General Information
Secondary Commodities: gold, lead, silver
Deposit Type(s): Vein Polymetallic Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Location(s): 63.767220 N, -136.766940 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115P15
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as part of a large block of 252 Snark claims (YA17407) in Dec/77 by CCH Resources Ltd and Inco Ltd, which carried out extensive mapping and geochemical sampling in 1978. In 1979, Billiton Exploration Canada Ltd joined the project (Cortin Joint Venture) which carried out additional mapping and sampling from 1979 to 1981. CCH changed its name to Campbell Resources Inc in 1980.
Restaked as Quest cl 1-4 (YA77756) in Aug/85 by Archer, Cathro and Associates (1981) Ltd and sold to Silverquest Resources Ltd in 1986. Silverquest staked Quest cl 5-20 (YA83039) in Mar/86 to the west and carried out prospecting and reconnaissance geochemistry in 1986 and soil sampling, prospecting and bulldozer trenching in 1987. Silverquest staked Amino cl 1-27 (YA83533) in Jun/87 contiguously to the north.
In 1991 Silverquest changed it name to Cash Resources Inc and subsequently carried out mapping, prospecting and grid soil geochemical sampling on the northern part of the property in 1994 and prospecting of the remaining twenty three claims in 1998.
Capsule Geology
The claims are underlain by Late Proterozoic to Early Cambrian Hyland Group quartzite, phyllite and rare limestone cut by a series of 1 to 6 m wide, steeply dipping, north and east-northeast trending veins, some of which have been traced for 100 to 400 m along strike. The mineralization appears to be zoned: veins on the east side of the property containing lenses of galena, pyrite, sphalerite, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite and tetrahedrite in a quartz-siderite gangue, while those on the west side are more intensely oxidized and exhibit primarily limonite with galena in a siderite matrix. Silver to lead ratios are high in both areas but generally increase toward the west, while gold to silver ratios are highest on the east side.
Silverquest¿s trenching program returned assays as high as 11 382 g/t Ag, 1.6 g/t Au and 32.6% Pb across 10 cm. Shattered wallrock and gangue zones adjacent to the lenses contain limonite fractures and pods and typically return 30 to 200 g/t Ag.
Prospecting in 1998 confirmed many of the previous analysis and extended the strike length of a number of the known veins in the area. Other geochemcial anomalies associated with north trending linears in the central part of the property remain untested.
References
CASH RESOURCES LTD, Feb/99. Assessment Report #093944 by W.D. Eaton.
CCH RESOURCES LTD, Dec/78. Assessment Report #090417 by A. Woodsend.
CORTIN JOINT VENTURE, Mar/80. Assessment Report #090794 by B. Paul.
MURPHY, D.C., AND HÈON, D., 1994a. Geological Map of Sprague Creek Map Area (NTS 115P/15), western Selwyn Basin, Yukon. Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Open File 1994-3(G).
MURPHY, D.C., AND HÈON, D., 1994b. Geology and Mineral Occurrences of Sprague Creek Map Area (NTS 115P/15), western Selwyn Basin, Yukon. In: Yukon Exploration and Geology 1993, Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, p. 29-46.
SILVERQUEST RESOURCES LTD, Sep/86. Assessment Report #091879 by R.C. Carne.
SILVERQUEST RESOURCES LTD, Jan/88. Assessment Report #092098 by W.D. Eaton.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1985-86, p. 383; 1987, p. 307-308.
Staked as part of a large block of 252 Snark claims (YA17407) in Dec/77 by CCH Resources Ltd and Inco Ltd, which carried out extensive mapping and geochemical sampling in 1978. In 1979, Billiton Exploration Canada Ltd joined the project (Cortin Joint Venture) which carried out additional mapping and sampling from 1979 to 1981. CCH changed its name to Campbell Resources Inc in 1980.
Restaked as Quest cl 1-4 (YA77756) in Aug/85 by Archer, Cathro and Associates (1981) Ltd and sold to Silverquest Resources Ltd in 1986. Silverquest staked Quest cl 5-20 (YA83039) in Mar/86 to the west and carried out prospecting and reconnaissance geochemistry in 1986 and soil sampling, prospecting and bulldozer trenching in 1987. Silverquest staked Amino cl 1-27 (YA83533) in Jun/87 contiguously to the north.
In 1991 Silverquest changed it name to Cash Resources Inc and subsequently carried out mapping, prospecting and grid soil geochemical sampling on the northern part of the property in 1994 and prospecting of the remaining twenty three claims in 1998.
Capsule Geology
The claims are underlain by Late Proterozoic to Early Cambrian Hyland Group quartzite, phyllite and rare limestone cut by a series of 1 to 6 m wide, steeply dipping, north and east-northeast trending veins, some of which have been traced for 100 to 400 m along strike. The mineralization appears to be zoned: veins on the east side of the property containing lenses of galena, pyrite, sphalerite, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite and tetrahedrite in a quartz-siderite gangue, while those on the west side are more intensely oxidized and exhibit primarily limonite with galena in a siderite matrix. Silver to lead ratios are high in both areas but generally increase toward the west, while gold to silver ratios are highest on the east side.
Silverquest¿s trenching program returned assays as high as 11 382 g/t Ag, 1.6 g/t Au and 32.6% Pb across 10 cm. Shattered wallrock and gangue zones adjacent to the lenses contain limonite fractures and pods and typically return 30 to 200 g/t Ag.
Prospecting in 1998 confirmed many of the previous analysis and extended the strike length of a number of the known veins in the area. Other geochemcial anomalies associated with north trending linears in the central part of the property remain untested.
References
CASH RESOURCES LTD, Feb/99. Assessment Report #093944 by W.D. Eaton.
CCH RESOURCES LTD, Dec/78. Assessment Report #090417 by A. Woodsend.
CORTIN JOINT VENTURE, Mar/80. Assessment Report #090794 by B. Paul.
MURPHY, D.C., AND HÈON, D., 1994a. Geological Map of Sprague Creek Map Area (NTS 115P/15), western Selwyn Basin, Yukon. Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Open File 1994-3(G).
MURPHY, D.C., AND HÈON, D., 1994b. Geology and Mineral Occurrences of Sprague Creek Map Area (NTS 115P/15), western Selwyn Basin, Yukon. In: Yukon Exploration and Geology 1993, Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, p. 29-46.
SILVERQUEST RESOURCES LTD, Sep/86. Assessment Report #091879 by R.C. Carne.
SILVERQUEST RESOURCES LTD, Jan/88. Assessment Report #092098 by W.D. Eaton.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1985-86, p. 383; 1987, p. 307-308.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Other | |
| 1994 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1994 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1994 | Other | |
| 1987 | Other | |
| 1987 | Trenching: Mechanical | |
| 1986 | Other | |
| 1986 | Other | |
| 1985 | Other | |
| 1978 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1978 | Other | |
| 1977 | Other |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 096401 | 2013 | Geological and Geochemical Report, Mapping and Soil Surveys on the Mayo Properties | Rock - Geochemistry, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 096024 | 2011 | Geochemical and Geophysical Report on the Mahtin Property | Gamma-Ray Spectrometry - Airborne Geophysics, Gamma-Ray Spectrometry - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Soil - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry | ||
| 095640 | 2007 | Reverse Circulation Drilling and Geological Surveys on the May Creek Property, Mayo Mining District, Yukon Territory | Reverse Circulation - Drilling, Rock - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other | 4 | 207 |
| 094720 | 2004 | Geophysical/ Soil Survey Report, May Creek 1-40 Claims | Soil - Geochemistry, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Line Cutting - Other | ||
| 093944 | 1998 | Summary Report Describing Prospecting at the Quest Property | Soil - Geochemistry, Prospecting - Other, Hand - Trenching | ||
| 092098 | 1987 | Report on Soil Geochemistry and Bulldozer Trenching, Quest Property | Soil - Geochemistry, Mechanical - Trenching | ||
| 091879 | 1986 | Report on Prospecting and Economic Potential of the Silver and Quest Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other |
