Unnamed (north of Scotty Peak) (ARDF #MC001) Cu

Unnamed (north of Scotty Peak)

Occurrence, Inactive

Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities	Cu
Other commodities	Ag

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale	MC
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale	D-8
Latitude	61.8059
Longitude	-143.9725
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location
Location and accuracy	This occurrence is about 2 miles north of Scotty Peak. It is at an elevation of about 5,800 feet, 4,000 feet southwest of peak 6225, about 1,900 feet south-southeast of the center of section 4, T. 1 S., R. 8 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is locality 183 of MacKevett (1976). The location is accurate to within about 1,000 feet.

Geologic setting

Geologic description This occurrence consist of a vein that is localized in a fault zone that cuts Nikolai Greenstone. A sample contained 0.5 part per million (ppm) silver and 15,000 ppm copper (MacKevett, 1976).
Geologic map unit	(-143.974600086496, 61.8054420299241)
Age of mineralization	Triassic or younger based on the age of the host rocks.

Production and reserves

Workings or exploration	Only limited surface sampling.
Indication of production	None
Additional comments The locality is in the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve.

References

References MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1976, Mineral deposits and occurrences in the McCarthy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-773-B, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
Reporters	Travis L. Hudson (Applied Geology, Inc.)
Last report date	1/12/2003