General Information
Secondary Commodities: tungsten, zinc
Deposit Type(s): Skarn W
Location(s): 60°43'59" N - -130°55'43" W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105B10
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available: No
Last Reviewed:
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Stoneaxe cl (YA66180) in Jul/81 by SEREM L, which conducted geochem sampling and mapping later in the year. M. Holloway staked Don cl (YB10782) immediately west in Jan/88.
Capsule Geology
The claims cover two conformable, garnet-quartz-diopside skarns developed in schist and meta-grit of the Late Proterozoic-Early Cambrian Hyland Group. The skarns are located between the Gravel Lake monzonite to granodiorite stock to the east and a smaller satellite plug to the west.
The two skarns are named the East and West Zones. They vary from 0.2 to 7 m in thickness and have been traced along strike for 1200 and 600 m, respectively. Both contain scheelite with minor sphalerite. The best chip sample from the East Zone assayed 0.472% WO3 and 0.10% Zn over 7 m, while chip samples from the weaker West Zone returned up to 0.125% WO3 and 0.14% Zn over 0.75 m.
References
SEREM LTD, Feb/82. Assessment Report #091011 by M.A. Stammers.
SEREM LTD, Apr/82. Assessment Report *#091009 by M.A. Stammers.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1981, p. 104.
Staked as Stoneaxe cl (YA66180) in Jul/81 by SEREM L, which conducted geochem sampling and mapping later in the year. M. Holloway staked Don cl (YB10782) immediately west in Jan/88.
Capsule Geology
The claims cover two conformable, garnet-quartz-diopside skarns developed in schist and meta-grit of the Late Proterozoic-Early Cambrian Hyland Group. The skarns are located between the Gravel Lake monzonite to granodiorite stock to the east and a smaller satellite plug to the west.
The two skarns are named the East and West Zones. They vary from 0.2 to 7 m in thickness and have been traced along strike for 1200 and 600 m, respectively. Both contain scheelite with minor sphalerite. The best chip sample from the East Zone assayed 0.472% WO3 and 0.10% Zn over 7 m, while chip samples from the weaker West Zone returned up to 0.125% WO3 and 0.14% Zn over 0.75 m.
References
SEREM LTD, Feb/82. Assessment Report #091011 by M.A. Stammers.
SEREM LTD, Apr/82. Assessment Report *#091009 by M.A. Stammers.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1981, p. 104.
Work History
| Date | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/1981 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1981 | Other |
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 092858 | 1990 | Report on the 1989 Exploration Program Yukon yellow Metal Exploration Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Handblast - Trenching | ||
| 092816 | 1989 | Report on the 1989 Exploration Program Oropex Minerals Inc. Property | Historical Drill Core - Geochemistry, Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, Handblast - Trenching | ||
| 091009 | 1981 | Assessment Report Geological and Geochemical Report on the Stoneaxe 1-30 Mineral Claims | Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other |