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Highlights:

  • Recently completed geophysical survey identified prospective areas for follow-up
  • Potential for Skarn-type tungsten deposits; the most economically significant type in North America

Target: Tungsten - Skarn-type deposits

Location:

The Birdtung Property is located in southern Yukon approximately 70 km east of the village of Teslin. 

Figure: Property Location Figure: Claim Location
   
Property Location Claim Location

Ownership: Option to earn up to 100% 

History:

Figure: Tectonic Setting

Tectonic Setting

The Birdtung Project is located along the eastern margin of the Seagull Batholith, an area prospective for tungsten and tin skarns and porphyry style mineralization.  Previous work on the project identified skarn type tungsten mineralization in trenches.  Skarn type deposits account for nearly 60% of the western world’s tungsten production and usually range in tonnage from 1-30 million tonnes and grade from 0.4 to 2% WO3.  The Mactung deposit located 300 kilometers north of Birdtung, for example, is one of the world’s largest skarn deposit contains with a resource of 33 million tonnes grading 0.88% WO3.  Helicopter-borne VTEM and magnetic surveys were conducted over the Birdtung property in the summer of 2007 and outlined regions that are prospective for follow-up.

Figure: Geology  Figure: Total Field Magnetics
   
Geology Total Field Magnetics

 

Aug 14, 2008
Yankee Hat Minerals Ltd. (“Yankee Hat” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: KHT) is pleased to announce that it has entered into two option agreements to acquire 100% interest in the Achtung Tungsten Project