Nature of the Robert Service Thrust on Fork Plateau and implications for mineral exploration, Mayo map area

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Revision geological mapping has shown that the Robert Service Thrust is imbricated and isoclinally folded in Mayo map area. On Fork Plateau, highly deformed Keno Hill quartzite and meta-diorite that occur above the hanging wall Hyland Group are inferred to be antiformal windows resulting from folding of the fault surface. The occurrence of vuggy meta-diorite on Fork Plateau, geochemically anomalous headwater creeks and placer mining downstream, indicates that the Fork Plateau may warrant further exploration.

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Yukon Geological Survey publication metadata HTML https://data.geology.gov.yk.ca/Reference/42636
Original metadata (https://open.yukon.ca) HTML https://open.yukon.ca/information/f9468e6c-d614-4277-bec8-e4af42347d40
Report PDF https://ygsftp.gov.yk.ca/publications/yeg/yeg92.pdf

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