General Information
Secondary Commodities: copper, lead, silver, zinc
Deposit Type(s): Vein Polymetallic Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Location(s): 61°30'23" N - -132°8'2" W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105F09
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available: No
Last Reviewed:
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Sloco cl (70232) in Mar/55 by E. Brooke, and Bear cl (70415) in May/55 by R.J. Lindsay & I. Goulter. Hand trenching was done on both properties. Restaked as Mac cl (75677) in May/61 by Dualco Synd, and as Janet, etc cl (Yl7322) in Feb/67 by E. Brodhagen. The Janet group was optioned in April to Northwest Explorers Ltd (International Utilities and Hudson's Bay O & GCL), which added the Sharon cl (Yl7579) in Apr/67 and explored with geochem sampling and prospecting in 1967 and bulldozer trenching in 1968. The claims were transferred to E.R. Mead in Oct/71.
Restaked as Ket cl (YA388) in Aug/76 by Noranda, which explored with geochem sampling, mapping and an EM survey in 1976; and as Reo 17-24 cl (YA46911) in Feb/80 by I. Jacobsen. Restaked as Ketza cl (YA72455) in Oct/84 by a joint venture between Quillo Res Inc and High River Res L, which performed mapping and geochemical sampling in 1986 and transferred the property to Canamax Res in 1986. Canamax explored with an airborne mag survey and geochemical and VLF EM surveys in 1987 before transferring the claims back to High River and Quillo in Dec/89.
Capsule Geology
Most geochemical anomalies on the property were found to be caused by weakly mineralized quartz lenses in phyllite, but bulldozer trenching exposed two north-trending veins about 460 m apart. The veins cut Middle Cambrian phyllite and thin-bedded quartzite with intermixed tuffaceous lenses. The first vein returned 202.3 g/t Ag and 5.5% Pb over a width of 0.6 m for a length of 21 m, and the second returned 476.6 g/t Ag and 20.6% Pb over a width of 1.8 m and length of 21.3 m.
Noranda found two small showings of possible replacement mineralization.
References
CANAMAX RESOURCES INC, Sep/87. Assessment Report *#091767 by A.H. Watts, G. Podolsky and C.J. Hodgson.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, Paper 68-68, p. 76-77.
HIGH RIVER RESOURCES LTD and QUILLO RESOURCES INC, Dec/85. Assessment Report *#091686 by C.G. Verley.
HIGH RIVER RESOURCES LTD and QUILLO RESOURCES INC, Dec/85. Assessment Report *#091687 by C.G. Verley.
NORTHWEST EXPLORATION LTD, Nov/67. Assessment Reports #018888 & 9 by A.R. Archer.
NORTHWEST EXPLORATION LTD, May/68. Assessment Report #092932 by A.R. Archer
NORTHWEST EXPLORATION LTD, Dec/68. Assessment Report #092914 by A.R. Archer.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1985-86, p. 217-218.
Staked as Sloco cl (70232) in Mar/55 by E. Brooke, and Bear cl (70415) in May/55 by R.J. Lindsay & I. Goulter. Hand trenching was done on both properties. Restaked as Mac cl (75677) in May/61 by Dualco Synd, and as Janet, etc cl (Yl7322) in Feb/67 by E. Brodhagen. The Janet group was optioned in April to Northwest Explorers Ltd (International Utilities and Hudson's Bay O & GCL), which added the Sharon cl (Yl7579) in Apr/67 and explored with geochem sampling and prospecting in 1967 and bulldozer trenching in 1968. The claims were transferred to E.R. Mead in Oct/71.
Restaked as Ket cl (YA388) in Aug/76 by Noranda, which explored with geochem sampling, mapping and an EM survey in 1976; and as Reo 17-24 cl (YA46911) in Feb/80 by I. Jacobsen. Restaked as Ketza cl (YA72455) in Oct/84 by a joint venture between Quillo Res Inc and High River Res L, which performed mapping and geochemical sampling in 1986 and transferred the property to Canamax Res in 1986. Canamax explored with an airborne mag survey and geochemical and VLF EM surveys in 1987 before transferring the claims back to High River and Quillo in Dec/89.
Capsule Geology
Most geochemical anomalies on the property were found to be caused by weakly mineralized quartz lenses in phyllite, but bulldozer trenching exposed two north-trending veins about 460 m apart. The veins cut Middle Cambrian phyllite and thin-bedded quartzite with intermixed tuffaceous lenses. The first vein returned 202.3 g/t Ag and 5.5% Pb over a width of 0.6 m for a length of 21 m, and the second returned 476.6 g/t Ag and 20.6% Pb over a width of 1.8 m and length of 21.3 m.
Noranda found two small showings of possible replacement mineralization.
References
CANAMAX RESOURCES INC, Sep/87. Assessment Report *#091767 by A.H. Watts, G. Podolsky and C.J. Hodgson.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, Paper 68-68, p. 76-77.
HIGH RIVER RESOURCES LTD and QUILLO RESOURCES INC, Dec/85. Assessment Report *#091686 by C.G. Verley.
HIGH RIVER RESOURCES LTD and QUILLO RESOURCES INC, Dec/85. Assessment Report *#091687 by C.G. Verley.
NORTHWEST EXPLORATION LTD, Nov/67. Assessment Reports #018888 & 9 by A.R. Archer.
NORTHWEST EXPLORATION LTD, May/68. Assessment Report #092932 by A.R. Archer
NORTHWEST EXPLORATION LTD, Dec/68. Assessment Report #092914 by A.R. Archer.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1985-86, p. 217-218.
Work History
| Date | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/1987 | Airborne Geophysics | Also VLF-EM survey. |
| 12/31/1987 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/1986 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1986 | Development, Surface | |
| 12/31/1986 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1985 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1985 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/1985 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/1976 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1976 | Ground Geophysics | EM survey. |
| 12/31/1976 | Other | |
| 12/31/1968 | Geochemistry | Reconnaissance scale. |
| 12/31/1968 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1967 | Geochemistry | Also rock sampling. |
| 12/31/1967 | Other | |
| 12/31/1955 | Trenching | |
| 12/13/1968 | Geology | Mapped mineralized veins. |
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 091767 | 1987 | 1987 Geophysical Assessment Report, High River/Quillo Property | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics | ||
| 091686 | 1985 | Preliminary Geological and Geochemical Report on the Ketza 73-100 Claims | Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 092932 | 1968 | Report on Silver and Gold Analysis 1967 Ketza River, Yukon, Soil Geochemistry Program for Northwest Exploreres Ltd. | Soil - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry | ||
| 092914 | 1968 | 1968 Exploration Report on Sharon, Suzie, Terry, Verna & Janet Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Backhoe - Trenching | ||
| 018892 | 1967 | Report on 1967 Geochemcial Exploration Program, Sharon, Suzie, Terry, Verna & Janet Claims | Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 017500 | 1955 | Geologic Report on the Kay Group of Claims and Upper White Creek | Bedrock Mapping - Geology |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Reference Type | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC014348 | Memorandum by W..J. Rundle - Ketza River claims, Yukon Territory | Property File Collection | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC014349 | Summary report Ketsa River area with attached assay report | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC014343 | Map of showing Key 3A - Ketza River area with geology notations | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC014357 | Progress report - Toronto, the Noranda area, our claims in the Yukon, and Flin Flon | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC014345 | Correspondence RE: Key group of claims - Ketza River | Property File Collection | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC014350 | Memos to P.W. Allen re: Ketza River area - Yukon Territory | Property File Collection | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC014342 | Ketza River mineral area map with legend, sample locations and notations - From a map dated Oct 4, 1954 by R.J.M. | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC014358 | Ketzakey Silver Mines delivery notice showing value of load | Property File Collection | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC014344 | Public prospectus - 1977 - Iona Silver Mines Ltd. | Property File Collection | News Release | |
| ARMC014356 | Copy from "Assay certificate" - File no. 44g - 454-2 - Ketsa River Key claims | Property File Collection | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC014355 | Copy of a letter to R.M. Belliveau re: Ketsa River mineral claims prospect | Property File Collection | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC014346 | Correspondence RE: Ketza claims, Stump mines, 'A' Zone | Property File Collection | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC014354 | Correspondence re: Ketza River, Yukon Territory to Evan Just | Property File Collection | Miscellaneous Company Documents |