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Reference Number
Yeg1981-pg38
Title
Heavy minerals in the gravels of Highet Creek, Yukon Territory, 115 P/9, 16
Reference Type
Indian & Northern Affairs Canada/Department of Indian & Northern Development: Exploration & Geological Services Division
Document Type
Annual Report Paper


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Abstract: The Highet Creek area, 25 km northwest of Mayo, has been mined for placer gold continuously since 1903 by many individual operations. In this study, samples were taken from the Main Gravel units along the creek and the mineralogy of heavy concentrates analyzed. The gold morphology and variation of gold concentrations at different sample sites were examined.
Authors: Emond, D.S.
Map Scale: 1 : 0
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115P09, 115P16
Citation: Emond, D.S., 1982. Heavy minerals in the gravels of Highet Creek, Yukon Territory, 115 P/9, 16. In: Yukon Exploration and Geology 1981, Exploration and Geological Services Division (eds.), Indian & Northern Affairs Canada/Department of Indian & Northern Development: Exploration & Geological Services Division, 38-47.

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NTS Mapsheet(s): 115P09, 115P16

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