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Occurrence Details


Occurrence Number
115A 022
Occurrence Name
Klukshu
Occurrence Type
Hard-rock
Status
Anomaly


General Information

Aliases: Beaver, Bee, Coyote, Jim, Joe
Deposit Type(s): Volcanogenic Sulphide - type not determined
Location(s): 60.315560 N, -136.9925 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115A07
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No

Capsule

Work History

Staked as Beaver, Coyote, etc cl (60431) in Jul/51 and restaked as Jim cl (Y8708) in Jun/66 by P. Jackson; as Bee cl (Y23899) in Feb/68 by J. Millhouse and Joe cl (Y24306) in Apr/68 by R. Granger and G. Harris, who did minor trenching later in the year.

Capsule Geology

The claims cover a 250 gamma aeromagnetic anomaly in an area underlain by Paleozoic? schist and gneiss. Minor chalcopyrite showings have been found.

References

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.

Location Map

Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011

Work History

Year Work Type Comment
1968 Trenching

Regional Geology - Terrane

Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Yukon-Tanana
Realm: peri-Laurentian


Regional Geology - Bedrock

Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Blanchard River
Formation:
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Triassic
Age Max: 227 MA
Period Min: Cretaceous
Age Min: 100 MA
Rock Major: metasedimentary rocks
Rock Minor: schist
Reference: Bordet & Israel (2014) - YGS OF 2014-16
Geological Unit (1M): TrKB
Geological Unit (250K): TrKB2

Related References

Number Title Page(s) Document Type
2014-17 Preliminary geological map of the Kluhini River area, NTS 115A/07 Open File (Geological - Bedrock)
Citations

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