General Information
Deposit Type(s): Coal
Location(s): 66.433060 N, -137.002220 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 116I06
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Discovered by the GSC in 1974.
Capsule Geology
Devonian shale saturated with aromatic hydrocarbons outcrops on a north-flowing, unnamed tributary of Eagle River, 35 km northeast of the Chance oil and gas field. The shale contains fossiliferous septarian ironstone nodules.
Six kilometres to the southwest, a ridge forming sandstone at the base of the Upper Cretaceous Eagle Plain Formation is also oil stained. These two shows are inferred to be a strong indication of oil and gas seeping from reservoirs at depth.
Discovered by the GSC in 1974.
Capsule Geology
Devonian shale saturated with aromatic hydrocarbons outcrops on a north-flowing, unnamed tributary of Eagle River, 35 km northeast of the Chance oil and gas field. The shale contains fossiliferous septarian ironstone nodules.
Six kilometres to the southwest, a ridge forming sandstone at the base of the Upper Cretaceous Eagle Plain Formation is also oil stained. These two shows are inferred to be a strong indication of oil and gas seeping from reservoirs at depth.
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: Ford Lake
Member:
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Devonian
Age Max: 372 MA
Period Min: Carboniferous
Age Min: 299 MA
Rock Major: shale
Rock Minor:
Reference: Lane (2013) - GSC CGM 70
Geological Unit (1M): uDPF
Geological Unit (250K): uDPF1
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| YCI1994 | Yukon Coal Inventory | Report |
| Citations |
|---|
| 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., 1981. Geology Eagle River, Yukon Territory. Geological Survey of Canada, "A" Series Map 1523A. |
