General Information
Secondary Commodities: coal
Deposit Type(s): Coal
Location(s): 60.832220 N, -138.017220 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115B16
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
First reported by the GSC in 1904 but apparently never investigated or staked.
Capsule Geology
Lignite seams from 0.6 to 5 cm thick occur in Paleogene Amphitheatre Formation conglomerate, which has been preserved as a sliver in the Denali Fault Zone.
References
AURUM GEOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS INC., 1994. Yukon Coal Inventory 1994. Energy and Mines Branch, Economic Development, Yukon Territorial Government, 169 p.
DODDS, C.J., AND CAMPBELL, R.B., 1992. Overview, legend and mineral deposit tabulations for Geological Survey of Canada Open Files 2188, 2189, 2190 and 2191.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Memoir 268, p. 58.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Open File 381, p. 70.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Summary Report 1904, p. 17A.
First reported by the GSC in 1904 but apparently never investigated or staked.
Capsule Geology
Lignite seams from 0.6 to 5 cm thick occur in Paleogene Amphitheatre Formation conglomerate, which has been preserved as a sliver in the Denali Fault Zone.
References
AURUM GEOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS INC., 1994. Yukon Coal Inventory 1994. Energy and Mines Branch, Economic Development, Yukon Territorial Government, 169 p.
DODDS, C.J., AND CAMPBELL, R.B., 1992. Overview, legend and mineral deposit tabulations for Geological Survey of Canada Open Files 2188, 2189, 2190 and 2191.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Memoir 268, p. 58.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Open File 381, p. 70.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Summary Report 1904, p. 17A.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Other | Reported by Geological Survey of Canada in 1904. |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Insular
Affinity: E Pacific
Name: Taku (?)
Realm: Pacific
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Bear Creek?
Formation:
Member: melange
Terrane: Taku (?)
Period Max: Triassic
Age Max: 237 MA
Period Min: Triassic
Age Min: 201 MA
Rock Major: melange, conglomerate, wacke, volcaniclastic
Rock Minor: tuff
Reference: Israel et al. (2014) - YGS OF 2014-18
Geological Unit (1M): uTrB?
Geological Unit (250K): uTrB2?
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-18 | Preliminary bedrock geology of the Mt. Decoeli area (parts of NTS 115A/12, 13 and 115B/9, 16) | Open File (Geological - Bedrock) |
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