General Information
Deposit Type(s): Unknown
Location(s): 60.644170 N, -126.839440 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 95D10
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as AR cl (79785) in Sep/62 by the Frances River Syndicate (Canex Aerial Exploration Ltd, Kerr Addison Mines Ltd and Newconex Canadian Exploration Ltd). Only preliminary surveys were done.
Capsule Geology
Claims were staked on what proved to be a transported limonite gossan, overlying sedimentary rocks of Mississippian Mattson Formation which in turn overlie Silurian to Mississippian Road River - Besa River Formation sedimentary rocks.
Staked as AR cl (79785) in Sep/62 by the Frances River Syndicate (Canex Aerial Exploration Ltd, Kerr Addison Mines Ltd and Newconex Canadian Exploration Ltd). Only preliminary surveys were done.
Capsule Geology
Claims were staked on what proved to be a transported limonite gossan, overlying sedimentary rocks of Mississippian Mattson Formation which in turn overlie Silurian to Mississippian Road River - Besa River Formation sedimentary rocks.
Location Map
Last Updated: Mar 28, 2017
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Other |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - basinal strata
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite:
Formation: Besa River
Member:
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Devonian
Age Max: 393 MA
Period Min: Carboniferous
Age Min: 331 MA
Rock Major: shale
Rock Minor: siltstone; limestone; sandstone; bedded chert
Reference: Pigage et al. (2011) - YGS OF 2011-1
Geological Unit (1M): DMBR
Geological Unit (250K): DMBR1
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-1 | Bedrock geology of Coal River map area (NTS 95D), Yukon | Open File (Geological - Bedrock) |
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