Occurrence Details


Occurrence Number:
105K 071
Occurrence Name:
Coward
Occurrence Type:
Hard-rock
Status:
Unknown
Date printed:
4/28/2025 5:40:21 PM

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Capsule
Work History
Assessment Reports
References

General Information

Secondary Commodities: copper
Aliases: Cow, Tay
Deposit Type(s): Vein Cu+/-Ag Quartz
Location(s): 62°32'0" N - -133°59'12" W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105K12
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available: No
Last Reviewed:

Capsule

Work History

Staked as Tay and Cow cl (68983) in Jul/54 by K.G. Sanders for Pelly River EL (Pioneer Gold ML, American Standard ML, New York Alaska Gold Dredging Corp and Northwest Ventures L). Restaked as Tay cl (YA22691) in Aug/77 by Anvil-Fishook JV (Amax Potash L, Aquitaine, Union O), which explored with mapping, geochem, mag and EM surveys in 1978 and 1 hole (181 m) in 1980. Amax transferred its interest to Canamax Res Inc in 1983.

Capsule Geology

Traces of chalcopyrite occur in narrow quartz veins cutting slate and siltstone of the Lower Cambrian Gull Lake Formation near the margin of a small mid-Cretaceous feldspar porphyry stock. The original staking was based on rumours of lead-zinc float. The drill hole tested an EM conductor and intersected graphitic quartzite within a thick section of quartz-biotite-andalusite schist and biotite quartzite.

References

AMAX MINERALS EXPLORATION LTD, 1978. Assessment Report *#090393 by C.A. Agar.

AMAX OF CANADA LTD and UNION OIL OF CANADA LTD, Sep/80. Assessment Report *#090825 by R.A. Zinn and W. Brereton.

MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1978, p.44.

UNION OIL COMPANY OF CANADA LTD, Oct/79. Assessment Report *#090506 by A.J. Wynne and J.P. Hawkins.

YUKON GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 1979-80, p. 198.

Work History

Date Work Type Comment
12/31/1980 Drilling One hole, 181 m.
12/31/1978 Geochemistry
12/31/1978 Geology
12/31/1978 Geochemistry
12/31/1978 Geochemistry
12/31/1978 Ground Geophysics Also EM and gravity surveys.

Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence

Report Number Year Title Worktypes Holes Drilled Meters Drilled
090506 1979 1979 Geophysical Report on Am, Bm, and Tay Claims EM - Ground Geophysics, Gravity Survey - Ground Geophysics, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics
061790 1978 Orthophotos for the Lu, Tay, AM, EM, PM group of claims Orthophoto - Airphotography
090403 1978 1978 Geophysical Assessment Report Electromagnetic and Magnetic Surveys EM - Ground Geophysics, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics
090393 1978 Gravity Survey Tay #1 & Tay #2 Claims Area Gravity Survey - Ground Geophysics
090404 1978 1978 Geological and Geochemical Assessment Report - Tay Mountain Property Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology
092062 1966 Geological Map of Faro area Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology
017525 1966 Geological and Geochemical, and Magnetometer Surveys - Mary and Argo Claim Group Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology

Related References

Number Title Page(s) Reference Type Document Type
ARMC000051 Geological Map - TwoPete Mountain Property File Collection Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock)
ARMC015870 Geological map with notations - Tay Mountain property - Tay claims - Fig. 3 Property File Collection Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock)