Mine detail: Vangorda Creek Prospect

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Location

Lat / long:

62.24986, -133.20222

Resource(M)

Primary:	Zinc, Silver, Lead
Tertiary:	Copper, Gold
Ore:	Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Barite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Orebody form:	TABULAR LENS
Other material:	Chalcopyrite
Discovery year:	1953

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Grey Quartzite Lenses Of Phyllite And Related Schists
Host type:	Phyllite
Structure:	Tintina Trench, Nw Trending Faults, Mt. Mye Batholith
Tectonic:	Selwyn Basin

References

MRDS	W018993
DEP	10096422
Reference	{Deposit:: TEMPLEMAN - KLUIT, D. J., 1972, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE FARO, VANGORDA AND SWIM CONCORDANT ZINC - LEAD DEPOSITS, CENTRAL YUKON TERR.; 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.; GEOL. SURV. CAN. PAPER 68 - 1A P. 43 - 52}{Deposit:: GREEN, L. H., GODWIN, C. I., 1964, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF YUKON T. AND SOUTHWESTERN DIST. OF MACKENZIE NWT., 1963; GEOL. SURV. CAN. PAPER 64 - 36 P. 31 - 32}{Deposit:: 1974, CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 74 - 75 P. 338}{Reserve-Resource:: CAN. MINES HBK, 74 - 75, P. 338}
Reporter	Schruben, Paul G., Beougher, Delilah J. (Spanski, Gregory T.)