General Information
Primary Commodities: iron
Deposit Type(s): Iron Formation
Location(s): 66.523610 N, -140.279720 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 116K09
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: Yes
Capsule
Work History
Discovered before 1973 by a joint venture between Inexco Mg C (Int. Nuclear OCL), Amoco Can. Pet. CL, Arrow Inter-America and Husky OL. First staked as Rio iron cl (YA2823) and Alto cl (YA2914) in Oct/75 by Rio Alto EL, which added Yeti cl (YA2962) in Feb/76, performed mapping and sampling later in the year, added the Moose cl (YA10820) and prepared a topographic map in 1977. Rio Alto performed road building, trenching and mapping in 1983.
Restaked as Tr0g cl 1-432 (YB88193) by Eagle Plains Resources Ltd in Jul/96.
Capsule Geology
Oolitic magnetite occurs in a 46 m thick bed that is exposed for a length of 366 m at the contact between clastic rocks of the Permian Jungle Creek Formation and recessive black shale of the Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous Kingak Formation. The magnetite is dark grey to black, massive and dense and weathers into rusty, angular fragments. The oolites are closely packed, commonly flattened with their long dimensions as much as 1 mm, and are locally replaced by goethite and hematite. The company estimatedt reserves of at 27,200,000 tonnes grading 55% Fe.
Discovered before 1973 by a joint venture between Inexco Mg C (Int. Nuclear OCL), Amoco Can. Pet. CL, Arrow Inter-America and Husky OL. First staked as Rio iron cl (YA2823) and Alto cl (YA2914) in Oct/75 by Rio Alto EL, which added Yeti cl (YA2962) in Feb/76, performed mapping and sampling later in the year, added the Moose cl (YA10820) and prepared a topographic map in 1977. Rio Alto performed road building, trenching and mapping in 1983.
Restaked as Tr0g cl 1-432 (YB88193) by Eagle Plains Resources Ltd in Jul/96.
Capsule Geology
Oolitic magnetite occurs in a 46 m thick bed that is exposed for a length of 366 m at the contact between clastic rocks of the Permian Jungle Creek Formation and recessive black shale of the Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous Kingak Formation. The magnetite is dark grey to black, massive and dense and weathers into rusty, angular fragments. The oolites are closely packed, commonly flattened with their long dimensions as much as 1 mm, and are locally replaced by goethite and hematite. The company estimatedt reserves of at 27,200,000 tonnes grading 55% Fe.
Location Map
Last Updated: May 10, 2018
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Development, Surface: All Weather Road | |
| 1983 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1983 | Trenching | |
| 1977 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1976 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1976 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - platformal strata
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite:
Formation: Ettrain
Member:
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Carboniferous
Age Max: 331 MA
Period Min: Carboniferous
Age Min: 300 MA
Rock Major: siltstone/sandstone/limestone
Rock Minor:
Reference: Norris (1981) - GSC Map 1522A
Geological Unit (1M): CE
Geological Unit (250K): CE
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 094242 | 2001 | Geological Report on the Rusty Springs Property | Rock - Geochemistry | ||
| 090158 | 1976 | Geology of the Rusty Springs Mineral Prospect, Porcupine Ranges, Yukon Territory | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Handblast - Trenching |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|
| Citations |
|---|
| Norris, D.K. (ed), 1997. The geology, mineral and hydrocarbon potential of northern Yukon Territory and northwestern District of Mackenzie. Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 422. |
| Norris, D.K., 1976. Structural and Stratigraphic Studies in the northern Canadian Cordillera; Norris, D K; in, Report of Activities Part A. Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 76-1A, p. 457-466. |
| Norris, D.K., 1980. Geology, northern Yukon Territory and northwestern District of Mackenzie. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 715. |
| Schael, G., 1978. Geology and genesis of the Rusty Springs Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag Prospect, Porcupine Range, Y.T. Unpublished BSc thesis, University of Western Ontario. |
