General Information
Secondary Commodities: lead, silver
Deposit Type(s): Vein Polymetallic Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Location(s): 61°1'49" N - -133°42'40" W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105F04
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available: No
Last Reviewed:
Capsule
Work History
This area was extensively prospected in the 1920's. A few claims were recorded in this area in 1923. Staked by J. Mohagen in Oct/60 as Sam cl (75222) and in Aug/62 as Wopus cl (77913), which were hand trenched and sold to Boswell River ML about 1965. Boswell River added Star cl (Y743) in Feb/66 and performed minor trenching and sampling.
Restaked as Bug cl (YA8036) in Aug/76 by Tintina Silver ML, which hand trenched in 1977, and as Ann cl (YA22802) in Jul/78 by a joint venture between Placer Dev L and Newmont, and as Gub & Bos cl (YA48029) in Oct/79 by Golden Empire ML, which trenched in 1980 and 1981 and performed mapping, geochem sampling and road construction in 1982.
Capsule Geology
Galena occurs in quartz lenses within a thin (1-2 m) dolomite layer which lies between a tuff unit to the south and quartz-sericite schist to the north. The schist resembles the Klondike Schist (Permian).
Sevensma reported two assays from galena-bearing quartz veins on claims Wopus 19 and 20. The samples were collected 18.3 m apart and assayed 72.0 g/t Ag and 2.1% Pb across 7 cm and 75.4 g/t Ag and 2.2% Pb across 90 cm.
Another zone immediately to the west is associated with a porphyry dyke and is discontinuously exposed for a length of 37 m.
References
BOSWELL RIVER MINES LIMITED, 1966. Prospectus Report by P.H. Sevensma.
TINTINA SILVER MINES LTD, 1978. Assessment Report *#061858 by J.W. Macleod.
TINTINA SILVER MINES LTD, 1980. Assessment Report *#061962 by J.W. Macleod.
TINTINA SILVER MINES LTD, 1980. Assessment Report *#061963 by J.W. Macleod.
WHITEHORSE MINING RECORDER, 1923.
This area was extensively prospected in the 1920's. A few claims were recorded in this area in 1923. Staked by J. Mohagen in Oct/60 as Sam cl (75222) and in Aug/62 as Wopus cl (77913), which were hand trenched and sold to Boswell River ML about 1965. Boswell River added Star cl (Y743) in Feb/66 and performed minor trenching and sampling.
Restaked as Bug cl (YA8036) in Aug/76 by Tintina Silver ML, which hand trenched in 1977, and as Ann cl (YA22802) in Jul/78 by a joint venture between Placer Dev L and Newmont, and as Gub & Bos cl (YA48029) in Oct/79 by Golden Empire ML, which trenched in 1980 and 1981 and performed mapping, geochem sampling and road construction in 1982.
Capsule Geology
Galena occurs in quartz lenses within a thin (1-2 m) dolomite layer which lies between a tuff unit to the south and quartz-sericite schist to the north. The schist resembles the Klondike Schist (Permian).
Sevensma reported two assays from galena-bearing quartz veins on claims Wopus 19 and 20. The samples were collected 18.3 m apart and assayed 72.0 g/t Ag and 2.1% Pb across 7 cm and 75.4 g/t Ag and 2.2% Pb across 90 cm.
Another zone immediately to the west is associated with a porphyry dyke and is discontinuously exposed for a length of 37 m.
References
BOSWELL RIVER MINES LIMITED, 1966. Prospectus Report by P.H. Sevensma.
TINTINA SILVER MINES LTD, 1978. Assessment Report *#061858 by J.W. Macleod.
TINTINA SILVER MINES LTD, 1980. Assessment Report *#061962 by J.W. Macleod.
TINTINA SILVER MINES LTD, 1980. Assessment Report *#061963 by J.W. Macleod.
WHITEHORSE MINING RECORDER, 1923.
Work History
| Date | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/1982 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1982 | Development, Surface | |
| 12/31/1982 | Other | |
| 12/31/1980 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1977 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1966 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1966 | Other | |
| 12/31/1965 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1923 | Other | |
| 12/31/1923 | Other |
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 094937 | 2007 | Assessment Report, Helicopter Magnetic and Radiometric Survey for It's Your Nickel Exploration Ltd. on the Turn River Uranium Project | Gamma-Ray Spectrometry - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics | ||
| 093565 | 1996 | Evaluation Survey of the Star 1-16, Mar 1-22 and Charm 1-16 Claims | Rock - Geochemistry | ||
| 060003 | 1969 | Geochemical Survey, Assessment Work Report on theNW Claim group | Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Reference Type | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC014335 | Geology map - Wopus mineral claims - Boswell River, Yukon | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC014331 | Handwritten draft - 2. Wopus claims - Boswell River | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC014333 | 2. Wopus claims - Boswell River | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC014334 | Location map - Wopus mineral claims | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC014329 | Geology and showings - Boswell River area, Whitehorse mining district - Yukon Terr. - Wopus claim group with notations | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC014330 | Geology and showings - Boswell River area, Whitehorse mining district - Yukon Terr. - Wopus claim group with notations | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC014328 | Field notes - Boswell River - Wopus claims | Property File Collection | Miscellaneous Company Documents |