General Information
Secondary Commodities: coal
Deposit Type(s): Coal
Location(s): 61.959170 N, -134.783330 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 105E15
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Coal float was reported in Walsh Creek prior to 1938. Limited prospecting was done in the area by Anvil Mining Corporation Ltd in 1966.
Coal Exploration Licence 6 was issued to Atlas Exploration Ltd in 1969, which carried out prospecting in 1970.
In Nov/76, Coal Exploration Licence 59 (covering the NW quarter of claim map sheet 105E/15, including this occurrence) and Coal Exploration Licence 58 and 60 (covering the NE and SE quarters of 105E/15, respectively) were issued to Kerr Addison Mines Ltd. Kerr Addison carried out ground and airborne geophysical surveying and geological mapping in 1977.
Capsule Geology
Anvil located several seams of poor grade shaly coal less than 0.6 m thick in the Upper Jurassic Tantalus Fm. Coal float was found by Atlas for another 6.4 km further upstream but the source was not located. The float in Walsh Creek is probably derived from this area. The Tantalus Formation underlies more than 130 square kilometres in this area.
References
ATLAS EXPLORATIONS LTD, Nov/70. Assessment Report #060585 by J.F. George.
AURUM GEOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS INC., 1994. Yukon Coal Inventory 1994. Energy and Mines Branch, Economic Development, Yukon Territorial Government, 169 p.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Memoir 217, p. 16.
KERR ADDISON MINES LTD, Dec/77. Assessment Report *#061630 by G.A. Noel.
KERR ADDISON MINES LTD, Dec/77. Assessment Report *#061631 by W.M. Sirola.
KERR ADDISON MINES LTD, Dec/77. Assessment Report *#061632 by F. Chow.
Coal float was reported in Walsh Creek prior to 1938. Limited prospecting was done in the area by Anvil Mining Corporation Ltd in 1966.
Coal Exploration Licence 6 was issued to Atlas Exploration Ltd in 1969, which carried out prospecting in 1970.
In Nov/76, Coal Exploration Licence 59 (covering the NW quarter of claim map sheet 105E/15, including this occurrence) and Coal Exploration Licence 58 and 60 (covering the NE and SE quarters of 105E/15, respectively) were issued to Kerr Addison Mines Ltd. Kerr Addison carried out ground and airborne geophysical surveying and geological mapping in 1977.
Capsule Geology
Anvil located several seams of poor grade shaly coal less than 0.6 m thick in the Upper Jurassic Tantalus Fm. Coal float was found by Atlas for another 6.4 km further upstream but the source was not located. The float in Walsh Creek is probably derived from this area. The Tantalus Formation underlies more than 130 square kilometres in this area.
References
ATLAS EXPLORATIONS LTD, Nov/70. Assessment Report #060585 by J.F. George.
AURUM GEOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS INC., 1994. Yukon Coal Inventory 1994. Energy and Mines Branch, Economic Development, Yukon Territorial Government, 169 p.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Memoir 217, p. 16.
KERR ADDISON MINES LTD, Dec/77. Assessment Report *#061630 by G.A. Noel.
KERR ADDISON MINES LTD, Dec/77. Assessment Report *#061631 by W.M. Sirola.
KERR ADDISON MINES LTD, Dec/77. Assessment Report *#061632 by F. Chow.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Other | |
| 1966 | Other | |
| 1938 | Other | Coal float reported prior to 1938. |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Quesnellia
Realm: peri-Laurentian
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite:
Formation: Walsh Creek
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Neogene
Age Max: 5 MA
Period Min: Neogene
Age Min: 2.59999990 MA
Rock Major: mudstone/sandstone/conglomerate/tuff/breccia/dacite/rhyolite/flows/dykes/sills
Rock Minor:
Reference: Tempelman-Kluit (1984) - GSC OF 1101
Geological Unit (1M): PW
Geological Unit (250K): PW1
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 097196 | 2017 | Report on Preliminary Reconnaissance of Coal Exploration Licence Areas in the Whitehorse Trough, North-Central Yukon, 2017 | Property Evaluation - Other | ||
| 061630 | 1977 | Report on the Geology of Coal Licenses 58, 59 and 60 | Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 061632 | 1977 | Report on Ground Electromagnetic Surveys on Coal License NO.59 Land | Electromagnetic - Airborne Geophysics | ||
| 060585 | 1970 | Report on the Tantalus Coal Project | Silt - Geochemistry, Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Property Evaluation - Other |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC008699 | Correspondence Re: Walsh Creek area | Miscellaneous Company Documents | |
| ARMC008701 | Correspondence Re: Preliminary study on the semi-regional geological structure of the coal seams bearing Tantalus formation near Walsh Creek, Yukon Territory | Miscellaneous Company Documents |
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