General Information
Secondary Commodities: coal, uranium
Aliases: Creek, May, Porter
Deposit Type(s): Coal
Location(s): 61.8825 N, -136.113330 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 115H16
Location Comments: 1.5 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
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Work History
Staked by H.E. Porter in Oct/1900 as coal lease 1447, which was soon surrounded by at least twenty others. No record of early development exists.
Restaked as May cl (Y51874) in Apr/70 by P.F. Guder, and sampled by Teslin EL in 1970. The target was acquired in Jan/76 under Coal Exploration Licence 36 by Resoursex L, and was leased in Feb/81 (2988) by Fargo O Corp.
The Greek cl (YA74993) were staked one km to the south in Aug/82 by Uranerz E & Mg L in a joint venture with Central Electricity Generating Board of London, England and explored with radiometric surveys.
Capsule Geology
Thin seams (up to 41 cm) of anthracite occur in contorted beds of Upper Jurassic Tantalus Formation rocks near the contact of a syenite stock. An analysis by the Department of Mines in 1910 gave water 4.68%, fixed carbon 72.26%, ash 7.47% and non-coherent coke 79.73%. The Research Council of Alberta gives the gross calorific value as 15 700 to 16 000 G. BTU.
Bulldozing has exposed coal on the east side of the Klondike Highway at Mileposts 85.5 and 88.0. Samples taken by Teslin EL from 3 localities ranged from 8.0 to 19.3% water, 11.8 to 50.9% ash, 11.2 to 14.7% volatiles, 23.9 to 66.5% fixed carbon and 0.5 to 0.6% sulphur. Rank ranged from sub-bituminous A to sub-bituminous C and dry calorific value from 4750 to 10 340 BTU/lb, all non-coking.
The Greek claims were staked to cover low grade uranium associated with clay altered shear zones.
References
AURUM GEOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS INC., 1994. Yukon Coal Inventory 1994. Energy and Mines Branch, Economic Development, Yukon Territorial Government, 169 p.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Memoir 5, p. 49.
RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ALBERTA Report 66-6, p. 15.
RESOURSEX LTD, 1975. Assessment Report *#061357 by G.B. Allen.
TESLIN EXPLORATIONS LTD, May/71. Assessment Report by E.L. Speelman.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1982, p. 197.
Staked by H.E. Porter in Oct/1900 as coal lease 1447, which was soon surrounded by at least twenty others. No record of early development exists.
Restaked as May cl (Y51874) in Apr/70 by P.F. Guder, and sampled by Teslin EL in 1970. The target was acquired in Jan/76 under Coal Exploration Licence 36 by Resoursex L, and was leased in Feb/81 (2988) by Fargo O Corp.
The Greek cl (YA74993) were staked one km to the south in Aug/82 by Uranerz E & Mg L in a joint venture with Central Electricity Generating Board of London, England and explored with radiometric surveys.
Capsule Geology
Thin seams (up to 41 cm) of anthracite occur in contorted beds of Upper Jurassic Tantalus Formation rocks near the contact of a syenite stock. An analysis by the Department of Mines in 1910 gave water 4.68%, fixed carbon 72.26%, ash 7.47% and non-coherent coke 79.73%. The Research Council of Alberta gives the gross calorific value as 15 700 to 16 000 G. BTU.
Bulldozing has exposed coal on the east side of the Klondike Highway at Mileposts 85.5 and 88.0. Samples taken by Teslin EL from 3 localities ranged from 8.0 to 19.3% water, 11.8 to 50.9% ash, 11.2 to 14.7% volatiles, 23.9 to 66.5% fixed carbon and 0.5 to 0.6% sulphur. Rank ranged from sub-bituminous A to sub-bituminous C and dry calorific value from 4750 to 10 340 BTU/lb, all non-coking.
The Greek claims were staked to cover low grade uranium associated with clay altered shear zones.
References
AURUM GEOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS INC., 1994. Yukon Coal Inventory 1994. Energy and Mines Branch, Economic Development, Yukon Territorial Government, 169 p.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA Memoir 5, p. 49.
RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ALBERTA Report 66-6, p. 15.
RESOURSEX LTD, 1975. Assessment Report *#061357 by G.B. Allen.
TESLIN EXPLORATIONS LTD, May/71. Assessment Report by E.L. Speelman.
YUKON EXPLORATION AND GEOLOGY 1982, p. 197.
Location Map
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2011
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Other |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Intermontane
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: Stikinia
Realm: peri-Laurentian
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Laberge
Formation: Nordenskiold
Member:
Terrane:
Period Max: Jurassic
Age Max: 188 MA
Period Min: Jurassic
Age Min: 183 MA
Rock Major: tuff/sandstone
Rock Minor:
Reference: Colpron et al. (2007) - YGS OF 2007-6
Geological Unit (1M): IJN
Geological Unit (250K): lJN
Assessment Reports that overlap occurrence
| Report Number | Year | Title | Worktypes | Holes Drilled | Meters Drilled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 097196 | 2017 | Report on Preliminary Reconnaissance of Coal Exploration Licence Areas in the Whitehorse Trough, North-Central Yukon, 2017 | Property Evaluation - Other | ||
| 097197 | 2017 | Memo-Division Mountain Coal Project, Yukon Territory | Property Evaluation - Other | ||
| 061357 | 1975 | Prospecting Report | Prospecting - Other |
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC013186 | Porter Mountain coal property examination - 115H-16 | Report | |
| ARMC016664 | Geology map - 115H/16 - Mount Morrison | Geoscience Map (Geological - Bedrock) | |
| ARMC020331 | Claim map - Sheet 115-H-16 - Mount Morrison - Carmacks coal leases | Geoscience Map (General) | |
| ARMC016663 | Geochemistry map - 115H/16 - Mount Morrison | Geochemical Map | |
| ARMC020318 | Report on Braeburn coal area, Carmacks North coal area, Carmacks South coal area, Kotaneelee coal area, Lone Pine Mountain coal occurrence, Porter's coal, Guder's coal, Whitehorse coal area, and Bush Mountain coal area - File 164 | Report |
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