General Information
Secondary Commodities: antimony, copper, gold, lead, silver, tungsten, zinc
Aliases: Jax
Deposit Type(s): Manto Polymetallic Ag-Pb-Zn
Location(s): 60°6'57" N - -130°27'6" W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105B01
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available: Yes
Last Reviewed:
Capsule
Work History
First staked in Mar/52 by V.E. Thompson as Jax cl (60644), which were optioned in Feb/53 by Amal. Yukon ML. Restaked in Aug/61 by E. Krysko as Luck cl (76755) which were optioned by Scurry Rainbow OCL in Nov/61, by Mt Grant ML in 1968 and by Silver Seven EL in 1969. Work included SP, EM, soil sampling, trenching and 13 holes (780.3 m) by Scurry Rainbow in 1962 and further trenching and sampling in 1967 to 1969.
Restaked in Sep/73 by A. Black as A & B cl (Y74248), and sold in 1974 to Delphi Res L, which explored the property and performed mapping and soil sampling in 1974 and 1975. Optioned in 1977 by Serem L, which explored with a gravity survey in 1977, then drilled 9 holes (597.4 m) in 1978 in a joint venture with Pan Ocean OL. More mapping was performed in 1979, when Amax entered the joint venture. After the option was dropped in 1982, the A & B claims were transferred in 1983 to Goldex Res Inc, which explored with geochem and IP surveys in 1984, 3 holes (96.6 m) in 1985, and more bulldozer trenching in 1986, 1987. Further work in 1989 included lengthening existing trenches and biogeochemical sampling.
Capsule Geology
A calcite vein 1.2 to 1.5 m thick cuts Cambrian limestone near the margin of the Cassiar Batholith. Mineralization consists of fine-grained sphalerite and pyrite containing lenses of massive galena up to 15 cm long and 7 cm thick.
The mineralized vein coincides with a gravity anomaly which is open along strike to the northeast. Multi-element soil geochemical anomalies were identified 0.5 km and 1 km ENE of the main showing.
Silver Seven discovered a second vein (Pete) about 1.6 km north and recognized scheelite in the 1962 drill core. The scheelite occurs in quartz-calcite veinlets cutting Lower Cambrian phyllite and specimens assay as high as 1% WO3. Some of the best assays reported from the property are: 1268.5 g/t Ag, 43.6% Pb, 4.5% Zn, 0.05% Cu, 0.1% Sb and 0.2 g/t Au (GSC selected specimen from Luck vein); 5455 g/t Ag, 34.6% Pb, 1.9% Zn, and 1.4 g/t Au across 10 cm (Sevensma chip sample from Pete vein); and 140.5 g/t Ag, 6.1% Pb and 9.7% Zn across 3.0 m (Scurry Rainbow Hole 1).
Goldex interpreted these veins as saddle reefs. In 1989, several biogeochemical samples were taken close to the main showing and one sample was collected from a silver-lead-zinc soil anomaly 1 km ENE of the main showing. Twig samples from jack pine returned values up to 289 ppm Pb, 4174 ppm Zn, and 340 ppb Au. Two trenches in the main showing area were enlarged but no new mineralization was uncovered.
References
DELPHI RESOURCES LTD, Oct/75. Assessment Report #090065 by B.J. Price.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 68-70, p. 5.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 63-38, p. 31-32.
GOLDEX RESOURCES INC., Jan/86. Assessment Report #091776 by R.S. Adamson.
GOLDEX RESOURCES INC., Nov/87. Assessment Report #091969 by T. Liverton.
GOLDEX RESOURCES INC., Dec/89. Assessment Report #092856 by M.H. Holtby.
GOLDEX RESOURCES INC., Dec/86. Assessment Report #091892 by M.P. Phillips.
LOWEY, G.W., AND LOWEY, J.F., 1986. Geology of the Spencer Creek (105 B 1) and Daughney Lake (105B 2) map areas, Rancheria District, Southeast Yukon. DIAND Open File 1986-1, p. 86-89.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1969 & 1970, p. 134-137; 1975, p. 159; 1977, p-77; 1978, p. 52-53.
SEREM LTD, Sep/78. Assessment Report *#091097 by K. Ralfs.
SILVER SEVEN EXPLORATION LTD, Sep/69. Assessment Report #060681 by P.H. Sevensma and J.W. McLeod.
VANCOUVER STOCK EXCHANGE, 1990. Open file.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1985-86, p. 113-114; 1987, p. 74-75.
First staked in Mar/52 by V.E. Thompson as Jax cl (60644), which were optioned in Feb/53 by Amal. Yukon ML. Restaked in Aug/61 by E. Krysko as Luck cl (76755) which were optioned by Scurry Rainbow OCL in Nov/61, by Mt Grant ML in 1968 and by Silver Seven EL in 1969. Work included SP, EM, soil sampling, trenching and 13 holes (780.3 m) by Scurry Rainbow in 1962 and further trenching and sampling in 1967 to 1969.
Restaked in Sep/73 by A. Black as A & B cl (Y74248), and sold in 1974 to Delphi Res L, which explored the property and performed mapping and soil sampling in 1974 and 1975. Optioned in 1977 by Serem L, which explored with a gravity survey in 1977, then drilled 9 holes (597.4 m) in 1978 in a joint venture with Pan Ocean OL. More mapping was performed in 1979, when Amax entered the joint venture. After the option was dropped in 1982, the A & B claims were transferred in 1983 to Goldex Res Inc, which explored with geochem and IP surveys in 1984, 3 holes (96.6 m) in 1985, and more bulldozer trenching in 1986, 1987. Further work in 1989 included lengthening existing trenches and biogeochemical sampling.
Capsule Geology
A calcite vein 1.2 to 1.5 m thick cuts Cambrian limestone near the margin of the Cassiar Batholith. Mineralization consists of fine-grained sphalerite and pyrite containing lenses of massive galena up to 15 cm long and 7 cm thick.
The mineralized vein coincides with a gravity anomaly which is open along strike to the northeast. Multi-element soil geochemical anomalies were identified 0.5 km and 1 km ENE of the main showing.
Silver Seven discovered a second vein (Pete) about 1.6 km north and recognized scheelite in the 1962 drill core. The scheelite occurs in quartz-calcite veinlets cutting Lower Cambrian phyllite and specimens assay as high as 1% WO3. Some of the best assays reported from the property are: 1268.5 g/t Ag, 43.6% Pb, 4.5% Zn, 0.05% Cu, 0.1% Sb and 0.2 g/t Au (GSC selected specimen from Luck vein); 5455 g/t Ag, 34.6% Pb, 1.9% Zn, and 1.4 g/t Au across 10 cm (Sevensma chip sample from Pete vein); and 140.5 g/t Ag, 6.1% Pb and 9.7% Zn across 3.0 m (Scurry Rainbow Hole 1).
Goldex interpreted these veins as saddle reefs. In 1989, several biogeochemical samples were taken close to the main showing and one sample was collected from a silver-lead-zinc soil anomaly 1 km ENE of the main showing. Twig samples from jack pine returned values up to 289 ppm Pb, 4174 ppm Zn, and 340 ppb Au. Two trenches in the main showing area were enlarged but no new mineralization was uncovered.
References
DELPHI RESOURCES LTD, Oct/75. Assessment Report #090065 by B.J. Price.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 68-70, p. 5.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 63-38, p. 31-32.
GOLDEX RESOURCES INC., Jan/86. Assessment Report #091776 by R.S. Adamson.
GOLDEX RESOURCES INC., Nov/87. Assessment Report #091969 by T. Liverton.
GOLDEX RESOURCES INC., Dec/89. Assessment Report #092856 by M.H. Holtby.
GOLDEX RESOURCES INC., Dec/86. Assessment Report #091892 by M.P. Phillips.
LOWEY, G.W., AND LOWEY, J.F., 1986. Geology of the Spencer Creek (105 B 1) and Daughney Lake (105B 2) map areas, Rancheria District, Southeast Yukon. DIAND Open File 1986-1, p. 86-89.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1969 & 1970, p. 134-137; 1975, p. 159; 1977, p-77; 1978, p. 52-53.
SEREM LTD, Sep/78. Assessment Report *#091097 by K. Ralfs.
SILVER SEVEN EXPLORATION LTD, Sep/69. Assessment Report #060681 by P.H. Sevensma and J.W. McLeod.
VANCOUVER STOCK EXCHANGE, 1990. Open file.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1985-86, p. 113-114; 1987, p. 74-75.
Work History
| Date | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/1990 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1990 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/1986 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1985 | Drilling | Three holes, 96.6 m. |
| 12/31/1984 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/1984 | Ground Geophysics | |
| 12/31/1979 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1978 | Drilling | Nine holes, 597.4 m. |
| 12/31/1977 | Ground Geophysics | |
| 12/31/1974 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1974 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/1967 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1962 | Drilling | Thirteen holes, 780 m. |
| 12/31/1962 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/1962 | Ground Geophysics | Also S.P. survey. |
| 12/31/1962 | Trenching | |
| 12/13/1969 | Trenching |
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 092906 | 1990 | Report of 1990 Trenching on the A + B Property | Backhoe - Trenching | ||
| 092856 | 1989 | Report of 1989 Trenching and Biogeochemical Sampling on the A + B Property | Plant - Geochemistry, Rock - Geochemistry, Backhoe - Trenching | ||
| 091969 | 1987 | The Luck Silver-Lead-Zinc Prospect,Rancheria Area, Yukon: Bulldozer Trenching on the Piggy, A and B and BNA Claim Blocks | Rock - Geochemistry, EM - Ground Geophysics, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Mechanical - Trenching | ||
| 091892 | 1986 | Report on Trenching Program Luck Property | Backhoe - Trenching | ||
| 091776 | 1985 | [Assessment Report Diamond Drilling 1985 A & B Claims] | Diamond - Drilling | 1 | 96 |
| 092052 | 1984 | [Summary Report of 1948 Season] | Rock - Geochemistry, Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 091097 | 1978 | [Diamond Drill Report on A & B Claims] | Diamond - Drilling | 9 | 607 |
| 090249 | 1977 | A + B Claims Gravity Survey | Gravity Survey - Ground Geophysics | ||
| 090065 | 1975 | Brief Geological Report on the A + B Claims Near Rancheria, Y. T. | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Cursory Property Visit - Other | ||
| 060121 | 1972 | 1971 Property Examination Silver Seven Tungsten Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 060681 | 1969 | Silver Seven Exploration Ltd. Boulder Creek Area | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Line Cutting - Other, Prospecting - Other, Hand - Trenching, Mechanical - Trenching |
Drill core at YGS core library
| Number | Property | Year Drilled | Core Size | Photos | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDH S-1 | Luck | 1978 | 4 | 2 | |
| DDH S-2 | Luck | 1978 | 6 | 2 | |
| DDH S-3 | Luck | 1978 | 4 | 2 | |
| DDH S-4 | Luck | 1978 | 6 | 2 | |
| DDH S-5 | Luck | 1978 | 6 | 2 | |
| DDH S-6 | Luck | 1978 | 6 | 2 | |
| DDH S-7 | Luck | 1978 | 8 | 2 | |
| DDH S-8 | Luck | 1978 | 10 | 2 | |
| DDH S-9 | Luck | 1978 | 6 | 2 | |
| Selected Section | Luck | 1978 | 2 | 0 |