The MINT property (“Property”) is situated within the Carmacks Caldera, a newly discovered 60 km by 100 km volcanic-related subsidence structure formed  in the Late Cretaceous period approximately 65-70 million years ago and visible in Landsat images. The central part of the caldera is a low-lying unglaciated area of the Yukon Plateau. Whitehorse, is located approximately 124 km south-east of the south side of the caldera.

Infrastructure

  • The Property is helicopter accessible from either Carmacks or Whitehorse and by the paved Klondike (Whitehorse-Dawson) Highway up to Carmacks
  • There are gravel roads from the Klondike Highway to close proximity of  the Property but have to be upgraded for access
  • Accommodation and supplies available in Carmacks
  • Hydro power lines in Carmacks
  • Whitehorse is the regional centre for supplies and personnel.
  • Railway from Whitehorse to the port of Skagway, Alaska
  • Ore can be shipped from the port of Skagway to the world

Regional Geology
The Carmacks Caldera contains the most concentrated number of 99th percentile (>100 ppb) stream sediment gold anomalies in Yukon, and has predominant north-westerly and cross-cutting north-easterly structural trends. Northwest-trending regional structures and related north-east and east-trending cross structures have been identified by the Yukon Geological Survey (“YGS”) as the main structural trends hosting mineralization throughout the Dawson Range Gold Belt. Structural analysis, magnetic data, and regional geochemical data were used to identify highly prospective targets. The Mt. Nansen gold-silver deposit is evident using this data, as are the targets on the MINT property.

The Property is situated approximately 39 km southeast of the Mt. Nansen gold mine. The Mt. Nansen vein-type porphyry- and breccia-related deposits are linked to northwest-trending faults associated with strong magnetic anomalies in the immediate vicinity of northeast-striking cross faults. The Mt. Nansen property is situated along the northern edge of the caldera and contained an estimated 556,500 tonnes grading 11.93 g/t gold and 211 g/t silver.

MINT Property Geology

There was regional geological mapping conducted over the MINT area in the late 1970s. No detailed mapping has been carried out since. Property lithology shows significant structural trends and, based on the 1977 geo-logical interpretation, consists of Jurassic-age (145-199 million years ago) intrusive rocks. Cretaceous-age (145-199 million years ago) Carmacks volcanics are mapped 7 km to the northeast.

The Property appears to be at the intersection of several northwest and northeast trending fault structures. The north-west trending faults show 3 different orientations. North-east trending structures form a 5 km wide window that exists in the central part of the Property. The Property hosts an elongated north-west trending magnetic anomaly that follows the orientation of the local faults. The Property hosts a circular feature in the far southeast part of the claims. The 3D image of the circular feature looks like a small caldera. Magnetic high anomalies are found on the rim of the circular structure.

A strong stream sediment gold anomaly is found  in a stream draining the north end of the Property. A 301 ppm gold value (>99th percentile) was found in the creek.

Property Features:

  • Magnetic high anomalies
  • Intersecting northwest and northeast cross faults over magnetic high
  • Encouraging gold in stream sediment
  • Under explored
  • Never been drilled

MINT Claims Magnetics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MINT Claims Magnetics showing Structure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MINT Claims Geology