Location: This occurrence is at an elevation of approximately 5,400 feet on the ridge at the head of the Goat Hollow drainage. It is about 3.7 miles, N20E from the village of Klukwan in the NE1/4, section 15, T. 28 S., R. 56 E. of the Copper River Meridian. It is in the approximate center of a line of samples, numbers 766 to 771, shown on sheet 2 of Gilbert and others (1991) and is included within the area of number 29 on sheet 1 of Still and others (1991).
Geology: Still and others (1991) informally refer to this as the 'Goat Hollow' occurrence. They collected a sample from a chalcopyrite-bornite lens about 0.5 feet in width that contained 15.052 ppm gold, 54.2 ppm silver and, 21.8% copper. Other bedrock and float samples collected at this locality contained up to 0.72 ppm gold, 4.1 ppm silver, and 1.2% copper (samples F103 to F105 of sheet 1 and samples 766 to 771 of sheet 2 of Gilbert and others, 1991). Sample descriptions by Gilbert and others (1991) include foliated diorite and pyroxenite, diorite, monzodiorite, and ultramafic rock with feldspar veinlets. In the area of the anomalous samples, Gilbert and others (1987) have mapped a steep fault that strikes northwesterly and separates Cretaceous diorite and quartz diorite to the southwest from Cretaceous monzodiorite and quartz monzodiorite to the northeast. They consider the monzodiorite and quartz monzodiorite to be part of the compositionally zoned, Kashagnak pluton of Redman and others (1984), but believe the diorite and quartz diorite are older. It is unclear if the mineralization is related to the faulting or to a particular intrusive rock unit. If the deposit is related to the intrusives, the mineralization is Cretaceous or younger in age.
Age: If the deposit is related to intrusive rocks, the mineralization is Cretaceous or younger in age.

Commodities (Major) - Ag, Au, Cu
Development Status: None

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Commodity List

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

ⓘ Copper

ⓘ Gold

ⓘ Silver

Mineral List

ⓘ Bornite

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

ⓘ Malachite

3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu₅FeS₄

References:

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

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

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

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

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 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Bornite	2.BA.15	Cu₅FeS₄
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

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Link to USGS - Alaska:	SK029

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References

Gilbert, W.G., Burns, L.E., Redman, E.C., and Forbes, R.B., 1987, Preliminary bedrock geology and geochemistry of the Skagway B-3 quadrangle, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigations 87-2, 2 sheets, scale 1:36,200. Gilbert, W.G., Still, J.C., Burns, L.E., Wier, K.R., and Redman, E.C., 1991, Geochemistry of Haines-Klukwan-Porcupine area, southeastern Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigations 91-5, 75 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:63,360, 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., 1 plate. Redman, E.C., Retherford, R.M., and Hickok, B.D., 1984, Geology and geochemistry of the Skagway B-2 Quadrangle, southeastern Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigations 84-31, 34 p., 4 sheets, scale 1:40,000. Still, J.C., 1991, Bureau of Mines mineral investigations in the Juneau mining district, Alaska, 1984-1988; Volume 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. Still, J.C., Hoekzema, R.B., Bundtzen, T.K., Gilbert, W.G., Wier, K.R., Burns, L.E., and Fechner, S.A., 1991, Economic geology of Haines-Klukwan-Porcupine area, southeastern Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigations 91-4, 156 p., 5 sheets, scale 1:63,360.

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