Location: This placer prospect is on the northeast side of Taku Harbor, 1.2 mile northeast of Stockade Point and 1 mile east of Taku Mountain. It is in the NW1/4 section 8, T. 44 S., R. 70 E. of the Copper River Meridian. The location is accurate within 1/4 mile.
Geology: The Taku placer prospect is in gravel overlying black phyllite and felsic phyllite that have been intruded by Cretaceous diorite and gabbro (Redman and others, 1989). The prospect was first staked in 1968 and had active claims through 1974. There are no workings and there has been no reported production (Redman and others, 1989).
Workings: Claims staked.
Age: Quaternary.

Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)

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References

Redman, E.C., Maas, K.M., Kurtak, J.M., and Miller, L.D., 1989, Bureau of Mines Mineral Investigations in the Juneau Mining District, Alaska, 1984-1988, Volume 2--Detailed mine, prospect, and mineral occurrence descriptions, Section D, Juneau Gold Belt Subarea: U.S. Bureau of Mines Special Publication, 424 p.

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