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Occurrence Details


Occurrence Number
105D 217
Occurrence Name
Black Cub North
Occurrence Type
Hard-rock
Status
Deposit


General Information

Primary Commodities: copper
Aliases: Whitehorse Copper, Ben
Deposit Type(s): Skarn
Location(s): 60.572330 N, -134.947570 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105D10
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No

Capsule

The Whitehorse Copper Belt is located west of Whitehorse and contains 30+ mines, deposits and showings. Many of the occurrences in the Copper Belt are skarns. The skarns form on or near the contact between the Whitehorse batholith and the Lewes River group. The Whitehorse batholith is commonly a grey coarse-grained hornblende granite and ranges from quartz monzonite to granodiorite to diorite. The Lewes River group contains numerous different rock types, most importantly of which is the limestone group, which is essential in the formation of skarns in the area.  A small number of occurrences within the Copper Belt are vein and/or replacement and occur within the Whitehorse batholith granite.

The Black Cub North is located at the contact between the Lewes river limestone and the Whitehorse batholith granite. The visible skarn is garnet rich and has minor amounts of bornite and malachite. Economic elements include Cu, Ag, and Au.

The Black Cub north deposit was determined to contain 156 035 tonnes at 0.82% Cu in 1971.

Location Map

Last Updated: Apr 11, 2019

Work History

Year Work Type Comment
2014 Pre-existing Data: Research/Summarize
2008 Drilling: Diamond
2008 Geochemistry: Drill Core
2008 Ground Geophysics: IP
1998 Geochemistry: Rock
1998 Geochemistry: Soil
1988 Drilling: Diamond 2 holes drilled
1988 Geochemistry: Drill Core
1981 Drilling: Diamond
1975 Ground Geophysics: IP
1974 Drilling: Diamond
1974 Geochemistry: Drill Core
1974 Ground Geophysics: IP
1974 Other: Property Evaluation
1973 Geology: Bedrock Mapping
1973 Lab Work/Physical Studies: Petrographic
1970 Development, Surface: All Weather Road
1970 Development, Underground: Drifting/Raising
1970 Drilling: Diamond 5 holes completed
1966 Studies: Feasibility

Regional Geology - Terrane

Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Stikinia
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: 105 MA
Rock Major: quartz monzonite/granite/monzonite/syenite/granodiorite/quartz diorite
Rock Minor: ash
Reference: Wheeler (1961) - GSC Map 1093A
Geological Unit (1M): mKW
Geological Unit (250K): mKqW

Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence

Report Number Year Title Worktypes Holes Drilled Meters Drilled
096680 2014 Summary Report Documenting the Cowley, Keewenaw and Gem Copper Deposits on the Lobo Property Research/Summarize - Pre-existing Data
095193 2008 Drilling and Geophysical Assessment Report on the Whitehorse Copper Belt Project Diamond - Drilling, Drill Core - Geochemistry, IP - Ground Geophysics 21 2134.10
094024 1998 [Geological Report on the Sue,Jim,Ace,Dennis,Gem and Lobo Claims] Rock - Geochemistry, Soil - Geochemistry
092606 1988 Assessment Report of Diamond Drilling for Whitehorse Copper Mines on Emily 2 and Jim 13 Claims Diamond - Drilling, Drill Core - Geochemistry 2 144.80
090899 1981 [Drilling on the Jim 13 and 16 Mineral Claims] Diamond - Drilling 2 316.38
061253 1975 Report on Induced Polarization Survey in the Whitehorse Area IP - Ground Geophysics
092025 1974 [Proposed 1974 Exploration of the Cowley Park and War Eagle Properties] Property Evaluation - Other
061172 1974 [Proposed 1974 Exploration of the Cowley Park and War Eagle Properties] Property Evaluation - Other
061173 1974 Report on Exploratory Work on Whitehorse Copper Belt Diamond - Drilling, Drill Core - Geochemistry, IP - Ground Geophysics 10 2222.29
060524 1973 [Geology, DDH sections and Cross Sections of the Black Cub South Zone] Bedrock Mapping - Geology
091119 1973 [Diamond Drilling on the Sue and Jim Claims] Diamond - Drilling, Drill Core - Geochemistry 5 787.29
062018 1973 Preliminary Report on Geological Control to Ore Distribution in the Whitehorse Copper Belt Reverse Circulation - Drilling, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Petrographic - Lab Work/Physical Studies 665 5555
090945 1970 [Drilling, Stripping and Road Construction on the Whitehorse Copper Belt Project] All Weather Road - Development, Surface, Drifting/Raising - Development, Underground, Diamond - Drilling 5 206.96
062227 1966 An Evaluation of the New imperial Mines Ltd. Feasibility - Studies

Related References

Number Title Page(s) Document Type
1984-1 The Whitehorse Copper Belt - A Compilation Open File (Geological - Bedrock)
ARMC004837 Report - Black Cub exploration drilling Report
ARMC004890 Notes on field visit - Black Cub area Miscellaneous Company Documents
ARMC004850 Sketch map showing Grizzly Cub, Black Cub, Kodiak Cub, Keeweenaw claims, plus notes Geoscience Map (General)
Citations
Kindle, E.D., “Summary of Research: Field, 1962”; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 63-1, 1963, https://doi.org/10.4095/121464 (Open Access)
W. Wengzynowski, Summary Report Documenting the Cowley, Keewenaw and Gem Copper Deposits on the Lobo Property, 2014, AR096680

Drill Core at YGS Core Library

Number Property Year Drilled Core Size Photos Data
88-BLC-56 Black Cub North 1988 NQ 8 2

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