Unnamed (northeast of Canyon Creek) (ARDF #MC174) Au

Unnamed (northeast of Canyon Creek)

Occurrence, Inactive

Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities	Au
Ore minerals	gold

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale	MC
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale	B-4
Latitude	61.3122
Longitude	-142.1646
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location
Location and accuracy	This occurrence is on the west valley wall of an unnamed north tributary to Canyon Creek. It is at an elevation of about 5,200 feet, about 2,600 feet north-northwest of the center of section 34, T. 6 S., R. 18 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is locality 45 of MacKevett (1976); the location is accurate to within about 1,000 feet.

Geologic setting

Geologic description This occurrence consists of irregular altered zones in upper Paleozoic volcaniclastic rocks (MacKevett and Smith, 1968; MacKevett, 1976). A sample of the altered rock contained 5.2 parts per million gold.
Geologic map unit	(-142.166637229366, 61.3117829496882)
Age of mineralization	Upper Paleozoic or younger based on the age of the host rocks.

Production and reserves

Workings or exploration	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. MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Smith, J.G., 1968, Distribution of gold, copper, and some other metals in the McCarthy B-4 and B-5 quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 604, 25 p.
Reporters	Travis L. Hudson (Applied Geology, Inc.)
Last report date	1/12/2003