz augen-bearing quartz muscovite schist (unit Psa) of the Permian Klondike Schist Assemblage. Several small dykes of quartz-feldspar porphyry (unit eTqfp) intrude the schist. Foliaform metamorphic quartz sweats with minor pyrite and/or feldspar are abundant. Several crosscutting veins and stringers of quartz on the Peacock adit were sampled by MacLean in 1912. The stringers locally contain traces of pyrite, chalcopyrite, bornite, malachite and azurite. Early newspaper accounts reported that over thirty samples from the property had been assayed and ranged from 3 g/t to 219.4 g/t Au with considerable copper values.
Of the seven samples collected by MacLean, one assayed 0.7 g/t Au and the rest contained no values. A sample from the dump of the 17 m shaft at the Homestake claim also gave no values. The material on the dump of the 5 m shaft on the Homestake claim consists of schist with quartz and feldspar stringers. Some of the schist is reported to contain abundant chalcopyrite. One sample of dump material collected by MacLean contained 2.1 g/t Au.
Kennecott sampled the quartz veins and quartz feldspar augen schist/quartz muscovite schist and obtained no significant values.
Location Map
Last Updated: Oct 9, 2019
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Trenching | |
| 1984 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1984 | Other | |
| 1984 | Other | |
| 1984 | Trenching: Hand | |
| 1981 | Studies: Photogrammatic | |
| 1907 | Other | Sank a 17 m and 5 m shaft and drove a 24 m adit and 17 m drift. |
| 1904 | Other | |
| 1899 | Other |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Yukon-Tanana
Realm: peri-Laurentian
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Klondike
Formation:
Member:
Terrane: Yukon-Tanana
Period Max: Permian
Age Max: 271 MA
Period Min: Permian
Age Min: 251 MA
Rock Major: quartzite/qt-ms-cl schist/gneiss/amphibolite
Rock Minor:
Reference: Mortensen (1996) - YGS OF 1996-1(G)
Geological Unit (1M): PK
Geological Unit (250K): PK2
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 097066 | 2015 | Report on Diamond Drilling, Prospecting, and Ground Magnetics on the Lone Star Property, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada | Diamond - Drilling, Rock - Geochemistry, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics | 19 | 1369.30 |
| 096398 | 2012 | Diamond Drilling, Trenching, Soil Sampling, Rock Sampling, and Prospecting at the Lone Star Property | All Weather Road - Development, Surface, All Weather Road - Development, Surface, Diamond - Drilling, Diamond - Drilling, Drill Core - Geochemistry, Drill Core - Geochemistry, Rock - Geochemistry, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other, Prospecting - Other, Backhoe - Trenching, Backhoe - Trenching | 8 | 2762.20 |
| 094919 | 2007 | Diamond Drilling, Rotary Drilling, Geological Mapping, Rock and Soil Geochemistry, IP Geophysics, Trenching and Bulk Sampling on the Lone Star Property | Diamond - Drilling, Percussion - Drilling, Drill Core - Geochemistry, Drill Cuttings - Geochemistry, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, IP - Ground Geophysics, Bulk Sample - Lab Work/Physical Studies, Petrographic - Lab Work/Physical Studies, Resource Estimate - Studies, Hand - Trenching | 11 | 1314.10 |
| 094638 | 2006 | Diamond Drilling, Geological Mapping, Rock and Soil Geochemistry, IP Geophysics, Trenching and Bulk Sampling on the Lone Star | Diamond - Drilling, Drill Core - Geochemistry, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, IP - Ground Geophysics, Bulk Sample - Lab Work/Physical Studies, Resource Estimate - Studies, Mechanical - Trenching | 23 | 2892 |
| 094579 | 2005 | Diamond Drilling, Geological Mapping, Rock and Soil Geochemistry, Trenching and Bulk Sampling on the Lone Star Property | Diamond - Drilling, Drill Core - Geochemistry, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Bulk Sample - Lab Work/Physical Studies, Prospecting - Other, Backhoe - Trenching, Mechanical - Trenching | 32 | 5429.40 |
| 093321 | 1994 | 1994 Annual Report on the Klondike Gold Project | Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Prospecting - Other, Backhoe - Trenching | ||
| 093320 | 1994 | 1994 Annual Report on the Lone Star Project | Diamond - Drilling, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology | 2 | 397.60 |
| 093208 | 1993 | Assessment Report on a 1993 Prospecting, Soil Sampling, Mapping, and Drilling Program | Reverse Circulation - Drilling, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other | 1 | 99.10 |
| 093075 | 1992 | Geological, Geochemical and Trenching Report on the Dawson Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other, Mechanical - Trenching | ||
| 092162 | 1991 | Geological, Geochemical, and Trenching Report on the Lone Star Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Backhoe - Trenching | ||
| 092969 | 1990 | Geological and Geochemical Report on the Lone Star Property | Reverse Circulation - Drilling, Drill Cuttings - Geochemistry, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, IP - Ground Geophysics, Line Cutting - Other, Data Compilation - Pre-existing Data, Mechanical - Trenching | 45 | 2796 |
| 092690 | 1988 | Geological, Geophysical, Geochemical, and Trench Report for Work Performed by Mark Management Ltd. on the REEF Grid | All Weather Road - Development, Surface, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Line Cutting - Other, Mechanical - Trenching | ||
| 091760 | 1987 | Report on Combined Helicopter Borne Electromagnetic, Magnetic, and VLF-EM Survey Bonaza-Eldorado Creek Area | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics, VTEM - Airborne Geophysics | ||
| 092132 | 1987 | Geological, Geochemical, Geophysical, Diamond and Rotary Drilling Report on the Lone Star Property | Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Diamond - Drilling, Rotary - Drilling, Drill Core - Geochemistry, Drill Cuttings - Geochemistry, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, IP - Ground Geophysics, Mechanical - Trenching | 50 | 5753.40 |
| 091487 | 1983 | Representation Work Report Klondike District on Violet Gold Quartz Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Line Cutting - Other, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 091535 | 1983 | Summary Report 1983 Mapping and Interpretation Lone Star Gold Property | Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Process/Interpret - Pre-existing Data | ||
| 091399 | 1981 | Gold Potential Evaluation Report Klondike District on Violet Gold - Quartz Property | Orthophoto - Airphotography, Cursory Property Visit - Other, Data Compilation - Pre-existing Data | ||
| 060149 | 1972 | Geological and Geochemical Report Yukon Quartz Mineral Claims | Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-1(G) | Geological Compilation Maps of the Northern Stewart River Area, Klondike and Sixtymile Districts (115N/15, 16, 115O/13, 14 and Parts of 115O/15, 16) | Open File (Geological - Bedrock) |
| Citations |
|---|
| MacLean, T.A., 1914. Lode Mining In Yukon. Mines Branch Publication 222, 1914, p. 50-54. |
