General Information
Secondary Commodities: barite, zinc
Deposit Type(s): Sediment hosted Stratiform Barite
Location(s): 63°6'18" N - -130°16'3" W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105O01
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available: No
Last Reviewed:
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Fetch cl 1-20 (YA5963), Hasten cl 1-24 (YA61140) and Basin cl 1-24 (YA192) in Jul/76 by Welcome North Mines Ltd and optioned to Canadian Nickel Company Ltd (Inco), which explored with mapping, geochem sampling, minor hand trenching and mag, EM and resistivity surveys in 1977. Canadian Nickel added Fetch cl 21-25 (YA15167), Hasten cl 25-28 (YA15172), Hasten cl 29-34 (YA15325) and Basin cl 25-26 (YA21477) in June and Jul/77. In 1978 the company carried out additional EM and geochem surveys followed by 8 diamond drill holes (566 m), 3 of which were lost in overburden.
After the Inco option expired in 1980, the property was optioned by Cominco Ltd, which performed mapping and geochem sampling in 1982 and drilled one diamond drill hole (302 m) on Hasten claim 22 (Minfile Occurrence #105O 060) in 1983 before dropping the option.
Capsule Geology
*This occurrence is related to Minfile Occurrence #105O 060
The occurrence area covers a wide, overburden-covered valley bounded by shale, siltstone and clastic rocks of the Upper Devonian to Mississippian Earn Group. The occurrence is located approximately 2 km east of the Canol Road/Macmillan River on Basin claims 25 and 26 and consists of bedded barite and baritocalcite up to 4.6 m thick in shale. Assays returned up to 53.2% barium with negligible lead, zinc and silver. Canadian Nickel interpreted the unit to be equivalent to the spotted barite horizons of the Tom (Minfile Occurrence #105O 001) and Jason (Minfile Occurrence #105O 19) lying to the northeast and north. Massive barite-hosted lead, zinc and silver horizons lying below the spotted barite horizons on those properties do not outcrop on the Basin claim group.
Cominco’s 1983 drill hole was collared in the southwest corner of Hasten cl 22 on the west side of the Canol Road and Macmillan River. The hole tested a weak lead soil anomaly near the contact of the Ordovician to Devonian Road River Formation with the overlying Earn Group. The hole intersected mudstone, minor sandstone, grit and several magnetic dykes near the base of the Earn Group. Traces of sphalerite occur in a 1 m thick grit horizon and as interstitial infillings around mud flow clasts (Minfile Occurrence #105O 060).
References
ABBOTT, J.G. 1982. Structure and Stratigraphy of the Macmillan Fold Belt: Evidence for Devonian Faulting. Maps 105O and 105P. Exploration and Geological Services Division, Open File 1983-1. (Text and 3 maps).
CANADIAN NICKEL COMPANY LTD, Oct/77. Assessment Report #090236 by E. Debicki.
CANADIAN NICKEL COMPANY LTD, Oct/77. Assessment Report #090237 by E. Debicki.
CANADIAN NICKEL COMPANY LTD, Jul/78. Assessment Report #090361 by E. Debicki.
CANADIAN NICKEL COMPANY LTD, Aug/78. Assessment Report #090362 by E. Debicki.
COMINCO LTD, Jul/83. Assessment Report #091476 by M.R. Murrell.
GORDEY, S.P. AND MAKEPEACE, A.J. 2003: Yukon Digital Geology, version 2.0, S.P. Gordey and A.J. Makepeace (comp); Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1749 and Yukon Geological Survey, Open File 2003-9 (D).
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1977, p. 33; 1978, p. 8-9.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1982, p. 164; 1983, p. 218.
Staked as Fetch cl 1-20 (YA5963), Hasten cl 1-24 (YA61140) and Basin cl 1-24 (YA192) in Jul/76 by Welcome North Mines Ltd and optioned to Canadian Nickel Company Ltd (Inco), which explored with mapping, geochem sampling, minor hand trenching and mag, EM and resistivity surveys in 1977. Canadian Nickel added Fetch cl 21-25 (YA15167), Hasten cl 25-28 (YA15172), Hasten cl 29-34 (YA15325) and Basin cl 25-26 (YA21477) in June and Jul/77. In 1978 the company carried out additional EM and geochem surveys followed by 8 diamond drill holes (566 m), 3 of which were lost in overburden.
After the Inco option expired in 1980, the property was optioned by Cominco Ltd, which performed mapping and geochem sampling in 1982 and drilled one diamond drill hole (302 m) on Hasten claim 22 (Minfile Occurrence #105O 060) in 1983 before dropping the option.
Capsule Geology
*This occurrence is related to Minfile Occurrence #105O 060
The occurrence area covers a wide, overburden-covered valley bounded by shale, siltstone and clastic rocks of the Upper Devonian to Mississippian Earn Group. The occurrence is located approximately 2 km east of the Canol Road/Macmillan River on Basin claims 25 and 26 and consists of bedded barite and baritocalcite up to 4.6 m thick in shale. Assays returned up to 53.2% barium with negligible lead, zinc and silver. Canadian Nickel interpreted the unit to be equivalent to the spotted barite horizons of the Tom (Minfile Occurrence #105O 001) and Jason (Minfile Occurrence #105O 19) lying to the northeast and north. Massive barite-hosted lead, zinc and silver horizons lying below the spotted barite horizons on those properties do not outcrop on the Basin claim group.
Cominco’s 1983 drill hole was collared in the southwest corner of Hasten cl 22 on the west side of the Canol Road and Macmillan River. The hole tested a weak lead soil anomaly near the contact of the Ordovician to Devonian Road River Formation with the overlying Earn Group. The hole intersected mudstone, minor sandstone, grit and several magnetic dykes near the base of the Earn Group. Traces of sphalerite occur in a 1 m thick grit horizon and as interstitial infillings around mud flow clasts (Minfile Occurrence #105O 060).
References
ABBOTT, J.G. 1982. Structure and Stratigraphy of the Macmillan Fold Belt: Evidence for Devonian Faulting. Maps 105O and 105P. Exploration and Geological Services Division, Open File 1983-1. (Text and 3 maps).
CANADIAN NICKEL COMPANY LTD, Oct/77. Assessment Report #090236 by E. Debicki.
CANADIAN NICKEL COMPANY LTD, Oct/77. Assessment Report #090237 by E. Debicki.
CANADIAN NICKEL COMPANY LTD, Jul/78. Assessment Report #090361 by E. Debicki.
CANADIAN NICKEL COMPANY LTD, Aug/78. Assessment Report #090362 by E. Debicki.
COMINCO LTD, Jul/83. Assessment Report #091476 by M.R. Murrell.
GORDEY, S.P. AND MAKEPEACE, A.J. 2003: Yukon Digital Geology, version 2.0, S.P. Gordey and A.J. Makepeace (comp); Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1749 and Yukon Geological Survey, Open File 2003-9 (D).
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1977, p. 33; 1978, p. 8-9.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1982, p. 164; 1983, p. 218.
Work History
| Date | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/1978 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/1978 | Ground Geophysics | |
| 12/31/1977 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1977 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/1977 | Ground Geophysics | Also EM survey. |
| 12/31/1977 | Trenching | |
| 12/13/1983 | Drilling | One hole, 302 m. Collared on Hasten claim 22, associated with Minfile Occurrence 105O 060. |
| 12/13/1983 | Development, Surface | |
| 12/13/1982 | Geology | |
| 12/13/1982 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/13/1978 | Drilling | Eight holes, 566 m. |
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 095910 | 2011 | Geophysical, Geochemical and Prospecting Report on the North Canol Property | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Gamma-Ray Spectrometry - Airborne Geophysics, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 093827 | 1997 | 1997 Geological Assessment Report on Emerald Lake Claims | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry | ||
| 091476 | 1983 | Assessment Report Diamond Drilling, Roadbuilding on the Hasten, Basin and Fetch Claims | All Weather Road - Development, Surface, Diamond - Drilling | 2 | 603.60 |
| 090236 | 1977 | Geological Survey Report on the Fetch, Hasten and Basin Mineral Claims | Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 090362 | 1977 | Geophysical, Geochemical and Altimeter Survey Report on the Fetch, Hasten and Basin Mineral Claims | Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics | ||
| 060458 | 1971 | Compilation Geology Map, Macmillan Pass Area, 105O01 | Data Compilation - Pre-existing Data | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC018185 | Field sheet map 105O/1 with geological notations | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) |