General Information
Deposit Type(s): Unknown
Location(s): 63.476110 N, -138.833890 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115O07
Location Comments: 1.5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Donna cl 1-16 (YB39500) in October, 1990 by D. Laurenson. The Good cl 1-2 (YB44879) were staked to the south near the mouth of Morris Gulch in July, 1993 by C.R. Little, who transferred them to Klondike Reef Mines in March of 1994.
In July, 1995, R. Beckett staked HB cl 1-32 (YB53915) 8 km to the east.
In May, 1999, A. Rudis and R. Nordling staked Cher cl 1-16 (YC16134) 8 km to the west and Bon cl 1-4 (YC16150) 5 km to the west. In the summer of 1999, the men prospected and collected 54 bedrock samples from outcrop exposed along the Henderson Creek road which cuts through both claim groups.
Capsule Geology
The region surrounding the occurrence has not yet been re-mapped in detail by the Yukon Geological Survey, but extrapolations can be made with Mortensen's (1996) geological mapping carried out to the north and the Gordey et al., compilation published in 1999. Bedrock in the area appears to consist of Devonian to Mississippian and older metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks assigned to the Nasina assemblage. Granitic gneiss, thought to be Mississippian in age and assigned to the Pelly Gneiss suite, locally occurs as bodies within the Nasina assemblage. Late Cretaceous Carmacks Group volcanics occur over Henderson Dome and underlie much of the Henderson Creek road located between Henderson Dome and Black Hills Creek.
The original Donna and Good claims straddled the upper part of Black Hills Creek and were probably staked in conjunction with placer mining.
Nordling and Rudis' 1999 exploration program was preliminary in nature and was undertaken to evaluate the area's potential to host epithermal or intrusive gold mineralization. From the brief sample descriptions provided, it appears the local geology matches that suggested in Gordey's compilation geology map. The best result returned 2,280 ppb Au, 315 ppm Zn, and 2,696 ppm As from a grab sample described as consisting of highly bleached quartz, feldspar and weathered pyrite and classified as a possible quartz monzonite.
Staked as Donna cl 1-16 (YB39500) in October, 1990 by D. Laurenson. The Good cl 1-2 (YB44879) were staked to the south near the mouth of Morris Gulch in July, 1993 by C.R. Little, who transferred them to Klondike Reef Mines in March of 1994.
In July, 1995, R. Beckett staked HB cl 1-32 (YB53915) 8 km to the east.
In May, 1999, A. Rudis and R. Nordling staked Cher cl 1-16 (YC16134) 8 km to the west and Bon cl 1-4 (YC16150) 5 km to the west. In the summer of 1999, the men prospected and collected 54 bedrock samples from outcrop exposed along the Henderson Creek road which cuts through both claim groups.
Capsule Geology
The region surrounding the occurrence has not yet been re-mapped in detail by the Yukon Geological Survey, but extrapolations can be made with Mortensen's (1996) geological mapping carried out to the north and the Gordey et al., compilation published in 1999. Bedrock in the area appears to consist of Devonian to Mississippian and older metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks assigned to the Nasina assemblage. Granitic gneiss, thought to be Mississippian in age and assigned to the Pelly Gneiss suite, locally occurs as bodies within the Nasina assemblage. Late Cretaceous Carmacks Group volcanics occur over Henderson Dome and underlie much of the Henderson Creek road located between Henderson Dome and Black Hills Creek.
The original Donna and Good claims straddled the upper part of Black Hills Creek and were probably staked in conjunction with placer mining.
Nordling and Rudis' 1999 exploration program was preliminary in nature and was undertaken to evaluate the area's potential to host epithermal or intrusive gold mineralization. From the brief sample descriptions provided, it appears the local geology matches that suggested in Gordey's compilation geology map. The best result returned 2,280 ppb Au, 315 ppm Zn, and 2,696 ppm As from a grab sample described as consisting of highly bleached quartz, feldspar and weathered pyrite and classified as a possible quartz monzonite.
Location Map
Last Updated: Nov 4, 2019
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Geochemistry: Rock | Samples collected from outcrop exposed in Henderson Creek road which cuts across Cher and Bon claims. |
| 1999 | Other |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Yukon-Tanana
Realm: peri-Laurentian
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Snowcap
Formation:
Member:
Terrane: Yukon-Tanana
Period Max: Ediacaran
Age Max: 635 MA
Period Min: Devonian
Age Min: 375 MA
Rock Major: quartz-mica schist
Rock Minor:
Reference: Gordey & Ryan (2005) - GSC OF 4970
Geological Unit (1M): PDS
Geological Unit (250K): PDS1
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 097110 | 2017 | Geochemical, Geophysical & Airborne Survey Assessment Report | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics, Orthophoto - Airphotography, RAB (Rotary Air Blast) - Drilling, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, IP - Ground Geophysics | 6 | 478.50 |
| 095526 | 2011 | Report on the 2010 Geochemical, Geophysical, and Geological Work on the Whiskey Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Rock - Geochemistry, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other, Prospecting - Other, Prospecting - Other, Data Compilation - Pre-existing Data, Data Compilation - Pre-existing Data, Data Compilation - Pre-existing Data, Process/Interpret - Pre-existing Data, Process/Interpret - Pre-existing Data, Process/Interpret - Pre-existing Data |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC016536 | Coloured geology map - 115O/7 - Black Hills Creek | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| 1996-1(G) | Geological Compilation Maps of the Northern Stewart River Area, Klondike and Sixtymile Districts (115N/15, 16, 115O/13, 14 and Parts of 115O/15, 16) | Open File (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| 1999-1(D) | Yukon Digital Geology | Open File (Geological - Bedrock) |
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