Caley

Occurrence in Yukon Territory*, Canada with commodity Asbestos
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023805
MRDS ID I001573
Record type Site
Current site name Caley

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -140.20404, 64.30396 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eagle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eagle E OE(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Yukon Territory*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CROSS FIBER

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysotile Ore
Magnetite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 18
USGS model code 8d
Deposit model name Serpentine-hosted asbestos

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -140.20404, 64.30396

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1955

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sphere Development Corp. Ltd.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1966
    Total resources 453000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Asbestos Asbestos 8.4 wt-pct Asbestos Major 1966

Comments on development

  • EXPLORATION FROM 1955-1964, 1967, 1971-1972.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, 1980, CANADIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS NOT BEING MINED IN 1980: MINERAL POLICY SECTOR INTERNAL REPORT MRI 80/7, 294 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A ZONE OF ANTIGORITE UP TO 400 FT THICK OCCURS IN SERPENTINITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1991 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.