General Information
Primary Commodities: coal
Aliases: Airstrip
Deposit Type(s): Coal
Location(s): 65.217780 N, -135.278330 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 106E03
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
The presence of coal float on the bars of Wind River, about 15 km downstream, was noted by the Geological Survey of Canada in 1905. This target was acquired as Coal Exploration Licence #79 in Nov/77 by Pan Ocean Oil Ltd, which carried out geological mapping and drilled 1 hole (111 m) in 1979 and 1 hole (276 m) in 1980.
The area was relicensed as #136 in Nov/80; as #368 in Nov/83; and as CYM0011 to P. Wheelton in Dec/2001.
Capsule Geology
Three coal seams are present in a Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian to Maastrichtian) section of conglomerate, sandstone and shale that forms the middle unit of the Bonnet Plume Formation. The coarse clastic rocks were laid down in wet alluvial fans and braided rivers while the associated silt, mud and coal were deposited in lacustrine, paludal and overbank flood plain environments and were preserved by rapid progradation of conglomeratic fluvial sequences.
The coal deposit occurs within a WNW-trending syncline about 5.5 km long and 3.5 km wide. The steepest dips of up to 30 or 40 degrees occur on the northeast flank. Three seams outcrop along the Wind River but only the upper two were intersected by drilling. They have been correlated with the upper 3 seams at the Illtyd deposit (Minfile Occurrence #106E 035). The upper (#1) seam averages 5.5 m thick. Shale and conglomerate form the hanging wall and shale only forms the footwall. The #2 seam lies 58 m beneath the #1 seam. It is 4.9 m thick and is interbedded with shale. Inferred in-situ reserves are 18 400 000 tonnes of high volatile, bituminous C non-coking coal.
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 Annual Report 1905, Vol. 16, Part C, p. 30.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 76-6; Paper 78-1A, p. 339-401.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA 1980, Open File 715.
NORRIS, D.K., ET AL., 1993. The geology, mineral and hydrocarbon potential of the Northern Yukon Territory and Northwestern District of Mackenzie. Geological Survey of Canada Memoir, in press.
PAN OCEAN OIL LTD, COAL DEPT, Jan/81. Assessment Report #062055 by O.R. Cullingham, G. Germscheid, D. Garrison, J.S. McKinney, A. Hargrave and D.C. Hope.
The presence of coal float on the bars of Wind River, about 15 km downstream, was noted by the Geological Survey of Canada in 1905. This target was acquired as Coal Exploration Licence #79 in Nov/77 by Pan Ocean Oil Ltd, which carried out geological mapping and drilled 1 hole (111 m) in 1979 and 1 hole (276 m) in 1980.
The area was relicensed as #136 in Nov/80; as #368 in Nov/83; and as CYM0011 to P. Wheelton in Dec/2001.
Capsule Geology
Three coal seams are present in a Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian to Maastrichtian) section of conglomerate, sandstone and shale that forms the middle unit of the Bonnet Plume Formation. The coarse clastic rocks were laid down in wet alluvial fans and braided rivers while the associated silt, mud and coal were deposited in lacustrine, paludal and overbank flood plain environments and were preserved by rapid progradation of conglomeratic fluvial sequences.
The coal deposit occurs within a WNW-trending syncline about 5.5 km long and 3.5 km wide. The steepest dips of up to 30 or 40 degrees occur on the northeast flank. Three seams outcrop along the Wind River but only the upper two were intersected by drilling. They have been correlated with the upper 3 seams at the Illtyd deposit (Minfile Occurrence #106E 035). The upper (#1) seam averages 5.5 m thick. Shale and conglomerate form the hanging wall and shale only forms the footwall. The #2 seam lies 58 m beneath the #1 seam. It is 4.9 m thick and is interbedded with shale. Inferred in-situ reserves are 18 400 000 tonnes of high volatile, bituminous C non-coking coal.
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 Annual Report 1905, Vol. 16, Part C, p. 30.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 76-6; Paper 78-1A, p. 339-401.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA 1980, Open File 715.
NORRIS, D.K., ET AL., 1993. The geology, mineral and hydrocarbon potential of the Northern Yukon Territory and Northwestern District of Mackenzie. Geological Survey of Canada Memoir, in press.
PAN OCEAN OIL LTD, COAL DEPT, Jan/81. Assessment Report #062055 by O.R. Cullingham, G. Germscheid, D. Garrison, J.S. McKinney, A. Hargrave and D.C. Hope.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Drilling: Diamond | Number of holes drilled: 1 Amount of work done: 276 METRES |
| 1979 | Drilling: Diamond | Number of holes drilled: 1 Amount of work done: 111 METRES |
| 1979 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - platformal strata
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite:
Formation: Bonnet Plume
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Cretaceous
Age Max: 120 MA
Period Min: Cretaceous
Age Min: 66 MA
Rock Major: shale/sandstone/conglo
Rock Minor:
Reference: Norris (1982) - GSC Map 1528A
Geological Unit (1M): KM
Geological Unit (250K): KM4
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 095826 | 2004 | Wind River Caolfield Assessment Report | Property Evaluation - Other | ||
| 062149 | 1982 | Summary of Environmental Programs Competed in 1981, and an Outline of Projects Planned for 1982 | Research/Summarize - Pre-existing Data, Environmental Assessment/Impact - Studies | ||
| 062143 | 1982 | Bonnet Plume 1982 Water Sampling Program | Environmental Assessment/Impact - Studies | ||
| 062142 | 1982 | Bonnet Plume 1982 Environmental Programmes | Environmental Assessment/Impact - Studies | ||
| 062150 | 1981 | An Overview of the Vegetation, Wildlife and Fish Resources of the Bonnet Plume Lease, Northeastern Yukon Territory | Research/Summarize - Pre-existing Data, Biophysical Mapping - Studies, Environmental Assessment/Impact - Studies, Pre-feasibility - Studies | ||
| 062114 | 1981 | Preliminary Feasibility Mining Study Illtyd Creek Deposit Bonnet Plume Coalfield | Pre-feasibility - Studies | ||
| 061966 | 1980 | Report on Geology an Exploration of the Bonnet Plume Basin Yukon Territory | Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Resource Estimate - Studies | ||
| 061888 | 1979 | Report Reserves and Grade of Coal in the Bonnet Plume Basin | Feasibility - Studies, Preliminary Economic Assessment - Studies | ||
| 061889 | 1979 | Economic, Environmental & Socio-Economic Considerations | Environmental Assessment/Impact - Studies, Preliminary Economic Assessment - Studies | ||
| 061805 | 1979 | Report on the Geology of the Bonnet Plume Basin Yukon Territory as Determined by the 1978 Field Season | Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Regional Bedrock Mapping - Geology | ||
| 061807 | 1978 | Bonnet Plume Coalfield Tonnages and Grade of Coal in Support of a Proposed Thermal Generating Station in the Yukon Territory | Feasibility - Studies | ||
| 061806 | 1978 | Yukon Thermal Power Generating Study for Pan Ocean Oil Limited | Feasibility - Studies |
