General Information
Secondary Commodities: coal
Deposit Type(s): Coal
Location(s): 60.491940 N, -135.251670 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105D06
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
The GSC noted five seams at this location in 1906. It was probably staked about 1900, although the records have been lost. Old hand trenches probably date from this period. Luscar L did more pitting in 1969 while it held the surrounding area as Coal Exploration Licence 4.
Restaked as Coal Exploration Licence 301 in Jun/81 by Whitehorse Coal Corp (Echo Developers L), which performed road building and trenching in 1982 and 1983.
Capsule Geology
Two seams were seen in 1969, separated by 2.4 m of shale, of which the best was about 0.9 m thick. The coal is badly weathered and appears to be of poor quality. Host rocks are the Jurassic-Cretaceous Tantalus Formation.
References
AURUM GEOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS INC., 1994. Yukon Coal Inventory 1994. Energy and Mines Branch, Economic Development, Yukon Territorial Government, 169 p.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, 1908. Report 982, p. 20-21.
LUSCAR LTD, Sep/69. Assessment Report #060580 by R. Spence Taylor.
YUKON NEWS, 29 Aug/83.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1984 Open File.
YUKON GEOLOGY Vol. 2, p. 1-7.
The GSC noted five seams at this location in 1906. It was probably staked about 1900, although the records have been lost. Old hand trenches probably date from this period. Luscar L did more pitting in 1969 while it held the surrounding area as Coal Exploration Licence 4.
Restaked as Coal Exploration Licence 301 in Jun/81 by Whitehorse Coal Corp (Echo Developers L), which performed road building and trenching in 1982 and 1983.
Capsule Geology
Two seams were seen in 1969, separated by 2.4 m of shale, of which the best was about 0.9 m thick. The coal is badly weathered and appears to be of poor quality. Host rocks are the Jurassic-Cretaceous Tantalus Formation.
References
AURUM GEOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS INC., 1994. Yukon Coal Inventory 1994. Energy and Mines Branch, Economic Development, Yukon Territorial Government, 169 p.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, 1908. Report 982, p. 20-21.
LUSCAR LTD, Sep/69. Assessment Report #060580 by R. Spence Taylor.
YUKON NEWS, 29 Aug/83.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1984 Open File.
YUKON GEOLOGY Vol. 2, p. 1-7.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Development, Surface: All Weather Road | |
| 1982 | Trenching | |
| 1969 | Trenching |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 062171 | 1983 | Report on the Whitehorse Coal Property | Rock - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Metallurgical Tests - Lab Work/Physical Studies, Petrographic - Lab Work/Physical Studies, Property Evaluation - Other, Mechanical - Trenching | ||
| 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 |
