General Information
Secondary Commodities: zinc
Deposit Type(s): Unknown
Location(s): 63.104720 N, -130.266390 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105O
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Last Reviewed: May 16, 2016
Capsule
Last Updated: May 16, 2016Work History
*Previously part of Minfile Occurrence #105O 028.
Staked as Hasten cl 1-24 (YA61140), Fetch cl 1-20 (YA5963) and Basin cl 1-24 (YA192) in Jul/76 by Welcome North Mines Ltd and optioned to Canadian Nickel Company Ltd (Inco) which explored with mapping, geochem sampling, minor hand trenching and mag, EM and resistivity surveys in 1977. Canadian Nickel added Fetch cl 21-25 (YA15167), Hasten cl 25-28 (YA15172), Hasten cl 29-34 (YA15325) and Basin cl 25-26 (YA21477) in June and Jul/77. In 1978 the company carried out additional EM and geochem surveys followed by 8 diamond drill holes (566 m), 3 of which were lost in overburden. (See Minfile Occurrence #105O 028.)
After the Inco option expired in 1980, the property was optioned by Cominco Ltd, which performed mapping and geochem sampling in 1982 and drilled one diamond drill hole (302 m) on Hasten claim 22 in 1983 before dropping the option.
Capsule Geology
The occurrence lies approximately 1 to 1.5 km west of the Canol Road and Macmillan River. The occurrence area covers a wide, overburden-covered valley underlain by a sequence of black shale, limestone conglomerate and interstratified argillite and limestone assigned to the Ordovician to Devonian Road River Group which is overlain by shale, siltstone and clastic rocks of the Upper Devonian to Mississippian Earn Group.
Cominco’s 1983 drill hole was collared in the southwest corner of Hasten cl 22 located on the far west side of the combined claim block. The hole tested a weak lead soil anomaly near the contact of the Ordovician to Devonian Road River Formation with the overlying Earn Group. The hole intersected mudstone, minor sandstone, grit and several magnetic dykes near the base of the Earn Group. Traces of sphalerite occur in a 1 m thick grit horizon and as interstitial infillings around mud flow clasts.
References
ABBOTT, J.G. 1982. Structure and Stratigraphy of the Macmillan Fold Belt: Evidence for Devonian Faulting. Maps 105O and 105P. Exploration and Geological Services Division, Open File 1983-1. (Text and 3 maps).
CANADIAN NICKEL COMPANY LTD, Oct/77. Assessment Report #090236 by E. Debicki.
CANADIAN NICKEL COMPANY LTD, Oct/77. Assessment Report #090237 by E. Debicki.
CANADIAN NICKEL COMPANY LTD, Jul/78. Assessment Report #090361 by E. Debicki.
CANADIAN NICKEL COMPANY LTD, Aug/78. Assessment Report #090362 by E. Debicki.
COMINCO LTD, Jul/83. Assessment Report #091476 by M.R. Murrell.
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 1977, p. 33; 1978, p. 8-9.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1982, p. 164; 1983, p. 218.
*Previously part of Minfile Occurrence #105O 028.
Staked as Hasten cl 1-24 (YA61140), Fetch cl 1-20 (YA5963) and Basin cl 1-24 (YA192) in Jul/76 by Welcome North Mines Ltd and optioned to Canadian Nickel Company Ltd (Inco) which explored with mapping, geochem sampling, minor hand trenching and mag, EM and resistivity surveys in 1977. Canadian Nickel added Fetch cl 21-25 (YA15167), Hasten cl 25-28 (YA15172), Hasten cl 29-34 (YA15325) and Basin cl 25-26 (YA21477) in June and Jul/77. In 1978 the company carried out additional EM and geochem surveys followed by 8 diamond drill holes (566 m), 3 of which were lost in overburden. (See Minfile Occurrence #105O 028.)
After the Inco option expired in 1980, the property was optioned by Cominco Ltd, which performed mapping and geochem sampling in 1982 and drilled one diamond drill hole (302 m) on Hasten claim 22 in 1983 before dropping the option.
Capsule Geology
The occurrence lies approximately 1 to 1.5 km west of the Canol Road and Macmillan River. The occurrence area covers a wide, overburden-covered valley underlain by a sequence of black shale, limestone conglomerate and interstratified argillite and limestone assigned to the Ordovician to Devonian Road River Group which is overlain by shale, siltstone and clastic rocks of the Upper Devonian to Mississippian Earn Group.
Cominco’s 1983 drill hole was collared in the southwest corner of Hasten cl 22 located on the far west side of the combined claim block. The hole tested a weak lead soil anomaly near the contact of the Ordovician to Devonian Road River Formation with the overlying Earn Group. The hole intersected mudstone, minor sandstone, grit and several magnetic dykes near the base of the Earn Group. Traces of sphalerite occur in a 1 m thick grit horizon and as interstitial infillings around mud flow clasts.
References
ABBOTT, J.G. 1982. Structure and Stratigraphy of the Macmillan Fold Belt: Evidence for Devonian Faulting. Maps 105O and 105P. Exploration and Geological Services Division, Open File 1983-1. (Text and 3 maps).
CANADIAN NICKEL COMPANY LTD, Oct/77. Assessment Report #090236 by E. Debicki.
CANADIAN NICKEL COMPANY LTD, Oct/77. Assessment Report #090237 by E. Debicki.
CANADIAN NICKEL COMPANY LTD, Jul/78. Assessment Report #090361 by E. Debicki.
CANADIAN NICKEL COMPANY LTD, Aug/78. Assessment Report #090362 by E. Debicki.
COMINCO LTD, Jul/83. Assessment Report #091476 by M.R. Murrell.
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 1977, p. 33; 1978, p. 8-9.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1982, p. 164; 1983, p. 218.
Location Map
Last Updated: May 16, 2016
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Drilling: Diamond | Number of holes drilled: 1 Amount of work done: 303 METRES Assessment Report #091476 by Cominco Ltd. |
| 1982 | Geochemistry: Soil | Possibly also silt sampling. |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - basinal strata
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Earn
Formation: Portrait Lake
Member: Fuller Lake
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Devonian
Age Max: 385 MA
Period Min: Devonian
Age Min: 359 MA
Rock Major: shale
Rock Minor: chert
Reference: Abbott (2013) - YGS GM 2013-1
Geological Unit (1M): DME
Geological Unit (250K): DME2
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 095910 | 2011 | Geophysical, Geochemical and Prospecting Report on the North Canol Property | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Gamma-Ray Spectrometry - Airborne Geophysics, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 093827 | 1997 | 1997 Geological Assessment Report on Emerald Lake Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry | ||
| 091476 | 1983 | Assessment Report Diamond Drilling, Roadbuilding on the Hasten, Basin and Fetch Claims | All Weather Road - Development, Surface, Diamond - Drilling | 2 | 603.60 |
| 090236 | 1977 | Geological Survey Report on the Fetch, Hasten and Basin Mineral Claims | Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 090362 | 1977 | Geophysical, Geochemical and Altimeter Survey Report on the Fetch, Hasten and Basin Mineral Claims | Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics | ||
| 060458 | 1971 | Compilation Geology Map, Macmillan Pass Area, 105O01 | Data Compilation - Pre-existing Data | ||
| 019035 | 1968 | 1968 Progress Report and Proposed Program 1969 Itsi Project | Silt - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other |
