Unnamed (southwest of the Talkeetna River) (ARDF #TK089) Au, Cu

Unnamed (southwest of the Talkeetna River)

Prospect, Inactive

Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities	Au; Cu

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale	TK
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale	B-4
Latitude	62.4677
Longitude	-148.688
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location
Location and accuracy	This prospect is at an elevation of about 2,700 feet, about 1 mile south of the Talkeetna River and approximately 6 1/2 miles downstream from the mouth of Yellowjacket Creek. It is about 0.5 mile south-southeast of the center of sec. 34, T. 28 N., R. 4 E., Seward Meridian. The location is accurate to within 1/2 mile.

Geologic setting

Geologic description Gold and copper(?) occur in Paleozoic(?) volcanic rocks (Csejtey and others, 1978); 33 rock samples and 20 stream-sediment samples have been collected by a mining company (Don Stevens, written communication, 1992).
Geologic map unit	(-148.690220137523, 62.4672164572956)
Mineral deposit model	Basaltic Cu? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 23?)
Mineral deposit model number	23?

Production and reserves

Workings or exploration	Thirty-three rock samples and 20 stream-sediment samples have been collected by a mining company (Don Stevens, written communication, 1992).
Indication of production	None
Additional comments MAS/MILS number 20760013.

References

References Csejtey, Bela, Jr., Nelson, W.H., Jones, D.L., Silberling, N.J., Dean, R.M., Morris, M.S., Lanphere, M.A., Smith, J.G., and Silberman, M.L, 1978, Reconnaissance geologic map and geochronology, Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle, northern part of Anchorage quadrangle, and southwest part of Healy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-558-A, 60 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reporters	R.K. Rogers (U. S. Geological Survey contractor)
Last report date	10/1/2002