General Information
Secondary Commodities: lead, silver, zinc
Deposit Type(s): Plutonic Related Au
Location(s): 62°23'44" N - -133°30'41" W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105K05
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available: No
Last Reviewed:
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Hill cl 1-32 and Rust cl (99509) in Feb/66 by Jacola Mines Ltd, which carried out airborne magnetometer and EM surveying later in the year. The claims were optioned in early 1967 by Hecla Mining Company of Canada Ltd, which carried out geological mapping, soil geochemical, ground magnetometer and IP surveying in 1967; gravity surveying in 1969; and drilled 4 holes (916.8 m) in 1970.
The neighbouring Cash cl 1-24 (94590) to the south were staked in Nov/65 by Slocan Ottawa Mines Ltd, which carried ground magnetometer and EM surveying in 1966 and were restaked by Hecla as Fubar cl 1-36 (Y20447) in Jul/67 and Heck cl 1-24 (Y25554) in Jul/68. Hecla carried out limited bulldozer trenching in 1973 and Turam surveying in 1975 in a joint venture with Cyprus Anvil Mining Corporation.
The west end of the Rust group was restaked as Mabel cl 1-40 (Y92450) in Mar/75 by Vangorda Project (Welcome North Mines Ltd and Getty Mines Ltd), which carried out geological mapping, geochemical, magnetometer, EM and gravity surveying in 1975-76. The remainder of the Rust and Hill group were restaked in Oct/75 as Knob cl 1-43 (YA3826) by Knobby Lake Mines Ltd.
Restaked as RV cl 1-165 (YBI2498) in Dec/87 by Curragh Resources Inc, which acquired the adjoining Hecla claims to the south and carried out geological mapping in 1988 and 1989. In Nov/94 Anvil Range Mining Corporation acquired all claims owned by Curragh following the bankruptcy of the latter.
Anvil Range undertook a compilation study, between Aug/97 and Feb/98, to gather together all known geological data, including standardizing geological map units and accurately locating drill holes located within and surrounding their claim holdings. Only two reports, both of which cover claims assigned to this occurrence, were completed before Anvil Range encountered financial difficulties and terminated the project.
In Jan/98 Anvil Range filed for court protection in order to restructure the company. In Jan/99 Anvil Range¿s stock was delisted and the company entered bankruptcy proceedings.
Capsule Geology
The claims are underlain by schists and calc-silicate rocks of the Lower Cambrian Mount Mye formation, intruded to the north by the Cretaceous Anvil Batholith. Greenstone and marble lenses are common in both units and small pyroxenite bodies were reported. Two float samples found near the largest gravity anomaly on the Hecla claims, which assayed 3.0% Pb, 2.1% Zn and 192.0 g/t Ag, and 1.5% Pb, 0.8% Zn and 61.7 g/t Ag, were probably derived from veins.
The 1970 drilling intersected several skarn zones with visible pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, galena and chalcopyrite. Reported assays for these intervals were low.
References
ANVIL RANGE MINING CORPORATION, Jun/98. Assessment Report #093833 by G.A. Jilson.
ANVIL RANGE MINING CORPORATION, Sep/98. Assessment Report #093888 by G.A. Jilson.
CURRAGH RESOURCES INC, May/89. Assessment Report *#092732 by L.C. Pigage.
CYPRUS ANVIL MINING CORPORATION, 1975. Assessment Report *#090077 by P.E. Walcott.
DYNASTY INVESTMENTS LTD, 1966. Assessment Report *#060717 by C.K. O¿Connor.
HECLA MINING COMPANY OF CANADA LTD, 1967. Assessment Report *#018974 by R.J. Cathro.
HECLA MINING COMPANY OF CANADA LTD, 1967. Assessment Report *#018975 by R.K. Watson.
HECLA MINING COMPANY OF CANADA LTD, 1969. Assessment Report *#060174 by W.G. Crook and W.T. Salt.
HECLA MINING COMPANY OF CANADA LTD, Jul/70. Assessment Report #091232 by G.D. House.
HECLA MINING COMPANY OF CANADA LTD, 1970. Assessment Report *#090949 by G.D. House.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT, 1976, p. 158-159.
PIGAGE, L.C., 2000. Geological map of Rose Mountain (NTS 105K/5 NE), central Yukon (1:25 000 scale). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Open File 2000-13.
SLOCAN OTTAWA MINES LTD, 1966. Assessment Report *#017526 by D. Poliquin.
VANGORDA PROJECT, Jan/76. Assessment Reports #061507 and #061508 by J.S. Brock.
VANGORDA PROJECT, Feb/77. Assessment Report #091230 by F. Foster and J.S. Brock.
YUKON MINING AND EXPLORATION OVERVIEW, 1988, p. 26-27.
Staked as Hill cl 1-32 and Rust cl (99509) in Feb/66 by Jacola Mines Ltd, which carried out airborne magnetometer and EM surveying later in the year. The claims were optioned in early 1967 by Hecla Mining Company of Canada Ltd, which carried out geological mapping, soil geochemical, ground magnetometer and IP surveying in 1967; gravity surveying in 1969; and drilled 4 holes (916.8 m) in 1970.
The neighbouring Cash cl 1-24 (94590) to the south were staked in Nov/65 by Slocan Ottawa Mines Ltd, which carried ground magnetometer and EM surveying in 1966 and were restaked by Hecla as Fubar cl 1-36 (Y20447) in Jul/67 and Heck cl 1-24 (Y25554) in Jul/68. Hecla carried out limited bulldozer trenching in 1973 and Turam surveying in 1975 in a joint venture with Cyprus Anvil Mining Corporation.
The west end of the Rust group was restaked as Mabel cl 1-40 (Y92450) in Mar/75 by Vangorda Project (Welcome North Mines Ltd and Getty Mines Ltd), which carried out geological mapping, geochemical, magnetometer, EM and gravity surveying in 1975-76. The remainder of the Rust and Hill group were restaked in Oct/75 as Knob cl 1-43 (YA3826) by Knobby Lake Mines Ltd.
Restaked as RV cl 1-165 (YBI2498) in Dec/87 by Curragh Resources Inc, which acquired the adjoining Hecla claims to the south and carried out geological mapping in 1988 and 1989. In Nov/94 Anvil Range Mining Corporation acquired all claims owned by Curragh following the bankruptcy of the latter.
Anvil Range undertook a compilation study, between Aug/97 and Feb/98, to gather together all known geological data, including standardizing geological map units and accurately locating drill holes located within and surrounding their claim holdings. Only two reports, both of which cover claims assigned to this occurrence, were completed before Anvil Range encountered financial difficulties and terminated the project.
In Jan/98 Anvil Range filed for court protection in order to restructure the company. In Jan/99 Anvil Range¿s stock was delisted and the company entered bankruptcy proceedings.
Capsule Geology
The claims are underlain by schists and calc-silicate rocks of the Lower Cambrian Mount Mye formation, intruded to the north by the Cretaceous Anvil Batholith. Greenstone and marble lenses are common in both units and small pyroxenite bodies were reported. Two float samples found near the largest gravity anomaly on the Hecla claims, which assayed 3.0% Pb, 2.1% Zn and 192.0 g/t Ag, and 1.5% Pb, 0.8% Zn and 61.7 g/t Ag, were probably derived from veins.
The 1970 drilling intersected several skarn zones with visible pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, galena and chalcopyrite. Reported assays for these intervals were low.
References
ANVIL RANGE MINING CORPORATION, Jun/98. Assessment Report #093833 by G.A. Jilson.
ANVIL RANGE MINING CORPORATION, Sep/98. Assessment Report #093888 by G.A. Jilson.
CURRAGH RESOURCES INC, May/89. Assessment Report *#092732 by L.C. Pigage.
CYPRUS ANVIL MINING CORPORATION, 1975. Assessment Report *#090077 by P.E. Walcott.
DYNASTY INVESTMENTS LTD, 1966. Assessment Report *#060717 by C.K. O¿Connor.
HECLA MINING COMPANY OF CANADA LTD, 1967. Assessment Report *#018974 by R.J. Cathro.
HECLA MINING COMPANY OF CANADA LTD, 1967. Assessment Report *#018975 by R.K. Watson.
HECLA MINING COMPANY OF CANADA LTD, 1969. Assessment Report *#060174 by W.G. Crook and W.T. Salt.
HECLA MINING COMPANY OF CANADA LTD, Jul/70. Assessment Report #091232 by G.D. House.
HECLA MINING COMPANY OF CANADA LTD, 1970. Assessment Report *#090949 by G.D. House.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT, 1976, p. 158-159.
PIGAGE, L.C., 2000. Geological map of Rose Mountain (NTS 105K/5 NE), central Yukon (1:25 000 scale). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Open File 2000-13.
SLOCAN OTTAWA MINES LTD, 1966. Assessment Report *#017526 by D. Poliquin.
VANGORDA PROJECT, Jan/76. Assessment Reports #061507 and #061508 by J.S. Brock.
VANGORDA PROJECT, Feb/77. Assessment Report #091230 by F. Foster and J.S. Brock.
YUKON MINING AND EXPLORATION OVERVIEW, 1988, p. 26-27.
Work History
| Date | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/1989 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1988 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1975 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1975 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/1975 | Ground Geophysics | Also magnetic and gravity surveys into 1976. |
| 12/31/1973 | Trenching | Trenching on the Hill, Rust, Fubar and Heck claims. |
| 12/31/1970 | Drilling | Four holes, 916.8 m. Drilling on the Hill and Rust claims. |
| 12/31/1969 | Ground Geophysics | |
| 12/31/1967 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1967 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/1967 | Ground Geophysics | Also IP survey. |
| 12/31/1966 | Airborne Geophysics | Also magnetic survey. |
| 12/13/1998 | Pre-existing Data | Company compiled all data acquired to date. |
| 12/13/1966 | Ground Geophysics | Also magnetic survey. |
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 093888 | 1998 | Geological Report on 328 Claims in the Anvil District including: 3 Carol, 1 Da, 89 Gal, 2 Heck, 3 Hek, 3 Joe, 22 Kay, 7 Ko, 10 Lea, 13 Miami, 4 Mo, 1 Que Fr, 5 Rich, 4 Roc, 100 Rv, 2 Sb, 8 Sea, 22 Sun, 12 Swim, 4 Tie, 11 Whi Fr., and 2 Whif Fr. | Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 093833 | 1997 | Geological Report on the RV 66 to 92 incl. (YB12563-YB12589), RV 110-133 incl. (YB12608-YB13631) and RV 140-165 incl. (YB12638-YB12663) Claims | Data Compilation - Pre-existing Data | ||
| 092840 | 1989 | Geology of the Faro Northwest Area Report on Fieldwork 1989 | Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 092597 | 1988 | 1988 Orthophoto Map for Rose Creek Area | Orthophoto - Airphotography | ||
| 092732 | 1988 | Geological and Drilling Report Northwest of the Faro Mine Site | Diamond - Drilling, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology | 1 | 303.60 |
| 019824 | 1971 | Exploration Report Hoho-Bram and Lorna, Roto, Gran, Jean, Aro Mineral Claim Groups Tintina-Anvil Project 1971 | Rotary - Drilling, Historical Drill Core - Geochemistry, Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, Gravity Survey - Ground Geophysics, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Petrographic - Lab Work/Physical Studies, Prospecting - Other, Data Compilation - Pre-existing Data | ||
| 060974 | 1971 | Geologic, Geophysical and Diamond Drilling Report on the Roto-Gran-Lorna-Jean-Aro Claims | Diamond - Drilling, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, Gravity Survey - Ground Geophysics, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Process/Interpret - Pre-existing Data | 1 | 175.60 |
| 090949 | 1970 | Drill Logs for Drilling on Rust Hill claims | Diamond - Drilling | 4 | 916.84 |
| 091232 | 1970 | Diamond Drilling Log | Diamond - Drilling | 4 | 916.80 |
| 060174 | 1969 | Gravity Interpretation of Hill-Rust Claims Group | Gravity Survey - Ground Geophysics | ||
| 018974 | 1967 | Geological and Geochemical Survey Hill and Rust Claims Anvil-Vangorda District, Yukon | Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 018975 | 1967 | Report on a Combined Geophysical Survey on the Rust-Hill Property | EM - Ground Geophysics, IP - Ground Geophysics, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics | ||
| 092062 | 1966 | Geological Map of Faro area | Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 060717 | 1966 | Report on Airborne Geophysical Survey Hill and Rust Claims | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Reference Type | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC000195 | Ground Magnetometer Survey Map - Rust Hill Property - Plate 1 | Property File Collection | Geophysical Map | |
| ARMC000537 | Hill Rust Project Magnetometer Survey | Property File Collection | Geophysical Map | |
| ARMC000344 | Geology Map - Hill-Rust Claims | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC001862 | Turam electromagnetic survey map - Hek grid | Property File Collection | Geophysical Map | |
| ARMC001773 | Induced polarization survey map - Resistivity profiles - Faro area | Property File Collection | Geophysical Map | |
| ARMC001774 | Induced polarization survey map - Wenner array depth determination - Hill claims - Faro area | Property File Collection | Geophysical Map | |
| ARMC001775 | Induced polarization survey map - chargeability profiles - Faro area | Property File Collection | Geophysical Map | |
| ARMC008050 | Airborne magnetic survey map - Sheet D6 | Property File Collection | Geophysical Map | |
| ARMC008051 | Airborne magnetic survey map - Sheet E6 | Property File Collection | Geophysical Map | |
| ARMC010716 | Magnetometer survey map - Hek grid - Faro area | Property File Collection | Geophysical Map | |
| ARMC017121 | Report on an induced polarization survey - Faro Area, Yukon - on behalf of Hecla Mining Co. | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC017120 | Report on Hill-Rust property - Faro area, Whitehorse M.D., Yukon Territory for Granger Petroleum Corporation N.L. | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC015884 | Report re: Faro Northwest on 40 samples of intrusive rocks, pelitic and calc-silicate schists | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC015885 | Report on Faro NW exploration AFE | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC016738 | Geological map - 105K/5 - Rose Mountain | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC017111 | Geology map - Mabel 1-49 & Eva 40-47 claims - Vangorda 1975 project - Plate 11 with notations | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC016177 | Notes on hole 76 VI-1 | Property File Collection | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC016176 | Notes on Hole 76 VM-1 with rock geochem and structural log - Mabel | Property File Collection | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC016183 | Notes on hole 76 VM-2 - Mabel | Property File Collection | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC016184 | Notes on hole 76 VM-3 - Mabel | Property File Collection | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC015883 | Maps of Mount Mye and Rose Mountain with Hill Rust claims notations | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC010715 | Geological map - Hek grid - Faro area - Fig. 1 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC015881 | Geological map - Hill-Rust property - Faro area - Figure 3 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC016397 | Geological Map - Hill-Rust property - Faro area, Yukon - Figure 3 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC016883 | Geology map 7 - Aho Ridge - Drawing No. AN-FN-89-003 - Anvil area | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC015939 | Hill Rust property airborne survey map - Two copies | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC016885 | Structure map 7 - Aho Ridge - Drawing No. AN-FN-89-005 - Anvil area | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC016174 | Structures log - Hole 76 VM-1 | Property File Collection | Drill Logs | |
| ARMC015472 | Summary report - Hill-Rust group (Jacola Mines Ltd.) for Hecla Operating Co. | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC017122 | Summary report - Hill-Rust group (Jacola Mines Ltd.) for Hecla Operating Company | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC015882 | Geology plan map - Hill Rust project | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC015880 | Geology plan map - Hill Rust project - Figure 3 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC015938 | Sketch geology claim map of Hill-Heck-Rust property | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC017056 | Map Sheet 105K/6 - key map of silt sampling | Property File Collection | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC015937 | Interpretation of gravity data - Rose Creek area | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC010714 | Soil geochemistry map - Hek grid - Faro area - Fig. 2 | Property File Collection | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC017116 | Compilation profile along line 244W - Mabel 1-48 & Eva 40-47 claims - Vangorda 1976 project - Fig. 8 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC017118 | Compilation profile along line 252+00W - Mabel 1-48, Eva 40-47 - Vangorda project - Fig. 9 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC017119 | Compilation profile along line 276+00W - Mabel 1-48, Eva 40-47 - Vangorda project - Fig. 10 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC020875 | Geophysical interpretation - Faro - D6 - Project No. J9650 - Map Ref. 1-2 | Property File Collection | Geophysical Map | |
| ARMC020876 | Total magnetic intensity - Faro - D6 - Project No. J9650 - Map Ref. 1-3 | Property File Collection | Geophysical Map | |
| ARMC020877 | Vertical magnetic gradient - Faro - D6 - Project No. J9650 - Map Ref. 1-4 | Property File Collection | Geophysical Map | |
| ARMC020878 | Apparent resistivity - 4175 Hz coplanar - Faro - D6 - Project No. J9650 - Map Ref. 1-5 | Property File Collection | Geophysical Map | |
| ARMC020879 | Apparent resistivity - 4600 Hz coaxial - Faro - D6 - Project No. J9650 - Map Ref. 1-6 | Property File Collection | Geophysical Map | |
| ARMC015936 | Gravity interpretation of the Hill-Rust claims group - Rose Creek area | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC015877 | Drilling report - Northwest of the Faro mine site | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC016740 | Geology map - 105K/5 - Rose Mountain | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC017117 | DDH 6VM-1 compilation profile map - Mabel grid 256+00W, 07+50N - Vangorda 1976 project - Fig. 5 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC017115 | DDH 6VM-3 compilation profile map - Mabel grid 244+00W, 10+00N - Vangorda 1976 project - Fig. 7 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC015878 | Diamond drill core logs, lithologic logs - DDH 89FX-01A, 89FX-02, 89FX-03, 89FX-04 - Faro Northwest | Property File Collection | Drill Logs | |
| ARMC015876 | Diamond Drill Core Logs, Lithologic logs, notes and sketch maps - DDH 88FX-01 - Faro Northwest exploration | Property File Collection | Drill Logs | |
| ARMC021080 | Survey data - Hecla project | Property File Collection | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC021081 | Letter, notes, and data sheets Re: 1969 gravity meter calculation sheets - Hill-Rust property | Property File Collection | Miscellaneous Company Documents |