Taku Inlet Prospect (near Cooper Point), Juneau Mining District, Juneau, Alaska, USAi
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Taku Inlet Prospect (near Cooper Point) | Prospect |
Juneau Mining District | Mining District |
Juneau | City Borough |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 14' 9'' North , 134° 6' 17'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Juneau | 32,756 (2017) | 19.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
200278
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:200278:4
GUID (UUID V4):
d5673b16-ba7f-41b1-8e4a-3f4f1b4eb979
Location: This placer prospect is at Cooper Point on the west side of Taku Inlet, 3 miles northeast of Bishop Point. It is near the northeast corner of section 15, T. 42 S., R. 69 E. of the Copper River Meridian. The location is accurate.
Geology: Placer gold claims at or near this site were active between 1881 to 1982 (Wells and others,1986). No other information is available. The rocks in the general area are Lower Permian through Upper Triassic volcanic rocks, with subordinate clastic and carbonate strata, and their metamorphosed equivalents (Gehrels and Berg, 1994).
Workings: Placer gold claims at or near this site were active between 1881 and 1982 (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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Link to USGS - Alaska: | JU227 |
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