General Information
Secondary Commodities: uranium
Deposit Type(s): Uranium
Location(s): 68.299720 N, -137.8925 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 117A07
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked in Aug/76 as 270 Bon cl (YA9186) by Aquitaine, which explored with geochem and radiometric surveys in 1976 and 1977 before trenching, mapping, reducing its holdings to an 8 claim block at the northwest end and a 38 claim block at the southeast end. Aquitaine restaked as the 144 Tie cl (YA31226) in Jul/78, just before the area was withdrawn from staking in Jul/78 pending creation of a National Wilderness Park, settlement of native land claims, and development of a management plan for the Porcupine Caribou Herd.
The claims were transferred to Kidd Creek ML in 1981 and to Falconbridge L in 1986.
Capsule Geology
The northwest group was staked over shale of the Ordovician to Lower Devonian Road River Group, which is unconformably overlain by chert pebble conglomerate of the Lower Carboniferous Kekiktuk Formation. The southeastern claim group is underlain by shale and quartzite of the Lower Mississippian Kayak Formation.
Assays of up to 405 ppm U were obtained from specimens of deeply weathered basal Carboniferous conglomerate. No radioactive mineral has been identified. The uranium probably occurs with phosphate minerals.
Staked in Aug/76 as 270 Bon cl (YA9186) by Aquitaine, which explored with geochem and radiometric surveys in 1976 and 1977 before trenching, mapping, reducing its holdings to an 8 claim block at the northwest end and a 38 claim block at the southeast end. Aquitaine restaked as the 144 Tie cl (YA31226) in Jul/78, just before the area was withdrawn from staking in Jul/78 pending creation of a National Wilderness Park, settlement of native land claims, and development of a management plan for the Porcupine Caribou Herd.
The claims were transferred to Kidd Creek ML in 1981 and to Falconbridge L in 1986.
Capsule Geology
The northwest group was staked over shale of the Ordovician to Lower Devonian Road River Group, which is unconformably overlain by chert pebble conglomerate of the Lower Carboniferous Kekiktuk Formation. The southeastern claim group is underlain by shale and quartzite of the Lower Mississippian Kayak Formation.
Assays of up to 405 ppm U were obtained from specimens of deeply weathered basal Carboniferous conglomerate. No radioactive mineral has been identified. The uranium probably occurs with phosphate minerals.
Location Map
Last Updated: Mar 20, 2019
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Geochemistry: Soil | |
| 1978 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1978 | Ground Geophysics: IP | Also radon testing. |
| 1976 | Airborne Geophysics: Gamma-Ray Spectrometry | |
| 1976 | Geochemistry: Silt | |
| 1976 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1976 | Trenching: Handblast | |
| 1976 | Ground Geophysics | Radon testing. |
| 1976 | Ground Geophysics: Scintillometer |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Northern Alaska
Affinity: N Laurentia
Name: Arctic Alaska (North Slope)
Realm: Arctic
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Neruokpuk
Formation:
Member:
Terrane: Arctic Alaska
Period Max: Ediacaran
Age Max: 580 MA
Period Min: Cambrian
Age Min: 521 MA
Rock Major: shale/siltstone/sandstone
Rock Minor: quartzite/limestone
Reference: Colpron (2014) - revision
Geological Unit (1M): uPCN
Geological Unit (250K): uPCN1
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 090318 | 1977 | Trenching, Geophysical, Geochemical, and Geological Surveys Performed Between May 1 and August 20, 1977 | Gamma-Ray Spectrometry - Airborne Geophysics, Soil - Geochemistry, Detailed Bedrock Mapping - Geology, Scintillometer - Ground Geophysics, Hand - Trenching |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|
| Citations |
|---|
| Gordey, S.P., 1981. Assessment of mineral and fuel resource potential of the proposed northern Yukon national park and adjacent areas (Phase 1). Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 760. |
| Jones, L.D. and Bell, R.T., 1979. Geology of some uranium occurrences in western Canada. Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 79-1A, p. 397-399. |
