General Information
Secondary Commodities: copper
Deposit Type(s): Vein Cu+/-Ag Quartz
Location(s): 64.473610 N, -136.032220 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 116A08
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked by outfitter Bobby Auston as Rex cl (62565) in Dec/54 and optioned by Prospectors Airways CL on behalf of a syndicate including Noranda ML and Kerr Addison Gold ML. Conwest EL tied on Lake & Hart cl (62589) in Dec/54 and performed sampling and hand trenching late in the year, while Newkirk Mg Corp tied on Mayo, etc cl (62637) in Dec/54.
Capsule Geology
Chalcopyrite occurs in quartz veins that cut Proterozoic sedimentary rocks.
References
Staked by outfitter Bobby Auston as Rex cl (62565) in Dec/54 and optioned by Prospectors Airways CL on behalf of a syndicate including Noranda ML and Kerr Addison Gold ML. Conwest EL tied on Lake & Hart cl (62589) in Dec/54 and performed sampling and hand trenching late in the year, while Newkirk Mg Corp tied on Mayo, etc cl (62637) in Dec/54.
Capsule Geology
Chalcopyrite occurs in quartz veins that cut Proterozoic sedimentary rocks.
References
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Other | |
| 1954 | Trenching |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - platformal strata
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Pinguicula
Formation:
Member:
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Tonian
Age Max: 1000 MA
Period Min: Tonian
Age Min: 850 MA
Rock Major: shale/siltstone/limestone/dolostone/chert
Rock Minor:
Reference: Green & Roddick (1972) - GSC Map 1282A
Geological Unit (1M): uPP
Geological Unit (250K): uPP3
