General Information
Secondary Commodities: copper, lead, silver, zinc
Deposit Type(s): Sediment hosted Mississippi Valley-Type Pb-Zn (MVT)
Location(s): 64.7375 N, -138.7950 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 116B10
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: Yes
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Kiwi cl (Y82919) in Jul/74 by Dynasty EL, which explored by contour soil sampling and mapping in 1974. The claims were transferred to Cyprus Anvil Mg Corp in 1975 and explored by grid soil sampling, hand trenching and mapping. In 1981, Cyprus Anvil became a subsidiary of Dome Pet L.
In 1984, Dome optioned the property to Dawson Eldorado Gold EL, which conducted more sampling and added Seela cl (YA84500) in Aug/84. In 1985, Dome's interest was sold to Curragh Res L while Dawson Eldorado changed its name to Dawson Eldorado ML and performed additional sampling. In Apr/86, Dawson Eldorado added more Seela cl (YA87911) and in June the entire property was optioned to Canadian United Mls Inc, which performed mapping, geochem sampling, bulldozer trenching and 2 diamond drill holes (212 m) later that year. The Kiwi cl were transferred to Avanti Minerals Ltd in Jul/93.
Capsule Geology
Seven showings occur in fractured Proterozoic dolomite over a 1 000 m strike length. The main showing consists of strongly oxidized sphalerite and galena within an east-trending fault breccia zone 8 m wide. A channel sample from a trench assayed 19.8% Zn, 16.3% Pb, 116 g/t Ag and 0.05% Cu across 10.6 m.
Four of the seven zones were trenched in 1986 and of these, three are in northwest-trending fracture zones and one in a southwest-trending breccia body. The 1986 drilling tested the main showing. Hole I intersected two mineralized zones. The upper zone assayed 13.8% Zn over a true width of 3.5 m, while the lower zone returned 3.4% Zn over 4.8 m. Hole 2 returned comparable results from the upper zone but did not cut the lower zone. Neither zone contained significant lead or silver values.
References
CYPRUS ANVIL MINING CORPORATION, 1975. Assessment Report *#090043 by L.M. McLennan.
DAWSON ELDORADO MINES LTD, 1985. Annual Report.
DAWSON ELDORADO MINES LTD and CANADIAN UNITED MINERAL INC, Jan/87. Assessment Report *#091901 by P.D. Van Angeren.
DAWSON ELDORADO MINES LTD and CANADIAN UNITED MINERAL INC, Mar/88. Assessment Report *#092151 by P.D. Van Angeren.
DYNASTY EXPLORATIONS LTD, 1974. Assessment Report *#061212 by R.C. Carne and P.M. Dean.
GEORGE CROSS NEWSLETTER, 9 Jun/86.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1974, p. 75; 1975, p. 83-84.
NORTHERN MINER, 27 Feb/87.
THE MINING LETTER, 13 Dec/85.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1985-86, p. 394-395.
Staked as Kiwi cl (Y82919) in Jul/74 by Dynasty EL, which explored by contour soil sampling and mapping in 1974. The claims were transferred to Cyprus Anvil Mg Corp in 1975 and explored by grid soil sampling, hand trenching and mapping. In 1981, Cyprus Anvil became a subsidiary of Dome Pet L.
In 1984, Dome optioned the property to Dawson Eldorado Gold EL, which conducted more sampling and added Seela cl (YA84500) in Aug/84. In 1985, Dome's interest was sold to Curragh Res L while Dawson Eldorado changed its name to Dawson Eldorado ML and performed additional sampling. In Apr/86, Dawson Eldorado added more Seela cl (YA87911) and in June the entire property was optioned to Canadian United Mls Inc, which performed mapping, geochem sampling, bulldozer trenching and 2 diamond drill holes (212 m) later that year. The Kiwi cl were transferred to Avanti Minerals Ltd in Jul/93.
Capsule Geology
Seven showings occur in fractured Proterozoic dolomite over a 1 000 m strike length. The main showing consists of strongly oxidized sphalerite and galena within an east-trending fault breccia zone 8 m wide. A channel sample from a trench assayed 19.8% Zn, 16.3% Pb, 116 g/t Ag and 0.05% Cu across 10.6 m.
Four of the seven zones were trenched in 1986 and of these, three are in northwest-trending fracture zones and one in a southwest-trending breccia body. The 1986 drilling tested the main showing. Hole I intersected two mineralized zones. The upper zone assayed 13.8% Zn over a true width of 3.5 m, while the lower zone returned 3.4% Zn over 4.8 m. Hole 2 returned comparable results from the upper zone but did not cut the lower zone. Neither zone contained significant lead or silver values.
References
CYPRUS ANVIL MINING CORPORATION, 1975. Assessment Report *#090043 by L.M. McLennan.
DAWSON ELDORADO MINES LTD, 1985. Annual Report.
DAWSON ELDORADO MINES LTD and CANADIAN UNITED MINERAL INC, Jan/87. Assessment Report *#091901 by P.D. Van Angeren.
DAWSON ELDORADO MINES LTD and CANADIAN UNITED MINERAL INC, Mar/88. Assessment Report *#092151 by P.D. Van Angeren.
DYNASTY EXPLORATIONS LTD, 1974. Assessment Report *#061212 by R.C. Carne and P.M. Dean.
GEORGE CROSS NEWSLETTER, 9 Jun/86.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1974, p. 75; 1975, p. 83-84.
NORTHERN MINER, 27 Feb/87.
THE MINING LETTER, 13 Dec/85.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1985-86, p. 394-395.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Drilling: Diamond | Number of holes drilled: 2 Amount of work done: 212 METRES |
| 1986 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1986 | Other | |
| 1986 | Trenching: Mechanical | Amount of work done: 4900 METRES |
| 1984 | Other | |
| 1975 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1975 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1975 | Trenching: Hand | |
| 1974 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1974 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - basinal strata
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite:
Formation: Bouvette
Member:
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Cambrian
Age Max: 500 MA
Period Min: Devonian
Age Min: 392 MA
Rock Major: dolomite
Rock Minor: limestone
Reference: Thompson et al. (1994) - GSC OF 2849
Geological Unit (1M): CDB
Geological Unit (250K): CDB1
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 090043 | 1975 | A Geological and Geochemical Report on the KIWI Claim Group | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Line Cutting - Other, Prospecting - Other, Hand - Trenching | ||
| 061212 | 1974 | Geological and Geochemical Report 1974 Field Work on the Kiwi Claim Group | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other, Hand - Trenching |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC001069 | Reef Project Map, Kiwi Group, Figure 2 | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC008170 | Claim holdings - Kiwi - Drawing no. DA-KW-90-001 | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC008104 | Kiwi Group geology map - Reef project | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC011927 | Geology map - Kiwi group - Reef project - Figure 3 | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC011948 | Map showing geology, field work and Kiwi claim group - Dawson area - 116 B&C - Fig. 11 | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC016779 | Geochemical map - 116B/10 | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC018621 | Field notes - Reconnaissance contour geochem lines - Kiwi, Tart, Oz, Will | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC011928 | Geochemistry map - Kiwi group - Reef project - Figure 4 | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC019516 | Field notes - RY5D-1 to RY5D-2009, RK5D, RI5D, RH5D - Books 1, 2, 3 - 116B/13, 116A/9, Kiwi | Miscellaneous Company Documents |
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