General Information
Secondary Commodities: arsenic, bismuth, gold, lead, zinc
Deposit Type(s): Sediment hosted Sedimentary Exhalative Zn-Pb-Ag (Sedex)
Location(s): 62°2'54" N - -132°13'54" W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105K01
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available: No
Last Reviewed:
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Tenas cl 1-41 (Y80346) in Aug/74 by Welcome North Mines Ltd which staked the adjoining Mat and Bar claims at the same time. In 1975 Welcome North optioned the claim block to Boliden-Preussag Exploration Ltd which explored with mapping, geochemical sampling, a Turam survey and 2 diamond drill holes (306 m) on the Tenas claims.
Reoptioned in 1976 by Tenas Joint Venture (Du Pont of Canada Exploration Ltd and Western Mines Ltd), which staked a large block of T claims to the south, late in the year. In 1977 the joint venture explored with mapping, geochemical sampling, a gravity survey and one diamond drill hole (120 m) on the Tenas claims. In 1978 the joint venture carried out, a helicopter-borne mag-EM survey over most of their claim block.
In 1981, the Tenas group was optioned by Cyprus Anvil Mining Corporation, which drilled 2 holes (920 m) on the Tenas claims. The company performed minor property work in 1982. The Du Pont interest was transferred to CSA Minerals Inc in 1984 and to Goldsearch Inc in 1985.
Restaked as Breakaway cl 1-10 (YB57481) by Expatriate Resources Ltd in Mar/95. Between Jun and Oct/95 Expatriate added Breakaway cl 11-40 (YB57645) to their claim holdings. In the summer of 1995 Expatriate carried out a small exploration program consisting of hand trenching, soil sampling, prospecting and geological mapping. In 1996 Expatriate carried out geological mapping, prospecting, grid soil sampling, HLEM and magnetometer surveying and machine trenching. The company drilled a single hole (92 m) in 1997.
Capsule Geology
The occurrence is located within the northwestern part of the Finlayson Lake segment of the Yukon-Tanana Terrane. Mapping by Expatriate Resources Ltd shows that the occurrence is probably underlain by mid to Upper Paleozoic biotite muscovite phyllites and rhyolites. A mid-Cretaceous age, quartz monzonite stock occurs in the northern part of the claim block and as dykes within the biotite muscovite phyllite. The 1977 drilling tested an EM conductor with coincident geochemical response, and intersected minor sphalerite and galena in pyritic quartz-sericite phyllite.
Expatriate focused most of its efforts on relocating roads, grids, drill hole locations and two Pb-Zn soil geochemical anomalies previously discovered in 1976 by the Tenas Joint Venture on the original Tenas claims. The soil samples returned high Pb and Zn values but also yielded anomalous results for elements which were not previously reported including Cu, Ag, Mo, As and Bi. Hand pitting uphill of the geochemical anomaly yielded anomalous gold values from a 0.4 m thick hematitic soil horizon, which machine trenching showed was related to a zone of limonite hosted by phyllite. Drill testing beneath the limonite zone intersected a 22 cm wide horizon containing semi-massive pyrrhotite and minor sphalerite.
References
BOLIDEN-PRESUSSAG EXPLORATION LTD, 1975. Assessment Report *#090004 by J.B.P. Sawyer.
BOLIDEN-PRESUSSAG EXPLORATION LTD, Aug/76. Assessment Report *#091200 by H. Linder.
CYPRUS ANVIL MINING CORPORATION, Nov/81. Assessment Report #090898 by J.W. Mustard.
DU PONT OF CANADA EXPLORATION LTD, Oct/77. Assessment Report *#091201 by R. MacLean.
DU PONT OF CANADA EXPLORATION LTD, Oct/77. Assessment Report #092905 by R. MacLean.
EXPATRIATE RESOURCES LTD, Jun/96. Assessment Report #093486 by W.A. Wengzynowski.
EXPATRIATE RESOURCES LTD, Mar/97. Assessment Report #093629 by G.J. Duso.
EXPATRIATE RESOURCES LTD, Mar/98. Assessment Report #093823 by W.A. Wengzynowski.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1975, p. 113-114; 1977, p. 62-63; 1978, p. 40.
TENAS JOINT VENTURE, 1977. Assessment Report *#061652 by F.M. Smith.
TENAS JOINT VENTURE, 1977. Assessment Report *#061653 by C.A. Ager.
TENAS JOINT VENTURE, 1977. Assessment Report *#090262 by F.M. Smith et al.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1981, p. 154; 1982, p. 11.
Staked as Tenas cl 1-41 (Y80346) in Aug/74 by Welcome North Mines Ltd which staked the adjoining Mat and Bar claims at the same time. In 1975 Welcome North optioned the claim block to Boliden-Preussag Exploration Ltd which explored with mapping, geochemical sampling, a Turam survey and 2 diamond drill holes (306 m) on the Tenas claims.
Reoptioned in 1976 by Tenas Joint Venture (Du Pont of Canada Exploration Ltd and Western Mines Ltd), which staked a large block of T claims to the south, late in the year. In 1977 the joint venture explored with mapping, geochemical sampling, a gravity survey and one diamond drill hole (120 m) on the Tenas claims. In 1978 the joint venture carried out, a helicopter-borne mag-EM survey over most of their claim block.
In 1981, the Tenas group was optioned by Cyprus Anvil Mining Corporation, which drilled 2 holes (920 m) on the Tenas claims. The company performed minor property work in 1982. The Du Pont interest was transferred to CSA Minerals Inc in 1984 and to Goldsearch Inc in 1985.
Restaked as Breakaway cl 1-10 (YB57481) by Expatriate Resources Ltd in Mar/95. Between Jun and Oct/95 Expatriate added Breakaway cl 11-40 (YB57645) to their claim holdings. In the summer of 1995 Expatriate carried out a small exploration program consisting of hand trenching, soil sampling, prospecting and geological mapping. In 1996 Expatriate carried out geological mapping, prospecting, grid soil sampling, HLEM and magnetometer surveying and machine trenching. The company drilled a single hole (92 m) in 1997.
Capsule Geology
The occurrence is located within the northwestern part of the Finlayson Lake segment of the Yukon-Tanana Terrane. Mapping by Expatriate Resources Ltd shows that the occurrence is probably underlain by mid to Upper Paleozoic biotite muscovite phyllites and rhyolites. A mid-Cretaceous age, quartz monzonite stock occurs in the northern part of the claim block and as dykes within the biotite muscovite phyllite. The 1977 drilling tested an EM conductor with coincident geochemical response, and intersected minor sphalerite and galena in pyritic quartz-sericite phyllite.
Expatriate focused most of its efforts on relocating roads, grids, drill hole locations and two Pb-Zn soil geochemical anomalies previously discovered in 1976 by the Tenas Joint Venture on the original Tenas claims. The soil samples returned high Pb and Zn values but also yielded anomalous results for elements which were not previously reported including Cu, Ag, Mo, As and Bi. Hand pitting uphill of the geochemical anomaly yielded anomalous gold values from a 0.4 m thick hematitic soil horizon, which machine trenching showed was related to a zone of limonite hosted by phyllite. Drill testing beneath the limonite zone intersected a 22 cm wide horizon containing semi-massive pyrrhotite and minor sphalerite.
References
BOLIDEN-PRESUSSAG EXPLORATION LTD, 1975. Assessment Report *#090004 by J.B.P. Sawyer.
BOLIDEN-PRESUSSAG EXPLORATION LTD, Aug/76. Assessment Report *#091200 by H. Linder.
CYPRUS ANVIL MINING CORPORATION, Nov/81. Assessment Report #090898 by J.W. Mustard.
DU PONT OF CANADA EXPLORATION LTD, Oct/77. Assessment Report *#091201 by R. MacLean.
DU PONT OF CANADA EXPLORATION LTD, Oct/77. Assessment Report #092905 by R. MacLean.
EXPATRIATE RESOURCES LTD, Jun/96. Assessment Report #093486 by W.A. Wengzynowski.
EXPATRIATE RESOURCES LTD, Mar/97. Assessment Report #093629 by G.J. Duso.
EXPATRIATE RESOURCES LTD, Mar/98. Assessment Report #093823 by W.A. Wengzynowski.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1975, p. 113-114; 1977, p. 62-63; 1978, p. 40.
TENAS JOINT VENTURE, 1977. Assessment Report *#061652 by F.M. Smith.
TENAS JOINT VENTURE, 1977. Assessment Report *#061653 by C.A. Ager.
TENAS JOINT VENTURE, 1977. Assessment Report *#090262 by F.M. Smith et al.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1981, p. 154; 1982, p. 11.
Work History
| Date | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/1997 | Drilling | One hole, 92 m. |
| 12/31/1996 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1996 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/1996 | Ground Geophysics | Also HLEM survey. |
| 12/31/1996 | Other | |
| 12/31/1996 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1995 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1995 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/1995 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1995 | Other | |
| 12/31/1982 | Other | |
| 12/31/1981 | Drilling | Two holes, 920 m. |
| 12/31/1978 | Airborne Geophysics | Also magnetic survey. |
| 12/31/1977 | Ground Geophysics | |
| 12/31/1977 | Drilling | One hole, 120 m. |
| 12/31/1977 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1977 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/1975 | Drilling | Two holes, 305.7 m. |
| 12/31/1975 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1975 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/1975 | Ground Geophysics | Turam survey. |
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 093823 | 1997 | Assessment Report Describing Diamond Drilling on the Breakaway Property | Diamond - Drilling, Drill Core - Geochemistry | 1 | 92 |
| 093629 | 1996 | Assessment Report Describing Geological Mapping, Prospecting, Geochemistry, Geophysics and Excavator Trenching on the Breakaway Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Prospecting - Other, Backhoe - Trenching | ||
| 093486 | 1995 | Assessment Report Describing Prospecting, Hand Trenching and Geochemical Surveys on the Breakaway Property | Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other, Hand - Trenching | ||
| 090438 | 1978 | Helicopter Magnetic and Electromagnetic Survey | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics | ||
| 061652 | 1977 | Report on Geochemical Soil Survey of the Project Area | Soil - Geochemistry | ||
| 061653 | 1977 | Tenas Project Gravity Survey | Gravity Survey - Ground Geophysics | ||
| 090262 | 1977 | [Reports on Gravity, Geochemistry and Geology on the Tenas Project] | Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Gravity Survey - Ground Geophysics | ||
| 061317 | 1975 | A Report on Turam Electromagnetic Surveys | EM - Ground Geophysics | ||
| 091200 | 1975 | [Diamond Drilling on Tenas Claim Group by Boliden-Preussag Exploration] | Diamond - Drilling, Drill Core - Geochemistry | 2 | 305.70 |
| 090004 | 1975 | [Reports on the 1975 Work Program on the Mal, Bar and Tenas Claim Groups] | Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, Line Cutting - Other | ||
| 092062 | 1966 | Geological Map of Faro area | Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Reference Type | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC010393 | Airborne electromagnetic survey profiles and filtered magnetic map - Ross River area - Tenas project - sheet 3 of 5 | Property File Collection | Geophysical Map | |
| ARMC010394 | Airborne electromagnetic survey profiles and filtered magnetic map - Ross River area - Tenas project - sheet 4 of 5 | Property File Collection | Geophysical Map | |
| ARMC010395 | Airborne electromagnetic survey profiles and filtered magnetic map - Ross River area - Tenas project - sheet 5 of 5 - Map 1B | Property File Collection | Geophysical Map | |
| ARMC010396 | Airborne electromagnetic survey profiles and filtered magnetic map - Ross River area - Tenas project - sheet 1 of 5 - Map 1A | Property File Collection | Geophysical Map | |
| ARMC010397 | Airborne electromagnetic survey profiles and filtered magnetic map - Ross River area - Tenas project - sheet 2 of 5 | Property File Collection | Geophysical Map | |
| ARMC010398 | Geology map - Anvil area compilation - Tenas Creek | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC010399 | D0-D1 structural map - 105K/01 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC010400 | D2-post D2 structural map - 105K/01 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC010401 | Geological map - Tenas Project - sheet 4 of 4 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC010402 | Geochemical values map - Cu, Pb, Zn, Ba - MacMillan project - 105K-1 detail area | Property File Collection | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC003593 | Re: Summary report on Anvil and Tenas properties | Property File Collection | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC010365 | Map - Tenas property - sheet 1 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC010366 | Map - Tenas property - sheet 2 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC010367 | Map - Tenas property - sheet 3 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC010368 | Map - Tenas property - sheet 5 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC010373 | Base line and grid section lines map - Mal, Bar, Wop, Tenas, Bell, T mineral claims - Tenas option | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC010374 | Tenas Creek Joint Venture Claim Map - 'T' claims 401-826 - Tenas Creek area - Map No. 1 | Property File Collection | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC010375 | Zinc geochemical contours map - Mal, Bar, Wop, Tenas, Bell, and T mineral claims - Tenas option - Map no. 5 | Property File Collection | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC010376 | Lead geochemical contours map - Mal, Bar, Wop, Tenas, Bell, and T mineral claims - Tenas option - Map no. 4 | Property File Collection | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC010377 | Copper geochemical contours map - Mal, Bar, Wop, Tenas, Bell and T mineral claims - Tenas option - Map no. 3 | Property File Collection | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC010378 | Geological & claims status map - Tenas Creek area - Figure 1 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC013605 | Report of 1977 activities and results on the Mal, Bar, Tenas and Bell claims for Welcome North Mines Limited - With Figures 1 & 2 and Drawings 77-9, 77-8, 77-7, 77-15, 77-14, 77-13, 3-2, 3-1, 5-2, 5-1, 4-2, 4-1. - Tenas project | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC013537 | Geological and drilling report - Mal, Bar, Wop, Tenas, Bell and T claim groups - 'Tenas option' - Field work completed Aug 12 to Oct 19, 1982 | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC013541 | Report on 1977 work programme for Teck Mining Group Limited and R.E. Chaplin - Wop claims | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC013542 | Report on Anvil project exploration programme 1974 - Project No. 303 | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC013601 | Tenas correlation report | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC013532 | Tenas Creek with field markings on existing and 1981 extended grid lines - NTS 105K-1 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC013538 | Report on the geology of the T, Tenas, Wop, Bar and Mal claims - Tenas joint venture | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC013534 | Report on the reconnaissance spectral IP survey - Tenas project | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC013535 | Report on the reconnaissance spectral IP survey - Tenas project, Whitehorse Mining District, Y.T. - Vol II (a) - Data plots | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC013536 | Report on the reconnaissance spectral IP survey - Tenas project, Whitehorse Mining District, Y.T. - Vol II (b) - Data plots | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC013530 | Report on the Tenas Creek project, Ross River, Y.T. | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC013598 | Report on the Tenas project for Bolider-Preussag Exploration | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC013533 | Sketch claim map for Tenas Creek showing T claims | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC013531 | Map of Tenas Creek showing location sketch for 1981 cut lines on Tenas project - NTS 105K-1 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC013599 | Lithologic logs - Tenas | Property File Collection | Drill Logs | |
| ARMC013539 | Geological, geophysical, geochemical surveys and diamond drill results - Wop mineral claims - Tenas Creek area - Field work competed in 1974 between July and September | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC013540 | Gravity survey - Wop claims grid - Addendum: Second vertical derivative | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC019494 | Field notes - Tenas | Property File Collection | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC013600 | Excerpts from a report - Gravity interpretations of the Pelly, Bar, Tenas anomalies - Tenas Creek area - Excerpt for Welcome North Feb 1 1979 - Figures 4, 5, 6, 7, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3 and Drawing T. 77-12 | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC013603 | Diamond drill core logs and drilling agreement - Tenas option | Property File Collection | Drill Logs |