General Information
Secondary Commodities: coal
Deposit Type(s): Coal
Location(s): 67.999720 N, -137.4525 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 116P14
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Reported by the GSC in 1985 but never staked.
Capsule Geology
Coal seams up to 10 cm thick occur within quartzose and lithic tuffs of Cretaceous age.
Reported by the GSC in 1985 but never staked.
Capsule Geology
Coal seams up to 10 cm thick occur within quartzose and lithic tuffs of Cretaceous age.
Location Map
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - basinal 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 (1981) - GSC Map 1519A
Geological Unit (1M): lKM
Geological Unit (250K): lKM3
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| YCI1994 | Yukon Coal Inventory | Report |
| Citations |
|---|
| Cameron, A.R., Norris, D.K. and Pratt, K.C., 1986. Rank and other compositional data on coals and carbonaceous shale of the Kayak Formation, northern Yukon Territory. In: Current Research, Part B., Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 86-1B, p. 665-670. |
| Ricketts, B.D., 1985. A coal index of Yukon and District of Mackenzie, NWT. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1115. |
