General Information
Deposit Type(s): Coal
Location(s): 68.0025 N, -139.514440 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 117A04
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Reported by the GSC in 1985 but never staked.
Capsule Geology
Occasional lignite seams occur in poorly indurated sand, clay and conglomerate of probable Tertiary age. The coal is intermittently exposed in the banks of the Porcupine River for approximately 65 km.
Reported by the GSC in 1985 but never staked.
Capsule Geology
Occasional lignite seams occur in poorly indurated sand, clay and conglomerate of probable Tertiary age. The coal is intermittently exposed in the banks of the Porcupine River for approximately 65 km.
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: Quaternary
Age Max: 2.59999990 MA
Period Min: Quaternary
Age Min: 0 MA
Rock Major: silt/sand/gravel
Rock Minor: ash
Reference: Norris (1981) - GSC Map 1518A
Geological Unit (1M): Q
Geological Unit (250K): Q
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. |
