General Information
Secondary Commodities: copper
Deposit Type(s): Iron Oxide Breccias & Veins (Wernecke Breccias)
Location(s): 64°51'43" N - -133°25'0" W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 106C14
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available: No
Last Reviewed:
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Key cl (Y32728) in May/69 by P. and A. Van Bibber and optioned to Vulcan Mining Ltd, which prospected in 1970.
Capsule Geology
The region is underlain by a metamorphosed and altered sequence of Early Proterozoic Wernecke Supergroup clastic and carbonate rocks (Fairchild Lake Group, Quartet Group and Gillespie Lake Group, from oldest to youngest) that are intruded by Early to Middle Proterozoic mafic sills and dykes, and cut by Middle Proterozoic Wernecke Breccia. According to Thorkelson (2000), Wernecke Breccia development is best modeled as a set of hydrothermal and/or phreatic breccias; brecciation being caused by explosive expanson of volatile-rich fluids. Hunt (2005) attributed Wernecke Breccia formation to periodic over-pressuring of dominantly basinal fluids, which lead to repeated brecciation of host strata and mineral precipitation.
Minor amounts of chalcopyrite occur in Quartet Group argillite near the margin of a diorite dyke of the Early Proterozoic Bonnet Plume River Intrusions and peripheral to a Wernecke Breccia body.
References
BONNET PLUME RIVER MINES LTD, Aug/68. Assessment Report by F.M. Smith, included as appendix in #019048.
HUNT, J., 2005. The geology and genesis of iron oxide-copper-gold mineralisation associated with Wernecke Breccia, Yukon Canada, PhD thesis, James Cook University, Australia, 2 volumes, 120 p.
THORKELSON, D.J. AND WALLACE, C.A., 2000. Geology and mineral occurrences of the Slats Creek, Fairchild Lake and "Dolores Creek" areas, Wernecke Mountains, Yukon (106D/16, 106C/13, 106C/14). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Bulletin 10, 73 p.
Staked as Key cl (Y32728) in May/69 by P. and A. Van Bibber and optioned to Vulcan Mining Ltd, which prospected in 1970.
Capsule Geology
The region is underlain by a metamorphosed and altered sequence of Early Proterozoic Wernecke Supergroup clastic and carbonate rocks (Fairchild Lake Group, Quartet Group and Gillespie Lake Group, from oldest to youngest) that are intruded by Early to Middle Proterozoic mafic sills and dykes, and cut by Middle Proterozoic Wernecke Breccia. According to Thorkelson (2000), Wernecke Breccia development is best modeled as a set of hydrothermal and/or phreatic breccias; brecciation being caused by explosive expanson of volatile-rich fluids. Hunt (2005) attributed Wernecke Breccia formation to periodic over-pressuring of dominantly basinal fluids, which lead to repeated brecciation of host strata and mineral precipitation.
Minor amounts of chalcopyrite occur in Quartet Group argillite near the margin of a diorite dyke of the Early Proterozoic Bonnet Plume River Intrusions and peripheral to a Wernecke Breccia body.
References
BONNET PLUME RIVER MINES LTD, Aug/68. Assessment Report by F.M. Smith, included as appendix in #019048.
HUNT, J., 2005. The geology and genesis of iron oxide-copper-gold mineralisation associated with Wernecke Breccia, Yukon Canada, PhD thesis, James Cook University, Australia, 2 volumes, 120 p.
THORKELSON, D.J. AND WALLACE, C.A., 2000. Geology and mineral occurrences of the Slats Creek, Fairchild Lake and "Dolores Creek" areas, Wernecke Mountains, Yukon (106D/16, 106C/13, 106C/14). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon Region, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Bulletin 10, 73 p.
Work History
| Date | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/1970 | Other | |
| 12/31/1969 | Other |
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 095634 | 2007 | YUP February Internal Technical Report, Season 2007 Describing Mapping, Prospecting and Diamond Drilling at the Lumina Property | Gamma-Ray Spectrometry - Airborne Geophysics, Diamond - Drilling, Drill Core - Geochemistry, Rock - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Scintillometer - Ground Geophysics, Prospecting - Other | 15 | 4367.20 |
| 095646 | 2007 | 2007 Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Report on the Werneckes Project | Diamond - Drilling, Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Scintillometer - Ground Geophysics, Prospecting - Other, Backhoe - Trenching, Hand - Trenching, Handblast - Trenching | 28 | 6537.96 |
| 094953 | 2006 | Assessment Report Describing Airborne Geophysics, Mapping, Prospecting and Diamond Drilling | Gamma-Ray Spectrometry - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Diamond - Drilling, Drill Core - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other | 22 | 2602.89 |
| 094956 | 2006 | 2006 Geological, Geochemical and Geophysical Report on the Werneckes Project | Reverse Circulation - Airborne Geophysics, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Scintillometer - Ground Geophysics, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 061207 | 1974 | Report on Geological and Geochemical Field Work 1974 EG Claim Group | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Reference Type | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC013549 | Preliminary report - Key claims - Bonnet Plume River Mines Ltd. | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC013550 | Map sheet 106-E-1 with geochemical locations and results | Property File Collection | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC013548 | Progress report on Bonnet Plume River Mines Ltd.- June 9th to August 15th, 1969 | Property File Collection | Report |