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Unnamed (near head of Fox Creek)

Prospect, Inactive

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Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities Cu
Other commodities Ba; Mn

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale VA
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale C-2
Latitude 61.528
Longitude -144.6166
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Location and accuracy This prospect is located on the southwest side of the plateau at the headwaters of Liberty, Fivemile, and Fox Creeks. It is about one-half mile southwest of elevation (peak) 5561; it is at an elevation of 5,400 feet near the southwest corner of section 12, T. 4 S., R. 4 E., of the Copper River Meridian. This prospect is approximately located, perhaps to within one-quarter mile. It is locality 103 of Winkler and others (1981 [OFR 80-892-B]).

Geologic setting

Geologic description

The U.S. Bureau of Mines (1980) reported that lode claims were staked and maintained at this locality from 1971 to 1979. The commodities associated with these claims are copper, barium (barite?), and manganese (Winkler and others, 1981 [OFR 80-892-B]). The mineralization is within schist of the Liberty Creek terrane (Winkler and others, 1981 [OFR 80-892-A]).
Geologic map unit (-144.618695979024, 61.5275221198737)
Age of mineralization Not known; the Fox Creek terrane was probably deformed and metamorphosed in the mid-Cretaceous ( Winkler and others, 1981 [OFR 80-892-A]).

Production and reserves

Workings or exploration The nature of workings or exploration at this prospect is not known.
Indication of production None

References

References

U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1980, Valdez 1:250,000 quadrangle map overlay showing mineral deposit locations, principal minerals, and number and type of claims: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report, August 1980.
Winkler, G.R., Miller, R.J., MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1981, Map and summary table describing mineral deposits in the Valdez quadrangle, southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-892-B, 2 sheets, scale l:250,000.
Winkler, G.R., Silberman, M.L., Grantz, Arthur, Miller, R.J., and MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1981, Geologic map and summary geochronology of the Valdez quadrangle, southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-892-A, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
Reporters Travis L. Hudson
Last report date 12/14/2001