Main commodities | Au; Cu |
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Ore minerals | gold; native copper |
Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | MC |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | C-7 |
Latitude | 61.5178 |
Longitude | -143.3609 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | An unpublished National Park Service map locates this prospect on an unnamed east tributary to the Lakina River. It is at an elevation of about 2,550 feet, 1,700 feet southeast of the center of section 14, T. 4 S., R. 11 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is National Park Service locality WRST-161 and the latitude and longitude for this record were provided by the National Park Service. |
Geologic descriptionAn unpublished National Park Service map and accompanying database identify this locality as a placer gold and copper prospect. Bedrock in the area is Mesozoic sedimentary rocks locally cut by Tertiary felsic intrusions (Winkler and MacKevett, 1981). | |
Geologic map unit | (-143.362980579941, 61.5173522232383) |
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Mineral deposit model | Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a) |
Mineral deposit model number | 39a |
Age of mineralization | Quaternary. |
Indication of production | Undetermined |
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Additional commentsThe locality is in the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve. |
References | |
Reporters | Travis L. Hudson (Applied Geology, Inc.) |
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Last report date | 1/12/2003 |