| Deposit ID | 10308244 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed (southeast of Klukwan Village) |
| Geographic coordinates: | -135.82212, 59.37975 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | These occurrences are centered on a point approximately 2.8 miles, S70E from the village of Klukwan at an elevation of about 1,900 feet. This point is midway between two steep southwest flowing drainages in the SE1/4, section 4, T. 29 S., R. 57 E. of the Copper River Meridian. The location defines the approximate center of a group of anomalously high samples collected by Gilbert and others (1991). Their sample sites 778 to 780 on sheet 2 are in the more westerly drainage and sample sites F113 to F117 on sheet 1 are in the more easterly drainage. Samples F110 to F112 plot along or near the ridgetop between the two drainages.. The area has been informally called 'Nineteenmile Ridge' by Still and others (1991) who reference the sample sites of Gilbert and others (1991). However, Still and others (1991) also refer to this site as being on the west slope of Tukago (Tukgahgo?) Mountain, which is about 9 miles to the southeast in the Takshanuk Mountains. The reference to 'Tukago' Mountain is probably an error. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Haines(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Skagway B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Skagway SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Skagway(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Chilkat-Skagway Rivers(hydrologic unit)
Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Azurite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Model code | 23 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 9 |
| Deposit model name | Alaskan Cr-Pt (PGE) |
| Mark3 model number | 120 |
| (1) | -135.82212, 59.37975 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|
| District name | Juneau (Skagway subdistrict) |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | SK032 |
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Robertson, E.C., and Winkler, G.R., 1974, Geology of the Skagway B-3 and B-4 quadrangles, southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 832, 33 p.
Still, J.C., 1991, Bureau of Mines mineral investigations in the Juneau mining district, Alaska, 1984 - 1988, v. 2, Detailed mine, prospect, and mineral occurrence descriptions, section A, Haines-Klukwan-Porcupine subarea: U.S. Bureau of Mines of Mines Special Publication, 214 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Only an occurrence with little information; it appears to be primary copper sulfides in the outer dioritic phase of a zoned ultramafic complex, with secondary copper minerals along joints (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 9). |
| Deposit | Other Comments = These occurrences are within one mile of the Alaska, Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-FEB-01 | T.C. Crafford | T. Crafford & Associates |
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