General Information
Secondary Commodities: barite
Deposit Type(s): Vein Barite
Location(s): 65.433610 N, -138.013610 W
NTS Mapsheet(s): 116G08
Location Comments: 1 Kilometres
Hand Samples Available at YGS: No
Capsule
Work History
Staked as Bang On cl (YA64282) in Aug/81 by Mattagami Lake ML, which performed mapping and geochem sampling in 1981 and 1982. Mattagami's assets were acquired by Noranda in 1982.
Capsule Geology
Widely spaced barite veins cut Cambrian to Devonian limestone that is correlated with the Road River Group.
Staked as Bang On cl (YA64282) in Aug/81 by Mattagami Lake ML, which performed mapping and geochem sampling in 1981 and 1982. Mattagami's assets were acquired by Noranda in 1982.
Capsule Geology
Widely spaced barite veins cut Cambrian to Devonian limestone that is correlated with the Road River Group.
Location Map
Last Updated: Mar 30, 2017
Work History
| Year | Work Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1982 | Other | |
| 1981 | Geology: Bedrock Mapping | |
| 1981 | Other |
Regional Geology - Terrane
Group: Ancestral North America
Affinity: W Laurentia
Name: North America - platformal strata
Realm: Laurentia
Regional Geology - Bedrock
Supergroup:
Group/Suite: Road River
Formation:
Member:
Terrane: Laurentia
Period Max: Cambrian
Age Max: 515 MA
Period Min: Devonian
Age Min: 392 MA
Rock Major: shale/limestone
Rock Minor: chert/sandstone/conglo/breccia
Reference: Norris (1982) - GSC Map 1526A
Geological Unit (1M): CDR
Geological Unit (250K): CDR
Related References
| Number | Title | Page(s) | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMC016798 | Geochemical map - 116G/8 | Geochemical Map | |
| YEG1982 | Yukon Exploration and Geology 1982 | 229 | Annual Report |
| Citations |
|---|
| Norris, D.K. (ed), 1997. The geology, mineral and hydrocarbon potential of northern Yukon Territory and northwestern District of Mackenzie. Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 422. |
