General Information
Secondary Commodities: coal
Deposit Type(s): Coal
Location(s): 65.812780 N, -135.327780 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 106E14
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
A block of 40 claims (Valerie, etc. (7738)) was staked here by H.F. Waugh et al. in Sep/07.
Capsule Geology
The claims were staked around a narrow gorge in which sandstone of the Paleocene or Late Cretaceous Bonnet Plume Formation lies unconformably on gently dipping argillite of the Ordovician to Lower Devonian Road River Formation. Pyrite occurs in the argillite as disseminated grains and in veins. Coal has been noted nearby in the sandstone. The prospectors were searching for precious metals but nothing was found.
References
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Annual Report 1905, Vol. 16, Part CC, p. 27-30.
WHITEHORSE STAR, 20 Sep/07.
A block of 40 claims (Valerie, etc. (7738)) was staked here by H.F. Waugh et al. in Sep/07.
Capsule Geology
The claims were staked around a narrow gorge in which sandstone of the Paleocene or Late Cretaceous Bonnet Plume Formation lies unconformably on gently dipping argillite of the Ordovician to Lower Devonian Road River Formation. Pyrite occurs in the argillite as disseminated grains and in veins. Coal has been noted nearby in the sandstone. The prospectors were searching for precious metals but nothing was found.
References
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Annual Report 1905, Vol. 16, Part CC, p. 27-30.
WHITEHORSE STAR, 20 Sep/07.
Location Map
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - basinal strata
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Road River
Formation:
Member:
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Cambrian
Age Max: 515 MA
Period Min: Devonian
Age Min: 392 MA
Rock Major: shale/limestone
Rock Minor: chert/sandstone/conglo/breccia
Reference: Norris (1982) - GSC Map 1528A
Geological Unit (1M): CDR
Geological Unit (250K): CDR
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 061723 | 1977 | Reconnaissance of Peel River Coal Exploration Licences | Bedrock Mapping - Geology |
