General Information
Secondary Commodities: coal
Deposit Type(s): Coal
Location(s): 65.898060 N, -135.069720 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 106E14
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
First noted by Count de Sainville in 1893 and examined by the GSC in 1905 and 1962 but apparently not investigated until it was acquired by Cyprus Anvil Mg Corp in Jul/76 as Coal Exploration Licence #47. Both Cyprus Anvil and the GSC conducted detailed mapping and sampling in 1977.
Capsule Geology
Tertiary lignite has been burning at this location since first seen in 1893. Thick beds of soft sandstone with some thin seams of lignite are overlain by more sandstone, containing pebbles with clay and some thick beds of lignite. The whole series has been gently folded. The thickest seam noted was 9 m and occurs in two exposures 6.4 km apart on either limb of a shallow syncline. A second seam 2.4 m thick occurs below the main seam. The outcrops have been extensively burnt and have slumped. The coal occurs within the Upper Paleocene section of the Bonnet Plume Formation.
Norris et al. (1993) estimated that more than one billion tonnes of lignite may underlie the north half of the Bonnet Plume Basin.
References
AURUM GEOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS INC., 1994. Yukon Coal Inventory 1994. Energy and Mines Branch, Economic Development, Yukon Territorial Government, 169 p.
CYPRUS ANVIL MINING CORPORATION, 1977. Assessment Report *#061723 by R.P. Hill and N.J. Russell.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Annual Report 1905, Vol.16, Part CC, p. 27-30.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Open File 715, 1980.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 66-16, p. 59-62; Paper 76-8; Paper 78-1A, p. 399-401.
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.
First noted by Count de Sainville in 1893 and examined by the GSC in 1905 and 1962 but apparently not investigated until it was acquired by Cyprus Anvil Mg Corp in Jul/76 as Coal Exploration Licence #47. Both Cyprus Anvil and the GSC conducted detailed mapping and sampling in 1977.
Capsule Geology
Tertiary lignite has been burning at this location since first seen in 1893. Thick beds of soft sandstone with some thin seams of lignite are overlain by more sandstone, containing pebbles with clay and some thick beds of lignite. The whole series has been gently folded. The thickest seam noted was 9 m and occurs in two exposures 6.4 km apart on either limb of a shallow syncline. A second seam 2.4 m thick occurs below the main seam. The outcrops have been extensively burnt and have slumped. The coal occurs within the Upper Paleocene section of the Bonnet Plume Formation.
Norris et al. (1993) estimated that more than one billion tonnes of lignite may underlie the north half of the Bonnet Plume Basin.
References
AURUM GEOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS INC., 1994. Yukon Coal Inventory 1994. Energy and Mines Branch, Economic Development, Yukon Territorial Government, 169 p.
CYPRUS ANVIL MINING CORPORATION, 1977. Assessment Report *#061723 by R.P. Hill and N.J. Russell.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Annual Report 1905, Vol.16, Part CC, p. 27-30.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Open File 715, 1980.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Paper 66-16, p. 59-62; Paper 76-8; Paper 78-1A, p. 399-401.
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.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1977 | Other |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - basinal strata
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite:
Formation: Bonnet Plume
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Cretaceous
Age Max: 70 MA
Period Min: Paleogene
Age Min: 56 MA
Rock Major: shale/sandstone/coal
Rock Minor: conglo
Reference: Norris (1982) - GSC Map 1528A
Geological Unit (1M): KTB
Geological Unit (250K): KTB1
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 061723 | 1977 | Reconnaissance of Peel River Coal Exploration Licences | Bedrock Mapping - Geology |
