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Occurrence Details


Occurrence Number
106C 100
Occurrence Name
Corona
Occurrence Type
Hard-rock
Status
Prospect


General Information

Secondary Commodities: gold, arsenic, thallium, mercury, silver, lead, zinc
Aliases: Anubis Cluster, Hydra
Deposit Type(s): Carbonate-Hosted Disseminated Au-Ag (Carlin-type)
Location(s): 64.123260 N, -132.547410 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 106C02
Location Comments: Coordinates supplied by ATAC 2019
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No

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Work History

Staked within Sten cl 55-142 (YD10405) in Nov/2009 by ATAC Resources Ltd although the showing itself was not discovered until 2013. In Jun/2010 the company flew an airborne ZTEM geophysical survey over eastern end of the larger Rau Gold Belt, which this occurrence lies within. The Rau Gold Belt covers the company’s entire claim holdings in the region and includes the Tiger deposit (MINFILE Occurrence #106D 098) located approximately 100 km to the west.

In 2011 ATAC Resources carried out remote sensing studies over the entire Nadaleen trend and carried out extensive regional silt and soil sampling surveys over the Anubis occurrence area (Minfile Occurrence 106C 099) located approximately 500 m to the southeast.

In 2012 the company carried out follow-up silt, soil and rock sampling programs over the Anubis occurrence area. Following receipt of geochemical results the company prospected and hand trenched favorable areas. In the fall of 2012 ATAC Resources collared 6 diamond drill holes (1 011.26 m) on and around the Anubis occurrence.

In 2013 ATAC Resources completed grid soil sampling in the area of the Anubis Cluster, which  lead to the discovery of the Corona occurrence.

In 2014 ATAC Resources prospected and sampled numerous soil geochemical anomalies and Carlin-type mineralized zones previously located within the Anubis cluster including the Corona and Hydra showings.  The company also used an excavator to trench and sample the various showings and employed an overburden auger drill to try and locate the bedrock source of mineralization.

In 2015 ATAC Resources used a rotary air blast (RAB) drill to test the Corona, Hydra and other mineralized showings located within the Anubis Cluster.

In 2018 ATAC Resources collared 4 holes into the Corona zone totaling 1 972.81m.
 
Geology

The occurrence area is located in east-central Yukon within an area geologists have referred to as the Rackla belt. The Rackla belt straddles the northern edge of the Selwyn basin, where Neoproterozoic to Paleozoic rocks of the basin are juxtaposed against Paleozoic and older slope and basin rocks of the Ogilvie platform along the Dawson thrust zone. Selwyn basin rocks in the occurrence area are dominated by slope and facies carbonate, clastic rocks and siltstone with significant deep water black shale and chert, whereas the Ogilvie platform is dominated by shallow water platformal carbonate.

Based on geological mapping by Colpron et al. and geologists employed by ATAC Resources the Corona and Hydra showings are underlain by a sequence of off shelf carbonate and shale rocks of Cambrian to Mississippian age that are cut by a series of regional faults. The Hydra showing is the northern most showing of the two. It is underlain by Ordovician to Silurian silty limestone which tops a sequence of Neoproterozoic to Lower Cambrian shales and carbonates. The entire sequence is thrust southwest over younger mid-Devonian to Mississippian shale, limestone and siliciclastic rocks by a fault which the company refers to as the Northern fault. The Corona showing lies in the younger sequence and is underlain by Devonian to Mississippian variably calcareous silty siltstone assigned to the Earn Group. The ATAC Resources named Anubis fault lies to the southwest and separates the siltstone from a silicified and decalcified limestone that hosts the Anubis occurrence.

ATAC Resources 2013 soil sampling program focused on areas located on a northwest trend radiating out from the Anubis occurrence. Results outlined a northwest trending 12 square km gold and pathfinder element geochemical anomaly centered within a major fault network. Follow-up prospecting and trenching of the soil anomalies identified six new Carlin-type gold showings; Corona, Columba, Dorado, Draco, Zodiac and Lyra within the broader “Anubis cluster”.

The Corona showing is located 400 m east-northeast of the Anubis zone on the south side of the ATAC Resources named Northern fault. The area is underlain by Devonian to Mississippian Earn Group shale, limestone and siliciclastic rocks. ATAC Resources has broken the broader rock unit into individual rock types. It describes the rocks underlying the Corona showing as variably calcareous pyritic siltstone and believed the rocks were unlikely to host significant Carlin-type mineralization. Grab samples collected in 2013 from test pits dug along the surface trace of the Northern fault returned assays of up to 2.41 g/t gold. More significantly the samples returned silver values of up to 1 490 g/t silver and 31.08 % lead. The best assays were collected from an alteration zone surrounding the fault. The rock type was described as altered argillite.

Location Map

Last Updated: Feb 19, 2020

Work History

Year Work Type Comment
2018 Drilling: Diamond 4 drill holes (1 972.81 m)
2015 Drilling: RAB (Rotary Air Blast) Used to test various mineralized zones.
2014 Other: Prospecting Prospected and rock mineralized showings.
2014 Trenching: Backhoe Trenched anomalous areas.
2013 Geochemistry: Rock
2013 Geochemistry: Silt Follow-up detailed sampling.
2013 Geochemistry: Soil Follow-up detailed sampling.
2013 Trenching: Backhoe Geochemical anomalies trenched and rock sampled.
2012 Drilling: Diamond Six holes (1,011.26 M) collared to test Anubis zone. One hole AN-12-006 (124 m) tested Hydra showing area.
2012 Geochemistry: Silt Collected regional scale samples to locate initial anomalies.
2012 Geochemistry: Soil Collected regional scale samples to locate initial anomalies.
2012 Other: Prospecting Prospected while collecting geochemical samples.
2011 Remote Sensing: LIDAR Collected over entire Nadaleen trend.
2010 Airborne Geophysics: ZTEM Flown over entire Nadaleen trend.

Regional Geology - Terrane

Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - basinal strata
Realm: Laurentia


Regional Geology - Bedrock

Supergroup:
Group/Suite:
Formation: Mount Kindle?
Member:
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Ordovician
Age Max: 458 MA
Period Min: Silurian
Age Min: 423 MA
Rock Major: limestone
Rock Minor:
Reference: Colpron et al. (2013) - YGS OF 2013-13
Geological Unit (1M): OSK
Geological Unit (250K): OSK1

Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence

Report Number Year Title Worktypes Holes Drilled Meters Drilled
096933 2015 Assessment Report Describing Geochemical Sampling, Diamond Drilling and RAB Drilling along the Nadaleen Trend of the Rackla Gold Property Diamond - Drilling, Rotary - Drilling 32 1771.74
096810 2014 Assessment Report Describing Geochemical Sampling, Excavator Trenching, Geological Mapping, Auger and Diamond Drilling Along the Nadaleen Trend of the Rackla Gold Property Auger - Drilling, Diamond - Drilling, Rock - Geochemistry, Backhoe - Trenching 59 4733
096607 2012 Assessment Report Describing Metallurgical Testing, Wildlife Monitoring, Heritage Evaluation, and Water Quality and Climate Monitoring Surveys Water - Geochemistry, Metallurgical Tests - Lab Work/Physical Studies, Environmental Assessment/Impact - Studies, Heritage/Archeological - Studies
096597 2012 Assessment Report Describing Geochemical Sampling, Auger Sampling, Geological Mapping, Diamond Drilling, and Geophysical Surveys Air Strip - Development, Surface, Auger - Drilling, Diamond - Drilling, Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, EM - Ground Geophysics, Gravity Survey - Ground Geophysics, Magnetics - Ground Geophysics, Prospecting - Other, Hand - Trenching 172 37340.37
095938 2011 Assessment Report Describing Geochemical Sampling, Geological Mapping and Remote Sensing Surveys at the Rackla Gold Property Rock - Geochemistry, Silt - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, LIDAR - Remote Sensing, Heritage/Archeological - Studies
095712 2010 Assessment Report Describing Geochemical Sampling, Geological Mapping, Diamond Drilling and Geophysical Surveys at the Nadaleen Trend Property ZTEM - Airborne Geophysics, Diamond - Drilling, Drill Core - Geochemistry, Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Prospecting - Other 9 1898.28

Related References

Number Title Page(s) Document Type
YEG2013_11 Bedrock Geology of NTS 106B/04, Eastern Rackla Belt p. 147-167. Annual Report Paper
2013-13 Geological map of the Rackla belt, east-central Yukon (NTS 106C/1-4, 106D/1) Open File (Geological - Bedrock)
YEG2012_OV Yukon Exploration and Geology Overview 2012 p. 33-34, 62, 65. Annual Report
2014-1 Geological map of NTS 106B/04, east-central Yukon Open File (Geological - Bedrock)
YEG2013_OV Yukon Exploration and Geology Overview 2013 p. 26-27, 42, 47. Annual Report
YEG2014_OV Yukon Exploration and Geology Overview 2014 p.23-24, 40, 42. Annual Report
YEG2015_OV2 Yukon Hard Rock Mining, Development and Exploration Overview 2015 p. 28, 43, 46. Annual Report Paper
Citations
ATAC RESOURCES LTD, Aug/2014, Assessment Report #096725 by J. Lane and R. Phillips
ATAC RESOURCES LTD, Aug/2014. Assessment Report # 096725 by J. Lane and R. Phillips.
ATAC RESOURCES LTD, Dec/2015. Web Site: www.atacresources.com.
ATAC RESOURCES LTD, May/2018, Assessment Report #097137 by J. Lane and A. Coulter
ATAC RESOURCES LTD, New Release. 8 Mar/2010, 29 Jul/2010, 20 Oct/2010, 28 Oct/2010, 31 May/2011, 13 Dec/2011, 1 Mar/2012, 15 May/2012, 21 Aug/2012, 17 Sep/2012, 3 Oct/2012, 24 Oct/2012, 21 Nov/2012, 23 Jan/2013, 9 Apr/2013, 17 Jun/2013, 12 Nov/2013, 12 Jan/2014, 15 Apr/2014, 16 Jun/2014, 26 Aug/2014, 28 Oct/2014, 24 Mar/2015, 22 Jun/2015, 25 Aug/2015, 10 Feb/16.
BLUSSON, S.L. Five Geological maps of northern Selwyn Basin (Operation Stewart), Yukon Territory and District of Mackenzie, N.W.T. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 205, 1974. 105N, 105O, 106A, 106B, 106C, scale 1:250 000.
HORNBROOK, E.H.W., AND FRISKE, P.W. B., 1990. Regional stream sediment and water geochemical data, East Central Yukon (106D, parts of 106c, 106E and 106F). Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2175.

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