Unnamed (north of Klu River) (ARDF #MC186) Cu

Unnamed (north of Klu River)

Prospect, Inactive

Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities	Cu

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale	MC
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale	A-7
Latitude	61.2125
Longitude	-143.3022
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location
Location and accuracy	This prospect is on a ridge 2.7 miles north-northeast of the confluence of Klu River and Gold Creek. The site is at an elevation of about 5,500 feet, 4,000 feet south-southwest of peak 6683 in the SW1/4 of section 32, T. 7 S., R. 12 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is National Park Service locality WRST-191 (unpublished data). 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Geologic description An unpublished National Park Service map and accompanying database identify this locality as a copper prospect. The rocks in the area are Upper Paleozoic metamorphic rocks that are locally intruded by Jurassic plutons (MacKevett, 1978).
Geologic map unit	(-143.304253360808, 61.2120473189954)

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