General Information
Secondary Commodities: gold
Aliases: Blue Jay, Caraboo Mine, Humbug, Star Mine, Teehee
Deposit Type(s): Unknown
Location(s): 64.402220 N, -140.584440 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 116C07
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
First staked about 1895 as Cone Hill Quartz claim by Isabella M. Healy. The claim was surveyed in 1896 and explored with two adits, 9 m and 3 m long. Other early staking includes Caraboo Mine, Star Mine & Humbug cl (707) in Nov/95, Elizabeth and Blue Jay cl (221) in Apr/98 and Paris cl (11682) in Feb/10.
Restaked as Rod cl (87314) in Feb/65 by Cassiar Asbestos Corp L and partially restaked as Teehee cl (YA32726) in Jun/79 by Teslin JV (Cassiar Asbestos Corp L, Cominco L & Exploram Mls L), which restaked as TEFATJV cl (YA64371) in Aug/81 and performed mapping and sampling later in the year.
Restaked as OGIL cl (YB4663) in Dec/87 by Homestake Ml Dev C, which performed mapping and geochem sampling in 1988. J. Moreau tied on FMR cl (YBI7296) to the southwest in Jun/88.
Capsule Geology
According to William Ogilvie, a large gold showing was supposed to be present at this location. The adits were driven in unmineralized quartz-carbonate alteration at the contact between a small serpentinite body and limestone and limy argillite of the Nasina Series. Chip sampling of the adit and geochemical sampling showed that gold content is at background levels.
First staked about 1895 as Cone Hill Quartz claim by Isabella M. Healy. The claim was surveyed in 1896 and explored with two adits, 9 m and 3 m long. Other early staking includes Caraboo Mine, Star Mine & Humbug cl (707) in Nov/95, Elizabeth and Blue Jay cl (221) in Apr/98 and Paris cl (11682) in Feb/10.
Restaked as Rod cl (87314) in Feb/65 by Cassiar Asbestos Corp L and partially restaked as Teehee cl (YA32726) in Jun/79 by Teslin JV (Cassiar Asbestos Corp L, Cominco L & Exploram Mls L), which restaked as TEFATJV cl (YA64371) in Aug/81 and performed mapping and sampling later in the year.
Restaked as OGIL cl (YB4663) in Dec/87 by Homestake Ml Dev C, which performed mapping and geochem sampling in 1988. J. Moreau tied on FMR cl (YBI7296) to the southwest in Jun/88.
Capsule Geology
According to William Ogilvie, a large gold showing was supposed to be present at this location. The adits were driven in unmineralized quartz-carbonate alteration at the contact between a small serpentinite body and limestone and limy argillite of the Nasina Series. Chip sampling of the adit and geochemical sampling showed that gold content is at background levels.
Location Map
Last Updated: Apr 6, 2017
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | 1:50 000 scale. |
| 1988 | Other | |
| 1987 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1981 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1981 | Other | |
| 1896 | Other | |
| 1896 | Other | Drove two adits, 9 m and 3 m long. |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Yukon-Tanana
Realm: peri-Laurentian
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Finlayson
Formation:
Member:
Terrane: Yukon-Tanana
Period Max: Devonian
Age Max: 365 MA
Period Min: Carboniferous
Age Min: 345 MA
Rock Major: quartzite/gr-quartzite/qt-ms-cl-schist
Rock Minor: conglo/grit
Reference: Mortensen (1996) - YGS OF 1996-1(G)
Geological Unit (1M): DMF
Geological Unit (250K): DMF3
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 094606 | 2005 | Assessment Report-OAQ Quartz Claims | Interpretation - Airphotography, All Weather Road - Development, Surface, Rock - Geochemistry, Data Compilation - Pre-existing Data | ||
| 092673 | 1988 | 1988 Geological Mapping and Ltihogeochemical Sampling on the FORTYMILE Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|
| 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. |
| Ogilvie, W., 1898. The Klondike official guide; Canada's great gold field, the Yukon district. The Hunter, Rose Co., Ltd., London. |
