Mine detail: Swim Lake - Pelly River Prospect

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Location

Lat / long:

62.20819, -133.03554

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead, Zinc, Silver
Ore:	Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Barite, Gypsum, Magnetite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Orebody form:	TABULAR LENS
Discovery year:	1963

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Grey Quartzite Gangue In Creamy-White Phyllite
Host type:	Quartzite
Structure:	Tintina Trench, Selwyn Basin, Nw Trending Faults, Mt. Mye (Anvil) Batholith

References

MRDS	W018992
DEP	10073148
Reference	{Deposit:: TEMPLEMAN - KLUIT, D. J., 1972, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE FARO, VANGORDA AND SWIM CONCORDANT ZINC - LEAD DEPOSITS, CENTRAL YUKON T.; CAN. GEOL. SURV BULL. 208, 73 P.}{Deposit:: TEMPLEMAN - KLUIT, D. J., 1968, GEOLOGIC SETTING OF THE FARO, VANGORDA AND SWIM BASE METAL DEPOSITS, YUKON T. (105 K); GEOL. SURV CAN. PAPER 68-1A P. 43 - 52}{Deposit:: GREEN, L.H., 1966, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF YUKON T. AND SOUTHWESTERN DISTRICT OF MACKENZIE, 1965; GEOL. SURV. CAN PAP. 66 - 31 P. 50}{Deposit:: 1974, CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 1974 - 75 P. 179}{Deposit:: 1963 AEROMAG ANOMALY FOUN}{Reserve-Resource:: DROLET, J-P., 1976, DEMANDS AND LIMITATIONS GOVERNING MINERAL PROD IN W. CAN. TO 1990, P. 47}
Reporter	Beougher, Delilah J. (Spanski, Gregory T.), Schruben, Paul G.