Mt. Skukum

Producer in Yukon Territory*, Canada with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084899
MRDS ID W700127
Record type Site
Current site name Mt. Skukum

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -135.50216, 60.16644 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHITEHORSE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Yukon Territory*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -135.50216, 60.16644

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Wheaton River Area

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Total resources 165000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 22.7 g/mt Gold Major 1987
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 74000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 20.612 g/mt Gold Major 1985
    Silver Ag 17.788 g/mt Silver Major 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1985, GOLD DEPOSITS GUIDEBOOK: MINOBRAS MINING SERVICES, 146 P.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 56.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-87 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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