General Information
Secondary Commodities: coal
Deposit Type(s): Coal
Location(s): 62.736110 N, -137.308330 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115I11
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as coal lease 26391 in Apr/10 by G. Minchin and lease 27418 in Dec/11 by G. Grenier, who explored with a 9 m shaft and a short adit. Shown on old river charts as Greniers' Coal Mine.
Capsule Geology
Bituminous coal of good quality is reported to occur in the Lower Jurassic Laberge Group. Only low grade shaly coal is present on dumps of caved workings. Intrusive and volcanic rocks outcrop nearby.
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, 1913. Guide Book No. 10, p. 91.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Memoir 189, p. 63.
Staked as coal lease 26391 in Apr/10 by G. Minchin and lease 27418 in Dec/11 by G. Grenier, who explored with a 9 m shaft and a short adit. Shown on old river charts as Greniers' Coal Mine.
Capsule Geology
Bituminous coal of good quality is reported to occur in the Lower Jurassic Laberge Group. Only low grade shaly coal is present on dumps of caved workings. Intrusive and volcanic rocks outcrop nearby.
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, 1913. Guide Book No. 10, p. 91.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Memoir 189, p. 63.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Other | 30 ft shaft and a short adit. |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Stikinia
Realm: peri-Laurentian
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Selkirk
Formation:
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Neogene
Age Max: 3 MA
Period Min: Quaternary
Age Min: 0.30000001 MA
Rock Major: basalt/basanite/nephelinite
Rock Minor:
Reference: Ryan et al. (2010) - GSC CGM 7
Geological Unit (1M): TQS
Geological Unit (250K): TQS
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC013205 | Map Sheet - 115-I-11 and 115-I-14 showing claim locations | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC013204 | Map sheet - 115-I-11 and 115-I-14 with geology notations and claim locations - Part 2 | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC016619 | Geology map - 115I/11 - Dark Creek | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) |
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