General Information
Secondary Commodities: gold, lead, silver, zinc
Aliases: Railroad
Deposit Type(s): Vein Polymetallic Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Location(s): 63°57'17" N - -135°17'13" W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105M14
Location Comments: location coordinates provided by Alexco
Hand Samples Available: Yes
Last Reviewed:
Capsule
Work History
Staked as BI 1 (13142) in Jun/20 by F. McNeill, who explored with shallow shafting. Restaked as Keno etc cl (59609) in Jul/50 by Kenmayo Yukon ML; and restaked as Keno cl (62873) in Aug/55 by M.E. White and J.R. Walli, then optioned to Silden ML.
Restaked in Aug/61 by J.B. O'Neill and H. Barchen as the Wernecke cl (80905), which were explored with bulldozing in 1962-63 by Dualco EL (Highland Bell, Leitch, Area ML, Dome ML and Lake Expanse Gold ML). The claims were optioned by R. Murdock in Dec/64 and transferred in Jul/66 to a private company, Cro-Mur Mg & EL, which performed bulldozer trenching, geochem and geophysical surveys and minor diamond drilling in 1966-70.
The adjoining New Moon cl (83227) on the southwest side were staked by F. Chudy in Aug/63 and restaked as Arc cl (84565) by Cro-Mur in Aug/66. The Railroad cl (Y6859) were added to the northwest by Cro-Mur and A. Parker in Aug/67 and were explored by airborne and ground geophysical surveys.
The Wernecke and Railroad groups were optioned in Mar/79 by Canada Tungsten Mg Corp, which explored by bulldozing, geochem sampling and Maxmin EM later in the year and with 6 drill holes (649.8 m) on the Wernecke No. 1 claim in 1980. Restaked as Bar cl (YA83005) in Jan/86 by A. Barchen, who trenched in 1988. R. Barchen added more Bar cl (YB38371) in Mar/92.
Restaked as Jack cl 1-5 (YB65603) and Pot cl 1-5 (YB65604) by J. Hajek in Jul/96. In Jul/97B. Keenan staked Jazz cl 1-18 (YB81005) to the west.
Capsule Geology
One or more transverse type veins occur in schist and greenstone below the Keno Hill Quartzite. One vein, about 45 cm wide, has been traced for a strike length of 122 m. The veins are very weakly mineralized with galena and tetrahedrite. A selected specimen of mineralized material assayed 3901.7 g/t Ag, 24.0 g/t Au, 8.9% Pb and 2.3% Zn.
The Cantung trenching partially explored a longitudinal type quartz-arsenopyrite vein with minor gold values but the drilling failed to locate the vein.
References
CANADA TUNGSTEN MINING CORPORATION LTD, 1980. Assessment Report *#090690 by G.A. Rodgers.
CRO-MUR MINING AND EXPLORATION COMPANY LTD, 1968. Assessment Report *#019024 by A.R. Parker.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 68-68, p. 25; Paper 69-55, p. 13.
ROOTS, C.F., AND MURPHY, D.C., 1992. Geology of Mayo Map Area (105M). Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2483.
YUKON GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 1979-80, p. 209.
Staked as BI 1 (13142) in Jun/20 by F. McNeill, who explored with shallow shafting. Restaked as Keno etc cl (59609) in Jul/50 by Kenmayo Yukon ML; and restaked as Keno cl (62873) in Aug/55 by M.E. White and J.R. Walli, then optioned to Silden ML.
Restaked in Aug/61 by J.B. O'Neill and H. Barchen as the Wernecke cl (80905), which were explored with bulldozing in 1962-63 by Dualco EL (Highland Bell, Leitch, Area ML, Dome ML and Lake Expanse Gold ML). The claims were optioned by R. Murdock in Dec/64 and transferred in Jul/66 to a private company, Cro-Mur Mg & EL, which performed bulldozer trenching, geochem and geophysical surveys and minor diamond drilling in 1966-70.
The adjoining New Moon cl (83227) on the southwest side were staked by F. Chudy in Aug/63 and restaked as Arc cl (84565) by Cro-Mur in Aug/66. The Railroad cl (Y6859) were added to the northwest by Cro-Mur and A. Parker in Aug/67 and were explored by airborne and ground geophysical surveys.
The Wernecke and Railroad groups were optioned in Mar/79 by Canada Tungsten Mg Corp, which explored by bulldozing, geochem sampling and Maxmin EM later in the year and with 6 drill holes (649.8 m) on the Wernecke No. 1 claim in 1980. Restaked as Bar cl (YA83005) in Jan/86 by A. Barchen, who trenched in 1988. R. Barchen added more Bar cl (YB38371) in Mar/92.
Restaked as Jack cl 1-5 (YB65603) and Pot cl 1-5 (YB65604) by J. Hajek in Jul/96. In Jul/97B. Keenan staked Jazz cl 1-18 (YB81005) to the west.
Capsule Geology
One or more transverse type veins occur in schist and greenstone below the Keno Hill Quartzite. One vein, about 45 cm wide, has been traced for a strike length of 122 m. The veins are very weakly mineralized with galena and tetrahedrite. A selected specimen of mineralized material assayed 3901.7 g/t Ag, 24.0 g/t Au, 8.9% Pb and 2.3% Zn.
The Cantung trenching partially explored a longitudinal type quartz-arsenopyrite vein with minor gold values but the drilling failed to locate the vein.
References
CANADA TUNGSTEN MINING CORPORATION LTD, 1980. Assessment Report *#090690 by G.A. Rodgers.
CRO-MUR MINING AND EXPLORATION COMPANY LTD, 1968. Assessment Report *#019024 by A.R. Parker.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 68-68, p. 25; Paper 69-55, p. 13.
ROOTS, C.F., AND MURPHY, D.C., 1992. Geology of Mayo Map Area (105M). Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2483.
YUKON GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 1979-80, p. 209.
Work History
| Date | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/1988 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1980 | Drilling | Six holes, 649.8 m. |
| 12/31/1980 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/1980 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1979 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/1979 | Ground Geophysics | Max-Min survey. |
| 12/31/1979 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1970 | Drilling | |
| 12/31/1970 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1963 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1962 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1920 | Development, Underground | Shallow shafting. |
| 12/13/2006 | Airphotography | |
| 12/13/2006 | Airphotography | |
| 12/13/2006 | Airborne Geophysics | |
| 12/13/2006 | Airborne Geophysics | |
| 12/13/2006 | Pre-existing Data | |
| 12/13/2006 | Remote Sensing | |
| 12/13/1970 | Airborne Geophysics | |
| 12/13/1968 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/13/1968 | Ground Geophysics | Also magnetic survey. |
| 12/13/1922 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/13/1922 | Development, Underground | |
| 12/13/1922 | Development, Underground | |
| 12/13/1922 | Development, Underground | |
| 12/13/1922 | Geology |
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 096732 | 2014 | Assessment Report Describing Metallurgical Test Pits, Metallurgical Auger Drilling, Geotechnical Auger Drilling, Geotechnical Study, Environmental Baseline Studies, Heritage Evaluation, and Water Quality and Climate Monitoring Surveys | Auger - Drilling, Water - Geochemistry, Metallurgical Tests - Lab Work/Physical Studies, Environmental Assessment/Impact - Studies, Geotechnical - Studies, Heritage/Archeological - Studies | 9 | 96.77 |
| 094943 | 2006 | 2006 Geological, Aerial Photography and Orthophoto Assessment Report on the Keno Hill Property | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Interpretation - Airphotography, Orthophoto - Airphotography, Digitizing Data - Pre-existing Data, Photogrammetry - Remote Sensing | ||
| 090690 | 1980 | [Diamond Drill Logs-Weneke, Railroad and Arc Claims] | Diamond - Drilling, Drill Core - Geochemistry, Rock - Geochemistry, Mechanical - Trenching | 6 | 649.83 |
| 090564 | 1979 | Geological, Geochemical, and Geophysical Report | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, Seismic - Ground Geophysics, Research/Summarize - Pre-existing Data | ||
| 060942 | 1970 | Report on Aeromagnetic Survey-Keno Area, Yukon Territory | Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics | ||
| 019929 | 1922 | [1922 Maps of the Mine Working on Ladue Claim, Sadie-Friendship Group] | Drifting/Raising - Development, Underground, Shaft Development - Development, Underground, Tunnelling - Development, Underground, Rock - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Reference Type | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC014716 | Property submission - Notes: Crow-Mur Mining & Exploration Company - Keno Hill area | Property File Collection | Report |