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Occurrence Details


Occurrence Number
115H 009
Occurrence Name
Empress
Occurrence Type
Hard-rock
Status
Anomaly


General Information

Aliases: Ac
Deposit Type(s): Unknown
Location(s): 61.568890 N, -136.308610 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115H09
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No

Capsule

Work History

Staked as AC cl (Yl0l47) in Aug/66 by Empress ML (Atlas EL and Nippon ML) which conducted reconnaissance prospecting and soil sampling.

Capsule Geology

Staked over a northeast trending linear which cuts Mt Nansen volcanics. Exploration results were disappointing.

References

Location Map

Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011

Work History

Year Work Type Comment
1966 Geochemistry: Soil
1966 Other

Regional Geology - Terrane

Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Stikinia
Realm: peri-Laurentian


Regional Geology - Bedrock

Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Long Lake
Formation:
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Jurassic
Age Max: 186 MA
Period Min: Jurassic
Age Min: 183 MA
Rock Major: granodiorite/diorite/monzodiorite
Rock Minor:
Reference: Tempelman-Kluit (1974) - GSC Map 17-1973
Geological Unit (1M): EJL
Geological Unit (250K): EJgL

Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence

Report Number Year Title Worktypes Holes Drilled Meters Drilled
019920 1971 1971 Report on Explorations for Coal in the Carmacks and Nordenskiold Areas All Weather Road - Development, Surface, Rock - Geochemistry, IP - Ground Geophysics, Prospecting - Other
060897 1970 Exploration Activities of Norman H. Ursel Associates Ltd. Rock - Geochemistry, Gamma-ray Spectrometry - Ground Geophysics, Prospecting - Other, Handblast - Trenching

Related References

Number Title Page(s) Document Type
ARMC016653 Geochemical map - 115H/9 - Kirkland Creek Geochemical Map
ARMC013139 Proposed exploration program report - Empress project Report
ARMC013148 Master grid plan with prospects on map of Aishihik Lake area - NTS sheet 115H - Empress project Geochemical Map
ARMC013159 Geochemical map - Copper hot extraction - Archer & Cathro group project - Aishihik area - Drawing no. 1 Geochemical Map
ARMC013160 Geochemical map - Molybdenum hot extraction - Archer & Cathro group project - Aishihik area - Drawing no. 4 Geochemical Map
ARMC013146 Silt and soil sampling - Copper - Hot acid extraction - Archer & Cathro group project - Aishihik area - Drawing no. 3 Geochemical Map
ARMC013141 Silt and soil sampling - Lead - Hot acid extraction - Archer & Cathro group project - Aishihik area - Drawing no. 2 Geochemical Map
ARMC013149 Silt and soil sampling - Lead - Hot extraction - Archer & Cathro group project - Aishihik area - Drawing no. 3 Geochemical Map
ARMC013147 Silt and soil sampling - Molybdenum - Potassium pyrosulphate fusion - Archer & Cathro group project - Aishihik area - Drawing no. 5 Geochemical Map
ARMC013165 Map of Kirkland Creek area showing mining activity Geoscience Map (General)
ARMC013164 Map of Kirkland Creek area with field notations - Aeromagnetic series map 3346G Geophysical Map
ARMC013166 Map of Kirkland Creek area with handwritten notations Geoscience Map (General)
ARMC013163 Frequency distribution curve - Geochemical sampling - Atlas - Hossie project Miscellaneous Company Documents
ARMC019440 Field notes - Empress Miscellaneous Company Documents
ARMC013143 Detailed geochemical sampling - Silt and soil sampling - Copper - Hot acid extraction - Archer & Cathro group project - Drawing no. 7 Geochemical Map
ARMC013142 Detailed geochemical sampling - Silt and soil sampling - Lead - Hot acid extraction - Archer & Cathro group project - Drawing no. 6 Geochemical Map
ARMC013145 Detailed Geochemical sampling - Silt and soil sampling - Molybdenum - Potassium pyrosulphate fusion- Archer & Cathro group project - Aishihik area - Drawing no. 9 Geochemical Map
ARMC013144 Detailed geochemical sampling - Silt and soil sampling - Zinc - Hot acid extraction - Archer & Cathro group project - Aishihik Area - Drawing no. 8 Geochemical Map
ARMC013125 Detailed geochemistry sampling - - Lead hot extraction - Empress Detail area - Drawing no. 3 Geochemical Map
ARMC013123 Detailed geochemistry sampling - Copper Hot extraction - Empress Detail area - Drawing no. 1 Geochemical Map
ARMC013126 Detailed geochemistry sampling - Molybdenum hot extraction - Empress Detail area - Drawing no. 4 Geochemical Map
ARMC013124 Detailed geochemistry sampling - Zinc hot extraction - Empress Detail area - Drawing no. 2 Geochemical Map
ARMC013152 A report on the preliminary follow up work on the Empress project - June-September 1967 Report
ARMC013161 Geochemical map - Zinc hot extraction - Archer & Cathro group project - Aishihik area - Drawing no. 2 Geochemical Map
ARMC013162 Assay certificate and sample receipts - File No. 4027-2 - Empress project Assays
ARMC013138 Empress project report Report
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