General Information
Secondary Commodities: coal
Deposit Type(s): Coal
Location(s): 65.713060 N, -140.467780 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 116F09
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Coal was discovered at this location by the GSC in 1970 but has apparently never been investigated.
Capsule Geology
Small pods and 2.5 to 30 cm thick interbeds of anthracite occur throughout a Lower Cretaceous clastic sequence. Norris reported sampling a poorly exposed and deeply oxidized anthracite seam in the Lower Cretaceous Kamik Formation while measuring GSC section 116F14.
Coal was discovered at this location by the GSC in 1970 but has apparently never been investigated.
Capsule Geology
Small pods and 2.5 to 30 cm thick interbeds of anthracite occur throughout a Lower Cretaceous clastic sequence. Norris reported sampling a poorly exposed and deeply oxidized anthracite seam in the Lower Cretaceous Kamik Formation while measuring GSC section 116F14.
Location Map
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - platformal strata
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite:
Formation:
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Cretaceous
Age Max: 146 MA
Period Min: Cretaceous
Age Min: 100 MA
Rock Major: shale/siltstone/sandstone/coal
Rock Minor:
Reference: Norris (1982) - GSC Map 1526A
Geological Unit (1M): lKM
Geological Unit (250K): lKM3
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC016791 | Geochemical map - 116F/9 | Geochemical Map | |
| YCI1994 | Yukon Coal Inventory | Report |
| Citations |
|---|
| Bostock, H.S., 1950. Potential mineral resources of Yukon Territory. Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 50-14. |
| Jeletzky, J.A., 1970. Stratigraphy, Facies and Paleogeography of Mesozoic Rocks of northern and West-Central Yukon. Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 71-1A, p. 203-221. |
| Norris, D.K. (ed), 1997. The geology, mineral and hydrocarbon potential of northern Yukon Territory and northwestern District of Mackenzie. Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 422. |
| Norris, D.K., 1976. Structural and Stratigraphic Studies in the northern Canadian Cordillera. Geological Survey of Canada, Paper no. 76-1A, p. 457-466. |
| Norris, D.K., 1980. Geology, northern Yukon Territory and northwestern District of Mackenzie. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 715. |
| Norris, D.K., 1981. Geology, Ogilvie river, Yukon Territory, map, Sections and Notes. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 783. |
