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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  07-Sep-2021 by Del Ferguson (DF)

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NMI 114P9 Cu1
Name CANADIAN VERDEE, THREE GUARDSMEN, COLD, COLDSTREAM, CANADIAN VERDI Mining Division Atlin
BCGS Map 114P058
Status Showing NTS Map 114P09W
Latitude 059º 35' 04'' UTM 08 (NAD 83)
Longitude 136º 24' 09'' Northing 6605969
Easting 420797
Commodities Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Bismuth, Magnetite, Iron Deposit Types K01 : Cu skarn
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Alexander
Capsule Geology

The Canadian Verdee showing, is located 3 kilometres southeast of Three Guardsmen Lake, approximately 144.5 kilometres south-southeast of Haines Junction, Yukon and 66 kilometres northwest of Haines, Alaska.

An inlier of Silurian to Permian sediments is intruded and metamorphosed by gneissic quartz diorite of Late Cretaceous (Tkope River Intrusions) age. The metasediments are comprised of argillite, quartzite, marble, and schist which strike north and dip west at 60 to 70 degrees along the ridge between the Clayton and Seltat Creeks. Foliation in the intrusives parallels intrusive-metasediment contacts, which generally follow bedding. The contact is locally mylomtized. Marble occurs as lenses and irregular masses from a metre to a hundred metres wide. Actinolite-garnet-diopside-epidote skarn replaces marble, mainly along clastic-carbonate and carbonate-intrusive contacts. Mineralization includes a lens of massive magnetite 0.9 metre wide which assayed 2.5 per cent copper, and 96.0 grams per tonne silver, and a lens about 0.3 by 0.9 metre consisting of bornite, chalcocite, sphalerite, and minor chalcopyrite and wittichenite. Massive pyrrhotite/chalcopyrite skarn was observed in float. A sample across this lens assayed 1.03 grams per tonne gold, 809.1 grams per tonne silver, 20.5 per cent copper, 14.6 per cent zinc, and 0.55 per cent bismuth (Bulletin 25). A zone of malachite staining, skarn mineralization and disseminated sulphides continues northward from this area for 1.5 kilometres along the intrusive contact on the Mildred claim (114P 013). Southwest of the Canadian Verdee Crown Grant a skarn band 6 metres wide outcrops over a length of 150 metres and contains massive magnetite lenses up to 0.3 metre wide.

Work History

The Mildred claim (Lot 213) is located at an elevation of about 5,300 feet on Three Guardsmen Mountain. Adjoining respectively to the south are the Canadian Verdee (Lot 215), Sunshine (Lot 379), and Lookout (Lot 380) claims.

The showings were discovered and staked in 1909. The claims were optioned in 1910 to interests promoting a railway through the area; the option was given up the following year. Assessment work on the property included trenching, and an 11-metre adit on the Mildred claim. The four claims were Crown- granted in 1915 as follows: the Mildred to Charles Murphy, the Canadian Verdee to Frank Saucier, the Sunshine to Hugh McDonald, and the Lookout to A.C. Smith.

The Mildred, Ice 1-22, Ace 1-20, June 1-4, and Bug 1-6 claims were acquired by Premier Mining Corporation Ltd in 1968. Taneloy Mines Ltd optioned the property in 1969 and carried out geological mapping, a magnetometer survey, and located a diamond drill hole; a three-metre section (92 to 95 metres) averaged 1.80 per cent copper and 39.1 grams per tonne silver. The company name, Premier Mining, was changed in 1971 to Premier Resources Ltd.

In 1971, Eagle River Mines Ltd optioned the Mildred claim (Mineral Lease N-34), and the June 1-8, George 1-4, Ice 1-22, and Ace 1-20 claim, forming one contiguous block; the 1-16 claims were acquired by staking, Work during 1971 included geological mapping, a magnetometer survey, and diamond drilling totalling 8 holes and 1067 metres. Eagle River acquired a 90 per cent interest in the property as a result of the work done.

In 1989, Mountainside Management conducted a prospecting and sampling program in the Simcoe, Mildred and Canadian Verdee areas (Assessment Report 18874).

In 2006, Gerry Diakow owned the Coldstream claim that covered ground containing seven old Crown Granted Claims. Six of these old granted claims have been reverted, surrendered or deactivated, with the only remaining Crown Granted claim still in good standing being the Canadian-Verdi claim (Lot 215). Mineralization is reported present over a wide area. However, past work by previous operators was reported to have made mapping of bedrock near the Mildred showing (114P 013) difficult because the ground appeared as if it had been reclaimed. Samples with a high-grade of copper and magnetite were collected although the gold showings at the northern part of the claim area were reportedly not located, presumably the Simcoe (114P 012) (Assessment Report 29366). One sample was taken on the Canadian Verdi crown grant and several more samples were indicated on a map to the immediate north and south of the Canadian Verdi claim area, on the Coldstream claims.

In 2010, Gerry Diakow held the area as the Cold claim (Tenure 744162). Nine rock samples were collected (Assessment Report 32431). Much of the sampling appears to have been conducted on the Canadian Verdi area (Lot 215) (MINFILE 114P 014) and some on the lapsed Mildred crown grant (MINFILE 114P 013).

In 2019 the Three Guardian Claims covering the Canadian Verdee showing were prospected by S.G. Diakow, resulting in a new showing discovered in a cirque area (CIRQUE VERDEE) approximately 500 metres to the south-southwest of the Canadian Verdee workings. Seven rock samples collected from the old Canadian Verde workings showed strong values in copper, silver, +/- zinc and gold. One of these samples returned 14.1 per cent copper, 512 grams per tonne silver, 23.7 per cent zinc and 0.22 grams per tonne gold (Assessment Report 38684).

Bibliography
EMPR AR *1910-55; *1911-60; *1914-98
EMPR ASS RPT *18874, *29266, *32431, *38684
EMPR BULL *25, p. 58
GSC OF 926, 2191
GSC SUM RPT *1913, p. 32

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