Location: This prospect is at an elevation of about 100 feet near the south shoreline of Vixen Inlet. It about 1.1 mile southeast of Sunshine Island and about 0.5 mile west-northwest of the center of section 15, T. 70 S., R. 87 E.
Geology: This prospect consists of two short pits along a creek; the property was active from 1964 through 1967. The deposit consists of numerous barren to slightly mineralized quartz veins that contain minor pyrite and chalcopyrite (Maas and others, 1993, 1995). The veins cut banded, black and green phyllite. Eberlein and others (1983) and Brew (1996) assigned the rocks a Mesozoic or Paleozoic age; Gehrels and Berg (1992) tentatively mapped them as Jurassic or Cretaceous. Several samples taken by Maas and others (1993) contained up to 109 parts per million (ppm) copper and 1.3 ppm silver.
Workings: This prospect consists of two short pits along the creek; the property was active from 1964 through 1967.
Age: The quartz veins cut possibly Jurassic or Cretaceous phyllite.

Commodities (Major) - Ag, Cu
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Barren and weakly-mineralized quartz veins.

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Commodity List

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

ⓘ Copper

ⓘ Silver

Mineral List

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

ⓘ Pyrite

ⓘ Quartz

3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

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

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

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

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

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
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂

Other Databases

Link to USGS - Alaska:	CR009

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References

Brew, D.A., 1996, Geologic map of the Craig, Dixon Entrance, and parts of the Ketchikan and Prince Rupert quadrangles, southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2319, 53 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000. Eberlein, G.D., Churkin, Michael, Jr., Carter, Claire, Berg, H.C., and Ovenshine, A. T., 1983, Geology of the Craig quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-91, 52 p. Gehrels, G.E., and Berg, H.C., 1992, Geologic map of southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1867, 1 sheet, scale 1:600,000, 24 p. Maas, K.M., Bittenbender, P E., and Still, J.C., 1995, Mineral investigations in the Ketchikan mining district, southeastern Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 11-95, 606 p. Maas, K.M., Still, J.C., and Bittendender, P.E., 1993, Bureau of Mines mineral investigations in the Ketchikan mining district, Alaska 1990-1992 (abs.): Alaska Miners Association, Juneau Branch, Conference Juneau, Abstracts of Professional Papers, p. 9-10.

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