Revised geological map of Mount Nansen area (NTS 115/I3 and part of 115I/2)
This map presents a compilation and re-interpretation of the bedrock geology in the Mount Nansen area. It is an update from the preliminary version released in 2021. The main updates are based on new U-Pb zircon ages for Cretaceous magmatic rocks. Most economically significant are the CA-TIMS U-Pb zircon crystallization ages for the Kelly (ca. 78 Ma) and Cyprus porphyries (ca. 71 Ma) and the LA-ICPMS U-Pb zircon crystallization age of ca. 111 Ma for the Dickson Hill plug. New CA-TIMS crystallization ages (ca. 108 Ma) for two phases of the Bow Creek granite redefine that body as part of the Whitehorse magmatic suite and a new LA-ICPMS crystallization age of ca. 199 Ma from the deformed granodiorite which hosts the Brown-McDade deposit confirm a Minto suite designation for those rocks.
The Government of Yukon acknowledges that Indigenous Peoples have traditional territories throughout the Yukon and celebrates their role as stewards of the lands and waters and their ongoing connection to this place.