General Information
Secondary Commodities: coal
Deposit Type(s): Coal
Location(s): 60.1175 N, -128.9950 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105A02
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Acquired as Coal Exploration Licence #61 in Oct/76 and as Licence #113 in Oct/79 by Placer Dev (Canex Placer), which explored with trenching in 1977 and mapping and sampling in 1977 and 1978.
The prospect now lies within an area withdrawn from staking due to land claims. In Jun/97 H. Caesar staked Jay cl 1-6 (YB89302) 1 km to the north. In Jul/97 Caesar Staked Fox cl 1-6 (YB89451) 3 km to the east.
Capsule Geology
Coal seams 0.5 and 0.65 m thick are exposed in trenches at two localities 2 km apart. The coal is Upper Paleocene or Lower Eocene in age and of lignite A or B rank. The seams are hosted by a highly deformed sequence of claystone, siltstone and minor sandstone, which exhibits upward fining and thinning and is interpreted as a point bar sequence produced by a meandering stream.
References
CANEX PLACER LTD, Oct/77. Assessment Reports #061587 and 061724 by I. Borovic, P.Eng.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 79-32, p. 4-6, 12-17.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT, 1978, p. 73.
Acquired as Coal Exploration Licence #61 in Oct/76 and as Licence #113 in Oct/79 by Placer Dev (Canex Placer), which explored with trenching in 1977 and mapping and sampling in 1977 and 1978.
The prospect now lies within an area withdrawn from staking due to land claims. In Jun/97 H. Caesar staked Jay cl 1-6 (YB89302) 1 km to the north. In Jul/97 Caesar Staked Fox cl 1-6 (YB89451) 3 km to the east.
Capsule Geology
Coal seams 0.5 and 0.65 m thick are exposed in trenches at two localities 2 km apart. The coal is Upper Paleocene or Lower Eocene in age and of lignite A or B rank. The seams are hosted by a highly deformed sequence of claystone, siltstone and minor sandstone, which exhibits upward fining and thinning and is interpreted as a point bar sequence produced by a meandering stream.
References
CANEX PLACER LTD, Oct/77. Assessment Reports #061587 and 061724 by I. Borovic, P.Eng.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 79-32, p. 4-6, 12-17.
MINERAL INDUSTRY REPORT, 1978, p. 73.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1978 | Other | |
| 1977 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1977 | Other | |
| 1977 | Trenching |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Cassiar
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Ross?
Formation:
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Paleogene
Age Max: 58 MA
Period Min: Paleogene
Age Min: 48 MA
Rock Major: conglomerate, shale, coal
Rock Minor:
Reference: Mortensen & Murphy (2005) - YGS OF 2005-10
Geological Unit (1M): lTR
Geological Unit (250K): lTR3
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 062002 | 1979 | A Report on the Exploration of Liard Coal Basin, Watson Lake, M.D., Yukon Territory | Diamond - Drilling, Drill Core - Geochemistry, Downhole Survey - Ground Geophysics | 7 | 923.60 |
| 061724 | 1977 | A Report on the Exploration of Liard Coal Basin, Watson Lake, M. D., Yukon Territory | Diamond - Drilling, Downhole Survey - Ground Geophysics, Backhoe - Trenching | 3 | 318.40 |
| 061587 | 1977 | Report on the Exploration of the Exploration Licenses 61& 62 in the Area of the Liard Coal Basin South of Watson Lake, Yukon Territory | Rock - Geochemistry |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC007827 | Heavy mineral sampling map - Watson Lake - Anmac project | Geochemical Map |
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