Unnamed (north of the Gilahina River) (ARDF #MC114) Cu

Unnamed (north of the Gilahina River)

Prospect, Inactive

Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities	Cu
Ore minerals	chalcopyrite

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale	MC
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale	B-8
Latitude	61.4595
Longitude	-143.6533
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location
Location and accuracy	This prospect is near an unnamed north tributary to the Gilahina River. It is at an elevation of about 3,600 feet, 2,500 feet west of elevation 4620 and 2,000 feet south of the center of section 5, T. 5 S., R. 10 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is National Park Service locality WRST-170 and the latitude and longitude for this record were provided by the National Park Service.

Geologic setting

Geologic description An unpublished National Park Service map and accompanying database identify this locality as a copper prospect. Bedrock in the area is upper Paleozoic volcanic rocks (MacKevett, 1978).
Geologic map unit	(-143.65537846138, 61.4590423730681)
Age of mineralization	Late Paleozoic or younger based on the age of the rocks in the area.

Production and reserves

Indication of production	None
Additional comments The locality is in the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve.

References

References MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1978, Geologic map of the McCarthy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1032, 1 sheet, scale l:250,000.
Reporters	Travis L. Hudson (Applied Geology, Inc.)
Last report date	1/12/2003