General Information
Secondary Commodities: asbestos
Aliases: Bet, Dodge, Dot, Mary
Deposit Type(s): Ultramafic-hosted asbestos
Location(s): 64.4525 N, -140.708610 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 116C07
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
The southeast target, on Wolverine Hill, was staked as Dot, Bet, etc cl (78231) in Apr/59 by Cassiar Asbestos Corp, which bulldozer trenched later in the year, drilled 4 holes (389.2 m) and surveyed the claims in 1963 and took the claims to lease in 1964.
The other target, on Trace Hill, was first staked as Mary cl (78288) in Apr/57 by M. Fuhr et al., who bulldozer trenched in 1958. It was restaked by Cassiar in Jun/63 as Dodge, etc cl (79237), explored with trenching and drilling in 1963 and 1965, surveyed and taken to lease in 1963 and 1964.
Capsule Geology
The Wolverine Creek deposit consists of about 45 000 tonnes grading about 4 to 5% asbestos classified as Group 5, cement grade. Drilling showed it to be a thin erosional remnant. It occurs in light green, massive to highly sheared serpentinite enclosed by schist of the Nasina Series and quartz-carbonate alteration.
Similar mineralization occurring on Trace Hill may have originally been part of the one larger body which was later dissected by erosion. Drilling indicated that average grade on Trace Hill is only about 1%.
The southeast target, on Wolverine Hill, was staked as Dot, Bet, etc cl (78231) in Apr/59 by Cassiar Asbestos Corp, which bulldozer trenched later in the year, drilled 4 holes (389.2 m) and surveyed the claims in 1963 and took the claims to lease in 1964.
The other target, on Trace Hill, was first staked as Mary cl (78288) in Apr/57 by M. Fuhr et al., who bulldozer trenched in 1958. It was restaked by Cassiar in Jun/63 as Dodge, etc cl (79237), explored with trenching and drilling in 1963 and 1965, surveyed and taken to lease in 1963 and 1964.
Capsule Geology
The Wolverine Creek deposit consists of about 45 000 tonnes grading about 4 to 5% asbestos classified as Group 5, cement grade. Drilling showed it to be a thin erosional remnant. It occurs in light green, massive to highly sheared serpentinite enclosed by schist of the Nasina Series and quartz-carbonate alteration.
Similar mineralization occurring on Trace Hill may have originally been part of the one larger body which was later dissected by erosion. Drilling indicated that average grade on Trace Hill is only about 1%.
Location Map
Last Updated: Apr 4, 2017
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Drilling: Diamond | |
| 1965 | Trenching: Mechanical | |
| 1964 | Other | Wolverine and Trace Hill targets. |
| 1963 | Drilling: Diamond | 4 holes, 389.2 m |
| 1963 | Trenching: Mechanical | |
| 1959 | Trenching: Hand | |
| 1958 | Trenching: Mechanical |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Yukon-Tanana
Realm: peri-Laurentian
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite:
Formation: Jones Lake?
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Triassic
Age Max: 246 MA
Period Min: Triassic
Age Min: 204 MA
Rock Major: phyllite/sandstone
Rock Minor:
Reference: Mortensen - unpublished compilation
Geological Unit (1M): TrJ
Geological Unit (250K): TrJ1
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 | ||
| 062231 | 1965 | An Evaluation of the CLINTON CREEK Project | Data Compilation - Pre-existing Data, Research/Summarize - Pre-existing Data, Pre-feasibility - Studies, Resource Estimate - Studies |
