General Information
Secondary Commodities: lead, silver
Deposit Type(s): Vein Polymetallic Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Location(s): 64°3'4" N - -135°50'54" W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 106D04
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available: No
Last Reviewed:
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Hag cl (62794) in Jun/55 by A. Kulan, G. Dickson and W.B. Green, who optioned them to Stride Exploration and Development Company Ltd in Jun/58. Stride Exploration carried out geochemical sampling and geophysical surveying later that year. The claims were later optioned to Peso Silver Mines Ltd in Jun/62.
Restaked as Tara cl (82826) in Mar/63 by Canex Aerial Exploration Ltd; as Arpa cl 1-40 (Y31687) by C. Provencher and J.H. Boyce; as WM cl 1-2 (Y56061) in Jun/71 by W. Meilecke, who carried out hand trenching; and as WM cl 1-2 (Y69422) in Jul/73 by J. Mandaus.
Restaked as DG cl 1-56 (YA14944) in Apr/77 by G. Dickson, who carried out bulldozer trenching later in the year. Dickson optioned the claims to Canada Tungsten Mining Corporation Ltd in the spring of 1978, which carried out prospecting, reconnaissance and detailed geological mapping, geochemical rock, soil and stream sediment sampling, trenching and magnetometer surveying from 1978-81. The claims were transferred back to Dickson in Jan/86.
Can-Pro Development Ltd optioned the DG claims as part of a larger block of claims in the Dublin Gulch area in 1989. Ivanhoe Goldfields Ltd optioned Can-Pro's claims in 1991 and subsequently optioned them to Amax Gold (B.C.) Ltd, which in 1992 drilled 2 rotary holes (216.4 m); one each on DG cl 9 and neighboring Smokey cl 52. These two drill holes were part of a much larger drill program carried out on Dublin Gulch property.
Ivanhoe staked the adjacent Sec cl 1-124 (YB29877) in Jun/93, before being acquired by First Dynasty Mines Ltd in Aug/94. In 1995, First Dynasty and in 1996 its wholly owned subsidiary, New Millennium Mining Ltd carried out a major drilling program to outline a resource/reserve on the Eagle Zone (Minfile Occurrence #106D 025). The companies also carried out diamond drilling on Potato Hills (Minfile Occurrence #106D 026) to test for mineralization under the proposed heap leach pad area.
Restaked as Tin Dome cl 1-12 (YC02842) in Aug/2001 by B. Walden and K. Benson who carried out prospecting and rock geochemical sampling in 2001 and 2002.
Capsule Geology
The Dublin Gulch area is underlain by deformed clastic rocks of the Late Proterozoic to Lower Cambrian Hyland Group that have been intruded by Late Cretaceous Tombstone Plutonic Suite stocks, dykes and sills. Alteration and gold and tungsten mineralization is associated with the intrusions.
The early staking on Iron Rust Creek covered a transported limonite gossan in a creek draining weakly metamorphosed clastic rocks and schist. A galena vein is rumoured to have been exposed on the WM claims.
Prospecting and rock geochemical sampling in 2002 failed to locate the source of massive arsenopyrite float boulders discovered, 125 m southwest of this occurrence, in 2001. Sampling of silicified and pyritized siltstone from outcrop just west of the occcurrence did not detect any anomalous results.
References
CANADA TUNGSTEN MINING CORPORATION LTD, May/79. Assessment Report #090471 by W.B. Lennan.
CANADA TUNGSTEN MINING CORPORATION LTD, Mar/81. Assessment Report #090790 by G.D. Nordin.
CANADA TUNGSTEN MINING CORPORATION LTD, Dec/81. Assessment Report #090915 by G.M. Rodgers.
CAN-PRO DEVELOPMENT LTD, Feb/90. Assessment Report #092841 by D. Philpot.
FIRST DYNASTY MINES LTD, 1995. Annual Report.
FIRST DYNASTY MINES LTD, Mar/96. Assessment Report #093409 by M. Sieb.
GEORGE CROSS NEWSLETTER, 30 Dec/92.
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 1969 and 1970, p. 18-19; 1978, p. 14-15.
PROVENCHER, C., Dec/69. Assessment Report #060185 by R.G. Hilker.
ROOTS, C.F., 1997. Bedrock geology of Mayo area, central Yukon (105M). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Geoscience Map 1997-1, 1:50 000 scale.
ROOTS, C.F., 1997. Geology of the Mayo Map Area, Yukon Territory (105M). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Bulletin 7, 82 p.
WALDEN, B. and BENSEN, K., Mar/2003. Assessment Report #094404 by R.A. Doherty.
WHITEHORSE STAR, 14 Jun/95; 21 Sep/95.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1992, p. 2, 4, 5; 1995, p. 8, 33. 1996, 13-14, 30, 32. 1997, p. 12, 35.
YUKON GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 1979-80, p. 238-240.
Staked as Hag cl (62794) in Jun/55 by A. Kulan, G. Dickson and W.B. Green, who optioned them to Stride Exploration and Development Company Ltd in Jun/58. Stride Exploration carried out geochemical sampling and geophysical surveying later that year. The claims were later optioned to Peso Silver Mines Ltd in Jun/62.
Restaked as Tara cl (82826) in Mar/63 by Canex Aerial Exploration Ltd; as Arpa cl 1-40 (Y31687) by C. Provencher and J.H. Boyce; as WM cl 1-2 (Y56061) in Jun/71 by W. Meilecke, who carried out hand trenching; and as WM cl 1-2 (Y69422) in Jul/73 by J. Mandaus.
Restaked as DG cl 1-56 (YA14944) in Apr/77 by G. Dickson, who carried out bulldozer trenching later in the year. Dickson optioned the claims to Canada Tungsten Mining Corporation Ltd in the spring of 1978, which carried out prospecting, reconnaissance and detailed geological mapping, geochemical rock, soil and stream sediment sampling, trenching and magnetometer surveying from 1978-81. The claims were transferred back to Dickson in Jan/86.
Can-Pro Development Ltd optioned the DG claims as part of a larger block of claims in the Dublin Gulch area in 1989. Ivanhoe Goldfields Ltd optioned Can-Pro's claims in 1991 and subsequently optioned them to Amax Gold (B.C.) Ltd, which in 1992 drilled 2 rotary holes (216.4 m); one each on DG cl 9 and neighboring Smokey cl 52. These two drill holes were part of a much larger drill program carried out on Dublin Gulch property.
Ivanhoe staked the adjacent Sec cl 1-124 (YB29877) in Jun/93, before being acquired by First Dynasty Mines Ltd in Aug/94. In 1995, First Dynasty and in 1996 its wholly owned subsidiary, New Millennium Mining Ltd carried out a major drilling program to outline a resource/reserve on the Eagle Zone (Minfile Occurrence #106D 025). The companies also carried out diamond drilling on Potato Hills (Minfile Occurrence #106D 026) to test for mineralization under the proposed heap leach pad area.
Restaked as Tin Dome cl 1-12 (YC02842) in Aug/2001 by B. Walden and K. Benson who carried out prospecting and rock geochemical sampling in 2001 and 2002.
Capsule Geology
The Dublin Gulch area is underlain by deformed clastic rocks of the Late Proterozoic to Lower Cambrian Hyland Group that have been intruded by Late Cretaceous Tombstone Plutonic Suite stocks, dykes and sills. Alteration and gold and tungsten mineralization is associated with the intrusions.
The early staking on Iron Rust Creek covered a transported limonite gossan in a creek draining weakly metamorphosed clastic rocks and schist. A galena vein is rumoured to have been exposed on the WM claims.
Prospecting and rock geochemical sampling in 2002 failed to locate the source of massive arsenopyrite float boulders discovered, 125 m southwest of this occurrence, in 2001. Sampling of silicified and pyritized siltstone from outcrop just west of the occcurrence did not detect any anomalous results.
References
CANADA TUNGSTEN MINING CORPORATION LTD, May/79. Assessment Report #090471 by W.B. Lennan.
CANADA TUNGSTEN MINING CORPORATION LTD, Mar/81. Assessment Report #090790 by G.D. Nordin.
CANADA TUNGSTEN MINING CORPORATION LTD, Dec/81. Assessment Report #090915 by G.M. Rodgers.
CAN-PRO DEVELOPMENT LTD, Feb/90. Assessment Report #092841 by D. Philpot.
FIRST DYNASTY MINES LTD, 1995. Annual Report.
FIRST DYNASTY MINES LTD, Mar/96. Assessment Report #093409 by M. Sieb.
GEORGE CROSS NEWSLETTER, 30 Dec/92.
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 1969 and 1970, p. 18-19; 1978, p. 14-15.
PROVENCHER, C., Dec/69. Assessment Report #060185 by R.G. Hilker.
ROOTS, C.F., 1997. Bedrock geology of Mayo area, central Yukon (105M). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Geoscience Map 1997-1, 1:50 000 scale.
ROOTS, C.F., 1997. Geology of the Mayo Map Area, Yukon Territory (105M). Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Bulletin 7, 82 p.
WALDEN, B. and BENSEN, K., Mar/2003. Assessment Report #094404 by R.A. Doherty.
WHITEHORSE STAR, 14 Jun/95; 21 Sep/95.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1992, p. 2, 4, 5; 1995, p. 8, 33. 1996, 13-14, 30, 32. 1997, p. 12, 35.
YUKON GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION 1979-80, p. 238-240.
Work History
| Date | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2002 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/2002 | Other | |
| 12/31/2001 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/2001 | Other | |
| 12/31/1996 | Drilling | Also rotary drilling, part of larger program. |
| 12/31/1995 | Drilling | Also rotary drilling, part of larger program. |
| 12/31/1991 | Drilling | Two holes, 216.4 m.Collared on the Smoky cl 52 and DG cl 9. |
| 12/31/1981 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1981 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1980 | Geochemistry | Also soil sampling. |
| 12/31/1980 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1980 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1979 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1979 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1978 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1978 | Geochemistry | Also silt and rock sampling. |
| 12/31/1978 | Ground Geophysics | |
| 12/31/1978 | Other | |
| 12/31/1978 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1977 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1971 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1958 | Geochemistry | Also rock. |
| 12/31/1958 | Ground Geophysics | Type unknown. |
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 097130 | 2017 | Assessment Report on the VBW Claims: Geological, Geochemical and Remote Sensing Exploration Program - 2017 | Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, LIDAR - Remote Sensing | ||
| 095592 | 2006 | 2006 Dublin Gulch Exploration Program | Diamond - Drilling, Drill Core - Geochemistry, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Hand - Trenching | 10 | 4281.51 |
| 094577 | 2004 | 2004 [Dublin Gulch] Geochemical Soil Sampling | Soil - Geochemistry | ||
| 094788 | 2004 | 2004 [Dublin Gulch] Geophysical Survey | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics | ||
| 090915 | 1981 | 1981 Exploration Program, Dublin Gulch | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other, Mechanical - Trenching | ||
| 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 | ||
| 090482 | 1978 | 1978 Project Report on the Secret Creek Property | Orthophoto - Airphotography, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Line Cutting - Other, Prospecting - Other, Surveying - Other, Mechanical - Trenching | ||
| 090471 | 1978 | 1978 Project Report on the Dublin Gulch Property | Orthophoto - Airphotography, Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Prospecting - Other | ||
| 060841 | 1970 | Summary Report on Potato Hills Tungsten | Research/Summarize - Pre-existing Data | ||
| 060185 | 1969 | Tungsten Prospect Dublin Gulch and Haggart Creek Property Evaluation | Rock - Geochemistry, Detailed Surficial Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other, Research/Summarize - Pre-existing Data, Preliminary Economic Assessment - Studies | ||
| 092069 | 1964 | Prospectus on the Mayo Silver Mines Ltd. | Property Evaluation - Other, Preliminary Economic Assessment - Studies |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Reference Type | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC014869 | Report on turam and ronka electromagnetic surveys in the Haggart Creek area, Yukon Territory | Property File Collection | Report |