Unnamed (in Grouse Creek) (ARDF #NM089) Cu

Unnamed (in Grouse Creek)

Occurrence, Inactive

Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities	Cu

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale	NM
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale	D-1
Latitude	64.7654
Longitude	-165.3586
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location
Location and accuracy	This occurrence is along Grouse Creek, 0.8 mile southeast of Mount Distin, at an elevation of about 400 feet. It is locality 28 of Hummel (1962 [MF 248]) and locality 24 of Cobb (1972 [MF 463], 1978 [OFR 78-93]).

Geologic setting

Geologic description Hummel (1962 [MF248]) identified this locality as an occurrence of copper-bearing float. The nature of the copper-bearing material is not known.
Geologic map unit	(-165.361221246995, 64.7646394346907)
Mineral deposit model	Surface float of copper-bearing material.

Production and reserves

Workings or exploration	The general area has been prospected and explored many times during the last century.
Indication of production	None

References

MRDS Number	10307941
References Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Nome quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-463, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000. Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Nome quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File report 78-93, 213 p. Hummel, C.L., 1962, Preliminary geologic map of the Nome D-1 quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-248, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.
Reporters	C.C. Hawley and Travis L. Hudson
Last report date	10/22/1999