General Information
Secondary Commodities: coal
Deposit Type(s): Coal
Location(s): 67.576110 N, -139.611670 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 116O12
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Noted by McConnell in 1888 and apparently never explored.
Capsule Geology
A thin bed of shaly lignite is exposed on the bank of the Porcupine River 9.6 km above the Old Crow River. Outcrops in this vicinity are sandstone and concretionary shale of Upper Cretaceous age which occur at the south margin of the Kaltag fault.
Noted by McConnell in 1888 and apparently never explored.
Capsule Geology
A thin bed of shaly lignite is exposed on the bank of the Porcupine River 9.6 km above the Old Crow River. Outcrops in this vicinity are sandstone and concretionary shale of Upper Cretaceous age which occur at the south margin of the Kaltag fault.
Location Map
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Northern Alaska
Affinity: N Laurentia
Name: Arctic Alaska (North Slope)
Realm: Arctic
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite:
Formation:
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Cretaceous
Age Max: 106 MA
Period Min: Cretaceous
Age Min: 66 MA
Rock Major: shale/sandstone
Rock Minor:
Reference: Norris (1981) - GSC Map 1518A
Geological Unit (1M): KM
Geological Unit (250K): KM3
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| YCI1994 | Yukon Coal Inventory | Report |
| Citations |
|---|
| McConnell, R.G., 1891. Report on an exploration in the Yukon and Mackenzie basins, N.W.T. Geological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 4, (1888-1889), part D, p. 127-128. |
