General Information
Secondary Commodities: copper
Deposit Type(s): Ultramafic Mafic Gabbroid Cu-Ni-PGE
Location(s): 61°26'11" N - -139°25'15" W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115G06
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available: No
Last Reviewed:
Capsule
Work History
Discovered prior to 1914 and apparently well known when reported on then by the GSC. Staked as Ross and Jeep cl (64072) in Oct/52 by Yukon Mg CL and transferred to a new company, Hudson-Yukon ML, which conducted geophysical surveys and mapping and drilled 2 holes by 1956.
Restaked as Ram and Jay cl (93020) in Oct/65 by H. Versluce and P. Versluce, who prospected, trenched and built roads in 1966 and formed a new company, Quill Creek Copper ML, to develop the property. Optioned from late 1966 to early 1968 by Newmont, which performed extensive bulldozer trenching, drilled 1 hole (59.7 m) and added the Go cl (Y10803) in Oct/66.
The Versluces added the Peg cl (Y51689) in Mar/70, restaked the property as Ram cl (Y67790) in Dec/72 and trenched in 1973 and 1978. N. Smalley tied on Lil cl (YA24086) in Apr/79 on the north side and restaked the Lil group as E cl (YA82473) in Jun/84.
Restaked as Bean cl (YA96431) by E. Parmentier in Oct/86 and sold to Fred Mls Inc in 1987.
Capsule Geology
The area is underlain by Upper Triassic Nikolai basalt flows and breccias. Widespread low grade mineralization occurs as dispersed chalcocite in amygdules, native copper as disseminated flecks in massive basalt, and native copper, chalcocite and malachite with lesser bornite, chalcopyrite, azurite and cuprite associated with quartz-carbonate veining and alteration in shear zones cutting basalt.
The main zone, exposed in Ram Creek, consists of 'sooty' chalcocite and minor bornite, chalcopyrite and malachite disseminations and veinlets over a 21 by 488 m area. Best grades were found on surface where a 3 m interval exposed in a trench assayed 0.92% Cu. A drill intersection below the zone averaged 0.89% Cu over 2.4 m. The GSC reported in 1914 an average assay of 1.4% Cu across 21 m on surface.
References
CAMPBELL, S.W., 1976. Nickel-copper sulphide deposits in the Kluane Ranges, Yukon. Exploration and Geological Services Division, DIAND; Open File 1976-10.
CAMPBELL, S.W., 1981. Geology and genesis of copper deposits and associated host rocks in and near the Quill Creek area, Southwestern Yukon. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, University of British Columbia, 1981.
DODDS, C.J., AND CAMPBELL, R.B., 1992. Overview, legend and mineral deposit tabulations for Geological Survey of Canada Open Files 2188, 2189, 2190 and 2191.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Open File 381.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 67-40, p. 53; Paper 68-68, p. 70-72.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Summary Report 1914, p. 30.
Discovered prior to 1914 and apparently well known when reported on then by the GSC. Staked as Ross and Jeep cl (64072) in Oct/52 by Yukon Mg CL and transferred to a new company, Hudson-Yukon ML, which conducted geophysical surveys and mapping and drilled 2 holes by 1956.
Restaked as Ram and Jay cl (93020) in Oct/65 by H. Versluce and P. Versluce, who prospected, trenched and built roads in 1966 and formed a new company, Quill Creek Copper ML, to develop the property. Optioned from late 1966 to early 1968 by Newmont, which performed extensive bulldozer trenching, drilled 1 hole (59.7 m) and added the Go cl (Y10803) in Oct/66.
The Versluces added the Peg cl (Y51689) in Mar/70, restaked the property as Ram cl (Y67790) in Dec/72 and trenched in 1973 and 1978. N. Smalley tied on Lil cl (YA24086) in Apr/79 on the north side and restaked the Lil group as E cl (YA82473) in Jun/84.
Restaked as Bean cl (YA96431) by E. Parmentier in Oct/86 and sold to Fred Mls Inc in 1987.
Capsule Geology
The area is underlain by Upper Triassic Nikolai basalt flows and breccias. Widespread low grade mineralization occurs as dispersed chalcocite in amygdules, native copper as disseminated flecks in massive basalt, and native copper, chalcocite and malachite with lesser bornite, chalcopyrite, azurite and cuprite associated with quartz-carbonate veining and alteration in shear zones cutting basalt.
The main zone, exposed in Ram Creek, consists of 'sooty' chalcocite and minor bornite, chalcopyrite and malachite disseminations and veinlets over a 21 by 488 m area. Best grades were found on surface where a 3 m interval exposed in a trench assayed 0.92% Cu. A drill intersection below the zone averaged 0.89% Cu over 2.4 m. The GSC reported in 1914 an average assay of 1.4% Cu across 21 m on surface.
References
CAMPBELL, S.W., 1976. Nickel-copper sulphide deposits in the Kluane Ranges, Yukon. Exploration and Geological Services Division, DIAND; Open File 1976-10.
CAMPBELL, S.W., 1981. Geology and genesis of copper deposits and associated host rocks in and near the Quill Creek area, Southwestern Yukon. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, University of British Columbia, 1981.
DODDS, C.J., AND CAMPBELL, R.B., 1992. Overview, legend and mineral deposit tabulations for Geological Survey of Canada Open Files 2188, 2189, 2190 and 2191.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Open File 381.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 67-40, p. 53; Paper 68-68, p. 70-72.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Summary Report 1914, p. 30.
Work History
| Date | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/1978 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1973 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1967 | Drilling | One hole, 59.7 m. |
| 12/31/1967 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1966 | Other | |
| 12/31/1966 | Development, Surface | |
| 12/31/1966 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1952 | Drilling | Number of holes drilled: 2 |
| 12/31/1952 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1952 | Ground Geophysics |
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 097229 | 2018 | Prospecting, Geological and Geochemical Survey Report on the Arch and Corky Properties | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry | ||
| 095830 | 2011 | 2011 Technical Assessment Report for the Corky North Property, Yukon Territory | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 095445 | 2011 | Assessment Report Describing Geophysical Work Specifically 2010 TEM Survey on the Burwash Property | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, EM - Ground Geophysics | ||
| 094669 | 2005 | Assessment Report Describing 2005 Diamond Drilling, Soil Sampling, Prospecting and Geological Mapping on the Burwash Property | All Weather Road - Development, Surface, Diamond - Drilling, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other | 8 | 529.13 |
| 094523 | 2004 | Assessment Report Describing Prospecting, Soil Geochemistry and Excavator Trenching | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Mechanical - Trenching | ||
| 092054 | 1953 | Report on the Geophysical Surveys in the Shakwak Valley Area, Yukon Territory for Canalask Nickel Mines Limited. | Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Reference Type | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC006846 | Correspondence and news clippings Re: Hudson Bay's properties in Quill Creek area | Property File Collection | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC006847 | Topographic map - Quill Creek | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC006848 | Map showing Quill Creek group | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC006849 | Plan map showing location of trenching, samples, diamond drill holes, electro-magnetic crossovers and picket lines - Quill Creek group | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC006853 | Extract from situated report | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC006854 | Preliminary report on Quill Creek claims | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC006855 | Main showing map - Quill Creek | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC006856 | Certificates of Analysis - Quill 1-10 | Property File Collection | Assays | |
| ARMC006857 | Correspondence Re: Quill Creek | Property File Collection | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC006858 | Preliminary report on copper-nickel discovery in the Quill Creek area | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC006859 | Extract from field notes | Property File Collection | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC006861 | Line grid map showing Quill Creek staking | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC006862 | Map - No. 1 showing - Quill Creek area | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC006863 | Map - No. 1 showing - Quill Creek area | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC013062 | Plan and section of DDH Q-1 - Drilled July 1967 - Newmont Mining Corp. of Canada - Quill Creek Copper 271 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC013065 | Preliminary map - Tape and compass survey - Outcrop geology - Ram Creek area | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC013051 | Report on exploration work carried out on the Quill Creek Mines Ltd. property during 1966 and 1967 | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC013071 | Property examination report on the Ram group - Kluane Range area | Property File Collection | Report | |
| ARMC013067 | Helicopter magnetometer survey - Ram Creek area - Fig. 11 | Property File Collection | Geophysical Map | |
| ARMC013057 | Map of development 1967 - Jay 12, 33 & 36 M.C.'s | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC013058 | Map of development 1967 - Jay 20, 21, 22 & 63 M.C.'s | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC013056 | Map of development 1967 - Ram group M.C.'s | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC013052 | Geographic location map - Quill Creek Mines Ltd. - Fig. 1 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC013066 | Geological plan map - Ram Creek area - Fig. 3 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC013053 | Section through DDH-Q1 - Quill Creek Mines Ltd. - Fig. 5 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC013068 | Reconnaissance stream sediment survey - Copper - Ram Creek area | Property File Collection | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC013070 | Letters re: Property submission - Quill Lake - 115-G-06 | Property File Collection | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC013054 | Assay plan - Fossil No. 1 showing - Quill Creek Mines Ltd. - Fig. 7 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC013061 | Assay plan - Linda showing (Jay 12) - Quill Creek Copper Mines Ltd. | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC013063 | Assay plan map - Ram showing - Fig. 4 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC013059 | Assay plan - "Ram" trenches (central) - Quill Creek Copper | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC013060 | Assay plan - Ram-Tatamagouch Divide trenching - Quill Creek Copper | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC013064 | Claim map - Ram, Jay, Linda, Go claims | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC013055 | Diamond drill holes map Q2, Q3 & Q4 - Quill Creek Mines Ltd. - Fig. 8 | Property File Collection | Geoscience Map (General) |