General Information
Secondary Commodities: copper
Deposit Type(s): Skarn Cu
Location(s): 62°45'53" N - -130°11'52" W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105J16
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available: No
Last Reviewed:
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Fox cl (Y72124) in Jan/73 by Spartan EL and optioned by Canex Placer, which explored with grid soil sampling and mapping later in the year.
The adjoining MS cl (Y73710) to the north were staked in Jul/73 by the Selwyn Project (Dynasty EL, Atlas EL, Shield Res L and Numac O & GL), which carried out prospecting and grid soil sampling in 1973-74 and a mag survey in 1974. Shield and Atlas changed names in 1974, to Precambrian Shield and Cima Res L, respectively, and Dynasty changed to Cyprus Anvil Mg Corp in 1975.
Capsule Geology
The MS group is underlain by chert and shale of the Ordovician to Lower Devonian Road River Formation and the Devono-Mississippian Earn Group which lie between small intrusions of syenitic feldspar porphyry to the northeast and syenite to the southwest. A trace of chalcopyrite was found with disseminated pyrite and pyrrhotite in a hornfels-skarn zone near the contact. A northwest trending magnetic anomaly was obtained over the pyrrhotite-rich zone. The phosphate mineral variscite was also identified.
The Fox group was staked on a silt anomaly obtained in 1968 and is underlain by shale, sandstone and limestone cut by intrusive dykes. No mineralization was found.
References
CANEX PLACER LTD, Dec/73. Assessment Report by J.M. Kowalchuk and B. Ainsworth.
DYNASTY EXPLORATIONS LTD, 1973. Assessment Report *#060916 by C.I. Godwin.
DYNASTY EXPLORATIONS LTD, 1974. Assessment Report *#061091 by S.L. McLennan.
SPARTAN EXPLORATIONS LTD, 1973. Assessment Report *#060935 by J.M. Kowalchuk and B. Ainsworth.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1973, p. 91-92, 117; 1974, p. 166-167.
Staked as Fox cl (Y72124) in Jan/73 by Spartan EL and optioned by Canex Placer, which explored with grid soil sampling and mapping later in the year.
The adjoining MS cl (Y73710) to the north were staked in Jul/73 by the Selwyn Project (Dynasty EL, Atlas EL, Shield Res L and Numac O & GL), which carried out prospecting and grid soil sampling in 1973-74 and a mag survey in 1974. Shield and Atlas changed names in 1974, to Precambrian Shield and Cima Res L, respectively, and Dynasty changed to Cyprus Anvil Mg Corp in 1975.
Capsule Geology
The MS group is underlain by chert and shale of the Ordovician to Lower Devonian Road River Formation and the Devono-Mississippian Earn Group which lie between small intrusions of syenitic feldspar porphyry to the northeast and syenite to the southwest. A trace of chalcopyrite was found with disseminated pyrite and pyrrhotite in a hornfels-skarn zone near the contact. A northwest trending magnetic anomaly was obtained over the pyrrhotite-rich zone. The phosphate mineral variscite was also identified.
The Fox group was staked on a silt anomaly obtained in 1968 and is underlain by shale, sandstone and limestone cut by intrusive dykes. No mineralization was found.
References
CANEX PLACER LTD, Dec/73. Assessment Report by J.M. Kowalchuk and B. Ainsworth.
DYNASTY EXPLORATIONS LTD, 1973. Assessment Report *#060916 by C.I. Godwin.
DYNASTY EXPLORATIONS LTD, 1974. Assessment Report *#061091 by S.L. McLennan.
SPARTAN EXPLORATIONS LTD, 1973. Assessment Report *#060935 by J.M. Kowalchuk and B. Ainsworth.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1973, p. 91-92, 117; 1974, p. 166-167.
Work History
| Date | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/1974 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/1974 | Ground Geophysics | |
| 12/31/1974 | Other | |
| 12/31/1973 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1973 | Geochemistry |
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 061091 | 1974 | Report on Field Work 1974 MS Claim Group | Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics | ||
| 060935 | 1973 | Geological and Geochemical Report Fox Claims | Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 060916 | 1973 | Geochemical Report MS Claim Group | Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry | ||
| 019035 | 1968 | 1968 Progress Report and Proposed Program 1969 Itsi Project | Silt - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Reference Type | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC016702 | Geochemical results map - 105J/16 - Itsi Lakes | Property File Collection | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC016681 | Geochemical results map - 105J/9 - Prevost River | Property File Collection | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC016703 | Geochemical sample stations map - 105J/16 - Itsi Lakes | Property File Collection | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC016680 | Geochemical sample stations map - 105J/9 - Prevost River | Property File Collection | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC016706 | Geochem locations map - 105J/16 | Property File Collection | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC016705 | Geochem samples map - 105J/16 - MS group | Property File Collection | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC016683 | Geochem samples map - 105J/9 - Prevost River | Property File Collection | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC016682 | Geochem samples map - 105J/9 - Prevost River - With notes on Selwyn project | Property File Collection | Geochemical Map |