Yankee-Dundee Project

Yankee-Dundee Project

The Yankee-Dundee project comprises 26 Crown Grants and 89 mineral claims totaling totaling approximately 5,376 hectares now held under 100% option by Duncastle Gold Corp.  The property is located three kilometres northeast of the town of Ymir in southern British Columbia and 41 km from Trail, BC.

The Yankee-Dundee mine was created in 1940 when the largest mine in the Ymir camp, the Yankee Girl mine, was connected to the nearby Dundee mine.  Dundee Mines controls the majority of the Ymir camp under 100% option.

Ymir Camp - General History

Gold mineralization was first reported near Ymir in the late 1800s, with much of the mining taking place at the Yankee Girl, Dundee and Ymir mines during the period 1907 to 1951.

The Ymir gold-silver camp was discovered in the late 1800s with production beginning at the Ymir, Dundee and Protection deposits in 1899. Production reached a peak in the 1930s and the camp was, during these years, the largest silver-producing camp in the British Commonwealth. Production from these deposits ceased in the early 1950s, with total production of 1.7 million ounces silver, 290,000 ounces gold, 14.1 million kgs lead, and 9.1 million kg zinc.  (Production data was obtained from historical government records and has not been independently verified by the current operators of the project.)

The Dundee Mine was among the earliest discoveries in the Ymir Camp (1888), while the Yankee Girl mine, which would go on to become the biggest producer in the camp, was discovered in 1899. The Yankee Girl and Dundee mines were connected in 1940 to form the Yankee-Dundee Mine.  Production from these deposits ceased in 1951.

Some significant exploration work has been done since 1951: in 1954 the Wildhorse Adit was extended to 1,417m in length and identified two new veins, the Cannon and the Bonus, before encountering the Yankee Girl vein.  A raise was started on the Yankee Girl vein for 11 meters.  In 1961 Cayzor Athabaska Mines Ltd drove a raise on the Yankee Girl Vein for 143.2 meters intersecting the 1625 Level.

The Wildhorse adit was inspected by Duncastle personnel in May 2006 and found to be in sound condition.  It will be a valuable asset in exploration as well in possible bulk samples or mining. 

Photos of the Wildhorse as well as historic maps and photos of the mines and Ymir are included in the links at left.

NI 43-101 Technical Report 

The Yankee-Dundee project technical report, compliant with National Instrument 43-101, is available for download below.