General Information
Secondary Commodities: uranium, thorium
Aliases: Clear Creek
Deposit Type(s): Porphyry-related Au
Location(s): 63.779720 N, -137.556940 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115P13
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
First staked in Jun/55 by J. Hanna and G. Karens as HKW cl (57989), which were surrounded by fringe stakers later in the year. Karens restaked the property in Oct/66 as Russ cl (Y15O92), which were hand trenched by R. Newsom and J. Snell in 1967 under option, and reoptioned in 1969 to a group of Whitehorse businessmen who added more Russ cl (Y37897) in May/69 and transferred the option briefly to Newmont, which conducted airborne and ground scintillometer surveys and bulldozer trenching in 1970. Karens added more Russ cl in Jul/71 (Y56089) and Dec/72(Y65830).
Restaked as 448 URA, etc. cl (Y90349) in Apr-Oct/75 by R.G. Hilker & P. Hammond. The property was optioned by Beach Gold ML, which carried out ground and airborne radiometric surveys and drilled 4 holes (288.0 m) in 1975. Restaked by Hilker as Dad cl (YA31746) in Aug/78 and optioned to Jewel Res L, which performed geochem and radiometric surveys in 1979 and added more Dad cl in May/86.
Restaked as Cut cl (YB23859) in Mar/89 by R. Stack.
Capsule Geology
The presence of the rare earth silicate allanite was recognized in a placer concentrate from Clear Creek in 1951. The staking covers a fractured, slightly gossaned, feldspar porphyry phase of a granitic intrusion that cuts Paleozoic? metamorphic rocks. Radiometric response is about four times background within an area 180m square.
Samples of porphyritic granite assayed in 1955 returned up to 0.12% U3O8 but more recent sampling failed to reveal more than 0.01% U3O8, although slightly higher thorium assays have been obtained. The 1975 drilling gave disappointing results.
References
ACE R. PARKER AND ASSOC. LTD, Jun/70. Assessment Report #060619 by A.R. Parker & D.G. Mark.
BEACH GOLD MINES LTD, May/75. Vancouver Stock Exchange Open File Report by J.W. MacLeod.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 51-10, p. 14.
JEWEL RESOURCES LTD, Sep/78. Prospectus Report #061853 by J.R. Poloni.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT, 1975, p. 81-82
NORTHERN MINER, 31 May/79.
WESTERN MINER, Apr/56, p. 56.
First staked in Jun/55 by J. Hanna and G. Karens as HKW cl (57989), which were surrounded by fringe stakers later in the year. Karens restaked the property in Oct/66 as Russ cl (Y15O92), which were hand trenched by R. Newsom and J. Snell in 1967 under option, and reoptioned in 1969 to a group of Whitehorse businessmen who added more Russ cl (Y37897) in May/69 and transferred the option briefly to Newmont, which conducted airborne and ground scintillometer surveys and bulldozer trenching in 1970. Karens added more Russ cl in Jul/71 (Y56089) and Dec/72(Y65830).
Restaked as 448 URA, etc. cl (Y90349) in Apr-Oct/75 by R.G. Hilker & P. Hammond. The property was optioned by Beach Gold ML, which carried out ground and airborne radiometric surveys and drilled 4 holes (288.0 m) in 1975. Restaked by Hilker as Dad cl (YA31746) in Aug/78 and optioned to Jewel Res L, which performed geochem and radiometric surveys in 1979 and added more Dad cl in May/86.
Restaked as Cut cl (YB23859) in Mar/89 by R. Stack.
Capsule Geology
The presence of the rare earth silicate allanite was recognized in a placer concentrate from Clear Creek in 1951. The staking covers a fractured, slightly gossaned, feldspar porphyry phase of a granitic intrusion that cuts Paleozoic? metamorphic rocks. Radiometric response is about four times background within an area 180m square.
Samples of porphyritic granite assayed in 1955 returned up to 0.12% U3O8 but more recent sampling failed to reveal more than 0.01% U3O8, although slightly higher thorium assays have been obtained. The 1975 drilling gave disappointing results.
References
ACE R. PARKER AND ASSOC. LTD, Jun/70. Assessment Report #060619 by A.R. Parker & D.G. Mark.
BEACH GOLD MINES LTD, May/75. Vancouver Stock Exchange Open File Report by J.W. MacLeod.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 51-10, p. 14.
JEWEL RESOURCES LTD, Sep/78. Prospectus Report #061853 by J.R. Poloni.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT, 1975, p. 81-82
NORTHERN MINER, 31 May/79.
WESTERN MINER, Apr/56, p. 56.
Location Map
Last Updated: Aug 27, 2018
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Other: Prospecting | |
| 1988 | Geochemistry: Rock | Also soil sampling. |
| 1979 | Geochemistry: Soil | Also rock sampling. |
| 1979 | Ground Geophysics: Radiometric Survey | |
| 1978 | Geochemistry: Soil | Also rock sampling. |
| 1975 | Airborne Geophysics: Radiometric | |
| 1975 | Development, Surface: Access Road | |
| 1975 | Drilling: Diamond | Four holes, 288 m. |
| 1975 | Geochemistry: Soil | Limited sampling. |
| 1975 | Ground Geophysics: Radiometric Survey | |
| 1970 | Ground Geophysics: Radiometric Survey | |
| 1970 | Trenching: Mechanical | |
| 1970 | Airborne Geophysics: Radiometric | |
| 1967 | Trenching: Hand |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - basinal strata
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup: Windermere
Group/Suite: Hyland
Formation: Yusezyu
Member:
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Ediacaran
Age Max: 635 MA
Period Min: Ediacaran
Age Min: 542 MA
Rock Major: phyllite/shale/sandstone/grit/conglomerate/limestone
Rock Minor: marble
Reference: Green & Roddick (1972) - GSC Map 1283A
Geological Unit (1M): PCH
Geological Unit (250K): PCH6
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 061853 | 1978 | Report on the Dad (1-48) Claim Group | Property Evaluation - Other | ||
| 060619 | 1970 | Geophysical Summary Report on the Russ Claim Group | Gamma-Ray Spectrometry - Airborne Geophysics, Scintillometer - Ground Geophysics |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC016641 | Geology map - 115P/13 - Gravel Lake | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC012646 | Report on Clear Creek Uranium showing | Report | |
| ARMC016640 | Geochemical map - 115P/13 - Gravel Lake | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC012635 | Engineer's summary report on the Uranium potential of the Russ claim group | Report |
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Drill Core at YGS Core Library
| Number | Property | Year Drilled | Core Size | Photos | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BG-1 | Russ | 1975 | BTW | 4 | 0 |
| BG-2 | Russ | 1975 | BTW | 0 | 0 |
| BG-3 | Russ | 1975 | BTW | 0 | 0 |
| BG-4 | Russ | 1975 | BTW | 0 | 0 |
