General Information
Secondary Commodities: lead, zinc
Deposit Type(s): Sediment hosted Mississippi Valley-Type Pb-Zn (MVT)
Location(s): 64.785280 N, -133.032780 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 106C14
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Sun cl 1-58 (Y85486) in Sep/73 by Yukon Revenue Mines Ltd and optioned to Coast Copper Company Ltd, a Cominco Ltd subsidiary, which carried out mapping and soil sampling in 1974.
Restaked as Red cl 1-20 (YB65052) by P. Hajek in Oct/95.
Capsule Geology
The area is underlain by a generally conformably sequence of Upper Proterozoic carbonate and clastic strata that dip gently to the east.
Traces of sphalerite and galena fill fractures in Late Proterozoic Profeit Dolostone (Winderemere Supergroup), which occurs in a sequence of slate and quartzite.
References
COMINCO LTD, Oct/74. Assessment Report *#061199 by M.G. Lomenda.
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).
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1974, p. 60.
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 Sun cl 1-58 (Y85486) in Sep/73 by Yukon Revenue Mines Ltd and optioned to Coast Copper Company Ltd, a Cominco Ltd subsidiary, which carried out mapping and soil sampling in 1974.
Restaked as Red cl 1-20 (YB65052) by P. Hajek in Oct/95.
Capsule Geology
The area is underlain by a generally conformably sequence of Upper Proterozoic carbonate and clastic strata that dip gently to the east.
Traces of sphalerite and galena fill fractures in Late Proterozoic Profeit Dolostone (Winderemere Supergroup), which occurs in a sequence of slate and quartzite.
References
COMINCO LTD, Oct/74. Assessment Report *#061199 by M.G. Lomenda.
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).
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1974, p. 60.
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 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1974 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1973 | 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: Hay Creek
Formation: Profeit
Member:
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Ediacaran
Age Max: 635 MA
Period Min: Ediacaran
Age Min: 542 MA
Rock Major: dolostone
Rock Minor: siltstone/sandstone/grit
Reference: Thorkelson & Wallace (1998) - YGS GM 1998-11
Geological Unit (1M): uPHC
Geological Unit (250K): uPHC2
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 090054 | 1975 | Mount Profeit Pb-Zn Property (Doc 1-150 claims) | Orthophoto - Airphotography, Rock - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 061199 | 1974 | Exploration Report, Sun Group | Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 061207 | 1974 | Report on Geological and Geochemical Field Work 1974 EG Claim Group | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other |
