General Information
Secondary Commodities: zinc
Deposit Type(s): Sediment hosted Mississippi Valley-Type Pb-Zn (MVT)
Location(s): 64.837780 N, -139.873060 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 116B13
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
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Work History
Staked as Tart cl 1-80 (Y90229) in November, 1974 by Dynasty Exploration Ltd. as a result of anomalous silt and soil sample collected during regional reconnaissance. In 1975, the claims were transferred to Cyprus Anvil Mining Corporation which carried out prospecting, geological mapping, grid geochemical soil sampling and drilled four holes (494.7 m).
Pamicon Developments Ltd. and Equity Engineering Ltd. staked Monster cl 1-40 (YB42067) 1 km to the south (MINFILE occurrence 116B 003) in June, 1993. In June, 1996 Blackstone Resources Inc, which had acquired the Monster claims through its predecessor, carried out helicopter-borne magnetic and radiometric surveying of it claim holdings and adjacent areas. The surveying included this occurrence, although subsequent ground follow-up focused on areas to the south and east.
Regional & Property Geology
The area is situated in the southern Ogilvie Mountains and is cored by the Coal Creek Inlier, an oval shaped and east-trending window of Proterozoic clastic rocks that have been penetrated by mineralized breccias and cut by mafic sills and dikes. The Lower Proterozoic stratigraphy of the Coal Creek Inlier has been correlated by Thorkelson (2000) with that of the Wernecke Supergroup, defined by Delaney (1985), in the Wernecke Mountains located some 250 km to the east. The geological setting of the southern Ogilvie Mountains is considered highly favourable for hosting Olympic Dam type Cu-U-Au-Ag deposits.
The occurrence is underlain by Quartet and Gillespie Lake Group (Wernecke Supergroup) sedimentary rocks that have been intruded by Proterozoic hematite breccias and associated diorite intrusions.
Mineralization & Results
Anvil Mining Corporation found sphalerite with minor galena, chalcopyrite and marcasite and traces of pyrobitumen in two breccia zones cutting Middle Proterozoic dolomite. The company's best drill intersection assayed 11.2% Zn over 1.5 metres.
In 1996, the regional airborne geophysical survey outlined numerous northeast trending features in this area which were interpreted to be faults.
Staked as Tart cl 1-80 (Y90229) in November, 1974 by Dynasty Exploration Ltd. as a result of anomalous silt and soil sample collected during regional reconnaissance. In 1975, the claims were transferred to Cyprus Anvil Mining Corporation which carried out prospecting, geological mapping, grid geochemical soil sampling and drilled four holes (494.7 m).
Pamicon Developments Ltd. and Equity Engineering Ltd. staked Monster cl 1-40 (YB42067) 1 km to the south (MINFILE occurrence 116B 003) in June, 1993. In June, 1996 Blackstone Resources Inc, which had acquired the Monster claims through its predecessor, carried out helicopter-borne magnetic and radiometric surveying of it claim holdings and adjacent areas. The surveying included this occurrence, although subsequent ground follow-up focused on areas to the south and east.
Regional & Property Geology
The area is situated in the southern Ogilvie Mountains and is cored by the Coal Creek Inlier, an oval shaped and east-trending window of Proterozoic clastic rocks that have been penetrated by mineralized breccias and cut by mafic sills and dikes. The Lower Proterozoic stratigraphy of the Coal Creek Inlier has been correlated by Thorkelson (2000) with that of the Wernecke Supergroup, defined by Delaney (1985), in the Wernecke Mountains located some 250 km to the east. The geological setting of the southern Ogilvie Mountains is considered highly favourable for hosting Olympic Dam type Cu-U-Au-Ag deposits.
The occurrence is underlain by Quartet and Gillespie Lake Group (Wernecke Supergroup) sedimentary rocks that have been intruded by Proterozoic hematite breccias and associated diorite intrusions.
Mineralization & Results
Anvil Mining Corporation found sphalerite with minor galena, chalcopyrite and marcasite and traces of pyrobitumen in two breccia zones cutting Middle Proterozoic dolomite. The company's best drill intersection assayed 11.2% Zn over 1.5 metres.
In 1996, the regional airborne geophysical survey outlined numerous northeast trending features in this area which were interpreted to be faults.
Location Map
Last Updated: Jan 7, 2020
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Airborne Geophysics: Magnetic | Also radiometric survey. Survey was flown over most of the Coal Creek Inlier and included this occurrence, although subsequent ground followup was focused to the south and east. |
| 1975 | Drilling: Diamond | Four holes, 494.7 m. |
| 1975 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1975 | Geology: Regional Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1975 | Other: Prospecting |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - basinal strata
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup: Wernecke
Group/Suite: Gillespie Lake
Formation:
Member:
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Statherian
Age Max: 1700 MA
Period Min: Statherian
Age Min: 1600 MA
Rock Major: shale
Rock Minor: dolomite
Reference: Thompson et al. (1994) - GSC OF 2849
Geological Unit (1M): lPG
Geological Unit (250K): lPG
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 094354 | 2002 | 2002 Geological Reconnaissance, Rock Geochemical Sampling Program and Gravity Survey on the MONSTER Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Gravity Survey - Ground Geophysics, Petrographic - Lab Work/Physical Studies, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 093600 | 1996 | Logistics Report for a Helicopter Magneitc and Gamma-Ray Spectrometer Survey of the MONSTER Property | Gamma-Ray Spectrometry - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics | ||
| 061483 | 1975 | 1975 Diamond Drilling on the TART Claims | Diamond - Drilling, Drill Core - Geochemistry | 4 | 492.25 |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC007845 | Map - Reef project - Tart group | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC007854 | Map - Tart claims group | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC013220 | Orthophoto map - Tart claim - Job no. 06153-2 | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC016782 | Geochemical map - 116B/13 | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC013221 | A brief geological report on the Oz and Tart groups | Report | |
| ARMC011463 | Geochemistry results map - Tart claim group - Map HF9-150 | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC011450 | Geochemical zinc contours map - Tart claim group | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC018621 | Field notes - Reconnaissance contour geochem lines - Kiwi, Tart, Oz, Will | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC011462 | Geology map - Reef project - Tart claim group | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC011494 | Geochemistry map - Tart group - Reef project | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC011451 | Geochemical copper contours map - Tart claim group | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC011449 | Geochemical lead contours map - Tart claim group | Geochemical Map | |
| 1985Delaney | The Middle Proterozoic Wernecke Supergroup, Wernecke Mountains, Yukon Territory | PhD Thesis | |
| 1992-1 | Geology of Ogilvie Mountains Breccias, Coal Creek Inlier (116B/11, 13, 14) Yukon Territory | Open File (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| 2003-9(D) | Yukon Digital Geology (version 2) | Open File (Geological - Bedrock) |
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