General Information
Secondary Commodities: asbestos
Aliases: Emu
Deposit Type(s): Ultramafic-hosted asbestos
Location(s): 64.431110 N, -140.635560 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 116C07
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Emu cl (79116) in Aug/62 following an aeromag survey by a joint venture between Asbestos Corp and Yukon Cons Gold Corp, which restaked in Sep/63 as RG cl (79405) and explored with a ground magnetic survey and mapping and minor trenching in 1964.
The claims were transferred to D. Reinke in 1967 and optioned in 1968 to Acheron ML, which performed a ground mag survey and explored in a joint venture with Falcon EL by bulldozer trenching in 1971 and 3 drill holes (277.4 m) and more bulldozer trenching in 1972. The Clin Chin cl (87530) were tied on in Jul/66 by Sphere Dev Corp L, which flew an aeromag survey in 1967. Acheron changed its name to Pan Acheron Res L in 1976 and to Acheron Res L in 1982 and conducted more bulldozer trenching in 1976.
Capsule Geology
Chrysotile fibre occurs in a zone up to 305 m long and 12 m wide within a large serpentine body 1 220 by 610 m that is enclosed in argillite of the Nasina Series. The best hole returned a 10.7 m section grading 1.7% fibre with maximum length of 6 mm (hole 3). The average maximum length is about 10 mm.
Staked as Emu cl (79116) in Aug/62 following an aeromag survey by a joint venture between Asbestos Corp and Yukon Cons Gold Corp, which restaked in Sep/63 as RG cl (79405) and explored with a ground magnetic survey and mapping and minor trenching in 1964.
The claims were transferred to D. Reinke in 1967 and optioned in 1968 to Acheron ML, which performed a ground mag survey and explored in a joint venture with Falcon EL by bulldozer trenching in 1971 and 3 drill holes (277.4 m) and more bulldozer trenching in 1972. The Clin Chin cl (87530) were tied on in Jul/66 by Sphere Dev Corp L, which flew an aeromag survey in 1967. Acheron changed its name to Pan Acheron Res L in 1976 and to Acheron Res L in 1982 and conducted more bulldozer trenching in 1976.
Capsule Geology
Chrysotile fibre occurs in a zone up to 305 m long and 12 m wide within a large serpentine body 1 220 by 610 m that is enclosed in argillite of the Nasina Series. The best hole returned a 10.7 m section grading 1.7% fibre with maximum length of 6 mm (hole 3). The average maximum length is about 10 mm.
Location Map
Last Updated: Aug 23, 2018
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Trenching: Mechanical | |
| 1972 | Trenching: Mechanical | |
| 1971 | Drilling: Diamond | Three holes, 277 m. |
| 1971 | Trenching: Mechanical | |
| 1968 | Ground Geophysics: Magnetics | |
| 1964 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1964 | Ground Geophysics: Magnetics | |
| 1964 | Trenching |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Yukon-Tanana
Realm: peri-Laurentian
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Slide Mountain
Formation:
Member:
Terrane: Slide Mountain
Period Max: Carboniferous
Age Max: 359 MA
Period Min: Permian
Age Min: 260 MA
Rock Major: dunite/peridotite/harzburgite/diabase/serpentinite
Rock Minor:
Reference: Mortensen - unpublished compilation
Geological Unit (1M): CPSM
Geological Unit (250K): CPSM4
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 091460 | 1982 | Report on Geological Mapping and Soil Testing Survey-TATER 29-68 and 71-86 Claims | All Weather Road - Development, Surface, Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Line Cutting - Other, Mechanical - Trenching | ||
| 017457 | 1964 | Geological and Geophysical Survey on the R.G. 1-8 Claim Group | Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Property Evaluation - Other | ||
| 092057 | 1957 | Geological Report on the AIDA, DAISY, DOLLY, LORNA, MARY, and TEDDY Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other, Hand - Trenching |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
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| Citations |
|---|
| Ogilvie, W., 1897. Information respecting the Yukon district. Reports of Wm. Ogilvie, Dominion Land Surveyor, and from other sources. Department of the Interior, Ottawa. |
