General Information
Deposit Type(s): Unknown
Location(s): 61.466390 N, -131.169720 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105G06
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as CW cl 1-23 (Y13081) in Jun/66 by Northlake Mines Ltd (Augustus Exploration Ltd, Silver Standard Mines Ltd, Transcontinental Resources Ltd, Copper Ridge Mines Ltd, and North Pacific Mines Ltd) over airborne mag and EM anomalies from a survey flown a few months earlier. Later in the year, Northlake completed prospecting and grid soil sampling over two areas of geophysical response (#12 and #13).
The area around the occurrence (the 2 EM conductors) presently lies within an area withdrawn from staking due to land claims negotiations.
Capsule Geology
Geological mapping (Murphy et al., 2001) shows the region is dominantly underlain by a layered sequence of Devonian to Early Mississippian metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks of the Yukon-Tanana Terrane (YTT) that have been intruded by Mississippian granitic intrusions and later Jurassic, Cretaceous and Eocene intrusions. The YTT is a volcanic-plutonic pericratonic arc assemblage that was strongly deformed and metamorphosed by Late Triassic time. Volcanic-hosted massive sulphide deposits exist at different stratigraphic positions within the YTT including the Fyre Lake deposit (Minfile Occurrence #105G 034) in the Devonian to lower Mississippian(?) Fire Lake mafic metavolcanic unit, the Kudz Ze Kayah deposit (Minfile Occurrence #105G 117) in the Devonian to Mississippian Kudz Ze Kayah felsic metavolcanic unit, and the Wolverine deposit (Minfile Occurrence #105G 072) within the Lower Mississippian Wolverine Succession.
Northlake Mines outlined 2 EM conductors coincidental with Cu, Pb and Zn soil and silt anomalies near the contact between conductive and non-conductive formations. Ground follow-up prospecting and geological mapping failed to located any mineralized float or outcrop.
References
BOND, J.D., MURPHY, D.C., COLPRON, M., GORDEY, S.P., PLOUFFE, A., ROOTS, C.F., LIPOVSKY, P.S., STRONGHILL, G., AND ABBOTT, J.G., 2002. Digital compilation of bedrock geology and till geochemistry, northern Finlayson Lake map area, Southeastern Yukon (105G), Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Open File Report, 2002-7(D) and Geological Survey of Canada Open File 4243.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 67-40, p. 59.
HUNT, J.A., 2001. Volcanic-associated massive (VMS) mineralization in the Yukon-Tanana Terrane and coeval strata of the North American miogeocline, in the Yukon and adjacent areas. Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Bulletin 12, 107 p.
MORTENSEN, J.K., AND JILSON, G.A., 1985. Evolution of the Yukon-Tanana terrane: evidence from southeastern Yukon Territory. Geology, vol. 13, p. 806-810.
MURPHY, D.C., 1998. Stratigraphic framework for syngenetic occurrences, Yukon-Tanana Terrane south of Finlayson Lake: A Progress Report. In: Yukon Exploration and Geology 1997, Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, p. 51-58.
MURPHY, D.C., AND PIERCEY, S.J., 1999a. Finlayson project: Geological evolution of Yukon-Tanana Terrane and its relationship to Campbell Range belt, northern Wolverine Lake map area, southeastern Yukon. In: Yukon Exploration and Geology 1998, C.F. Roots and D.S. Emond (eds.), Exploration and Geological Services Division, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, p.47-62.
MURPHY, D.C. AND PIERCEY, S.J., 1999b. Geological map of parts of Finlayson Lake (105G/7, 8 and parts of 1, 2, and 9) and Frances Lake (parts of 105H/5 and 12) map areas, southeastern Yukon (1:100 000-scale). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Open File 1999-4.
MURPHY, D.C. AND PIERCEY, S.J., 2000. Syn-mineralization faults and their re-activation, Finlayson Lake massive sulphide district, Yukon-Tanana Terrane, southeastern Yukon. In: Yukon Exploration and Geology 1999, D.S. Emond and L.H. Weston (eds.), Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, p. 55-66.
MURPHY, D.C., COLPRON, M., GORDEY, S.P., ROOTS, C.F., ABBOTT, G., AND LIPOVSKY, P.S., 2001. Preliminary bedrock geological map of northern Finlayson Lake area (NTS 105 G) Yukon Territory (1:100 000 scale). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Open File 2001-33.
MURPHY, D.C., COLPRON, M., ROOTS, C.F., GORDEY, S.P. AND ABBOTT, J.G., 2002. Finlayson Lake Targeted Geoscience Initiative (southeastern Yukon) , Part 1: Bedrock geology. In: Yukon Exploration and Geology 2001, D.S. Emond, L.H. Weston and L.L. Lewis (eds.), Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, p. 189-207.
PIERCEY, S.J., HUNT, J.A. and MURPHY, D.C., 1999. Lithogeochemistry of meta-volcanic rocks from Yukon-Tanana Terrane, Finlayson Lake region, Yukon: Preliminary results. In: Yukon Exploration and Geology 1998, C.F. Roots and D.S. Emond (eds.), Exploration and Geological Services Division, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, p.125-138.
NORTHLAKE MINES LTD, 1967. Assessment Report #019114 by A.J. MacDonald.
NORTHLAKE MINES LTD, 1967. Assessment Report #019115 by P.H. Sevensma.
Staked as CW cl 1-23 (Y13081) in Jun/66 by Northlake Mines Ltd (Augustus Exploration Ltd, Silver Standard Mines Ltd, Transcontinental Resources Ltd, Copper Ridge Mines Ltd, and North Pacific Mines Ltd) over airborne mag and EM anomalies from a survey flown a few months earlier. Later in the year, Northlake completed prospecting and grid soil sampling over two areas of geophysical response (#12 and #13).
The area around the occurrence (the 2 EM conductors) presently lies within an area withdrawn from staking due to land claims negotiations.
Capsule Geology
Geological mapping (Murphy et al., 2001) shows the region is dominantly underlain by a layered sequence of Devonian to Early Mississippian metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks of the Yukon-Tanana Terrane (YTT) that have been intruded by Mississippian granitic intrusions and later Jurassic, Cretaceous and Eocene intrusions. The YTT is a volcanic-plutonic pericratonic arc assemblage that was strongly deformed and metamorphosed by Late Triassic time. Volcanic-hosted massive sulphide deposits exist at different stratigraphic positions within the YTT including the Fyre Lake deposit (Minfile Occurrence #105G 034) in the Devonian to lower Mississippian(?) Fire Lake mafic metavolcanic unit, the Kudz Ze Kayah deposit (Minfile Occurrence #105G 117) in the Devonian to Mississippian Kudz Ze Kayah felsic metavolcanic unit, and the Wolverine deposit (Minfile Occurrence #105G 072) within the Lower Mississippian Wolverine Succession.
Northlake Mines outlined 2 EM conductors coincidental with Cu, Pb and Zn soil and silt anomalies near the contact between conductive and non-conductive formations. Ground follow-up prospecting and geological mapping failed to located any mineralized float or outcrop.
References
BOND, J.D., MURPHY, D.C., COLPRON, M., GORDEY, S.P., PLOUFFE, A., ROOTS, C.F., LIPOVSKY, P.S., STRONGHILL, G., AND ABBOTT, J.G., 2002. Digital compilation of bedrock geology and till geochemistry, northern Finlayson Lake map area, Southeastern Yukon (105G), Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Open File Report, 2002-7(D) and Geological Survey of Canada Open File 4243.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 67-40, p. 59.
HUNT, J.A., 2001. Volcanic-associated massive (VMS) mineralization in the Yukon-Tanana Terrane and coeval strata of the North American miogeocline, in the Yukon and adjacent areas. Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Bulletin 12, 107 p.
MORTENSEN, J.K., AND JILSON, G.A., 1985. Evolution of the Yukon-Tanana terrane: evidence from southeastern Yukon Territory. Geology, vol. 13, p. 806-810.
MURPHY, D.C., 1998. Stratigraphic framework for syngenetic occurrences, Yukon-Tanana Terrane south of Finlayson Lake: A Progress Report. In: Yukon Exploration and Geology 1997, Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, p. 51-58.
MURPHY, D.C., AND PIERCEY, S.J., 1999a. Finlayson project: Geological evolution of Yukon-Tanana Terrane and its relationship to Campbell Range belt, northern Wolverine Lake map area, southeastern Yukon. In: Yukon Exploration and Geology 1998, C.F. Roots and D.S. Emond (eds.), Exploration and Geological Services Division, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, p.47-62.
MURPHY, D.C. AND PIERCEY, S.J., 1999b. Geological map of parts of Finlayson Lake (105G/7, 8 and parts of 1, 2, and 9) and Frances Lake (parts of 105H/5 and 12) map areas, southeastern Yukon (1:100 000-scale). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Open File 1999-4.
MURPHY, D.C. AND PIERCEY, S.J., 2000. Syn-mineralization faults and their re-activation, Finlayson Lake massive sulphide district, Yukon-Tanana Terrane, southeastern Yukon. In: Yukon Exploration and Geology 1999, D.S. Emond and L.H. Weston (eds.), Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, p. 55-66.
MURPHY, D.C., COLPRON, M., GORDEY, S.P., ROOTS, C.F., ABBOTT, G., AND LIPOVSKY, P.S., 2001. Preliminary bedrock geological map of northern Finlayson Lake area (NTS 105 G) Yukon Territory (1:100 000 scale). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Open File 2001-33.
MURPHY, D.C., COLPRON, M., ROOTS, C.F., GORDEY, S.P. AND ABBOTT, J.G., 2002. Finlayson Lake Targeted Geoscience Initiative (southeastern Yukon) , Part 1: Bedrock geology. In: Yukon Exploration and Geology 2001, D.S. Emond, L.H. Weston and L.L. Lewis (eds.), Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, p. 189-207.
PIERCEY, S.J., HUNT, J.A. and MURPHY, D.C., 1999. Lithogeochemistry of meta-volcanic rocks from Yukon-Tanana Terrane, Finlayson Lake region, Yukon: Preliminary results. In: Yukon Exploration and Geology 1998, C.F. Roots and D.S. Emond (eds.), Exploration and Geological Services Division, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, p.125-138.
NORTHLAKE MINES LTD, 1967. Assessment Report #019114 by A.J. MacDonald.
NORTHLAKE MINES LTD, 1967. Assessment Report #019115 by P.H. Sevensma.
Location Map
Last Updated: Jul 17, 2018
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Airborne Geophysics: Electromagnetic | Also magnetic survey. |
| 1966 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1966 | Other: Prospecting |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Yukon-Tanana
Realm: peri-Laurentian
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Grass Lakes
Formation: Fire Lake
Member:
Terrane: Yukon-Tanana
Period Max: Devonian
Age Max: 365 MA
Period Min: Devonian
Age Min: 357 MA
Rock Major: greenstone
Rock Minor:
Reference: Murphy et al. (2001) - YGS OF 2001-33
Geological Unit (1M): DMF
Geological Unit (250K): DMF1
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 095508 | 2011 | Report on the 2011 Geological, Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration Work on the River Property | Gamma-Ray Spectrometry - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 060250 | 1966 | Geological, Geochemical, Geophysical & Physical Work Report on the Hoo, EL, Gee Leo, P.S., P.G., C.W. and Z Claim Groups | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Diamond - Drilling, Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, Backhoe - Trenching | 4 | 486.46 |
| 019114 | 1966 | Report on the Hoo, EL, Gee Leo, P.S., P.G., C.W. and Z Group of Mineral Claim Groups | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Diamond - Drilling, Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, Backhoe - Trenching | 4 | 486.46 |
| 019115 | 1966 | Northlake Mines Limited, Gee Group of Claims: Report on Airborne Geophysical Surveys | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC016586 | Geochemical map - 105G/6 - Upper Hoole River | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC016576 | Geology map - 105G/6 - Upper Hoole River | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) |
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