General Information
Secondary Commodities: uranium
Deposit Type(s): Uranium
Location(s): 68°17'59" N - -137°53'33" W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 117A07
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available: No
Last Reviewed:
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 Aquitaine restaked as the 144 Tie cl (YA31226) in Jul/78, just before the area was withdrawn from staking in Jul/78 pending creation of a National Wilderness Park, settlement of native land claims, and development of a management plan for the Porcupine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 Aquitaine restaked as the 144 Tie cl (YA31226) in Jul/78, just before the area was withdrawn from staking in Jul/78 pending creation of a National Wilderness Park, settlement of native land claims, and development of a management plan for the Porcupine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.
Work History
| Date | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/1976 | Geology | |
| 12/31/1976 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/31/1976 | Trenching | |
| 12/31/1976 | Airborne Geophysics | |
| 12/13/1978 | Geology | |
| 12/13/1978 | Geochemistry | |
| 12/13/1978 | Ground Geophysics | Also radon testing. |
| 12/13/1976 | Ground Geophysics | |
| 12/13/1976 | Ground Geophysics | Radon testing. |
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 |