Alaska
Occurrence

Unnamed (near Hill 5605 above Alsek River and within about 2 miles of the U.S.-Canada border)

Alaska, United States
CopperGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold
Geology
AlterationThe occurrence is a hydrothermally altered zone, of unspecified type, in an intrusion.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10308483
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates59.48871, -138.1512
References
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Plafker, G., 1970, Geochemical and geophysical reconnaissance of parts of the Yakutat and Mount St. Elias quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1312-L, 12 p.Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Bering Glacier, Icy Bay, Middleton Island, and Yakutat quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1246, 41 p.Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Yakutat quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-408, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.