| Main commodities | Au |
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| Other commodities | Ag |
| Ore minerals | placer gold |
| Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | MD |
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| Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | C-4 |
| Latitude | 63.54 |
| Longitude | -154.94 |
| Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
| Location and accuracy | This placer occurrence is located in a tributary of Clearwater Creek along the northern slopes of the Sunshine Mountains at an elevation of about 1,500 feet (457 m) in Section 36, T. 22 S., R. 20 E., of the Kateel River Meridian. Location is imprecisely known to within two miles (3.2 km). |
Geologic descriptionPlacer gold was noted in Clearwater Creek during the early 20th Century (Brown, 1926; Andrews, 1978). Anomalous gold in stream sediments was noted during AMRAP investigation (King and others, 1983). The placer gold occurrence is found in a second order stream near its intersection with a third order trunk of Clearwater Creek. | |
| Geologic map unit | (-154.942352882828, 63.5393989163728) |
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| Mineral deposit model | Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39c). |
| Mineral deposit model number | 39c |
| Indication of production | None |
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| Reserve estimates | None. |
| MRDS Number | 10307776 |
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ReferencesAndrews, Tom, 1978, Summary of Progress, Doyon Project, Mystery Mountains (Block 10): Anchorage, Alaska, WGM Inc., 24 p. (Held by Doyon, Limited, Fairbanks, Alaska, as proprietary report 78-42).
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| Reporters | Bundtzen, T.K. (Pacific Rim Geological Consulting) |
| Last report date | 6/6/1998 |