General Information
Secondary Commodities: coal
Deposit Type(s): Coal
Location(s): 60.522780 N, -135.338330 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105D11
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Discovered in 1969 by Luscar Ltd while it held the surrounding area as Coal Exploration Licence 5. T. Morgan staked the Duck cl (YB25709) 4 km to the northeast in April, 1990.
Capsule Geology
Coal bloom was seen in black shale of the Jurassic-Cretaceous Tantalus Formation. One poor quality seam is apparently present.
The Duck claims covered an area of quartz-carbonate veining and pyritic hornfels along the contact between Cretaceous granodiorite and sedimentary rocks of the Jurassic Laberge Group. No samples from these claims were analysed.
References
AURUM GEOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS INC., 1994. Yukon Coal Inventory 1994. Energy and Mines Branch, Economic Development, Yukon Territorial Government, 169 p.
LUSCAR LTD, Sep/69. Assessment Report #060580 by R. Spence Taylor.
T. MORGAN, Jun/90. Assessment Report #092898 by B. Lueck.
Discovered in 1969 by Luscar Ltd while it held the surrounding area as Coal Exploration Licence 5. T. Morgan staked the Duck cl (YB25709) 4 km to the northeast in April, 1990.
Capsule Geology
Coal bloom was seen in black shale of the Jurassic-Cretaceous Tantalus Formation. One poor quality seam is apparently present.
The Duck claims covered an area of quartz-carbonate veining and pyritic hornfels along the contact between Cretaceous granodiorite and sedimentary rocks of the Jurassic Laberge Group. No samples from these claims were analysed.
References
AURUM GEOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS INC., 1994. Yukon Coal Inventory 1994. Energy and Mines Branch, Economic Development, Yukon Territorial Government, 169 p.
LUSCAR LTD, Sep/69. Assessment Report #060580 by R. Spence Taylor.
T. MORGAN, Jun/90. Assessment Report #092898 by B. Lueck.
Location Map
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Stikinia
Realm: peri-Laurentian
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite:
Formation: Tantalus
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Jurassic
Age Max: 171 MA
Period Min: Cretaceous
Age Min: 125 MA
Rock Major: shale/argillite/siltstone/sandstone/conglo/coal/dacite/andesite/flow
Rock Minor:
Reference: Hart & Radloff (1990) - YGS OF 1990-4
Geological Unit (1M): JKT
Geological Unit (250K): JKT
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 092898 | 1990 | Geology Report on the Don and Duck Claim Groups | Rock - Geochemistry, Prospecting - Other, Process/Interpret - Pre-existing Data | ||
| 061735 | 1975 | Watson Coal Prospects, Report 1 | Property Evaluation - Other, Data Compilation - Pre-existing Data | ||
| 060580 | 1969 | The Whitehorse Coal Area, Yukon Territory | Rock - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Property Evaluation - Other, Prospecting - Other, Research/Summarize - Pre-existing Data |
