Survey Metadata

Till

Yukon

1998

Till sampling, NTS 105K, Anvil district, central Yukon, 1998-1999.





Location map

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Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Yukon Regional Office

Survey Description


Approximately 360 basal till samples were collected in the Anvil district, central Yukon from several locations.  Till samples were obtained by hand digging to a depth averaging 60 – 100 cm and weighed approximately 5-10 kg.

In 1998, 140 samples were collected in the Rose Creek valley, northwest of the Faro deposit.  Samples were collected from a 3 km by 4 km grid and were spaced every 200 m and the spacing between lines progressed from 200 m to 500 m over 13 lines total.  Till was also sampled from exposures in the Faro, Grum and Vangorda open pits.

Regional till sampling was carried out during 1998 and 1999 in three areas: at the southeast end of the Swim basin, north of Mount Mye and in the Anvil Creek valley.

The data are published in Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Bulletin 11.

Data Description: Digital.

Quantities Analysed: <0.063 mm fraction of till analyzed by ICP-AES for 32 elements and for Au by fire assay.

Geochem Maps Available: Contour maps and proportional dot maps show the distribution of elements in till.

Other Analyses: None.

Publication History

Index Publication
1 Bond, J.D. (2001). Quaternary geology and till geochemistry of the Anvil district (parts of 105K/2, 3, 5, 6 and 7), central Yukon Territory. Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Bulletin 11, 39 p. ( more)

Project History

Index Year Project
1 1998-2001 Anvil district, Yukon till sampling survey, 1998-1999 ( more)

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
62.1378° 62.4763° -133.9643° -132.5791°

The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:

  • Covers parts of NTS 105K/2 (Swim Lakes), /3 (Faro), /6 (Mount Mye) and /7 (Blind Creek), the Swim Basin in the Anvil district, central Yukon.  It is bounded to the southwest by Pelly River.  Swim Lakes are located in the central part of the study area.

  • Covers part of NTS 105K/6 (Mount Mye) in the Rose Creek valley, approximately 5 km northwest of the Faro deposit in the Anvil district, central Yukon.  The centre of the study area is located approximately 17 km northwest of the town of Faro.

  • Covers part of NTS 105K/6 (Mount Mye), the north Mt. Mye area in the Anvil district, central Yukon.  The centre of the study area is located approximately 10 km northeast of the Faro deposit and 20 km northeast of the town of Faro.

  • Covers part of the northwest corner of NTS 105K/5 (Rose Mountain), the Anvil Creek west area in the Anvil district, central Yukon.  The centre of the study area is located approximately 6 km north of Pelly River.

  • Covers part of NTS 105K/5(Rose Mountain), the Anvil Creek east area in the Anvil district, central Yukon.  It is located immediately north of Anvil Creek and approximately 11 km northeast of Pelly River.

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