Preliminary results from water sampling in the Pelly-Cassiar Platform volcanic belt, southeastern Yukon
Description
Water and sediment samples were collected from 13 creeks/springs which drain the Devono-Mississippian Pelly Mountains volcanic belt that hosts the Wolf and MM volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits. Preliminary results indicate that water and sediment sampling may be a viable method of exploration for VMS mineralization in this area. A creek draining the Wolf zinc-lead-silver deposit has elevated levels of lead and zinc in water and sediment samples. A sediment sample from the MM zinc-lead-copper deposit drainage is elevated in silver, copper and lead, but not zinc. A creek draining the Fire (Chzerpnough) prospect has elevated levels of barium, lead and zinc in sediment and cadmium, nickel and zinc in water.
Each creek sampled has a distinctive white precipitate, coating the rocks, sediment and vegetation in the creek bed, that is likely composed of aluminium hydroxide or aluminium and calcium sulphate.
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| Yukon Geological Survey publication metadata |
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https://data.geology.gov.yk.ca/Reference/42676 |
| Original metadata (https://open.yukon.ca) |
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https://open.yukon.ca/information/1a59dfdc-0c4f-4efd-a833-9220837f4dec |
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https://ygsftp.gov.yk.ca/publications/yeg/yeg98/14_hunt.pdf |