Prospect, Inactive
Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | MM |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | C-2 |
Latitude | 63.5303 |
Longitude | -150.8929 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy |
This unnamed prospect is at an elevation of about 3500 feet on the crest of the western part of the ridge that separates Eureka and Moose Creeks. The prospect is west of the head of No Name Creek, about in the center of the NW1/4 of section 17, T. 16 S., R. 17 W., Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate within 500 feet. The site corresponds to number 42 of Bundtzen, Smith, and Tosdal (1976), 142 of Hawley and Associates (1978), and 53 of Thornsberry, McKee, and Salisbury (1984). |
Geologic descriptionThe country rock at this prospect is mainly quartz-mica schist of the upper Precambrian Birch Creek Schist (Bundtzen, 1981; Hawley and Associates, 1978). The deposit consists of a weakly auriferous quartz vein that contains arsenopyrite and pyrite. Samples assay about 0.01 to 0.03 ounce of gold per ton, small amounts of silver, and up to 0.99 percent arsenic. According to Bundtzen (1981), the vein strikes N 40 W and is vertical. Hawley and Associates (1978) mapped a vein that appears to strike ENE and dip steeply NW. | |
Geologic map unit | (-150.895183660005, 63.5297949473737) |
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Mineral deposit model | Weakly auriferous, low-sulfide quartz vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 36a). |
Mineral deposit model number | 36a |
Age of mineralization | The deposit is assumed to be Eocene (see record MM091). |
Workings or exploration | The prospect was explored by single pit, since sloughed. |
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Indication of production | None |
Additional commentsThe prospect is in Denali National Park and Preserve. |
ReferencesBundtzen, T.K., 1981, Geology and mineral deposits of the Kantishna Hills, Mt. McKinley quadrangle, Alaska: M. S. Thesis, University of Alaska, College, Alaska, 238 p.
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Reporters | C.C. Hawley |
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Last report date | 5/1/2001 |