Database name: |
World Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Deposits |
Custodial agency: |
Society of Economic Geologists & Geological Survey of Canada |
Compilers: |
J. M. Franklin, H. L. Gibson, I. R. Jonasson, and A. G. Galley |
Release date: |
2015-03-23 |
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Deposit name(s): |
Hart River (deposit name); Mark (claim name) |
Political location(s): |
Canada; Province or state: Yukon Territory |
NTS map data: |
116A10 |
Deposit clan (type): |
Volcanogenic massive sulphide |
Deposit (sub) types: |
Bimodal mafic; 1: Related massive sulphide mineralization in overlying Pinguicula basalts and argillite may be eroded Sedex; Replacement in Gillespie group host |
Deposit status: |
deposit; Size category: small |
Geologic province: |
North Cordilleran |
Geologic subprovince: |
Hart River |
Commodities: |
Cu; Pb; Zn; Au; Ag |
Mineralization styles: |
banded; massive replacement; replacement (fractures and shears in andesite) |
Geological ages: |
Paleoproterozoic (host rocks) Late Mesoproterozoic (related magmatics) |
Host rocks: |
(1) sedimentary; mudstone-carbonate; Component: main mineralized zoneIndividual lithologies: | dolomite argillite | Host rock stratigraphy: | Gillespie Lake group |
(2) volcanic; mafic volcanic rocksIndividual lithologies: | basalt argillite | Host rock stratigraphy: | Pinguicula group |
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Mineralogy: |
( / main mineralized zone): pyrite, pyrrhotite sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite |
Radiometric ages: |
Age - Ma: 1,200; Event dated: mineralization; Interpretive comment: approximate age reported in SEG Centennial Volume appendix |
Links to other databases: |
Yukon MINFILE; Key value: 116A 009 |
References: |
Anonymous, 2014 |
Yukon MINFILE |
Yukon Geological Survey, Integrated Data System, Internet |
MacIntyre, D. G., 1991 |
SEDEX - Sedimentary-exhalative deposits |
in Ore Deposits, Tectonics and Metallogeny in the Canadian Cordillera, Edited by McMillan, W. J., Paper, British Columbia. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 1991-4, 276 p, p. 25 - 70 |
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Resource data: |
Disclaimer - Reserves/Resource Data
Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Natural Resources (NRCan) does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, completeness or fitness for any purpose of Reserve and Resource information (Data) contained in this database, including whether the Data is compliant with any securities regulations or standards, and NRCan does not assume any liability with respect to any damage or loss incurred as a result of the use made of the Data.
Resource and reserve figures are historical in nature. The Data source provided with each set of figures should be cited if the Data are re-reported. |
Estimate date: 1969; 1.07 million metric tons ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: geological resourceGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 1.45 percent Pb: 0.87 percent Zn: 3.65 percent Au: 1.40571 grams/metric ton Ag: 49.7143 grams/metric ton | Reference: Franklin, J. M.; Gibson, H. L.; Jonasson, I. R.; Galley, A. G., 2005: Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Deposits; Appendices on CD-ROM, Section [Franklin] Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposits, in Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, Edited by Hedenquist, J. W.; Thompson, J. F. H.; Goldfarb, R. J.; Richards, J. P., Special Volume, Society of Economic Geology, 1146 p., 1 disks Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0% |