General Information
Secondary Commodities: lead, zinc, silver
Deposit Type(s): Vein Polymetallic Ag-Pb-Zn+/-Au
Location(s): 62.316690 N, -137.2784 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115I06
Location Comments: Coordinates provided by Triumph Gold in 2020.
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
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Work History
Staked as Homestake cl (75321) in October 1960 by P.F. Guder and optioned to Meridian Synd (Canex, Noranda & Homestake), which performed mapping and geochem sampling and drilled 2 holes (104 m) in 1964. Later optioned to General Enterprises L in 1967 as part of the Revenue property and transferred in 1968 to a new company, Yukon Revenue ML. Kaiser Res L performed grid soil sampling and mapping near this target in 1970 as part of a large program on the adjoining Revenue occurrence.
The claims were optioned in 1983-1984 by Shakwak ECL, which sold its interest in 1985 to Nordac Mg Corp. Nordac performed grid soil sampling later in the year. Chevron Mls L tied on ACK cl (YA91836) to the south in June 1985 and performed geochemical sampling and mapping later in the year. Nordac changed its name to Big Creek Res L and entered a joint venture with Rexford Mls L (Big Creek JV) in 1987.
The In cl (YB25411) were tied on to the south of the Ack cl in January 1989 by B. Harris, who added more In claims in June 1989. In January 1994, the Homestake cl 1-2 (75321-75322) were transferred to ATAC Resources as part of their Golden Revenue property. ATAC performed prospecting at Meridian in 1999.
The Golden Revenue property, including the Meridian occurrence, was further consolidated in 2006 by Northern Freegold Resources. Northern Freegold Resources performed a property wide VTEM and magnetic airborne survey, including the Meridian occurrence, in 2006.
Triumph Gold acquired Northern Freegold Resources in 2015 and the property is now termed the Freegold Mountain Project.
Regional & Property Geology
The occurrence is partly underlain by Yukon-Tanana Terrane (YTT). The rocks of the YTT in this region consist of Early Mississippian metamorphic rocks separated into meta-sedimentary and meta-igneous suites. The meta-sedimentary suite consists of micaceous quartz-feldspar gneiss, schist and quartzite. The meta-igneous package is comprised of biotite-hornblende feldspar gneiss and coarse-grained granodiorite orthogneiss with lesser amphibolite.
The YTT basement rocks are cut by numerous plutonic and volcanic events from the Mesozoic (Allan & Friend, 2018), including:
1. Early Jurassic monzonite to syenite plutonic suites;
2. Mid-Cretaceous Mount Nansen Suite andesite and rhyolite tuff-breccia;
3. Mid-Cretaceous Whitehorse granodiorite;
4. Late Cretaceous Prospector Mountain syenite; and,
5. Quartz feldspar and feldspar hornblende porphyry dykes and plugs.
Mineralization & Results
Minor galena and sphalerite occur in a quartz-carbonate vein zone that cuts chlorite schist and quartz diorite. A 1999 sample of this material returned 0.54 g/t gold, 157.0 g/t silver, 0.5% lead and 0.5% zinc (AR 094102).
Staked as Homestake cl (75321) in October 1960 by P.F. Guder and optioned to Meridian Synd (Canex, Noranda & Homestake), which performed mapping and geochem sampling and drilled 2 holes (104 m) in 1964. Later optioned to General Enterprises L in 1967 as part of the Revenue property and transferred in 1968 to a new company, Yukon Revenue ML. Kaiser Res L performed grid soil sampling and mapping near this target in 1970 as part of a large program on the adjoining Revenue occurrence.
The claims were optioned in 1983-1984 by Shakwak ECL, which sold its interest in 1985 to Nordac Mg Corp. Nordac performed grid soil sampling later in the year. Chevron Mls L tied on ACK cl (YA91836) to the south in June 1985 and performed geochemical sampling and mapping later in the year. Nordac changed its name to Big Creek Res L and entered a joint venture with Rexford Mls L (Big Creek JV) in 1987.
The In cl (YB25411) were tied on to the south of the Ack cl in January 1989 by B. Harris, who added more In claims in June 1989. In January 1994, the Homestake cl 1-2 (75321-75322) were transferred to ATAC Resources as part of their Golden Revenue property. ATAC performed prospecting at Meridian in 1999.
The Golden Revenue property, including the Meridian occurrence, was further consolidated in 2006 by Northern Freegold Resources. Northern Freegold Resources performed a property wide VTEM and magnetic airborne survey, including the Meridian occurrence, in 2006.
Triumph Gold acquired Northern Freegold Resources in 2015 and the property is now termed the Freegold Mountain Project.
Regional & Property Geology
The occurrence is partly underlain by Yukon-Tanana Terrane (YTT). The rocks of the YTT in this region consist of Early Mississippian metamorphic rocks separated into meta-sedimentary and meta-igneous suites. The meta-sedimentary suite consists of micaceous quartz-feldspar gneiss, schist and quartzite. The meta-igneous package is comprised of biotite-hornblende feldspar gneiss and coarse-grained granodiorite orthogneiss with lesser amphibolite.
The YTT basement rocks are cut by numerous plutonic and volcanic events from the Mesozoic (Allan & Friend, 2018), including:
1. Early Jurassic monzonite to syenite plutonic suites;
2. Mid-Cretaceous Mount Nansen Suite andesite and rhyolite tuff-breccia;
3. Mid-Cretaceous Whitehorse granodiorite;
4. Late Cretaceous Prospector Mountain syenite; and,
5. Quartz feldspar and feldspar hornblende porphyry dykes and plugs.
Mineralization & Results
Minor galena and sphalerite occur in a quartz-carbonate vein zone that cuts chlorite schist and quartz diorite. A 1999 sample of this material returned 0.54 g/t gold, 157.0 g/t silver, 0.5% lead and 0.5% zinc (AR 094102).
Location Map
Last Updated: Dec 16, 2020
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Airborne Geophysics: Magnetic | Property wide survey. |
| 2006 | Airborne Geophysics: VTEM | Property wide survey. |
| 1999 | Geochemistry: Rock | Grab samples. |
| 1985 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1985 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1970 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1970 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1964 | Drilling: Diamond | Number of holes drilled: 2 Amount of work done: 104 METRES |
| 1964 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Yukon-Tanana
Realm: peri-Laurentian
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Whitehorse
Formation:
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Cretaceous
Age Max: 112 MA
Period Min: Cretaceous
Age Min: 100 MA
Rock Major: granodiorite
Rock Minor:
Reference: Allan & Friend (2018) - YGS OF 2018-2
Geological Unit (1M): mKW
Geological Unit (250K): mKgW
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 094745 | 2006 | 2006 Geophysical Assessment Report on the Freegold Mountain Property | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics | ||
| 094539 | 2004 | Diamond Drilling at the Golden Revenue Property Big Creek, Nucleus, and Revenue Claim Blocks | Diamond - Drilling, Drill Core - Geochemistry | 14 | 1832 |
| 060200 | 1970 | Report on the Geophysical and Geochemical Surveys Ram and Bow Claim Groups | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Magnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry | ||
| 017449 | 1954 | Report on Resistivity Survey on Portion of Big Creek-Bow Creek Area | Resistivity - Ground Geophysics |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC016627 | Land and disposition and mineral deposits chart - Freegold - Big Creek area | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC016626 | Geology and mineralization chart - Freegold - Big Creek area | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| 2018-2 | Bedrock geological map of the Mount Freegold district, Dawson Range | Open File (Geological - Bedrock) |
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