Unnamed (east bank of lower Goat Creek) (ARDF #MC206) Ag, Cu, Mo

Unnamed (east bank of lower Goat Creek)

Occurrence, Inactive

Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities	Ag; Cu; Mo
Gangue minerals	quartz

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale	MC
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale	A-3
Latitude	61.0625
Longitude	-142.102
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location
Location and accuracy	This occurrence is on the east bank of lower Goat Creek. It is at an elevation of about 1,700 feet, about 1,000 feet south-southeast of elevation 2420 in the NE1/4 of section 30, T. 9 S., R. 19 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is locality 17 of MacKevett (1976); the location is accurate to within about 1,000 feet.

Geologic setting

Geologic description This occurrence consists of a one-meter-wide altered quartz vein that is localized in a shear zone that cuts Permian marble and amphibolite. A grab sample of the quartz vein contained 1 part per million (ppm) silver, 500 ppm copper, and 50 ppm molybdenum (MacKevett, 1976).
Geologic map unit	(-142.104008418196, 61.0620729234383)
Age of mineralization	Permian or younger based on the age of the marble and amphibolite the veins cut.

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., 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