General Information
Secondary Commodities: coal
Deposit Type(s): Coal
Location(s): 69.323610 N, -140.705280 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 117C08
Location Comments: .5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Reported by the GSC in 1985 but never staked.
Capsule Geology
Anthracite seams occur in a sequence of shale and limestone of the Mississippian Kayak Formation. The coal contains 1.8% moisture, 6.4% ash, 10% volatiles and 81.9% fixed carbon. According to Norris, these seams are much less than 1 m thick and appear to have little economic potential.
Reported by the GSC in 1985 but never staked.
Capsule Geology
Anthracite seams occur in a sequence of shale and limestone of the Mississippian Kayak Formation. The coal contains 1.8% moisture, 6.4% ash, 10% volatiles and 81.9% fixed carbon. According to Norris, these seams are much less than 1 m thick and appear to have little economic potential.
Location Map
Last Updated: Nov 5, 2019
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Other | Never staked. |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Northern Alaska
Affinity: N Laurentia
Name: Arctic Alaska (North Slope)
Realm: Arctic
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite:
Formation: Kayak
Member:
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Carboniferous
Age Max: 345 MA
Period Min: Carboniferous
Age Min: 328 MA
Rock Major: shale/siltstone/sandstone
Rock Minor: limestone/coal
Reference: Lane (unpub.) - GSC OF, Demarcation Point/Herschel Island
Geological Unit (1M): CKY
Geological Unit (250K): CKY
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. |
