Upper Bankhead Trail, Bankhead Coal Mine, Bankhead, Alberta, Canada
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 51° 14' 35'' North , 115° 31' 32'' West |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 51.24316,-115.52551 |
| Köppen climate type: | ET : Tundra |
| Other/historical region names associated with this locality: | Upper Bankhead |
C-Level Cirque Hiking Trail takes one through the Upper Bankhead mine ruins on the Cascade mountain side. The trail estimates from the town pamphlets are slightly off, and one should expect a well maintained trail continually uphill for approximately 1.5 km to the lookout and adit ruins. Remember to respect the local wildlife and travel with a bear bell and not alone for this locality.
Commodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.No minerals currently recorded for this locality.
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Early Cretaceous - Jurassic 100.5 - 201.3 Ma ID: 691110 | Fernie Formation and Kootenay Group Age: Mesozoic (100.5 - 201.3 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Fernie Formation; Kootenay Group Description: Marine to nonmarine Lithology: Shale, siltstone, sandstone, and limestone Reference: Prior, G.J.; Hathway, B.; Glombick, P.M.; Pana, D.I.; Banks, C.J.; Hay, D.C.; Schneider, C.L.; Grobe, M.; Elgr, R.; Weiss, J.A. Bedrock Geology of Alberta. AER/AGS Open File Report 2013-02. [4] |
| Mississippian - Devonian 323.2 - 419.2 Ma ID: 3189237 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Paleozoic (323.2 - 419.2 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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Upper Bankhead Trail, Bankhead Coal Mine, Bankhead, Alberta, Canada