General Information
Secondary Commodities: copper, zinc, lead
Deposit Type(s): Manto Polymetallic Ag-Pb-Zn
Location(s): 64.662780 N, -136.88 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 116A10
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as the Rose and John cl (Y26967) and a separate block of June cl (Y27433) was staked about 3.2 km to the east in Jun/68 by Cream Silver ML, which explored by grid geochem, EM and mag surveys and trenching later in the year. In 1969, Cream planned to explore the adjacent Can, Ry and Ter cl (Y26501), staked in Jun/68 by Belcarra EL, and a new joint venture company, Belmoral ML, was formed. After negotiations broke down, Cream purchased the claims from Belcarra in May/70 and conducted grid soil sampling, geophysical surveys, geological mapping and minor trenching in 1972.
Restaked as part of a large block of Luke cl (YA37588) in Aug/78 by Welcome North ML. Restaked by Inco L as part of a block of 40 Arm cl (YB29400) in Nov/92.
Capsule Geology
The claims cover Lower Proterozoic, sedimentary sequences belonging to the Gillespie Lake and Quartet Groups. A few small occurrences of chalcopyrite, galena and sphalerite occur in hornfelsed siltstone and shale of the Quartet Group and de-dolomitized white marble of the Gillespie Lake Group located along the southern margin of a mafic intrusion mapped on the Rose claim group. Trenching indicated that mineralization is erratic over a width of 1.8 m and a length of 250 m.
The 1972 program is reported to have detected nothing of interest.
Staked as the Rose and John cl (Y26967) and a separate block of June cl (Y27433) was staked about 3.2 km to the east in Jun/68 by Cream Silver ML, which explored by grid geochem, EM and mag surveys and trenching later in the year. In 1969, Cream planned to explore the adjacent Can, Ry and Ter cl (Y26501), staked in Jun/68 by Belcarra EL, and a new joint venture company, Belmoral ML, was formed. After negotiations broke down, Cream purchased the claims from Belcarra in May/70 and conducted grid soil sampling, geophysical surveys, geological mapping and minor trenching in 1972.
Restaked as part of a large block of Luke cl (YA37588) in Aug/78 by Welcome North ML. Restaked by Inco L as part of a block of 40 Arm cl (YB29400) in Nov/92.
Capsule Geology
The claims cover Lower Proterozoic, sedimentary sequences belonging to the Gillespie Lake and Quartet Groups. A few small occurrences of chalcopyrite, galena and sphalerite occur in hornfelsed siltstone and shale of the Quartet Group and de-dolomitized white marble of the Gillespie Lake Group located along the southern margin of a mafic intrusion mapped on the Rose claim group. Trenching indicated that mineralization is erratic over a width of 1.8 m and a length of 250 m.
The 1972 program is reported to have detected nothing of interest.
Location Map
Last Updated: Jul 25, 2018
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1972 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1972 | Trenching | |
| 1970 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1970 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1970 | Ground Geophysics: Magnetics | |
| 1970 | Trenching: Mechanical | |
| 1969 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1969 | Ground Geophysics: Magnetics | Also magnetic survey. |
| 1969 | Trenching |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - platformal strata
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup: Wernecke
Group/Suite: Gillespie Lake
Formation:
Member:
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Statherian
Age Max: 1800 MA
Period Min: Statherian
Age Min: 1600 MA
Rock Major: mudstone/shale/siltstone/sandstone/conglo/dolostone
Rock Minor:
Reference: Abbott (1997) - YGS GM 1997-2
Geological Unit (1M): lPG
Geological Unit (250K): lPG
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-7(G) | Surficial Geological Map of Stewart River Valley, parts of 115O/8, 115P/5 and 115P/12 | Open File (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| 9 | Geology of the Upper Hart River Area, Eastern Ogilvie Mountains, Yukon Territory (116A/10, 116A/11) | Bulletin | |
| YEG1992-pg13 | Revised stratigraphy and new exploration targets in the Hart River region (NTS116A/10, 116A/11), southeastern Ogilvie Mountains | Annual Report Paper |
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