General Information
Secondary Commodities: cobalt, copper, gold, iridium, ruthenium, osmium, palladium, platinum, rhodium, nickel
Deposit Type(s): Ultramafic Mafic Alaskan-type Pt+/-Os+/-Rh+/-Ir
Location(s): 61.454720 N, -139.444720 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115G06
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
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Work History
Staked as Jeep cl 233-252 (64827) in Sep/52 by Yukon Mining Company Ltd and optioned to Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Ltd, which carried out prospecting and mapping through a new company, Hudson-Yukon Mines Ltd. Restaked as Linda cl 1-10 (93010) in Oct/65 by P. and H. Versluce, who prospected and sampled in 1966 and formed a new company, Quill Creek Copper Mines Ltd, to develope the property. Quill Creek optioned the property to Newmont, which performed mapping and sampling in 1967-68. Optioned in 1972 by the Nickel Syndicate (Canadian Superior Exploration Ltd, Aquitaine, Home Oil Ltd and Getty Mines Ltd), which carried out geological mapping and sampling later in the year.
Restaked as Klu cl 1-71 (YA94404) between Apr/86 and Sep/87 by Kluane Joint Venture (All-North Resources Ltd and Chevron Minerals Ltd), which carried out limited soil sampling and prospecting later in the year. The property was optioned by Rockridge Mining Corp and 2001 Resource Industries Ltd, (Linda Joint Venture), which carried out geological mapping, geochemical sampling, bulldozer trenching, road construction and magnetic and EM surveying in 1987 and 1988 and drilled 3 holes (246 m) in 1988.
A. McBride tied on Dial cl (YA98078) to the south in Jul/88 and performed sampling later in the year and in 1989.
In 1997 Northern Platinum Ltd optioned the Klu claims (known as the Linda property), as a part of a larger option agreement covering the neighboring Wellgreen deposit (Minfile Occurrence #115G 024). Using a crew based at the Wellgreen camp, the company, re-built access roads, drilled 3 reverse circulation holes (60.4m) and re-sampled all known showings located on the claims.
Capsule Geology
Pyrrhotite, pyrite, chalcopyrite and pentlandite occur as disseminations, fracture fillings and massive lenses in and along the margins of Late Triassic peridotite sills that include gabbro or clinopyroxenite phases of the Quill Creek ultramafic complex. Strong nickel-copper-PGE soil anomalies are found along the 2500 m length of the sill and at least six showings have been discovered.
The best showings are associated with the gabbro phases. A specimen from the upper showing on lower Linda Creek returned 4.20% Ni, 0.68% Cu, 0.08% Co, 0.03 g/t Au, 0.93 g/t Pt, 4.39 g/t Pd, 1.06 g/t Ir, 2.71 g/t Os, 3.29 g/t Ru and 0.31 g/t Rh and a 1988 drill hole intersected 1.2 m grading 3.51% Ni, 1.66% Cu, 2.74 g/t Pt, 7.13 g/t Pd, 0.99 g/t Ir, 0.65 g/t Os, 0.89 g/t Ru and 0.51 g/t Rh. At the Mex Showing, 1500 m to the east, a chip sample from a bulldozer trench assayed 0.52% Ni, 0.54% Cu, 1.40 g/t Pt and 1.60 g/t Pd across 6 m.
Specimens taken by McBride from Triassic Nikolai greenstone volcanic rocks on the Dial claims assayed up to 9.42% Cu and 0.41% g/t Au.
Northern Platinum used their exploration program to acquaint themselves with the claims. All known showings were examined and sampled. Assay results generally agreed with previous work. All 3 reverse circulation holes encountered problems during drilling and did not return expected results. A bulldozer was used to rebuild access roads around the claim block and to clear drill pads and trenches for future exploration work.
References
CAMPBELL, F.A., 1956. Nickeliferous Sulphide Deposits at Quill Creek and White River, Yukon. unpubl M.Sc. Thesis, Queen's University.
CAMPBELL, F.A., Dec/60. Nickel Deposits in the Quill Creek and White River Area, Yukon. Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Bulletin, p. 953-959.
CAMPBELL, S.W., 1976. Nickel-copper sulphide deposits in the Kluane Ranges, Yukon. DIAND Open File Report, EGS 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 Memoir 340, p. 110-111.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Open File 381.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 67-40, p. 53; Paper 68-68, p. 70-72.
KLUANE JOINT VENTURE, May/88. Assessment Report #092483 by R.C. Carne.
MCBRIDE, A., 1988. Assessment Report #092607 by A. McBride.
MCBRIDE, A., Oct/89. Assessment Report *#092760 by A. McBride.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1969-70, p. 100-101; 1973, p. 64-65; 1976, p. 55-67.
NORTHERN PLATINUM LTD, Jul/98. Assessment Report #093871 by J.P. McGoran.
ROCKRIDGE MINING CORP AND 2001 RESOURCE INDUSTRIES LTD, Mar/87. Assessment Report #093108 by J.S. Vincent.
ROCKRIDGE MINING CORP AND 2001 RESOURCE INDUSTRIES LTD, Jan/88. Assessment Report #092008 by R.J. Cathro.
ROCKRIDGE MINING CORP AND 2001 RESOURCE INDUSTRIES LTD, Jan/89. Assessment Report #092633 by W.D. Eaton.
WESTERN MINER, Oct/52, p. 116; Nov/52, p. 91-92.
YUKON MINING INDUSTRY 1941-59, p. 85-86.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1988, p. 166.
YUKON MINING AND EXPLORATION OVERVIEW 1988, p. 33-34.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1987, p. 237-238.
Staked as Jeep cl 233-252 (64827) in Sep/52 by Yukon Mining Company Ltd and optioned to Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Ltd, which carried out prospecting and mapping through a new company, Hudson-Yukon Mines Ltd. Restaked as Linda cl 1-10 (93010) in Oct/65 by P. and H. Versluce, who prospected and sampled in 1966 and formed a new company, Quill Creek Copper Mines Ltd, to develope the property. Quill Creek optioned the property to Newmont, which performed mapping and sampling in 1967-68. Optioned in 1972 by the Nickel Syndicate (Canadian Superior Exploration Ltd, Aquitaine, Home Oil Ltd and Getty Mines Ltd), which carried out geological mapping and sampling later in the year.
Restaked as Klu cl 1-71 (YA94404) between Apr/86 and Sep/87 by Kluane Joint Venture (All-North Resources Ltd and Chevron Minerals Ltd), which carried out limited soil sampling and prospecting later in the year. The property was optioned by Rockridge Mining Corp and 2001 Resource Industries Ltd, (Linda Joint Venture), which carried out geological mapping, geochemical sampling, bulldozer trenching, road construction and magnetic and EM surveying in 1987 and 1988 and drilled 3 holes (246 m) in 1988.
A. McBride tied on Dial cl (YA98078) to the south in Jul/88 and performed sampling later in the year and in 1989.
In 1997 Northern Platinum Ltd optioned the Klu claims (known as the Linda property), as a part of a larger option agreement covering the neighboring Wellgreen deposit (Minfile Occurrence #115G 024). Using a crew based at the Wellgreen camp, the company, re-built access roads, drilled 3 reverse circulation holes (60.4m) and re-sampled all known showings located on the claims.
Capsule Geology
Pyrrhotite, pyrite, chalcopyrite and pentlandite occur as disseminations, fracture fillings and massive lenses in and along the margins of Late Triassic peridotite sills that include gabbro or clinopyroxenite phases of the Quill Creek ultramafic complex. Strong nickel-copper-PGE soil anomalies are found along the 2500 m length of the sill and at least six showings have been discovered.
The best showings are associated with the gabbro phases. A specimen from the upper showing on lower Linda Creek returned 4.20% Ni, 0.68% Cu, 0.08% Co, 0.03 g/t Au, 0.93 g/t Pt, 4.39 g/t Pd, 1.06 g/t Ir, 2.71 g/t Os, 3.29 g/t Ru and 0.31 g/t Rh and a 1988 drill hole intersected 1.2 m grading 3.51% Ni, 1.66% Cu, 2.74 g/t Pt, 7.13 g/t Pd, 0.99 g/t Ir, 0.65 g/t Os, 0.89 g/t Ru and 0.51 g/t Rh. At the Mex Showing, 1500 m to the east, a chip sample from a bulldozer trench assayed 0.52% Ni, 0.54% Cu, 1.40 g/t Pt and 1.60 g/t Pd across 6 m.
Specimens taken by McBride from Triassic Nikolai greenstone volcanic rocks on the Dial claims assayed up to 9.42% Cu and 0.41% g/t Au.
Northern Platinum used their exploration program to acquaint themselves with the claims. All known showings were examined and sampled. Assay results generally agreed with previous work. All 3 reverse circulation holes encountered problems during drilling and did not return expected results. A bulldozer was used to rebuild access roads around the claim block and to clear drill pads and trenches for future exploration work.
References
CAMPBELL, F.A., 1956. Nickeliferous Sulphide Deposits at Quill Creek and White River, Yukon. unpubl M.Sc. Thesis, Queen's University.
CAMPBELL, F.A., Dec/60. Nickel Deposits in the Quill Creek and White River Area, Yukon. Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Bulletin, p. 953-959.
CAMPBELL, S.W., 1976. Nickel-copper sulphide deposits in the Kluane Ranges, Yukon. DIAND Open File Report, EGS 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 Memoir 340, p. 110-111.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Open File 381.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 67-40, p. 53; Paper 68-68, p. 70-72.
KLUANE JOINT VENTURE, May/88. Assessment Report #092483 by R.C. Carne.
MCBRIDE, A., 1988. Assessment Report #092607 by A. McBride.
MCBRIDE, A., Oct/89. Assessment Report *#092760 by A. McBride.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT 1969-70, p. 100-101; 1973, p. 64-65; 1976, p. 55-67.
NORTHERN PLATINUM LTD, Jul/98. Assessment Report #093871 by J.P. McGoran.
ROCKRIDGE MINING CORP AND 2001 RESOURCE INDUSTRIES LTD, Mar/87. Assessment Report #093108 by J.S. Vincent.
ROCKRIDGE MINING CORP AND 2001 RESOURCE INDUSTRIES LTD, Jan/88. Assessment Report #092008 by R.J. Cathro.
ROCKRIDGE MINING CORP AND 2001 RESOURCE INDUSTRIES LTD, Jan/89. Assessment Report #092633 by W.D. Eaton.
WESTERN MINER, Oct/52, p. 116; Nov/52, p. 91-92.
YUKON MINING INDUSTRY 1941-59, p. 85-86.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1988, p. 166.
YUKON MINING AND EXPLORATION OVERVIEW 1988, p. 33-34.
YUKON EXPLORATION 1987, p. 237-238.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 12, 2018
Work History
Year | Work Type | Comment |
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1997 | Development, Surface: Access Road | |
1997 | Drilling: Reverse Circulation | Three holes, 60.4 m. |
1997 | Geochemistry: Rock | |
1989 | Geochemistry: Rock | |
1988 | Drilling: Diamond | Three holes, 246 m. |
1988 | Geochemistry: Soil | Also rock sampling. |
1988 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
1988 | Ground Geophysics: EM | Also magnetic survey. |
1988 | Trenching: Mechanical | |
1987 | Development, Surface: Access Road | |
1987 | Geochemistry: Rock | Also rock sampling. |
1987 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
1987 | Ground Geophysics: EM | Also magnetic survey. |
1987 | Trenching: Mechanical | |
1986 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
1986 | Other: Prospecting | |
1972 | Geochemistry: Rock | |
1972 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
1968 | Geochemistry: Rock | |
1968 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
1967 | Geochemistry: Rock | |
1967 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
1966 | Geochemistry: Rock | |
1966 | Other: Prospecting | |
1952 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
1952 | Other: Prospecting |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Insular
Affinity: NE Panthalassa
Name: Wrangellia
Realm: Panthalassa
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Skolai
Formation: Station Creek
Member:
Terrane: Wrangellia
Period Max: Carboniferous
Age Max: 359 MA
Period Min: Carboniferous
Age Min: 299 MA
Rock Major: volcanic breccia
Rock Minor: basalt, andesite, crystal tuff
Reference: Israel & van Zeyl (2004) - YGS OF 2004-20
Geological Unit (1M): CPS
Geological Unit (250K): CPS5
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
096380 | 2012 | 2012 Assessment Report on Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration on the Arch Property and Burwash Property | Soil - Geochemistry, EM - Ground Geophysics, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics | ||
095445 | 2011 | Assessment Report Describing Geophysical Work Specifically 2010 TEM Survey on the Burwash Property | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, EM - Ground Geophysics | ||
095061 | 2008 | Assessment Report Describing Diamond Drilling at the Burwash Property | Diamond - Drilling | 5 | 419.50 |
094894 | 2007 | Assessment Report Describing 2007 Geophysical Surveys at the Burwash Property | Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics, VTEM - Airborne 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 | ||
093871 | 1997 | Summary Report Prospecting, Road Maintenance and Drilling on 1997 Exploration | All Weather Road - Development, Surface, Diamond - Drilling, Prospecting - Other | 3 | 246.20 |
092633 | 1988 | Summary Report on 1988 Exploration | Orthophoto - Airphotography, All Weather Road - Development, Surface, Diamond - Drilling, Soil - Geochemistry, EM - Ground Geophysics, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Line Cutting - Other, Mechanical - Trenching | 3 | 246.20 |
092008 | 1987 | Summary Report on 1987 Exploration | All Weather Road - Development, Surface, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, Line Cutting - Other, Prospecting - Other | ||
092483 | 1986 | Report on 1986 Prospecting and Geochemical Program | Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Heavy Mineral Concentrate - Lab Work/Physical Studies | ||
093108 | 1986 | A Summary Report on the Klu Platinum-Nickel Prospect Yukon Territory | Research/Summarize - Pre-existing Data | ||
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) | Document Type |
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ARMC013072 | Property examination report on the Linda group - Kluane Range area | Report |
Citations |
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Drill Core at YGS Core Library
Number | Property | Year Drilled | Core Size | Photos | Data |
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L-88-01 | Linda | 1988 | HQ | 18 | 2 |