General Information
Secondary Commodities: silver, gold
Deposit Type(s): Vein Au-Quartz
Location(s): 63.936940 N, -138.896390 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115O15
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Hun cl (YA79929) in Jun/84 by a joint venture between United Keno Hill ML and Falconbridge L, which drilled a fence of percussion holes (478.5 m) later in the year and performed mapping, geochem and VLF-EM surveys in 1987. United Keno drilled another 14 percussion holes totalling 789.9 m in 1988, and carried out magnetometer and VLF-EM surveys on the 71 Below Discovery placer claim. Further drilling in 1989 included 60 percussion holes (3352.8 m) along Quartz Creek and 8 diamond holes (914.4 m) along Gold Bottom Creek.
Restaked as twelve ASE cl (YB40521) by J. Erickson in Feb/92. The Maker 1-65 cl (YB44881) were staked in Jul/93 by C.R. Little. Arbor Resources Ltd and Wealth Resources Ltd jointly optioned the Maker cl in Aug/93.
Restaked as Pup cl 5-70 (YB88081) by Barrimundi Gold Ltd in Jul/97. In Mar/99 Barramundi completed 3 850 line km of detailed airborne magnetometer and VLF-EM surveying that covered a 16 x 24 km area centered about King Solomon Dome and included this occurrence.
Capsule Geology
The claims follow the gravel-filled valley of Hunker Creek, which in this area is mainly underlain by chlorite-actinolite-quartz schist (unit Psc) thrust onto muscovitic and chloritic quartzite (unit Psq). Both units are part of the Permian Klondike Schist Assemblage. Small lenses of sheared serpentinite occur locally along the thrust surface. The 1988 drilling and VLF results indicate 9 to 18 m of overburden and bedrock of graphite schist and rhyolite porphyry cut by a series of north-striking faults. The strongest VLF conductors coincide with magnetic lows and with extensive zones of clay gouge in drill core.
Drillhole HUN 88-32 intersected a major vein similar to the Ben Levy vein, 550 m to the north. Visible gold was identified in pan concentrates from 2 successive samples between 27.4 and 33.5 m but none was detected by assays. The visible gold may be due to contamination from placer gravels uphole.
References
BARRAMUNDI GOLD LTD, May/99. Assessment Report #094021 by W.A. Sears.
GEORGE CROSS NEWSLETTER, 20 Aug/93.
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).
UNITED KENO HILL MINES LTD, 1988. Assessment Report #092600 by A.J. McFaull.
UNITED KENO HILL MINES LTD, Oct/89. Assessment Report #092786 by A.J. McFaull.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1985-86, p. 371; 1989 p. 129.
Staked as Hun cl (YA79929) in Jun/84 by a joint venture between United Keno Hill ML and Falconbridge L, which drilled a fence of percussion holes (478.5 m) later in the year and performed mapping, geochem and VLF-EM surveys in 1987. United Keno drilled another 14 percussion holes totalling 789.9 m in 1988, and carried out magnetometer and VLF-EM surveys on the 71 Below Discovery placer claim. Further drilling in 1989 included 60 percussion holes (3352.8 m) along Quartz Creek and 8 diamond holes (914.4 m) along Gold Bottom Creek.
Restaked as twelve ASE cl (YB40521) by J. Erickson in Feb/92. The Maker 1-65 cl (YB44881) were staked in Jul/93 by C.R. Little. Arbor Resources Ltd and Wealth Resources Ltd jointly optioned the Maker cl in Aug/93.
Restaked as Pup cl 5-70 (YB88081) by Barrimundi Gold Ltd in Jul/97. In Mar/99 Barramundi completed 3 850 line km of detailed airborne magnetometer and VLF-EM surveying that covered a 16 x 24 km area centered about King Solomon Dome and included this occurrence.
Capsule Geology
The claims follow the gravel-filled valley of Hunker Creek, which in this area is mainly underlain by chlorite-actinolite-quartz schist (unit Psc) thrust onto muscovitic and chloritic quartzite (unit Psq). Both units are part of the Permian Klondike Schist Assemblage. Small lenses of sheared serpentinite occur locally along the thrust surface. The 1988 drilling and VLF results indicate 9 to 18 m of overburden and bedrock of graphite schist and rhyolite porphyry cut by a series of north-striking faults. The strongest VLF conductors coincide with magnetic lows and with extensive zones of clay gouge in drill core.
Drillhole HUN 88-32 intersected a major vein similar to the Ben Levy vein, 550 m to the north. Visible gold was identified in pan concentrates from 2 successive samples between 27.4 and 33.5 m but none was detected by assays. The visible gold may be due to contamination from placer gravels uphole.
References
BARRAMUNDI GOLD LTD, May/99. Assessment Report #094021 by W.A. Sears.
GEORGE CROSS NEWSLETTER, 20 Aug/93.
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).
UNITED KENO HILL MINES LTD, 1988. Assessment Report #092600 by A.J. McFaull.
UNITED KENO HILL MINES LTD, Oct/89. Assessment Report #092786 by A.J. McFaull.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1985-86, p. 371; 1989 p. 129.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 13, 2018
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Airborne Geophysics: Magnetic | Also VLF-EM survey. Regional program. |
| 1989 | Drilling: Diamond | Eight holes, 914.4 m. |
| 1989 | Drilling: Percussion | Sixty holes, 3,352.8 m. |
| 1988 | Drilling: Percussion | Fourteen holes, 789.9 m. |
| 1988 | Ground Geophysics: Magnetics | Also VLF-EM survey. |
| 1987 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1987 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1987 | Ground Geophysics: EM | Also VLF survey. |
| 1984 | Drilling: Percussion | Eight holes, 667.5 m. Drilled a fence of percussion holes. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 097091 | 2017 | Geochemical, Geophysical & Airborne Survey Assessment Report: Soil Sampling, Prospecting, Dighem & Drone aerial survey - Hunker Gold Project | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Orthophoto - Airphotography, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry | ||
| 095308 | 2009 | Report on the 2009 Geochemical and Geological Work on the Leota Goldfields Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Data Compilation - Pre-existing Data, Backhoe - Trenching | ||
| 095166 | 2008 | Report on the Geochemical and Geological Work on the Leota Goldfields Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Data Compilation - Pre-existing Data, Backhoe - Trenching | ||
| 094981 | 2007 | Assessment Report on 2007 Soil Sampling Mapping and Prospecting on the Crown Jewel Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 094021 | 1999 | Detailed Airborne Magnetics and VLF-EM over the Klondike District, Dawson City - 1999 | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics | ||
| 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 | ||
| 092743 | 1988 | Geological Mapping and Trenching of the 1987 Soil Geochemical Anomalies on the Mackay, Dominion, Hunker, Dome, and King Solomon Dome Grids | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Mechanical - Trenching | ||
| 091634 | 1984 | Report on the 1984 Exploration Program in Klondike Gold Fields | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Percussion - Drilling, Drill Cuttings - Geochemistry, EM - Ground Geophysics | 95 | 6900.67 |
| 091566 | 1983 | Assessment Report on Klaw 1-24 Claims | Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 060149 | 1972 | Geological and Geochemical Report Yukon Quartz Mineral Claims | Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry |
Drill Core at YGS Core Library
| Number | Property | Year Drilled | Core Size | Photos | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUN-89-1 | Hun | 1989 | HQ | 10 | 0 |
| HUN-89-2 | Hun | 1989 | HQ-NQ | 6 | 0 |
| HUN-89-3 | Hun | 1989 | HQ-NQ | 14 | 0 |
| HUN-89-4 | Hun | 1989 | HQ-NQ | 6 | 0 |
| HUN-89-5 | Hun | 1989 | HQ-NQ | 10 | 0 |
| HUN-89-6 | Hun | 1989 | HQ-NQ | 10 | 0 |
| HUN-89-7 | Hun | 1989 | HQ | 7 | 0 |
