Unnamed (near Nugget Creek) (ARDF #JU114) Zn

Unnamed (near Nugget Creek)

Occurrence, Inactive

Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities	Zn
Other commodities	Ba
Ore minerals	pyrite

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale	JU
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale	B-2
Latitude	58.4355
Longitude	-134.4678
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location
Location and accuracy	This occurrence is at an elevation of approximately 1,700 feet, on the east valley wall of Nugget Creek, just upstream from Middle Basin. It is near the center of the N1/2 section 2, T. 40 S., R. 66 E. of the Copper River Meridian. The location is accurate within 1/4 mile.

Geologic setting

Geologic description This occurrence consists of sparse, disseminated pyrite and other sulfides in mica-quartz schist (Wells and others, 1986) A placer gold prospect (JU115) is downstream from this occurrence. Wells and others (1986) show this as a barite and zinc occurrence. No other information is available.
Geologic map unit	(-134.469575910666, 58.4351770543322)

Production and reserves

Indication of production	None

References

References Wells, D.E., Pittman, T.L., Brew, D.A. and Douglass, S.L., 1986, Map and description of the mineral deposits in the Juneau, Taku River, Atlin, and part of the Skagway quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 85-717, 332 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reporters	J.C. Barnett and L.D. Miller (Juneau, Alaska )
Last report date	12/15/2001