General Information
Secondary Commodities: copper, lead, zinc
Deposit Type(s): Sediment hosted Mississippi Valley-Type Pb-Zn (MVT)
Location(s): 64.912780 N, -133.139440 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 106C14
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: Yes
Capsule
Work History
Staked as the Dan cl 1-40 (Y95653) in Aug/74 by Amax Exploration Incorporated, which carried out prospecting and mapping. Restaked as Sol cl 1-6 (YB65737) by J. Hajek in Sep/96.
Capsule Geology
The area is underlain by Upper Proterozoic Windermere Supergroup rocks (Twitya Formation and Profeit Dolostone) unconformably overlain by Middle Proterozoic Pinguicula Group (Unit C) carbonate rocks to the west.
Galena and sphalerite occur in veinlets and local breccias within a 244 m thick sequence of stromatolitic Pofeit Dolostone. Two additional occurrences about 2 km to the west within Pinguicula Formation rocks are described by Laznicka: occurrence 7 consists of disseminated chalcopyrite in green shale while occurrence 8 consists of galena, chalcopyrite and pyrite in weakly fractured dolomite immediately below a major unconformity.
References
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1974, p. 61.
GORDEY, S.P. AND MAKEPEACE, A.J., 2003. Yukon Digital Geology, version 2.0, S.P. Gordey and A.J. Makepeace (comp); Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1749 and Yukon Geological Survey, Open File 2003-9 (D).
LAZNICKA, P., 1977, Geology and mineralization in the Dolores Creek area, Bonnet Plume Range, Yukon. Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 77-1A, p. 435.
THORKELSON, D.J. AND WALLACE, C.A., 2000. Geology and mineral occurrences of the Slats Creek, Fairchild Lake and "Dolores Creek" areas, Wernecke Mountains, Yukon (106D/16, 106C/13, 106C/14). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Bulletin 10, 73 p.
Staked as the Dan cl 1-40 (Y95653) in Aug/74 by Amax Exploration Incorporated, which carried out prospecting and mapping. Restaked as Sol cl 1-6 (YB65737) by J. Hajek in Sep/96.
Capsule Geology
The area is underlain by Upper Proterozoic Windermere Supergroup rocks (Twitya Formation and Profeit Dolostone) unconformably overlain by Middle Proterozoic Pinguicula Group (Unit C) carbonate rocks to the west.
Galena and sphalerite occur in veinlets and local breccias within a 244 m thick sequence of stromatolitic Pofeit Dolostone. Two additional occurrences about 2 km to the west within Pinguicula Formation rocks are described by Laznicka: occurrence 7 consists of disseminated chalcopyrite in green shale while occurrence 8 consists of galena, chalcopyrite and pyrite in weakly fractured dolomite immediately below a major unconformity.
References
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1974, p. 61.
GORDEY, S.P. AND MAKEPEACE, A.J., 2003. Yukon Digital Geology, version 2.0, S.P. Gordey and A.J. Makepeace (comp); Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1749 and Yukon Geological Survey, Open File 2003-9 (D).
LAZNICKA, P., 1977, Geology and mineralization in the Dolores Creek area, Bonnet Plume Range, Yukon. Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 77-1A, p. 435.
THORKELSON, D.J. AND WALLACE, C.A., 2000. Geology and mineral occurrences of the Slats Creek, Fairchild Lake and "Dolores Creek" areas, Wernecke Mountains, Yukon (106D/16, 106C/13, 106C/14). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Bulletin 10, 73 p.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1974 | Other | |
| 1974 | Other |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - platformal strata
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup: Windermere
Group/Suite: Rapitan
Formation: Sayunei
Member:
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Cryogenian
Age Max: 716 MA
Period Min: Cryogenian
Age Min: 700 MA
Rock Major: mudstone/sandstone/conglo
Rock Minor:
Reference: Thorkelson & Wallace (1998) - YGS GM 1998-11
Geological Unit (1M): uPR
Geological Unit (250K): uPR1
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 091456 | 1983 | Exploration, 1982, Gold, Silver and Uranium Deposits, Glacier Lake Region | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, Scintillometer - Ground Geophysics, Petrographic - Lab Work/Physical Studies, Prospecting - Other, Hand - Trenching |
