Location: This placer prospect is at an elevation of approximately 250 feet in Grindstone Creek, 1.5 miles northwest of Bishop Point and 1/2 mile north of Cherokee Flats. It is in the SE1/4NE1/4 section 19, T. 42 S., R. 69 E. of the Copper River Meridian. The location is accurate within 1/4 mile.
Geology: Placer gold claims were active at this site from 1881 to 1981 (Wells and others (1986). No other information is available.
Workings: Placer gold claims were active at this site from 1881 to 1981 (Wells and others (1986). No other information is available.
Age: Quaternary.

Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined.
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Gold

Mineral List

ⓘ Native Gold

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

References:

(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au

List of minerals for each chemical element

Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au

Other Databases

Link to USGS - Alaska:	JU233

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Taku DomainDomain
Yukon-TananaVolcanic Arc

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References

Wells, D.E., Pittman, T.L., Brew, D.A. and Douglass, S.L., 1986, Map and description of the mineral deposits in the Juneau, Taku River, Atlin, and part of the Skagway quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 85-717, 332 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

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