Grew Creek Epithermal Gold-Silver Deposit Geology, Yukon

The Grew Creek epithermal gold-silver deposit dataset describes the geology and mineralization of the MINFILE 105 K 009 site in southeast Yukon. It details the deposit hosted in Eocene volcanic and sedimentary rocks within the Tintina Fault Zone, including mineralogy, hydrothermal alteration, and structural controls. The dataset is provided by the Government of Yukon and was last updated on April 17, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling gold-silver mineralization distribution based on described structural controls and host rock lithology.
• Analyzing hydrothermal alteration assemblages (e.g., argillic, propylitic) based on detailed mineralogical descriptions.
• Studying the correlation between gold, silver, arsenic, and mercury concentrations as described from drill core assays.
• Mapping geological features and fault relationships (e.g., W-E Fault) for regional exploration targeting.

Strengths

• Provides a detailed geological description of a specific, named mineral deposit (MINFILE 105 K 009).
• Includes specific mineralogical and geochemical details, such as a gold:silver ratio of approximately 1:4.
• Describes structural controls (Tintina Fault Zone, W-E Fault) and hydrothermal alteration processes.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single deposit study.

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 16:13:05.108348; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Grew Creek deposit, Tintina Trench, Yukon, Canada