| Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | TA |
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| Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | B-6 |
| Latitude | 60.3319 |
| Longitude | -158.1362 |
| Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
| Location and accuracy | The King prospect is in the isolated upland north of the upper King Salmon River, the highest point of which is marked by VABM King. The exact location of the prospect on the upland is unknown and is somewhat arbitrarily plotted at VABM King in the SE1/4 section 21, T. 3 N., R. 51 W., of the Seward Meridian. The prospect is probably within a mile of VABM King. The location is probably accurate to within a mile. |
Geologic descriptionCominco discovered and explored this prospect during a reconnaissance exploration program in the early 1980s (Travis Hudson, personal knowledge, 2005). The prospect is in an area of hornfels developed from the sedimentary rocks of the Cretaceous Kuskokwim Group. Felsic intrusions cut the hornfels and intense tourmaline alteration is locally developed. The prospect was originally considered to be a silver prospect. However, stream sediments and rock samples contain anomalous tin values and some contain anomalous gold values. TNR Gold Corporation (2005) was exploring this prospect in 2005 as part of their district exploration program centered on the Shotgun prospect (TA007). In 2005, TNR drilled 145 meters at King (TNR Gold Corp., 2014). This drilling was targeting three talus samples that were collected on the north side of the mountain, which ran over 1 gram of gold per tonne. Prospecting and mapping in 2007 looked at a vein and breccia zone on the south side of the mountain where twelve rock samples were collected. Of these twelve samples, eight contained 0.208 to 2.985 grams of gold per tonne as stated in the NI 43-101 technical report by J. Harrop (2008). In 2013, another 43-101 Technical Report was published (Van Wyck and Armitage, 2013). | |
| Geologic map unit | (-158.138450528895, 60.331184643658) |
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| Mineral deposit model | Quartz veins in hornfels and felsic intrusive rocks. |
| Age of mineralization | Probably Latest Cretaceous, the age of intrusive rocks and mineralization in the nearby Shotgun (TA007) prospect area (Rombach, 2000). |
| Alteration of deposit | Silicification and tourmalinization (Rombach, 2000). |
| Workings or exploration |
Joe Piekenbrock discovered this prospect in 1981 during an initial reconnaissance of the area for Cominco Exploration. Cominco mapped and sampled the prospect in the early 1980s (Travis Hudson, personal knowledge, 2005). In 2005, TNR drilled 145 meters at King (TNR Gold Corp., 2014). This drilling was targeting three talus samples that were collected on the north side of the mountain which ran over 1 gram of gold per tonne. Prospecting and mapping in 2007 looked at a vein and breccia zone on the south side of the mountain where twelve rock samples were collected. Of these twelve samples, eight contained 0.208 to 2.985 grams of gold per tonne as stated in the NI 43-101 technical report by J. Harrop (2008). In 2013, another 43-101 Technical Report was published (Van Wyck and Armitage, 2013). |
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| Indication of production | None |
| Reserve estimates | Though the King prospect does not have any calculated resources or reserves, a resource estimate on the nearby Shotgun prospect (TA007) was completed in 2013 (Van Wyck and Armitage, 2013). |
| Production notes | None. |
Additional commentsIn 2010, TNR Gold Corp. announced an increase to 100 percent undivided ownership interest in the Shotgun project through the acquisition of NovaGold Resources outstanding 50 percent (TNR Gold Corp., 2010). | |
ReferencesHarrop, J., 2008, Technical Report on the Shotgun-Winchester Project, SW Alaska, prepared for TNY Gold Corp.: http://sedar.com/GetFile.do?lang=EN&docClass=24&issuerNo=00004948&fileName=/csfsprod/data87/filings/01228299/00000001/p%3A%5Cdwnlds%5CTNRGoldTechRepMar11.pdf (posted on www.sedar.com, March 11, 2008, as of December 3, 2014).
Rombach, C.S., 2000, Genesis and mineralization of the Shotgun deposit, southwestern Alaska, in Tintina gold belt; Concepts, exploration, and discoveries: British Columbia and Yukon Chamber of Mines, Cordilleran Roundup, Special Volume 2, p. 181-196.
TNR Gold Corp, 2010, 100% Interest Negotiated on Shotgun Gold Project, Alaska: http://www.tnrgoldcorp.com/index.php/news/2010-news/137-100-interest-negotiated-on-shotgun-gold-project-alaska, News Release dated September 20, 2010 (as of July 21, 2014).
TNR Gold Corp., 2014, Shotgun Gold Project Presentation: http://www.tnrgoldcorp.com/images/pdf/TNR_Shotgun.pdf (as of December 3, 2014).
TNR Gold Corporation, 2005: www.tnrgoldcorp.com/nr102505.pdf (as of October, 2005).
Van Wyck, N., and Armitage, A., 2013, Technical Report on the Shotgun Gold Project, Southwest Alaska, prepared for TNR Gold Corp. (www.sedar.com, published May 27, 2013): http://sedar.com/GetFile.do?lang=EN&docClass=24&issuerNo=00004948&fileName=/csfsprod/data143/filings/02069651/00000001/l%3A%5CSEDAR%5CTNRGoldCorp%5CTechnicalReportandConsents%5CTechnicalReport.pdf (as of December 2, 2014).
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| Reporters | Travis L. Hudson (Applied Geology, Inc.); V.C. Zinno (Alaska Earth Sciences, Inc.) |
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| Last report date | 12/12/2014 |