Unnamed (east of upper Wild Lake) (ARDF #WI023) Cu

Unnamed (east of upper Wild Lake)

Occurrence, Inactive

Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities	Cu
Ore minerals	malachite; unspecified copper sulfides

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale	WI
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale	C-3
Latitude	67.5383
Longitude	-151.457
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location
Location and accuracy	This occurrence is about 1.8 miles east of the upper end of Wild Lake and 1.5 miles west-northwest of the junction of Deadman and Flat Creeks. The occurrence is on a 3,800-foot knoll, 0.2 mile northeast of the center of section 1, T. 31 N., R. 18 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate within one-half mile.

Geologic setting

Geologic description Brosge and Reiser (1960) noted copper sulfides and malachite staining in Devonian calcareous schist. No other information is available.
Geologic map unit	(-151.459756344383, 67.5378514289398)
Alteration of deposit	Oxidation of copper mineral(s).

Production and reserves

Workings or exploration	Only surface sampling.
Indication of production	None

References

References Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Wiseman quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-469, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000 Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Chandalar and Wiseman quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-340, 205 p.
Reporters	J.M. Britton (Anchorage)
Last report date	8/9/2002