General Information
Secondary Commodities: lead, silver, zinc
Aliases: Angie, Com, Source
Deposit Type(s): Skarn Pb-Zn
Location(s): 60°38'22" N - -131°11'31" W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105B11
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available: No
Last Reviewed:
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Work History
Noted by GSC in 1955 and investigated with mapping and sampling by Wolf Lake JV (Ashland O Can L; Rayrock ML; Can Ind G & OL; Caltor Synd) in 1971. First staked as Angie cl (83135) in Jul-Sep/74 by Hudson Bay Mg, which explored with mapping, geochem sampling, hand trenching and 3 holes (140.5 m) in 1974 and more sampling, an IP survey and 4 holes (361.2 m) in 1975.
Restaked as Com cl (YA35720) in Nov/78 by the Wolf Lake Project (Comaplex Res Int L and Dayton Creek Silver ML). The Source cl (YA67272) were tied on to the south in Sep/81 by a joint venture between SEREM L and Samim Can L, which explored with prospecting in 1981 and geochemical sampling and mapping in 1982.
Restaked as SHA cl (YA73451) in Jun/85 by Shakwak ECL in a joint venture with Nordac Mg Corp. Shakwak performed mapping and geochem sampling in 1985 and bulldozer trenching in 1986 and 1987 under an option. Nordac changed its name to Big Creek Res L in 1987.
Capsule Geology
Galena and sphalerite occur with quartz and fluorite in veinlets and disseminated in diopside-magnetite skarn that has formed in an Early Paleozoic schist-gneiss sequence, near a granodiorite stock. The best assay obtained in the 1974 drilling was 0.05% Zn, 0.07% Pb and 4.1 g/t Ag from 50.0 to 50.4 m in Hole A1 on the Angie 4 claim.
Scheelite occurs in a skarn developed in rocks of the Late Proterozoic-Early Cambrian Hyland Group near the margin of the Cassiar Batholith on the Source cl. Specimens of fairly massive fluorite gave assays of up to 0.8% WO3, in 1971, while a specimen of sphalerite-bearing diopside-pyrrhotite skarn assayed 3.2% Zn, 24.0 g/t Ag and less than 0.1% Pb and Cu.
In 1985, Shakwak reported assays of galena float as high as 3771.3 g/t Ag with 2.5% Pb. Most 1986 trenches failed to reach bedrock and those that did returned only weakly anomalous silver and lead values. The best assays were from float boulders exposed on trench walls. Specimens of the float contained up to 10% galena and sphalerite and assayed up to 202.3 g/t Ag.
References
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, Map 55-21.
HUDSON BAY EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD, Apr/75. Assessment Report *#091104 by R.T. McIntosh.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT, 1974, p. 150; 1975, p. 160.
SEREM LTD, Aug/82. Assessment Report *#091074 by M.A. Stammers.
SHAKWAK EXPLORATION COMPANY LTD, Jul/86. Assessment Report *#091827 by R.C.R. Robertson.
SHAKWAK EXPLORATION COMPANY LTD, Oct/86. Assessment Report #091921 by G. Davidson.
SHAKWAK EXPLORATION COMPANY LTD, Apr/87. Assessment Report *#091935 by G.S. Davidson.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1985-86, p. 122-123; 1987, p. 78.
YUKON GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 1979-80, p. 149; 1982, p. 100.
Noted by GSC in 1955 and investigated with mapping and sampling by Wolf Lake JV (Ashland O Can L; Rayrock ML; Can Ind G & OL; Caltor Synd) in 1971. First staked as Angie cl (83135) in Jul-Sep/74 by Hudson Bay Mg, which explored with mapping, geochem sampling, hand trenching and 3 holes (140.5 m) in 1974 and more sampling, an IP survey and 4 holes (361.2 m) in 1975.
Restaked as Com cl (YA35720) in Nov/78 by the Wolf Lake Project (Comaplex Res Int L and Dayton Creek Silver ML). The Source cl (YA67272) were tied on to the south in Sep/81 by a joint venture between SEREM L and Samim Can L, which explored with prospecting in 1981 and geochemical sampling and mapping in 1982.
Restaked as SHA cl (YA73451) in Jun/85 by Shakwak ECL in a joint venture with Nordac Mg Corp. Shakwak performed mapping and geochem sampling in 1985 and bulldozer trenching in 1986 and 1987 under an option. Nordac changed its name to Big Creek Res L in 1987.
Capsule Geology
Galena and sphalerite occur with quartz and fluorite in veinlets and disseminated in diopside-magnetite skarn that has formed in an Early Paleozoic schist-gneiss sequence, near a granodiorite stock. The best assay obtained in the 1974 drilling was 0.05% Zn, 0.07% Pb and 4.1 g/t Ag from 50.0 to 50.4 m in Hole A1 on the Angie 4 claim.
Scheelite occurs in a skarn developed in rocks of the Late Proterozoic-Early Cambrian Hyland Group near the margin of the Cassiar Batholith on the Source cl. Specimens of fairly massive fluorite gave assays of up to 0.8% WO3, in 1971, while a specimen of sphalerite-bearing diopside-pyrrhotite skarn assayed 3.2% Zn, 24.0 g/t Ag and less than 0.1% Pb and Cu.
In 1985, Shakwak reported assays of galena float as high as 3771.3 g/t Ag with 2.5% Pb. Most 1986 trenches failed to reach bedrock and those that did returned only weakly anomalous silver and lead values. The best assays were from float boulders exposed on trench walls. Specimens of the float contained up to 10% galena and sphalerite and assayed up to 202.3 g/t Ag.
References
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, Map 55-21.
HUDSON BAY EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD, Apr/75. Assessment Report *#091104 by R.T. McIntosh.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT, 1974, p. 150; 1975, p. 160.
SEREM LTD, Aug/82. Assessment Report *#091074 by M.A. Stammers.
SHAKWAK EXPLORATION COMPANY LTD, Jul/86. Assessment Report *#091827 by R.C.R. Robertson.
SHAKWAK EXPLORATION COMPANY LTD, Oct/86. Assessment Report #091921 by G. Davidson.
SHAKWAK EXPLORATION COMPANY LTD, Apr/87. Assessment Report *#091935 by G.S. Davidson.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1985-86, p. 122-123; 1987, p. 78.
YUKON GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 1979-80, p. 149; 1982, p. 100.
Work History
| Date | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/1986 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1985 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1985 | Geochemistry | Limited soil and some rock sampling. |
| 12/31/1982 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1982 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/1981 | Other | |
| 12/31/1975 | Drilling | Four holes, 361.2 m. |
| 12/31/1975 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1975 | Ground Geophysics | |
| 12/31/1974 | Drilling | Three holes, 445.3 m. |
| 12/31/1974 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1974 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/1974 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1971 | Geology | |
| 12/13/1987 | Trenching | |
| 12/13/1975 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/13/1971 | Geochemistry |
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 091935 | 1987 | Assessment Report Silver Creek Property | Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other, Backhoe - Trenching | ||
| 091921 | 1987 | Assessment Report Silver Creek Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other, Backhoe - Trenching | ||
| 091827 | 1986 | Assessment Report Trenching GRA 1-42, REV 1-16 and SHA 1-147 Mineral Claims Gravel Creek Area | Rock - Geochemistry, Prospecting - Other, Handblast - Trenching | ||
| 091074 | 1982 | Assessment Report Geological and Geochemical Report on the Source 1-24 Mineral Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 090604 | 1979 | Report of Investigations on the Com # 21-26 Claims | Prospecting - Other |