General Information
Secondary Commodities: copper, lead, zinc
Deposit Type(s): Sediment hosted Mississippi Valley-Type Pb-Zn (MVT)
Location(s): 64°54'46" N - -133°8'22" W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 106C14
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available: Yes
Last Reviewed:
Capsule
Work History
Staked as the Dan cl 1-40 (Y95653) in Aug/74 by Amax Exploration Incorporated, which carried out prospecting and mapping. Restaked as Sol cl 1-6 (YB65737) by J. Hajek in Sep/96.
Capsule Geology
The area is underlain by Upper Proterozoic Windermere Supergroup rocks (Twitya Formation and Profeit Dolostone) unconformably overlain by Middle Proterozoic Pinguicula Group (Unit C) carbonate rocks to the west.
Galena and sphalerite occur in veinlets and local breccias within a 244 m thick sequence of stromatolitic Pofeit Dolostone. Two additional occurrences about 2 km to the west within Pinguicula Formation rocks are described by Laznicka: occurrence 7 consists of disseminated chalcopyrite in green shale while occurrence 8 consists of galena, chalcopyrite and pyrite in weakly fractured dolomite immediately below a major unconformity.
References
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1974, p. 61.
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).
LAZNICKA, P., 1977, Geology and mineralization in the Dolores Creek area, Bonnet Plume Range, Yukon. Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 77-1A, p. 435.
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 the Dan cl 1-40 (Y95653) in Aug/74 by Amax Exploration Incorporated, which carried out prospecting and mapping. Restaked as Sol cl 1-6 (YB65737) by J. Hajek in Sep/96.
Capsule Geology
The area is underlain by Upper Proterozoic Windermere Supergroup rocks (Twitya Formation and Profeit Dolostone) unconformably overlain by Middle Proterozoic Pinguicula Group (Unit C) carbonate rocks to the west.
Galena and sphalerite occur in veinlets and local breccias within a 244 m thick sequence of stromatolitic Pofeit Dolostone. Two additional occurrences about 2 km to the west within Pinguicula Formation rocks are described by Laznicka: occurrence 7 consists of disseminated chalcopyrite in green shale while occurrence 8 consists of galena, chalcopyrite and pyrite in weakly fractured dolomite immediately below a major unconformity.
References
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1974, p. 61.
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).
LAZNICKA, P., 1977, Geology and mineralization in the Dolores Creek area, Bonnet Plume Range, Yukon. Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 77-1A, p. 435.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/1974 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1974 | Other | |
| 12/31/1974 | Other |
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 091456 | 1983 | Exploration, 1982, Gold, Silver and Uranium Deposits, Glacier Lake Region | Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, Scintillometer - Ground Geophysics, Petrographic - Lab Work/Physical Studies, Prospecting - Other, Hand - Trenching |